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Round 2
Osawa working two-punch combos, going from body to head to open the
second frame. Osawa backs Inoue into the cage again and goes for a
single leg, but Inoue pops back to his feet. Osawa throws knees to
the back of Inoue's right leg in the meantime before they break. At
distance, Inoue lands low and push kicks, but Osawa works to inch
his way in to land hooks to the body and head close up. Osawa goes
again for a takedown against the cage, but is rebuffed once more.
On the way out however, he eats an Inoue left forearm which sends
him sprawling to the mat. Inoue lunges to finish, but Osawa
scrambles back to his feet and lands some punches to Inoue's face,
just to show he's still in it. The horn rings shortly thereafter.
Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 Inoue.
Round 3
Osawa still pressing the attack, adding head kicks to his punch
combos. Osawa finds success with his lead left, landing hooks to
the body and jabs as he hunts Inoue at the cage perimeter. Inoue
eats the blows, looking to bide his time for counters that never
seem to materialize. Inoue's most significant offense here are his
low kicks which are landing more frequently than previous rounds,
but are still somewhat trailing Osawa's lead hand offense. There's
a momentary stop is called for an eye-poke, courtesy of an open
Inoue hand. When both men resume however, it's fireworks. Osawa
comes out swinging, brawling with loopy punches in close. Inoue
returns fire with punches and knees to the body which apparently
shake Osawa, but do not deter him from pressing the attack. Inoue
has Osawa against the cage, landing two big punches and a knee to
the body that gives the WEC vet pause. The tide appears to be
turning in Inoue's favor in this firefight, but before he can
really put it to Osawa and likely finish him, the horn sounds.
Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 Osawa and the bout 29-28
Osawa.
Official result: All three judges -- Kenichi Serizawa, Minoru Toyonaga and Yuki Nakai -- score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Kenji Osawa.
Round 2
Yamaguchi comes barreling toward Fujii with punches. Mega Megu
ducks under them and gets the double. Yamaguchi scrambles
underneath, almost giving up her back. Fujii maintains top in half
guard, looking to isolate Yamaguchi's left arm. Yamaguchi won't
give it up however, allowing Fujii to work in some picturesque
elbows and forearms to the face. Yamaguchi scrambles toward the
fence, looking to work her way back to her feet, but Fujii is all
over her with elbows from mount. Yamaguchi bucks to escape and
manages to reverse her way into Fujii's guard where she drops some
heavy punches of her own. Fujii goes for the armbar again, and
Yamaguchi defends by dropping more punches. Fujii's grip wavers, so
she resets it and pulls again, eating more and more punches. Fujii
begins looking for the triangle instead, but Yamaguchi's punches
prevent it from going far. Fujii gives up the sub and gets to her
feet, battered. Equally battered is Yamaguchi, who chases her down
with punches. The horn sounds before they can do each other much
more damage. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-10 and the bout 20-19
Fujii.
Official result: All three judges -- Yuki Nakai, Toshiharu Suzuki and Minoru Toyonaga -- score the bout 20-18 for the winner by unanimous decision, Megumi Fujii.
Round 2
Loveland gives chase this round, taking the center of the cage. The
TPF champion mixes it up with two-punch, low kick combos, which
Horiguchi blocks before returning fire with single punches and high
kicks. Horiguchi dives for a takedown attempt off of a missed
punch, which allows Loveland to land a few knees to the top of the
head while defending. Loveland lands a few more punches to the head
as Horiguchi jukes and jives in front of him as well as a stiff
shin across the face. This is followed by a Loveland knee to the
collarbone, ending in a takedown attempt that almost has the
American on Horiguchi's back. Loveland goes for the choke, but
Horiguchi quickly extricates himself and reverses position into the
rear waist lock. They separate just before the horn sounds.
Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 Horiguchi.
Round 3
Horiguchi's low kicks are still finding their mark this round,
though a few stray awfully close to Loveland's groin. The TPF champ
uses his longer arms to land punches just beyond Horiguchi's range,
most of which land smack on the Japanese fighter's face. His nose
bloodied, Horiguchi appears to be on the losing end of the
exchanges now--that is until a particularly hard kick across the
body has Loveland cringing over in pain. Loveland retreats as
Horiguchi hunts for more kicks. In what seems a ploy to lure him in
however, Loveland pulls Horiguchi into the clinch and trips him
momentarily to the canvas for some punches. Horiguchi isn't there
long however, and both men are once again back on their feet,
trading punches and kicks. Horiguchi once again tries for the
middle kick, but Loveland catches it right at the horn. Sherdog.com
scores the round 10-9 Loveland and the bout 29-27 Horiguchi.
Official result: All three judges -- Yuki Nakai, Toshiharu Suzuki and Minoru Toyonaga -- score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Kyoji Horiguchi.
Round 2
Montague begins mixing up low kicks and punches, the first few of
which fluster Yamaguchi when they connect. Montague is pursuing
Yamaguchi now, pressuring him up against the cage with more punches
and low kicks. Yamaguchi attempts to reassert himself with some
snapping jabs, but Montague is still putting combos on the Yoko
Gushiken-inspired Shootor through it all. The southpaw Montague
connecting with long range lead hooks to the body now. Yamaguchi
explodes with a sharp one-two, body kick combo that Montague eats,
then returns fire with a big left hand and a knee to the body.
Montague continues to work Yamaguchi's body with punches just
before the horn sounds. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9
Montague.
Round 3
Both men firing for punches to the head to start things this round,
and both men are finding success meeting their mark. Then Montague
decides to change things up with a low kick that goes,
unfortunately, to the groin. Yamaguchi is given a moment to shake
it off. Upon resuming, Montague shoots for a takedown and is
rebuffed. Montague catches a kick and tries for another takedown,
but Yamaguchi hops free and returns fire with a standing elbow,
warning the American off. Yamaguchi works harder to land subsequent
standing elbows, closing the distance to do so. This opens him up
for several Montague body punches and knees, however the Japanese
fighter is undeterred and continues to press the attack. Montague
settles into firing off counter shots now, retreating and resetting
to land jabs and body punches. Yamaguchi gives chase and lands a
final kick to the body before the horn sounds. Sherdog.com scores
the round 10-9 Montague and the bout 29-28 Montague.
Official result: Judge Kenichi Serizawa scores the bout
29-28 Yamaguchi, while Minoru Toyonaga has it 29-28 Montague. The
third and deciding judge, Yuki Nakai, sees the bout 30-27 for the
winner by split decision, Darrell Montague.
The result of this bout was incorrectly announced as a unanimous
decision for Montague.
Round 2
Prater throws a wide head kick, which Hironaka blocks. Hironaka
throws a left hook. Prater blocks it, but finds himself next
fending off a double-leg. With some effort, Hironaka drives through
and puts the Brazilian on his back. The Shooto 154-pound champ
starts working to pass from half-guard. In the attempt, Prater is
able to get space enough to buck out and get back to his feet. It
isn't long before Prater has Hironaka back up against the fence,
throwing knees to the Japanese champ's legs. Hironaka turns this
clinch into a takedown opportunity and drives his way through into
Prater's guard. Hironaka stands and grips Prater's legs before
dropping with a big punch to lock up side control, and eventually,
Prater's back. The horn sounds before Hironaka can get anything
going however. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 Hironaka.
Round 3
Hironaka blocks another Prater high kick, but eats a low kick right
after. Prater throws a big one-two, but Hironaka ducks just out of
the way. Prater tries again, and this time, Hironaka's duck under
the punch results in a double leg into half-guard. Hironaka works
to free his leg to get to side control, but Prater instead gives up
his back, sitting the both of them up against the cage. Hironaka
reaches to put an arm around Prater's neck for the rear-naked choke
attempt, but Prater deftly fights his arms off. When Hironaka
finally does get one arm around, he finds it difficult to sink. Out
of danger, Prater settles into throwing punches over his shoulder
at Hironaka's face. The final minute of the bout continues in this
fashion, with Hironaka coming no closer to the choke than with an
arm across Prater's jaw. Nonetheless, Sherdog.com scores the round
10-9 Hironaka and the bout 29-28 Hironaka.
Official result: All three judges -- Yuki Nakai, Kenichi Serizawa and Toshiharu Suzuki -- score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Kuniyoshi Hironaka.