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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leyeyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Daite Senorita. Yamapi Chan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamapi Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leyeyasu Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamapi Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tokugawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tokugawa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chan rushes Tokugawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Chan wants to stall.
Chan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Chan.
Tokugawa keeps control of Chan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chan is trying to break free.
Chan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tokugawa has him pressed against the cage.
Chan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tokugawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tokugawa prevents Chan from breaking the clinch.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chan stops a takedown attempt from Tokugawa.
Chan wants to break free but Tokugawa has control.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tokugawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokugawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa throws a hook but Chan avoids it easily.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tokugawa.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa gets a takedown into half guard.
Tokugawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tokugawa is working for a kimura here but Chan manages to reverse the position and he's now in Tokugawa's guard.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chan is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa has a closed guard, preventing Chan from standing up.
Tokugawa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tokugawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chan is one step ahead there.
Tokugawa 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.
Chan wants to control but Tokugawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chan won't allow Tokugawa to pass to mount.
Tokugawa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tokugawa looking for a submission but Chan manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Tokugawa looking to pass the guard.
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.
Chan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tokugawa stays in close to Chan's body and controls the position.
Tokugawa passes Chan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tokugawa not doing much here.
Tokugawa seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa stops Chan from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leyeyasu Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tokugawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chan is looking to clinch but Tokugawa is avoiding it.
Tokugawa blocks a head kick by Chan.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan is looking to clinch but Tokugawa is avoiding it.
Chan misses with a takedown
so Tokugawa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tokugawa stands up over Chan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tokugawa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tokugawa passes Chan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tokugawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tokugawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tokugawa controlling from the top position.
Tokugawa has gone for a leg lock! Chan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tokugawa's guard.
Tokugawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tokugawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tokugawa looking for subs off his back but Chan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tokugawa looking for a kimura from the bottom but Chan passes into side control!
Tokugawa is breathing heavily.
Tokugawa is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tokugawa is looking to regain half guard here but Chan keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Tokugawa's face as Chan controls the position.
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.
Tokugawa is not content to let Chan control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Tokugawa's head but Tokugawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokugawa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa looks to land a right hand but Chan moved out of range.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chan tries to clinch there but Tokugawa circles away.
Tokugawa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chan sprawls well initially but Tokugawa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tokugawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chan wants to control but Tokugawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leyeyasu Tokugawa 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!
Tokugawa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chan throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Chan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chan wants to clinch but Tokugawa slips to the side
and Tokugawa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tokugawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chan kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tokugawa advances position into side control!
Tokugawa is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tokugawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chan, who protects the arm well.
Tokugawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tokugawa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Chan!
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.
Tokugawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tokugawa looking for a guillotine from mount but Chan is having none of it.
Tokugawa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Chan turns into him and now he's in Tokugawa's guard.
Tokugawa is working an open guard so Chan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to clinch but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tokugawa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chan!
Tokugawa trying to control but Chan is having none of it.
Tokugawa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chan because Tokugawa loaded up on that one.
Chan is squirming around, avoiding Tokugawa's attempts to control the action.
Tokugawa goes for an armbar but Chan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
Yamapi Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan tries to stand but Tokugawa is controlling from the bottom.
Tokugawa working for submissions but it's allowed Chan to get to half guard.
Tokugawa trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leyeyasu Tokugawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tokugawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leyeyasu Tokugawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Okina Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nypho slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okina Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, nypho slice !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miyamoto lands with a hook. slice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
slice goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Miyamoto shoots in and bounces slice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miyamoto postures up in slice 's guard and throws a big left but slice blocks it.
slice working a defensive guard here.
Miyamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. slice is keeping the position for now.
slice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miyamoto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
slice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
slice wants to stand up but Miyamoto is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miyamoto lands an overhand right.
Miyamoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says slice as he avoids it easily.
Miyamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miyamoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Miyamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for slice on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
slice controlling Miyamoto's posture.
slice throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Miyamoto wants to pass the guard but slice is keeping the position.
Miyamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miyamoto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miyamoto won't allow slice to get back to his feet.
Miyamoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
slice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miyamoto is one step ahead there.
Miyamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miyamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miyamoto postures up.
slice looks gassed!
Miyamoto distracts slice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
slice is working an open guard so Miyamoto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Miyamoto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miyamoto wants to control from the top but slice keeps moving.
slice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
slice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miyamoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miyamoto works over slice with some ground and pound from guard.
Miyamoto is in close to slice 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miyamoto cracks slice with a solid left hand.
Miyamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Miyamoto looking to pass the guard.
Miyamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyamoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okina Miyamoto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miyamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
slice is refusing to be controlled, as Miyamoto sits in half guard.
Miyamoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto slips a nice elbow through slice 's hands, connecting with slice 's forehead.
Miyamoto drops an elbow to the side of slice 's head.
slice pushes Miyamoto off looking to stand but Miyamoto dives back in and keeps control.
Miyamoto lands strikes from half guard.
Miyamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
slice is staying active underneath Miyamoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
slice is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands strikes from half guard.
Miyamoto wants to pass to mount but slice is defending the position.
Miyamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Miyamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miyamoto tries to pass to full mount but slice defends it.
Miyamoto lands with a punch from half guard.
Miyamoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miyamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Miyamoto wants to pass the guard but slice is defending well.
Miyamoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miyamoto working over slice with some ground and pound. slice looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miyamoto is nestled in close to slice , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miyamoto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks slice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
slice trying to hold on to Miyamoto's head to control him but Miyamoto postures up.
Miyamoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but slice keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miyamoto connects with a nice short shot to slice 's temple.
Miyamoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto content to control rather than advance.
Miyamoto wants to pass to mount but slice is defending the position.
Miyamoto is nestled in close to slice , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Miyamoto is trying to control the action in half guard but slice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miyamoto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
slice taking some punishment here, with Miyamoto in his half guard.
Miyamoto lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miyamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Miyamoto drops an elbow to the side of slice 's head.
Miyamoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
slice is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miyamoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyamoto winds up and cracks slice with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okina Miyamoto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Miyamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
slice works his way to full guard. Good work.
Miyamoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
slice keeping full guard, as Miyamoto tries to pass.
Miyamoto lands a couple of digs.
slice keeping full guard, as Miyamoto tries to pass.
slice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miyamoto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but slice is retaining full guard.
Miyamoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
slice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miyamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miyamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
slice has a closed guard, preventing Miyamoto from standing up.
slice trying to strike off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miyamoto 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miyamoto postures up and lands a big shot to slice 's brow.
Miyamoto prevents slice from getting back to his feet.
Miyamoto with a nice head shot there.
Miyamoto landing some decent shots from guard.
slice trying to keep a closed guard but Miyamoto is proving a slippery customer.
Miyamoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Okina Miyamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miyamoto trying to control but slice is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto working some strikes from top position.
Miyamoto stands up over slice , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miyamoto controlling from the top position.
slice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miyamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miyamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of slice 's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miyamoto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of slice 's head.
slice has momentary wrist control but Miyamoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Miyamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miyamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miyamoto is in close to slice 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
slice keeping full guard, as Miyamoto tries to pass.
Miyamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
nypho slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
slice working for a triangle but Miyamoto defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Okina Miyamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miyamoto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Okina Miyamoto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus O Mally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odda Nabonaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Mally comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man. Odda Nabonaga will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus O Mally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Odda Nabonaga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Nabonaga.
O Mally closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Magnus O Mally has been cut.
Nabonaga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nabonaga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabonaga throws a hook but O Mally blocks it.
O Mally takes one on the button.
Magnus O Mally's cut is getting worse.
Nabonaga scores with a jab.
A lazy left from Nabonaga finds it's target.
O Mally is rocked!
Nabonaga fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked O Mally out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Odda Nabonaga!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahtang Vmordubidze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vahtang Vmordubidze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Brown!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vmordubidze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vmordubidze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Vmordubidze's corner calls for a 1-2. Vmordubidze obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Brad Brown has been cut.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vmordubidze punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vmordubidze throws a big shot that misses.
Vmordubidze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vmordubidze dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Vmordubidze misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Vmordubidze misses its intended target.
Vmordubidze waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Brown. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Brown to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Vmordubidze stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
Vmordubidze dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown looks gassed!
Vmordubidze misses with a hook.
Vmordubidze looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Vmordubidze connects with a body shot.
Vmordubidze throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Vmordubidze catches Brown napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Brown to the canvas!
That has opened up Brad Brown's cut even more.
Vmordubidze stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vmordubidze waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Brown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vmordubidze misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Vmordubidze.
Vmordubidze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vmordubidze cracks Brown with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vmordubidze has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Brown to stand back up!
Brown is rocked!
The cut above Brad Brown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vmordubidze misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Vmordubidze misses the target.
Vmordubidze throws an overhand right that drops Brown like a sack of potatoes! Vmordubidze dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vahtang Vmordubidze!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Richards Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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194 lbs
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188 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Richards Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards Jr tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richards Jr as he jumps to the side.
Richards Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Richards Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Richards Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards Jr but Richards Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richards Jr.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards Jr circles away.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown drops Richards Jr with a left and a right! Oh, Richards Jr is hurt - Brown dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Paul Richards Jr has been cut.
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!
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Richards Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Richards Jr parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Richards Jr to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Brown working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brown tries for a kimura but Richards Jr is defending well.
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richards Jr, who protects the arm well.
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.
Richards Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brown has just dragged him back down to the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards Jr swinging wilding here.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Brown.
Richards Jr tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards Jr checks a low kick from Brown.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richards Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Richards Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Richards Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Dick Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Richards Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards Jr connects with a single shot there.
Richards Jr throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Richards Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Richards Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Richards Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Richards Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown misses with a combination
and Richards Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Richards Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richards Jr misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown misses with a body shot
enabling Richards Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Richards Jr counter with a right hand.
A combination from Richards Jr does no damage.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
letting Richards Jr counter with a right hand.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Richards Jr, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Richards Jr against the cage but Richards Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Richards Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Richards Jr moves away from the strike by Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards Jr but Richards Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richards Jr tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Richards Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Richards Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Richards Jr misses with the combination.
Brown tries to clinch but Richards Jr moves out of range.
Richards Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown swings for the body but Richards Jr moves out of range.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dick Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Paul Richards Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Richards Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards Jr 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.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Richards Jr saw that one coming.
Richards Jr moves away from the strike by Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Richards Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Richards Jr is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Richards Jr prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richards Jr is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown tries to roll over but Richards Jr keeps him under control.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Richards Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paul Richards Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Richards Jr moved out of range.
Richards Jr throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Richards Jr sprawls well initially but Brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Richards Jr defending well.
Richards Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Richards Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Richards Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brown is keen to just control but Richards Jr is a slippery customer.
Brown is working for a kimura but Richards Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Richards Jr is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richards Jr avoid being mounted?
Brown trying to control the action but Richards Jr is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richards Jr.
Richards Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown throws a leg kick but Richards Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards Jr.
Brown tries to clinch but Richards Jr is having none of it.
Richards Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Richards Jr!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Richards Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Richards Jr moves away and avoids it.
Richards Jr misses with a wild combination.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Richards Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards Jr but Richards Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richards Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown rushes Richards Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Richards Jr has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards Jr.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richards Jr tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richards Jr to the ground. Richards Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richards Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Richards Jr.
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.
Richards Jr throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Richards Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Richards Jr ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Richards Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Richards Jr is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Richards Jr misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Richards Jr.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Richards Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Richards Jr misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Richards Jr.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Richards Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Richards Jr.
Richards Jr lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Richards Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
Richards Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards Jr counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richards Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Richards Jr moved out of range nicely.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards Jr.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards Jr counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richards Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Richards Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Richards Jr as Brown shoots in.
Richards Jr throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards Jr counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Richards Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Richards Jr's shoulder, as Richards Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Brown rushes Richards Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown jumps guard and drags Richards Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Richards Jr passes into half guard.
Brown is trying to control but Richards Jr passes into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Richards Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richards Jr 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hop Sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sing comes to the cage accompanied by Gettin Jiggy wit It. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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23
140 lbs
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141 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hop Sing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Wang!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sing.
Wang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hop Sing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sing keeps the fight on the outside.
Sing fails to land with a series of punches.
Wang pushes Sing up against the cage in a clinch.
Sing can't break the clinch.
Wang controlling the action here for a moment.
Sing can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang slowing the pace effectively.
Sing is trying to break the clinch but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Wang tries for a takedown but Sing manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing blocks the elbow strike.
Wang trying to land knees to the body.
Sing tries to break the clinch but Wang is controlling the position.
Wang stalling in the clinch.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sing wants to get back to striking at distance but Wang won't allow it.
Wang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sing avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sing wants to break free but Wang has control.
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.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sing avoiding damage as Wang throws knees to the body.
Wang prevents Sing from breaking the clinch.
Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Sing.
Wang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sing is looking for a sweep. Wang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing manages to get to full guard.
Sing working for a triangle but Wang defends it easily.
Sing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wang is looking to control Sing's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wang avoid being mounted?
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sing wants to pass to mount but Wang is defending the position.
Sing uses his free foot to push down on Wang's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wang.
Sing pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Wang tries to reverse the position but Sing maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sing has control of Wang's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wang regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sing goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wang turns into him and now he's in Sing's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hop Sing dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wang throws a head kick but Sing moves out of range.
Wang misses with a wild combination.
Sing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Sing circles away.
Sing lands a nice shot that snaps Wang's head back.
Wang wants to clinch.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sing stuffs the takedown attempt from Wang. Wang gets slowly back to his feet.
Sing moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sing tries to bum rush Wang with a series of wild strikes but Wang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang 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.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Sing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sing looking for a sweep. Not yet Sing, not yet.
Wang wants to stand but Sing has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sing is looking for a kimura here.
Wang is defending against the submission attempts here by Sing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking to control Sing's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wang avoid being mounted?
Wang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sing. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sing wants to work for an arm triangle but Wang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wang wants to get back to full guard.
Sing is looking for a kimura but Wang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sing to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing seems to be looking for submissions.
Wang is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wang throws a series of punches but Sing moves out of range.
Wang cracks the inside of Sing's front leg.
Sing throws the left hand but Wang avoids the punch easily.
Sing misses with a combination
and Wang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wang.
Sing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Wang pushes off an throws an elbow but Sing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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.
Wang stalls.
Wang receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sing wants to break free but Wang has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hop Sing will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sing moves out of range of the body kick.
Sing lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sing but Sing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sing connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sing!
Sing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wang counters with a big head kick but Sing shrugs it off.
Sing displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sing scores with a nice head shot.
Sing falls off balance throwing a combination
so Wang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sing had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wang is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sing Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wang's back instead.
Wang showing good submission defense here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wang trying to control the position but Sing manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Wang right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sing swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wang is now in Sing's guard. A big mistake from Sing there, giving up the dominant position!
Sing 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.
Wang wants to control from the top but Sing keeps moving.
Sing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sing escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wang stands and steps away. Sing gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No joy there for Wang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sing misses with a double jab
and Wang counters with a good, hard body kick but Sing shrugs it off.
Wang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sing circles away.
Sing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sing's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sing throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Sing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wang!
Sing misses with a combination
and Wang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sing's guard.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
Wang preventing the sweep.
Wang stands up from Sing's guard - Wang perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sing momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wang.
Sing keeps control of Wang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sing is trying to break the clinch but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Sing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Wang.
Sing takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sing can't break the clinch.
Harry Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hop Sing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Wang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sing 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harry Wang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hadeo Ichisun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Penis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penis has chosen Pinchers - Bandolero as his entrance music. Paul Penis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hadeo Ichisun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Penis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penis takes one to the chin there.
Ichisun fails with the takedown.
Hadeo Ichisun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ichisun misses with a low kick as Penis jumps back.
Nice sprawl there from Penis as Ichisun shoots in.
Ichisun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penis can pounce on him.
Penis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ichisun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hadeo Ichisun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Ichisun with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Ichisun or perhaps it was just good defense by Penis which made him look bad.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ichisun.
Ichisun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ichisun tries for a takedown but Penis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichisun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penis is fending him off so far but Ichisun persists. Nope, Penis circles away and we're back to standing.
Ichisun is breathing heavily.
Penis stuffs the takedown.
Penis dodges the punch combination from Ichisun.
Penis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penis is pushing down on Ichisun's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ichisun is fighting to maintain full guard but Penis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Penis wants to work for an arm triangle but Ichisun is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penis thows a huge punch but Ichisun dodges it nicely.
Ichisun moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Penis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ichisun is defending against the submission attempts here by Penis.
Penis is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ichisun has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ichisun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichisun moves into full guard.
Penis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ichisun is keeping the position for now.
Ichisun is looking for a triangle but Penis pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ichisun is looking for a triangle but Penis pushes his legs off easily.
Penis 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.
Ichisun keeping full guard, as Penis tries to pass.
Penis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ichisun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ichisun is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penis looking to pass the guard.
Ichisun throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ichisun had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Penis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ichisun Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Penis's back instead.
Penis breaks Ichisun's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Penis pushing down on Ichisun's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Penis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ichisun gets full guard.
Penis is sitting in close to Ichisun's body. Ichisun has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Penis is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Penis is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ichisun.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hadeo Ichisun!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Trinidad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbara Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Trinidad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barbara Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer misses with a few strikes there.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trinidad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boxer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Trinidad prevents Boxer from standing back up.
Trinidad is looking to advance position but Boxer won't allow it.
Trinidad is looking for a kimura here.
Boxer wants to get back to his feet.
Trinidad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boxer is controlling Trinidad's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Trinidad is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trinidad is looking for a kimura but Boxer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Trinidad to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boxer pulls Trinidad in close to prevent any damage.
Trinidad wants to pass the guard but Boxer is keeping the position.
Boxer wants to sweep here but Trinidad controlling him for the moment.
Trinidad has gone for a leg lock! Boxer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trinidad's guard.
Boxer stands up and waves to Trinidad to follow him.
Boxer with a hook.
Trinidad is breathing heavily.
Boxer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer scores with a jab to the head.
Trinidad shoots for a double leg takedown but Boxer sprawls well. He's pushed Trinidad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boxer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trinidad fails to land the takedown.
A jab lands there for Boxer.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxer lands a head kick. Trinidad smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horrible takedown by Trinidad or perhaps it was just good defense by Boxer which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Trinidad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boxer.
Boxer lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Boxer.
Boxer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boxer scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boxer. That's going to slow Trinidad down.
Boxer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boxer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick lands from Boxer that sends Trinidad to the canvas. Trinidad tries to scramble back to his feet but Boxer brings him back down into side control.
Trinidad is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Boxer tries to move to mount but Trinidad blocks the move with his legs.
Boxer stands up.
Boxer lands a head kick that stumbles Trinidad and the fighters go to the mat.
Oh Trinidad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Tyson Trinidad has been cut.
Boxer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trinidad seems to have got his legs back now.
Boxer gets to his feet. Trinidad looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Boxer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boxer.
Trinidad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boxer can pounce on him.
Trinidad takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbara Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trinidad. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Boxer.
Boxer scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer scores with a punch to the head.
Boxer scores with a kick to the body.
Trinidad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Boxer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barbara Boxer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Trinidad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
Tyson Trinidad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boxer lands a nice looking body kick.
Boxer throws a head kick that Trinidad semi-blocks.
Boxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer scores with a nice body kick.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trinidad sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boxer throws a shot to the body.
Boxer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body kick from Boxer.
Trinidad tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boxer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Trinidad tumbling to the canvas! Boxer pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Trinidad was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barbara Boxer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graemmer Natsee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anthony might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to T.N.T by AC DC. Natsee has chosen obscure neo-folk as his entrance music. Clarence Anthony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clarence Anthony!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graemmer Natsee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Natsee looks to score with a jab to the body but Anthony is just out of range.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch but Natsee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Natsee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anthony wants to clinch.
Anthony misses with a double jab
and Natsee counters with a left to the body.
Natsee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anthony has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Natsee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Natsee trying to control but Anthony is working from the bottom.
Anthony is looking for a triangle but Natsee pushes his legs off easily.
Anthony is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Natsee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anthony looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anthony avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anthony tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Natsee pushes down on Anthony's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Anthony has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Natsee is working away from the top position though.
Anthony gets back to full guard.
Anthony has his foot on Natsee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Natsee works his way back into a safe position though.
Natsee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Natsee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anthony's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Natsee lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsee is looking to take a break and control but Anthony is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Natsee working the head and body with strikes.
Anthony is looking to control Natsee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anthony avoid being mounted?
Anthony is staying active underneath Natsee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anthony avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Natsee.
Natsee thows a huge punch but Anthony dodges it nicely.
Anthony manages to get to full guard.
Natsee tries to free his leg and advance position but Anthony is retaining full guard.
Natsee working some strikes from top position.
Anthony working for a triangle but Natsee defends it easily.
Anthony is breathing heavily.
Natsee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsee landing some decent shots from guard.
Anthony keeping moving, preventing Natsee from controlling successfully.
Anthony is looking for a triangle but Natsee pushes his legs off easily.
Natsee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anthony trying to keep a closed guard but Natsee is proving a slippery customer.
Natsee with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony is trying to control the position but Natsee postures up.
Natsee trying to control but Anthony is working from the bottom.
Natsee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anthony works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Natsee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Natsee pushes down on Anthony's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natsee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Natsee is looking to advance position but Anthony won't allow it.
Natsee throwing shots but Anthony is blocking nicely.
Anthony looks like he's trying to stand up.
Natsee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graemmer Natsee dominated that round.
That's time! Anthony's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Anthony.
Anthony misses with a combination
and Natsee counters with a three punch combo that has Anthony backing up. Anthony nods at Natsee to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice combination there by Natsee.
Anthony throws a left and a right that both miss
and Natsee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Natsee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Natsee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anthony manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Natsee manages to get himself to full guard.
Natsee wants to sweep but no luck.
Natsee is trying to keep Anthony in close.
Anthony wants to control from the top but Natsee keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anthony is one step ahead there.
Natsee throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natsee throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Natsee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anthony is trying to maintain the position but Natsee is very close to passing his half guard.
Natsee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anthony looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Natsee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Anthony makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anthony.
Natsee wants to control from the top but Anthony keeps moving.
Anthony is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Natsee wants to control from the top but Anthony keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anthony tries to clinch
so Natsee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Natsee preventing the sweep.
Natsee postures up and lands a big shot to Anthony's brow.
Natsee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Natsee throws a big right hand that misses.
Anthony not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Natsee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Natsee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Natsee connects with a couple of short punches.
Natsee lands a couple of digs.
Anthony utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Natsee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anthony throws his legs up looking for a submission but Natsee uses it to pass to side control.
Natsee scores with a couple of short elbows.
Natsee cracks Anthony with a big right hand but Anthony just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Natsee landing a few strikes.
Natsee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony wants to control but Natsee postures up.
Natsee working the ground and pound from side control.
Natsee trying to control the action but Anthony is working from the bottom.
Natsee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Natsee working the ground and pound from side control.
Anthony takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Natsee cracks Anthony with a big elbow.
Anthony tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Natsee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Natsee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Anthony some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Natsee scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graemmer Natsee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Natsee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anthony missing with a left hand there. Natsee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarence Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natsee shoots in but no luck this time.
Anthony clinches but Natsee breaks the clinch
and Natsee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anthony tries to clinch
so Natsee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Natsee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Natsee landing with the ground and pound.
Natsee tries to free his leg and advance position but Anthony is retaining full guard.
Anthony is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Natsee wants to control from the top but Anthony keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anthony works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anthony throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Anthony is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Natsee trying to control the position from guard on top but Anthony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Natsee throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anthony misses with a takedown attempt
and Natsee counters with a left to the body.
Natsee lands with a shot to the body.
Natsee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Natsee chips away with some ground and pound.
Natsee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anthony works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anthony looking for a guillotine here but Natsee defends easily.
Natsee with a nice head shot there.
Graemmer Natsee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Natsee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anthony looking for a sweep. Not yet Anthony, not yet.
Natsee throwing strikes from guard but Anthony blocks nicely.
Natsee wants to control from the top but Anthony keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Natsee circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Natsee counter with a right hand.
Natsee scores a takedown into full mount!
Anthony takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Natsee tries to control but Anthony wriggling away.
Anthony wants to control but Natsee is having none of it.
Natsee with shots to the head and body - Anthony looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony is trying desperately to improve position.
Natsee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Natsee lands a heavy elbow.
Natsee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anthony?
Natsee landing strikes from the mount.
Natsee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Natsee landing shots from mount.
Anthony tries to lock up and control but Natsee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anthony tries to reverse the position but Natsee maintains control.
Natsee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Natsee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anthony tries to reverse the position but Natsee maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graemmer Natsee really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anthony walks into a stiff left hand from Natsee.
Horrible takedown by Natsee or perhaps it was just good defense by Anthony which made him look bad.
Anthony wants to clinch
and Natsee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Natsee wants to control from the top but Anthony keeps moving.
Natsee throws a big right hand that misses.
Natsee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Natsee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anthony works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anthony manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Natsee manages to get himself to full guard.
Anthony drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anthony jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Natsee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsee thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anthony drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Natsee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anthony has Natsee in his guard.
Anthony being controlled here, momentarily.
Anthony looking for a sweep. Not yet Anthony, not yet.
Natsee wants to pass the guard but Anthony is keeping the position.
Natsee slips nicely into half guard.
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.
Natsee is keen to just control but Anthony is a slippery customer.
Anthony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anthony tries to kick Natsee off but Natsee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Natsee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anthony won't allow Natsee to pass to mount.
Natsee prevents Anthony from improving his position.
Anthony has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Natsee is working away from the top position though.
Natsee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anthony defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Natsee slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsee lands a nice shot to the body.
Anthony on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anthony wants to clinch but Natsee slips to the side
and Natsee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anthony thinking.
A shot to de liver by Natsee. Beautiful body shot.
Natsee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anthony stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Natsee gets the takedown into side control.
Natsee scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Natsee's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Natsee trying to control the position but Anthony is working away.
Natsee working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsee landing strikes.
Anthony is looking for a sweep.
Natsee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anthony down.
Natsee trying to control the position but Anthony is working away.
Natsee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anthony to see if he's OK.
Natsee scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Anthony's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Natsee landing a few strikes.
Natsee working the body and head with strikes.
Anthony is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graemmer Natsee dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Natsee fails to land the takedown.
Anthony throws a jab but it's blocked by Natsee.
Anthony misses with a wild combination.
Anthony tries to clinch but Natsee moves away
and Natsee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natsee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Natsee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anthony throws a right hand that Natsee ducks under and follows up with a left that Natsee also avoids with ease.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony wants to clinch but Natsee slips to the side
and Natsee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anthony's guard now.
Anthony throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Natsee postures up in Anthony's guard and throws a big left but Anthony blocks it.
Anthony working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Natsee.
Anthony working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Natsee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Natsee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Natsee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Natsee postures up.
Natsee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Graemmer Natsee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Natsee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anthony swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Natsee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anthony keeping moving, preventing Natsee from controlling successfully.
Anthony throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Natsee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clarence Anthony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Natsee controlling from the top position.
Anthony working for a triangle but Natsee defends it easily.
Natsee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Natsee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anthony striking off his back but it's not causing Natsee any problems.
Natsee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anthony escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Natsee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Natsee lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natsee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Natsee distracts Anthony with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graemmer Natsee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Natsee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graemmer Natsee!
Graemmer Natsee is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by Burn It To The Ground. Silva has chosen Blood Brothers - Papa Roach as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to throw the jab but Belfort is out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belfort swivels and escapes.
Fedor Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Silva.
Belfort slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Belfort shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belfort. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belfort scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belfort connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Belfort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belfort preventing the sweep.
Belfort 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.
Belfort cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Belfort with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belfort lands a couple of elbows.
Belfort postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belfort accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Belfort slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva 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.
Belfort sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Belfort scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Belfort passes to full mount!
Belfort punishing his opponent with strikes.
Belfort with a couple of short strikes.
Silva wants to control but Belfort is having none of it.
Silva looks gassed!
Belfort scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Belfort landing shots from mount.
Silva is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Belfort locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Silva is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Belfort!
Fedor Belfort retains his middleweight title!
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