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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mat Karim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Raymore Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mat Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Raymore Ardonia!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karim shoots for a double leg takedown but Ardonia sprawls well. He's pushed Karim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ardonia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ardonia fails to land with a series of punches.
Ardonia looks to land a combination. Karim sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karim tries to clinch up.
Ardonia lands a two punch combo.
Karim dives in and grabs Ardonia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ardonia pushes down on Karim's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Karim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ardonia cracks Karim with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ardonia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karim.
Ardonia lands with a shot to the body.
Karim is breathing heavily.
Karim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karim is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Ardonia moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Karim! Ardonia continues to tee off on Karim, landing with a left and a right! Ardonia connects with a right hand that leaves Karim sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Ardonia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mirko Raymore Ardonia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Axel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andal Ampatuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly Axel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelly Axel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andal Ampatuan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ampatuan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Axel shoots in for a double leg but Ampatuan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ampatuan lands with a right hand.
Ampatuan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Axel shoots in for a double leg but Ampatuan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ampatuan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Axel in his tracks.
It looks like Kelly Axel has been cut.
Ampatuan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ampatuan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Axel back to the cage. Ampatuan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axel shoots in but Ampatuan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Axel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Axel shoots in for a double leg but Ampatuan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Axel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ampatuan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Axel is breathing heavily.
Ampatuan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Axel gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Axel tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Ampatuan is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Axel buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Axel!! Axel is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Ampatuan throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andal Ampatuan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flauterio Toglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Toglas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bodies. Pacquiao has chosen ten thousand fists as his entrance music. Flauterio Toglas had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be fireworks!
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145 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flauterio Toglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toglas shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Toglas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toglas fails with a takedown attempt.
Toglas blocks a low kick nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toglas.
Pacquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Toglas in his tracks.
Toglas avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Toglas is defended easily by Pacquiao.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flauterio Toglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toglas's hands.
Toglas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pacquiao lands a really nice looking cross but Toglas seems unphased.
Toglas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pacquiao throws a head kick but Toglas moves out of range.
Toglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Toglas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Toglas tries for a takedown but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Toglas is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Toglas on that attempt.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Toglas moves out of range.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toglas slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao tries to land a leg kick but Toglas saw it coming and moves away.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Toglas avoids nicely.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Toglas shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Toglas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacquiao misses with a wild combination.
Pacquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao lands a head shot.
Toglas throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Toglas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toglas counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but Toglas moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Toglas moves out of range.
Pacquiao cracks Toglas with a good jab.
Pacquiao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toglas.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao jabs Toglas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toglas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Toglas shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pacquiao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pacquiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pacquiao jabs at Toglas's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao cracks Toglas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao lands with a shot to the body.
Toglas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A right-left combo lands from Pacquiao.
Toglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Toglas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pacquiao lands with a shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Toglas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Toglas blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with the punch.
Pacquiao lands a jab-cross combination.
Toglas avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
Toglas slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toglas avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
Toglas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toglas is out of range.
Toglas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pacquiao throws a push kick but Toglas slaps the foot to one side.
A jab lands there for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Pacquiao does it's job there.
Toglas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Toglas moves out of range.
Pacquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacquiao wants it to stay on the feet.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Toglas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao connects with a body shot.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Toglas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Toglas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Toglas misses with a takedown
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toglas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiao pinned against the cage. Pacquiao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pacquiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Toglas rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. Toglas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Pacquiao works over Toglas's head and body with a nice combination.
Toglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Toglas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pacquiao misses with a leg kick
and Toglas counters with a three punch combo that has Pacquiao backing up. Pacquiao nods at Toglas to acknowledge the strikes.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Toglas is just out of range.
Pacquiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Toglas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacquiao lands an overhand right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao works the jab nicely.
Pacquiao tries to work over Toglas's front leg with a kick but Toglas checks it.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Toglas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Toglas is trying to work for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao is trying to maintain the position but Toglas is very close to passing his half guard.
Toglas is trying to work for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
Toglas wants to work for an arm triangle but Pacquiao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toglas seems to be looking for submissions.
Toglas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pacquiao defends it well.
Pacquiao tries to get to full guard but Toglas has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao is trying to stand up here but Toglas is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Flauterio Toglas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toglas misses with a takedown
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toglas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flauterio Toglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Toglas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacquiao's waist but Pacquiao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toglas off to one side.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Toglas avoids nicely.
Toglas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toglas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pacquiao.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toglas throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Toglas backing up. Toglas nods at Pacquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
Pacquiao is working the combinations to good effect here.
Toglas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toglas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toglas blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
Jab by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquiao scores with a four punch combination!
Toglas throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toglas circles away quickly and effectively.
Toglas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toglas looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pacquiao jabs at Toglas's body.
Pacquiao lunges at Toglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toglas's hand.
Pacquiao wants to land a leg kick but Toglas is out of range.
Toglas misses with a takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a series of strikes. Toglas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pacquiao lands with a straight right. Toglas didn't see that one coming.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toglas has his takedown stuffed
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Toglas moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Toglas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
Pacquiao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toglas is out of range.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the head.
Toglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Toglas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pacquiao won't be happy with that.
Pacquiao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toglas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pacquiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Toglas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Toglas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Toglas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Toglas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Toglas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pacquiao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toglas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pacquiao can't do much from the bottom here.
Toglas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Toglas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pacquiao knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pacquiao is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pacquiao parries the strikes from Toglas easily there. Toglas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pacquiao to escape.
Toglas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pacquiao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Toglas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pacquiao has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Toglas trying to control the position but Pacquiao is working away.
Toglas decides to stand back up. Toglas steps back and let's Pacquiao get back to his feet.
Toglas connects with a high kick.
Toglas tries for a takedown but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Toglas misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Toglas shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toglas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Toglas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacquiao keeps working.
Toglas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Toglas is working for a submission of some sort.
Pacquiao is refusing to be controlled, as Toglas sits in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toglas prevents Pacquiao from improving his position.
Toglas maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pacquiao could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Toglas has cracked it and Pacquiao is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Toglas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Flauterio Toglas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shunsuke Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AB Sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sly has chosen In Flames - My Sweet Shadow 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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212 lbs
7 - 9 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, AB Sly!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Sly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sly dodges the punch combination from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamamoto sprawls well. Yamamoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sly gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks to land a combination. Sly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like AB Sly has been cut.
Yamamoto throws a looping overhand right but Sly ducks down to avoid it.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Sly slips the punch.
Shunsuke Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sly looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Sly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamamoto is fending him off so far but Sly persists. Nope, Yamamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Shunsuke Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AB Sly.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Sly on that attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Yamamoto scores with a four punch combination!
Sly is rocked!
Yamamoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sly counters with a three punch combo that has Yamamoto backing up. Yamamoto nods at Sly to acknowledge the strikes.
Sly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamamoto sprawls well. Yamamoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sly gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sly counters with a shoot takedown. Yamamoto fights it but they end up in guard.
Sly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yamamoto keeping full guard, as Sly tries to pass.
Sly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sly trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sly stands and steps away. Yamamoto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Sly.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Sly avoids nicely.
Sly shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut.
Sly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamamoto finds it's way round the side to connect with Sly's head.
Yamamoto throws a looping overhand right but Sly ducks down to avoid it.
Yamamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Sly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Sly moves out of range.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Sly with a series of wild strikes but Sly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Sly on that attempt.
Yamamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yamamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sly with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sly trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sly trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sly throws and elbow that misses. Yamamoto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sly's guard. Nice move by Yamamoto!
Sly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yamamoto misses with a combination
and Sly counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Yamamoto does no damage.
Yamamoto works over Sly's head and body with a nice combination.
Shunsuke Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Sly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yamamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sly circles away quickly and effectively.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamamoto swivels and escapes.
Yamamoto leaves Sly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yamamoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sly stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamamoto pinned against the cage. Yamamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yamamoto misses with the combination.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Yamamoto misses.
Sly moves away from the strike by Yamamoto.
A combination from Yamamoto does no damage.
Yamamoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sly counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yamamoto!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yamamoto because Sly loaded up on that one.
Sly controlling the position easily from mount.
Yamamoto is squirming around, avoiding Sly's attempts to control the action.
Sly sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamamoto is trying to stand.
Sly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yamamoto?
Yamamoto avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sly.
Sly is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yamamoto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yamamoto!
Yamamoto postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sly's guard.
Sly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yamamoto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sly's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AB Sly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AB Sly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamamoto but Yamamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yamamoto misses with a combination
and Sly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamamoto pinned against the cage. Yamamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sly moves out of range of the strikes.
Sly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamamoto circles away.
Shunsuke Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AB Sly.
Yamamoto looks to land a combination but Sly avoids it well.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto misses with a combination
and Sly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamamoto sprawls well. Yamamoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sly gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab
and Sly counters with a shoot takedown. Yamamoto fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly throws and elbow that misses. Yamamoto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sly's guard. Nice move by Yamamoto!
Sly controls Yamamoto momentarily but Yamamoto frees himself.
Yamamoto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sly's guard.
Sly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sly is trying to work for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending well.
Yamamoto kicks Sly off and gets back to his feet.
Yamamoto looks to land a combination but Sly avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamamoto misses with a double jab
and Sly counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Yamamoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yamamoto quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sly is trying to control the action in half guard but Yamamoto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sly thows a huge punch but Yamamoto dodges it nicely.
Sly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamamoto defending well though.
Sly thows a huge punch but Yamamoto dodges it nicely.
Sly not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sly tries to stand but can't do so whilst Yamamoto controls his leg.
Sly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sly is trying to work for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending well.
Sly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sly with the ground and pound but Yamamoto uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sly wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Sly stands up and waves to Yamamoto to follow him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sly!
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Sly avoids them all with ease.
Sly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto tries to avoid it but Sly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamamoto to the ground. Yamamoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Sly avoids it easily.
Yamamoto throws a shot from downtown. Sly moves away and avoids it.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab.
Yamamoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sly.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
Sly tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sly is looking to clinch but Yamamoto is avoiding it.
Sly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Sly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yamamoto keeping full guard, as Sly tries to pass.
Sly looking to sit in guard and control but Yamamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yamamoto!
Shunsuke Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sly goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yamamoto is on top in guard.
Sly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yamamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto stands and steps away. Sly gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that Sly ducks under and follows up with a left that Sly also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto throws a combination that misses
and Sly counters with a series of strikes. Yamamoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamamoto swivels and escapes.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
AB Sly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for AB Sly!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for AB Sly!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for AB Sly!
AB Sly wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Takagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Rogers was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isamu Takagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Takagi.
Takagi feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Rogers crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Isamu Takagi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Destroyer Of Worlds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Worlds has chosen Operation: Ground and Pound Lin D 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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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Roosevelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Destroyer Of Worlds!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Worlds cracks Roosevelt with an open hand slap.
Of Worlds on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Of Worlds takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horrible takedown by Of Worlds or perhaps it was just good defense by Roosevelt which made him look bad.
Of Worlds tries to score with a low kick but Roosevelt moves his leg out of the way.
Roosevelt tries to work over Of Worlds's front leg with a kick but Of Worlds checks it.
Of Worlds throws a body punch but Roosevelt moves out of range.
Of Worlds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Worlds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Worlds looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Of Worlds throwing strikes from guard but Roosevelt blocks nicely.
Roosevelt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Of Worlds.
Roosevelt managing to control the position.
Of Worlds throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Worlds advances to half guard.
Of Worlds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roosevelt's head.
Of Worlds thows a huge punch but Roosevelt dodges it nicely.
Roosevelt controlling the position for now.
Of Worlds is pressing down on Roosevelt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roosevelt is holding on for now.
Roosevelt trying to control here.
Of Worlds stops Roosevelt from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ground and pound from Of Worlds.
Of Worlds trying to mount his opponent but Roosevelt defends it.
Of Worlds is looking to take a break and control but Roosevelt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Of Worlds wants to pass the guard but Roosevelt is defending well.
Of Worlds throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Of Worlds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Of Worlds is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Of Worlds putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt is working to get back to half guard.
Of Worlds pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Of Worlds lands a nice shot to the head.
Of Worlds lands with some strikes.
Roosevelt wants to control but Of Worlds is having none of it.
Of Worlds in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roosevelt is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Worlds postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Roosevelt is out cold - huge knockout for Of Worlds!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Destroyer Of Worlds!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cal Ripken Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koo Von (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cal Ripken Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koo Von!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripken Jr has closed the distance and engaged Von in a clinch.
Ripken Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch.
Von shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ripken Jr but Ripken Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Von avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ripken Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Von is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ripken Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ripken Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ripken Jr working Von over with knees to the body.
Ripken Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Von is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ripken Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cal Ripken Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koo Von.
Ripken Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von goes for a takedown attempt but Ripken Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ripken Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ripken Jr looks to land a combination but Von avoids it well.
Von shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ripken Jr as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ripken Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ripken Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Von shoots in looking for a takedown but Ripken Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Von's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ripken Jr moves in looking to clinch but Von pushes him off.
Von closes the distance and clinches up with Ripken Jr, looking for a takedown. Von pushes Ripken Jr against the cage but Ripken Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Von should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ripken Jr wants to clinch.
Ripken Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Von, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ripken Jr leaves Von with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Von looks gassed!
Ripken Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ripken Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ripken Jr instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
Von has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Von there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ripken Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ripken Jr.
Von is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ripken Jr is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Von.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripken Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Von shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Von tries to keep at a distance but Ripken Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ripken Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Ripken Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ripken Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ripken Jr clinches up with Von and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Von has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ripken Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
Von shoots in looking for a takedown. Ripken Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Von keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ripken Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Ripken Jr.
Ripken Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ripken Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ripken Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Von fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ripken Jr tries to clinch up but Von circles away and keeps his distance.
Von moves out of range as Ripken Jr throws a body kick.
Ripken Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Von, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Von closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ripken Jr circles away.
Von swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripken Jr.
Ripken Jr moves into range and clinches up with Von.
Von tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ripken Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ripken Jr lands an elbow inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ripken Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ripken Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ripken Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Von blocks with his arms.
Von drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ripken Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
Von shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ripken Jr as he jumps to the side.
Ripken Jr digs a good body shot into Von's ribs.
Ripken Jr clinches with his opponent.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ripken Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr tries to clinch up.
Von changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ripken Jr tries to avoid it but Von manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ripken Jr to the ground. Ripken Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ripken Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ripken Jr. That's going to slow Von down.
Ripken Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ripken Jr tries to clinch but Von is having none of it.
Ripken Jr moves into the clinch.
Ripken Jr leaning against his opponent.
Ripken Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ripken Jr swivels and escapes.
Ripken Jr gets a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Von is trying to drag Ripken Jr to the mat but Ripken Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ripken Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von fails to land the takedown.
Ripken Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ripken Jr.
Ripken Jr clinches with his opponent.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch.
Ripken Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ripken Jr tries to clinch up but Von circles away and keeps his distance.
Ripken Jr lands a big head kick that sends Von tumbling to the mat! Ripken Jr takes a step backwards and waves Von back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Von is rocked!
It looks like Koo Von has been cut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Von out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cal Ripken Jr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Burczymucha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Burczymucha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczymucha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Do wants to slow Burczymucha down by chopping away at his legs.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Burczymucha was covering up waiting for the punch and Do finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Do trying to control but Burczymucha is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do passes into half guard.
Do is trying to control the action in half guard but Burczymucha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burczymucha defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burczymucha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Do pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burczymucha is keeping the position for now.
Burczymucha wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do postures up in Burczymucha's guard and throws a big left but Burczymucha blocks it.
Do has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Do is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Do thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Burczymucha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burczymucha wants to stand and escape but Do is having none of it.
Burczymucha is breathing heavily.
Do thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Do works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burczymucha is in trouble now - Do has advanced to mount!
Burczymucha is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Do connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burczymucha defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Do.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Do is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Burczymucha is surviving well by controlling Do's body position as best he can.
Burczymucha defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Do.
Do looking for a guillotine from mount but Burczymucha is having none of it.
Burczymucha is looking to get to half guard.
Burczymucha has given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is looking for the choke from the back position but Burczymucha is controlling his hands well.
Burczymucha tries to escape but Do has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Burczymucha trying to get back to his feet but Do is in full control for now.
Burczymucha is keeping busy.
Burczymucha fending off the submission attempt from Do.
Do patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Burczymucha tries to escape but Do has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Do working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burczymucha just trying to survive but Do is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do trying to control.
Burczymucha trying to control the hands but Do won't let him.
Do is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Do scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Burczymucha defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Do missing with strikes from the back.
I really don't envy Burczymucha right now.
Burczymucha is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do controlling well, preventing Burczymucha from escaping the position.
Burczymucha showing good submission defense here.
Burczymucha defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Do is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Do looking for the choke from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I really don't envy Burczymucha right now.
Do is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Burczymucha taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Do.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Do!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franek Kimono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan dela Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dela Rosa has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Juan dela Rosa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franek Kimono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan dela Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimono throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kimono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dela Rosa fails to land with a series of punches.
dela Rosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kimono throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and dela Rosa counters with a low kick, right behind Kimono 's knee.
Kimono works the jab nicely.
It looks like Juan dela Rosa has been cut.
Kimono tries to clinch but dela Rosa moves away
and dela Rosa counters with a nice kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from dela Rosa
and Kimono holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
dela Rosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kimono has him pressed against the cage.
dela Rosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
dela Rosa tried to score with a low kick but Kimono checks it.
dela Rosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dela Rosa misses with a leg kick
and Kimono counters with a leg kick.
Kimono tries to clinch up but dela Rosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kimono tries to clinch but dela Rosa moves out of range.
dela Rosa scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimono lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dela Rosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by dela Rosa.
dela Rosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
dela Rosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franek Kimono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimono closes the distance but dela Rosa moves to the side
and dela Rosa counters with a left and a right that stings Kimono.
dela Rosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kimono.
A head kick misses from dela Rosa.
Kimono scores with a leg kick.
dela Rosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Kimono holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kimono escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dela Rosa throws a lazy head kick
and Kimono counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
dela Rosa misses with a double jab
and Kimono counters with a three punch combo that has dela Rosa backing up. dela Rosa nods at Kimono to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Kimono counters with a good low kick that dela Rosa was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dela Rosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kimono lands with a kick to the temple. dela Rosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
dela Rosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kimono is out of range and dela Rosa settles back down.
Kimono clinches.
dela Rosa breaks from the clinch.
dela Rosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kimono.
Kimono tries to clinch but dela Rosa moves away
and dela Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kimono throws a lazy head kick
and dela Rosa counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, dela Rosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kimono's brow.
Kimono breaks from the clinch.
Kimono tries to clinch
and dela Rosa counters with a good low kick that Kimono was not able to check.
Kimono pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimono wants to clinch.
dela Rosa throws a hook but Kimono blocks it.
dela Rosa looks to land a body kick but Kimono moved away.
dela Rosa misses with a head kick.
Kimono tries to clinch but fails miserably
and dela Rosa counters with a body kick that stops Kimono in his tracks momentarily.
dela Rosa works Kimono's body with a nice hook.
dela Rosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
dela Rosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kimono counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kimono wants to clinch up but dela Rosa keeps it at a distance.
Kimono moves in looking to clinch but dela Rosa pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimono is looking to clinch.
dela Rosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kimono counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kimono tries a knee to the head but dela Rosa blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kimono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kimono wants to break free but dela Rosa has control.
Kimono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kimono has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kimono looking to stall.
Kimono looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dela Rosa throws an elbow that misses.
Kimono wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dela Rosa has him pressed against the cage.
Kimono tries to break the clinch but dela Rosa is controlling the position.
dela Rosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan dela Rosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan dela Rosa'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.
A jab from dela Rosa misses.
dela Rosa throws a low kick but Kimono moves out of range easily.
dela Rosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Kimono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dela Rosa defending well as Kimono loads up on a big left hand.
dela Rosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimono tries to close the distance and clinch but dela Rosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimono tries to clinch but dela Rosa moves away
and dela Rosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Franek Kimono has been cut.
Kimono tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimono closes the distance looking to clinch
and dela Rosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dela Rosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kimono's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimono fails in his attempt to clinch.
dela Rosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimono takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for dela Rosa.
dela Rosa throws a leg kick but Kimono checks it.
dela Rosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kimono on the side of the head.
Kimono lands a leg kick that knocks dela Rosa off balance momentarily.
Juan dela Rosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dela Rosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimono.
dela Rosa throws the kick towards the body but Kimono avoids it.
Kimono throws a leg kick which misses dela Rosa's front leg but catches the back leg as dela Rosa tries to avoid it.
Kimono scores with a head kick. dela Rosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
dela Rosa throws a lazy head kick
and Kimono holds on and brings the fighters into a 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!
Kimono wants to get back to striking at distance but dela Rosa won't allow it.
Kimono wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa presses Kimono against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
dela Rosa avoiding damage as Kimono throws knees to the body.
Kimono wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kimono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
dela Rosa breaks the clinch.
Kimono swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dela Rosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kimono closes the distance looking to clinch
and dela Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kimono on the wrong end of a nice hook.
dela Rosa checks a low kick from Kimono.
dela Rosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and dela Rosa counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kimono takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
dela Rosa misses with the body kick
and Kimono counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kimono throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by dela Rosa.
dela Rosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kimono doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for dela Rosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
dela Rosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kimono counters with a body kick.
dela Rosa throws a series of punches but Kimono moves out of range.
dela Rosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by dela Rosa misses
and Kimono counters with a head kick.
dela Rosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kimono counters with a nice low kick that buckles dela Rosa's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dela Rosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for dela Rosa.
A jab from dela Rosa finds it's way through Kimono's defenses.
Kimono wants to clinch
and dela Rosa counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dela Rosa swinging wildly here.
dela Rosa punishes Kimono's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kimono slips a jab and a cross from dela Rosa.
Franek Kimono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dela Rosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
dela Rosa throws a nice looking combination but Kimono bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan dela Rosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
dela Rosa misses with a two punch combination.
Kimono rushes dela Rosa and presses him up against the cage.
dela Rosa is trying to stall.
Kimono breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kimono tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dela Rosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kimono drives through and clinches with dela Rosa against the cage.
Kimono comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dela Rosa slows down the pace here.
dela Rosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kimono is trying to break the clinch but dela Rosa has him pressed against the cage.
dela Rosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kimono avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kimono is looking to break free of the clinch but dela Rosa has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Rosa is trying to break the clinch but Kimono is controlling him.
Kimono wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kimono scores with a knee to the head.
dela Rosa manages to break the clinch.
dela Rosa misses with a body kick.
dela Rosa throws a head kick but Kimono moves out of range.
Kimono moves to clinch but dela Rosa breaks away
and dela Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
dela Rosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Kimono blocks a head kick by dela Rosa.
dela Rosa misses with a few strikes there.
dela Rosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kimono comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
dela Rosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dela Rosa throws a lazy body kick
and Kimono counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimono throws the kick towards the body but dela Rosa avoids it.
Kimono goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
dela Rosa misses with a double jab
and Kimono counters with a nice low kick that buckles dela Rosa's knee momentarily.
Kimono doesn't manage to clinch there - dela Rosa circles away.
Kimono tries to clinch up
and dela Rosa counters with a left and a right that stings Kimono.
Kimono has dela Rosa up against the cage in a 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!
Kimono breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Kimono.
dela Rosa blocks a head kick by Kimono.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimono lands with a nice body kick.
dela Rosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kimono counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kimono closes the distance and pushes dela Rosa back into the cage.
Kimono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimono lands a front kick.
dela Rosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and dela Rosa counters with a two punch combo.
Kimono scores with a one two! dela Rosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That has opened up Juan dela Rosa's cut even more.
Kimono looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dela Rosa avoids a kick to the body.
dela Rosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kimono scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimono moves into range and clinches up with dela Rosa.
Kimono escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dela Rosa misses the shot to the body.
Kimono is looking to clinch.
Kimono tries to close the distance and clinch up but dela Rosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dela Rosa misses with a kick to the body
and Kimono counters with a big head kick but dela Rosa shrugs it off.
Kimono tries to clinch but dela Rosa is having none of it.
Kimono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kimono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dela Rosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimono circles away quickly and effectively.
dela Rosa throws out a loose jab but Kimono uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franek Kimono showed his dominance in that final round.
I think dela Rosa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Juan dela Rosa!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Juan dela Rosa!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Juan dela Rosa!
Juan dela Rosa wins by unanimous decision!
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