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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Yamamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobin Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minoru Yamamura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tobin Frost's chin.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Minoru Yamamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobin Frost!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamura misses with a takedown
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamura blocks a jab.
Frost misses with a straight left.
Yamamura shoots in but no luck this time.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Frost sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yamamura somewhat.
Frost has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minoru Yamamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamura loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Tobin Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamura drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frost wants to sweep here but Yamamura controlling him for the moment.
Yamamura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Frost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yamamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost looking for a sweep. Not yet Frost, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frost can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yamamura wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Yamamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Frost's head.
Frost really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamamura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yamamura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Frost has momentary wrist control but Yamamura slips an elbow through the middle.
Frost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yamamura's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamamura is on top in guard.
Yamamura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yamamura works over Frost with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yamamura won't allow Frost to sweep him here.
Frost working a defensive guard here.
Yamamura cracks Frost with a solid left hand.
Yamamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Frost has wrist control.
Yamamura forces his way into half guard.
Yamamura is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yamamura is looking to advance position but Frost won't allow it.
Yamamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamura is nestled in close to Frost, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yamamura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamamura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yamamura lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yamamura.
Yamamura prevents Frost from improving his position.
Yamamura is taking a breather. Frost says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yamamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yamamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yamamura working Frost over with strikes.
Yamamura lands strikes from half guard.
Frost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yamamura.
Frost wants to improve his position but Yamamura is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamura is looking to take a break and control but Frost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minoru Yamamura dominated that round.
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.
Frost pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frost throws a body punch but Yamamura moves out of range.
Yamamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamamura feinted with a counter takedown.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost works Yamamura's body with a nice hook.
Yamamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Frost throws a right hand that misses
and Yamamura counters with a single leg into guard. Frost didn't expect that.
Yamamura postures up and lands a big shot to Frost's brow.
Yamamura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Frost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamamura postures up in Frost's guard and throws a big left but Frost blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamura connects with a couple of short punches.
Yamamura throwing strikes from guard but Frost blocks nicely.
Frost has momentary wrist control but Yamamura slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yamamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Minoru Yamamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Frost working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamura.
Yamamura 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.
Frost thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Yamamura landing with the ground and pound.
Yamamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamura throwing strikes from guard but Frost blocks nicely.
Yamamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Yamamura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frost pinned against the cage. Frost gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tobin Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Yamamura slips the punch.
Frost scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamamura doesn't seem bothered though.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Yamamura moves away and avoids it.
Yamamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
Frost takes a swing at Yamamura's ribcage but misses.
Yamamura gets a takedown into half guard.
Frost taking some punishment here, with Yamamura in his half guard.
Frost taking some punishment here, with Yamamura in his half guard.
Yamamura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamura working over Frost with some ground and pound. Frost looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Frost looking for submissions off his back.
Frost taking some punishment here, with Yamamura in his half guard.
Yamamura is nestled in close to Frost, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yamamura working the head and body with strikes.
Yamamura wants to control but Frost is keeping him busy.
Yamamura trying to control the pace.
Yamamura is looking to advance position but Frost won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost trying to hold on to Yamamura's head to control him but Yamamura postures up.
Yamamura working the head and body with strikes.
Yamamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yamamura is keen to just control but Frost is a slippery customer.
Frost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Frost is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamura is looking to take a break and control but Frost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minoru Yamamura dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Yamamura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frost but Frost pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frost displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yamamura.
Frost scores with a jab to the body.
Frost throws a hook to the side of Yamamura's head but Yamamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamura's shoulder, as Yamamura tries to avoid the shot.
Yamamura tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frost defends well and Yamamura ends up having to push Frost into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minoru Yamamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamura.
Yamamura drops down looking for a counter takedown but Frost sprawls and moves away.
Frost throws a series of punches but Yamamura avoids them all with ease.
Frost stuffs the takedown attempt from Yamamura. Yamamura gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost lands a jab to the nose.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Yamamura moves away and avoids it.
Yamamura attempts a counter takedown but Frost avoids it well and moves away.
Yamamura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamura dives in for a single leg takedown but Frost sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yamamura closes the distance and clinches up with Frost, looking for a takedown. Yamamura pushes Frost against the cage but Frost circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frost misses with a looping right.
Yamamura fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frost swings for the body but Yamamura moves out of range.
Yamamura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost misses the jab.
Yamamura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frost. Yamamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamura tries to counter with a takedown but Frost is quick to defend against it.
Yamamura shoots in and drives through. Frost sprawls well.
Frost bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Yamamura throws a big shot that misses.
Frost works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamamura is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Are you kidding me?! Frost ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Yamamura clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobin Frost!
A victorious Tobin Frost thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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