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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryouta Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiji Lah Troth Tohlah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiji Lah Troth Tohlah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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134 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryouta Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiji Lah Troth Tohlah!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fujimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fujimoto shoots in for a double leg but Lah Troth Tohlah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lah Troth Tohlah tries to clinch up.
Lah Troth Tohlah stuffs the takedown.
Fujimoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fujimoto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryouta Fujimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lah Troth Tohlah lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lah Troth Tohlah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fujimoto closes the distance and clinches up with Lah Troth Tohlah, looking for a takedown. Fujimoto pushes Lah Troth Tohlah against the cage but Lah Troth Tohlah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lah Troth Tohlah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fujimoto as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto slips a jab and a cross from Lah Troth Tohlah.
Fujimoto moves into the clinch.
Lah Troth Tohlah pulls guard effortlessly.
Fujimoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lah Troth Tohlah is keeping the position for now.
Lah Troth Tohlah is trying to control the position but Fujimoto postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lah Troth Tohlah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fujimoto looking to pass the guard.
Fujimoto wants to stand but Lah Troth Tohlah is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A big right from Lah Troth Tohlah misses.
Lah Troth Tohlah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fujimoto.
Lah Troth Tohlah closes the distance and clinches up with Fujimoto, looking for a takedown. Lah Troth Tohlah pushes Fujimoto against the cage but Fujimoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fujimoto tries to land a front kick but Lah Troth Tohlah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fujimoto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lah Troth Tohlah checks it well.
Lah Troth Tohlah tries to clinch there but Fujimoto circles away.
Fujimoto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fujimoto shoots for a takedown but Lah Troth Tohlah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fujimoto misses with a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Lah Troth Tohlah misses.
Fujimoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lah Troth Tohlah pinned against the cage. Lah Troth Tohlah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto shoots in but Lah Troth Tohlah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lah Troth Tohlah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lah Troth Tohlah tries to clinch up.
Lah Troth Tohlah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fujimoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fujimoto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fujimoto fails to land the takedown.
Fujimoto throws a wild body kick that Lah Troth Tohlah sees coming a mile off.
As Fujimoto backs off Lah Troth Tohlah throws a huge counter combo but Fujimoto manages to avoid it all.
Lah Troth Tohlah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lah Troth Tohlah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fujimoto's knee momentarily.
Fujimoto is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fujimoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Lah Troth Tohlah, which made it look bad.
Lah Troth Tohlah tries to clinch up.
Fujimoto jabs Lah Troth Tohlah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lah Troth Tohlah lands a head kick!
Lah Troth Tohlah shoots in for a takedown but Fujimoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fujimoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujimoto is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jiji Lah Troth Tohlah will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lah Troth Tohlah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fujimoto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lah Troth Tohlah trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lah Troth Tohlah is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fujimoto wants to stand and escape but Lah Troth Tohlah is having none of it.
Fujimoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lah Troth Tohlah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fujimoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lah Troth Tohlah wants to control from the top but Fujimoto keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lah Troth Tohlah lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lah Troth Tohlah shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lah Troth Tohlah showed some decent athleticism there.
Lah Troth Tohlah is breathing heavily.
Fujimoto is trying to get back to full guard.
Fujimoto is looking to control Lah Troth Tohlah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fujimoto avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lah Troth Tohlah trying to control from half guard but Fujimoto is working away.
Fujimoto tries to roll over but Lah Troth Tohlah keeps him under control.
Lah Troth Tohlah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fujimoto keeps working.
Lah Troth Tohlah is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fujimoto is trying to maintain the position but Lah Troth Tohlah is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lah Troth Tohlah decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Fujimoto doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Lah Troth Tohlah counter with a right hand.
Fujimoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lah Troth Tohlah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lah Troth Tohlah scores with a takedown into Fujimoto's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto is looking for a triangle here but Lah Troth Tohlah uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fujimoto is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Lah Troth Tohlah crashes against the mat.
Lah Troth Tohlah in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fujimoto is being controlled here.
Fujimoto struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiji Lah Troth Tohlah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lah Troth Tohlah shoots in looking for a takedown. Fujimoto tries to sprawl out of it but Lah Troth Tohlah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fujimoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lah Troth Tohlah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lah Troth Tohlah wants it to stay on the feet.
Fujimoto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lah Troth Tohlah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fujimoto is in Lah Troth Tohlah's guard.
Fujimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Lah Troth Tohlah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lah Troth Tohlah has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fujimoto has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lah Troth Tohlah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lah Troth Tohlah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lah Troth Tohlah is trying to control Fujimoto's posture but Fujimoto avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto is looking to take a break and control but Lah Troth Tohlah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fujimoto working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lah Troth Tohlah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fujimoto working the ground and pound but Lah Troth Tohlah is defending the strikes.
Fujimoto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lah Troth Tohlah, who protects the arm well.
Lah Troth Tohlah sneaks back into half guard.
Fujimoto stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto tries to stand and escape but Lah Troth Tohlah actually recovers to full guard.
Fujimoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lah Troth Tohlah looking to score a takedown here. Fujimoto is defending well but Lah Troth Tohlah drives through and ends up in Fujimoto's guard.
Fujimoto scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lah Troth Tohlah shoots in for a takedown but Fujimoto shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fujimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto moves in looking to clinch but Lah Troth Tohlah pushes him off.
Lah Troth Tohlah throws a big counter head kick but Fujimoto avoids it with no problem.
Fujimoto has managed to clinch.
Fujimoto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lah Troth Tohlah smiles and moves away.
Fujimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fujimoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lah Troth Tohlah's waist but Lah Troth Tohlah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fujimoto off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryouta Fujimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fujimoto throws a head kick but Lah Troth Tohlah moves out of range.
Lah Troth Tohlah looks for a takedown but Fujimoto sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lah Troth Tohlah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Fujimoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Lah Troth Tohlah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryouta Fujimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lah Troth Tohlah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiji Lah Troth Tohlah!
A very excited looking Jiji Lah Troth Tohlah rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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