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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomoe Gozen (ranked 27 p4p, 64 weight class) and Tam Yu Tai (ranked 3 p4p, 8 weight class). Yu Tai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Invincible Pole Fighter. Tomoe Gozen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tam Yu Tai's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomoe Gozen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gozen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yu Tai.
Yu Tai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the liver by Gozen. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gozen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yu Tai to counter with a crisp jab.
Gozen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gozen lunges at Yu Tai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yu Tai's hand.
Gozen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from Gozen.
A slow jab from Gozen misses its intended target.
Yu Tai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Gozen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai pushes Gozen away with a front kick.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu Tai throws out a counter right but Gozen avoids it with no problem.
Gozen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gozen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yu Tai.
Gozen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gozen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a straight right.
Yu Tai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yu Tai lunges at Gozen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gozen's hand.
A jab from Gozen misses.
Nice straight punches there by Gozen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gozen.
Gozen cracks Yu Tai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Yu Tai misses the target.
Yu Tai blocks a jab.
Gozen tries a low kick but Yu Tai avoids it.
Gozen misses with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Tomoe Gozen has been cut.
Gozen misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai walks into a jab.
Yu Tai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu Tai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen lands a glancing blow to the side of Yu Tai's head.
Yu Tai throws a jab but it's blocked by Gozen.
Gozen slips a straight right by Yu Tai.
Gozen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yu Tai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gozen misses with a jab to the body
and Yu Tai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yu Tai 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.
Gozen misses with an uppercut.
Gozen scores with a hook to the body. Yu Tai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yu Tai checks a low kick from Gozen.
Gozen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gozen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yu Tai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gozen throws a lazy right hand but Yu Tai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gozen looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu Tai is just out of range.
Gozen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yu Tai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gozen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from Gozen.
Yu Tai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gozen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gozen misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai defending well as Gozen loads up on a big left hand.
Yu Tai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yu Tai moves out of range of the leg kick from Gozen.
Yu Tai thinks about the counter body kick.
Gozen defending well as Yu Tai loads up on a big left hand.
Yu Tai just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Gozen misses the target.
Gozen throws a lazy right hand but Yu Tai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gozen throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Gozen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu Tai tries a quick counter leg kick but Gozen is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai lands a glancing blow to the side of Gozen's head.
Yu Tai moves out of range as Gozen strikes.
Gozen drops his hands momentarily and Yu Tai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gozen misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Yu Tai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gozen lands a nice shot that snaps Yu Tai's head back.
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!
Yu Tai tries to clinch but Gozen moves out of range.
Yu Tai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yu Tai lands a body shot.
Tomoe Gozen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gozen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gozen takes a swing at Yu Tai's ribcage but misses.
Gozen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yu Tai's sensitive parts.
Gozen misses with a low kick as Yu Tai jumps back.
Yu Tai is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yu Tai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gozen.
Gozen moves out of range of the leg kick from Yu Tai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomoe Gozen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomoe Gozen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yu Tai checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gozen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gozen dips to his left and cracks Yu Tai with an uppercut!
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
Gozen misses with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Yu Tai blocks the low kick.
Yu Tai checks a low kick from Gozen.
Yu Tai is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gozen misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai slips under a jab.
Gozen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yu Tai can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Gozen misses
and Yu Tai counters with an outside leg kick.
Gozen throws a low kick but Yu Tai moves out of range easily.
Gozen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gozen throws a lazy right hand but Yu Tai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen takes one to the chin there.
Gozen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yu Tai.
Tomoe Gozen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Yu Tai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yu Tai.
Yu Tai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yu Tai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gozen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gozen lands the left hand.
Gozen throws an off balance right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gozen is rocked!
Gozen throws a hook but Yu Tai blocks it.
Gozen misses the body punch
and Yu Tai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gozen tries to score with a low kick but Yu Tai moves his leg out of the way.
Yu Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gozen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gozen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yu Tai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yu Tai. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu Tai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
Gozen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Yu Tai.
The fighters circling - Gozen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gozen wants to land a leg kick but Yu Tai is out of range.
A big left from Gozen misses.
Gozen throws an overhand right that lands on Yu Tai's shoulder, as Yu Tai tries to avoid the shot.
Yu Tai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gozen swings for the body but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Gozen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yu Tai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen throws a right hand that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a body kick.
Gozen throws a shot to the body.
Yu Tai defending well as Gozen loads up on a big left hand.
Gozen throws a leg kick but Yu Tai moved away.
Gozen misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yu Tai! But no joy.
A jab from Gozen misses.
Yu Tai flicks out a counter leg kick but Gozen steps away.
Gozen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gozen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gozen misses with a body shot
and Yu Tai counters with an inside leg kick.
Yu Tai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gozen finds it's way round the side to connect with Yu Tai's head.
Gozen drops his hands momentarily and Yu Tai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gozen throws out a leg kick but Yu Tai moves out of range and Gozen only half commits.
It seemed like Yu Tai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yu Tai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gozen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yu Tai! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen walks into a stiff left hand from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu Tai throws a front kick that sends Gozen stumbling back into the cage.
Yu Tai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gozen will feel that in the morning.
Gozen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gozen misses with an uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp right that sends Gozen to the canvas! Yu Tai follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tam Yu Tai!
Tam Yu Tai is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tam Yu Tai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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