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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomohiro Tanahashi (ranked 1067 p4p, 1820 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 162 p4p, 250 weight class). Tanahashi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Love & Energy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomohiro Tanahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanahashi moves out of range as Linewood strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Tanahashi misses the target.
Linewood throws a lazy right hand but Tanahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linewood connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Linewood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Linewood.
Linewood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Linewood digs a good body shot into Tanahashi's ribs.
Linewood misses with a series of wild punches.
Linewood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Linewood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linewood throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Linewood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanahashi.
Tanahashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanahashi throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Linewood.
Linewood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tanahashi is out of range and Linewood settles back down.
Tanahashi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Area 51 MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Tanahashi moves out of range as Linewood strikes.
Linewood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tanahashi scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tanahashi.
Linewood lands an overhand right.
Linewood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Linewood misses with a low kick.
As Linewood looks to move away, Tanahashi throws a big counter combo but Linewood just gets out of the way.
Tanahashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tanahashi looks to land a right hand but Linewood moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanahashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Linewood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Linewood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanahashi manages to avoid it.
Linewood checks a leg kick nicely.
Linewood follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanahashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanahashi misses the target.
Linewood throws a hook but Tanahashi avoids it easily.
Linewood avoids the head kick by Tanahashi.
Linewood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tanahashis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Linewood works Tanahashi's body with a nice hook.
Tanahashi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Linewood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Linewood.
Linewood throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanahashi.
Tanahashi throws a big counter combination but Linewood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood thuds a left hand into Tanahashi's body.
Linewood misses with a left hand
and Tanahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linewood blocks a low kick nicely.
Linewood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Linewood throws a body shot but no joy.
Linewood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tanahashi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanahashi takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Tanahashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tanahashi.
Linewood tries to land a body kick
and Tanahashi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tanahashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood scores with a decent looking hook.
Tanahashi misses with an uppercut. Linewood saw that one coming.
Linewood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Linewood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tanahashi moves away from the strike by Linewood.
Linewood connects with a right hand. Tanahashi shakes it off.
Linewood connects with a body shot.
Linewood feints and then cracks Tanahashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tanahashi down.
Tanahashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linewood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick from Linewood.
Linewood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linewood throws a leg kick but Tanahashi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shock Linewood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tanahashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Linewood.
Tanahashi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Linewood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Linewood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linewood scores with a push kick.
Linewood just misses with a punch to the body.
Linewood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shock Linewood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linewood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Linewood throws an overhand right that lands on Tanahashi's shoulder, as Tanahashi tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linewood avoids the body shot from Tanahashi.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tanahashi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Linewood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Linewood looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanahashi is just out of range.
Tanahashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanahashi lands a slapping body shot.
Linewood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tanahashi connects with an inside leg kick.
Linewood throws a hook but Tanahashi avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Tanahashi.
Tanahashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linewood throws out the jab.
Tanahashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Linewood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tanahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linewood.
Linewood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linewood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tanahashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tanahashi lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Linewood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood stuns Tanahashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanahashi throws a nice looking combination but Linewood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Linewood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tanahashi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Linewood - the referee stops the clock and Tanahashi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Linewood. Tanahashi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Linewood tests Tanahashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linewood looks to land a right hand but Tanahashi moved out of range.
Tanahashi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tanahashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Linewood lands a leg kick that knocks Tanahashi off balance momentarily.
Linewood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tanahashi is out of range.
Tanahashi throws a hook to the side of Linewood's head but Linewood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Left hook, right uppercut from Linewood.
A slow jab from Tanahashi misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Linewood.
Linewood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tanahashi blocks a head kick by Linewood.
Tanahashi takes one to the chin there.
Linewood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tanahashi misses with a straight left.
Tanahashi moves out of range as Linewood strikes.
Linewood connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanahashi.
Linewood cracks a nice hook into Tanahashi's ribs.
Linewood connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tanahashi throws a head kick that misses
and Linewood counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanahashi slips under a jab.
Linewood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tanahashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linewood sizes up Tanahashi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Linewood throws a hook but Tanahashi blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tanahashi misses the target.
Tanahashi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tanahashi throws a leg kick
and Linewood counters with an outside leg kick.
Linewood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanahashi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Linewood looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanahashi is just out of range.
Tanahashi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tanahashi ducks right into an uppercut from Linewood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shock Linewood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tanahashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Linewood throws the left hand but Tanahashi avoids the punch easily.
Tanahashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Linewood lands a leg kick that knocks Tanahashi off balance momentarily.
Tanahashi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linewood throws a head kick that misses.
Tanahashi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tanahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linewood.
Tanahashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linewood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tanahashi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linewood throws a leg kick that misses.
Linewood checks a leg kick nicely.
Linewood throws a head kick but Tanahashi moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tanahashi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Linewood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood looks to land a combination but Tanahashi avoids it well.
Tanahashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linewood.
Tanahashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shock Linewood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linewood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Linewood drops his hands momentarily and Tanahashi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tanahashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tanahashi misses with a looping left.
Tanahashi swings widly with a right hand
enabling Linewood to counter with a crisp jab.
Linewood lands with a shot to the body.
Linewood swings widly with a right hand
and Tanahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Linewood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tanahashi checks a leg kick.
Tanahashi is looking to counter punch.
Tomohiro Tanahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanahashi.
Tanahashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tanahashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linewood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanahashi. That did some damage!
Linewood misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Tanahashi misses its target.
Tanahashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linewood.
Tanahashi lands a leg kick that knocks Linewood off balance momentarily.
Tanahashi misses with a looping left.
Linewood throws a push kick but Tanahashi slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linewood.
Linewood scoring well with a low kick there.
Linewood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Tanahashi misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Linewood.
Linewood jabs Tanahashi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tanahashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linewood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Linewood lands with a shot to the body.
Linewood connects with a solid leg kick.
Linewood thuds a left hand into Tanahashi's body.
Linewood blocks a jab.
Linewood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Linewood swings for the body but Tanahashi moves out of range.
Linewood misses with a leg kick
and Tanahashi counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanahashi thows a leg kick but Linewood checks it
and Linewood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Linewood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tanahashi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Linewood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Linewood.
Linewood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Linewood cracks Tanahashi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tanahashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linewood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Tanahashi there.
Shock Linewood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tanahashi catches Linewood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Linewood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Linewood is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shock Linewood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Linewood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shock Linewood!
Shock Linewood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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