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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamana Hopoate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ruttijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tamana Hopoate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Ruttijn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruttijn throws a front kick that sends Hopoate stumbling back into the cage.
Hopoate takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruttijn lands a left hand.
Ruttijn tries for a takedown but Hopoate manages to get underhooks.
Hopoate has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ruttijn regains guard immediately.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hopoate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruttijn keeping full guard, as Hopoate tries to pass.
Hopoate 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.
Ruttijn looking for a guillotine here but Hopoate defends easily.
Hopoate trying to control but Ruttijn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruttijn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopoate trying to control but Ruttijn is working from the bottom.
Hopoate with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ruttijn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hopoate's guard.
Hopoate keeping moving, preventing Ruttijn from controlling successfully.
Ruttijn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hopoate's guard.
Hopoate throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Hopoate tries to strike from the bottom.
Hopoate is breathing heavily.
Hopoate has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ruttijn should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hopoate has tightened it up now! Ruttijn should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tamana Hopoate!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Weapons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonie Bouwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heavy Weapons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonie Bouwer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weapons decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Weapons scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Leonie Bouwer has been cut.
Well, if Weapons is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Weapons wants to free his trapped foot but Bouwer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Weapons is keen to just control but Bouwer is a slippery customer.
Weapons is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bouwer is positioning himself well to prevent Weapons advancing to mount.
Weapons looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Weapons perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouwer wants to get back to full guard.
Weapons decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bouwer looks gassed!
Bouwer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weapons has managed to clinch.
Weapons has Bouwer pushed against the cage.
Bouwer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weapons pulls guard.
Bouwer content to stall in guard here.
Weapons controlling the position.
Bouwer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weapons is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weapons is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Weapons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bouwer on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouwer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Weapons is pulling down on Bouwer's head. It's preventing any offense from Bouwer, at least for the moment.
Weapons has a closed guard, preventing Bouwer from standing up.
Weapons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bouwer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bouwer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weapons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Weapons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Weapons walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bouwer throws a body kick that misses.
Weapons shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bouwer's guard.
Weapons trying to control but Bouwer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bouwer controls Weapons momentarily but Weapons frees himself.
Weapons postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bouwer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Weapons, into his guard.
Bouwer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weapons working a defensive guard but Bouwer manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bouwer just content to control the position.
Weapons is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bouwer just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Weapons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonie Bouwer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Weapons misses with a takedown attempt - Bouwer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bouwer wants to clinch
and Weapons counters by moving into the clinch.
Bouwer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weapons just stands there and leans against the cage.
Weapons is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bouwer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Weapons tries to pull guard but Bouwer won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heavy Weapons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weapons has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bouwer is trying to keep an underhook but Weapons manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bouwer punching from the bottom.
Weapons is just content to waste time from the top position. Bouwer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bouwer pulls Weapons in to control the position.
Weapons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bouwer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weapons trying to control but Bouwer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouwer has control of Weapons's left arm, preventing Weapons from doing any damage.
Bouwer has his feet on Weapons's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Weapons closes the distance and clinches up with Bouwer, looking for a takedown. Weapons pushes Bouwer against the cage but Bouwer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bouwer tries for a takedown but Weapons circles away easily
and Weapons counters with a single leg into guard. Bouwer didn't expect that.
Bouwer pushes Weapons off and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weapons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapons looks for a takedown but Bouwer sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weapons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weapons closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Bouwer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bouwer is not content to let Weapons control the position.
Weapons landing strikes.
Weapons decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Weapons tries to bum rush Bouwer with a series of wild strikes but Bouwer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapons closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Weapons trying to control from half guard but Bouwer is working away.
Weapons looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bouwer wants to control but Weapons is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bouwer is trying to stand back up but Weapons is controlling him
Bouwer tries to roll over but Weapons keeps him under control.
Heavy Weapons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weapons wants to control but Bouwer is keeping him busy.
Weapons is looking for a kimura here.
Weapons wants to work for an arm triangle but Bouwer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bouwer misses with a takedown
and Weapons counters with a single leg into guard. Bouwer didn't expect that.
Weapons wants to control from the top but Bouwer keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bouwer is on top in guard.
Bouwer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weapons trying to keep a closed guard but Bouwer is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouwer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Weapons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Weapons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonie Bouwer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bouwer tries for a takedown but Weapons circles away easily
and Weapons counters with a takedown into side control.
Weapons trying to control the action but Bouwer is working from the bottom.
Weapons is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bouwer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bouwer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bouwer is trying to maintain the position but Weapons is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouwer is pressing down on Weapons's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bouwer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bouwer can't keep his opponent in guard - Weapons advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bouwer is controlling Weapons's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bouwer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bouwer.
Bouwer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Weapons trying to control the position from guard on top but Bouwer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouwer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weapons trying to control the position from guard on top but Bouwer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bouwer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Weapons is looking to work some ground and pound but Bouwer has wrist control.
Bouwer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Weapons can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Weapons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapons looking to sit in guard and control but Bouwer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bouwer looking to pass the guard.
Bouwer stands and steps away. Weapons gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bouwer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bouwer gets the takedown into side control.
Bouwer working the ground and pound.
Bouwer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Weapons knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Weapons manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weapons is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bouwer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bouwer's back!
Bouwer is trapped and Weapons is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Weapons struggling to keep hold of the position.
Weapons gets his hands free as Bouwer looks to control.
Bouwer is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Weapons has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bouwer's body.
Weapons scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bouwer is looking for a way out.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leonie Bouwer.
I think Weapons 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Weapons!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Cornel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Cornel!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cornel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Flores looks to land a combination but Cornel avoids it well.
Cornel tries to clinch but Flores is having none of it.
Cornel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cornel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A clash of legs there as Flores blocks the low kick.
Cornel moves out of range as Flores strikes.
Flores sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cornel lands with a nice combination. Flores backs away looking to recover.
Flores misses with a head kick.
Flores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flores lands with a shot to the body.
Flores tries a head kick but it misses.
Cornel shoots in and drives through. Flores sprawls well.
Cornel is looking to land body kicks.
Flores plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cornel throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores throws a sloppy head kick and Cornel moves out of range easily.
Flores misses with a double jab.
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
Flores swings for the body but Cornel moves out of range.
A lazy left from Cornel finds it's target.
Cornel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flores is out of range and Cornel settles back down.
Cornel wants to clinch.
Flores misses with a combination
and Cornel counters with a straight right hand.
Flores will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cornel shoots in but no luck this time.
Gabriel Flores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Cornel.
Flores throws a head kick that misses
and Cornel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cornel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cornel scores with a nice strike.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cornel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cornel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Flores is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cornel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cornel's back!
Cornel is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Flores gets his way!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flores is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Flores has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Cornel is in real trouble here. Flores gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Cornel is tapping out! Flores wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Flores!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Who (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elvis Who is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elvis Who!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Who bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Balboa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Who landing strikes.
Who decides to stand back up. Who steps back and let's Balboa get back to his feet.
Balboa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Who misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Who has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Balboa is trying to keep an underhook but Who manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Who tries to pass to full mount but Balboa defends it.
Who stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Balboa to get to his feet.
Balboa doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Who to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Who thows a body shot but no joy.
Balboa scores with a nice head shot.
Who fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balboa is out of range.
Who wants to clinch up but Balboa keeps it at a distance.
Who fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboa darts in and clinches Who up against the cage.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Who manages to break the clinch.
Who throws a jab when Balboa was well out of range.
Balboa misses with a takedown
and Who counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Who.
Balboa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Who!
Who flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Balboa tries to control but Who wriggling away.
Who working to try and regain half guard.
Balboa stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Who shoots in.
Balboa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Who!
Who is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Who is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Balboa wants to control the pace but Who is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa manages to capitalize on a mistake by Who to take his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Who holding both Balboa 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who is trying to break free.
Who staying busy and making it hard for Balboa to control.
Who rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Who makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Balboa blocks a head kick by Who.
Balboa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Balboa scores with a takedown into Who's guard.
Who is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Who jumps guard.
Who kicks Balboa off and gets to his feet.
Who doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Balboa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Who wants to get back to his feet but Balboa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Balboa stands and steps away. Who gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Who throws a head kick that misses.
Balboa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Who. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Who.
Who throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Who.
Balboa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Who throws a lazy head kick
and Balboa counters with a takedown into side control.
Balboa is putting a hurting on Who here, landing some big shots from side control.
Who tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Who bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Who wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side
and Balboa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Who's guard now.
Who is looking to stand up but Balboa isn't so interested in that idea.
Who had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Balboa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Who Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Balboa's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocky Balboa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Who throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balboa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Who scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Who stands up and beckons Balboa to join him on the feet.
Who throws a lazy head kick
and Balboa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Who thinking.
Balboa tries to keep at a distance but Who has taken the fight into the clinch.
Who pulls guard successfully.
Who trying to strike off his back.
Who might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Balboa prevents Who from getting back to his feet.
Balboa pushes down on Who's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Who throws a strike from the bottom but Balboa passes into side control!
Who can't do much from the bottom here.
Who is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Who sneaks out the side door and pushes Balboa away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Who bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Who lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Who working the ground and pound.
Who decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Who throws a head kick that misses
and Balboa counters with a low kick, right behind Who 's knee.
Who throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Who misses with a body kick.
Elvis Who seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Who is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balboa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt
so Who counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Who connects with a couple of short punches.
Who forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Who stands up and waves to Balboa to follow him.
Who tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
A head kick misses from Who.
Who throws a hook but Balboa avoids it easily.
Who misses with a takedown attempt
and Balboa counters with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Who.
Who misses with a head kick.
Who shoots in but no luck this time.
Who throws a sloppy head kick
and Balboa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Who is trying to get back to full guard.
Who wants to get back to his feet.
Who has one foot on Balboa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Who throws a lazy body kick
and Balboa counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who circles away from the clinch attempt.
Who tries to clinch but Balboa moves out of range.
Who tries to clinch but Balboa is having none of it.
Who misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Who. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balboa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Who moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
Who pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Who circles away and keeps his distance.
Who throws a sloppy head kick
and Balboa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Who!
Elvis Who overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Who is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Balboa lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Elvis Who has been cut.
Who's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Balboa avoids the attempt from Who to control.
Who is working to get back to half guard.
Who regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Who moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Who scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Who misses the body punch
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has Who backing up. Who nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
Who shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Who showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Who decides to stand up.
Who stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balboa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa darts in trying to clinch
and Who counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Balboa's guard now.
Balboa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Who gets to his feet - Balboa follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Who dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elvis Who's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Balboa.
Who throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balboa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Who fails to land the takedown.
Who keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick by Who misses
and Balboa counters with a takedown into side control.
Who is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Balboa is controlling him well.
Balboa is looking to take a break and control but Who is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Who can't do much from the bottom here.
Who is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Balboa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balboa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Who!
Who is working to get back to half guard.
Who is working hard here to advance position.
Who sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Who is looking to escape.
Balboa slips a nice elbow through Who's hands, connecting with Who's forehead.
Who manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Who throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Who throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Who lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Who looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balboa is fending him off so far but Who persists. Nope, Balboa circles away and we're back to standing.
Who bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balboa's head.
Who wants to clinch.
Who circles away from the clinch attempt
and Who counters with a thumping low kick.
Who throws a head kick that misses.
Who gets caught flat footed, as Balboa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Who throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Balboa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Who wants to sweep but no luck.
Who wriggles free and stands up.
Who looks to clinch
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has Who backing up. Who nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
Who throws a jab but it's blocked by Balboa.
Balboa gets caught flat footed, as Who shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.Balboa managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who cracks Balboa with a solid left hand.
Who gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Who slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
Who stuffs the takedown.
Who misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Who as he avoids it easily.
Elvis Who has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
Who closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Who lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Balboa down.
Who works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Who is chipping away with strikes.
Who decides to stand up, so the ref orders Balboa to his feet.
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Who throws a poor cross that misses
and Balboa moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Who throws a head kick that misses
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has Who backing up. Who nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Who tries to clinch but Balboa moves away
and Balboa counters with a one-two to the body.
Balboa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Who counters with a single leg into guard. Balboa didn't expect that.
Who wants to stand but Balboa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Who gets to his feet - Balboa follows without any prompting.
Who throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Who throws a right hand that Balboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Balboa also avoids with ease.
Who throws a head kick that misses
and Balboa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Balboa thows a huge punch but Who dodges it nicely.
Who flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Balboa decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Who falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balboa counters with a takedown into side control.
Who wants to control but Balboa postures up.
Who manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elvis Who.
I think Who 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Take Ogenawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Take Ogenawa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Take Ogenawa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit stuffs the takedown.
Ogenawa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ogenawa forces his way into half guard.
Benoit wants to improve his position but Ogenawa is controlling well.
Ogenawa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Benoit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ogenawa on the ground.
Ogenawa is trying to work for a kimura but Benoit is defending well.
Ogenawa looks gassed!
Ogenawa prevents Benoit from improving his position.
Benoit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benoit tries to get out of the position.
Ogenawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benoit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit wants to control but Ogenawa is keeping busy.
Benoit could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Benoit tries to get to full guard but Ogenawa has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ogenawa is working for a kimura but Benoit is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Benoit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benoit wants to clinch up but Ogenawa keeps it at a distance.
Ogenawa shoots in and drives through. Benoit sprawls well.
Ogenawa tries for a takedown but Benoit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dean Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Take Ogenawa.
Ogenawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benoit scores with a three punch combo!
Benoit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ogenawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benoit moves in looking to clinch but Ogenawa pushes him off.
Benoit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benoit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogenawa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ogenawa looks for a takedown but Benoit sprawls well.
Benoit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benoit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ogenawa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benoit's waist but Benoit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ogenawa off to one side.
Ogenawa tries to keep at a distance but Benoit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benoit can't break the clinch.
Ogenawa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ogenawa is trying for a kimura here. Benoit looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ogenawa wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Take Ogenawa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cool McCold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Dickerson (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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cool McCold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Dickerson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickerson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dickerson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on McCold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dickerson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McCold is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
McCold takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dickerson trying to control the action but McCold is working from the bottom.
McCold defending against the ground and pound.
Dickerson just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McCold regains half guard, as Dickerson was trying to land strikes.
Dickerson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dickerson thows a huge punch but McCold dodges it nicely.
McCold misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McCold wants to control but Dickerson is keeping busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dickerson moves in looking to clinch but McCold pushes him off.
McCold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dickerson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCold.
McCold misses with an uppercut.
McCold lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jean Dickerson has been cut.
Dickerson tries to clinch but McCold moves out of range.
Dickerson walks into a straight right hand from McCold.
Dickerson is rocked!
Dickerson defending well as McCold loads up on a big left hand.
Dickerson is still on wobbly legs! Can McCold finish him?
McCold misses with a hook. Dickerson ducked under it nicely.
Dickerson ducks under a wild hook from McCold.
McCold slow jab from Dickerson misses its intended target.
Dickerson ducks under a wild hook from McCold.
Dickerson slips a straight right by McCold.
Jean Dickerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCold connects with a nice cross there... Dickerson is looking wobbly and McCold recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Dickerson to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - McCold jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cool McCold!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenjiro Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett has chosen Alaj volim kad je pomalena as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
Maeda stops a takedown attempt from Barnett.
Maeda wants to break free but Barnett has control.
Maeda really is a fat lump.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Barnett keeps him there for the moment.
Barnett avoiding damage.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
It looks like Kenjiro Maeda has been cut.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Maeda won't allow it.
Barnett with a knee to the head.
Barnett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barnett controlling the action here for a moment.
Maeda wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Barnett.
A bit of stalling here from Barnett.
Maeda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maeda avoiding damage as Barnett throws knees to the body.
Barnett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnett tries for a takedown but Maeda manages to get underhooks.
Kenjiro Maeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Barnett.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but Maeda blocks it.
Barnett has Maeda pressed against the cage.
Barnett scores with a knee to the head.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Barnett keeps him there for the moment.
Maeda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnett lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett looks gassed!
Maeda pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maeda wants to stand up but Barnett is controlling him.
Barnett content to stall in guard here.
Barnett stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Maeda closes the distance but Barnett moves to the side
and Barnett counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barnett's guard.
Barnett pulls Maeda in close to prevent any damage.
Barnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maeda is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda tries to stand but Barnett is controlling from the bottom.
Barnett kicks Maeda off and gets to his feet.
Barnett darts in trying to clinch
letting Maeda counter with a right hand.
Barnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnett stuffs the takedown.
Barnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett darts in trying to clinch
and Maeda counters with a series of strikes. Barnett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maeda throws a shot to the body.
Maeda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barnett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maeda misses with a combination
and Barnett moves into the clinch.
Maeda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maeda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnett connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Barnett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett controlling the action here for a moment.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Barnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenjiro Maeda's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnett clinches but Maeda breaks the clinch
letting Maeda counter with a right hand.
Barnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maeda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barnett's guard.
Maeda wanted to stand there but Barnett had control of the position.
Barnett controls Maeda momentarily but Maeda frees himself.
Barnett uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Maeda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett closes the distance and clinches up with Maeda, looking for a takedown. Barnett pushes Maeda against the cage but Maeda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maeda throws a head kick that misses
and Barnett counters by clinching up.
Maeda wants to break free but Barnett has control.
Barnett is pressed up against the cage. Maeda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnett down to the mat. Barnett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barnett tries to clinch but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maeda connects with a body shot.
Maeda lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnett off the cage and back into rage.
Maeda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maeda counters with an outside leg kick.
Barnett stuffs the takedown attempt from Maeda. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnett clinches up with Maeda and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnett pulls guard successfully.
Barnett kicks Maeda off and gets to his feet.
Maeda throws a right hand that Barnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnett also avoids with ease.
Kenjiro Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda tries for a takedown but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenjiro Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maeda. That did some damage!
Barnett is looking to slow Maeda down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maeda but Maeda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnett looks to clinch
and Maeda counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barnett cracks Maeda with a nice body shot.
Barnett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Maeda holds him up against the cage and eventually Barnett drops back down to his feet.
Barnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnett lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnett pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett has his feet on Maeda's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Barnett is looking to clinch.
Barnett moves in looking to clinch but Maeda pushes him off.
Nice shot lands for Maeda.
Barnett tries to clinch
and Maeda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrible takedown by Maeda or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnett which made him look bad.
Maeda's corner calls for a 1-2. Maeda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnett looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maeda connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Barnett! He's out on his feet! Maeda rushes in and drops Barnett with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenjiro Maeda!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oshi Takawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferdinand Marcos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oshi Takawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferdinand Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marcos lands a slapping body shot.
Takawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Takawa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice sprawl there from Marcos as Takawa shoots in.
Marcos throws a series of punches but Takawa moves out of range.
Takawa gets the takedown into side control.
Takawa tries to move to mount but Marcos blocks the move with his legs.
Takawa working away.
Takawa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Marcos's legs.
Takawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marcos, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Takawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takawa swings around for an armbar but Marcos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Takawa's guard.
Takawa is breathing heavily.
Marcos wants to control from the top but Takawa keeps moving.
Marcos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takawa is looking for a triangle here but Marcos uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Check out the look on Marcos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marcos decides to stand back up.
Marcos misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Marcos.
Marcos throws a right and a left that Takawa avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Marcos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marcos throws a front kick that sends Takawa stumbling back into the cage.
Marcos lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Takawa fails with the takedown.
Marcos motions for Takawa to come forward. Marcos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takawa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marcos.
Takawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marcos.
Marcos stuffs the takedown attempt from Takawa. Takawa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oshi Takawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Takawa is rocked!
Marcos moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Takawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marcos pulls guard.
Takawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Takawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takawa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marcos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Takawa, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takawa keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
Takawa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marcos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Takawa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Marcos pulls his head out easily.
Marcos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Takawa!
Takawa working to try and regain half guard.
Takawa tries to improve his position but instead Marcos has taken his back!
Marcos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Takawa knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Takawa for a finish.
Marcos lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Marcos keeps control of the position as Takawa tries to break free.
Good control from Marcos.
Takawa breaks Marcos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Takawa looking to pass the guard.
Takawa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Marcos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Takawa has Marcos in his guard.
Marcos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takawa is refusing to be controlled, as Marcos sits in half guard.
Takawa wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marcos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marcos misses with a body kick.
Takawa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marcos is fending him off so far but Takawa persists. Nope, Marcos circles away and we're back to standing.
Takawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcos.
Marcos gets the takedown into side control.
Takawa looking for a sweep but Marcos has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Marcos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Takawa sprawls well initially but Marcos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Takawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takawa trying to get back to full guard but Marcos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takawa wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
cage is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Takawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos tries to keep control of the position but Takawa is staying busy.
Takawa tries to roll but Marcos sticks to his back.
Marcos working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Takawa is doing well to defend. Marcos seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Takawa is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ferdinand Marcos!
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