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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Brunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaharu Homma (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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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Brunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaharu Homma!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brunt, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Homma.
Homma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Homma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Homma throws an elbow but misses.
Homma misses with an elbow strike.
Brunt dodges an elbow strike from Homma.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Homma throws an elbow but misses.
Homma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Homma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Homma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Homma has Brunt pressed against the ropes, preventing Brunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Homma pushes off an throws an elbow but Brunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Brunt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Homma just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Brunt throws a head punch that misses.
Brunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Homma.
Homma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Sam Brunt has been cut.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike from Homma.
Brunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Homma.
Brunt tries to break free but Homma pushes him back against the ropes.
Homma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brunt's defenses.
Homma lands a damaging elbow.
Homma throws an elbow that misses.
Homma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brunt avoids the elbow strike from Homma, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Homma.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike from Homma.
Homma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Homma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Homma lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Homma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Homma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Homma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brunt is trying to break the clinch but Homma has him pressed against the ropes.
Brunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Homma has double underhooks.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Homma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brunt's brow.
Brunt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Homma smiles and moves away.
Brunt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Homma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Brunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Homma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brunt.
Homma tries to clinch but Brunt moves out of range.
Homma lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Homma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brunt.
Brunt looks to land a combination but Homma avoids it well.
Homma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brunt shoots in and drives through. Homma sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homma slips a jab and a cross from Brunt.
Brunt throws a nice looking combination but Homma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brunt throws a looping overhand right but Homma ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Brunt misses.
Masaharu Homma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Homma clinches up with Brunt and pushes him back against the ropes.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Homma.
Homma has Brunt pressed against the ropes, preventing Brunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Homma pushes off an throws an elbow but Brunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Homma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Homma lands an elbow that stopped Brunt in his tracks for a moment.
Brunt avoids the elbow strike from Homma, against the ropes.
Brunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Brunt is breathing heavily.
Homma lands an elbow just above Brunt 's eye.
Homma lands an elbow that stopped Brunt in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunt tries to circle away but Homma has him pinned against the ropes.
Homma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Homma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brunt's defenses.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike from Homma.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike.
Homma lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Homma.
Brunt avoids the elbow strike from Homma, against the ropes.
Homma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Homma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Homma.
Homma throws an elbow that misses.
Homma lands a damaging elbow.
Homma lands an elbow that stopped Brunt in his tracks for a moment.
Homma lands a nice elbow.
Homma lands an elbow that stopped Brunt in his tracks for a moment.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Homma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Homma misses with an elbow strike.
Brunt dodges an elbow strike from Homma.
Homma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Homma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brunt dodges an elbow strike from Homma.
Brunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Homma has him pressed against the ropes.
Brunt has Homma pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Homma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brunt working hard to break the clinch.
Brunt tries to break the clinch but Homma is controlling the position.
Homma misses with an elbow strike.
Brunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brunt avoids the elbow strike from Homma, against the ropes.
Homma throws an elbow that misses.
Homma misses with an elbow strike.
That's four 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.
Brunt is looking to control Homma's arms but Homma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brunt has his back to the ropes.
Brunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brunt can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Homma.
Brunt blocks the elbow strike.
Homma lands a damaging elbow.
Homma lands an elbow that stopped Brunt in his tracks for a moment.
Homma lands an elbow inside.
Homma lands a nice elbow.
Homma lands an elbow that stopped Brunt in his tracks for a moment.
Brunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Homma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Brunt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Homma throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Homma.
Homma lands a nice elbow.
Brunt can't get the takedown.
Homma lands an elbow just above Brunt 's eye.
Homma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Homma lands a nice elbow.
Homma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Homma.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike from Homma.
Homma pushes off an throws an elbow but Brunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Homma misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaharu Homma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Brunt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Homma darts in and clinches Brunt up against the ropes.
Homma pushes off an throws an elbow but Brunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Brunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Homma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Homma throws an elbow but misses.
Brunt dodges an elbow strike from Homma.
Homma lands an elbow inside.
Homma lands an elbow just above Brunt 's eye.
Homma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike.
Brunt blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Homma.
Brunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Homma.
Brunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Homma throws an elbow but misses.
Homma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Homma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Homma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Homma.
Homma lands a damaging elbow.
Brunt dodges an elbow strike from Homma.
Homma lands an elbow inside that Brunt shrugs off.
Homma lands an elbow inside that Brunt shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Homma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brunt's brow.
Brunt takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homma throws an elbow that misses.
Brunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Homma throws an elbow that misses.
Homma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike from Homma.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Homma throws an elbow but misses.
Homma has Brunt pressed against the ropes, preventing Brunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brunt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Homma.
Homma lands a nice elbow.
Brunt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Homma smiles and moves away.
Sam Brunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Homma lands a head kick. Brunt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Homma slips a straight right by Brunt.
Homma has closed the distance and engaged Brunt in a clinch.
Brunt can't break the clinch.
Homma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike from Homma.
Homma throws an elbow that misses.
Masaharu Homma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brunt avoids the elbow strike from Homma, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brunt's efforts to push away.
Homma lands an elbow inside.
Homma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Homma won't allow it.
Brunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Homma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Homma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Homma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brunt's defenses.
Brunt avoids the elbow strike from Homma, against the ropes.
Homma pushes off an throws an elbow but Brunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Homma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brunt's brow.
Homma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Homma pushes off an throws an elbow but Brunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Homma lands an elbow inside that Brunt shrugs off.
Homma lands an elbow just above Brunt 's eye.
Homma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brunt's defenses.
Homma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Homma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Homma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brunt's defenses.
Brunt avoids the elbow strike from Homma, against the ropes.
Brunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Homma holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Brunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Homma misses with an elbow over the top.
Brunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Homma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brunt's brow.
Brunt tries to break the clinch but Homma is controlling the position.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Homma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Homma lands an elbow inside.
Brunt working hard to break the clinch.
Brunt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Homma walks away with a smile on his face. Brunt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Brunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Homma moves into the clinch successfully.
Homma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Homma lands an elbow inside.
Homma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Homma blocks a body shot from Brunt.
Homma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Homma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brunt's brow.
Homma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brunt's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Homma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brunt's brow.
Homma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Brunt blocks the elbow strike.
Homma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brunt avoids the elbow strike from Homma, against the ropes.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike from Homma.
Homma lands an elbow that stopped Brunt in his tracks for a moment.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike.
Brunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Brunt avoids the elbow strike from Homma, against the ropes.
Homma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Brunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Homma misses with an elbow over the top.
Brunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Homma lands an elbow inside that Brunt shrugs off.
Homma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Homma keeps control of Brunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Homma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Homma has Brunt pressed against the ropes, preventing Brunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Brunt dodges an elbow strike from Homma.
Homma misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Homma.
Brunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Homma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaharu Homma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Brunt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Homma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Homma has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brunt blocks the elbow strike.
Homma blocks a body shot from Brunt.
Homma pushes off an throws an elbow but Brunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Brunt dodges an elbow strike from Homma.
Homma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Homma.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Homma throws an elbow but misses.
Brunt avoids the elbow strike from Homma, against the ropes.
Homma prevents Brunt from breaking the clinch.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Homma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Homma throws an elbow that misses.
Brunt working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Homma.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike.
Homma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Homma.
Homma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Homma throws an elbow but misses.
Homma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunt blocks the elbow strike.
Homma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike from Homma.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Homma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brunt's brow.
Brunt dodges an elbow strike from Homma.
Homma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brunt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Homma just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Brunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brunt blocks an elbow strike from Homma.
Brunt decides to pull guard.
Brunt working a defensive guard here.
Homma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brunt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Homma defends it easily.
Brunt looking to control.
That's two 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.
Homma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Homma stops Brunt from standing up.
Brunt is trying to keep Homma in close.
Homma wants to control from the top but Brunt keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brunt throws out a leg kick but Homma moves out of range and Brunt only half commits.
Sam Brunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Brunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Homma moves into the clinch successfully.
Brunt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Homma's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Homma throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Homma.
Homma lands a nice elbow.
Homma lands an elbow inside.
Homma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Homma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Homma keeps control of Brunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Homma misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Homma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brunt's brow.
Homma lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Homma.
Brunt lands a left hand.
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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Homma.
Homma prevents Brunt from breaking the clinch.
Brunt can't get the takedown.
Homma lands an elbow that stopped Brunt in his tracks for a moment.
Homma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Homma misses with an elbow over the top.
Homma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Masaharu Homma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Brunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brunt tries to circle away but Homma has him pinned against the ropes.
Homma lands a nice elbow.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Homma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Homma lands an elbow that stopped Brunt in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brunt looking to stall.
Homma misses with an elbow strike.
Brunt dodges an elbow strike from Homma.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Brunt.
I think Homma has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaharu Homma!
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RATING
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