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Rising Sun 9 : Honor PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Finnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. The crowd seem to be enjoying Finnigan's choice of entrance music: Finnigan's wake. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
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278 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Finnigan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson shoots in and drives through. Finnigan sprawls well.
Jonsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Finnigan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finnigan throws a low kick, looking for Jonsson's leg but Jonsson calmly moves out of range.
Jonsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finnigan as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Jonsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finnigan takes the fight into the clinch.
Jonsson jumps guard but Finnigan stands there with Jonsson around his waist. Jonsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Finnigan missing with knees to the body.
Finnigan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jonsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Finnigan crunches a lovely knee into Jonsson's ribcage.
Finnigan misses with a knee to the head.
Jonsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Finnigan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Finnigan prevents the takedown attempt.
Finnigan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jonsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Finnigan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jonsson is breathing heavily.
Jonsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Pekka Jonsson has been cut.
Finnigan tries a knee to the head but Jonsson blocks it.
Finnigan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jonsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnigan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finnigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Finnigan looking to throw knees to the head but Jonsson is blocking nicely.
Jonsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jonsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Finnigan looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Finnigan.
Knees to the body from Finnigan.
Finnigan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finnigan looking to stall.
Finnigan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finnigan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Finnigan.
Pekka Jonsson's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Jonsson fails to land.
Jonsson blocks an elbow strike from Finnigan.
Finnigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Finnigan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finnigan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jonsson avoiding damage.
Jonsson works on Finnigan's body with a couple of short punches.
Jonsson lands with a right to the head.
Finnigan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jonsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Finnigan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jonsson pulls Finnigan into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonsson working for a triangle but Finnigan defends it easily.
Jonsson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Finnigan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jonsson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Finnigan's back instead.
Jonsson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Finnigan rolls, trying to escape but Jonsson keeps control of the position.
Finnigan is holding onto Jonsson's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Jonsson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Finnigan is defending well though. Jonsson let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan breaks Jonsson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Finnigan wants to pass the guard but Jonsson is keeping the position.
Finnigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finnigan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finnigan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Finnigan looking to pass the guard.
Finnigan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jonsson looking for a guillotine here but Finnigan defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson looking for a guillotine here but Finnigan defends easily.
Jonsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finnigan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finnigan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jonsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonsson looking for a guillotine here but Finnigan defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Finnigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Jonsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Finnigan is looking to slow Jonsson down with leg kicks.
Finnigan lands a lovely overhand right.
Finnigan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jonsson fails to land the takedown.
Finnigan misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finnigan.
Jonsson misses with a takedown attempt - Finnigan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jonsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jonsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Jonsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnigan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jonsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finnigan.
Finnigan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jonsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finnigan tries to avoid it but Jonsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finnigan to the ground. Finnigan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Finnigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jonsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finnigan punishes Jonsson's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Finnigan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Finnigan tries to clinch up.
Finnigan tries a low kick but Jonsson avoids it.
Jonsson needs to keep his hands up - Finnigan had a free shot at his head there.
Jonsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finnigan.
Tim Finnigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finnigan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finnigan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jonsson. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan wants to slow Jonsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Pekka Jonsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finnigan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tim Finnigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finnigan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finnigan gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jonsson as Finnigan tries to tie him up.
Finnigan with a knee to the head.
Pekka Jonsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Finnigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Finnigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Jonsson avoids the damage to the body.
Finnigan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Finnigan landing knees to the head.
Jonsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finnigan backwards.
Finnigan crunches a lovely knee into Jonsson's ribcage.
Jonsson lands a nice uppercut.
Jonsson slows down the pace here.
Jonsson looking for a takedown.
Jonsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jonsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jonsson.
Finnigan is pressed up against the cage. Jonsson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finnigan down to the mat. Finnigan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finnigan lands a nice shot that snaps Jonsson's head back.
Finnigan throws the kick towards the body but Jonsson avoids it.
Jonsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Finnigan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finnigan stuffs the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finnigan.
A good leg kick by Finnigan.
Finnigan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jonsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finnigan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Finnigan tries to sprawl out of it but Jonsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finnigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jonsson tries to keep at a distance but Finnigan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jonsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Finnigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jonsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Jonsson.
Finnigan looking to slow down the pace here.
Finnigan throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jonsson is working for takedown but Finnigan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Finnigan gets underhooks to prevent Jonsson's takedown attempt.
Finnigan connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Finnigan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pekka Jonsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jonsson tries for a takedown but Finnigan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Finnigan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Finnigan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finnigan.
Finnigan lands with a nice body kick.
Finnigan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnigan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jonsson.
Jonsson shoots in for a double leg but Finnigan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Finnigan throws a front kick that sends Jonsson stumbling back into the cage.
Finnigan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Finnigan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jonsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finnigan tries to clinch there but Jonsson circles away.
Pekka Jonsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonsson avoids the head kick by Finnigan.
Finnigan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finnigan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnigan stuffs the takedown attempt from Jonsson. Jonsson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Jonsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finnigan lands with a kick to the temple. Jonsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jeez, Pekka Jonsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jonsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Finnigan.
Finnigan has Jonsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Finnigan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jonsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Finnigan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jonsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Finnigan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finnigan tries a knee to the head but Jonsson blocks it.
Jonsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Finnigan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Finnigan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jonsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jonsson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Finnigan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Finnigan misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finnigan.
Jonsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finnigan lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Finnigan.
Finnigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonsson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Finnigan controls Jonsson momentarily but Jonsson frees himself.
Jonsson won't allow Finnigan to sweep him here.
Jonsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jonsson trying to control but Finnigan is working from the bottom.
Jonsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jonsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Finnigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tim Finnigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jonsson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jonsson trying to control but Finnigan is working from the bottom.
Finnigan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jonsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Finnigan!
Finnigan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finnigan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Finnigan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finnigan cracks the inside of Jonsson's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finnigan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Finnigan.
Finnigan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Finnigan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jonsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Finnigan lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pekka Jonsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tim Finnigan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos slows the pace down in half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith is looking to escape.
Santos is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.
Smith won't allow Santos to pass to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith pushes Santos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Smith tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
Smith wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Paul Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Santos looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
Smith keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith tries to escape but Santos is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Santos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Santos trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is trying to stand.
Santos is tying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to escape.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Santos manages to move to mount!
Santos trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Santos stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
Santos forces his way into half guard.
Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
Well, if Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
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.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santos is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.
Santos wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Santos 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!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Gabriel Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos walks into a jab.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Santos wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smith is looking to escape.
Santos is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Santos is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paul Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gabriel Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Gabriel Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Santos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pratipar Rapcheep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pratipar Rapcheep!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard shoots in but Rapcheep avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maynard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maynard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but Maynard moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Maynard or perhaps it was just good defense by Rapcheep which made him look bad.
Rapcheep clinches.
Rapcheep scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ray Maynard has been cut.
Rapcheep throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard wants a takedown but no success here.
Maynard takes an elbow to the temple.
Rapcheep with a knee to the head.
Maynard fails to pull guard.
Rapcheep lands a big knee to the head and Maynard goes down! Rapcheep pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pratipar Rapcheep!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gawon Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robaro Myamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gawon Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robaro Myamoto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Myamoto rushes Kim and presses him up against the cage.
Myamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Myamoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Myamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Myamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Myamoto.
Kim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Myamoto fails to pull guard.
Gawon Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robaro Myamoto.
Myamoto successfully pulls guard.
Kim passes Myamoto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Myamoto is trying to stand back up but Kim is controlling him
Kim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Myamoto is just riding it out for now. Kim eventually gives up the hold.
Myamoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myamoto wants to control but Kim is keeping busy.
Myamoto is trying to stand back up but Kim is controlling him
Kim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Myamoto is just riding it out for now. Kim eventually gives up the hold.
Myamoto is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kim is working for a kimura but Myamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Myamoto tries to kick Kim off but Kim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Myamoto looks gassed!
Kim throwing shots but Myamoto is blocking nicely.
Kim is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim prevents Myamoto from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is tying to control. Myamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kim seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Myamoto is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gawon Kim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sassou ZuZu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sassou ZuZu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from ZuZu as James shoots in.
James looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
James misses with a takedown attempt - ZuZu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
ZuZu tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
ZuZu fails with an attempt to clinch.
ZuZu moves into range and clinches up with James.
ZuZu throws an elbow but it misses.
ZuZu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
ZuZu gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ZuZu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from ZuZu.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
ZuZu pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
ZuZu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
James blocks the elbow strike.
ZuZu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
ZuZu connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from ZuZu.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ZuZu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ZuZu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZuZu doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
ZuZu is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
ZuZu tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
ZuZu wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ZuZu is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, ZuZu circles away and we're back to standing.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
ZuZu connects with a high kick.
ZuZu tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
ZuZu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
ZuZu closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by ZuZu.
James avoids the elbow strike from ZuZu, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, ZuZu throws an elbow but misses.
ZuZu stalling in the clinch but James improves position.
ZuZu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
ZuZu prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James jumps guard but ZuZu stands there with James around his waist. James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James dodges an elbow strike from ZuZu.
ZuZu pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
ZuZu tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
ZuZu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ZuZu is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - ZuZu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James blocks a head kick by ZuZu.
ZuZu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for James!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is in all sorts of trouble here.
ZuZu get's back to his feet.
ZuZu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ZuZu throws a head kick that misses.
ZuZu wants to clinch.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James shoots for a takedown but ZuZu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ZuZu tries a head kick but it misses.
James bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. ZuZu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
ZuZu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but ZuZu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James tries for a kimura but ZuZu is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ZuZu tries to bench press James off him but James keeps the position.
James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by ZuZu, who protects the arm well.
James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by ZuZu, who protects the arm well.
ZuZu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but James is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sassou ZuZu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
ZuZu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James tries for a takedown but ZuZu circles away easily
and ZuZu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by ZuZu.
ZuZu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
ZuZu pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
ZuZu missing with knees to the body.
James drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by ZuZu.
ZuZu lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ZuZu with a knee to the head.
James jumps guard but ZuZu stands there with James around his waist. James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ZuZu trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, ZuZu throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZuZu tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
ZuZu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
ZuZu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James jumps guard and drags ZuZu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
James working for a triangle but ZuZu defends it easily.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
James wants to sweep here but ZuZu controlling him for the moment.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. ZuZu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
ZuZu gets to his feet - James follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ZuZu fails in his attempt to clinch.
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
James stops ZuZu from getting back to his feet.
James wants to work for an arm triangle but ZuZu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
ZuZu manages to escape and get back to his feet!
James swats away the attempt to clinch by ZuZu.
ZuZu tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
ZuZu prevents James from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But ZuZu has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from ZuZu!
ZuZu tries to stand but James is controlling from the bottom.
ZuZu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. ZuZu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
ZuZu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and ZuZu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
ZuZu wants to get up but he can't break James's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. ZuZu manages to get himself to full guard.
ZuZu is looking to stand up but James isn't so interested in that idea.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James passes easily into side control. Nice work.
ZuZu is pushing James's head away, looking to escape. James manages to hold on to the position though.
James tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
ZuZu wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael James dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
ZuZu throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
ZuZu prevents James from moving into mount.
ZuZu is pushing James's head away, looking to escape. James manages to hold on to the position though.
Michael James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ZuZu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
ZuZu kicks James off and gets back to his feet.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ZuZu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James shoots in and drives through. ZuZu sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ZuZu tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - ZuZu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ZuZu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming ZuZu to the mat! ZuZu manages to get full guard.
James drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says James as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! ZuZu screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with James! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Michael James!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between tweeti timorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kite Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tweeti timorian had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tweeti timorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kite Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by timorian.
timorian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
timorian shoots in for a double leg but Winchester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice uppercut there from Winchester.
timorian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winchester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed timorian momentarily.
Winchester throws a hook but timorian avoids it easily.
Winchester scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winchester drops timorian with a left and a right! Oh, timorian is hurt - Winchester dives into side control looking to finish!
timorian is rocked!
Winchester tries to stand but timorian is controlling his head.
Oh timorian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
timorian is trying to improve his position.
timorian seems to have got his legs back now.
Winchester tries to stand but timorian is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
timorian tries to bench press Winchester off him but Winchester keeps the position.
timorian manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Winchester is refusing to be controlled, as timorian sits in half guard.
timorian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Winchester's head.
timorian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
timorian ducks under a wild hook from Winchester.
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.
timorian defending well as Winchester loads up on a big left hand.
Winchester misses with a straight left.
timorian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Winchester misses with a hook. timorian ducked under it nicely.
Winchester jabs timorian right on the nose. timorian blinks but takes it well.
Winchester loads up on a big right hand but timorian slips the punch.
timorian slips a jab and a cross from Winchester.
Winchester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Winchester as timorian shoots in.
Winchester scores with the left hand. timorian knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winchester darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
timorian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winchester swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tweeti timorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
timorian fails with a takedown attempt.
Winchester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
timorian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winchester lands a really nice looking cross but timorian seems unphased.
Nice combo by Winchester! Oh, that's hurt him - timorian falls to the canvas and Winchester follows him into side control.
timorian is rocked!
It looks like tweeti timorian has been cut.
timorian is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winchester decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh timorian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winchester might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Winchester ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking timorian out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kite Winchester!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stari Starac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wardor Warlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starac comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Waltz . Warlovski has chosen My Body is a Cage as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stari Starac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wardor Warlovski!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Starac.
Starac will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Warlovski misses with a few strikes there.
Starac blocks a head kick by Warlovski.
Stari Starac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warlovski stalks Starac and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Starac's face. Starac staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Stari Starac has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Warlovski. No joy for Starac on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stari Starac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starac shoots in but Warlovski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Starac.
Starac misses with a takedown attempt - Warlovski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Starac will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Warlovski lands a high kick to the side of Starac's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Warlovski dives into guard, looking to finish.
Starac is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warlovski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Starac, up you get!
Oh Starac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warlovski lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Starac falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wardor Warlovski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg LaFleche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy Green has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg LaFleche!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFleche lands a lovely overhand right.
LaFleche moves out of range as Green strikes.
LaFleche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
LaFleche throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Green or perhaps it was just good defense by LaFleche which made him look bad.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaFleche is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks.
LaFleche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green throws a lazy right hand but LaFleche sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFleche lands a head kick. Green smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Green.
Green throws a series of punches but LaFleche avoids them all with ease.
LaFleche shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Green's guard.
LaFleche throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
LaFleche thows a big elbow that misses.
LaFleche won't allow Green to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as LaFleche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Green is on top in guard.
LaFleche punching from the bottom.
LaFleche 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.
Green advances to half guard.
Green is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and LaFleche defends it well.
LaFleche flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFleche is looking for a sweep. Green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
LaFleche misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
LaFleche gets back to full guard.
LaFleche manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.
LaFleche tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
LaFleche throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
LaFleche preventing the sweep.
LaFleche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. LaFleche manages to get himself to full guard.
LaFleche trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaFleche tries to strike from the bottom.
Green advances to half guard.
LaFleche is pressing down on Green's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green drops back looking for a leg! LaFleche is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and LaFleche manages to kick Green off! Green jumps back into LaFleche's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. LaFleche swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Green jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
LaFleche throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green throws a big right hand that misses.
LaFleche throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
LaFleche tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
LaFleche misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Green throws a hook but LaFleche avoids it easily.
LaFleche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
LaFleche thows a body shot but no joy.
LaFleche scores with a hook.
Green looks to land a left hand but LaFleche moved out of range nicely.
LaFleche looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Green throws the left hand but LaFleche avoids the punch easily.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
LaFleche just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg LaFleche dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
LaFleche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LaFleche uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Green misses.
A left lands for Green.
It looks like Greg LaFleche has been cut.
Green misses with a hook. LaFleche ducked under it nicely.
LaFleche misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green moves out of range as LaFleche strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Green checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFleche bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LaFleche tries to score with a low kick but Green moves his leg out of the way.
LaFleche misses the shot to the body.
Green shoots and misses
letting LaFleche counter with a right hand.
LaFleche scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
LaFleche prevents Green from improving his position.
LaFleche really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
LaFleche lands with a punch from half guard.
LaFleche lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
LaFleche looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Green with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFleche takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
LaFleche is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
LaFleche sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Green defending well though.
Green avoiding damage under a succession of punches from LaFleche.
LaFleche seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
LaFleche is tying to control. Green wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
LaFleche scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
LaFleche looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
LaFleche throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
LaFleche throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
LaFleche trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, LaFleche has managed to free his arm - good work.
LaFleche actively working from the bottom here.
LaFleche lands with a few short shots to the body.
Green is pressing down on LaFleche's thigh, looking to free his foot. LaFleche is holding on for now.
LaFleche is trying to get back to full guard.
Green wants to pass the guard but LaFleche is defending well.
LaFleche is looking for a sweep. Green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
LaFleche gets full guard.
LaFleche working a defensive guard here.
That's four 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Green tries to clinch but LaFleche moves out of range.
Green throws a hook but LaFleche blocks it.
LaFleche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Nice defenses there by LaFleche.
LaFleche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Green darts in trying to clinch
and LaFleche counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Green's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg LaFleche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg LaFleche's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Green gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
LaFleche stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
LaFleche trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Greg LaFleche has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Green is looking for a triangle but LaFleche pushes his legs off easily.
Green striking off his back but it's not causing LaFleche any problems.
LaFleche is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Green is on top in guard.
Green throwing strikes from guard but LaFleche blocks nicely.
Green is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Green slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFleche manages to get to full guard.
LaFleche trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from LaFleche.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but LaFleche is retaining full guard.
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
LaFleche looking to control.
LaFleche striking off his back, scoring a few points.
LaFleche tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
LaFleche throws a head kick that misses.
LaFleche throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
LaFleche lands a nice looking body shot.
LaFleche scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
LaFleche trying to control the position but Green is working away.
LaFleche looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Green is avoiding damage well.
Leroy Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LaFleche working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Green takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Green sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
LaFleche controlling the pace.
Green manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaFleche throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Green 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.
Green is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
LaFleche advances to half guard.
LaFleche missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Green is trying to defend against the ground and pound but LaFleche scores with a couple of nice shots.
LaFleche thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Green wants to improve his position but LaFleche is controlling well.
Green gets back to full guard.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but LaFleche is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaFleche keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head.
LaFleche scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
LaFleche stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
Green keeping full guard, as LaFleche tries to pass.
LaFleche distracts Green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Green working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. LaFleche doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. LaFleche manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
LaFleche stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg LaFleche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well LaFleche 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg LaFleche!
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FIGHT
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