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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gomu Gomu (ranked 677 p4p, 78 weight class) and Ueda Umanouke (ranked 1175 p4p, 136 weight class). Umanouke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg. 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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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomu Gomu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umanouke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Umanouke scores with a shot to the body.
Gomu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Umanouke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomu.
Gomu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Umanouke throws a hook but Gomu avoids it easily.
Gomu scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Umanouke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomu misses with a left hand
and Umanouke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Umanouke with the ground and pound but Gomu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Umanouke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umanouke trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umanouke postures up in Gomu's guard and throws a big left but Gomu blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umanouke trying to control but Gomu is working from the bottom.
Umanouke controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Umanouke wants to control from the top but Gomu keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Umanouke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umanouke connects with a couple of short punches.
Umanouke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Umanouke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umanouke wants to control from the top but Gomu keeps moving.
Umanouke is fighting to break Gomu's control of his arms but Gomu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Umanouke controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Umanouke throws a strike but Gomu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gomu stopping the sweep attempt from Umanouke.
Umanouke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Umanouke looking for a guillotine here but Gomu defends easily.
Umanouke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomu is aware though and is defending well.
Gomu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Umanouke throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gomu uses it to pass to side control.
Umanouke is trying to escape the position but Gomu is controlling the position.
That's four 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.
Umanouke tries to buck Gomu off but Gomu is having none of it.
Umanouke is still trying to improve position.
Umanouke is trying to escape the position but Gomu is controlling the position.
Gomu stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Umanouke connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Gomu Gomu has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Umanouke with a poor takedown
and Gomu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomu blocks a jab.
Umanouke gets a double leg takedown into Gomu's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ueda Umanouke will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Umanouke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomu.
Gomu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Umanouke has a couple of punches blocked by Gomu.
Umanouke throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomu.
Umanouke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomu.
Umanouke lands with a right to the head.
Gomu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomu scores with a sloppy right hand. Umanouke should have avoided that one.
Gomu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Umanouke gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umanouke working the ground and pound from side control.
Umanouke working away.
Umanouke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gomu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gomu Gomu's cut is getting worse.
Umanouke trying to control the action but Gomu is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gomu Gomu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Umanouke scores with a couple of short elbows.
Umanouke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Umanouke trying to control the action but Gomu is working from the bottom.
Umanouke cracks Gomu with a big right hand but Gomu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Umanouke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Umanouke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Umanouke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomu seems a little lost for a moment, as Umanouke dominates the positioning.
Sloppy strikes there by Umanouke.
My spies in ~T~ Troid - Gym inform me that Umanouke has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Umanouke wants to control but Gomu is keeping him busy.
Umanouke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Umanouke wants to control for a moment but Gomu uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Umanouke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomu tries to roll over but Umanouke keeps him under control.
Gomu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umanouke.
Umanouke works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Umanouke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gomu to see if he's OK.
Jeez, Gomu Gomu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gomu Gomu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ueda Umanouke!
Ueda Umanouke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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