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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamada Taiki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Viceroy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taiki lands a head kick. Viceroy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taiki connects with the punch.
Viceroy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses
and Viceroy counters with a stiff right hand.
Viceroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taiki manages to avoid it.
Taiki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taiki moves away from the strike by Viceroy.
A slow jab from Viceroy misses its intended target.
Viceroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taiki throws a lazy head kick
and Viceroy counters with a nice leg kick.
Taiki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Viceroy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taiki.
Viceroy closes the distance and clinches up with Taiki, looking for a takedown. Viceroy pushes Taiki against the ropes but Taiki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy misses with a looping left.
Viceroy misses with a right hand
and Taiki counters with a body kick that stops Viceroy in his tracks momentarily.
Viceroy moves out of range as Taiki throws a body kick.
Taiki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taiki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taiki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Viceroy.
Viceroy misses with an uppercut
and Viceroy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like The Viceroy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taiki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Viceroy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Viceroy misses.
Taiki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiki throws a wild body kick that Viceroy sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Viceroy misses
and Taiki counters with a low kick, right behind Viceroy 's knee.
Viceroy looks gassed!
Taiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taiki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Viceroy keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taiki.
Viceroy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taiki defends it nicely.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick and Viceroy moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki misses with an uppercut
and Viceroy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Viceroy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Viceroy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Viceroy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Viceroy is trying to control the action in half guard but Taiki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy seems to be working for a kimura but Taiki defends the submission attempt.
Viceroy is working for a kimura here but Taiki manages to reverse the position and he's now in Viceroy's guard.
Viceroy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Viceroy lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Viceroy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Viceroy throws a lazy right hand but Taiki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viceroy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Viceroy thows a body shot but no joy.
Viceroy thuds a left hand into Taiki's body.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick
and Viceroy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Viceroy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taiki keeps working.
Viceroy is thwarting Taiki's attempts to control the position.
Viceroy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Taiki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taiki tries to get out of the position.
Viceroy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taiki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Viceroy not doing much here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Viceroy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Viceroy misses with a hook.
Viceroy scores with a jab to the head.
Viceroy lands a nice looking body shot.
Viceroy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taiki looks to land a left hand but Viceroy moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiki misses with a leg kick
letting Viceroy counter with a right hand.
Taiki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Viceroy counters with a two punch combo.
Viceroy connects with a nice looking jab.
Viceroy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yamada Taiki is winning the standup battle so far.
Viceroy shoots in looking for a takedown but Taiki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Viceroy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Viceroy misses with a head kick.
Viceroy throws a combination. Taiki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taiki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taiki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taiki looks to land a body kick but Viceroy moved away.
Taiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy swats away the attempt to clinch by Taiki.
Taiki swings widly with a right hand
and Viceroy counters with a nice uppercut.
Taiki misses with a lunging right hand
and Viceroy counters with a left and a right that stings Taiki.
Taiki lands with a shot to the body.
Taiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Viceroy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Viceroy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Viceroy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taiki misses with a head kick.
Viceroy misses with a straight right.
Taiki misses with a kick to the body
and Viceroy counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy misses with a kick to the body
and Taiki counters with a nice uppercut.
Taiki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Viceroy fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Viceroy as he connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Viceroy. That snapped Taiki's head back.
Viceroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taiki manages to avoid it.
Taiki thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viceroy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Viceroy misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Viceroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Viceroy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taiki misses with a hook.
Taiki moves in looking to clinch but Viceroy pushes him off.
Viceroy works the jab nicely.
Taiki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Viceroy.
Taiki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Viceroy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taiki is out of range.
Taiki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taiki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taiki wants to clinch up but Viceroy keeps it at a distance.
Viceroy lands a two punch combo.
Taiki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taiki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yamada Taiki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Viceroy finds it's way through Taiki's defenses.
Viceroy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Viceroy throws out a loose jab but Taiki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taiki motions for Viceroy to come forward. Taiki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick
and Viceroy counters with a three punch combo that has Taiki backing up. Taiki nods at Viceroy to acknowledge the strikes.
Taiki throws a push kick but Viceroy slaps the foot to one side.
Taiki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Viceroy counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Taiki misses
and Viceroy counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiki throws a body kick the misses
and Viceroy counters with a nice body shot.
Viceroy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taiki's hands.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses
enabling Viceroy to counter with a crisp jab.
Taiki misses with a left hand
and Viceroy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taiki throws a lazy head kick
and Viceroy counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taiki misses the jab.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses
and Viceroy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Viceroy lands with a shot to the body.
Viceroy lands with a kick to the temple. Taiki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Viceroy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Viceroy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy connects with a jab.
Viceroy avoids the body shot from Taiki.
Taiki wants to clinch
and Viceroy counters with a two punch combo.
Taiki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Viceroy counters with a series of strikes. Taiki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taiki throws a lazy uppercut
letting Viceroy counter with a right hand.
Viceroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taiki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taiki thows a leg kick but Viceroy checks it
and Viceroy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taiki's knee momentarily.
Taiki slips a jab and a cross from Viceroy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy lands a right hook to the body.
Taiki throws a lazy uppercut
and Viceroy counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Viceroy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Viceroy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick by Taiki misses
and Viceroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viceroy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Viceroy stalling away here and it's allowed Taiki to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viceroy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taiki is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Viceroy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Viceroy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Viceroy misses with a leg kick.
Taiki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick
and Viceroy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taiki throws out a loose jab but Viceroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viceroy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taiki moves into the clinch.
Viceroy breaks the clinch.
Taiki throws a poor cross that misses
and Viceroy counters with a nice uppercut.
Viceroy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taiki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taiki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Viceroy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taiki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Viceroy scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taiki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Viceroy - the referee stops the clock and Taiki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Viceroy. Taiki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Taiki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Viceroy jabs Taiki right on the nose. Taiki blinks but takes it well.
Taiki moves forwards but Viceroy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Viceroy there.
Viceroy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taiki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viceroy throws out the jab.
Taiki thows a leg kick but Viceroy checks it
and Viceroy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Viceroy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taiki as he jumps to the side.
Taiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy is looking to slow Taiki down with leg kicks.
A head kick by Taiki misses
and Viceroy counters with a nice leg kick.
Taiki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Viceroy counter with a right hand.
Viceroy scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viceroy throws a head kick that Taiki semi-blocks.
Viceroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Viceroy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Taiki eats them both and turns towards Viceroy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot by Viceroy.
Taiki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Viceroy finds it's way round the side to connect with Taiki's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Taiki.
Taiki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Taiki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Viceroy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Viceroy duly obliges.
Viceroy misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Viceroy. That's going to slow Taiki down.
Taiki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taiki throws an off balance right hand
and Taiki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taiki forces Viceroy back against the ropes and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy stalling in the clinch but Taiki improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Viceroy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Viceroy avoids the damage to the body.
Viceroy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Viceroy throws a front kick aimed at Taiki's knee but Taiki avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Viceroy.
Viceroy cracks a nice hook into Taiki's ribs.
Taiki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Viceroy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taiki's knee momentarily.
Taiki walks into a straight right hand from Viceroy.
Viceroy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taiki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Viceroy to score with a decent uppercut.
Taiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Viceroy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on The Viceroy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Viceroy throws a shot to the body.
Taiki wants to clinch.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch but Viceroy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Viceroy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick
and Viceroy counters with a single leg into guard. Taiki didn't expect that.
Viceroy advances to half guard.
Taiki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Viceroy trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Viceroy trying to control the action but Taiki is working from the bottom.
Taiki has hold of Viceroy's hands but Viceroy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two 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.
Viceroy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Taiki is squirming around, avoiding Viceroy's attempts to control the action.
Viceroy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Viceroy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taiki looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Viceroy.
Viceroy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Viceroy landing strikes from the mount and Taiki is in trouble!
Yamada Taiki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Viceroy stands up from mount. Strange move.
Viceroy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taiki's waist but Taiki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Viceroy off to one side.
Taiki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viceroy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Viceroy.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Viceroy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taiki wants to clinch
and Viceroy counters with a two punch combo.
Viceroy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Viceroy lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taiki. Taiki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy body kick from Taiki
and Viceroy counters with a stiff right hand.
Viceroy lands a jab to Taiki's midsection.
Taiki ducks right into an uppercut from Viceroy.
Viceroy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taiki back to the ropes. Viceroy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Viceroy scores with a hook to the body. Taiki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Viceroy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viceroy scores with a leg kick.
Viceroy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taiki backs up against the ropes.
Viceroy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taiki as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Viceroy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Viceroy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Viceroy!
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hype
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