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EMPIRE XXXVII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Anderson (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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198 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arnold Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Matt Silva has been cut.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a jab.
Anderson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva is rocked!
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson dances in with a quick combination. Silva is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Anderson snaps Silva's head back. Silva stumbles backwards against the ropes. Anderson steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Silva's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Silva just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arnold Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Triumph by Wu Tang Clan. Trey Money is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evander Holyshit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trey Money!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Money tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holyshit swivels and escapes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holyshit.
A punch combination from Money misses.
Money looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holyshit is fending him off so far but Money persists. Nope, Holyshit circles away and we're back to standing.
Money is looking to clinch but Holyshit is avoiding it.
Holyshit keeps the fight on the outside.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Holyshit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holyshit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Money will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Evander Holyshit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Money.
Money misses with a wild combination.
Holyshit's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Holyshit duly obliges.
It looks like Trey Money has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Money.
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!
Holyshit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trey Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holyshit just misses with a punch to the body.
Holyshit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holyshit lands the left hand.
Money dodges the punch combination from Holyshit.
Holyshit connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holyshit lands a nice looking body shot.
Money looks gassed!
Holyshit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holyshit misses with a leg kick.
Holyshit scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Money tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holyshit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Money somewhat.
Money takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Holyshit.
Holyshit looks to land a combination. Money sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holyshit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Holyshit. Those never looked like landing.
Holyshit misses with a two punch combination.
Money throws a combination that misses
and Holyshit counters with a head kick. That will keep Money thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Money on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holyshit throws a series of punches but Money avoids them all with ease.
Holyshit throws a series of strikes that have Money backpedaling.
Holyshit looks to land a combination but Money avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holyshit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Money moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holyshit catches Money with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Holyshit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holyshit throws a head kick but Money moves out of range.
Money slips a jab and a cross from Holyshit.
Money wants to clinch
and Money takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holyshit throws a right hand that Money ducks under and follows up with a left that Money also avoids with ease.
Money misses with a low kick.
Money doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holyshit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holyshit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holyshit throws a nice looking combination but Money bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Money has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holyshit needs to keep his hands up - Money had a free shot at his head there.
Money attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holyshit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Money takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money needs to keep his hands up - Holyshit had a free shot at his head there.
Holyshit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That has opened up Trey Money's cut even more.
Money takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holyshit misses with a double jab.
Money closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holyshit counters with a stiff right hand.
Donk. Holyshit catches Money right on the button with a cross.
Money misses with a takedown attempt
and Holyshit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holyshit misses with a low kick.
Holyshit swinging wildly here.
Holyshit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holyshit throws a nice looking combination but Money bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Money with a poor takedown
and Holyshit counters with a nice uppercut.
Holyshit misses with a double jab.
Holyshit throws a head kick that half lands.
Holyshit lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holyshit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money has his takedown stuffed
enabling Holyshit to counter with a crisp jab.
Holyshit scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Holyshit. Those never looked like landing.
Money has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Holyshit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holyshit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Money wants to clinch but Holyshit slips to the side
and Holyshit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Money is trying desperately to land a takedown but Holyshit is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Money.
Holyshit feints and then cracks Money's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Money down.
Holyshit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Money cracks a nice hook into Holyshit's ribs.
Money rushes Holyshit and presses him up against the ropes.
Holyshit manages to break the clinch.
Money throws a right and a left that both miss.
Money with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holyshit counters with a stiff right hand.
Holyshit throws a low kick, looking for Money's leg but Money calmly moves out of range.
Holyshit jabs Money to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holyshit scores with a jab to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Holyshit scores with a four punch combination!
Money blocks the body kick.
Holyshit scores with a shot to the body.
Holyshit throws a sloppy head kick and Money moves out of range easily.
Holyshit misses with a low kick.
Holyshit connects with an inside leg kick.
Holyshit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Money closes the distance but Holyshit moves to the side
and Holyshit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evander Holyshit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holyshit misses with the combination.
Money has his takedown stuffed
and Holyshit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holyshit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Money keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holyshit throws a sloppy head kick and Money moves out of range easily.
Money misses with a series of wild punches.
Holyshit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Money moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holyshit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Money is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holyshit.
A combination from Money does no damage.
Holyshit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holyshit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Money counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holyshit connects with a single shot there.
Money takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holyshit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good exchange - Holyshit coming out on top.
Money avoids the head kick by Holyshit.
Money shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holyshit counters with a left and a right that stings Money.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyshit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holyshit.
Holyshit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holyshit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Money closes the distance and clinches.
Money tries to pull guard but Holyshit won't allow it.
Money swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holyshit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holyshit is working the combinations to good effect here.
Money throws a right and a left that both miss.
Money gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holyshit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holyshit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holyshit lands a nice hook to Money's body. Money takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holyshit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Money doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holyshit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holyshit throws a right and a left that Money avoids nicely.
Money has his takedown stuffed
and Holyshit counters with a left and a right that stings Money.
A right-left combo lands from Holyshit.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Holyshit. Those never looked like landing.
Money misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holyshit lands with a shot to the body.
Holyshit throws a right and a left that Money avoids nicely.
Money with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holyshit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holyshit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Money misses with a takedown attempt
and Holyshit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Holyshit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holyshit connects with a body shot that sends Money's belly button to the back.
Money misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holyshit throws a series of punches but Money avoids them all with ease.
Holyshit throws a series of strikes that have Money backpedaling.
Money has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holyshit finds it's way round the side to connect with Money's head.
Money shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holyshit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holyshit scores with a three punch combo!
Holyshit misses with a few strikes there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Money with a poor takedown
and Holyshit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Money shoots for a takedown but Holyshit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Holyshit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holyshit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holyshit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Holyshit scores with a body shot.
Money shoots and misses
and Holyshit counters with a three punch combo that has Money backing up. Money nods at Holyshit to acknowledge the strikes.
Holyshit scores with a shot to the body.
Holyshit misses with a leg kick.
Holyshit lands a jab to the head.
Money tries to clinch but Holyshit moves away
and Money takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Money on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyshit lunges at Money with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Money's hand.
A punch combination from Holyshit misses.
Money misses with a takedown
and Holyshit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyshit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trey Money's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Money dodges the punch combination from Holyshit.
Money shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holyshit counters with a three punch combo that has Money backing up. Money nods at Holyshit to acknowledge the strikes.
Holyshit throws a series of punches but Money avoids them all with ease.
Holyshit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Money can do to turn this around?
Holyshit lands with a nice body punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Money checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Holyshit.
Holyshit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holyshit connects with a body shot.
Holyshit misses with a head kick.
Holyshit throws a solid leg kick but Money takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holyshit.
Holyshit throws a series of punches but Money moves out of range.
Money throws a combination that misses
and Money takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Money avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holyshit throws a series of punches but Money moves out of range.
Money misses with a takedown
and Holyshit counters with a three punch combo that has Money backing up. Money nods at Holyshit to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit cracks Money with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Money shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holyshit defends it nicely.
Evander Holyshit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Money.
Holyshit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holyshit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holyshit works Money's body with a nice hook.
Holyshit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holyshit jabs Money right on the nose. Money blinks but takes it well.
Money with a poor takedown
and Holyshit counters with a straight right hand.
Money closes the distance but Holyshit moves to the side
and Holyshit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holyshit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Money counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Money blocks a head kick by Holyshit.
Holyshit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Money circles away quickly and effectively.
Holyshit misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Money shoots in and gets a takedown into Holyshit's guard.
Holyshit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Money is controlling him.
Holyshit can't keep his opponent in guard - Money advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Holyshit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Money on the ground.
Holyshit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Money.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Money looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Money is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holyshit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Money.
Holyshit is trying to stand up here but Money is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money is working for a kimura but Holyshit is defending it quite comfortably.
Money is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Holyshit sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holyshit kicks off Money and gets to his feet.
Money misses with a takedown
and Holyshit counters with a nice leg kick.
Holyshit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Money checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Money fails with the takedown
and Holyshit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holyshit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holyshit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holyshit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holyshit cracks Money with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holyshit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holyshit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holyshit scores with a hook to the body. Money takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Money tries to clinch but Holyshit moves away
and Holyshit counters with a two punch combo.
Money closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holyshit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Money's knee momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holyshit moves out of range as Money strikes.
Holyshit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Money if he has to take too many more of those.
Holyshit throws a one two combo.
Holyshit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evander Holyshit is winning the standup battle so far.
Holyshit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holyshit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holyshit swinging wildly here.
Money takes the fight into the clinch.
Holyshit jumps guard and drags Money to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Holyshit keeping moving, preventing Money from controlling successfully.
Money pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holyshit is keeping the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Money drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Money jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Holyshit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Money is controlling him.
Money trying to control but Holyshit is working from the bottom.
Money throws a big right hand that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Money trying to control but Holyshit is working from the bottom.
Money prevents Holyshit from getting back to his feet.
Money advances position into side control!
Money has hold of Holyshit's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Holyshit seems comfortable defending it but Money has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Holyshit is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Holyshit is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Money couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trey Money!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Viking has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp doesn't manage to clinch there - Viking circles away.
Sapp swings for the body but Viking moves out of range.
Sapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viking shoots in looking for a takedown but Sapp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Viking's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sapp misses with a hook. Viking ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Sapp misses.
Viking shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Viking staying out of range there.
Viking bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Viking closes the distance and clinches up with Sapp, looking for a takedown. Viking pushes Sapp against the ropes but Sapp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Viking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viking moves away from the strike by Sapp.
Sapp throws a jab when Viking was well out of range.
Viking shoots for a takedown but Sapp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sapp wants to clinch up but Viking keeps it at a distance.
Sapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sapp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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.
Viking stops Sapp from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
Viking stops Sapp from getting back to his feet.
Viking thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
Viking missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Viking not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Viking sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sapp defending well though.
Viking moves into full mount! Sapp won't be happy about that!
Sapp is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Sapp is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Viking trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Viking with the ground and pound from mount.
Viking sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Viking thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Sapp that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sapp can do anything to dispel that myth.
Viking takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sapp is squirming around, avoiding Viking's attempts to control the action.
Sapp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Viking.
Sapp is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking thowing shots but they're missing.
Viking lands a heavy elbow.
Viking thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Viking looking to ground and pound but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Sapp takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Viking punching from mount but Sapp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Viking tries to control but Sapp wriggling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Viking cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sapp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Viking. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Viking with the ground and pound from mount.
Viking unloading with bombs!
Sapp is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Viking thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Viking is breathing heavily.
Sapp avoids a series of strikes thrown by Viking.
Sapp wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Viking unloads with some shots from mount but Sapp bucks and avoids them well.
Viking throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sapp because Viking loaded up on that one.
BOOM! Viking connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Viking working Sapp over with strikes here.
Viking throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sapp because Viking loaded up on that one.
Viking misses with a head shot.
Viking throwing strikes here but Sapp is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sapp is trying to stand.
Sapp blocking the ground and pound.
Viking tries to control but Sapp wriggling away.
Viking throws a wild left hand from mount and Sapp manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Viking thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
Viking is looking to advance position but Sapp won't allow it.
Viking has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Viking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sapp's head.
Viking missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sapp is trying to stand up here but Viking is controlling him well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Viking thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Viking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sapp is looking to escape.
Viking controlling the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Viking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sapp's head.
Sapp looks like he's trying to stand up.
Viking not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sapp is trying to stand up here but Viking is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Viking dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Viking slips a jab from Sapp.
Viking doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sapp swings for the body but Viking moves out of range.
Sapp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sapp punishes Viking's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sapp doesn't manage to clinch there - Viking circles away.
Sapp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sapp cracks Viking with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sapp lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Sapp - just one landing.
Sapp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Viking moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brock Viking is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viking keeps the fight on the outside.
Viking avoids the body shot from Sapp.
Sapp lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Viking defending well as Sapp loads up on a big left hand.
Sapp tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Viking manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp is looking to clinch.
Viking swats away the attempt to clinch by Sapp.
Sapp tries to clinch there but Viking circles away.
Sapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viking.
Viking tries for a takedown but Sapp sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Viking swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Viking avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sapp throws a series of punches but Viking moves out of range.
Sapp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sapp jabs Viking to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sapp throws a lazy right hand but Viking sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sapp is looking to clinch.
Sapp tries to clinch up but Viking circles away and keeps his distance.
Viking ducks under a wild hook from Sapp.
Sapp throws out a loose jab but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viking.
Bob Sapp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sapp lands with a nice body punch.
Sapp scores with a jab to the head.
Sapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viking slips under a jab from Sapp.
Sapp tries to clinch up but Viking circles away and keeps his distance.
Sapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viking slips a jab from Sapp.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Viking.
Viking showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sapp.
Viking walks into a straight right hand from Sapp.
Viking tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sapp swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Viking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sapp scores with a crisp jab that stopped Viking in his tracks.
Sapp misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp gets caught flat footed, as Viking shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Viking throwing strikes but missing.
Sapp is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Viking dives into side control.
Sapp is pushing Viking's head away, looking to escape. Viking manages to hold on to the position though.
Sapp taking punishment in the form of punches.
Viking will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sapp managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Viking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sapp dodges the ground and pound from Viking.
Viking postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Viking wants to control but Sapp is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Viking throwing strikes but Sapp manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sapp stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sapp throws a jab when Viking was well out of range.
Sapp looks to throw the jab but Viking is out of range.
Sapp misses with a hook.
Sapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sapp shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Viking eats them both and turns towards Sapp to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Viking closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Viking in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Viking content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Viking taking a break here but Sapp is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sapp wants to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Viking seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Viking wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sapp keeps working.
Viking is pressing down on Sapp's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sapp is holding on for now.
Sapp looks like he's trying to stand up.
Viking trying to pass the guard but Sapp defending well.
That's eight 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.
Sapp wants to get back to his feet.
Sapp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Viking.
Sapp looks like he's trying to stand up.
Viking thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sapp to regain full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Viking throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Viking thows a big elbow that misses.
Viking with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sapp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Viking is controlling him.
Viking throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sapp wants to stand and escape but Viking is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Sapp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Bob Sapp!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bob Sapp!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Bob Sapp!
Bob Sapp wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Leopold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - TNT. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Sen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Leopold!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leopold with a nice cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Leopold blocks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Leopold.
Sen slips a jab from Leopold.
Leopold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leopold misses with a wild body shot.
Sen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sen avoids the head kick by Leopold.
Leopold misses the shot to the body.
Leopold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sen.
Sen clinches up with Leopold and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sen trying to land knees to the body.
Sen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leopold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leopold gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sen.
Sen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leopold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sen.
Sen throws a sloppy head kick and Leopold moves out of range easily.
Sen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leopold lands with a straight right. Sen didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopold avoids the head kick by Sen.
Sen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sen tries to clinch up.
Sen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sen misses with a low kick.
Leopold keeps the fight on the outside.
Sen tries to clinch there but Leopold circles away.
Leopold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leopold lands a front kick.
Sen lands a big head kick that sends Leopold tumbling to the mat! Sen takes a step backwards and waves Leopold back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Leopold is rocked!
It looks like Bryan Leopold has been cut.
Leopold misses with a hook.
Leopold is still on wobbly legs! Can Sen finish him?
Sen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sen misses with the combination.
Leopold misses with a looping right.
Crack! A monster head kick from Sen and Leopold falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Sen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jin Sen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shante Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Reagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shante Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reagan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Franklin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Franklin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reagan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ronald Reagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reagan.
Reagan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reagan.
Franklin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Franklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reagan.
Reagan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Franklin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franklin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reagan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reagan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reagan connects with an inside leg kick.
Franklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reagan circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin jabs at Reagan's body.
Franklin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franklin misses with a body punch
and Franklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reagan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reagan scores with a spinning back kick!
Reagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Franklin moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franklin.
Franklin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reagan is trying to push Franklin away but Franklin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Reagan can't break the clinch.
Franklin misses with some punches.
Franklin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Reagan pushes Franklin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reagan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franklin has double underhooks.
Reagan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franklin has him pressed against the ropes.
Reagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reagan closes the distance but Franklin moves to the side
and Franklin moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franklin misses with an uppercut. Reagan saw that one coming.
Reagan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Franklin momentarily.
Reagan throws a solid leg kick but Franklin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reagan.
Reagan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reagan connects with a leg kick. Franklin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reagan misses with a straight right.
Reagan connects with a nice looking jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reagan, right into the meat.
Reagan cracks the inside of Franklin's front leg.
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reagan moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a body punch but Reagan moves out of range.
Reagan looks for the body kick but Franklin saw that one coming.
Reagan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin blocks a low kick nicely.
Franklin throws a looping overhand right but Reagan ducks down to avoid it.
Reagan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Franklin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Franklin looks to land a right hand but Reagan moved out of range.
Franklin gets a clinch.
Reagan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franklin has him pressed against the ropes.
Franklin tries to work over Reagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reagan is trying to push Franklin away but Franklin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Reagan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franklin digs a right hand into Reagan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reagan's gas tank.
Reagan is trying to push Franklin away but Franklin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Reagan wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reagan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reagan throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin tries to move into range but Reagan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reagan throws out a powerful jab.
Reagan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reagan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reagan.
Reagan with a jab.
Franklin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reagan counters with a left to the body.
Franklin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reagan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Reagan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Franklin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reagan counters with a good, hard body kick but Franklin shrugs it off.
Franklin misses with a few strikes there.
Reagan lands with a cross.
Reagan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reagan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reagan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Reagan is just out of range.
Franklin digs a good hook to Reagan's body.
Reagan scores with a leg kick.
Franklin throws a hook to the side of Reagan's head but Reagan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Reagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reagan manages to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Reagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
Franklin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reagan dodges the punch combination from Franklin.
Reagan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franklin. That did some damage!
Reagan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Franklin eats them both and turns towards Reagan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reagan throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Franklin misses the target.
Franklin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Franklin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reagan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch combination from Reagan misses.
Franklin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Reagan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Franklin swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reagan tries to clinch but Franklin is having none of it.
Franklin looks to land a combination but Reagan avoids it well.
Franklin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Reagan connects with a crisp jab.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reagan moves away.
Franklin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reagan counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Reagan does no damage.
Reagan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Franklin.
Reagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Franklin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Reagan.
Franklin tries to clinch up but Reagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Franklin doesn't manage to clinch there - Reagan circles away.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
Franklin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reagan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Franklin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch but Reagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franklin moves into the clinch.
Reagan is trying to break the clinch but Franklin has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reagan.
Franklin digs a right hand underneath Reagan's ribcage. Reagan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Franklin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reagan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reagan breaks from the clinch.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Reagan misses
and Franklin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reagan thinking.
Franklin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Franklin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reagan is looking to slow Franklin down with leg kicks.
Franklin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reagan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Franklin will feel that in the morning.
Franklin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Franklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Reagan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Reagan misses the target.
Franklin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reagan.
Nice defenses there by Franklin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Reagan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Franklin misses with a body shot.
Reagan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Franklin misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Reagan.
Franklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reagan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Franklin.
Franklin swings for the body but Reagan moves out of range.
Franklin thuds a left hand into Reagan's body.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Reagan.
Reagan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reagan throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reagan.
Franklin moves out of range as Reagan strikes.
Reagan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Franklin if he has to take too many more of those.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Reagan misses with a hook.
Franklin blocks the body kick.
Reagan tries to clinch there but Franklin circles away.
Reagan wants to clinch up but Franklin keeps it at a distance.
Reagan misses with a wild body shot.
Reagan throws a nice head kick!
Ronald Reagan is winning the standup battle so far.
Reagan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reagan manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reagan moves out of range as Franklin strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franklin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reagan.
Franklin tries to clinch
and Reagan counters with a thumping low kick.
Reagan misses with a double jab.
Franklin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reagan.
Franklin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reagan rather than just go for the knockout.
Reagan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franklin's sensitive parts.
Reagan connects with a solid leg kick.
Reagan throws a leg kick but Franklin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reagan scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Reagan.
Reagan throws a nice head kick!
Franklin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reagan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reagan lands with an overhand left.
Reagan works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Reagan.
Reagan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Franklin on the side of the head.
Franklin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franklin throws a combination that misses
and Reagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reagan misses the body punch
and Reagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reagan throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reagan throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin defending well as Reagan loads up on a big left hand.
Reagan thuds his shin into the meat of Franklin's side.
Reagan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Franklin.
Franklin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Franklin walks into a stiff left hand from Reagan.
Franklin misses with a looping left.
Franklin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reagan.
Franklin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reagan. That's going to slow Franklin down.
Franklin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reagan.
Franklin misses with a leg kick
and Reagan counters with a three punch combo that has Franklin backing up. Franklin nods at Reagan to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Reagan.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Reagan thumps Franklin with a low kick.
Reagan with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reagan!
Jab from Reagan.
A jab lands there for Reagan.
Reagan connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Franklin misses
and Reagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Reagan cracks Franklin with an open hand slap.
Reagan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Reagan.
Reagan connects with a right hand. Franklin shakes it off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Reagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reagan scores with a head kick. Franklin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice defenses there by Reagan.
Reagan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franklin can do to turn this around?
Franklin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reagan throws a leg kick which misses Franklin's front leg but catches the back leg as Franklin tries to avoid it.
Donk. Reagan catches Franklin right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin misses with an uppercut.
Reagan moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Reagan dips to his left and cracks Franklin with an uppercut!
Reagan defending well as Franklin loads up on a big left hand.
Franklin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reagan.
Reagan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franklin's sensitive parts.
Franklin is looking to clinch but Reagan is avoiding it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Reagan.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reagan throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reagan.
Reagan scores with a hook.
Reagan scores with a nice body kick.
Reagan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reagan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reagan rushes Franklin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Reagan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franklin has double underhooks.
Reagan tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the ropes.
Reagan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reagan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Franklin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reagan.
Reagan throws a wild body kick that Franklin sees coming a mile off.
Franklin misses with a combination
and Reagan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reagan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reagan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reagan scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reagan.
An inside leg kick lands from Reagan.
Reagan lands a head shot.
Reagan scores with a punch to the head.
Reagan scores with a jab to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Reagan connects with an inside leg kick.
Reagan pushes Franklin away with a front kick.
Shante Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Reagan.
Franklin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reagan finds it's way round the side to connect with Franklin's head.
Reagan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reagan scoring well with a low kick there.
Reagan jabs Franklin right on the nose. Franklin blinks but takes it well.
Franklin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reagan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reagan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reagan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to the liver by Reagan. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Reagan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reagan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ronald Reagan!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ronald Reagan!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ronald Reagan!
Ronald Reagan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ketsuno Anajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anajo comes into the arena with Ghostbusters blaring out of the sound system. Miguel Santiago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ketsuno Anajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anajo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick from Santiago.
Anajo checks a low kick from Santiago.
Santiago throws a head kick that Anajo semi-blocks.
Anajo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santiago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Anajo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santiago.
Anajo moves out of range of the leg kick from Santiago.
Santiago throws a low kick but Anajo moves out of range easily.
Anajo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santiago. Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago throws a leg kick but Anajo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santiago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santiago looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Santiago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anajo blocks a head kick by Santiago.
Santiago bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santiago misses with a low kick.
Anajo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santiago throws the kick towards the body but Anajo avoids it.
Miguel Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago is looking to chop away at Anajo's legs.
Santiago tries to score with a low kick but Anajo moves his leg out of the way.
Santiago throws a low kick but Anajo avoids it.
Anajo pushes Santiago up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anajo lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Anajo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anajo.
Anajo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anajo avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anajo.
Santiago pushes Anajo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anajo presses Santiago against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anajo lands with a left to the head.
Anajo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Anajo.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Anajo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santiago looks gassed!
A right hand to the body from Anajo.
Santiago breaks the clinch.
Anajo misses with a looping left.
Anajo throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Santiago.
Santiago throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anajo looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Anajo throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a low kick but Anajo moves out of range easily.
Anajo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago tries to land a leg kick but Anajo saw it coming and moves away.
Miguel Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santiago attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anajo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anajo blocks a low kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Anajo blocks the low kick.
Santiago misses with a low kick.
Anajo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anajo tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Anajo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santiago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck for Anajo with that takedown attempt.
Santiago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anajo avoids the head kick by Santiago.
Anajo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santiago.
Santiago cracks Anajo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anajo is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.
Santiago throws a low kick, looking for Anajo's leg but Anajo calmly moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anajo misses with a body shot.
Anajo throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anajo checks a leg kick.
Anajo walks into a stiff left hand from Santiago.
Santiago throws a front kick aimed at Anajo's knee but Anajo avoids it well.
Anajo blocks a low kick nicely.
Santiago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santiago throws a head kick but Anajo moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anajo.
Santiago thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anajo if he has to take too many more of those.
Santiago tries to work over Anajo's front leg with a kick but Anajo checks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anajo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santiago avoiding damage as Anajo throws knees to the body.
Santiago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anajo takes a shot to the head.
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.
Anajo throws an elbow that misses.
Anajo throws an elbow but it misses.
Santiago blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Anajo.
Santiago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santiago lands a body shot.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Santiago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anajo is leaning against Santiago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago throws a front kick aimed at Anajo's knee but Anajo avoids it well.
Santiago lands a high kick!
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anajo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anajo tries to clinch up.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santiago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santiago attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Santiago.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anajo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Santiago wants to slow Anajo down by chopping away at his legs.
Santiago tries to land a leg kick but Anajo saw it coming and moves away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santiago attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anajo is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Anajo.
Santiago looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santiago does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Santiago throws a nice head kick!
Anajo closes the distance and clinches up with Santiago, looking for a takedown. Anajo pushes Santiago against the ropes but Santiago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Santiago misses.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Anajo tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Anajo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Santiago.
Anajo checks a leg kick.
Santiago lands a nice looking body kick.
Anajo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santiago defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ketsuno Anajo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago lands a nice looking body kick.
Anajo moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
Santiago throws a leg kick but Anajo checks it.
Santiago feints and then cracks Anajo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anajo down.
Santiago throws a solid leg kick but Anajo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Santiago dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santiago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santiago throws a wild body kick that Anajo sees coming a mile off.
Anajo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santiago fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santiago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anajo darts in and clinches Santiago up against the ropes.
Santiago drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anajo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santiago leaning against his opponent.
Anajo goes for a takedown attempt but Santiago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anajo is looking to clinch.
Santiago throws a leg kick but Anajo moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago throws a head kick that Anajo semi-blocks.
Anajo clinches up against the ropes.
Santiago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anajo backwards.
Santiago works on Anajo's body with a couple of short punches.
Santiago is looking to control Anajo's arms but Anajo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santiago has his back to the ropes.
Anajo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santiago is defending well for now.
Anajo misses with a punch on the inside.
Anajo working aggressively here.
Santiago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santiago.
Santiago managing to block the knees to the body from Anajo.
Santiago tries to score a body lock takedown but Anajo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anajo struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Anajo.
The referee calls for Anajo to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santiago wants to stall.
Santiago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anajo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Santiago. Anajo shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Santiago plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santiago lands a high kick!
Anajo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santiago. Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santiago.
Anajo tries to clinch up.
Santiago throws out a leg kick but Anajo moves out of range and Santiago only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santiago lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anajo's sensitive parts.
Anajo tries to clinch up.
Santiago cracks Anajo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Santiago goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anajo blocks a leg kick.
Anajo moves out of range of the body kick from Santiago.
Santiago lands a high kick!
Anajo is rocked!
Santiago scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Anajo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anajo seems to have got his legs back now.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anajo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anajo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Santiago feints and then cracks Anajo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anajo down.
Santiago tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anajo tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Anajo.
Nice body kick from Santiago.
Anajo tries to score with a low kick but Santiago moves his leg out of the way.
Anajo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santiago. Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Anajo misses with a body shot.
Santiago connects with a leg kick. Anajo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anajo clinches.
Anajo tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Anajo back against the cage.
Santiago breaks from the clinch.
Anajo wants to clinch.
Santiago scoring well with a low kick there.
Santiago fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santiago throws a head kick but Anajo moves out of range.
Santiago throws the kick towards the body but Anajo avoids it.
Santiago lands a leg kick that knocks Anajo off balance momentarily.
Santiago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anajo tried to score with a low kick but Santiago checks it.
Anajo blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Anajo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santiago misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Santiago.
Anajo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Santiago. That one must have hurt.
Anajo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Anajo.
Santiago goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miguel Santiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anajo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santiago.
Santiago misses with a double jab.
Anajo instigates a clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the head but Anajo blocks with his arms.
Santiago lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Anajo.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Anajo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santiago or not.
Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anajo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Anajo.
Santiago pushes Anajo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santiago gets underhooks to prevent Anajo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ketsuno Anajo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anajo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santiago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anajo misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anajo backwards.
Anajo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anajo is working Santiago over against the ropes.
Ketsuno Anajo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anajo throws a punch but it's blocked by Santiago.
Santiago is trying to stall.
Santiago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anajo managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
Santiago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anajo digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santiago.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anajo.
Santiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anajo.
Santiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anajo is working Santiago over against the ropes.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anajo leaning against his opponent.
Santiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anajo tries to land knees in the clinch but Santiago avoids the damage to the body.
Anajo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Santiago misses with a body punch.
Anajo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anajo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anajo missing with knees to the body.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santiago is trying to maintain a safe position but Anajo gets an underhook and turns Santiago into the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anajo.
Anajo trying to stall but Santiago improves his position.
Anajo tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Anajo back against the cage.
Santiago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anajo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santiago tries for a takedown but Anajo manages to get underhooks.
Anajo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Anajo managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
Anajo lands a nice uppercut.
Santiago manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anajo. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to score with a low kick but Anajo moves his leg out of the way.
Santiago stuffs the takedown attempt from Anajo. Anajo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ketsuno Anajo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santiago thuds his shin into the meat of Anajo's side.
Santiago turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anajo is looking to wear down Santiago with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Santiago misses
and Anajo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body kick there by Santiago.
Santiago throws a sloppy head kick and Anajo moves out of range easily.
Anajo thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Santiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santiago 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Miguel Santiago!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Miguel Santiago!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Miguel Santiago!
Miguel Santiago wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Ramen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramen has chosen The Doors- The End as his entrance music. Kenji Ramen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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146 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Ramen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramen. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bate throws out the jab.
Ramen misses with a low kick.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Bate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramen.
Ramen misses with a body shot
and Bate counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramen connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Ramen.
Ramen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bate counters with a left to the body.
Bate connects with a solid leg kick.
Bate slips under a jab.
Ramen wants to clinch but Bate slips to the side
enabling Bate to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bate misses with a straight right.
Bate connects with a looping right hand.
Bate shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bate was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bate landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate trying to control but Ramen is having none of it.
Bate raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bate looking to finish Ramen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ramen!
Bate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ramen is working to get back to half guard.
Ramen looks gassed!
Bate wants to control the pace but Ramen is squirming around nicely.
Bate working for a submission but Ramen is keeping him at bay.
Ramen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bate lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ramen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bate breaks from Ramen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bate breaks from Ramen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bate landing strikes from the mount and Ramen is in trouble!
Bate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramen is looking to escape.
Bate is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bate cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramen wants to hold on but Bate pushes him away.
Ramen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bate.
Bate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ramen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bate has hold of Ramen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ramen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bate punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bate working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Ramen turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bate off and cradles Ramen's limp body as Bate celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Tyrone Bate!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't You Give Your Love Away . Mishima has chosen Super Troopers German Techno as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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171 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mishima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mishima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mishima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mishima is keeping the position for now.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown is sitting in close to Mishima's body. Mishima has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Brown is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Brown is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mishima.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shinya Mishima!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lee Rappaport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and peter griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). griffin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. That's gangsta - Bun B kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as peter griffin enters the ring!
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162 lbs
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168 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Lee Rappaport!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, peter griffin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rappaport moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rappaport misses with a body kick.
griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
griffin connects with a looping right hand.
Rappaport darts in and lands a nice takedown into half 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.
Rappaport is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rappaport controlling from the top position.
Rappaport thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rappaport throwing strikes from guard but griffin blocks nicely.
Rappaport postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rappaport in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rappaport forces his way into half guard.
Rappaport not landing any meaningful shots this time.
griffin is looking for a sweep. Rappaport is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rappaport passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rappaport punching from mount but griffin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
griffin is looking to improve his position but Rappaport isn't that keen on the idea.
Rappaport postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. griffin looks a forlorn figure.
Rappaport dominating with strikes here.
griffin blocking the ground and pound.
Rappaport looking to ground and pound but griffin is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rappaport cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rappaport controlling from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Rappaport there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rappaport thowing shots but they're missing.
griffin can't escape the position.
Rappaport looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Rappaport.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rappaport punching from mount but griffin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rappaport thowing shots but they're missing.
Rappaport landing strikes, looking to finish!
griffin is rocked!
Rappaport cracks griffin with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Lee Rappaport!
Johnny Lee Rappaport retains his lightweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carling Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carling Foster!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada lunges at Foster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Foster's hand.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Yamada connects with a body shot that sends Foster's belly button to the back.
Foster misses with a wild body shot.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamada looks to land a combination. Foster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yamada throws a one two combo.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Foster ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamada.
Foster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamada tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Foster counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yamada won't be happy with that.
Yamada dodges the ground and pound from Foster.
Yamada tries to buck Foster off but Foster is having none of it.
Yamada is pushing Foster's head away, looking to escape. Foster manages to hold on to the position though.
Foster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Foster is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yamada is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada trying to control but Foster flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Yamada trying to control the hands but Foster breaks the grip.
Yamada avoids the strikes from Foster.
Foster working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Foster is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Yamada defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster doesn't have the hooks in and Yamada manages to turn into his guard.
Foster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Foster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamada stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamada swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Yamada dodges the punch combination from Foster.
Foster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Foster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yamada cracks Foster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Foster throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamada counters by clinching up.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Foster misses with a low kick as Yamada jumps back.
Foster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Foster or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamada which made him look bad.
Yamada throws a lazy right hand but Foster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamada throws a shot to the body.
Yamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foster.
Yamada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foster, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yamada lands a left hand.
Yamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamada checks a leg kick.
Foster misses with a takedown
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster just misses with a punch to the body.
Foster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Foster clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Yamada.
Foster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamada pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kenshiro Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carling Foster.
Yamada lands with a nice body punch.
Foster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Foster's ribs.
Yamada lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Foster misses the jab.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Foster avoids them all with ease.
Foster misses with a takedown attempt - Yamada sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab from Yamada.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foster. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Yamada. Those never looked like landing.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.
Foster tries to clinch up
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Kenshiro Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamada's waist but Yamada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Foster off to one side.
Yamada throws out a powerful jab.
Kenshiro Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada looks to land a combination but Foster avoids it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yamada swinging wildly here.
Yamada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamada lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yamada lands with a nice body punch.
Foster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamada is fending him off so far but Foster persists. Nope, Yamada circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Yamada finds it's way through Foster's defenses.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foster.
Foster is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yamada rather than just go for the knockout.
Foster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yamada displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foster.
Yamada clinches up with Foster and pushes him back against the ropes.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamada stalling.
Foster prevents Yamada from breaking the clinch.
Yamada works on Foster's body with a couple of short punches.
Foster tightens his grip and picks Yamada up, before dumping him to the ground. Yamada manages to land in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is trying to keep Foster in close.
Yamada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foster is one step ahead there.
Foster throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Foster is aware though and is defending well.
Foster drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yamada manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Foster has Yamada in his guard.
Foster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamada is one step ahead there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamada wants to pass the guard but Foster is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Foster holds on and takes a little breather.
Yamada wants to stand but Foster has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Foster is working an open guard so Yamada takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Yamada clinches.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
Foster jumps guard but Yamada stands there with Foster around his waist. Foster gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Foster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamada just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamada displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Yamada.
Come on Yamada - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foster.
Foster wants a takedown.
Yamada lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Yamada.
Yamada gets through Foster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foster can't get the takedown.
Foster looks gassed!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yamada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamada connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshiro Yamada dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamada blocks the leg kick.
Foster dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Foster drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yamada parries the strikes from Foster easily there. Foster is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yamada to escape.
Yamada is looking for a sweep.
Foster tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Foster has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Foster working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Foster is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yamada is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Yamada looks calm but he's in trouble here. Foster gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Yamada is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Foster lets go of the hold and Yamada can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carling Foster!
Carling Foster is the new light heavyweight champion!
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