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EMPIRE XXIX PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Da Giant is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Da Giant!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Viking was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Viking with a couple of short strikes.
Viking with good strikes from the mount here!
Viking is landing with some decent strikes but Giant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viking avoids the attempt from Giant to control.
Viking fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Giant is trying to stand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Giant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Viking trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Viking avoids the attempt from Giant to control.
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.
Viking landing strikes from the mount and Giant is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant tries to buck Viking off but he can't manage it.
Giant looks gassed!
Giant is in a horrible position here. Viking smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Viking content just to control the position here.
Viking 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.
Viking lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Viking is landing with some decent strikes but Giant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Viking lands a big shot there that rocks Giant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viking landing strikes, looking to finish!
Viking controlling the position easily from mount.
Viking lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Giant?
Viking lands a big elbow.
Viking lands a big elbow.
Viking is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Viking landing shots from mount.
Viking looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Viking.
Viking fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Giant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking controlling from mount.
Giant wants to get back to his feet.
Giant really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Giant in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Viking.
Viking punishing his opponent with strikes.
Viking is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Giant can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking lands a big elbow.
Viking avoids the attempt from Giant to control.
Viking with the ground and pound from mount.
Giant tries to hold on but Viking postures up.
Viking lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Viking has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Giant's face.
Viking scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Giant tries to hold on but Viking pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Giant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Giant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Viking unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Viking cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Giant taking shots to the head.
Giant tries to lock up and control but Viking gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Viking landing punches.
Viking landing strikes from the mount.
Viking trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Viking landing punches.
Giant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Giant working to try and regain half guard.
Viking lands a nice shot to the head.
Giant in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Viking throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Giant is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Giant is in a horrible position here. Viking smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Viking tries to control but Giant wriggling away.
Viking lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Giant regains half guard.
Viking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Giant's head.
Giant moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Viking wants to control from the top but Giant keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Viking trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Viking postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Viking loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Viking wants to control from the top but Giant keeps moving.
Viking working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Giant wants to sweep here but Viking controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Viking passes Giant's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Giant is looking for a sweep. Viking is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Viking scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Giant gets full guard.
Viking looking to pass the guard.
Giant wants to stand up but Viking is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viking trying to control the position from guard on top but Giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Viking dominated that round.
That's time! Viking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Giant tries for a takedown but Viking circles away easily
and Viking counters with a nice double leg into side control. Giant won't be happy with that.
Viking grinds an elbow into Giant's temple.
Giant tries to buck Viking off but Viking is having none of it.
Viking moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Giant is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Viking's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Giant to see if he's OK.
Viking wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giant keeps working.
Giant is trying to get back to half guard.
Viking lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Giant down.
Check out the look on Viking's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brock Viking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Viking is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Giant's shoulder. That is not cool.
Viking working away.
Giant takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Viking's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Giant is working to avoid the ground and pound but Viking connects with a decent elbow.
Viking working away.
Giant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Viking wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Viking cracks Giant with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Giant prevents Viking from improving position.
Giant pushes Viking away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Viking gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Viking is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giant can do to turn this around?
Viking working away.
Viking landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Viking works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant gets back to half guard.
Giant is staying active underneath Viking, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Giant moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Viking stops Giant from standing up.
Viking with a flurry of punches that miss.
Viking preventing the sweep.
Giant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Viking is aware though and is defending well.
Giant keeping moving, preventing Viking from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Giant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Giant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Viking preventing the sweep.
Giant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Viking's guard.
Giant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Viking swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giant won't allow Viking to sweep him here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Giant trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Giant is looking to stand up but Viking won't let him.
Giant trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Da Giant has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Giant has his takedown stuffed
and Viking counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Viking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Viking is trying to control. Giant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Viking wants to free his trapped foot but Giant is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Viking moves nicely into side control.
Viking connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Giant some visible discomfort.
Viking working the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Giant is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Viking's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Viking looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Giant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Viking drops an elbow to the side of Giant's head.
Viking lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Giant is looking to improve his position.
Giant trying to control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Giant is looking to improve his position.
Giant has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Viking is working away from the top position though.
Da Giant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viking is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Giant is looking for a sweep. Viking is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Viking trying to control from half guard but Giant is working away.
Nice strikes from Viking there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Giant looks like he's trying to stand up.
Giant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Viking scores with a couple of nice shots.
Giant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Viking is trying to control the action in half guard but Giant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Giant is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Viking pulls his head out easily.
Viking is keen to just control but Giant is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Viking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Viking has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Brock Viking!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Brock Viking!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Brock Viking!
Brock Viking wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslam King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the ring accompanied by Terry Bozzio Drum Solo. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aslam King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evander Holyshit!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyshit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holyshit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holyshit wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
King wants to pass the guard but Holyshit is keeping the position.
King works a leg free and moves into half guard.
King working over Holyshit with some ground and pound. Holyshit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Holyshit blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Holyshit has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holyshit can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King with the ground and pound but Holyshit uses the opportunity to regain guard.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holyshit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holyshit 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.
King throwing strikes from guard but Holyshit blocks nicely.
King wanted to stand there but Holyshit had control of the position.
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.
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.
Holyshit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for King!
King holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Holyshit tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Holyshit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Holyshit looking to finish with strikes here!
King holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Holyshit tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
Holyshit throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Holyshit looking to land elbow strikes but King uses the position to regain half guard.
King taking some punishment here, with Holyshit in his half guard.
Holyshit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holyshit wants to stand up but King manages to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holyshit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King has a closed guard, preventing Holyshit from standing up.
King has momentary wrist control but Holyshit slips an elbow through the middle.
Holyshit is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King is trying to keep Holyshit in close.
Holyshit distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King controlling the position.
Holyshit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holyshit throwing strikes but missing.
Holyshit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of King is proving hard to escape from.
Holyshit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's six 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.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holyshit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holyshit wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Holyshit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holyshit trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holyshit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holyshit is trying to control but can't.
King drops an elbow to the side of Holyshit's head.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Holyshit.
King is breathing heavily.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King tries to stand and escape but Holyshit actually recovers to full guard.
King won't allow Holyshit to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holyshit is keeping the position for now.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holyshit trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
King thows a big elbow that misses.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holyshit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King won't allow Holyshit to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evander Holyshit will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Holyshit throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
King wants to clinch up but Holyshit keeps it at a distance.
Holyshit clinches with his opponent.
King manages to break the clinch.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
King frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Holyshit tries to hold on but King pushes him away.
King sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holyshit is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King unloading with bombs!
Holyshit is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
King throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
King throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Holyshit avoids a series of strikes thrown by King.
King prevents Holyshit from getting the reversal.
King throwing strikes but Holyshit recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Holyshit wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aslam King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holyshit's head.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King lands strikes from half guard.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holyshit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King throwing shots but Holyshit is blocking nicely.
King wants to stand up but Holyshit is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Holyshit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King moves into full mount! Holyshit won't be happy about that!
King landing strikes from the mount and Holyshit is in trouble!
Holyshit is looking to get to half guard.
King thowing shots but they're missing.
King throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throwing strikes but Holyshit recovers to half guard. A much better position.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King looks to land a strike but Holyshit avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holyshit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holyshit looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
Holyshit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holyshit keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King won't allow Holyshit to get back to his feet.
King postures up in Holyshit's guard and throws a big left but Holyshit blocks it.
Holyshit wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holyshit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's six 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.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holyshit's head.
King throwing strikes from guard but Holyshit blocks nicely.
Holyshit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holyshit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holyshit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King won't allow Holyshit to sweep him here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King postures up in Holyshit's guard and throws a big left but Holyshit blocks it.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King throwing strikes but missing.
Holyshit looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
Holyshit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Holyshit wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
King thows a big elbow that misses.
King tries to stand but Holyshit is controlling from the bottom.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King throws a strike but Holyshit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King wants to control the position but Holyshit says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Holyshit wants to stand up but King has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Holyshit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holyshit slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Holyshit seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
King wants to improve his position but Holyshit is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslam King showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Aslam King!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Aslam King!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Aslam King!
Aslam King wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JC Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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198 lbs
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186 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JC Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a jab.
It looks like JC Hiro has been cut.
Hiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Hiro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hiro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva is looking to improve his position but Hiro isn't that keen on the idea.
Hiro wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Hiro with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Hiro has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hiro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva keeping full guard, as Hiro tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva wants to sweep here but Hiro controlling him for the moment.
Hiro throwing strikes but missing.
Hiro trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva controls Hiro momentarily but Hiro frees himself.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Hiro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hiro's guard.
Hiro wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Hiro blocks nicely.
Hiro is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva won't allow Hiro to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hiro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva is working Hiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Hiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hiro looks gassed!
Silva trying to control but Hiro is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Hiro keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hiro's head.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva passes Hiro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiro's head.
Hiro pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Hiro is working away.
Hiro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiro's head.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hiro defending well though.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Hiro pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Hiro defends it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hiro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Hiro is working from the bottom.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Hiro's temple.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva throwing shots but Hiro is blocking nicely.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva 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.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Hiro's head.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Hiro's hands, connecting with Hiro's forehead.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hiro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Hiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva working Hiro over with strikes.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Hiro is defending the position.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hiro taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Hiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Hiro dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva working Hiro over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JC Hiro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva lands with a nice combination. Hiro backs away looking to recover.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hiro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Hiro backs away looking to recover.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A cross from Silva lands.
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!
Hiro dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva digs a good body shot into Hiro's ribs.
Silva clobbers Hiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva throws a series of punches but Hiro moves out of range.
Hiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hiro did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Hiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiro's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but Hiro is blocking nicely.
Hiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Hiro is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva winds up and cracks Hiro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hiro defending well though.
Hiro wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hiro is trying to stand.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiro's head.
Hiro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva thows a huge punch but Hiro dodges it nicely.
Hiro is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva looking to control but Hiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hiro is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
You get the feeling that Hiro really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hiro's face.
Hiro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hiro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hiro taking shots to the head.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hiro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva working Hiro over with strikes here.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Hiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hiro wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva landing punches.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hiro is trying to stand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva landing punches.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Hiro is in trouble!
Hiro is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Hiro is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hiro hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hiro looks a forlorn figure.
Silva lands with some strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva tries to control but Hiro wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hiro can do to turn this around?
Silva with shots to the head and body - Hiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hiro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hiro is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloading with bombs!
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Matt Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiro is trying to stand up.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hiro looks a forlorn figure.
Hiro is trying to stand up.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Hiro is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Matt Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hiro's face.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva looking to finish Hiro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hiro!
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
JC Hiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Matt Silva!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Matt Silva!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Matt Silva!
Matt Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihirou Kamahata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephan Bonnar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yoshihirou Kamahata's chin.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihirou Kamahata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephan Bonnar!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kamahata enables Bonnar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kamahata manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bonnar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bonnar wants to control from the top but Kamahata keeps moving.
Kamahata looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bonnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kamahata might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bonnar preventing the sweep.
Kamahata keeping moving, preventing Bonnar from controlling successfully.
Kamahata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bonnar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kamahata 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.
Bonnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kamahata is looking for a triangle here but Bonnar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar scoring with punches from side control.
Bonnar is looking to take a break and control but Kamahata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bonnar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kamahata!
Bonnar has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kamahata's face.
Bonnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kamahata is bucking up trying to escape but Bonnar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kamahata is trying to escape the mount.
Bonnar landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamahata is working to get back to half guard.
Bonnar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kamahata hang on?
Bonnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kamahata is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kamahata regains half guard.
Kamahata is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bonnar pulls his head out easily.
Bonnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bonnar working over Kamahata with some ground and pound. Kamahata looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kamahata is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bonnar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bonnar's back!
Bonnar breaks Kamahata's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kamahata looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamahata looking for a guillotine here but Bonnar defends easily.
Kamahata is trying to control the position but Bonnar postures up.
Bonnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kamahata looking to control but Bonnar passes into half guard.
Kamahata looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bonnar lands with a punch from half guard.
Kamahata actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamahata trying to control here.
Kamahata looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kamahata on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bonnar drops an elbow to the side of Kamahata's head.
Bonnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bonnar looks gassed!
Bonnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kamahata gets back to full 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.
Kamahata is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bonnar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kamahata has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bonnar has managed to get both his arms back between Kamahata's legs - danger averted.
Bonnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kamahata's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kamahata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonnar is one step ahead there.
Kamahata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bonnar defends well.
Kamahata working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonnar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonnar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kamahata working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonnar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonnar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamahata working a defensive guard here.
Kamahata throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kamahata manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bonnar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kamahata has hold of Bonnar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bonnar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kamahata trying to control but Bonnar is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamahata wants to finish this one by submission but Bonnar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kamahata.
Kamahata wants to control the pace but Bonnar is squirming around nicely.
Bonnar has left one of his arms exposed and Kamahata doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bonnar screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshihirou Kamahata!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Destruction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destruction looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Destruction wants to clinch up but Sapp keeps it at a distance.
Destruction is looking to clinch but Sapp is avoiding it.
Sapp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Destruction.
Sapp cracks Destruction with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sapp looks to land a combination but Destruction avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Destruction.
Destruction rushes Sapp and presses him up against the ropes.
Sapp wants to break free but Destruction has control.
Destruction connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapp's face.
It looks like Bob Sapp has been cut.
Sapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Destruction as the two fighters clinch.
Sapp looks gassed!
Destruction prevents Sapp from breaking the clinch.
Destruction slowing the pace effectively.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Destruction.
Destruction with a knee to the head.
Destruction breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Destruction closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Destruction!
Destruction gets a clinch.
Sapp gets underhooks to prevent Destruction's takedown attempt.
Sapp takes a knee to the side of the body.
Destruction is leaning against Sapp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Destruction manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sapp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Destruction is working Sapp over against the ropes.
Destruction lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Destruction has Sapp pressed against the ropes.
Sapp is trying to force a seperation but Destruction has the dominant position.
Destruction lands with a short shot to the head.
Sapp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hand to the body from Destruction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destruction digs a right hand into Sapp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sapp's gas tank.
Destruction has Sapp pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Sapp manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Destruction.
Destruction lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Destruction controlling the action here for a moment.
Sapp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Destruction stalling in the clinch.
Sapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Destruction closes the distance and clinches.
Destruction slows down the pace here.
Destruction lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
The referee calls for Destruction to work.
Sapp working hard to break the clinch.
Sapp tries to circle away but Destruction has him pinned against the ropes.
Destruction lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Destruction lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Destruction.
Sapp tries to break free but Destruction pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Destruction is looking to control Sapp's arms but Sapp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Destruction has his back to the ropes.
Destruction crunches a lovely knee into Sapp's ribcage.
Destruction fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Destruction. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sapp tries to break the clinch but Destruction is controlling the position.
Destruction breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Destruction.
Sapp misses with a straight left.
Sapp misses with a looping right.
Sapp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Destruction counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Destruction lands with a shot to the body.
Sapp keeps the fight on the outside.
Sapp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Destruction counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Destruction chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Destruction tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Destruction gets a clinch.
Destruction landing knees to the body.
Destruction just leaning against Sapp, taking a breather.
Sapp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Destruction has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sapp uses from the top position.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp wanted to stand there but Destruction had control of the position.
Destruction lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sapp!
Sapp defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Destruction.
Sapp is squirming around, avoiding Destruction's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Destruction is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Destruction is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sapp has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sapp!
Destruction wants to get back to his feet but Sapp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sapp stopping the sweep attempt from Destruction.
Destruction is working an open guard so Sapp takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Destruction blocks a jab.
Destruction fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sapp walks into a straight right hand from Destruction.
Sapp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Destruction counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Destruction defending well as Sapp loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Sapp misses.
Destruction goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sapp throws a jab when Destruction was well out of range.
Destruction moves in looking to clinch but Sapp pushes him off.
Sapp misses with a shot to the body
and Destruction counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Destruction.
Destruction working Sapp over with knees to the body.
Destruction looking to slow down the pace here.
Destruction pulls Sapp into guard.
Destruction is working an open guard so Sapp takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Sapp misses its intended target.
Bob Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sapp takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Destruction wants to clinch.
Destruction has closed the distance and engaged Sapp in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sapp is looking to break free of the clinch but Destruction has double underhooks.
Sapp wants to break free but Destruction has control.
Destruction trying to stall but Sapp improves his position.
Destruction connects with a knee to the head.
Sapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Destruction has him pressed against the ropes.
Destruction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Destruction lands an uppercut.
Destruction escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Destruction lands a head shot.
Destruction moves into the clinch successfully.
Destruction scores with a hook to the body.
Destruction is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sapp is keeping busy.
Destruction lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sapp.
Destruction landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Destruction.
Destruction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Destruction.
Destruction prevents Sapp from breaking the clinch.
Destruction content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Destruction is looking to control Sapp's arms but Sapp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Destruction has his back to the ropes.
Sapp gets underhooks to prevent Destruction's takedown attempt.
Sapp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Destruction prevents Sapp from breaking the clinch.
Destruction lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Destruction lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sapp has had enough of the clinch but Destruction keeps him there for the moment.
Sapp can't break the clinch.
Destruction has Sapp pushed against the ropes.
Destruction lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sapp working hard to break the clinch.
Destruction is looking to control Sapp's arms but Sapp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Destruction has his back to the ropes.
Destruction lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sapp.
Sapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Destruction won't allow it.
Sapp breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Destruction dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Sapp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sapp misses with a body punch
and Destruction counters with a leg kick.
Destruction is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sapp can do to turn this around?
Destruction fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sapp, pushing him back against the ropes.
Destruction looking to stall.
Sapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Destruction moves out of range as Sapp strikes.
Destruction tries to close the distance and clinch but Sapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sapp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Destruction moves in looking to clinch but Sapp pushes him off.
Sapp wants to clinch
and Destruction counters with a nice body shot.
Destruction closes the distance and pushes Sapp back into the ropes.
Destruction throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sapps head.
Sapp takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Sapp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Destruction has Sapp pushed against the ropes.
Destruction unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Destruction stalling in the clinch but Sapp improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Destruction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp takes a knee to the side of the body.
Destruction lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sapp or not.
Nice body punch from Destruction - that landed with a thud.
Destruction leaning against his opponent.
Destruction breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Destruction fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Destruction sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Destruction clinches up with Sapp and pushes him back against the ropes.
Destruction lands an elbow inside.
Max Destruction has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Destruction scores with a knee to the head.
Destruction tries for a takedown but Sapp manages to get underhooks.
Sapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Destruction won't allow it.
Sapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Destruction won't allow it.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Destruction has him pressed against the ropes.
Sapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Destruction scores with a hook to the body.
Destruction leaning against his opponent.
Sapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sapp is trying to force a seperation but Destruction has the dominant position.
Destruction scores with a shot to the side of Sapp's head.
Destruction effectively controlling the action here.
Destruction lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Destruction stalls.
Destruction lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sapp or not.
Destruction escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Max Destruction is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sapp scores with a jab to the jaw.
Destruction fails with an attempt to clinch.
Destruction tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sapp counters with a right hand to the body.
Destruction has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Destruction there as he acknowledges the shot.
Destruction has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sapp finds it's way round the side to connect with Destruction's head.
Sapp might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Destruction rushes Sapp and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Destruction wants to stall.
Sapp blocks an elbow strike.
Sapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Destruction won't allow it.
Destruction trying to stall but Sapp improves his position.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Destruction has him pressed against the ropes.
Sapp tries to circle away but Destruction has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction lands a hook that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Destruction throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sapp blocks it with crossed arms.
Destruction misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Destruction keeps control of Sapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sapp wants to break free but Destruction has control.
Destruction is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Destruction prevents Sapp from breaking the clinch.
Destruction keeps control of Sapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sapp wants to break free but Destruction has control.
Destruction pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Destruction lands with a nice combination. Sapp backs away looking to recover.
Left hook, right uppercut from Destruction.
Sapp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Destruction moves into the clinch.
Destruction creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sapp's defenses.
Destruction lands an elbow inside.
Destruction tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Destruction stalling in the clinch.
Destruction has Sapp pressed against the ropes, preventing Sapp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Destruction.
Sapp tries to break the clinch but Destruction is controlling the position.
Sapp tries to break the clinch but Destruction is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Destruction has him pressed against the ropes.
Destruction lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Destruction pulls Sapp into guard.
Destruction looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sapp gets to his feet. Destruction looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Destruction bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Destruction uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sapp.
Destruction ducks under a wild hook from Sapp.
Destruction instigates a clinch.
Sapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sapp tries to circle away but Destruction has him pinned against the ropes.
Sapp tries to break the clinch but Destruction is controlling the position.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Destruction has him pressed against the ropes.
Destruction unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Destruction is working Sapp over against the ropes.
Destruction looking to stall.
Destruction scores with a shot to the side of Sapp's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Destruction.
Destruction jumps guard.
Sapp wants to get up but he can't break Destruction's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Destruction working for a triangle but Sapp defends it easily.
Sapp stands up from Destruction's guard - Sapp perhaps looking for a knockout.
Destruction fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Destruction scores with a four punch combination!
Destruction fails in his attempt to clinch.
Max Destruction is winning the standup battle so far.
Destruction moves forwards but Sapp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sapp scores with a four punch combination!
Sapp swings for the body but Destruction moves out of range.
Destruction plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sapp wants to clinch
and Destruction makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sapp takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sapp lands a lovely overhand right.
Destruction's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Destruction duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Destruction.
Destruction gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Destruction trying to control the position but instead, Sapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Destruction into the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Destruction.
Sapp working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sapp as Destruction tries to tie him up.
Sapp can't break the clinch.
Destruction lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Destruction has Sapp pressed against the ropes, preventing Sapp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Destruction prevents Sapp from breaking the clinch.
Destruction with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sapp takes an elbow to the forehead.
Destruction prevents Sapp from breaking the clinch.
Destruction landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Destruction has him pressed against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Destruction.
Destruction lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Destruction using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Destruction lands a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Destruction.
Destruction with a knee to the head.
Destruction using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Destruction lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Destruction is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sapp is defending well for now.
Destruction trying to control the position but instead, Sapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Destruction into the ropes.
Destruction keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sapp's efforts to push away.
Sapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Destruction is trying to maintain a safe position but Sapp gets an underhook and turns Destruction into the ropes.
Sapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Destruction won't allow it.
Sapp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Destruction landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Destruction lands with a light punch inside.
Destruction tries to stall but Sapp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sapp wants to break free but Destruction has control.
Sapp can't break the clinch.
Destruction lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Destruction trying to control the position but instead, Sapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Destruction into the ropes.
Destruction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Destruction is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Destruction lands a shoulder strike.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Destruction has him pressed against the ropes.
Destruction throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sapps head.
Destruction stalling in the clinch but Sapp improves position.
Sapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sapp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Destruction has him pressed against the ropes.
Destruction lands with a light punch inside.
Destruction lands a knee to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sapp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Destruction lands a hook that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Destruction keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sapp's efforts to push away.
Destruction lands a nice elbow.
Destruction has Sapp pressed against the ropes, preventing Sapp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Destruction.
Destruction scores a nice knee to the body.
Destruction lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Destruction connects with a knee to the head.
Destruction connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapp's face.
Sapp breaks from the clinch.
Sapp tries to clinch up
and Destruction counters with a three punch combo that has Sapp backing up. Sapp nods at Destruction to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destruction doesn't manage to clinch there - Sapp circles away.
Sapp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Destruction counters with an outside leg kick.
Bob Sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Destruction is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Destruction closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Destruction showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Destruction has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Max Destruction!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Max Destruction!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Max Destruction!
Max Destruction wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Hunter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Yasuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Yasuda moves out of range easily.
Yasuda throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Yasuda cracks Hunter with a good jab.
Yasuda connects with a single shot there.
Yasuda misses with a looping left.
Yasuda misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Yasuda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yasuda lands with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yasuda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yasuda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yasuda misses with a wild body shot.
Yasuda just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda scores with a jab. Hunter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yasuda misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
Hunter throws a jab when Yasuda was well out of range.
Yasuda loads up on a big right hand but Hunter slips the punch.
Hunter fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasuda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yasuda. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yasuda throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Kazuki Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yasuda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Yasuda misses with a straight right.
Hunter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yasuda is fending him off so far but Hunter persists. Nope, Yasuda circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunter wants to slow Yasuda down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunter. That's going to slow Yasuda down.
Hunter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yasuda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Yasuda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yasuda misses with a wild body shot.
Yasuda throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yasuda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yasuda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yasuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yasuda stuns Hunter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Yasuda keeps it at a distance.
Yasuda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yasuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Yasuda does it's job there.
Yasuda throws a combination. Hunter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Vincent Hunter has been cut.
Yasuda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yasuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Nice cross by Yasuda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter scores with a nice head shot.
Yasuda moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Yasuda misses its intended target.
Yasuda throws a lazy right hand but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter throws a body kick that misses.
Hunter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yasuda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, jab by Yasuda - just one landing.
Yasuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yasuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Yasuda.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.
Yasuda connects with a crisp jab.
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter is looking to chop away at Yasuda's legs.
Hunter slips under a jab from Yasuda.
Yasuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter scores with a head kick.
Hunter moves away from the strike by Yasuda.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with a hook to the body. Hunter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunter looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yasuda.
Yasuda's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yasuda duly obliges.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Yasuda pushes him off.
Hunter moves away from the strike by Yasuda.
Hunter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yasuda is out of range and Hunter settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Yasuda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yasuda misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Yasuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yasuda drops Hunter with a beautiful combination! Hunter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yasuda is looking for the KO!
Hunter is rocked!
Yasuda lands a body shot.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Yasuda finish him?
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.
Hunter slips under a jab from Yasuda.
Yasuda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunter's head backwards.
Yasuda lands a right hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda fails to land with a series of punches.
Yasuda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunter moves out of range as Yasuda strikes.
Hunter defending well as Yasuda loads up on a big left hand.
Yasuda scores with the left hand. Hunter knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunter looks up at the clock. Bad move! Yasuda lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hunter. Yasuda pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuki Yasuda!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Ramen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Jahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramen's entrance music is The Doors- The End. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Ramen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Jahn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Jahn.
Ramen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jahn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jahn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramen circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jahn but Jahn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jahn misses with a series of wild punches.
Jahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jahn moves away.
Ramen slips a jab and a cross from Jahn.
Ramen tries to clinch up.
Ramen misses with the combination.
Jahn with a nice cross.
Ramen tries to clinch up.
Jahn lands with a straight right. Ramen didn't see that one coming.
Ramen has closed the distance and engaged Jahn in a clinch.
Ramen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jahn's efforts to push away.
Ramen keeps control of Jahn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jahn walks away with a smile on his face. Ramen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Jahn does no damage.
Ramen ducks right into an uppercut from Jahn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramen moves forwards but Jahn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jahn lands with an overhand left.
Jahn scores with a hook to the body. Ramen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jahn throws a one two combo.
Decent striking displayed by Jahn there.
Ramen is rocked!
Ramen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Ramen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramen is breathing heavily.
Ramen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oliver Jahn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jahn drops Ramen with a naaaaasty hook - Ramen is in real trouble here! Jahn dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Jahn!
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