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KOF.39 - Glory (LWGP Rd3) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Hitzlspergher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Force might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On The Eve Of War. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derek Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Hitzlspergher!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitzlspergher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rufus Hitzlspergher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Force shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hitzlspergher pinned against the cage. Hitzlspergher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Force dives in and grabs Hitzlspergher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hitzlspergher pushes down on Force's head and hops out.
Hitzlspergher grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Force takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Hitzlspergher cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rufus Hitzlspergher!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pelos Nancee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Tard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pelos Nancee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Tard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nancee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tard pinned against the cage. Tard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Tard. No joy for Nancee on that attempt.
Nancee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tard takes a swing at Nancee's ribcage but misses.
Tard works Nancee's body with a nice hook.
Nancee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tard as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelos Nancee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nancee is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nancee on the side of the head.
Nancee shoots for a takedown but Tard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tard connects with a superb combination that knocks Nancee out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Tard before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Nancee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bas Tard!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masayoshi Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masayoshi Murakami has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Baki Hanma's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masayoshi Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murakami ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanma lands with an overhand left.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
Murakami walks into a stiff left hand from Hanma.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murakami is looking to clinch but Hanma is avoiding it.
Murakami sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanma misses with a body kick.
Murakami moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanma lands a glancing blow to the side of Murakami's head.
Hanma jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murakami stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanma.
Hanma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma looks to land a combination. Murakami sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hanma cracks Murakami with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Masayoshi Murakami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murakami showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma swinging wilding here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanma.
Hanma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murakami.
Murakami closes the distance and clinches up with Hanma, looking for a takedown. Murakami pushes Hanma against the ropes but Hanma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murakami stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Murakami 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murakami tries to clinch but Hanma is having none of it.
Hanma throws a sloppy head kick and Murakami moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanma misses with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Hanma.
Murakami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
Murakami moves out of range as Hanma throws a body kick.
Hanma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanma.
Hanma throws out a powerful jab.
Hanma scores with a jab to the head.
Hanma feints and then cracks Murakami's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murakami down.
Hanma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murakami is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Hanma cracks Murakami with a good jab.
Hanma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murakami's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Hanma. No joy for Murakami on that attempt.
Murakami looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Hanma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands an overhand right.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Hanma. No joy for Murakami on that attempt.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masayoshi Murakami.
Hanma throws out a leg kick but Murakami moves out of range and Hanma only half commits.
Hanma scores with a sloppy right hand. Murakami should have avoided that one.
Hanma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murakami tries for a takedown but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Hanma.
Nice shot lands for Hanma.
Murakami fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murakami.
Hanma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murakami's head.
Murakami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hanma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murakami's calf.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanma lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Hanma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanma as he connects with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Hanma scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hanma finds it's way round the side to connect with Murakami's head.
Murakami walks into a jab.
Murakami is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hanma is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Murakami.
Hanma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hanma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murakami fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Hanma there.
Hanma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murakami takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanma lands a nice shot that snaps Murakami's head back.
Hanma throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murakami's head.
Hanma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murakami walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hanma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanma moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hanma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murakami circles away quickly and effectively.
Murakami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanma scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murakami's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanma.
Hanma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanma throws a one two combo.
Murakami wants to clinch.
Hanma scores with a hook to the body. Murakami takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murakami needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
Murakami ducks right into an uppercut from Hanma.
Murakami misses with a takedown attempt - Hanma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murakami. Murakami circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A cross from Hanma lands.
Hanma lands a high kick!
Murakami tries to clinch there but Hanma circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hanma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanma throws a leg kick but Murakami checks it.
Murakami tries to clinch up.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
Murakami closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanma circles away.
Hanma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murakami's hands.
Murakami is looking to clinch but Hanma is avoiding it.
Murakami closes the distance and clinches up with Hanma, looking for a takedown. Murakami pushes Hanma against the ropes but Hanma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanma scores with a leg kick.
Baki Hanma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanma scores with a kick to the body.
Hanma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Murakami moves out of range.
Hanma keeps the fight on the outside.
Murakami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Masayoshi Murakami has been cut.
Murakami tries to clinch there but Hanma circles away.
Hanma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Hanma lands but Murakami takes it in his stride.
Hanma misses with a body kick.
Murakami is breathing heavily.
Hanma swinging wilding here.
Hanma scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanma.
Murakami takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hanma lands with a slapping head kick.
Murakami has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murakami stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanma.
Hanma lands with a nice body kick.
Hanma tries to bum rush Murakami with a series of wild strikes but Murakami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Murakami might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hanma has got the better of the exchanges.
Hanma misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanma.
Hanma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hanma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murakami. That did some damage!
Hanma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murakami takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murakami slips a jab and a cross from Hanma.
Hanma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good exchange - Hanma coming out on top.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanma.
Hanma scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murakami momentarily.
Hanma scores with a jab.
Murakami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanma.
Murakami on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanma misses with a hook.
Hanma thuds a left hand into Murakami's body.
Hanma swats away the attempt to clinch by Murakami.
Hanma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murakami at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
Murakami tries to clinch there but Hanma circles away.
Murakami has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hanma.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanma, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Hanma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looks for the body kick but Murakami saw that one coming.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma lands with a right hand.
Murakami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murakami checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Hanma tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Hanma coming out on top.
Hanma tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanma with a jab.
Hanma lands with a slapping head kick.
Murakami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hanma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murakami checks the leg kick.
Hanma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murakami.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masayoshi Murakami.
Hanma catches Murakami with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murakami takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murakami wants to clinch up but Hanma keeps it at a distance.
Murakami avoids the head kick by Hanma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murakami shoots in for a double leg but Hanma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murakami takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hanma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hanma lands with a cross.
Murakami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murakami tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanma.
Hanma connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanma with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanma.
Hanma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murakami tries for a takedown but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hanma tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murakami can do to turn this around?
Hanma connects with a nice looking jab.
Murakami avoids the head kick by Hanma.
Murakami gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masayoshi Murakami's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Murakami has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murakami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanma throws a body punch but Murakami moves out of range.
Murakami fails with the takedown.
Murakami fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanma avoids it really well and circles away.
Hanma throws a head kick but Murakami moves out of range.
Hanma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murakami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murakami chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanma can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murakami takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a two punch combination.
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hanma throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hanma thumps Murakami with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanma.
Hanma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanma works the jab nicely.
Hanma cracks Murakami with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murakami ducks right into an uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma stuffs the takedown attempt from Murakami. Murakami gets slowly back to his feet.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masayoshi Murakami.
Hanma lands with a kick to the temple. Murakami shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hanma keeps Murakami at a distance using the push kick.
Hanma lands a nice looking body shot.
Murakami steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hanma. That one must have hurt.
Hanma throws a leg kick but Murakami checks it.
Hanma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murakami stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murakami tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanma lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma misses with a low kick as Murakami jumps back.
Hanma cracks a nice hook into Murakami's ribs.
Hanma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murakami closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanma motions for Murakami to come forward. Hanma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma throws a hook but Murakami avoids it easily.
Murakami fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Hanma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanma.
Hanma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanma swats away the attempt to clinch by Murakami.
Murakami avoids the head kick by Hanma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murakami tries to clinch there but Hanma circles away.
Hanma thuds his right hand into Murakami's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hanma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murakami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murakami takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murakami clinches.
Hanma tries to break the clinch but Murakami is controlling the position.
Hanma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murakami misses with a knee strike.
Hanma tries to break the clinch but Murakami is controlling the position.
Hanma tries to circle away but Murakami has him pinned against the ropes.
Murakami decides to pull guard.
Murakami looking for subs off his back but Hanma has passed one foot through into half guard.
Murakami is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hanma pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma not doing much here.
Murakami actively working from the bottom here.
Hanma is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hanma is looking to take a break and control but Murakami is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Masayoshi Murakami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baki Hanma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murakami looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanma, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, duran duran - wild boys. Rockefeller has chosen Balls to the Wall as his entrance music. Mirko Filipovic had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Rockefeller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockefeller blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Rockefeller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filipovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Filipovic lands a two punch combo.
It looks like John Rockefeller has been cut.
Filipovic slips a jab and a cross from Rockefeller.
Rockefeller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockefeller moves into range and clinches up with Filipovic.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rockefeller breaks the clinch.
Filipovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockefeller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rockefeller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Filipovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockefeller moves away.
Rockefeller scores with a nice body kick.
Filipovic cracks the inside of Rockefeller's front leg.
Rockefeller cracks Filipovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but Rockefeller moved away.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Rockefeller closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller breaks the clinch.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rockefeller throws a chopping leg kick but Filipovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Rockefeller misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rockefeller.
Filipovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Filipovic needs to keep his hands up - Rockefeller had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Rockefeller misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rockefeller.
Rockefeller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters circling a little - Rockefeller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Rockefeller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Filipovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Filipovic is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oh Filipovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filipovic circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Rockefeller. Filipovic falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Rockefeller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Rockefeller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between hazem el magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
160 lbs
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161 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, hazem el magic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman gets a clinch.
Woleman can't get the takedown.
Woleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stalling in the clinch from Woleman.
Woleman has hold of one of el magic's legs. el magic is fighting the takedown attempt but Woleman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Woleman wants to control from the top but el magic keeps moving.
Woleman won't allow el magic to sweep him here.
el magic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Woleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as el magic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Woleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
el magic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Woleman's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Woleman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Woleman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Woleman scoring with strikes but el magic is staying in there.
el magic regains half guard.
el magic wants to get back to his feet.
el magic is breathing heavily.
Woleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
el magic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
el magic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
el magic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Woleman is nestled in close to el magic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Woleman lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Woleman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Woleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but el magic swivels and escapes.
hazem el magic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.
el magic looks to land a combination but Woleman avoids it well.
el magic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but el magic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woleman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woleman lands a left hand.
Woleman is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
el magic is trying to break free.
Woleman has el magic pushed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman prevents el magic from breaking the clinch.
Woleman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
el magic gets underhooks to prevent Woleman's takedown attempt.
Woleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. el magic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Woleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woleman is looking to clinch but el magic is avoiding it.
Woleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but el magic circles away quickly and effectively.
el magic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woleman avoids the head kick by el magic.
el magic stuffs the takedown attempt from Woleman. Woleman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from el magic, right into the meat.
el magic throws a head kick that misses.
Woleman pushes el magic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Woleman jumps guard and drags el magic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Woleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. el magic manages to get himself to full guard.
Woleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Woleman landing some decent shots from guard.
Woleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Woleman works over el magic with some ground and pound from guard.
Woleman distracts el magic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
el magic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Woleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Woleman with a nice head shot there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Woleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woleman moves into the clinch.
Woleman presses el magic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
el magic is pressed up against the ropes. Woleman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag el magic down to the mat. el magic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
el magic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Woleman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in el magic's guard now.
Woleman is working el magic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
el magic is looking to stand up but Woleman isn't so interested in that idea.
Woleman wants to pass the guard but el magic is keeping the position.
el magic has his foot on Woleman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Woleman works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
el magic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woleman is one step ahead there.
Woleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to de liver by Woleman. Beautiful body shot.
Woleman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Woleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woleman shoots in for a takedown but el magic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Woleman moves out of range of the strikes.
el magic slaps away a takedown attempt from Woleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
hazem el magic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.
Woleman wants to clinch up but el magic keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
el magic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and el magic counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from el magic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. el magic was covering up waiting for the punch and Woleman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but el magic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Woleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Woleman 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.
el magic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woleman.
el magic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
el magic wants to sweep here but Woleman controlling him for the moment.
Woleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
el magic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Woleman prevents el magic from breaking the clinch.
el magic is pressed up against the ropes. Woleman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag el magic down to the mat. el magic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A left and a right from Woleman both land. Nice combination.
Woleman tries for a takedown but el magic circles away easily
enabling el magic to counter with a crisp jab.
Woleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as el magic sprawls well. el magic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Woleman gets slowly back to his feet.
el magic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Woleman counters by moving into the clinch.
el magic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Woleman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics el magic uses from the top position.
Woleman strikes from his own guard.
Woleman wants to sweep here but el magic controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
el magic working some strikes from top position.
Woleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Woleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
el magic is trying to stand back up but Woleman is controlling him
el magic tries to roll over but Woleman keeps him under control.
el magic is working hard here to advance position.
Woleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
el magic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Woleman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Woleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Woleman slips a nice elbow through el magic's hands, connecting with el magic's forehead.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Woleman lands a nice hook to el magic's body. el magic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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.
el magic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woleman scores with a three punch combo!
el magic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Woleman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. el magic is trying to defend but Woleman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ground and pound from Woleman.
Woleman stops el magic from getting back to his feet.
el magic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Woleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
el magic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Woleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
el magic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
el magic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woleman was well out of range. Poor timing from el magic.
Woleman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Woleman is looking to take a break and control but el magic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
el magic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Woleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Woleman wants to pass the guard but el magic is defending well.
Woleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
el magic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Woleman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
el magic is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Woleman pulls his head out easily.
el magic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman working el magic over with strikes.
Woleman prevents el magic from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Woleman lands with a nice combination. el magic backs away looking to recover.
Woleman shoots for a double leg takedown but el magic sprawls well. He's pushed Woleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Woleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has el magic pinned against the cage. el magic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
el magic throws a sloppy head kick and Woleman moves out of range easily.
Woleman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming el magic to the mat! el magic manages to get full guard.
Woleman lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman looking to pass the guard.
Woleman stops el magic from standing up.
el magic keeping moving, preventing Woleman from controlling successfully.
Woleman wants to pass the guard but el magic is keeping the position.
Woleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as el magic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mark Woleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
el magic wants to stand and escape but Woleman is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A left and a right from Woleman both land. Nice combination.
Woleman shoots in but no luck this time.
hazem el magic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.
el magic throws a head kick but Woleman moves out of range.
A cross from Woleman lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman blocks a head kick by el magic.
Woleman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Woleman tries to clinch up but el magic circles away and keeps his distance.
Woleman with a lazy takedown attempt
and el magic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Woleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as el magic sprawls well. el magic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Woleman gets slowly back to his feet.
hazem el magic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woleman darts in trying to clinch
and el magic counters with a stiff right hand.
Woleman misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Woleman is predictable there
and el magic counters with a head kick. That will keep Woleman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Woleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four 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.
Woleman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. el magic defends it nicely.
el magic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
el magic stuffs the takedown attempt from Woleman. Woleman gets slowly back to his feet.
hazem el magic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for el magic.
hazem el magic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
el magic cracks Woleman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Woleman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Woleman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down el magic rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick from Woleman misses
and el magic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Woleman.
I've got Woleman 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Woleman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhen Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhen Long!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long moves out of range as Mancinelli strikes.
Long takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Long lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mancinelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mancinelli misses with a leg kick.
Long throws a lazy head kick
and Mancinelli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
Mancinelli blocks a head kick by Long.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mancinelli counters with a shoot takedown. Long fights it but they end up in guard.
Long avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mancinelli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mancinelli stops Long from standing up.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mancinelli scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mancinelli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mancinelli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Long works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Long wants to sweep here but Mancinelli controlling him for the moment.
Mancinelli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mancinelli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mancinelli lands a couple of digs.
Long looks gassed!
Mancinelli throws a strike but Long rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mancinelli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do 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.
Mancinelli striking off his back but it's not causing Long any problems.
Mancinelli lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Long!
Mancinelli thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Long holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mancinelli tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mancinelli cracks Long with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mancinelli landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mancinelli dominating with strikes here.
Mancinelli lands a heavy elbow.
Mancinelli looking to finish with strikes here!
Mancinelli lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mancinelli 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.
Mancinelli landing strikes from the mount.
Mancinelli looking to finish with strikes here!
Long wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mancinelli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mancinelli tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mancinelli landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancinelli looking to finish with strikes here!
Mancinelli raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancinelli unloading with bombs!
Long is in a horrible position here. Mancinelli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mancinelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mancinelli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Long sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Long throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli swinging wilding here.
Long throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mancinelli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mancinelli working over Long with some ground and pound. Long looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Long is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli winds up and cracks Long with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mancinelli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mancinelli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Long defending well though.
Long taking some punishment here, with Mancinelli in his half guard.
Long avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Long's head.
Mancinelli slips a nice elbow through Long's hands, connecting with Long's forehead.
Michele Mancinelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mancinelli thows a huge punch but Long dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli thows a huge punch but Long dodges it nicely.
Mancinelli winds up and cracks Long with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mancinelli wants to pass to mount but Long is defending the position.
Mancinelli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mancinelli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mancinelli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Long's head.
Mancinelli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mancinelli seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mancinelli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mancinelli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mancinelli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mancinelli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mancinelli is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Long blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mancinelli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Long is trying to stand back up but Mancinelli is controlling him
Mancinelli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Long defending well though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mancinelli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Long keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Long keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mancinelli drops an elbow to the side of Long's head.
Mancinelli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Michele Mancinelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mancinelli misses the jab.
Long takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mancinelli shoots in for a takedown but Long shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mancinelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mancinelli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mancinelli drives through with a takedown into guard.
Long preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mancinelli throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli throws a strike but Long rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Long controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mancinelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mancinelli is on top in guard.
Mancinelli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mancinelli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Mancinelli lands a couple of elbows.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mancinelli is looking to work some ground and pound but Long has wrist control.
Mancinelli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mancinelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mancinelli is looking to work some ground and pound but Long has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mancinelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Long crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mancinelli - the referee stops the clock and Long gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mancinelli. Long manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zhen Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancinelli looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mancinelli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Long works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mancinelli keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Long's head.
Mancinelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?
Mancinelli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Long's guard.
Mancinelli wants to advance to full mount but Long doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Long avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mancinelli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mancinelli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michele Mancinelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mancinelli is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mancinelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhen Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mancinelli's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michele Mancinelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mancinelli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michele Mancinelli!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chinatown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinatown comes to the ring accompanied by Cocaine in my brain - Dillinger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Chinatown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinatown misses with a straight right.
Chinatown misses with a hook. Miyagi ducked under it nicely.
Chinatown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chinatown misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Chinatown misses.
Chinatown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miyagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Chinatown misses the target.
Chinatown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chinatown misses with a hook.
Chinatown throws a lazy right hand but Miyagi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miyagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chinatown throws out a loose jab but Miyagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miyagi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chinatown is fending him off so far but Miyagi persists. Nope, Chinatown circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chinatown misses with a body shot.
Chinatown loads up on a big right hand but Miyagi slips the punch.
Chinatown misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Chinatown misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinatown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miyagi stands and throws Chinatown's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chinatown gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chinatown is trying desperately to improve position.
Miyagi avoids the attempt from Chinatown to control.
Chinatown is squirming around, avoiding Miyagi's attempts to control the action.
Miyagi landing strikes from the mount and Chinatown is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi has isolated one of Chinatown's arms. Chinatown looking to fight him off but Miyagi twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hiro Miyagi! Hiro Miyagi retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dandy The Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Don has chosen Sometime Around Midnight by The Airbourne Toxic Event as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Matador!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dandy The Don!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matador rushes The Don and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Don's face.
The Don tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matador just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Matador slows down the pace here.
The Don has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matador avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matador unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Don lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matador is pressed up against the ropes. The Don has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matador down to the mat. Matador avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fred Matador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dandy The Don.
The Don on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matador drives through and clinches with The Don against the ropes.
Matador lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Don backwards.
Matador lands with a left to the head.
The Don has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matador avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matador.
Matador landing knees to the head.
The Don tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matador smiles and moves away.
Matador has The Don up against the ropes in a clinch.
Matador scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Matador lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Don backwards.
Matador landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Don looks gassed!
The Don fails to pull guard.
The Don fails to pull guard.
Matador lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Matador.
Matador is pressed up against the ropes. The Don has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matador down to the mat. Matador avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador instigates a clinch.
Matador lands with a left to the head.
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Don's face.
Matador with a knee to the head.
Matador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matador working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matador lands a left hand.
Matador digs a right hand into The Don's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Don's gas tank.
The Don takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matador stalling.
Matador lands a nice knee to the body.
Matador landing knees to the head.
Matador lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Don backwards.
Matador scores with a shoulder strike.
Matador lands a shoulder strike.
Matador landing knees to the head.
The Don is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Matador gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Matador.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matador.
Matador with a knee to the head.
The Don takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Don's face.
Matador scores with a shot to the side of The Don's head.
Matador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Don's face.
The Don tries to pull guard but Matador holds him up against the ropes and eventually The Don drops back down to his feet.
The Don is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador connects with a knee to the head.
Matador is working The Don over against the ropes.
The Don's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matador lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Don backwards.
The Don tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matador smiles and moves away.
The Don misses with a takedown attempt - Matador sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Don moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matador stuffs the takedown attempt from The Don. The Don gets slowly back to his feet.
The Don tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matador swivels and escapes.
Matador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Don has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador throws a sloppy head kick and The Don moves out of range easily.
Matador leaves The Don with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Don looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matador is fending him off so far but The Don persists. Nope, Matador circles away and we're back to standing.
Matador wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matador closes the distance and clinches.
The Don jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matador walks away with a smile on his face. The Don gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Don slips a jab from Matador.
Matador instigates a clinch.
Matador putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Don in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Don jumps guard but Matador stands there with The Don around his waist. The Don gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matador landing knees to the head.
A short left from Matador.
Matador stalls.
Matador lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Don fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matador's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
The Don jumps guard but Matador stands there with The Don around his waist. The Don gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Don jumps guard but Matador stands there with The Don around his waist. The Don gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Don fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matador gets underhooks to prevent The Don's takedown attempt.
The Don takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matador presses The Don against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matador lands an elbow just above The Don 's eye.
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Don's face.
The Don tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matador just stands there and leans against the ropes.
The Don tries to pull guard but Matador holds him up against the ropes and eventually The Don drops back down to his feet.
Matador lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Don.
Matador lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matador lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Don backwards.
The Don tries to pull guard but Matador holds him up against the ropes and eventually The Don drops back down to his feet.
The Don changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matador fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Matador fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Matador dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matador misses with an uppercut. The Don saw that one coming.
The Don shoots in for a takedown but Matador shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Don shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matador as he jumps to the side.
The Don fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fred Matador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dandy The Don.
The Don fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Don.
The Don fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matador is looking to clinch but The Don is avoiding it.
The Don shoots in for a takedown but Matador shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Don is breathing heavily.
The Don dives in and grabs Matador's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matador pushes down on The Don's head and hops out.
Matador clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Matador with a knee to the head.
Matador just leaning against The Don, taking a breather.
The Don is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Matador gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matador scores with a knee to the head.
Matador scores a nice knee to the body.
Matador lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Matador.
Matador stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fred Matador has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matador scores with a knee to the head.
Matador landing knees to the head.
Matador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matador creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Don's defenses.
Matador lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Matador.
Matador lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Don drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matador pulls his leg out and moves away.
Matador is looking to clinch.
Matador clinches with his opponent.
Matador lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Don tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matador just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Matador.
Matador taking a breather.
Matador is stalling here.
Matador stops a takedown attempt from The Don.
Matador lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matador working The Don over with knees to the body.
Matador lands an elbow that stopped The Don in his tracks for a moment.
Matador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
The Don tries to pull guard but Matador holds him up against the ropes and eventually The Don drops back down to his feet.
The Don fails to pull guard.
The is referee keeping an eye on Matador - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Don drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matador scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matador lands with a left to the head.
The Don is trying to drag Matador to the mat but Matador just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Matador tries to stall but The Don uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador lands with a light punch inside.
Matador lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matador holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Matador seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short uppercut from Matador.
Matador landing knees to the head.
The Don fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matador gets underhooks to prevent The Don's takedown attempt.
The Don jumps guard but Matador stands there with The Don around his waist. The Don gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Don tries to pull guard but Matador won't allow it.
The Don tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matador just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Matador lands a nice elbow.
Matador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Dons head.
Matador leaning against his opponent.
Matador scores a nice knee to the body.
The Don is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matador pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matador stalling.
The Don is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matador pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matador taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matador is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matador.
The Don fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Don is working for takedown but Matador is calmly controlling the position for now.
Matador lands a knee to the body.
The Don fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Don has Matador pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. The Don pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Matador tumbling to the mat - The Don dives into Matador's guard.
Matador looking for a sweep. Not yet Matador, not yet.
The Don stands and throws Matador's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Don misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The Don working away.
The Don swings around for an armbar but Matador sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into The Don's guard.
Matador is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Matador dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Matador darts in and clinches The Don up against the ropes.
Matador looking to slow down the pace here.
The Don is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matador pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Don goes for a takedown in the clinch but Matador prevents it.
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Don's face.
The Don drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matador pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fred Matador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dandy The Don.
The Don keeps the fight on the outside.
Matador drives through and clinches with The Don against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Don tries to score a body lock takedown but Matador shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matador lands a knee to the body.
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Don's face.
Matador presses The Don against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matador connects with a knee to the head.
The Don changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matador fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador throws a jab but it's blocked by The Don.
Matador tries to clinch but The Don moves out of range.
Matador throws the left hand but The Don avoids the punch easily.
The Don circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for The Don with that takedown attempt.
The Don shoots for a double leg takedown but Matador sprawls well. He's pushed The Don's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matador doesn't manage to clinch there - The Don circles away.
The Don circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Don fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matador avoids it really well and circles away.
Fred Matador is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matador clinches with his opponent.
Matador stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Matador lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Don fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Don drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matador pulls his leg out and moves away.
Matador looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Don shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matador sprawls well. Matador wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Don gets slowly back to his feet.
Fred Matador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matador fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador slaps away a takedown attempt from The Don, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from Matador misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Don.
Matador rushes The Don and presses him up against the ropes.
Matador unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Don tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matador stops a takedown attempt from The Don.
Matador is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Don can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Matador scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matador lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matador scores with a knee to the head.
Matador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Don tries for a takedown. No joy.
Matador lands an elbow inside that The Don shrugs off.
The Don tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matador just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A short right from Matador.
Nice body punch from Matador.
The Don takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matador lands a shoulder strike.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matador stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Matador.
The Don fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Don fails to pull guard.
Matador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matador lands an elbow just above The Don 's eye.
The Don drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matador pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Don circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Don circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Don changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matador tries to avoid it but The Don manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matador to the ground. Matador escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matador gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Don to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The Don won't allow Matador to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Matador clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matador has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Don fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matador connects with a knee to the head.
The Don is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Don drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matador pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fred Matador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dandy The Don.
Matador tries to clinch up.
Matador tries to close the distance and clinch but The Don swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Don throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matador's waist but Matador gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Don off to one side.
Matador closes the distance and clinches.
The Don takes an elbow to the temple.
Matador working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matador dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The Don tries to score a body lock takedown but Matador shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matador comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matador cracks The Don with a nice body shot.
The Don is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short uppercut from Matador.
Matador lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Matador.
Matador stalling.
Matador connects with a knee to the head.
Matador will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Don up against the ropes.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
Matador stalls.
Matador tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Don goes for a takedown in the clinch but Matador prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Matador creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Don is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Matador gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matador pushes The Don back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Don tries to pull guard but Matador holds him up against the ropes and eventually The Don drops back down to his feet.
Matador lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Don jumps guard but Matador stands there with The Don around his waist. The Don gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matador.
The Don tries for a takedown but Matador manages to get underhooks.
Matador is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Don takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matador looking to throw knees to the head but The Don is blocking nicely.
Matador throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Don tries for a takedown. No joy.
Matador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Don can't get the takedown.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The Don is trying to drag Matador to the mat but Matador just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Matador scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matador landing knees to the head.
The Don jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matador walks away with a smile on his face. The Don gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Don shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matador sprawls well. Matador wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Don gets slowly back to his feet.
The Don shoots in but Matador avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice jab there from Matador.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Don has a takedown stuffed.
The Don avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matador doesn't manage to clinch there - The Don circles away.
Matador slaps away a takedown attempt from The Don, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matador tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Don paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Don circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matador fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Don scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Don wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matador keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from The Don crashes against the mat.
The Don is trying to get an arm triangle but Matador is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Matador tries to improve position but can't.
The Don trying to control the action but Matador is working from the bottom.
Matador isn't going anywhere.
Matador tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Matador had his way with Dandy The Don in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Matador tries to clinch up but The Don circles away and keeps his distance.
The Don shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matador's guard.
The Don wants to control from the top but Matador keeps moving.
The Don content to stall in guard here.
The Don throwing strikes from guard but Matador blocks nicely.
The Don looking to pass the guard.
Matador keeping moving, preventing The Don from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Don stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matador swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Don is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Matador looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matador leaves The Don with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Don shoots in but Matador avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matador drives through and clinches with The Don against the ropes.
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.
Matador with a knee to the head.
Fred Matador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Don changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matador fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fred Matador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dandy The Don.
Matador moves into range and clinches up with The Don.
Matador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Don tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matador just stands there and leans against the ropes.
The Don takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Don is trying to drag Matador to the mat but Matador just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
The Don takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Matador creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matador with a knee to the head.
Matador with a knee to the head.
Matador lands a knee to the body.
The Don has Matador pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Matador manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Matador creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Don's defenses.
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Don's face.
A knee to the head by Matador.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Matador.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
The Don fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matador slows down the pace here.
Matador lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Don backwards.
Matador putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Don in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matador tries a knee to the head but The Don blocks it.
The Don tries for a takedown. No joy.
Matador lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Don backwards.
A short left from Matador.
The Don jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matador walks away with a smile on his face. The Don gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matador takes the fight into the clinch.
The Don jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matador walks away with a smile on his face. The Don gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matador closes the distance and pushes The Don back into the ropes.
Matador is pressed up against the ropes. The Don has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matador down to the mat. Matador avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Matador tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Don swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matador is looking to clinch but The Don is avoiding it.
The Don shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matador as he jumps to the side.
The Don fails with a takedown attempt.
Matador misses with a head kick.
Matador closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Matador lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Matador.
Matador will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Don up against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Matador.
Dandy The Don has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matador lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matador.
Matador managing to block the knees to the body from The Don.
The Don can't find room to land a body shot as Matador controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Matador showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matador, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:44
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:44
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Matador!
Fred Matador is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuhiro Ryohida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Santi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Santi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Ryohida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Santi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ryohida is defended easily by Santi.
Santi throws a combination. Ryohida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santi leaves Ryohida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santi lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Ryohida falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Santi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuck Happiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the ring accompanied by Elton John - Rocket Man. Happiness has chosen Bullet With a Name on It as his entrance music. Mike Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tuck Happiness's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tuck Happiness!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happiness keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Happiness is looking to clinch.
Happiness moves into the clinch.
Happiness looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Black digs a right hand into Happiness's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Happiness's gas tank.
Happiness fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Black manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Black misses.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Happiness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black throws a jab when Happiness was well out of range.
Happiness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Happiness blocks a head kick by Black.
Mike Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Happiness walks into a jab.
Happiness lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black looks to land a combination. Happiness sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Happiness is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Happiness is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Black ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Happiness's jaw. Happiness's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Black does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Black!
Mike Black retains his featherweight title!
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