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KOF.41 - Contenders PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boom Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen I need Scissors! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boom Pow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Evans!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Boom Pow has been cut.
Pow looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pow has a takedown stuffed.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Evans pushes Pow up against the ropes in a clinch.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Evans closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans cracks Pow on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Pow falls backwards against the ropes. Evans follows up with more strikes that drop Pow to his knees. Evans keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Pow! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Evans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Jacobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael James has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Jacobsen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacobsen which made him look bad.
Jacobsen wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Jacobsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacobsen is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Jacobsen tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michael James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobsen takes the fight into the clinch.
James is working for takedown but Jacobsen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jacobsen landing knees to the body.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jacobsen missing with knees to the body.
Jacobsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James is breathing heavily.
Jacobsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
Jacobsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Michael James has been cut.
Jacobsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
James takes a shot to the head.
James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jacobsen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James tries for a takedown but Jacobsen manages to get underhooks.
Jacobsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacobsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Jacobsen lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jacobsen connects with a knee to the head.
Jacobsen lands a nice uppercut.
Jacobsen landing knees to the body.
Jacobsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
Jacobsen misses with a knee strike.
Jacobsen successfully pulls guard.
Jacobsen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
James being controlled here, momentarily.
Jacobsen tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
Jacobsen stays in close to James's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to pass the guard but Jacobsen is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
James postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jacobsen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of James, into his guard.
Jacobsen pushes down on James's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jacobsen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Jacobsen sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for a sweep. Jacobsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jacobsen seems to be working for a kimura but James defends the submission attempt.
Jacobsen tries to pass the half guard into mount. James knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
James tries to get to full guard but Jacobsen has control of the leg.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Jacobsen sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacobsen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
James shoots in and drives through. Jacobsen sprawls well.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jacobsen's waist but Jacobsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobsen tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Jacobsen pushes James up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jacobsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jacobsen misses with a knee to the head.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Jacobsen.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen lands a nice knee to the body.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Jacobsen lands with a left to the head.
Jacobsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Jacobsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael James's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
James pushes Jacobsen up against the ropes in a clinch.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jacobsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
James jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jacobsen walks away with a smile on his face. James gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jacobsen clinches but James breaks the clinch
and James counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by James.
James is looking to advance position but Jacobsen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
James working to try and regain half guard.
Jacobsen content just to control the position here.
James tries to improve his position but instead Jacobsen has taken his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to break free.
James is working hard here to advance position.
Jacobsen wants to control but James is keeping busy.
What can James do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
James is keeping busy.
I really don't envy James right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
James looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Jacobsen controlling the position well here. James rolled but Jacobsen kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on James's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jacobsen tries to keep control of the position but James is staying busy.
James is trying to break free.
Jacobsen slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is in bad spot here.
Jacobsen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jacobsen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jacobsen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
James rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James closes the distance but Jacobsen moves to the side
and Jacobsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jacobsen tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jacobsen sprawls well. Jacobsen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Jacobsen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jacobsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobsen closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simon Jacobsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael James's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jacobsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacobsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacobsen closes the distance and clinches.
Jacobsen has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Jacobsen missing with knees to the body.
Jacobsen landing knees to the head.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobsen takes the fight into the clinch.
Jacobsen tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James can't get the takedown.
Jacobsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jacobsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobsen pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jacobsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jacobsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
Jacobsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jacobsen tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James pulls Jacobsen into guard.
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jacobsen is aware though and is defending well.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jacobsen defends well.
Jacobsen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jacobsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
James gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jacobsen trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James is looking for a triangle here but Jacobsen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
James is not content to let Jacobsen control the position.
James prevents Jacobsen from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James regains half guard.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James has a hand on Jacobsen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jacobsen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jacobsen is looking to work his way around to James's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
James tries to improve his position but instead Jacobsen has taken his back!
James tries to break free.
Jacobsen has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of James's body.
Jacobsen is trying to stick to James's back but James is turning into Jacobsen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jacobsen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James wants to stand and escape but instead Jacobsen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
James has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jacobsen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for James.
Simon Jacobsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
James is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jacobsen defends it well.
Michael James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James prevents Jacobsen from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Jacobsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jacobsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Jacobsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bear has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Price!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price slips a jab from Bear.
Price paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Paul Bear has been cut.
Bear tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
Price throws a jab when Bear was well out of range.
Bear throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price defending well as Bear loads up on a big left hand.
Bear blocks a jab.
Bear misses with a wild combination.
Bear throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Bear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Price displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bear throws out the jab.
A jab from Bear misses.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear slips under a jab.
Bear pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Bear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Bear misses with a straight left.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bear throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Bear.
Bear misses with an uppercut.
Bear waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Price.
Bear missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bear slips under a jab.
A big right from Bear misses.
Price misses with the combination.
Bear misses with a double jab
and Price counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bear slips a jab from Price.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Price.
The fighters circle momentarily. Price darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price defending well as Bear loads up on a big left hand.
Bear misses with a hook.
Price misses with an uppercut. Bear saw that one coming.
Price moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Bear misses
and Price counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Bear!
Bear is breathing heavily.
Price sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Price stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bear to get to his feet.
Price looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Price.
Bear takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Price throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bear on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Price misses.
Price moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Bear goes down! Can Price finish him!?
Bear is rocked!
Paul Bear's cut is getting worse.
Price decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Good leg kick by Price there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bear on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Price lands a big shot that drops Bear! Can he finish him?
Price stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Price lands a big uppercut and Bear crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bear looks OK. Price waves Bear back to his feet!
Paul Bear's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a hook but Bear blocks it.
Price throws a monster overhand right that drops Bear! Price follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Price!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chan Chun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hide Reader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reader has chosen Move as his entrance music. Hide Reader is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Chun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hide Reader!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reader is defended easily by Chun.
Chun slaps away a takedown attempt from Reader, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chun tries to bum rush Reader with a series of wild strikes but Reader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chun drops an elbow to the side of Reader's head.
Reader regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reader looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chun passes Reader's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reader looking for submissions off his back.
Reader looks gassed!
Reader tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reader is trying to control but can't.
Chun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chun winds up and cracks Reader with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reader is defending against the submission attempts here by Chun.
Chun working Reader over with strikes.
Chun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chun working over Reader with some ground and pound. Reader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chun working the head and body with strikes.
Chun wants to control but Reader is keeping him busy.
Chun trying to pass the guard but Reader defending well.
Reader is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chun pulls his head out easily.
Chun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chun looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reader does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reader actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chun thumps Reader with a low kick.
Chun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Hide Reader has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chun throws a series of punches but Reader moves out of range.
Chun drives through and clinches with Reader against the ropes.
Chun is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Reader can't fight it off and eventually Chun manages to take the fight to the floor. Reader looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chun cracks Reader with a solid left hand.
Chun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chun passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reader tries to bench press Chun off him but Chun keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chun creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chun works to advance to full mount. Reader defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chun fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chun working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chun breaks from Reader's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reader is desperately trying to improve his position but Chun has a good base and remains in mount.
Chun is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reader can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chun lands with some strikes.
Chun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reader is looking to escape.
Chun looking to secure an arm triangle but Reader defends it well.
Chun working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reader is working to get back to half guard.
Reader wants to control but Chun is having none of it.
Chun controlling from the full mount.
Chun with a couple of short strikes.
Chun lands a big elbow.
Chun punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chun looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reader working to try and regain half guard.
Chun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan Chun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hide Reader's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chun connects with a crisp jab.
Chan Chun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chun.
Reader shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chun napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chun is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chun is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Chun manages to get to full guard.
Chun uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Chun.
Chun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chun scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chun thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Reader tries to bench press Chun off him but Chun keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chun lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chan Chun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chun working the head with strikes.
Reader is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Reader gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Reader bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chun looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reader decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chun. That's going to slow Reader down.
Chun throws a right hand that Reader ducks under and follows up with a left that Reader also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chun!
Reader blocks a head kick by Chun.
Horrible takedown by Reader or perhaps it was just good defense by Chun which made him look bad.
Reader blocks a head kick by Chun.
Reader tries to keep at a distance but Chun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chun throws a punch but it's blocked by Reader.
Chun pulls guard.
Chun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Chun keeping moving, preventing Reader from controlling successfully.
Reader looking to pass the guard.
Chun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reader works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reader is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chun defends it well.
Chun is pressing down on Reader's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reader trying to control the position from guard on top but Chun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reader wants to stand but Chun is controlling his posture from full guard.
Reader stopping the sweep attempt from Chun.
Chun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reader forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chun manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reader wants to control from the top but Chun keeps moving.
Chun looking for a sweep. Not yet Chun, not yet.
Chun is trying to control the position but Reader postures up.
Reader trying to control but Chun is working from the bottom.
Chun working for a triangle but Reader defends it easily.
Chun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan Chun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hide Reader's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reader gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chun counters with a good low kick that Reader was not able to check.
Chun works the jab nicely.
Chun explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chun tries to clinch but Reader is having none of it.
Chun feints and then cracks Reader's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reader down.
Chun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reader wants to control but Chun postures up.
Reader is trying to improve his position.
Reader is not content to let Chun control the position.
Chun lands a nice forearm strike.
Reader wants to control but Chun postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reader is looking to regain half guard here but Chun keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chun thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chun working the head and body with strikes.
Reader sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Reader actively working from the bottom here.
Chun scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reader tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chun is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chun is keen to just control but Reader is a slippery customer.
Reader wants to control but Chun is keeping busy.
Chun passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chun is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reader wants to hold on but Chun pushes him away.
Reader is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Reader is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chan Chun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reader defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chun.
Reader is trying desperately to improve position.
Chun landing punches.
Reader working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chun trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Reader that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chun is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Reader can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chun lands a big elbow.
Reader slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Reader missing with punches from the bottom.
Reader has hold of Chun's hands but Chun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reader wants to improve his position but Chun is controlling well.
Reader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chun is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reader doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chun is trying to work for a kimura but Reader is defending well.
Reader regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hide Reader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reader looking to control.
Chun sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reader's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Reader is looking to improve his position.
Chun controlling the action here.
Reader flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chan Chun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chun 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chan Chun!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Penis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penis has chosen Pinchers - Bandolero as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Steve Hanson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steve Hanson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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164 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Penis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
Hanson throws a right and a left that Penis avoids nicely.
Hanson scores with a nice head shot.
Hanson blocks the body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penis.
Hanson misses with a hook. Penis ducked under it nicely.
Hanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penis.
Good exchange - Hanson coming out on top.
Jab, jab by Hanson - just one landing.
Steve Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Penis rushes Hanson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hanson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hanson tries to work over Penis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Penis.
Penis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penis as Hanson tries to tie him up.
Penis breaks the clinch.
Penis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Penis is rocked!
Hanson loads up on a big right hand but Penis slips the punch.
Penis wants to clinch up but Hanson keeps it at a distance.
Hanson connects with a stiff jab that staggers Penis - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Hanson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Souza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Babcock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as de Souza backs up against the ropes.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
de Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Babcock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Babcock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Babcock trying to advance position but de Souza counters by regaining guard.
Babcock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
de Souza throws his legs up looking for a submission but Babcock uses it to pass to side control.
Babcock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. de Souza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Babcock crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza is looking to reverse the position.
de Souza struggling a bit here.
Babcock looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
de Souza can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
de Souza is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Babcock is looking to take a break and control but de Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Babcock working the ground and pound.
Babcock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on de Souza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Babcock lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear de Souza down.
de Souza managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Babcock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza is trying to improve his position.
de Souza sneaks back into half guard.
Babcock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. de Souza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Babcock.
de Souza trying to control from the bottom.
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.
de Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babcock pulls his head out easily.
Babcock wants to pass to mount but de Souza is defending the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Souza tries to clinch but Babcock moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Babcock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
de Souza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Babcock's guard.
de Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock has an active guard here but de Souza has managed to pass into half guard.
Babcock tries to get to full guard but de Souza has control of the leg.
Babcock trying to hold on to de Souza's head to control him but de Souza postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
de Souza stalling.
Babcock actively working from the bottom here.
Babcock wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de Souza is controlling the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
de Souza shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Babcock manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Babcock looking for a triangle here. de Souza is fighting it but it looks tight! Babcock pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, de Souza is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruce Babcock!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoki Fujii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakazu Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imanari has chosen I BRING YOU DOWN! as his entrance music. Naoki Fujii has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Fujii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masakazu Imanari!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujii closes this distance looking for a takedown but Imanari circles away.
Fujii shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Imanari wants to get back to full guard.
Imanari is trying to maintain the position but Fujii is very close to passing his half guard.
Fujii is keen to just control but Imanari is a slippery customer.
Fujii trying to mount his opponent but Imanari defends it.
Fujii uses his free foot to push down on Imanari's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Imanari.
Imanari is desperately trying to improve his position but Fujii has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujii has hold of Imanari's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Imanari manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Imanari wants to control but Fujii is having none of it.
Imanari working to try and regain half guard.
Fujii is working for a guillotine from mount but Imanari frees his head quite easily.
Fujii looking to control but Imanari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fujii throws some wild stikes that Imanari manages to avoid easily.
Fujii tries to control but Imanari wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fujii controlling his opponent.
Imanari is working to get back to half guard.
Fujii with a couple of short strikes.
Imanari is looking to improve his position but Fujii isn't that keen on the idea.
Fujii wants to finish this one by submission but Imanari is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fujii.
Fujii looking to control and managing it successfully.
Imanari is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari prevents Fujii from taking his back.
Imanari is trying to escape the mount but Fujii keeps good control and instead manages to take Imanari's back.
Fujii doesn't have the hooks in and Imanari manages to turn into his guard.
Fujii wants to sweep but no luck.
Fujii is working hard here to advance position.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujii escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Imanari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fujii is breathing heavily.
Imanari wanted to stand there but Fujii had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fujii shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Imanari has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fujii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Imanari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Fujii trying to control the position from guard on top but Imanari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujii passes into half guard.
Imanari is looking for a sweep. Fujii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fujii is looking for a kimura but Imanari is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fujii to get the leverage.
Imanari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fujii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoki Fujii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Imanari slaps away a takedown attempt from Fujii, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A slow jab from Imanari misses its intended target.
Imanari stuffs the takedown attempt from Fujii. Fujii gets slowly back to his feet.
Fujii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Imanari.
Imanari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Imanari as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Fujii misses.
Imanari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Imanari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Imanari looks to land a combination but Fujii avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujii manages to avoid it.
Fujii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Imanari.
Fujii drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fujii with a nice head shot there.
Imanari working for a triangle but Fujii defends it easily.
Fujii tries to free his leg and advance position but Imanari is retaining full guard.
Fujii preventing the sweep.
Imanari keeping full guard, as Fujii tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujii controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fujii tries to free his leg and advance position but Imanari is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fujii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imanari.
Masakazu Imanari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imanari throws a series of punches but Fujii avoids them all with ease.
Imanari scores with a decent looking hook.
Imanari misses with a straight left.
Masakazu Imanari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fujii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imanari.
Imanari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fujii.
A combination from Imanari does no damage.
Fujii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Imanari is fending him off so far but Fujii persists. Nope, Imanari circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naoki Fujii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari swings for the body but Fujii moves out of range.
Imanari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Imanari tries to bum rush Fujii with a series of wild strikes but Fujii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fujii closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fujii moves into full mount!
Fujii looking to control but Imanari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Imanari is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fujii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is squirming around, avoiding Fujii's attempts to control the action.
Imanari working to try and regain half guard.
Imanari tries to improve his position but instead Fujii has taken his back!
Fujii wants to control but Imanari is keeping busy.
Imanari is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fujii has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Imanari has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Imanari defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fujii looking to hold on to the position here but Imanari rolls and ends up regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoki Fujii dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Imanari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fujii tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Imanari swivels and escapes.
Imanari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fujii darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fujii is looking to take a break and control but Imanari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Imanari is pressing down on Fujii's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Imanari had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fujii is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Imanari Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fujii's back instead.
Fujii turns into Imanari and is now in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Imanari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fujii trying to control but Imanari is working from the bottom.
Fujii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Imanari trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fujii.
Imanari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice sprawl there from Imanari as Fujii shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naoki Fujii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Imanari.
Fujii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Imanari misses with a wild combination.
Masakazu Imanari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujii misses with a head kick.
Imanari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fujii.
Imanari throws a body punch but Fujii moves out of range.
Imanari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fujii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Imanari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Imanari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Imanari throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujii.
Fujii fails to land the takedown.
Imanari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fujii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masakazu Imanari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naoki Fujii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Imanari misses with a double jab.
Imanari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Imanari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Imanari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Imanari as Fujii shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Imanari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Imanari leaves Fujii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Imanari throws a looping overhand right but Fujii ducks down to avoid it.
Fujii shoots in for a takedown but Imanari shows good takedown defense.
Imanari thows a body shot but no joy.
Imanari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Imanari leaves Fujii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Imanari gets caught flat footed, as Fujii shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Imanari trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masakazu Imanari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fujii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoki Fujii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muay Plata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Siciliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plata's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Creeping Death. Fred Siciliano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muay Plata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Siciliano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siciliano closes the distance and clinches up with Plata, looking for a takedown. Siciliano pushes Plata against the ropes but Plata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Siciliano throws a shot to the body.
Plata cracks the inside of Siciliano's front leg.
Siciliano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Plata's head backwards.
Siciliano dodges the punch combination from Plata.
Siciliano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Plata at a distance.
Siciliano throws a head kick that misses.
Siciliano dodges the punch combination from Plata.
Plata throws a head kick but Siciliano moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Siciliano.
Siciliano moves out of range of the body kick from Plata.
Siciliano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Siciliano shoots for a double leg takedown but Plata sprawls well. He's pushed Siciliano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Siciliano fails with a takedown attempt.
Muay Plata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Siciliano.
Siciliano throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Siciliano with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata cracks a nice hook into Siciliano's ribs.
Siciliano looks gassed!
Plata lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Plata avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siciliano swings for the body but Plata moves out of range.
Plata bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siciliano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Plata tries to bum rush Siciliano with a series of wild strikes but Siciliano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siciliano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plata sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Siciliano somewhat.
Plata moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Plata feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Siciliano's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plata lands with a slapping head kick.
A left and a right from Plata both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plata throws a right and a left that Siciliano avoids nicely.
Siciliano lands a really nice looking cross but Plata seems unphased.
Plata throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Siciliano's head.
Siciliano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Siciliano shoots in but no luck this time.
Siciliano lands a jab-cross combination.
Plata throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Siciliano.
A nice inside leg kick there by Plata. That's going to slow Siciliano down.
Plata looks to land a combination. Siciliano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Plata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siciliano fails to land the takedown.
Fred Siciliano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plata lands with a thumping leg kick.
Siciliano throws a lazy head kick
and Plata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plata throws a series of punches but Siciliano moves out of range.
Plata gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Siciliano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Plata. Plata obviously looking to wear him down.
A right-left combo lands from Siciliano.
Siciliano scores with a jab.
Plata looks to land a combination but Siciliano avoids it well.
Siciliano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Plata.
Plata slips a jab and a cross from Siciliano.
Nice body punch from Siciliano.
A head kick from Plata lands but Siciliano takes it in his stride.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Siciliano.
Siciliano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Plata is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Siciliano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Siciliano tries for a kimura but Plata is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Plata dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Plata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siciliano throws a nice looking combination but Plata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siciliano throws a right hand that Plata ducks under and follows up with a left that Plata also avoids with ease.
Plata with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Siciliano to score with a decent uppercut.
Plata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siciliano throws a jab when Plata was well out of range.
Plata checks a leg kick nicely.
Siciliano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Plata at a distance.
Siciliano jabs at Plata's body.
Siciliano throws a right hand that Plata ducks under and follows up with a left that Plata also avoids with ease.
Muay Plata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siciliano lands a body shot.
Muay Plata is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plata blocks a low kick nicely.
Siciliano shoots in looking for a takedown. Plata tries to sprawl out of it but Siciliano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Plata manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siciliano.
Siciliano lands with a right hand.
Siciliano thows a body shot but no joy.
Plata motions for Siciliano to come forward. Plata throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Plata scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Siciliano dips to his left and cracks Plata with an uppercut!
Siciliano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Siciliano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Siciliano misses with a few strikes there.
Plata takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Siciliano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Plata momentarily.
Siciliano misses with a double jab
and Plata counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Siciliano.
Plata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Siciliano.
Siciliano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siciliano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Plata sprawls well. Plata wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Siciliano gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Siciliano misses.
Jab by Siciliano.
Plata defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Siciliano.
Muay Plata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Siciliano.
An inside leg kick lands from Plata.
Plata blocks a head kick by Siciliano.
Plata lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano thows a body shot but no joy.
Siciliano throws a nice looking combination but Plata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plata lands the left hand.
Plata changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Siciliano misses the shot to the body.
Siciliano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siciliano.
Siciliano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siciliano shoots in but no luck this time.
Siciliano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plata thumps Siciliano with a low kick.
Plata throws a right hand that Siciliano ducks under and follows up with a left that Siciliano also avoids with ease.
Plata looks to land a left hand but Siciliano moved out of range nicely.
Siciliano clobbers Plata with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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.
Siciliano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plata leaves Siciliano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Siciliano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Plata pinned against the cage. Plata gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Siciliano misses with a combination
and Plata counters with an inside leg kick.
Siciliano shoots in for a takedown but Plata shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Plata throws a series of punches but Siciliano moves out of range.
Siciliano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Plata tries to score with a low kick but Siciliano moves his leg out of the way.
Siciliano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Plata but Plata pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Plata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Siciliano.
Siciliano takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Siciliano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Plata.
Nice uppercut there from Siciliano.
A solid leg kick lands there for Plata.
Plata defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Siciliano.
A slapping leg kick lands for Plata.
Siciliano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Plata takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Plata misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Plata. That's going to slow Siciliano down.
Plata throws a head kick that half lands.
Siciliano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plata counters with a head kick. That will keep Siciliano thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A nice combination there by Plata.
Siciliano misses with a double jab
and Plata counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siciliano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plata circles away quickly and effectively.
Plata takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Plata throws a right hand that Siciliano ducks under and follows up with a left that Siciliano also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Siciliano there.
Plata fails to land with a series of punches.
Plata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siciliano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siciliano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plata.
Siciliano takes a swing at Plata's ribcage but misses.
Plata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Plata as Siciliano shoots in.
Siciliano misses with a body punch
and Plata counters with a nice body kick.
Plata thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Siciliano if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Plata misses with a straight left.
Siciliano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Siciliano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Siciliano takes Plata's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Plata is in trouble.
Plata knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Siciliano on the ground.
Siciliano throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Siciliano is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Plata knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Plata for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plata prevents Siciliano from getting a body triangle.
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.
Siciliano is riding his opponent, not letting Plata buck him off.
Plata looking very determined here, making life difficult for Siciliano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Siciliano missing with strikes.
Siciliano is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Plata has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Plata holding both Siciliano 's hands and preventing any damage.
Siciliano tightening his grip on Plata, looking for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Siciliano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Siciliano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Siciliano!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odda Nabonaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Allen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Odda Nabonaga!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Nabonaga.
It looks like Jake Allen has been cut.
Nabonaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Nabonaga thows a body shot but no joy.
Nabonaga misses with a wild body shot.
Allen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nabonaga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nabonaga.
Allen avoids the body shot from Nabonaga.
Allen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nabonaga is trying to stand.
Allen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nabonaga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Allen.
Allen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nabonaga controls his leg.
Allen stops Nabonaga from getting back to his feet.
Allen thows a huge punch but Nabonaga dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nabonaga keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Allen blocks the leg kick.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen tries to clinch there but Nabonaga circles away.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nabonaga manages to avoid it.
Nabonaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen throws a combination that misses
and Nabonaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nabonaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Allen takes a swing at Nabonaga's ribcage but misses.
Allen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nabonaga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nabonaga can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga pushes Allen off looking to stand but Allen dives back in and keeps control.
Nabonaga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nabonaga is trying to stand back up but Allen is controlling him
Allen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nabonaga is trying to get back to full guard.
Allen works his way into side control.
Nabonaga manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is keen to just control but Nabonaga is a slippery customer.
Nabonaga is trying to get back to full guard.
Allen wants to take a breather but Nabonaga is having none of it.
Allen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Allen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Allen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Nabonaga is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nabonaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nabonaga stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nabonaga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nabonaga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nabonaga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nabonaga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nabonaga lands a really nice looking cross but Allen seems unphased.
Allen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nabonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nabonaga sizes up Allen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nabonaga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Allen's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odda Nabonaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Allen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nabonaga lands a lovely overhand right.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nabonaga throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Nabonaga cracks Allen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Allen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nabonaga finish him?
Nabonaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nabonaga cracks Allen with a big right hand and Allen goes down!
Allen is rocked!
Nabonaga wants to stand and escape but instead Allen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nabonaga wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Allen trying to control but Nabonaga is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen controlling from the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nabonaga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nabonaga stuffs the takedown attempt from Allen. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jake Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Allen shoots for a double leg takedown but Nabonaga sprawls well. He's pushed Allen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nabonaga drops Allen with a left right combo! Nabonaga follows him down to the ground into side control.
Allen is looking to regain half guard here but Nabonaga keeps moving and retains side control.
Nabonaga wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Nabonaga stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nabonaga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Allen fails with a takedown attempt.
Nabonaga connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nabonaga jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jake Allen's cut is getting worse.
Nabonaga lands a right hook to the body.
Nabonaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Nabonaga - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nabonaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nabonaga thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Odda Nabonaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nabonaga scores with a jab to the body.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
Nabonaga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nabonaga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab-cross combination lands for Nabonaga and sends Allen crashing to the mat! Nabonaga follows him down to the mat - Allen regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
Allen is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga wants to free his trapped foot but Allen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nabonaga decides to stand and escape the position.
Nabonaga thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nabonaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nabonaga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Allen somewhat.
Allen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nabonaga but Nabonaga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Nabonaga both land. Nice combination.
Jake Allen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nabonaga shoots in and drives through. Allen sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odda Nabonaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Allen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Allen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nabonaga swivels and escapes.
Nabonaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nabonaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Nabonaga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Allen is out of range and Nabonaga settles back down.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nabonaga misses with a shot to the body
and Allen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nabonaga's guard.
Allen is looking to work some ground and pound but Nabonaga has wrist control.
Nabonaga trying to keep a closed guard but Allen is proving a slippery customer.
Allen postures up in Nabonaga's guard and throws a big left but Nabonaga blocks it.
Nabonaga wants to stand up but Allen is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nabonaga wants to get back to his feet but Allen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Allen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nabonaga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab from Nabonaga.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nabonaga.
Nabonaga lands a nice looking body shot.
Nabonaga stuffs the takedown.
Nabonaga throws a front kick aimed at Allen's knee but Allen avoids it well.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Nabonaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nabonaga connects with a right hand. Allen shakes it off.
Jake Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabonaga lands with a shot to the body.
Nabonaga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allen's sensitive parts.
Nabonaga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nabonaga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nabonaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nabonaga scores with a body shot.
Nabonaga finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nabonaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nabonaga scores with a body shot.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Nabonaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nabonaga cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Nabonaga digs a good body shot into Allen's ribs.
Nabonaga cracks Allen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a series of punches but Nabonaga moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Nabonaga. That snapped Allen's head back.
A combination from Nabonaga does no damage.
Nabonaga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allen rather than just go for the knockout.
Nabonaga cracks Allen with a good jab.
Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nabonaga lands with a nice combination. Allen backs away looking to recover.
A low kick from Nabonaga is predictable there
so Allen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Allen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nabonaga is keeping the position for now.
Nabonaga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nabonaga scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nabonaga.
Allen drives through and clinches with Nabonaga against the ropes.
Nabonaga blocking some punches.
Nabonaga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nabonaga is trying to stall.
Nabonaga prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabonaga is looking to break free of the clinch but Allen has double underhooks.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Allen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nabonaga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen tries to stall but Nabonaga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nabonaga can't break the clinch.
Nabonaga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nabonaga.
Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nabonaga.
And that's the end of the fight!
Odda Nabonaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nabonaga 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 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odda Nabonaga!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Brun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wakuso Shiseo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brun comes to the ring accompanied by "Pump Up the Jam" by The Lost Fingers. Hank Brun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Brun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wakuso Shiseo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiseo.
Brun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brun throws a series of punches but Shiseo moves out of range.
Shiseo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brun was well out of range. Poor timing from Shiseo.
Nice defenses there by Shiseo.
Brun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shiseo counters with a nice body shot.
Brun lands a two punch combo.
Brun avoids a kick to the body.
Brun throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shiseo's head.
Shiseo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brun works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brun lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shiseo!
Brun avoids the attempt from Shiseo to control.
Shiseo is squirming around, avoiding Brun's attempts to control the action.
Brun prevents Shiseo from getting the reversal.
Shiseo tries to hold on but Brun postures up.
Brun working Shiseo over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Brun.
Brun wants to finish this one by submission but Shiseo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brun.
Shiseo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Brun blocks the strikes from Shiseo.
Shiseo tries to get to full guard but Brun has control of the leg.
Shiseo trying to control from the bottom.
Shiseo wants to improve his position but Brun is controlling well.
Shiseo manages to get to full guard.
Shiseo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brun is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shiseo scores with a nice shot.
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.
Shiseo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Shiseo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shiseo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shiseo is looking for a triangle here but Brun uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brun is looking to take a break and control but Shiseo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brun is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shiseo has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shiseo keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiseo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brun's best efforts.
Shiseo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shiseo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brun is pushing down on Shiseo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shiseo is fighting to maintain full guard but Brun has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shiseo looking for submissions off his back.
Brun is nestled in close to Shiseo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shiseo keeps working.
Shiseo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiseo keeping moving, preventing Brun from controlling successfully.
Brun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shiseo is keeping the position for now.
Shiseo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shiseo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brun!
Brun is trying to escape the mount.
Shiseo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brun is surviving well by controlling Shiseo's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shiseo is landing with some decent strikes but Brun is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brun keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Brun dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some bone on bone action there as Brun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brun scores with a hook.
Oooh a lovely combination from Brun sends Shiseo down but not out. Brun dives into side control looking to finish.
Shiseo is rocked!
Brun in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shiseo is still in real trouble! Can Brun finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiseo is looking for a sweep.
Brun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shiseo seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brun trying to control the position but Shiseo is working away.
Shiseo regains half guard.
Shiseo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Brun is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shiseo wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiseo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shiseo is breathing heavily.
Brun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shiseo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brun looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shiseo actively working from the bottom here.
Brun looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shiseo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shiseo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hank Brun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brun throws a series of punches but Shiseo avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Shiseo.
Brun defending well as Shiseo loads up on a big left hand.
Brun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shiseo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shiseo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brun.
Shiseo tries a low kick but Brun avoids it.
Shiseo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brun but Brun pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brun looks to land a combination but Shiseo avoids it well.
Brun throws a jab but it's blocked by Shiseo.
Shiseo fails with a takedown attempt.
Shiseo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brun throws a head kick that misses.
Shiseo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brun counters with a three punch combo that has Shiseo backing up. Shiseo nods at Brun to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Wakuso Shiseo has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brun looks to land a left hand but Shiseo moved out of range nicely.
Shiseo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brun.
Brun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shiseo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shiseo misses with a double jab.
Shiseo misses with a double jab.
Brun is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brun.
Brun misses with a few strikes there.
Brun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shiseo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brun counters with a good, hard body kick but Shiseo shrugs it off.
Hank Brun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wakuso Shiseo.
Brun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brun connects with a right hand. Shiseo shakes it off.
Brun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiseo manages to avoid it.
Brun stuffs the takedown.
Brun lands a nice looking body shot.
Brun moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shiseo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shiseo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hank Brun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiseo manages to avoid it.
Brun swinging wilding here.
Shiseo ducks under a wild hook from Brun.
Some wild striking there from Shiseo.
Shiseo tries for a takedown but Brun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hank Brun is winning the standup battle so far.
Brun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shiseo.
Shiseo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brun connects with a right hand. Shiseo shakes it off.
Brun throws a series of punches but Shiseo avoids them all with ease.
Shiseo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brun.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shiseo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shiseo lands in his opponent's guard.
Shiseo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brun's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Brun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wakuso Shiseo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shiseo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch lands to the side of Shiseo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brun is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shiseo dodges the punch combination from Brun.
Shiseo cracks Brun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shiseo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Shiseo misses.
Brun throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brun lands a nice looking body shot.
Shiseo dodges the punch combination from Brun.
A slow jab from Shiseo misses its intended target.
Shiseo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to de liver by Brun. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brun throws a series of punches but Shiseo avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Brun misses.
Brun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shiseo throws a series of punches but Brun moves out of range.
Shiseo gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiseo is looking to take a break and control but Brun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brun manages to get back to half guard.
Brun missing with punches from the bottom.
Brun is looking to control Shiseo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brun avoid being mounted?
Brun is looking to improve his position.
Shiseo working over Brun with some ground and pound. Brun looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shiseo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Shiseo.
Wakuso Shiseo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brun is looking for a sweep. Shiseo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shiseo lands with a straight right. Brun didn't see that one coming.
Shiseo throws a series of punches but Brun moves out of range.
Brun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shiseo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shiseo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brun is out of range.
Shiseo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shiseo takes a swing at Brun's ribcage but misses.
Brun gets caught flat footed, as Shiseo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shiseo postures up.
Shiseo cracks Brun with a solid left hand.
Shiseo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brun working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shiseo has passed into half guard!
Brun is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brun actively working from the bottom here.
Shiseo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shiseo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shiseo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brun regains half guard.
Shiseo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Shiseo there.
Brun looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiseo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brun wants to control but Shiseo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brun wants to get back to full guard.
Shiseo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brun is looking to get to half guard.
Hank Brun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shiseo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brun regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Brun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brun, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Brun!
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