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CHOKE Revive Tour Finale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyoja Masiina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying King's choice of entrance music: I'm on a boat. Aoki King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoja Masiina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki King!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masiina rushes King and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
King is trying to stall.
Masiina is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Masiina into the ropes.
Masiina breaks the clinch.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Masiina looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for King!
King is looking to get to half guard.
King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
King tries to lock up and control but Masiina gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masiina scoring with strikes but King is staying in there.
Masiina tries to control but King wriggling away.
King throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Masiina lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
Masiina landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
King is squirming around, avoiding Masiina's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masiina goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now King is on top in guard.
King wants to control from the top but Masiina keeps moving.
King preventing the sweep.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King looking to pass the guard.
King looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King trying to control but Masiina is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masiina is trying to keep King in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Masiina wants to get back to his feet but King passes into half guard.
Masiina is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Masiina counters with a thumping low kick.
King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Masiina trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to sweep here but Masiina controlling him for the moment.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King looking for a guillotine here but Masiina defends easily.
King is trying to control the position but Masiina postures up.
Masiina might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King working for a triangle but Masiina defends it easily.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoja Masiina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Masiina is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Masiina tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
King taking a breather here.
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
King advances to full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Masiina looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Masiina is now in King's guard. A big mistake from King there, giving up the dominant position!
Masiina controls from within his opponent's guard.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masiina postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Aoki King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Masiina preventing the sweep.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Masiina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King pulls Masiina in to control the position.
Masiina lands a couple of digs.
King controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
King looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Masiina passes into side control.
Masiina decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Masiina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Masiina shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
King has Masiina pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Masiina manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Masiina is pressed up against the ropes. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masiina down to the mat. Masiina avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lyoja Masiina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aoki King.
Masiina gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a single leg into guard. Masiina didn't expect that.
King forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking for a kimura here.
Masiina is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Masiina trying to control from the bottom.
Masiina wants to get back to full guard.
Masiina is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Masiina avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Masiina stuffs the takedown.
King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masiina swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Masiina trying to control the position.
Masiina is really struggling to control King but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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.
King wants to control from the top but Masiina keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King tries to clinch
and Masiina counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King misses with a combination
and Masiina counters with a single leg into guard. King didn't expect that.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Masiina is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is controlling Masiina's posture.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Masiina is one step ahead there.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Masiina gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to sweep but instead, Masiina has passed into half guard.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King gets full guard.
King is looking for a triangle but Masiina pushes his legs off easily.
King is pulling down on Masiina's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Masiina!
Masiina wants to try and get back to his feet.
King landing shots from mount.
Masiina wants to control but King is having none of it.
Masiina is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aoki King.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aoki King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orion Sapporo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orion Sapporo had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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138 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orion Sapporo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapporo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sapporo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Sapporo with that takedown attempt.
Sapporo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andrews swats away the attempt to clinch by Sapporo.
Andrews stuffs the takedown attempt from Sapporo. Sapporo gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Sapporo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sapporo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sapporo tries to clinch but Andrews is having none of it.
Sapporo wants to clinch up but Andrews keeps it at a distance.
Orion Sapporo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sapporo lands a right hook to the body.
Sapporo throws a head kick that misses.
Sapporo fails to land with a series of punches.
Sapporo is looking to clinch.
Andrews stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orion Sapporo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapporo swinging wilding here.
Sapporo dodges the punch combination from Andrews.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andrews.
Sapporo is looking to land body kicks.
Sapporo throws a nice looking combination but Andrews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sapporo wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Sapporo.
Sapporo misses with a two punch combination.
Sapporo shoots in and drives through. Andrews sprawls well.
Sapporo is breathing heavily.
Andrews connects with a single shot there.
Andrews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sapporo is looking to break free of the clinch but Andrews has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews breaks from the clinch.
Sapporo lands a head kick. Andrews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Andrews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sapporo.
Andrews connects with a body shot.
Andrews feints and as Sapporo raises his hands in defense, Andrews changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sapporo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andrews working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Andrews looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Andrews with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andrews wants to control from the top but Sapporo keeps moving.
Sapporo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Andrews drops back looking for a leg! Sapporo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sapporo manages to kick Andrews off! Andrews jumps back into Sapporo's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sapporo wants to stand up but Andrews is controlling him.
Andrews forces his way into half guard.
Sapporo is looking to improve his position.
Andrews is working for a submission of some sort.
Andrews blocks the strikes from Sapporo.
That's four 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.
Andrews tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sapporo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andrews prevents Sapporo from improving his position.
Andrews stops Sapporo from getting back to his feet.
Andrews wants to take a breather but Sapporo is having none of it.
Sapporo is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sapporo wants to clinch but Andrews slips to the side
and Andrews counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sapporo tries to get to full guard but Andrews has control of the leg.
Sapporo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andrews.
Sapporo tries to get to full guard but Andrews has control of the leg.
Sapporo is working hard here to advance position.
Nice strikes from Andrews there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Andrews dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andrews throws a nice looking combination but Sapporo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sapporo throws a series of punches but Andrews moves out of range.
Sapporo throws a head kick that misses.
Sapporo misses with a takedown attempt
and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sapporo actively working from the bottom here.
Andrews is trying to work for a kimura but Sapporo is defending well.
Sapporo is looking for a sweep. Andrews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sapporo won't allow Andrews to pass to mount.
Andrews lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrews wants to pass to mount but Sapporo is defending the position.
Andrews prevents Sapporo from standing back up.
Andrews is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapporo striking from the bottom.
Sapporo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sapporo has his foot on Andrews's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andrews works his way back into a safe position though.
Andrews drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sapporo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sapporo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sapporo!
Sapporo decides to stand back up. Sapporo steps back and let's Andrews get back to his feet.
Sapporo scores with a jab to the head.
Sapporo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sapporo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sapporo moves away.
A jab from Andrews misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapporo throws a head kick that misses.
Andrews avoids the head kick by Sapporo.
Andrews throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sapporo looks to land a body kick but Andrews moved away.
Andrews bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sapporo's head backwards.
Sapporo throws a head kick but Andrews moves out of range.
Andrews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrews scores with a hook.
Sapporo is rocked!
BOOM! Andrews lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sapporo. Sapporo tries to recover but Andrews is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sapporo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Andrews!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaru Yuudai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Yuudai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Compton!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Compton as Yuudai shoots in.
Yuudai has a takedown stuffed.
Yuudai blocks a jab.
Yuudai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masaru Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yuudai shoots for a double leg takedown but Compton sprawls well. He's pushed Yuudai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yuudai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yuudai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Compton pinned against the cage. Compton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yuudai closes the distance and clinches up with Compton, looking for a takedown. Yuudai pushes Compton against the ropes but Compton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai slips under a jab from Compton.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Compton as he jumps to the side.
Compton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yuudai is breathing heavily.
Compton throws a leg kick that misses.
Compton stuffs the takedown.
Compton digs a good body shot into Yuudai's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Compton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yuudai misses with a takedown attempt - Compton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yuudai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yuudai there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Compton stuffs the takedown attempt from Yuudai. Yuudai gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Compton misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Compton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yuudai tries for a takedown but Compton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Compton cracks Yuudai with a good jab.
Compton knocks Yuudai to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Yuudai is rocked!
It looks like Masaru Yuudai has been cut.
Yuudai is letting Compton control him for a moment.
Yuudai is not content to let Compton control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai tries to improve position but can't.
Compton is looking to take a break and control but Yuudai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yuudai is looking for a sweep.
Compton decides to stand up, so the ref orders Yuudai to his feet.
Compton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yuudai is out of range and Compton settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yuudai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuudai shoots for a double leg takedown but Compton sprawls well. He's pushed Yuudai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Compton scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yuudai checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai checks a leg kick nicely.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown but Compton shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masaru Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Compton.
Compton scoring well with a low kick there.
Peter Compton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yuudai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Compton is fending him off so far but Yuudai persists. Nope, Compton circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Compton tries to avoid it but Yuudai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Compton to the ground. Compton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yuudai throws a nice looking combination but Compton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yuudai tries for a takedown but Compton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Yuudai. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Yuudai shoots in and drives through. Compton sprawls well.
Nice body kick there by Compton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Compton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Masaru Yuudai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Compton jabs at Yuudai's body.
Compton misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Compton does no damage.
Yuudai fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Compton.
Peter Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Compton.
Yuudai blocks a head kick by Compton.
Yuudai checks a leg kick.
Yuudai fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Compton looks to land a combination but Yuudai avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yuudai tries for a takedown but Compton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masaru Yuudai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuudai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Compton as he jumps to the side.
Yuudai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton with a jab.
Yuudai closes the distance and clinches up with Compton, looking for a takedown. Yuudai pushes Compton against the ropes but Compton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Masaru Yuudai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Compton.
Compton cracks Yuudai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Compton lands a glancing blow to the side of Yuudai's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai looks for a takedown but Compton sprawls well.
Compton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yuudai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Compton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Compton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Compton!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Masato Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus VonMueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masato Takaya had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Takaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Klaus VonMueller!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaya blocks a head kick by VonMueller.
VonMueller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
VonMueller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takaya slips a straight right by VonMueller.
The fighters circling - VonMueller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
VonMueller scores with a nice head shot.
Takaya is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Takaya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Takaya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
VonMueller throws a looping overhand right but Takaya ducks down to avoid it.
Takaya seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab from Takaya.
Takaya misses with a straight left.
VonMueller throws a left that rocks Takaya and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! VonMueller dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Takaya regain composure!
Takaya is trying to get back to half guard.
Takaya manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
VonMueller tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Takaya.
Takaya is looking to control VonMueller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takaya avoid being mounted?
VonMueller wants to stand up but Takaya is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonMueller looks gassed!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
VonMueller tries a head kick but it misses.
VonMueller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takaya shoots in looking for a takedown. VonMueller tries to sprawl out of it but Takaya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. VonMueller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good shot there by Takaya.
Takaya slips a jab from VonMueller.
Takaya throws a series of strikes that have VonMueller backpedaling.
VonMueller is rocked!
VonMueller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
VonMueller is still on wobbly legs! Can Takaya finish him?
Takaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from VonMueller.
Takaya moves in looking to clinch but VonMueller pushes him off.
VonMueller seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for VonMueller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takaya. That's going to slow VonMueller down.
Takaya scores with a decent looking hook.
Takaya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with VonMueller, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Takaya throws an elbow but misses.
Takaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
VonMueller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takaya has him pressed against the ropes.
Takaya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
VonMueller has had enough of the clinch but Takaya keeps him there for the moment.
Takaya lands a damaging elbow.
Takaya tries to stall but VonMueller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Takaya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Takaya.
Takaya working aggressively here.
VonMueller blocks an elbow strike.
Takaya lands a right hand that snaps the head of VonMueller backwards.
Takaya lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Takaya wants to take a breather but VonMueller is having none of it.
Takaya is stalling here. VonMueller is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Takaya seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and VonMueller has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
VonMueller decides to stand back up.
Takaya drives through and clinches with VonMueller against the ropes.
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!
VonMueller prevents a takedown attempt there.
VonMueller can't break the clinch.
Takaya lands a shoulder strike.
Takaya pulls guard.
Takaya lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for VonMueller!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VonMueller is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Takaya punishing his opponent with strikes.
Takaya working the ground and pound effectively.
Takaya lands a heavy elbow.
Takaya lands a heavy elbow.
VonMueller wants to try and get back to his feet.
Takaya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. VonMueller looks a forlorn figure.
Takaya cracks VonMueller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Takaya working the ground and pound effectively.
Takaya 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.
Takaya working for a submission but VonMueller is keeping him at bay.
VonMueller tries to buck Takaya off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya is landing with some decent strikes but VonMueller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Takaya pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Takaya dominating with strikes here.
VonMueller wants to try and get back to his feet.
Takaya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Takaya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Takaya there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Takaya has control of VonMueller's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and VonMueller regains control of the situation pretty easily.
VonMueller is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masato Takaya 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.
Takaya clinches.
Takaya drags the fight down to the ground.
Takaya has a closed guard, preventing VonMueller from standing up.
Takaya throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
VonMueller postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Takaya has a closed guard, preventing VonMueller from standing up.
Takaya is trying to control the position but VonMueller postures up.
Takaya manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Takaya working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Takaya tries to control but VonMueller wriggling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takaya is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. VonMueller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonMueller is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Takaya is landing with some decent strikes but VonMueller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Takaya raining down shots from the mount!
VonMueller is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Takaya landing punches.
The referee warns VonMueller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Takaya.
VonMueller is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Takaya in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
You get the feeling that VonMueller really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Takaya scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that VonMueller really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Takaya can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as VonMueller is looking to escape.
VonMueller squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
VonMueller bucks Takaya off and manages to get back to his feet!
VonMueller lands a high kick to the side of Takaya's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! VonMueller dives into guard, looking to finish.
VonMueller wants to get up but he can't break Takaya's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
VonMueller stands up from guard. Let's bang!
VonMueller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Takaya.
Takaya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya lands a nice looking kick to the body. VonMueller takes a step back to recover.
Takaya lands with a right that hurts VonMueller. VonMueller looks to clinch but Takaya throws a short knee that drops VonMueller. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Masato Takaya!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crotch comes to the ring accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends? by War. Sonny Jawo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Richard Crotch's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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, Richard Crotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonny Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jawo.
Jawo feints and then cracks Crotch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crotch down.
Crotch fails with a takedown attempt.
Crotch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jawo's waist but Jawo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crotch off to one side.
Jawo sizes up Crotch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jawo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crotch manages to avoid it.
Crotch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jawo circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Crotch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jawo cracks the inside of Crotch's front leg.
Jawo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crotch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jawo as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo stuffs the takedown.
Jawo stuns Crotch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Crotch or perhaps it was just good defense by Jawo which made him look bad.
Jawo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jawo throws a hook but Crotch blocks it.
Crotch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jawo circles away.
Jawo lands a head shot.
Crotch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jawo but Jawo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Jawo. Beautiful body shot.
Sonny Jawo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Crotch misses.
Jawo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crotch on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Jawo.
Jawo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jawo punishes Crotch's body with a nice straight punch.
Jawo blocks a jab.
Crotch shoots for a takedown but Jawo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crotch is breathing heavily.
Jawo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jawo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo misses the shot to the body.
Jawo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jawo lands with a slapping head kick.
Crotch is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jawo, right into the meat.
Oh Crotch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jawo lands a right hook to the body.
Jawo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crotch seems to have got his legs back now.
Jawo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jawo throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Crotch colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Jawo as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Crotch is left battered and dazed whilst Jawo and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Jawo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akaki Murasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Lupul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lupul is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Strangled With A Halo, Pig Destroyer. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akaki Murasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Lupul!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lupul scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Murasa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murasa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lupul pulls his head out easily.
Lupul is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murasa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lupul.
Lupul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lupul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murasa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lupul pulls his head out easily.
Lupul looks to land a strike but Murasa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lupul gets the takedown into side control.
Murasa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
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.
Lupul throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murasa is desperately trying to improve his position but Lupul has a good base and remains in mount.
Lupul looking for a guillotine from mount but Murasa is having none of it.
Murasa can't escape the position.
Murasa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lupul tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lupul working for a guillotine from mount but Murasa is in no mood to give up.
Murasa regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murasa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murasa is looking for a triangle but Lupul pushes his legs off easily.
Lupul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murasa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lupul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murasa is looking for a triangle but Lupul pushes his legs off easily.
Murasa is breathing heavily.
Murasa wants to sweep here but Lupul controlling him for the moment.
Murasa is looking for a triangle but Lupul pushes his legs off easily.
Lupul pushes down on Murasa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lupul is working for a submission of some sort.
Nice strikes from Lupul there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupul tries to pass to full mount but Murasa defends it.
Lupul is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Murasa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lupul throwing strikes from guard but Murasa blocks nicely.
Murasa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lupul forces his way into half guard.
Lupul wants to free his trapped foot but Murasa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lupul wants to work for an arm triangle but Murasa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murasa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lupul pulls his head out easily.
Lupul tries to pass to full mount but Murasa defends it.
Lupul wants to work for an arm triangle but Murasa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lupul is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murasa defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murasa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lupul drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murasa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lupul has Murasa in his guard.
Lupul has his feet on Murasa's thighs here. He's pushed Murasa off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Murasa screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Greg Lupul!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takayuki Okubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takayuki Okubo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okubo stuffs the takedown.
Okubo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kazama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okubo.
Kazama shoots in looking for a takedown. Okubo tries to sprawl out of it but Kazama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Okubo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Okubo does no damage.
Okubo swinging wilding here.
Okubo throws a nice looking combination but Kazama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okubo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazama manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Okubo scores with a four punch combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Okubo scores with a four punch combination!
Okubo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Okubo throws a right and a left that Kazama avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okubo misses with the combination.
Okubo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okubo.
Okubo throws a nice looking combination but Kazama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kazama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Okubo as he jumps to the side.
Takayuki Okubo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kazama.
Okubo throws a right and a left that Kazama avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Okubo.
Okubo looks to land a combination but Kazama avoids it well.
Kazama needs to keep his hands up - Okubo had a free shot at his head there.
Okubo misses with a two punch combination.
Kazama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Okubo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okubo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okubo lands with a hook. Kazama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okubo dips to his left and cracks Kazama with an uppercut!
Okubo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Okubo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazama.
Okubo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Okubo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okubo misses with a few strikes there.
Takayuki Okubo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Okubo wants to sweep but no luck.
Kazama trying to control the position from guard on top but Okubo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okubo is keeping the position for now.
Okubo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama trying to control the position from guard on top but Okubo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazama drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Okubo dives on top into guard.
Okubo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kazama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Okubo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kazama looks gassed!
Kazama is trying to control the position but Okubo postures up.
Okubo is looking to stand up but Kazama won't let him.
Okubo wants to control from the top but Kazama keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kazama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Okubo stays in close to Kazama's body and controls the position.
Okubo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Okubo is taking a breather. Kazama says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Okubo works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takayuki Okubo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Okubo misses with a double jab.
Kazama avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Okubo.
A combination from Okubo does no damage.
Okubo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kazama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okubo looks to land a combination but Kazama avoids it well.
Okubo thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okubo fails to land with a series of punches.
Okubo throws a nice looking combination but Kazama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kazama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okubo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okubo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Okubo misses.
Okubo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okubo misses with a low kick as Kazama jumps back.
Okubo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kazama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okubo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Okubo does no damage.
Okubo swinging wilding here.
Kazama walks into a straight right hand from Okubo.
Okubo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okubo misses with a two punch combination.
Okubo throws a right and a left that Kazama avoids nicely.
A combination from Okubo does no damage.
That's two 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.
Okubo misses with a wild combination.
Okubo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okubo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazama.
Kazama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okubo.
Kazama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kazama there as he acknowledges the shot.
Okubo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okubo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazama.
Kazama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okubo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Okubo throws a right and a left that Kazama avoids nicely.
Okubo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okubo misses with a few strikes there.
Kazama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okubo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okubo misses with a hook. Kazama ducked under it nicely.
Okubo swinging wilding here.
Okubo stuffs the takedown attempt from Kazama. Kazama gets slowly back to his feet.
Okubo scores with a hook to the body. Kazama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Okubo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okubo throws a right and a left that Kazama avoids nicely.
Okubo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takayuki Okubo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Okubo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okubo misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Okubo misses.
An inside leg kick from Okubo misses.
Takayuki Okubo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazama moves out of range of the body kick.
Kazama dodges the punch combination from Okubo.
Okubo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Okubo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No joy there for Okubo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okubo looks to land a combination but Kazama avoids it well.
Kazama takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takayuki Okubo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Okubo cracks Kazama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okubo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kazama momentarily.
Okubo is looking to score with low kicks.
Kazama moves out of range of the leg kick from Okubo.
Okubo misses with a few strikes there.
Okubo scores with a jab. Kazama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Okubo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Okubo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okubo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okubo.
Okubo tries to bum rush Kazama with a series of wild strikes but Kazama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kazama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okubo.
Okubo misses with a few strikes there.
Okubo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Okubo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okubo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okubo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazama.
Okubo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okubo misses with a two punch combination.
Okubo tests Kazama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kazama drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kazama trying to control but Okubo is working from the bottom.
Okubo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kazama controls the pace.
Okubo wants to sweep here but Kazama controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama passes Okubo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kazama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Okubo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kazama is just content to waste time from the top position. Okubo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kazama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kazama preventing the sweep.
Kazama trying to control the position from guard on top but Okubo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okubo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okubo seems keen to control Kazama's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okubo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kazama manages to get himself to full guard.
Kazama can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Okubo controls the pace.
Okubo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kazama working a defensive guard but Okubo passes into half guard.
Kazama is looking to get back to full guard here but Okubo has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kazama is desperately trying to improve his position but Okubo has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okubo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kazama?
Okubo looking to control but Kazama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Okubo lands a big elbow.
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.
Okubo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Okubo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Okubo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Takayuki Okubo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okubo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takayuki Okubo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kotaro Hakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett has chosen Stronger, Kanye West as his entrance music. Mike Bennett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Hakku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hakku.
Hakku lands a head shot.
Hakku fails to land with a series of punches.
Hakku throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hakku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kotaro Hakku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hakku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennett throws a front kick that sends Hakku stumbling back into the ropes.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennett rushes Hakku and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bennett.
Hakku jumps guard.
Bennett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hakku's head.
Bennett drops back looking for a leg! Hakku is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hakku manages to kick Bennett off! Bennett jumps back into Hakku's guard.
Bennett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hakku working for submissions but it's allowed Bennett to get to half guard.
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.
Bennett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakku is defending against the submission attempts here by Bennett.
Bennett tries to pass to full mount but Hakku defends it.
Bennett is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hakku trying to control but Bennett postures up.
Bennett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hakku tries to roll over but Bennett keeps him under control.
Bennett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hakku with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hakku striking from the bottom.
That's two 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bennett lands a nice short elbow.
Hakku is looking to escape.
Bennett is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hakku!
Bennett is landing with some decent strikes but Hakku is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bennett looks gassed!
Hakku is trying to escape the mount.
Bennett is working for a guillotine from mount but Hakku frees his head quite easily.
Bennett working the ground and pound effectively.
Hakku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hakku bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bennett working for a triangle but Hakku defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakku keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Bennett wants to sweep but no luck.
Bennett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bennett trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bennett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hakku wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.
Bennett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hakku forces his way into half guard.
Bennett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hakku drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bennett manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hakku has Bennett in his guard.
Hakku bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bennett's guard.
Bennett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hakku postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hakku throws a big right hand that misses.
Bennett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bennett wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hakku tries to clinch but Bennett moves away
and Bennett counters with an inside leg kick.
Bennett lands a two punch combo.
Hakku fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hakku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bennett circles away.
Kotaro Hakku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hakku.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennett.
Hakku takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hakku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennett counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hakku!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hakku tries to reverse the position but Bennett maintains control.
Hakku is working hard here to advance position.
Bennett throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hakku is looking to improve his position but Bennett isn't that keen on the idea.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Hakku regains half guard.
Hakku is looking to control Bennett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hakku avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakku slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hakku working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bennett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hakku is tightening it up a little... Bennett has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bennett reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bennett taps out! nice BJJ there by Hakku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kotaro Hakku!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koron Maafi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Cheeseburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheeseburger has chosen Alice In Chains - Rooster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koron Maafi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Cheeseburger!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maafi thows a body shot but no joy.
Maafi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maafi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cheeseburger is rocked!
Maafi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheeseburger is still on wobbly legs! Can Maafi finish him?
Maafi throws a head kick but Cheeseburger moves out of range.
Cheeseburger seems to have recovered his senses.
Maafi throws a sloppy head kick and Cheeseburger moves out of range easily.
Maafi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cheeseburger takes a step back to recover.
Maafi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger throws a right and a left that Maafi avoids nicely.
Maafi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koron Maafi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Cheeseburger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cheeseburger cracks Maafi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cheeseburger shoots in looking for a takedown. Maafi tries to sprawl out of it but Cheeseburger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Maafi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maafi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafi throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Cheeseburger stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Maafi follows into mount!
Maafi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cheeseburger is surviving well by controlling Maafi's body position as best he can.
Maafi tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Cheeseburger wants to hold on but Maafi pushes him away.
Cheeseburger is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maafi is looking to stand but Maafi has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Maafi is breathing heavily.
Cheeseburger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cheeseburger tries to lock up and control but Maafi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cheeseburger regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maafi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maafi tries to pass to full mount but Cheeseburger defends it.
Maafi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cheeseburger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maafi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maafi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cheeseburger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cheeseburger has a closed guard, preventing Maafi from standing up.
Maafi looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maafi pushing down on Cheeseburger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maafi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cheeseburger defends it well.
Maafi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cheeseburger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maafi wants to get back to his feet.
Maafi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cheeseburger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maafi.
Maafi wants to stand but Cheeseburger has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cheeseburger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger pulls Maafi in to control the position.
Cheeseburger trying to control the position.
Cheeseburger looking for a guillotine here but Maafi defends easily.
Maafi wants to stand but Cheeseburger is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cheeseburger is looking for a triangle but Maafi pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koron Maafi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maafi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cheeseburger circles away.
Maafi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cheeseburger to score with a decent uppercut.
Maafi looks for the body kick but Cheeseburger saw that one coming.
Cheeseburger scores a takedown into full mount!
Maafi is trying to escape the mount.
Cheeseburger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maafi looks a forlorn figure.
Cheeseburger looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheeseburger dominating with strikes here.
Cheeseburger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafi tries to reverse the position but Cheeseburger maintains control.
Cheeseburger looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Maafi wants to get back to his feet.
Cheeseburger wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Cheeseburger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maafi looks a forlorn figure.
Cheeseburger looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Cheeseburger.
That's two 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.
Cheeseburger working for a guillotine from mount but Maafi is in no mood to give up.
Maafi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cheeseburger controlling the pace for now.
Cheeseburger tries to control but Maafi wriggling away.
Cheeseburger working the ground and pound effectively.
Cheeseburger with the ground and pound from mount.
Maafi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cheeseburger looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maafi regains half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maafi is in trouble now - Cheeseburger has advanced to mount!
Maafi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Maafi breaks Cheeseburger's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Maafi wanted to stand there but Cheeseburger had control of the position.
Cheeseburger throwing short punches from the bottom.
Cheeseburger has a closed guard, preventing Maafi from standing up.
Maafi prevents Cheeseburger from getting back to his feet.
Maafi preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseburger trying to keep a closed guard but Maafi is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maafi scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Cheeseburger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koron Maafi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheeseburger blocks a head kick by Maafi.
Maafi drops his hands momentarily and Cheeseburger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good leg kick by Maafi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maafi throws a head kick that misses.
Maafi moves out of range of the body kick.
Cheeseburger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cheeseburger passes Maafi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cheeseburger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cheeseburger is trying to control the action in half guard but Maafi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Cheeseburger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cheeseburger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cheeseburger passes Maafi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cheeseburger trying to control the action but Maafi is working from the bottom.
Maafi is looking to improve his position.
Cheeseburger controlling the action here.
Maafi is trying to maintain the position but Cheeseburger is very close to passing his half guard.
Cheeseburger slips a nice elbow through Maafi's hands, connecting with Maafi's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maafi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cheeseburger has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseburger trying to control but Maafi is having none of it.
Maafi wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Cheeseburger dominating with strikes here.
Maafi is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Cheeseburger prevents Maafi from getting the reversal.
Maafi is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Maafi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Maafi actively working from the bottom here.
That's two 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.
Cheeseburger trying to control from half guard but Maafi is working away.
Maafi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maafi actively working from the bottom here.
Jimmy Cheeseburger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cheeseburger trying to control the action but Maafi is working from the bottom.
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.
Maafi wants to get back to his feet.
Cheeseburger is trying for a kimura here. Maafi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cheeseburger wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Cheeseburger!
Jimmy Cheeseburger is the new welterweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Mizakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Cheeseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mizakota kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Hero's Come Back!! by nobodyknows┼ . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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, Kazuo Mizakota!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Cheeseman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheeseman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheeseman lands with a kick to the temple. Mizakota shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mizakota avoids the head kick by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mizakota shoots in for a double leg but Cheeseman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mizakota misses with a straight left.
Cheeseman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mizakota if he has to take too many more of those.
Good leg kick by Cheeseman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cheeseman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cheeseman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mizakota's head.
It looks like Kazuo Mizakota has been cut.
Cheeseman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mizakota.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that misses.
Cheeseman wants to land a leg kick but Mizakota is out of range.
Brad Cheeseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheeseman misses with a head kick.
Mizakota dodges the punch combination from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman misses with a wild combination.
Mizakota tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman scores with a shot to the body.
Cheeseman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheeseman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mizakota swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mizakota avoids the head kick by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman misses with a head kick.
Cheeseman avoids the body shot from Mizakota.
Cheeseman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mizakota blocks the body kick.
Cheeseman misses with a head kick.
Cheeseman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cheeseman swings for the body but Mizakota moves out of range.
Mizakota tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheeseman stuffs the takedown attempt from Mizakota. Mizakota gets slowly back to his feet.
Mizakota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheeseman manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cheeseman moves out of range as Mizakota throws a body kick.
A head kick by Cheeseman misses
and Mizakota counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mizakota scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mizakota thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cheeseman's head.
Mizakota is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cheeseman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cheeseman looks gassed!
Cheeseman tries to kick Mizakota off in order to stand up. Mizakota Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Mizakota tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mizakota working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mizakota is looking to take a break and control but Cheeseman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mizakota thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mizakota thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cheeseman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Mizakota has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mizakota is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cheeseman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cheeseman throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizakota throws a head kick but Cheeseman moves out of range.
Cheeseman lands a jab to Mizakota's midsection.
Cheeseman blocks the body kick.
Mizakota lands with a nice body punch.
Cheeseman lands with a nice body kick.
Cheeseman lands a head kick. Mizakota smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mizakota throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman lands with a cross.
Cheeseman misses with a head kick.
Mizakota just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheeseman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mizakota fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuo Mizakota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mizakota avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Cheeseman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuo Mizakota's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mizakota will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cheeseman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cheeseman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mizakota blocks a head kick by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mizakota.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that misses.
Mizakota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mizakota throws a lazy body kick
and Cheeseman counters with a nice leg kick.
Cheeseman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mizakota is looking to wear down Cheeseman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cheeseman throws a sloppy head kick
and Mizakota counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cheeseman's guard now.
Mizakota forces his way into half guard.
Mizakota prevents Cheeseman from standing back up.
Cheeseman is breathing heavily.
Mizakota trying to control from half guard but Cheeseman is working away.
Mizakota is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizakota wants to control the pace but Cheeseman is squirming around nicely.
Cheeseman wants to get back to his feet.
Mizakota has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cheeseman's face.
Cheeseman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mizakota trying to control but Cheeseman is having none of it.
Cheeseman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mizakota trying to control but Cheeseman is having none of it.
Mizakota looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mizakota trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mizakota fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mizakota is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cheeseman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cheeseman tries to buck Mizakota off but he can't manage it.
Mizakota lands a big shot there that rocks Cheeseman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mizakota working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cheeseman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cheeseman taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cheeseman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mizakota 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cheeseman has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Mizakota is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cheeseman has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cheeseman looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mizakota's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cheeseman is trying to get back to his feet but Mizakota has full control of the position and if anything, Cheeseman has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mizakota scores with strikes from the back.
Mizakota lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Cheeseman fending off the submission attempt from Mizakota.
Cheeseman is covering up but some of the strikes from Mizakota are getting through and doing damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mizakota lands punches and elbows.
Mizakota patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cheeseman looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Mizakota dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazuo Mizakota's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheeseman misses with a looping left.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that misses.
Mizakota loads up on a big right hand but Cheeseman slips the punch.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman misses with a head kick.
Mizakota scores with a spinning back kick!
Mizakota looks for a takedown but Cheeseman sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizakota looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheeseman is just out of range.
Cheeseman tries to clinch up.
Cheeseman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mizakota has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman connects with a solid leg kick.
Mizakota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheeseman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mizakota throws a sloppy head kick
and Cheeseman counters with a two punch combo.
Mizakota lands a lovely overhand right.
Mizakota shoots in looking for a takedown. Cheeseman tries to sprawl out of it but Mizakota keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cheeseman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mizakota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Cheeseman.
Mizakota moves out of range of the body kick from Cheeseman.
Mizakota misses the shot to the body.
Mizakota scores with a takedown into Cheeseman's guard.
Mizakota trying to control but Cheeseman is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cheeseman sizes up Mizakota with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cheeseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mizakota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheeseman moves out of range of the strikes.
Mizakota circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mizakota counters with a nice body kick.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Cheeseman blocks the leg kick.
Mizakota rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheeseman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that misses.
Cheeseman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mizakota looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheeseman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mizakota's head.
Mizakota tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mizakota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mizakota swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheeseman.
Mizakota is looking to slow Cheeseman down with leg kicks.
Mizakota swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheeseman.
Mizakota takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheeseman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mizakota misses the shot to the body.
Mizakota takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mizakota throws a head kick that misses
and Cheeseman counters with a nice body kick.
Cheeseman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cheeseman duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Mizakota.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cheeseman.
Brad Cheeseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mizakota shoots in and bounces Cheeseman off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mizakota tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheeseman is retaining full guard.
Mizakota wants to control from the top but Cheeseman keeps moving.
Cheeseman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mizakota wants to control from the top but Cheeseman keeps moving.
Mizakota stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cheeseman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mizakota throws and elbow that misses. Cheeseman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mizakota's guard. Nice move by Cheeseman!
Cheeseman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mizakota's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Cheeseman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cheeseman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Cheeseman!
Brad Cheeseman is the new lightweight champion!
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