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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wesley's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Wesley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley scores with a three punch combo!
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wesley defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Wesley slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Wesley moves away and avoids it.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wesley circles away quickly and effectively.
Wesley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wesley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Joey Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wesley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones is rocked!
Jones defending well as Wesley loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Wesley misses.
Jones throws the left hand but Wesley avoids the punch easily.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones throws a body punch but Wesley moves out of range.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wesley cracks Jones with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jones falls to his knees and Wesley doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Wesley!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rush Gab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Screech Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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235 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rush Gab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Screech Morris!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Morris with that takedown attempt.
Morris dives in and grabs Gab's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gab pushes down on Morris's head and hops out.
Morris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gab defends it nicely.
Rush Gab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Screech Morris.
Morris scores with a nice right hand.
Morris tries for a takedown but Gab sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gab misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gab sprawls well. Gab wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Gab leaves Morris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morris misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris looks for a takedown but Gab sprawls well.
Morris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gab's waist but Gab gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morris off to one side.
Morris 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.
Gab goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown but Gab manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morris looks gassed!
Morris dives in and grabs Gab's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gab pushes down on Morris's head and hops out.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Gab, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Gab against the cage but Gab circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gab pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gab throws a wild body kick that Morris sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gab throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice body kick there by Gab.
Gab throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
Morris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gab. That one must have hurt.
Gab throws a head kick that misses.
Gab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gab scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gab lands with a kick to the temple. Morris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gab throws a head kick that misses.
Morris is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gab is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Morris.
Morris avoids the head kick by Gab.
Rush Gab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gab throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gab throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Morris misses the target.
Gab throws a head kick that half lands.
Gab plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crunch! Gab slams his shin into Morris's torso.
Gab scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gab misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Morris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gab - the referee stops the clock and Morris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gab. Morris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gab pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gab throws a front kick that sends Morris stumbling back into the cage.
Morris has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gab.
Morris blocks a head kick by Gab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gab.
Gab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gab pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gab tries a head kick but it misses.
Morris wants to clinch up but Gab keeps it at a distance.
Gab throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Morris shoots for a takedown but Gab saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gab misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Gab lands but Morris takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rush Gab dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gab misses with a head kick.
Gab stuffs the takedown attempt from Morris. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Gab throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt.
Gab lands with a kick to the temple. Morris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Gab shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rush Gab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Screech Morris.
Morris tries for a takedown but Gab sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Gab throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gab misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gab throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Morris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gab.
Morris avoids the head kick by Gab.
Gab throws a front kick that sends Morris stumbling back into the cage.
Morris blocks a head kick by Gab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Morris might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gab has got the better of the exchanges.
Gab throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
Morris throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Gab.
Morris dives in and grabs Gab's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gab pushes down on Morris's head and hops out.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gab closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gab pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gab stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gab wants it to stay on the feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gab. Morris shrugs it off though.
Gab leaves Morris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gab tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rush Gab is winning the standup battle so far.
Gab turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gab lands a head kick!
Gab with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gab lands with a kick to the temple. Morris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gab throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Gab throws out a loose jab but Morris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morris blocks a head kick by Gab.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown. Gab tries to sprawl out of it but Morris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gab manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gab throws a head kick that Morris semi-blocks.
Gab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Screech Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gab scores with a spinning back kick!
Gab throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
Morris has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gab.
Gab throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gab misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gab sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morris somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rush Gab dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gab dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morris tries to clinch but Gab is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Gab as Morris shoots in.
Gab throws a nice head kick!
No luck for Morris with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris blocks a head kick by Gab.
Screech Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gab throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
Gab throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gab scores with a head kick.
Morris dives in and grabs Gab's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gab pushes down on Morris's head and hops out.
Rush Gab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Screech Morris.
Gab misses with a head kick.
Gab misses with a head kick.
Gab throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Gab scores with a head kick. Morris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gab misses with a head kick.
Gab lands a head kick. Morris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gab explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gab throws a head kick that misses.
Gab is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morris can do to turn this around?
Morris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gab misses with a head kick.
Gab throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Gab lands a head kick. Morris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gab connects with a high kick.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Gab, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Gab against the cage but Gab circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gab throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gab throws a head kick that Morris semi-blocks.
Morris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gab - that will leave a mark!
Gab thows a body kick. Morris tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Morris gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gab counters with a body kick.
Gab throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morris.
Gab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Gab.
Morris has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gab throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gab uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morris has time to react.
Morris tries for a takedown but Gab circles away easily
and Gab counters with a big head kick but Morris shrugs it off.
Gab misses with a head kick.
Rush Gab is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morris misses with a takedown
and Gab counters with a nice leg kick.
Gab lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Gab.
Screech Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gab tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rush Gab showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gab 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rush Gab!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatty Patty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatty Patty could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darth Penguin's chin.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fatty Patty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darth Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Penguin. No joy for Patty on that attempt.
Penguin slaps away a takedown attempt from Patty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Penguin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Patty did well to prevent Penguin getting side control.
Penguin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Patty is just riding it out for now. Penguin eventually gives up the hold.
Penguin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Patty manages to get to full guard.
Penguin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patty is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penguin is aware though and is defending well.
Penguin 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.
Patty keeping moving, preventing Penguin from controlling successfully.
Penguin is looking to work some ground and pound but Patty has wrist control.
Penguin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Penguin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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.
Penguin pushing down on Patty's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Penguin wants to work for an arm triangle but Patty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Penguin tries to pass to full mount but Patty defends it.
Patty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penguin.
Penguin is keen to just control but Patty is a slippery customer.
Penguin is looking for a kimura but Patty is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penguin to get the leverage.
Penguin moves nicely into side control.
Penguin working the ground and pound from side control.
Penguin is looking to take a break and control but Patty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Penguin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Patty is trying to work for a sweep but Penguin has mounted him!
Patty tries to hold on but Penguin postures up.
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.
Penguin tries to control but Patty wriggling away.
Penguin landing strikes from the mount.
Penguin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Patty is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Patty and Penguin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Penguin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patty keeps working.
Penguin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Patty is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Penguin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Penguin drops an elbow to the side of Patty's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Penguin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Patty with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penguin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Patty's guard.
Penguin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penguin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patty is keeping the position for now.
Patty looking for a guillotine here but Penguin defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penguin drops back looking for a leg! Patty is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patty manages to kick Penguin off! Penguin jumps back into Patty's guard.
Penguin trying to control the position from guard on top but Patty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penguin drops back looking for a leg! Patty is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patty manages to kick Penguin off! Penguin jumps back into Patty's guard.
Penguin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penguin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penguin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Patty looking for subs off his back but Penguin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Penguin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Patty has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Penguin is working for a submission of some sort.
Penguin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penguin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patty's head.
Penguin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Patty won't allow Penguin to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin is looking to take a break and control but Patty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penguin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penguin wants to control the pace but Patty is squirming around nicely.
Patty is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penguin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Patty turns into him and now he's in Penguin's guard.
Penguin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Patty tries to free his leg and advance position but Penguin is retaining full guard.
Penguin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Patty forces his way into half guard.
Penguin gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Penguin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Patty fails with the takedown
and Penguin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Penguin.
Penguin trying to control the position from guard on top but Patty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penguin advances position into side control!
Penguin trying to control the position but Patty is working away.
Penguin is working Patty over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penguin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Patty is trying to control Penguin's posture but Penguin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penguin is trying to get an arm triangle but Patty is defending well.
Penguin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Patty wants to control but Penguin postures up.
That's two 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.
Penguin taking a breather here.
Penguin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patty knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Penguin swings around for an armbar but Patty sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Penguin's guard.
Patty wants to pass the guard but Penguin is keeping the position.
Patty won't allow Penguin to sweep him here.
Penguin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin wants to sweep but no luck.
Patty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penguin is keeping the position for now.
Penguin keeping moving, preventing Patty from controlling successfully.
Penguin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penguin misses with a head shot. Patty uses the momentum to regain guard.
Penguin wants to control from the top but Patty keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Penguin stays in close to Patty's body and controls the position.
Penguin looking to pass the guard.
Penguin trying to control but Patty is working from the bottom.
Penguin looking to sit in guard and control but Patty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Patty preventing the sweep.
Fatty Patty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darth Penguin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penguin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Penguin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penguin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Penguin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Fogerty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaco Oolong (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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181 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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, Darren Fogerty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaco Oolong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fogerty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oolong is fending him off so far but Fogerty persists. Nope, Oolong circles away and we're back to standing.
Fogerty shoots in looking for a takedown. Oolong tries to sprawl out of it but Fogerty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oolong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oolong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fogerty.
Fogerty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oolong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fogerty scrambles back to his feet.
Oolong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fogerty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oolong.
Fogerty thows a body shot but no joy.
Fogerty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oolong was well out of range. Poor timing from Fogerty.
Oolong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fogerty doesn't seem bothered though.
Oolong misses with a few strikes there.
Fogerty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oolong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Fogerty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oolong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oolong throws a combination. Fogerty tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jaco Oolong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oolong takes a swing at Fogerty's ribcage but misses.
Oolong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fogerty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oolong just misses with a punch to the body.
Oolong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fogerty rather than just go for the knockout.
Fogerty has a takedown stuffed.
Fogerty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oolong did well to prevent Fogerty getting side control.
Oolong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fogerty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oolong tries to kick Fogerty off but Fogerty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty wants to control but Oolong is keeping him busy.
Fogerty stops Oolong from getting back to his feet.
Oolong moves into full guard.
Fogerty wants to control from the top but Oolong keeps moving.
Oolong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fogerty's guard.
Oolong gets to his feet - Fogerty follows without any prompting.
Oolong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fogerty.
Oolong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fogerty.
Oolong scores with a nice strike.
Oolong swinging wildly here.
Oolong misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oolong tries to bum rush Fogerty with a series of wild strikes but Fogerty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oolong misses with a double jab
and Fogerty counters with a one-two to the body.
Oolong misses with a double jab
and Fogerty counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Oolong is trying to stand back up but Fogerty is controlling him
Oolong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Well, if Fogerty is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Oolong pushes Fogerty off looking to stand but Fogerty dives back in and keeps control.
Oolong looks gassed!
Oolong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fogerty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oolong gets full guard.
Fogerty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fogerty throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oolong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fogerty defends well.
Fogerty throwing strikes but missing.
Fogerty 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.
Oolong is wriggling around but Fogerty manages to pass to half guard.
Oolong is trying to stand up here but Fogerty is controlling him well.
Fogerty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oolong defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oolong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oolong.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oolong can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oolong wants to get back to his feet but Fogerty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fogerty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaco Oolong dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fogerty dodges the punch combination from Oolong.
Oolong misses with a hook to the body
and Fogerty counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fogerty slips a nice elbow through Oolong's hands, connecting with Oolong's forehead.
Oolong is trying to stand back up but Fogerty is controlling him
Oolong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fogerty wants to pass to mount but Oolong is defending the position.
Oolong pushes Fogerty off looking to stand but Fogerty dives back in and keeps control.
Fogerty lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fogerty is looking to take a break and control but Oolong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oolong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fogerty.
Fogerty thows a huge punch but Oolong dodges it nicely.
Oolong looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oolong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fogerty lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oolong tries to get to full guard but Fogerty has control of the leg.
Fogerty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fogerty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fogerty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fogerty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oolong tries to kick Fogerty off but Fogerty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fogerty working over Oolong with some ground and pound. Oolong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oolong pushes Fogerty off looking to stand but Fogerty dives back in and keeps control.
Oolong is looking to improve his position.
Oolong is breathing heavily.
Fogerty looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oolong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oolong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oolong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oolong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fogerty scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oolong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fogerty wants to control from the top but Oolong keeps moving.
Oolong wants to stand but Fogerty is controlling the position.
Fogerty content to stall in guard here.
Fogerty trying to control the position from guard on top but Oolong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fogerty prevents Oolong from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Darren Fogerty.
Fogerty gets the takedown into side control.
Oolong is trying to buck Fogerty off.
Fogerty wants to control but Oolong is keeping him busy.
Oolong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Oolong tries to kick Fogerty off but Fogerty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fogerty looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oolong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fogerty wants to pass the guard but Oolong is defending well.
Oolong is staying active underneath Fogerty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fogerty wants to free his trapped foot but Oolong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oolong manages to get to full guard.
Fogerty stops Oolong from standing up.
Fogerty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oolong is keeping the position for now.
Oolong kicks Fogerty off and gets to his feet.
Oolong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fogerty scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fogerty is looking to advance position but Oolong won't allow it.
Oolong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fogerty throwing shots but Oolong is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Fogerty dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oolong throws a looping overhand right but Fogerty ducks down to avoid it.
Jaco Oolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oolong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oolong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fogerty counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fogerty wants to pass the guard but Oolong is keeping the position.
Fogerty stops Oolong from standing up.
Oolong is pulling down on Fogerty's head to control his posture.
Fogerty is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fogerty stops Oolong from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fogerty wants to control from the top but Oolong keeps moving.
Oolong has momentary wrist control but Fogerty slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oolong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fogerty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oolong wants to stand and escape but Fogerty is having none of it.
Oolong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fogerty.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fogerty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oolong 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.
Fogerty is standing up over Oolong. Oolong looks to escape but Fogerty dives into side control.
Fogerty in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fogerty is looking to take a break and control but Oolong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fogerty scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fogerty prevents Oolong from escaping the position.
Oolong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fogerty is working Oolong over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fogerty landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fogerty looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Oolong is avoiding damage well.
Fogerty in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fogerty scoring with punches and elbows.
Fogerty creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Oolong sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fogerty tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fogerty misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Oolong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fogerty wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Fogerty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Fogerty crashes against the mat.
Oolong holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Oolong tries to bench press Fogerty off him but Fogerty keeps the position.
Oolong is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Oolong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oolong is trying to get back to his feet.
Fogerty throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oolong is looking for a sweep.
Oolong is not content to let Fogerty control the position.
Oolong is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fogerty asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Fogerty.
That's four 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.
Oolong wants to get back to his feet.
Fogerty trying to control the action but Oolong is working from the bottom.
Oolong is pushing Fogerty's head away, looking to escape. Fogerty manages to hold on to the position though.
Oolong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oolong is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fogerty misses with the ground and pound.
Oolong is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Oolong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Fogerty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fogerty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Fogerty!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aang Havatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that McGillicuddy Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily McGillicuddy Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, McGillicuddy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aang Havatar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Havatar's shoulder, as Havatar tries to avoid the shot.
McGillicuddy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Havatar was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Havatar crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Havatar is rocked!
It looks like Aang Havatar has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havatar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Havatar is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Havatar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Havatar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Havatar seems to have recovered his senses.
Havatar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones avoids the body shot from Havatar.
Havatar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Havatar off to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Havatar moved out of range nicely.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Havatar moves away and avoids it.
Havatar moves into the clinch.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Havatar won't allow it.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
McGillicuddy Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aang Havatar.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Havatar keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is trying to break free.
Havatar tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Havatar back against the cage.
Havatar manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Havatar is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jones rolls with it to try and escape but Havatar cranks on the arm and Jones is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aang Havatar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osuka Kasumia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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198 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Osuka Kasumia!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong misses with a double jab.
Kasumia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasumia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kasumia or not.
Kasumia misses with a knee strike.
Kasumia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kasumia has him pressed against the cage.
Jong misses with a punch to the body.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kasumia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kasumia clinches up with Jong and pushes him back against the cage.
Kasumia lands an elbow that stopped Jong in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kim Jong has been cut.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kasumia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jong is breathing heavily.
Jong looks to land a right hand but Kasumia moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumia closes the distance and clinches.
Jong trying to stall but Kasumia improves his position.
Jong tries to break free but Kasumia pushes him back against the cage.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia crunches a lovely knee into Jong's ribcage.
Kasumia gets through Jong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kasumia lands an elbow inside that Jong shrugs off.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kasumia obliges.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia with a knee to the head.
Kasumia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Kasumia crunches a lovely knee into Jong's ribcage.
Kasumia working Jong over with knees to the body.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
Jong takes a shot to the head.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
Kasumia lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia lands a good knee to the midsection. Jong won't want to take too many of those.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kasumia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kasumia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jong's face.
Kasumia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasumia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kasumia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Knees to the body from Kasumia.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia lands an elbow just above Jong 's eye.
Kasumia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jong's face.
Nice elbow from Kasumia.
A left hand lands to the body for Kasumia.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kasumia.
Jong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kasumia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong wants to stall.
Jong tries to throw a body punch but Kasumia avoids it by throwing Jong back against the cage.
Kasumia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kasumia lands a knee to the body.
Kasumia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kasumia obliges.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasumia tries to land a knee to the head but Jong blocks with his arms.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kasumia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jong is trying to drag Kasumia to the mat but Kasumia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasumia.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside.
Jong avoiding damage as Kasumia throws knees to the body.
Jong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kasumia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kasumia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasumia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow.
Kasumia crunches a lovely knee into Jong's ribcage.
Kasumia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kasumia.
Kasumia looking to throw knees to the head but Jong is blocking nicely.
Jong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside that Jong shrugs off.
Jong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jong can't find room to land a body shot as Kasumia controls the action.
Kasumia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osuka Kasumia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kasumia has Jong up against the cage in a clinch.
Jong trying to control the position but instead, Kasumia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jong into the cage.
Jong managing to block the knees to the body from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands an elbow that stopped Jong in his tracks for a moment.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice elbow from Kasumia.
A knee to the head by Kasumia.
Kasumia scores a nice knee to the body.
Kasumia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasumia lands a damaging elbow.
Kasumia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kasumia in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kasumia lands an elbow just above Jong 's eye.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jong has Kasumia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kasumia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head.
Kasumia pushes Jong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kasumia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia with a knee to the head.
Kasumia trying to land knees to the body.
Jong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kasumia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jong trying to control the position but instead, Kasumia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jong into the cage.
Kasumia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jong's defenses.
Jong is trying to stall.
Jong is trying to drag Kasumia to the mat but Kasumia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees to the body from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a shot to the body.
That's two 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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jong has had enough of the clinch but Kasumia keeps him there for the moment.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
Kasumia working Jong over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasumia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kasumia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasumia lands a nice knee to the body.
Jong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kasumia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kasumia lands a right hand.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia working Jong over with knees to the body.
Jong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kasumia working Jong over with knees to the body.
Jong tries to score a body lock takedown but Kasumia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia misses with a knee strike.
Kasumia pushes off an throws an elbow but Jong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jong has Kasumia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kasumia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kasumia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside.
Kasumia crunches a lovely knee into Jong's ribcage.
Jong tries to stall but Kasumia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kasumia with a knee to the head.
Jong can't get the takedown.
Kasumia looking to throw knees to the head but Jong is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia scores a nice knee to the body.
Kasumia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jong dodges an elbow strike from Kasumia.
Jong wants a takedown but no success here.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jong tries to break free but Kasumia pushes him back against the cage.
Kasumia with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kasumia.
Jong looking to slow down the pace here.
Kasumia lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside.
Jong wants a takedown.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Jong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasumia pushes off an throws an elbow but Jong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kasumia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kasumia instigates a clinch.
Kasumia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jongs head.
Kasumia scores with a knee to the head.
Kasumia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jong wants to break free but Kasumia has control.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Osuka Kasumia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kasumia scores with a knee to the head.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osuka Kasumia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kim Jong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kasumia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jong.
Kasumia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasumia is just out of range.
Kim Jong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasumia moves in looking to clinch but Jong pushes him off.
Kasumia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasumia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasumia has managed to clinch.
Kasumia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jong's defenses.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasumia lands a good knee to the midsection. Jong won't want to take too many of those.
Kasumia crunches a lovely knee into Jong's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jong's defenses.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jong's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kasumia presses Jong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kasumia lands with a right to the head.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kasumia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kasumia blocks an uppercut.
Kasumia looking to throw knees to the head but Jong is blocking nicely.
Kasumia stops a takedown attempt from Jong.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia lands a damaging elbow.
Kasumia scores with a knee to the head.
Kasumia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jong can't break the clinch.
Jong has had enough of the clinch but Kasumia keeps him there for the moment.
Kasumia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jong.
Kasumia lands a knee to the body.
Jong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kasumia lands a good knee to the midsection. Jong won't want to take too many of those.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
Kasumia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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.
Jong looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kasumia lands an elbow just above Jong 's eye.
Kasumia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasumia scores a nice knee to the body.
Kasumia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jong avoids the damage to the body.
Kasumia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jong avoids the damage to the body.
Jong tries to throw a body punch but Kasumia avoids it by throwing Jong back against the cage.
Jong wants to stall.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
Kasumia keeps control of Jong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kasumia stops a takedown attempt from Jong.
A short right from Kasumia on the inside.
Kasumia lands an elbow just above Jong 's eye.
Nice elbow from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands a left hand.
Kasumia lands with a light punch inside.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kasumia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kasumia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jong avoids the elbow strike from Kasumia, against the cage.
Jong wants a takedown.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
Jong wants to stall.
Kasumia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kasumia lands an elbow that stopped Jong in his tracks for a moment.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasumia's elbow.
Kasumia lands a damaging elbow.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow.
Jong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kasumia obliges.
Jong goes for a takedown attempt but Kasumia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasumia circles away quickly and effectively.
Jong gets tackled into the cage by Kasumia. Kasumia maintains the clinch.
Jong takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside that Jong shrugs off.
That's four 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.
Kasumia lands an elbow that stopped Jong in his tracks for a moment.
Jong taking a breather.
Jong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kasumia.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia lands a right hand.
Kasumia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow.
Kasumia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kasumia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kasumia lands a damaging elbow.
Osuka Kasumia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kasumia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasumia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jong blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kasumia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kasumia lands a damaging elbow.
Jong is looking to control Kasumia's arms but Kasumia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jong has his back to the cage.
Kasumia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim Jong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osuka Kasumia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kasumia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osuka Kasumia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Zaluchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giuseppe Zaluchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaluchi throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
King Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zaluchi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Zaluchi is keeping the position.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones wants to control from the top but Zaluchi keeps moving.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaluchi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaluchi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zaluchi keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zaluchi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zaluchi has escaped and now he's on top!
Jones pushes a forearm under Zaluchi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Zaluchi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). King Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Your Mom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mom comes to the cage accompanied by Ameno by ERA. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Your Mom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russian Saint!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mom moves out of range of the strikes.
Mom misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Mom misses the target.
Saint slips under a jab.
Saint drops his hands momentarily and Mom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Mom.
Mom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mom takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Mom misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mom moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint.
Saint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mom throws a big shot that misses.
Saint looks to land a left hand but Mom moved out of range nicely.
Mom throws an overhand right that lands on Saint's shoulder, as Saint tries to avoid the shot.
Saint doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mom throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint takes a swing at Mom's ribcage but misses.
Mom cracks Saint with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mom looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Mom misses with a jab to the body
and Saint counters with a right hand to the body.
Saint misses with a straight left.
Mom misses with a looping left.
Mom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Saint to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Mom.
Mom throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Mom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Mom.
Saint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mom.
Mom is breathing heavily.
Mom throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Mom misses.
Saint feints a jab promting Mom to slip. Saint then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mom slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Your Mom has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mom throws a hook to the side of Saint's head but Saint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mom misses with a series of wild punches.
Mom tries to move into range but Saint moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mom throws a combination that misses
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
Mom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint. Saint obviously looking to wear him down.
Mom moves out of range as Saint strikes.
Saint connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mom throws a series of punches but Saint avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Mom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Saint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Your Mom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saint misses the jab.
Mom misses with a double jab
enabling Saint to counter with a crisp jab.
Mom throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mom misses with a straight left.
Mom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saint connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mom scrambles back to his feet.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Mom misses with a double jab
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Saint coming out on top.
Your Mom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mom ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Mom moves out of range as Saint strikes.
Mom lands a right hook to the body.
Saint connects with a right hand. Mom shakes it off.
Mom throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
Mom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mom throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
Mom misses with a combination
and Saint counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mom counters with a series of strikes. Saint will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saint digs a good body shot into Mom's ribs.
Mom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saint throws a jab but it's blocked by Mom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Mom slips under a jab from Saint.
Mom throws a hook but Saint avoids it easily.
Saint staying out of range there.
Mom misses with a hook to the body
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Mom misses with a double jab
letting Saint counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Mom misses its intended target.
Mom throws a series of punches but Saint moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mom jabs Saint to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mom.
Mom misses with a straight right.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
Mom looks to land a right hand but Saint moved out of range.
Mom staying out of range there.
Mom thuds a left hand into Saint's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mom lands with a nice combination. Saint backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mom throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Your Mom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint moves out of range as Mom strikes.
Saint slips a jab and a cross from Mom.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mom might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Mom misses with a double jab
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Mom does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mom misses.
Saint slips a jab and a cross from Mom.
A combination from Saint does no damage.
Mom throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
Mom misses with an uppercut.
Mom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mom throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Mom.
Mom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saint counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint slips under a jab.
Mom moves out of range of the strikes.
Mom throws a hook to the side of Saint's head but Saint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint tries to work over Mom's front leg with a kick but Mom checks it.
Mom throws a combination that misses
and Saint counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mom misses with a hook to the body
and Saint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mom misses with a combination
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
Mom thows a body shot but no joy.
Mom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Russian Saint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saint counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mom thinking.
Saint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saint misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Mom misses its intended target.
Saint slips a jab and a cross from Mom.
Mom slips a jab from Saint.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mom lands a jab to Saint's midsection.
Saint throws a jab but it's blocked by Mom.
Mom moves away from the strike by Saint.
Mom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Saint. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Saint lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice cross by Saint.
Saint scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Saint really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Your Mom's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saint throws a hook but Mom avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Mom.
Mom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mom misses with a few strikes there.
Mom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Mom does no damage.
Your Mom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Saint does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint connects with a body shot that sends Mom's belly button to the back.
Mom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saint. Saint circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saint misses with a looping left.
Saint misses with an uppercut.
Mom throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
Mom throws a hook but Saint avoids it easily.
A jab from Mom misses.
Mom misses with a two punch combination.
Mom slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Mom.
Mom moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint throws a jab when Mom was well out of range.
Mom misses with a straight right.
Mom throws a combination that misses
and Saint counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint.
Saint slips a straight right by Mom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mom. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Mom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mom throws a big shot that misses.
Mom misses with a combination
and Saint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mom misses with a body punch
and Saint counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mom.
Saint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mom throws a sloppy body shot
and Mom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Saint misses.
Saint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saint ducks under a wild hook from Mom.
Mom misses with a double jab
and Saint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Saint dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Your Mom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saint throws a leg kick but Mom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saint misses with a leg kick
and Mom counters with a straight right hand.
Saint walks into a stiff left hand from Mom.
Mom misses with a combination
and Saint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Mom.
Mom stalks Saint and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saint's face. Saint staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint throws a hook but Mom blocks it.
Mom ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mom ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Saint throws a low kick but Mom avoids it.
Mom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Saint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mom defending well as Saint loads up on a big left hand.
Mom takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
Mom falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Saint counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mom throws a shot from downtown. Saint moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Saint misses.
Saint throws a hook but Mom avoids it easily.
Saint shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mom moves away.
Mom misses with a two punch combination.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Mom saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mom.
Saint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mom.
A jab from Mom does it's job there.
Mom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saint counters with a thumping low kick.
Mom misses with a wild combination.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint.
Mom misses with a few strikes there.
Mom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Saint does no damage.
Mom staying out of range there.
Mom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Saint to counter with a crisp jab.
Mom misses with a double jab
and Saint counters with a slapping leg kick.
Your Mom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russian Saint is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint dodges the punch combination from Mom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Russian Saint.
Well Saint 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 44:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 44:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian Saint!
Russian Saint is the new heavyweight champion!
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