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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mosi Kondo (ranked 591 p4p, 77 weight class) and Kamakiri Yoritomo (ranked 1077 p4p, 133 weight class). Yoritomo has chosen Praying Mantis - Praying Mantis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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172 lbs
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181 cm
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177 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mosi Kondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamakiri Yoritomo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoritomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kondo manages to avoid it.
Kondo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at XFighter in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Yoritomo misses.
Kondo misses with a low kick.
Kondo misses the jab.
Kondo defending well as Yoritomo loads up on a big left hand.
Yoritomo ducks under a wild hook from Kondo.
A lazy left from Yoritomo finds it's target.
Kondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Kondo misses.
Yoritomo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Kondo.
Yoritomo cracks Kondo with an open hand slap.
Yoritomo scores with a hook to the body. Kondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yoritomo swings for the body but Kondo moves out of range.
Yoritomo needs to keep his hands up - Kondo had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kondo lands a left and a right that send Yoritomo crashing to the mat, dazed. Kondo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kondo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoritomo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Kondo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Kondo. That snapped Yoritomo's head back.
Yoritomo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kondo.
Yoritomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kondo.
Kondo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yoritomo blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kondo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kondo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoritomo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kondo to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Yoritomo.
Kondo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yoritomo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kondo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoritomo.
Kondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoritomo.
Kondo avoids the body shot from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kondo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yoritomo looks to land a left hand but Kondo moved out of range nicely.
Yoritomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kondo manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kondo throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoritomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kondo throws a low kick, looking for Yoritomo's leg but Yoritomo calmly moves out of range.
Yoritomo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kondo doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoritomo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kondo's head.
Kondo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yoritomo slips under a jab.
Yoritomo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kondo.
Yoritomo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kondo finish him?
Yoritomo misses with a straight left.
Kondo misses with the combination.
Yoritomo seems to have recovered his senses.
Kondo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoritomo counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoritomo. Kondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kondo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kondo throws a body punch but Yoritomo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo throws a leg kick that misses.
Yoritomo moves into range and clinches up with Kondo.
Yoritomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoritomo pushes Kondo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kondo has a couple of punches blocked by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo looking to stall.
Yoritomo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kondo blocking some punches.
Yoritomo is struggling to control the position.
Kondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kondo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoritomo prevents a body shot from Kondo.
A right hook to the body lands for Kondo.
Yoritomo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kondo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoritomo's defenses.
Kondo lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondo lands a body shot.
Kondo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoritomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Yoritomo as he connects with a hook.
Mosi Kondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kondo lands a really nice looking cross but Yoritomo seems unphased.
Kondo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoritomo. Yoritomo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kondo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoritomo lands with a nice body punch.
Yoritomo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yoritomo throws the left hand but Kondo avoids the punch easily.
Kondo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kondo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kondo ducks under a wild hook from Yoritomo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoritomo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yoritomo scores with a jab to the head.
Kondo throws a big shot that misses.
Yoritomo avoids the body shot from Kondo.
A nice side step and Yoritomo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mosi Kondo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kondo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yoritomo connects with a right hand. Kondo shakes it off.
Yoritomo misses the shot to the body.
Kondo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo is looking to clinch but Kondo is avoiding it.
Kondo scores with the left hand. Yoritomo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kondo throws a hook but Yoritomo blocks it.
Kondo looks to land a left hand but Yoritomo moved out of range nicely.
Yoritomo scores with the left hand. Kondo knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid body kick from Kondo.
Yoritomo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kondo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoritomo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kondo moves out of range as Yoritomo strikes.
Kondo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoritomo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kondo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kondo looks to throw the jab but Yoritomo is out of range.
Yoritomo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kondo is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Yoritomo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo throws the kick towards the body but Yoritomo avoids it.
Kondo avoids the body shot from Yoritomo.
Kondo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kondo lands a big right hand that sends Yoritomo crashing to the mat! Kondo stays standing though and waves Yoritomo back to his feet!
Kondo pounces like a tiger and cracks Yoritomo with a vicious hook! Yoritomo is down but not out! Kondo follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mosi Kondo!
Mosi Kondo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Kamakiri Yoritomo spoke after the fight, saying 'I broke three fingers last night because of this blind referee's sister.'.
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hype
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RATING
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