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EMPIRE XXXIV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rin Sadako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rin Sadako!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadako shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
Sadako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clarke showed some decent athleticism there.
Clarke wants to pass the guard but Sadako is defending well.
Clarke is nestled in close to Sadako, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sadako is staying active underneath Clarke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clarke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sadako pushes Clarke off looking to stand but Clarke dives back in and keeps control.
Clarke 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.
Clarke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clarke in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadako trying to hold on to Clarke's head to control him but Clarke postures up.
Clarke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clarke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clarke scores a takedown into full mount!
Clarke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Clarke landing punches.
Clarke controlling the pace for now.
Sadako can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Clarke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Clarke with the ground and pound from mount.
Clarke prevents Sadako from getting the reversal.
Clarke lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Clarke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Clarke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sadako is rocked!
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!
Sadako'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.
Sadako is still in real trouble! Can Clarke finish him?
Clarke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sadako hang on?
Clarke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clarke lands a big elbow - Sadako is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sadako is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andrew Clarke!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Talib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talib has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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224 lbs
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260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mo Talib!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talib closes the distance and clinches up with Parker, looking for a takedown. Talib pushes Parker against the ropes but Parker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Talib closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parker circles away.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
A head kick misses from Talib.
Parker cracks a nice hook into Talib's ribs.
Parker lands a two punch combo.
Talib will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrew Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Talib.
Oooooh!!! Parker has knocked Talib down with a huge combo! Parker steps away and waves a wobbly Talib back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Talib is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker throws a pinpoint strike between Talib's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Talib crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Parker scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Parker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Dicks (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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165 lbs
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Dicks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicks shoots in looking for a takedown. Ortega tries to sprawl out of it but Dicks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Ortega manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ortega lands a nice looking body shot.
Dicks shoots in looking for a takedown but Ortega manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dicks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ortega connects with a looping right hand.
Jason Dicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dicks tries to clinch but Ortega moves out of range.
Dicks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Julian Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Dicks.
Good exchange - Ortega coming out on top.
Dicks is rocked!
Ortega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dicks.
Dicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortega finish him?
Dicks shoots in for a takedown but Ortega shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dicks seems to have recovered his senses.
Dicks looks gassed!
Ortega digs a good hook to Dicks's body.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Ortega.
Ortega knocks out Dicks with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Ortega before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Ortega picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julian Ortega!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoishi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoishi Uzomaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destruction is looking to clinch but Uzomaki is avoiding it.
Max Destruction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destruction tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Uzomaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uzomaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Destruction. Destruction obviously looking to wear him down.
Uzomaki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Uzomaki is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Uzomaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Destruction's head.
Uzomaki uses his free foot to push down on Destruction's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Destruction.
Destruction squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Uzomaki jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Destruction is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Destruction and Uzomaki has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Destruction is looking for a sweep.
Destruction sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Uzomaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Uzomaki works his way into side control.
Destruction might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Destruction can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction tries to buck Uzomaki off but Uzomaki is having none of it.
Destruction pushes Uzomaki away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Uzomaki gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Uzomaki working the body and head with strikes.
Uzomaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Destruction is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Uzomaki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Uzomaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Destruction taking some punishment here, with Uzomaki in his half guard.
Uzomaki stands up out of the half guard.
Destruction is looking to clinch but Uzomaki is avoiding it.
Destruction stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Destruction wants it to stay on the feet.
Max Destruction is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzomaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Destruction moves into the clinch.
Uzomaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Destruction lands an elbow that stopped Uzomaki in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Yoishi Uzomaki has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uzomaki.
Uzomaki tries to break free but Destruction pushes him back against the ropes.
Destruction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uzomaki.
Destruction landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uzomaki looks gassed!
Destruction tries a knee to the head but Uzomaki blocks it.
Uzomaki fails to pull guard.
Destruction taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Destruction misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Uzomaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Destruction digs a right hand underneath Uzomaki's ribcage. Uzomaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Destruction scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Destruction is trying to maintain a safe position but Uzomaki gets an underhook and turns Destruction into the ropes.
A short right from Destruction on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki wants to stall.
Destruction using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uzomaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Destruction manages to break the clinch.
Uzomaki shoots in for a takedown but Destruction shows good takedown defense.
Max Destruction has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoishi Uzomaki.
Destruction closes the distance and pushes Uzomaki back into the ropes.
Destruction lands with a light punch inside.
Destruction with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uzomaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Destruction pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Destruction's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uzomaki.
A bit of stalling here from Destruction.
Destruction lands an elbow that stopped Uzomaki in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Uzomaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Destruction has double underhooks.
Uzomaki can't break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Destruction lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uzomaki backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Destruction.
Destruction lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uzomaki takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Destruction.
Destruction lands a shoulder strike.
Destruction lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Yoishi Uzomaki's cut even more.
Destruction is stalling here.
Destruction tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Destruction creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Destruction breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Destruction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destruction dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Destruction feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Uzomaki's calf.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Destruction plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Destruction clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Destruction.
Destruction slowing the pace effectively.
Destruction with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Destruction lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Yoishi Uzomaki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short uppercut from Destruction.
Destruction breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uzomaki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Destruction fakes the leg kick and cracks Uzomaki in the body.
Uzomaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Destruction clinches up with Uzomaki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Destruction lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uzomaki backwards.
Destruction gets through Uzomaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Destruction is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Destruction pushes Uzomaki back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Destruction lands an elbow inside that Uzomaki shrugs off.
Destruction throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uzomakis head.
Yoishi Uzomaki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Destruction breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Destruction throws a sloppy head kick and Uzomaki moves out of range easily.
Uzomaki blocks a head kick by Destruction.
Destruction with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Uzomaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uzomaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Destruction lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Destruction lands a shoulder strike.
Destruction lands a shoulder strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Destruction looking to slow down the pace here.
Destruction pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Destruction lands a head kick. Uzomaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yoishi Uzomaki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Destruction!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Nogueira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis High!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
High misses with a looping right.
High tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueira was well out of range. Poor timing from High.
Nogueira just misses with a punch to the body.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. High sprawls well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. High sprawls well.
High stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. High tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag High to the ground. High escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
High throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High connects with a body shot that sends Nogueira's belly button to the back.
High thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from High does it's job there.
Nogueira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from High.
High lands a nice hook to Nogueira's body. Nogueira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nogueira throws a predictable looking body shot
and High connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
High ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
High lands a nice shot to the body.
Nogueira ducks right into an uppercut from High.
It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nogueira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh, that's a big right hand from High and Nogueira goes tumbling to the canvas! High follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
High thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nogueira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
High landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nogueira is trying to control but can't.
High trying to pass the guard but Nogueira defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to control but can't.
High controlling the action here.
Nogueira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. High is working away from the top position though.
High is keen to just control but Nogueira is a slippery customer.
High really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
High feints and as Nogueira raises his hands in defense, High changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
High trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
High 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.
High trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
High stays in close to Nogueira's body and controls the position.
High pushes down on Nogueira's leg and manages to get into half guard.
High is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
High wants to pass the guard but Nogueira is defending well.
Nogueira gets back to full guard.
Nogueira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
High throws a strike but Nogueira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nogueira drops back, looking for a kneebar! High looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. High looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from High!
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 six minutes gone in the round.
High working away.
Nogueira is trying to improve his position.
Nogueira sneaks back into half guard.
High looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of High's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take High's back!
Nogueira has High flattened out and is raining down punches.
Nogueira struggling to keep hold of the position.
High covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Nogueira trying to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
High wants to get back to his feet.
High covering up well under a barage of strikes.
High covering up well under a barage of strikes.
High looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Will Nogueira go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Nogueira throwing sloppy strikes.
Nogueira controls the action.
High trying to get back to his feet but Nogueira is in full control for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
High staying busy and making it hard for Nogueira to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis High dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueira's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
High jabs Nogueira right on the nose. Nogueira blinks but takes it well.
High is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nogueira fails with the takedown
and High cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nogueira misses with a jab to the body
letting High counter with a right hand.
High misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
High has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
High stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and High wants it to stay on the feet.
High throws a shot from downtown. Nogueira moves away and avoids it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nogueira. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a body punch but High moves out of range.
High scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Travis High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
High fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
High dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
High throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nogueira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
High jabs Nogueira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
High jabs at Nogueira's body.
High lands a head shot.
High lands a jab to Nogueira's midsection.
High scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
High lands a jab.
High takes a swing at Nogueira's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
High fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
High lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
High misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
High connects with a body shot.
High throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
High stuns Nogueira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
High looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from High finds it's way through Nogueira's defenses.
High misses with a wild body shot.
High lands a nice hook to Nogueira's body. Nogueira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nogueira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
High thuds his right hand into Nogueira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
High scores with the left hand. Nogueira knows he should have avoided that one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
High fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
High with a jab.
Antonio Nogueira's cut is getting worse.
High lands an overhand right.
Nogueira misses with a hook to the body
and High counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nogueira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
High looks to score with a jab to the body but Nogueira is just out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
High fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts High, as that shot connected.
High scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nogueira doesn't seem bothered though.
Nogueira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
High fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nogueira on the side of the head.
High swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nogueira.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
High digs a good body shot into Nogueira's ribs.
A jab-cross combination lands for High and sends Nogueira crashing to the mat! High follows him down to the mat - Nogueira regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
High missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
High wants to free his trapped foot but Nogueira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
High content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira is trying to maintain the position but High is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. High lands a nice short elbow.
High prevents Nogueira from improving his position.
Nogueira is looking to control High's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nogueira avoid being mounted?
High is trying to control. Nogueira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to roll over but High keeps him under control.
High performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nogueira is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nogueira fails with the takedown
and High makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Antonio Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Travis High is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by High. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of High.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis High comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well High has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Travis High!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Travis High!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Travis High!
Travis High wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cylvos Canis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Joe Joe jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Joe jr has chosen Moyuru (Sprouting) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cylvos Canis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Joe Joe jr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe Joe jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Canis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Canis looks to throw the jab but Joe Joe jr is out of range.
Joe Joe jr tries to clinch up.
Joe Joe jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Canis circles away.
Joe Joe jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Canis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe Joe jr wants to clinch.
Joe Joe jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe Joe jr is looking to clinch but Canis is avoiding it.
Canis scores with a nice head shot.
Joe Joe jr tries to clinch there but Canis circles away.
Canis lands with a nice combination. Joe Joe jr backs away looking to recover.
Joe Joe jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Canis. Those never looked like landing.
Joe Joe jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Canis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Canis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Joe Joe jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Canis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe Joe jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Canis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joey Joe Joe jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Canis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe Joe jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canis.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Canis scores with the left hand. Joe Joe jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Canis clobbers Joe Joe jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joe Joe jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Canis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joe Joe jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr looking to throw knees to the head but Canis is blocking nicely.
Joe Joe jr tries a knee to the head but Canis blocks it.
Canis avoids the elbow strike from Joe Joe jr, against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr lands a damaging elbow.
Canis tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Canis breaks the clinch.
Joe Joe jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Canis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joe Joe jr scrambles back to his feet.
Joe Joe jr looks up at the clock. Bad move! Canis lands a right hand from hell, dropping Joe Joe jr. Canis pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cylvos Canis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Wayts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayts comes to the ring accompanied by Insane Clown Posse - In Yo Face. Hector Lombard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Wayts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lombard gets in close and tags Wayts with a short punch that almost sends Wayts to the mat! Oh Wayts is in big trouble! He turns his back on Lombard, trying to create some distance but Lombard rushes him, striking wildly and Wayts goes down! The referee tackles Lombard into the ropes to end the fight! Lombard is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Lombard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Crahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crahan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All That Remains - The Last Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Crahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuda takes a swing at Crahan's ribcage but misses.
Crahan tries a low kick but Yasuda avoids it.
Yasuda tries to move into range but Crahan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crahan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yasuda.
Nice shot by Yasuda.
Yasuda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crahan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yasuda is out of range and Crahan settles back down.
Yasuda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crahan wants a takedown but no success here.
Crahan is trying to force a seperation but Yasuda has the dominant position.
Crahan goes for a takedown attempt but Yasuda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crahan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crahan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crahan slips under a jab from Yasuda.
Yasuda swings for the body but Crahan moves out of range.
Crahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crahan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yasuda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yasuda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Crahan blocking some punches.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crahan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yasuda prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Crahan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crahan tries to circle away but Yasuda has him pinned against the ropes.
Yasuda lands with a left to the head.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Crahan controls his hands.
Yasuda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crahan.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Crahan breaks the clinch.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the body.
Crahan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.
Yasuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasuda throws a body punch but Crahan moves out of range.
Yasuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crahan throws out the jab.
Crahan lunges at Yasuda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yasuda's hand.
Crahan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yasuda misses with a body shot.
Yasuda throws out a loose jab but Crahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crahan lands a jab to the head.
Crahan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yasuda as he avoids it easily.
Crahan thumps Yasuda with a low kick.
Crahan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crahan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a hook. Crahan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yasuda digs a good body shot into Crahan's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yasuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crahan manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Crahan coming out on top.
Yasuda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda digs a right hand into Crahan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crahan's gas tank.
Yasuda trying to control the position but instead, Crahan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yasuda into the ropes.
Crahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yasuda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yasuda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yasuda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crahan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yasuda enables Crahan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yasuda manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crahan throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crahan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yasuda is keeping the position for now.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Crahan from controlling successfully.
Yasuda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crahan is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yasuda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crahan postures up.
Crahan tries to free his leg and advance position but Yasuda is retaining full guard.
Yasuda has a closed guard, preventing Crahan from standing up.
Crahan 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yasuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crahan was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasuda.
Yasuda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crahan.
Crahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yasuda throws out the jab.
Crahan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yasuda slips under a jab from Crahan.
Yasuda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crahan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yasuda.
Nice defenses there by Crahan.
That's four 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.
A slow jab from Yasuda misses its intended target.
Crahan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yasuda throws a leg kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crahan.
Crahan lands a front kick.
Yasuda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yasuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crahan fails with a takedown attempt.
Crahan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yasuda.
A jab from Crahan finds it's way through Yasuda's defenses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yasuda misses with a wild body shot.
Yasuda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crahan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A cross from Yasuda lands.
Yasuda throws a body punch but Crahan moves out of range.
Yasuda lands a body shot.
Yasuda misses with a straight right.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a looping overhand right but Crahan ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crahan. Yasuda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yasuda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yasuda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crahan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasuda manages to avoid it.
Crahan slips under a jab.
Crahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crahan throws a shot from downtown. Yasuda moves away and avoids it.
Crahan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crahan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasuda.
Crahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crahan misses with an uppercut.
Yasuda closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yasuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasuda prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Crahan tries for a takedown but Yasuda manages to get underhooks.
Crahan is breathing heavily.
Yasuda prevents Crahan from breaking the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crahan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yasuda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Yasuda won't allow it.
Yasuda prevents Crahan from breaking the clinch.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda has Crahan pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crahan as Yasuda tries to tie him up.
Yasuda pushes Crahan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yasuda lands a body punch.
Yasuda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crahan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Crahan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crahans head.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Yasuda trying to land knees to the body.
Yasuda is leaning against Crahan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crahans head.
Crahan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yasuda obliges.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Yasuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crahan.
Yasuda breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Yasuda both land. Nice combination.
Yasuda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yasuda jabs Crahan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Yasuda there.
Yasuda closes the distance and clinches.
Yasuda avoiding damage.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Crahan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crahan's gas tank.
Yasuda controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crahan has had enough of the clinch but Yasuda keeps him there for the moment.
Yasuda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crahan is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Yasuda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crahan backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yasuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crahan.
Still in the clinch, Yasuda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Crahan takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yasuda leaning his opponent against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the side of Crahan's head.
Yasuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crahan is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yasuda tries to land knees in the clinch but Crahan avoids the damage to the body.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yasuda lands with a right to the head.
Oh Crahan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crahan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crahan blocks an uppercut.
Crahan seems to have got his legs back now.
Yasuda prevents a takedown attempt there.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crahan backwards.
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Crahan working hard to break the clinch.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crahan or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Still in the clinch, Yasuda scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
Yasuda cracks Crahan with a nice body shot.
Yasuda lands a left hand.
Yasuda is looking to control Crahan's arms but Crahan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yasuda has his back to the ropes.
Yasuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the side of Crahan's head.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crahan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yasuda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crahan misses with a straight left.
Crahan looks to land a right hand but Yasuda moved out of range.
Yasuda drops his hands momentarily and Crahan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yasuda ducks under a wild hook from Crahan.
Yasuda misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Yasuda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yasuda.
Yasuda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crahan.
Yasuda clinches up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Crahan.
Crahan manages to break the clinch.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crahan moves away.
Crahan throws a looping overhand right but Yasuda ducks down to avoid it.
Crahan misses with a looping left.
Crahan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crahan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crahan throws a low kick, looking for Yasuda's leg but Yasuda calmly moves out of range.
Crahan slips a jab from Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with a hook.
Yasuda misses with a body shot.
Yasuda misses with a double jab.
Crahan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crahan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yasuda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yasuda looks to land a combination. Crahan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crahan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Yasuda. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yasuda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yasuda misses with a wild combination.
Crahan walks into a stiff left hand from Yasuda.
Crahan swings for the body but Yasuda moves out of range.
Yasuda digs a good body shot into Crahan's ribs.
Crahan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasuda throws a hook to the side of Crahan's head but Crahan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yasuda connects with a body shot that sends Crahan's belly button to the back.
A jab lands there for Yasuda.
Crahan throws a sloppy head kick and Yasuda moves out of range easily.
Yasuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crahan.
Yasuda just misses with a punch to the body.
Crahan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crahan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yasuda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crahan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crahan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crahan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yasuda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crahan under the eye.
Crahan throws the left hand but Yasuda avoids the punch easily.
Yasuda scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crahan throws a nice looking combination but Yasuda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yasuda scores with a jab to the head.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Crahan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crahan looks up at the clock. Bad move! Yasuda lands a right hand from hell, dropping Crahan. Yasuda pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, 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 Bruce The Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Jahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Jahn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce The Dragon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce The Dragon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Jahn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jahn throws out the jab.
Jahn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Dragon slips a jab and a cross from Jahn.
The Dragon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oliver Jahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jahn throws a lazy head kick
and The Dragon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jahn's knee momentarily.
The Dragon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Jahn.
The Dragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Dragon.
The Dragon ducks under a wild hook from Jahn.
The Dragon throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from The Dragon.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jahn.
Jahn misses with a head kick.
The Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but Jahn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jahn checks a leg kick.
The Dragon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jahn.
No joy there for Jahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahn throws a jab when The Dragon was well out of range.
The Dragon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jahn misses with a straight left.
The Dragon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Dragon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Jahn moves out of range easily.
The Dragon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jahn throws a head kick that misses
and The Dragon counters with a solid body kick.
Jahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Dragon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Dragon.
The Dragon is looking to slow Jahn down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from The Dragon.
The Dragon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Dragon throws a body kick that misses.
The Dragon avoids the body shot from Jahn.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Dragon.
Jahn looks gassed!
Jahn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahn avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
Jahn throws a combination. The Dragon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Dragon throws a sloppy head kick
and Jahn counters with a one-two to the body.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Jahn moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Dragon, right into the meat.
A big left from Jahn misses.
Jahn throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Dragon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jahn's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jahn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jahn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Dragon circles away quickly and effectively.
The Dragon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jahn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Dragon lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Dragon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jahn blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
Jahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahn checks a low kick from The Dragon.
The Dragon throws a low kick but Jahn moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Dragon, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Dragon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jahn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jahn checks a leg kick.
The Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Jahn misses its intended target.
Jahn 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.
Jahn misses with a two punch combination.
Jahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Dragon.
The Dragon misses with a low kick.
The Dragon scores with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jahn. Those never looked like landing.
The Dragon throws a low kick but Jahn avoids it.
Jahn with a jab.
A head kick misses from The Dragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jahn looks to land a combination but The Dragon avoids it well.
The Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Jahn moves out of range easily.
Jahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from The Dragon.
Jahn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Dragon avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Dragon feints and then cracks Jahn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jahn down.
Jahn misses with a hook.
Jahn throws a head kick but The Dragon moves out of range.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
The Dragon thows a leg kick but Jahn checks it
and Jahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Dragon misses with a kick to the body.
The Dragon connects with a leg kick. Jahn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jahn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jahn misses with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon tried to score with a low kick but Jahn checks it.
The Dragon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jahn.
Jahn throws a sloppy head kick
and The Dragon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jahn's knee momentarily.
Jahn misses with a wild combination.
The Dragon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jahn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jahn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Dragon on the side of the head.
The Dragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Dragon misses with a low kick.
The Dragon scores with a push kick.
Jahn throws a lazy head kick
and The Dragon counters with a thumping low kick.
The Dragon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jahn.
The Dragon scores with a leg kick.
Jahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dragon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jahn avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
An inside leg kick lands from The Dragon.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
The Dragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from The Dragon.
Jahn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Dragon - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jahn misses with a few strikes there.
Jahn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Dragon throws a head kick that half lands.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
Jahn throws a hook but The Dragon avoids it easily.
The Dragon connects with a solid leg kick.
The Dragon connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jahn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jahn looks to land a right hand but The Dragon moved out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Dragon throws a nice head kick!
The Dragon lands a nice looking body kick.
Jahn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! The Dragon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Dragon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jahn.
Jahn blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon throws a lazy head kick
and Jahn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Dragon thuds his shin into the meat of Jahn's side.
The Dragon scores with a head kick. Jahn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The Dragon lands with a kick to the temple. Jahn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jahn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jahn lands a nice hook to The Dragon's body. The Dragon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Dragon slips under a jab.
The Dragon misses with a low kick.
Jahn throws a lazy head kick
and The Dragon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jahn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon looks for the body kick but Jahn saw that one coming.
A head kick from The Dragon lands but Jahn takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Jahn misses
and The Dragon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jahn's knee momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Dragon.
Jahn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Dragon at a distance.
The Dragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jahn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Dragon.
Jahn takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Dragon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Dragon lands a front kick.
The Dragon connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jahn throws a lazy head kick
and The Dragon counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Dragon.
No joy there for Jahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jahn loads up on a big right hand but The Dragon slips the punch.
The Dragon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jahn throws a lazy head kick
and The Dragon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jahn avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
Jahn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jahn misses with a looping right.
That kick from The Dragon tenderised Jahn's leg. Jahn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jahn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Dragon circles away quickly and effectively.
Jahn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Dragon can pounce on him.
Jahn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Dragon.
The Dragon defending well as Jahn loads up on a big left hand.
Jahn avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
Jahn throws a jab but it's blocked by The Dragon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jahn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Dragon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jahn. That did some damage!
The Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Jahn moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce The Dragon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Dragon lands with a kick to the temple. Jahn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The Dragon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jahn misses with an uppercut. The Dragon saw that one coming.
Jahn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jahn misses with a series of wild punches.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but Jahn moved away.
Jahn thuds his right hand into The Dragon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Dragon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Jahn misses its intended target.
The Dragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Dragon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jahn can do to turn this around?
Jahn misses with a double jab.
The Dragon misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Dragon, right into the meat.
Jahn is breathing heavily.
The Dragon defending well as Jahn loads up on a big left hand.
The Dragon ducks under a wild hook from Jahn.
Jahn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Dragon.
Jahn misses with a straight right.
The Dragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jahn's sensitive parts.
Jahn throws a head kick that misses
and The Dragon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick from The Dragon lands but Jahn takes it in his stride.
Bruce The Dragon is winning the standup battle so far.
Jahn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Dragon. The Dragon obviously looking to wear him down.
The Dragon connects with a solid leg kick.
The Dragon tries to work over Jahn's front leg with a kick but Jahn checks it.
The Dragon scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from The Dragon.
Jahn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Dragon throws a chopping leg kick but Jahn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Dragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jahn's sensitive parts.
The Dragon throws a chopping leg kick but Jahn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Dragon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jahn might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, The Dragon has got the better of the exchanges.
The Dragon misses with a low kick as Jahn jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a body kick the misses
and Jahn counters with a straight right hand.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
A head kick from The Dragon lands but Jahn takes it in his stride.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but Jahn moved away.
The Dragon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Dragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jahn throws a series of strikes that have The Dragon backpedaling.
Jahn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jahn jabs The Dragon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick from The Dragon misses
and Jahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jahn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jahn misses with a series of wild punches.
Jahn looks to land a left hand but The Dragon moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Dragon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jahn's head.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but Jahn moved away.
The Dragon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Dragon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jahn throws a right hand that The Dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that The Dragon also avoids with ease.
Jahn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jahn tries to bum rush The Dragon with a series of wild strikes but The Dragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliver Jahn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Jahn moves out of range.
Jahn throws a head kick that The Dragon semi-blocks.
Jahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jahn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Dragon pushes Jahn away with a front kick.
The Dragon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Jahn moves out of range easily.
The Dragon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jahn.
Jahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Jahn.
The Dragon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jahn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jahn misses with a body shot.
The Dragon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Dragon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Dragon lands a leg kick that knocks Jahn off balance momentarily.
The Dragon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jahn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A left and a right from Jahn both land. Nice combination.
Jahn throws a hook to the side of The Dragon's head but The Dragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Dragon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jahn's calf.
The Dragon moves out of range of the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jahn scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Dragon in his tracks.
Jahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
A combination from Jahn does no damage.
Jahn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Dragon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Dragon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Dragon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jahn looks to land a right hand but The Dragon moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Dragon, right into the meat.
A low kick from The Dragon is predictable there
letting Jahn counter with a right hand.
Jahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Jahn misses its intended target.
A combination from Jahn does no damage.
The Dragon throws a front kick that sends Jahn stumbling back into the ropes.
The Dragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Dragon.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jahn.
The Dragon throws a head kick that Jahn semi-blocks.
Jahn throws a looping overhand right but The Dragon ducks down to avoid it.
Jahn moves out of range of the leg kick from The Dragon.
The Dragon lands a leg kick that knocks Jahn off balance momentarily.
Jahn throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Dragon misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Dragon thumps Jahn with a low kick.
The Dragon misses with a body kick.
The Dragon tried to score with a low kick but Jahn checks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Dragon!
Jahn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jahn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Dragon. The Dragon obviously looking to wear him down.
Jahn throws a sloppy head kick
and The Dragon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A swing and a miss from Jahn.
Jahn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a lazy head kick
and Jahn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jahn misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Dragon throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Dragon throws a nice head kick!
The Dragon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dragon lands a front kick.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Dragon moves away from the strike by Jahn.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Dragon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jahn throws a right hand that The Dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that The Dragon also avoids with ease.
The Dragon ducks under a wild hook from Jahn.
The Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
The Dragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jahn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Dragon slips a jab from Jahn.
The Dragon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jahn misses with a series of wild punches.
The Dragon tries to work over Jahn's front leg with a kick but Jahn checks it.
The Dragon dodges the punch combination from Jahn.
Jahn misses with a double jab.
Jahn fails to land with a series of punches.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but Jahn checks it.
A head kick misses from The Dragon.
Jahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jahn misses with a double jab.
Jahn throws a nice looking combination but The Dragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Dragon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Jahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from The Dragon.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but Jahn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jahn lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Jahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Jahn.
The Dragon thumps Jahn with a low kick.
Jahn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jahn throws a big shot that misses.
The Dragon lands a leg kick that knocks Jahn off balance momentarily.
The Dragon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jahn scores with a three punch combo!
Jahn misses with a hook.
Jahn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jahn throws a lazy head kick
and The Dragon counters with a big head kick but Jahn shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce The Dragon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The Dragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Jahn blocks the low kick.
The Dragon looks to land a body kick but Jahn moved away.
The Dragon lands a front kick.
Jahn lands a nice shot that snaps The Dragon's head back.
Jahn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Dragon's head.
The Dragon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Dragon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jahn avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon thows a leg kick but Jahn checks it
and Jahn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Dragon thinking.
The Dragon walks into a jab.
A combination from Jahn does no damage.
The Dragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jahn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jahn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Dragon has time to react.
The Dragon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jahn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Dragon.
A good leg kick by The Dragon.
Jahn misses with a wild combination.
The Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Jahn moves out of range easily.
The Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
The Dragon connects with a high kick.
Jahn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jahn throws a hook to the side of The Dragon's head but The Dragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Dragon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jahn.
The Dragon tries to move into range but Jahn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Dragon takes one to the chin there.
Jahn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jahn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jahn throws an overhand right that lands on The Dragon's shoulder, as The Dragon tries to avoid the shot.
Jahn scores with a head kick. The Dragon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahn blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Jahn misses
and The Dragon counters with a thumping low kick.
Jahn connects with a crisp jab.
Jahn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jahn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Dragon backs up against the ropes.
The Dragon slips under a jab from Jahn.
The Dragon misses with a low kick.
The Dragon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Dragon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jahn.
The Dragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jahn throws a sloppy head kick and The Dragon moves out of range easily.
The Dragon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good shot there by Jahn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a leg kick which misses Jahn's front leg but catches the back leg as Jahn tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by The Dragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Dragon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jahn throws a hook but The Dragon avoids it easily.
Jahn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dragon is looking to chop away at Jahn's legs.
The Dragon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jahn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Dragon thows a leg kick but Jahn checks it
and Jahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jahn fails to land with a series of punches.
Jahn misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from The Dragon tenderised Jahn's leg. Jahn is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jahn throws a head kick but The Dragon moves out of range.
The Dragon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jahn throws a head kick that misses
and The Dragon counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jahn misses with a hook. The Dragon ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Dragon.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Dragon!
Jahn avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jahn throws a head kick that misses
and The Dragon counters with a thumping low kick.
The Dragon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Dragon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Dragon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jahn misses with a double jab.
The Dragon moves out of range of the strikes.
The Dragon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Dragon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jahn. That did some damage!
The Dragon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jahn.
Jahn tests The Dragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jahn takes a swing at The Dragon's ribcage but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon is looking to slow Jahn down with leg kicks.
Jahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Dragon.
The Dragon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jahn. That did some damage!
The Dragon misses with a leg kick.
Jahn throws out a loose jab but The Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick by Jahn misses
and The Dragon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The Dragon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jahn takes a swing at The Dragon's ribcage but misses.
The Dragon scores with a leg kick.
Jahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dragon staying out of range there.
The Dragon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Dragon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Dragon slips a jab and a cross from Jahn.
The Dragon lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Dragon feints and then cracks Jahn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jahn down.
The Dragon tries a low kick but Jahn avoids it.
The Dragon tries a low kick but Jahn avoids it.
Jahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Dragon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Dragon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jahn throws a head kick that misses
and The Dragon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jahn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jahn misses with a straight left.
Jahn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from The Dragon lands but Jahn takes it in his stride.
The Dragon is looking to slow Jahn down with leg kicks.
The Dragon throws the kick towards the body but Jahn avoids it.
The Dragon throws a nice head kick!
The Dragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jahn with a jab.
Jahn checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Jahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Jahn lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Dragon doesn't seem phased though.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
The Dragon dodges the punch combination from Jahn.
Jahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jahn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jahn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Jahn blocks the low kick.
Jahn scores with a shot to the body.
Jahn throws a nice looking combination but The Dragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dragon moves out of range as Jahn strikes.
The Dragon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jahn checks a low kick from The Dragon.
Jahn scores with a decent looking hook.
Jahn scores with a body shot.
Jahn misses with a double jab.
Jahn fails to land with a series of punches.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Jahn moves out of range.
Jahn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Dragon.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Dragon.
The Dragon lands a leg kick that knocks Jahn off balance momentarily.
The Dragon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jahn to score with a decent uppercut.
Jahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Dragon.
The Dragon thumps Jahn with a low kick.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
Jahn checks a leg kick.
The Dragon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jahn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Jahn moves out of range.
The Dragon staying out of range there.
The Dragon connects with an inside leg kick.
The Dragon wants to land a leg kick but Jahn is out of range.
The Dragon tried to score with a low kick but Jahn checks it.
Jahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Jahn misses
and The Dragon counters with an inside leg kick.
The Dragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jahn.
Jahn moves out of range of the body kick.
Jahn tries a head kick but it misses.
Jahn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oliver Jahn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce The Dragon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Dragon staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce The Dragon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Dragon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bruce The Dragon!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Bruce The Dragon!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Bruce The Dragon!
Bruce The Dragon wins by unanimous decision!
Bruce The Dragon retains his bantamweight title!
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