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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hidoki Masawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John has chosen Peace Minus One by Rorschach Test as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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272 lbs
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274 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidoki Masawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy John!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masawa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Masawa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Masawa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Masawa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Masawa thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing John to regain full guard.
Masawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
John controls Masawa momentarily but Masawa frees himself.
Masawa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
John keeping moving, preventing Masawa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
John is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Masawa is controlling him.
Masawa connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
John looking to control.
Masawa postures up in John's guard and throws a big left but John blocks it.
John throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Masawa 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.
Masawa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Masawa wants to take a breather but John is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masawa moves nicely into side control.
Masawa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Masawa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, John has escaped the position, nice work there.
Masawa scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Masawa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Masawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
John wants to control but Masawa postures up.
John is looking to regain half guard here but Masawa keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masawa prevents John from escaping the position.
Masawa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
John is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Masawa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Masawa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from John.
John wants to clinch up but Masawa keeps it at a distance.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masawa shoots for a takedown but John saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
John tries to clinch up but Masawa circles away and keeps his distance.
John lands with a slapping head kick.
A punch combination from John misses.
Masawa shoots in but John avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
John waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Masawa.
Masawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Masawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. John tries to avoid it but Masawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag John to the ground. John escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hidoki Masawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Masawa slips a jab and a cross from John.
John misses with a few strikes there.
Tommy John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masawa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. John looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Masawa trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
Masawa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Masawa tries for a kimura but John is defending well.
Masawa trying to control the position but John is working away.
Masawa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Masawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
John avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Masawa.
John is looking to get back to his feet here but Masawa is keeping cool and he's managed to take John's back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Masawa is punishing John with strikes - can he finish him?!
John showing good submission defense here.
Masawa wants to control but John is keeping busy.
John rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masawa throwing shots but John is blocking nicely.
Masawa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks John with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
John avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Masawa.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Masawa throws a strike but John avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Masawa is looking to work some ground and pound but John has wrist control.
John wants to stand and escape but Masawa is having none of it.
John looks gassed!
Masawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
John preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Masawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Masawa shoots in but no luck this time.
John lands with a slapping head kick.
Horrible takedown by Masawa or perhaps it was just good defense by John which made him look bad.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Masawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
Masawa feints and as John raises his hands in defense, Masawa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
John looking for a guillotine here but Masawa defends easily.
Masawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Masawa is looking to work some ground and pound but John has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidoki Masawa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Masawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. John tries to avoid it but Masawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag John to the ground. John escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
John moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Hidoki Masawa has been cut.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Masawa moves out of range easily.
Masawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
Masawa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? John is fending him off so far but Masawa persists. Nope, John circles away and we're back to standing.
Masawa scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John suckers Masawa into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! John is now in Masawa's guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but John can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
John trying to control but Masawa is working from the bottom.
Masawa is pulling down on John's head. It's preventing any offense from John, at least for the moment.
John has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Masawa is proving hard to escape from.
Masawa trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
John throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Masawa controls John momentarily but John frees himself.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Masawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Masawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masawa slips under a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Masawa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hidoki Masawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masawa circles away quickly and effectively.
John misses with a few strikes there.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John is looking to clinch but Masawa is avoiding it.
John stuffs the takedown.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John is looking to clinch.
That's four 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.
Good work by Masawa as he checks the leg kick.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John tries to clinch but Masawa moves out of range.
Masawa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? John is fending him off so far but Masawa persists. Nope, John circles away and we're back to standing.
John looks to land a combination but Masawa avoids it well.
Masawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a straight right.
John fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Masawa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. John sprawls well initially but Masawa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Masawa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Masawa wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
John is trying to stand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Masawa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Masawa trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
John blocking the ground and pound attempt from Masawa.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masawa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. John looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Masawa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Masawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Masawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Masawa throws an elbow but John slips to the side and avoids it well.
Masawa throws a strike aimed at the side of John's head but John avoids it well.
Masawa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, John has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Masawa but great work by John.
John decides to stand back up. John steps back and let's Masawa get back to his feet.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John looks to land a combination but Masawa avoids it well.
John throws a head kick but Masawa moves out of range.
Masawa checks a low kick from John.
That's eight 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.
Masawa fails to land the takedown.
John throws a right hand that Masawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Masawa also avoids with ease.
Masawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Masawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John looks to land a combination but Masawa avoids it well.
Masawa fails with the takedown.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
John tries to clinch but Masawa moves out of range.
Masawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. John tries to avoid it but Masawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag John to the ground. John escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masawa shoots for a double leg takedown but John sprawls well. He's pushed Masawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John tries to clinch up but Masawa circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John throws a head kick that Masawa semi-blocks.
John misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy John will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hidoki Masawa's cut.
That's time! Masawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tommy John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick there by John.
John moves in looking to clinch but Masawa pushes him off.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John tries to clinch up.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
John scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
John takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
John wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Masawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from John. No joy for Masawa on that attempt.
Masawa closes the distance and clinches up with John, looking for a takedown. Masawa pushes John against the cage but John circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hidoki Masawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masawa shoots for a takedown but John saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice cross by John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from John.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John tries to clinch but Masawa moves out of range.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Masawa moves out of range easily.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masawa shoots in and drives through. John sprawls well.
John scores with a head kick.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with John but John pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John misses with a two punch combination.
John tries to clinch but Masawa moves out of range.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Masawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Horrible takedown by Masawa or perhaps it was just good defense by John which made him look bad.
Masawa shoots in but no luck this time.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John tries to clinch there but Masawa circles away.
John connects with the punch.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Masawa circles away.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Masawa circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
John tries to clinch up but Masawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Masawa shoots in but John avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Masawa keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from John.
John throws a series of strikes that have Masawa backpedaling.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masawa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says John as he avoids it easily.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Masawa circles away.
Tommy John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masawa looks for a takedown but John sprawls well.
John throws a nice looking combination but Masawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Masawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
John is looking to clinch.
Masawa shoots for a double leg takedown but John sprawls well. He's pushed Masawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Masawa keeps the fight on the outside.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tommy John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John looks for the body kick but Masawa saw that one coming.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's eight 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.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masawa avoids the head kick by John.
Masawa swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
John throws a right and a left that Masawa avoids nicely.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a double jab.
John stuffs the takedown.
Masawa dodges the punch combination from John.
John tries to clinch up.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Masawa shoots in for a takedown but John shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think John 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tommy John!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Tommy John!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hidoki Masawa!
Tommy John wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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