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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosuke Soseki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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26
147 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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170 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rolls Royce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kosuke Soseki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soseki misses with a hook
and Royce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Royce fails with the takedown.
Soseki clinches up with Royce and pushes him back against the cage.
Royce dodges an elbow strike from Soseki.
Soseki tries to land knees in the clinch but Royce avoids the damage to the body.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Soseki misses with an elbow over the top.
Soseki lands an uppercut.
Soseki misses with an elbow over the top.
Soseki is fighting off a takedown attempt but Royce is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Soseki to the mat. Soseki regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Royce stopping the sweep attempt from Soseki.
Soseki wants to stand up but Royce is controlling him.
Soseki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soseki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Royce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Royce works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Soseki tries to roll over but Royce keeps him under control.
Royce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Royce is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Soseki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Royce.
Royce is looking to take a break and control but Soseki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Royce stalling.
Soseki is trying to maintain the position but Royce is very close to passing his half guard.
Royce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soseki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce stalling away here and it's allowed Soseki to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Royce looking to pass the guard.
Royce is fighting to break Soseki's control of his arms but Soseki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Royce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Royce wants to pass the guard but Soseki is keeping the position.
Royce is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Royce trying to control but Soseki is working from the bottom.
Royce passes into half guard.
Soseki desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Royce is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soseki tries to kick Royce off but Royce keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolls Royce dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soseki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Royce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soseki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Royce counters with a takedown into side control.
Soseki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Royce's best efforts.
Soseki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Royce is working for a kimura but Soseki is defending it quite comfortably.
Soseki is trying to stand back up but Royce is controlling him
Royce prevents Soseki from improving his position.
Soseki wants to control but Royce is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Royce is trying to control. Soseki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soseki tries to get to full guard but Royce has control of the leg.
Royce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soseki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Royce. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Royce uses his free foot to push down on Soseki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Soseki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Royce throwing strikes here but Soseki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Royce wants to control the pace but Soseki is squirming around nicely.
Royce landing shots from mount.
Soseki is working to get back to half guard.
Royce thowing shots but they're missing.
Royce sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Soseki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce wants to control the pace but Soseki is squirming around nicely.
Royce landing shots from mount.
Soseki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Royce.
Soseki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
You get the feeling that Soseki really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Royce prevents Soseki from getting the reversal.
Royce tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Royce trying to control but Soseki is having none of it.
Royce misses with a head shot.
Soseki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Royce.
Royce looking to control but Soseki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolls Royce dominated that second round.
That's time! Royce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Soseki takes a swing at Royce's ribcage but misses.
Soseki throws a series of strikes that have Royce backpedaling.
Soseki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royce manages to avoid it.
Kosuke Soseki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soseki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Royce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soseki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Royce was well out of range. Poor timing from Soseki.
Royce shoots and misses
and Soseki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soseki.
Soseki scores with a shot to the side of Royce's head.
Soseki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soseki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Royce's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soseki throws an elbow but misses.
Soseki pushes off an throws an elbow but Royce leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soseki working aggressively here.
Royce gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Soseki regains guard.
Royce trying to control but Soseki is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soseki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soseki wants to stand but Royce is controlling the position.
Royce throws a big right hand that misses.
Royce won't allow Soseki to sweep him here.
Royce trying to control the position from guard on top but Soseki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Royce postures up in Soseki's guard and throws a big left but Soseki blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soseki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Royce avoids the body shot from Soseki.
Royce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soseki misses with a body shot.
Soseki throws a shot from downtown. Royce moves away and avoids it.
Rolls Royce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soseki misses with a body shot
and Royce counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Royce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soseki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Royce sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce wants to control from the top but Soseki keeps moving.
Soseki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Royce is one step ahead there.
Royce looking to pass the guard.
Soseki looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Soseki keeping moving, preventing Royce from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Rolls Royce wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Royce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soseki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kosuke Soseki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Royce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kosuke Soseki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soseki is fending him off so far but Royce persists. Nope, Soseki circles away and we're back to standing.
Soseki throws out a loose jab but Royce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolls Royce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royce tries a head kick but it misses.
Soseki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Royce rather than just go for the knockout.
Soseki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Royce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royce lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Soseki throws a jab when Royce was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolls Royce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Royce, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolls Royce!
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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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