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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudolph Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasumi Yoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolph Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasumi Yoko!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoko pushes Watts up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watts avoids it.
Watts taking a breather.
Yoko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yoko trying to control the position here.
Watts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yoko is proving hard to escape from.
Yoko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watts trying to move into half guard but instead Yoko has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts 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.
Watts is trying to keep Yoko in close.
Yoko trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoko is looking to stand up but Watts won't let him.
Yoko controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yoko tries to clinch up.
Yoko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Watts back to the cage. Yoko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Watts rushes Yoko and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoko manages to break the clinch.
Yoko shoots in and bounces Watts off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yoko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watts working a defensive guard here.
Yoko pushes down on Watts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts tries to roll over but Yoko keeps him under control.
Yoko is looking to advance position but Watts won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoko trying to control the action but Watts is working from the bottom.
Yoko is controlling the pace.
Watts actively working from the bottom here.
Watts tries to get to full guard but Yoko has control of the leg.
Watts moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yoko throws a big elbow that misses.
Yoko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Watts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yoko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yoko trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Watts is trying to keep Yoko in close.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasumi Yoko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yoko tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Rudolph Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoko misses with a wild body shot.
Watts closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yoko did well to prevent Watts getting side control.
Watts stands up and beckons Yoko to join him on the feet.
Yoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Watts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yoko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yoko looking for a guillotine here but Watts defends easily.
Yoko is striking from the bottom but Watts uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts prevents Yoko from improving his position.
Yoko is looking to control Watts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yoko avoid being mounted?
Watts prevents Yoko from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watts is working for a submission of some sort.
Watts wants to work for an arm triangle but Yoko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yoko is refusing to be controlled, as Watts sits in half guard.
Yoko wants to control but Watts is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoko is controlling Watts's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Yoko is looking to control Watts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yoko avoid being mounted?
Watts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoko keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kasumi Yoko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watts is defended easily by Yoko.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watts is defended easily by Yoko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoko shoots in and gets a takedown into Watts's guard.
Yoko trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoko won't allow Watts to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Yoko from controlling successfully.
Watts is trying to keep Yoko in close.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rudolph Watts will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Watts.
Yoko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Watts pulls Yoko in to control the position.
Watts has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Yoko from controlling successfully.
Yoko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kasumi Yoko.
Yoko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Watts's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is trying to control the position but Yoko postures up.
Yoko prevents Watts from getting back to his feet.
Watts throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yoko uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoko taking a breather here.
Yoko throws an elbow but Watts slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yoko has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Yoko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts dives in and grabs Yoko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yoko pushes down on Watts's head and hops out.
Yoko tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoko gets the takedown into side control.
Yoko looking to control but instead Watts has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoko is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Watts wants to get back to full guard.
Watts wants to control but Yoko is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoko trying to control the pace.
Watts trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Watts tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Yoko has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Yoko manages to capitalize on a mistake by Watts to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Yoko scores with punches to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good control from Yoko.
Watts looking very determined here, making life difficult for Yoko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kasumi Yoko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yoko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasumi Yoko!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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