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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Asakura (ranked 6824 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tumleh Schmitt (ranked 2462 p4p, 0 weight class). Asakura comes to the cage accompanied by JJBA - Giorno's Theme. Tumleh Schmitt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Tumleh Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmitt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Asakura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Asakura is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Schmitt!
Asakura dominating with strikes here.
Schmitt wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Asakura.
Asakura takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Schmitt is squirming around, avoiding Asakura's attempts to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura thowing shots but they're missing.
BOOM! Asakura connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Asakura's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Schmitt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Asakura working the ground and pound effectively.
Asakura thowing shots but they're missing.
Schmitt is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt tries to hold on but Asakura postures up.
Asakura controlling the position easily from mount.
Schmitt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schmitt tries to roll over but Asakura keeps him under control.
Schmitt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Asakura preventing the sweep.
Asakura trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asakura postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Asakura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Asakura moves into the clinch.
Asakura gets underhooks to prevent Schmitt's takedown attempt.
Schmitt successfully pulls guard.
Asakura is in close to Schmitt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Asakura seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmitt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Asakura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schmitt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Asakura manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Asakura looking for a guillotine here but Schmitt defends easily.
Asakura wants to stand and escape but Schmitt is having none of it.
Schmitt trying to control but Asakura is working from the bottom.
Schmitt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schmitt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Asakura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Schmitt trying to control but Asakura is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asakura moves into the clinch.
Schmitt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmitt moves in looking to clinch but Asakura pushes him off.
Schmitt gets caught napping as Asakura dives in and scores a takedown. Schmitt manages to retain guard.
Schmitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Asakura is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Asakura postures up and lands a big shot to Schmitt's brow.
Asakura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Asakura tries to stand but Schmitt is controlling from the bottom.
Schmitt keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tyson Asakura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Schmitt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Asakura is in Schmitt's guard.
Asakura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Asakura wants to pass the guard but Schmitt is keeping the position.
Asakura trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asakura throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Asakura prevents Schmitt from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tyson Asakura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Asakura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Asakura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Asakura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schmitt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Schmitt is not content to let Asakura control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schmitt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Asakura dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Schmitt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Asakura to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schmitt is wriggling around but Asakura manages to pass to half guard.
Asakura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schmitt defending well though.
Schmitt is looking to control Asakura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schmitt avoid being mounted?
Asakura is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura working over Schmitt with some ground and pound. Schmitt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt wants to improve his position but Asakura is controlling well.
Asakura is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Asakura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schmitt keeps working.
Schmitt tries to get to full guard but Asakura has control of the leg.
Schmitt trying to control but Asakura postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Asakura landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Asakura seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Asakura is pressing down on Schmitt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schmitt is holding on for now.
Schmitt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Schmitt is pressing down on Asakura's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asakura connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura scoring with some ground and pound.
Schmitt keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
Asakura is fighting to break Schmitt's control of his arms but Schmitt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tumleh Schmitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asakura manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Schmitt on his heels. He'll look to pass Schmitt's guard now, I'm sure.
Asakura wants to control from the top but Schmitt keeps moving.
Asakura has gone for a leg lock! Schmitt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Asakura's guard.
Asakura has momentary wrist control but Schmitt slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura looking for a sweep. Not yet Asakura, not yet.
Asakura trying to keep a closed guard but Schmitt is proving a slippery customer.
Schmitt trying to control but Asakura is working from the bottom.
Schmitt tries to free his leg and advance position but Asakura is retaining full guard.
Asakura lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schmitt is trying to control the position but Asakura postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Asakura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asakura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Asakura!
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