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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Tualasamony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 cm
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202 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
188 lbs
10 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Odin Tualasamony! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chambers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tualasamony tries to clinch there but Chambers circles away.
Tualasamony gets in close and instigates a clinch. Tualasamony gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chambers.
Chambers managing to block the knees to the body from Tualasamony.
Chambers wants a takedown.
Chambers crunches a lovely knee into Tualasamony's ribcage. Knees in the clinch landing for Tualasamony.
Tualasamony is trying to maintain a safe position but Chambers gets an underhook and turns Tualasamony into the cage. Tualasamony using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tualasamony prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Chambers. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tualasamony lands a knee to the body.
Chambers is breathing heavily. Tualasamony landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Tualasamony avoids the damage to the body. Tualasamony scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tualasamony with a knee to the head.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tualasamony utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Tualasamony.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tualasamony using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chambers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tualasamony with a knee to the head.
Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tualasamony is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Tualasamony unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chambers avoids it. Chambers is looking for a takedown. Tualasamony connects with a knee to the head.
Chambers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tualasamony has him pressed against the cage. Tualasamony lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chambers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tualasamony lands a body punch. Tualasamony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tualasamony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chambers is defending well for now. Tualasamony missing with knees to the body.
Tualasamony connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chambers's face.
Tualasamony lands a nice knee to the body. Tualasamony stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tualasamony tries a knee to the head but Chambers blocks it.
Tualasamony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tualasamony blocks an elbow strike. Chambers lands a body punch in the clinch. Chambers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tualasamony blocks it with crossed arms. Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tualasamony is defending well for now. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chambers avoids it. Chambers misses with a knee strike.
Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Chambers avoids the damage to the body. Chambers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Tualasamony with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chambers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tualasamony's brow. The referee calls for Tualasamony to work.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chambers throws an elbow but misses. Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chambers avoids it. Tualasamony creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chambers's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Chambers avoids the damage to the body. Chambers wants a takedown.
Chambers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tualasamony taking a breather. Tualasamony prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chambers wants to break free but Tualasamony has control.
Tualasamony has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight. Chambers working hard to break the clinch. Tualasamony lands a knee to the head.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Tualasamony blocks it.
Tualasamony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chambers blocks it with crossed arms. Tualasamony is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chambers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chambers takes a knee to the side of the body. Tualasamony connects with a knee to the head.
Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tualasamony is defending well for now. Tualasamony scores a nice knee to the body.
Tualasamony scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tualasamony lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tualasamony landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tualasamony unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chambers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Tualasamony missing with knees to the body.
Chambers avoiding damage as Tualasamony throws knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tualasamony.
Tualasamony utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Tualasamony utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tualasamony working Chambers over with knees to the body. Tualasamony using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tualasamony lands a body shot. Tualasamony has Chambers pressed against the cage.
Tualasamony is struggling to control the position. Tualasamony receives a warning from the referee for stalling. Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tualasamony.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Tualasamony dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tualasamony tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chambers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Chambers misses with a few strikes there.
Tualasamony gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Tualasamony tries a knee to the head but Chambers blocks it.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tualasamony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chambers is defending well for now. Chambers avoiding damage as Tualasamony throws knees to the body.
Tualasamony landing knees to the head.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tualasamony avoids it. Chambers misses with an elbow strike.
Tualasamony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tualasamony tries to stall but Chambers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tualasamony trying to land knees to the body.
Tualasamony landing knees to the head.
Tualasamony lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chambers backwards. Tualasamony missing with knees to the body.
Chambers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tualasamony manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tualasamony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chambers avoids it. Chambers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Tualasamony closes the distance and clinches. Tualasamony lands a knee to the head.
Chambers goes for a takedown attempt but Tualasamony pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tualasamony throws a head kick that misses. Chambers misses with the combination.
Tualasamony has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Chambers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chambers tried to counter with a leg kick but Tualasamony avoided it. Chambers keeps the fight on the outside. Tualasamony tries to close the distance and clinch but Chambers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The fight stays on the outside here - Tualasamony looks like he's thinking about clinching though. As Tualasamony backs away, Chambers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tualasamony tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Chambers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tualasamony just manages to avoid it. Chambers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tualasamony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chambers moves away. Chambers tries to keep at a distance but Tualasamony has taken the fight into the clinch. Chambers throws a punch but it's blocked by Tualasamony. With the fighters up against the cage, Tualasamony throws an elbow but misses. Chambers managing to block the knees to the body from Tualasamony.
Tualasamony landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Chambers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tualasamony trying to land knees to the body.
Tualasamony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chambers.
Tualasamony trying to land knees to the body.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chambers tries a knee to the head but Tualasamony blocks it.
Chambers breaks the clinch.
Tualasamony fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chambers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Tualasamony walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chambers. Tualasamony tries to clinch but Chambers is having none of it. An attempted straight right counter from Chambers misses the target. Odin Tualasamony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tualasamony clinches up with Chambers and pushes him back against the cage. Tualasamony avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Tualasamony blocks it.
Chambers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Chambers has hold of one of Tualasamony's legs. Tualasamony is fighting the takedown attempt but Chambers gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Chambers pushing down on Tualasamony's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Tualasamony is looking to improve his position.
Chambers is looking to advance position but Tualasamony won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tualasamony is looking for a sweep. Chambers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Chambers trying to mount his opponent but Tualasamony defends it. Tualasamony gets full guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Chambers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tualasamony swivels though and keeps the full guard. Tualasamony looking for a sweep. Not yet Tualasamony, not yet. Chambers stands and throws Tualasamony's legs to the side, diving into side control. Chambers moves into full mount! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Odin Tualasamony will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chambers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tualasamony rushes Chambers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Tualasamony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chambers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tualasamony fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tualasamony tries to clinch and Chambers counters with a head kick. Chambers takes a kick to the side of the head. Chambers throws a half hearted mid kick. Tualasamony is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Chambers keeps the fight on the outside. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chambers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Odin Tualasamony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tualasamony thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chambers if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Tualasamony has Chambers up against the cage in a clinch.
Tualasamony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tualasamony avoids a wild elbow strike from Chambers. Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Chambers avoids the damage to the body. Chambers misses with a knee to the head. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Chambers has Tualasamony pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tualasamony manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Chambers. That's going to take a lot out of him. Chambers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chambers managing to block the knees to the body from Tualasamony.
Chambers avoiding damage as Tualasamony throws knees to the body.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Tualasamony blocks it.
Knees to the body from Tualasamony.
Tualasamony missing with knees to the body.
Tualasamony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chambers is defending well for now. Tualasamony looking to throw knees to the head but Chambers is blocking nicely.
Chambers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chambers takes a shot to the head. Odin Tualasamony seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Tualasamony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chambers.
Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tualasamony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tualasamony using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chambers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Chambers avoids the damage to the body. A head punch on the inside from Chambers fails to land. Tualasamony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chambers.
Tualasamony missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tualasamony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Tualasamony landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chambers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tualasamony fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tualasamony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chambers swats him away and circles back towards the center. Chambers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tualasamony just manages to avoid it. Tualasamony tries to clinch up but Chambers circles away and keeps his distance. Tualasamony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chambers swats him away and circles back towards the center. Chambers blocks a head kick by Tualasamony.
Tualasamony rushes Chambers and presses him up against the cage. Chambers throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chambers looks to throw an elbow but misses. Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tualasamony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chambers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Chambers wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Tualasamony.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tualasamony.
Odin Tualasamony is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Tualasamony landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chambers is looking for a takedown. Tualasamony lands a good knee to the midsection. Chambers won't want to take too many of those. Chambers avoiding damage as Tualasamony throws knees to the body.
Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tualasamony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Tualasamony.
Tualasamony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chambers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tualasamony blocks it with crossed arms. Tualasamony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chambers is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A knee to the head by Tualasamony.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chambers pushes Tualasamony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Tualasamony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chambers blocks it with crossed arms. Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Tualasamony blocks it.
Tualasamony trying to land knees to the body.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Chambers's face as he tries to break the clinch. Tualasamony crunches a lovely knee into Chambers's ribcage. Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tualasamony avoids it. Tualasamony utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Chambers tries for a takedown but Tualasamony manages to get underhooks.
Tualasamony landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Odin Tualasamony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Tualasamony winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odin Tualasamony! During a confident post fight interview, Odin Tualasamony thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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