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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Hubble (ranked 835 p4p, 569 weight class) and Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 77 p4p, 51 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Hubble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hubble misses the shot to the body.
Yamamoto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Hubble has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Hubble circles away.
Hubble drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and moves away.
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hubble keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Hubble circles away.
Hubble's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamamoto under the eye.
Hubble throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Hubble is avoiding it.
Hubble lands the left hand.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Hubble decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yamamoto's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubble looking to sit in guard and control but Yamamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hubble controls Yamamoto momentarily but Yamamoto frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto won't allow Hubble to sweep him here.
Yamamoto wanted to stand there but Hubble had control of the position.
Hubble wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Hubble is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hubble holds on and takes a little breather.
Hubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Hubble, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hubble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Hubble has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Yamamoto wants to get up but he can't break Hubble's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hubble controlling Yamamoto's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Hubble dives in for a single leg takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hubble is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubble looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwin Hubble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Hubble wants to take the fight to the mat but Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yamamoto is pushing Hubble up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hubble stalling in the clinch but Yamamoto improves position.
Hubble content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Hubble has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yamamoto clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Yamamoto trying to get back to his feet but Hubble is in full control for now.
Hubble tries to keep control of the position but Yamamoto is staying busy.
Hubble scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Yamamoto is looking for a way out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Can Yamamoto hold on?! Hubble is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to get back to his feet but Hubble is in full control for now.
Hubble has good solid back control here.
Hubble'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.
Yamamoto is trying to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hubble looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hubble is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yamamoto has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Yamamoto looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hubble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Hubble dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hubble missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yamamoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hubble.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Hubble keeps it at a distance.
Hubble misses with a jab to the body
and Yamamoto counters with a good low kick that Hubble was not able to check.
Hubble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Hubble pushes him off.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hubble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheers as Hubble lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yamamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Hubble throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Hubble does it's job there.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hubble half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Hubble is avoiding it.
Hubble shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hubble. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubble advances position into side control!
Hubble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamamoto keeps working.
Hubble is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hubble is working Yamamoto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hubble is trying to get an arm triangle but Yamamoto is defending well.
Hubble cracks Yamamoto with a big right hand but Yamamoto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hubble landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubble controlling the position.
Yamamoto felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hubble prevents Yamamoto from escaping the position.
Edwin Hubble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hubble cracks Yamamoto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hubble tries to advance to mount but Yamamoto denies him.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but Hubble drags him back down.
Hubble lands a nice forearm strike.
Yamamoto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hubble asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hubble is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yamamoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubble landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hubble has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hubble scoring with punches and elbows.
Hubble is putting a hurting on Yamamoto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hubble trying to control the action but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hubble landing a few strikes.
Hubble prevents Yamamoto from escaping the position.
Hubble moves into full mount!
Hubble moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Yamamoto has worked his arm free - good work by Yamamoto!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubble is putting a hurting on Yamamoto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yamamoto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hubble connects with a decent elbow.
Hubble working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yamamoto pushes Hubble away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hubble gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hubble trying to control the position but Yamamoto is working away.
Hubble is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yamamoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hubble goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yamamoto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hubble's guard! Nice work there by Yamamoto!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hubble is controlling Yamamoto's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Hubble dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hubble drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and moves away.
Hubble throws a solid leg kick but Yamamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hubble.
Hubble dives in and scores a takedown into Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto pushes Hubble off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Yamamoto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yamamoto forces Hubble back against the cage and clinches.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow.
Hubble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Hubble connects with a body shot.
Rogerio Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Hubble.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Hubble keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Hubble misses its intended target.
Hubble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Hubble.
A left lands for Hubble.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Hubble moves away
and Hubble counters with a single leg into guard. Yamamoto didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto has momentary wrist control but Hubble slips an elbow through the middle.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hubble is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hubble stays in close to Yamamoto's body and controls the position.
Hubble works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hubble passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yamamoto!
Hubble landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubble working for a submission but Yamamoto is keeping him at bay.
Hubble is landing with some decent strikes but Yamamoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hubble can't control as he wanted to and Yamamoto manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hubble connects with a nice short shot to Yamamoto's temple.
Yamamoto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hubble takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hubble seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yamamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hubble working the head and body with strikes.
Hubble working the head and body with strikes.
Hubble seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yamamoto looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubble is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamamoto tries to kick Hubble off but Hubble keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hubble scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Hubble.
Yamamoto is staying active underneath Hubble, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yamamoto pushes Hubble off looking to stand but Hubble dives back in and keeps control.
Hubble frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up.
Hubble working Yamamoto over with strikes here.
Yamamoto really wants to buck Hubble off and get back to his feet.
Hubble lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Hubble clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yamamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Edwin Hubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hubble throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamamoto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hubble is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hubble misses with a leg kick
and Yamamoto counters with a leg kick.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hubble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hubble keeps the fight on the outside.
Hubble swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Hubble throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubble misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Hubble avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto wants to clinch but Hubble slips to the side
and Hubble counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hubble scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to stand and escape but Hubble is having none of it.
Hubble wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Hubble content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto is looking to stand up but Hubble isn't so interested in that idea.
Hubble slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yamamoto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hubble lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hubble tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hubble is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yamamoto has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is not content to let Hubble control the position.
Hubble grinds an elbow into Yamamoto's temple.
Hubble lands a few punches from side control.
Hubble working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yamamoto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hubble is controlling him well.
Yamamoto gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hubble lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubble is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yamamoto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yamamoto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hubble connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hubble lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yamamoto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hubble controlling the pace for now.
Further stalling from Hubble.
Yamamoto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hubble scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hubble cracks Yamamoto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubble working the ground and pound effectively.
Yamamoto is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hubble lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hubble raining down shots from the mount!
Yamamoto is rocked!
Hubble fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yamamoto is still in real trouble! Can Hubble finish him?
Hubble postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Yamamoto in real trouble here! The ref calls for Yamamoto to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Hubble!
Edwin Hubble retains his featherweight title!
Edwin Hubble decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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