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JLF 14: Mikkelsson VS Kanehara PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Scylla had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Scylla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Dragon catches Scylla right on the button with a cross.
Scylla slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Dragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scylla dodges the punch combination from Dragon.
Dragon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Scylla moves out of range.
Dragon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragon misses with the combination.
Dragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Scylla with that takedown attempt.
Scylla is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scylla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Scylla swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragon.
Dragon fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to bum rush Scylla with a series of wild strikes but Scylla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scylla shoots in but Dragon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scylla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragon.
Scylla staying out of range there.
Scylla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dragon misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Dragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to clinch there but Scylla circles away.
Scylla closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Scylla wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dragon, who protects the arm well.
Dragon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scylla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dragon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Scylla is controlling him well.
Scylla wants to control but Dragon is keeping him busy.
Scylla has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Dragon is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Scylla yanks on the arm and Dragon is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Scylla.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenny Scylla!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romero Calvacanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romero Calvacanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calvacanti wants to clinch up but Cruise keeps it at a distance.
Cruise leaves Calvacanti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Calvacanti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruise swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruise scores with a punch to the head.
Calvacanti scores a takedown into full mount!
Calvacanti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cruise flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Calvacanti wants to control the pace but Cruise is squirming around nicely.
Calvacanti punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cruise wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Cruise is working to get back to half guard.
Cruise blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvacanti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Calvacanti cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Calvacanti throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cruise tries to hold on but Calvacanti pushes him away.
Cruise wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Calvacanti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Calvacanti goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cruise is on top in guard.
Cruise stopping the sweep attempt from Calvacanti.
Cruise wants to stand but Calvacanti is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvacanti looking for a sweep. Not yet Calvacanti, not yet.
Cruise sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruise gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cruise misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calvacanti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruise lands a lovely overhand right.
Calvacanti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruise finds it's way round the side to connect with Calvacanti's head.
Cruise looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvacanti looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cruise has picked Calvacanti up and slammed him! Calvacanti can't keep hold of the triangle and Cruise manages to pass to side control!
Calvacanti manages to get back to half guard.
Calvacanti trying to control here.
Cruise missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cruise wants to control but Calvacanti is keeping him busy.
Calvacanti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calvacanti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruise.
Calvacanti wants to control but Cruise is keeping busy.
Calvacanti is looking for a sweep. Cruise is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calvacanti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cruise stuffs the takedown attempt from Calvacanti. Calvacanti gets slowly back to his feet.
Calvacanti ducks under a wild hook from Cruise.
Calvacanti has his takedown stuffed
so Cruise counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romero Calvacanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calvacanti is breathing heavily.
Cruise has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Calvacanti is proving hard to escape from.
Calvacanti is looking to sweep but instead, Cruise has passed into half guard.
Calvacanti is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cruise jumps into side control!
Calvacanti is looking to regain half guard here but Cruise keeps moving and retains side control.
Calvacanti is trying to control Cruise's posture but Cruise avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Cruise dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cruise shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Calvacanti keeping moving, preventing Cruise from controlling successfully.
Cruise must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cruise trying to stand up but can't free himself from Calvacanti's guard.
Cruise gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cruise lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cruise is looking to clinch.
A jab from Cruise does it's job there.
Cruise shoots in and bounces Calvacanti off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Cruise in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise scoring with punches to the head and body.
Calvacanti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cruise tries to stand but Calvacanti is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Calvacanti is on top in guard.
Calvacanti stands up and waves to Cruise to follow him.
Cruise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calvacanti tries for a takedown but Cruise circles away easily
and Cruise counters with a shoot takedown. Calvacanti fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvacanti lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cruise!
Cruise squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cruise tries to hold on but Calvacanti pushes him away.
Calvacanti is looking to take Cruise's back but instead Cruise gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Calvacanti is working for a kimura but Cruise is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise is looking to escape.
Calvacanti tries to pass to full mount but Cruise defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruise misses with a head kick.
Cruise closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Calvacanti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruise.
Calvacanti tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruise shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
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.
Calvacanti has Cruise pressed against the ropes.
Calvacanti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cruise prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romero Calvacanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calvacanti gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Calvacanti won't allow Cruise to get back to his feet.
Cruise working a defensive guard here.
Calvacanti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calvacanti wants to control from the top but Cruise keeps moving.
Calvacanti postures up.
Calvacanti looking to pass the guard.
Cruise wants to stand and escape but Calvacanti is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Cruise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Cruise misses.
Calvacanti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cruise makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cruise.
Calvacanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruise trying to keep a closed guard but Calvacanti is proving a slippery customer.
Calvacanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calvacanti stopping the sweep attempt from Cruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruise is looking to stand up but Calvacanti isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvacanti throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruise is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calvacanti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruise gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Calvacanti regains guard.
Calvacanti working for a triangle but Cruise defends it easily.
Cruise looking to sit in guard and control but Calvacanti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise keeping full guard, as Calvacanti tries to pass.
Calvacanti trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cruise manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Calvacanti is striking off his back. Cruise thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Calvacanti is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruise is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Calvacanti manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvacanti wants to sweep but no luck.
Vince Cruise has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cruise prevents Calvacanti from getting back to his feet.
Cruise is stalling in the full guard.
Calvacanti looking for a sweep. Not yet Calvacanti, not yet.
Cruise postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruise has Calvacanti up against the ropes in a clinch.
Calvacanti is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Cruise can't fight it off and eventually Calvacanti manages to take the fight to the floor. Cruise looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvacanti wants to pass the guard but Cruise is keeping the position.
Cruise tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruise looking for a triangle here. Calvacanti is fighting it but it looks tight! Cruise pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Calvacanti is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vince Cruise!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iskender Onder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Coming. Jorge Antonio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Iskender Onder's chin.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iskender Onder!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Onder.
Antonio doesn't manage to clinch there - Onder circles away.
Antonio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Antonio stuffs the takedown attempt from Onder. Onder gets slowly back to his feet.
Antonio throws a right hand that Onder ducks under and follows up with a left that Onder also avoids with ease.
Onder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antonio moves into the clinch successfully.
Antonio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antonio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Onder is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Onder blocks the low kick.
Antonio stuffs the takedown attempt from Onder. Onder gets slowly back to his feet.
Onder misses with a takedown attempt - Antonio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jorge Antonio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iskender Onder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio missing with a left hand there. Onder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Onder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into 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.
Onder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antonio is keeping the position for now.
Antonio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Antonio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Onder is controlling him.
Onder wants to pass the guard but Antonio is keeping the position.
Antonio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Onder throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Antonio pushes Onder off and scrambles back to his feet.
Onder drops his hands momentarily and Antonio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A combination from Antonio does no damage.
Onder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antonio as he jumps to the side.
Antonio drops Onder with a beautiful combination! Onder stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Antonio is looking for the KO!
Onder is rocked!
Antonio lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Onder is looking to close the distance but Antonio sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Onder crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Onder is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jorge Antonio!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Weasley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Weasley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Weasley!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Han misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Weasley.
Han feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Weasley's calf.
Han throws a combination. Weasley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Han misses with a double jab.
Han's corner calls for a 1-2. Han obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Han throws a sloppy head kick and Weasley moves out of range easily.
Weasley gets the takedown into side control.
Han is trying to improve his position.
Weasley takes a little break here. Han wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Weasley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Han sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Weasley pulls his head out easily.
Weasley uses his free foot to push down on Han's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Han.
Han tries to hold on but Weasley pushes him away.
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.
Weasley working for a submission but Han is keeping him at bay.
Han holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Weasley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Weasley controlling his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Weasley is working for a guillotine from mount but Han frees his head quite easily.
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.
Weasley wants to control the pace but Han is squirming around nicely.
Han is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Han wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Weasley looking for the choke but no joy.
Weasley misses with a punch to the head.
Weasley looking for the choke from the back.
Weasley is trying to stick to Han's back but Han is turning into Weasley. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Weasley's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Han.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Weasley looking for a sweep. Not yet Weasley, not yet.
Han has gone for a leg lock! Weasley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Han's guard.
Han keeping moving, preventing Weasley from controlling successfully.
Weasley looking to sit in guard and control but Han gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Han is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Han trying to control but Weasley is working from the bottom.
Weasley keeping full guard, as Han tries to pass.
Han is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Weasley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Weasley has escaped and now he's on top!
Weasley thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonny Weasley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Weasley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Han!
Han is working to get back to half guard.
Han swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Weasley tries to control but Han wriggling away.
Han is looking to get to half guard.
Weasley goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Han turns into him and now he's in Weasley's guard.
Weasley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han trying to control but Weasley is working from the bottom.
Weasley keeping full guard, as Han tries to pass.
Han drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Weasley dives on top into guard.
Weasley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Weasley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Weasley connects with a couple of short punches.
Weasley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Han will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Weasley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Han manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Weasley has Han in his guard.
Han drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Weasley manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Han has Weasley in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Han working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Weasley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weasley drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Han dives on top into guard.
Han postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Weasley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Han, into his guard.
Weasley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Weasley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Weasley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Weasley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Weasley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weasley trying to control the action but Han is working from the bottom.
Weasley is working for a kimura but Han is defending it quite comfortably.
Weasley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Han slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Weasley looking to pass the guard.
Han working for a triangle but Weasley defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Weasley 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Han tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Han throws a nice looking combination but Weasley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Han throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weasley blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Han.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weasley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Han.
Han throws a jab but it's blocked by Weasley.
Weasley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Han.
A right-left combo lands from Han.
Eddie Han is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Han throws a jab when Weasley was well out of range.
Han lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Han swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Han throws a right and a left that both miss.
Han lands a nice hook to Weasley's body. Weasley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Weasley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Han avoids it really well and circles away.
Han throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weasley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Han.
Weasley shoots in for a takedown but Han shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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.
Han shoots and misses
and Weasley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Han looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Weasley is looking for a kimura here.
Weasley wants to take a breather but Han is having none of it.
Han is defending against the submission attempts here by Weasley.
Weasley is looking for a kimura but Han is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Weasley to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weasley trying to control from Han's half guard. Han has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Weasley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Han pushes a forearm under Weasley's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Weasley is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddie Han!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boom Tree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Giles (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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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boom Tree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Giles!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tree looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Horrible takedown by Giles or perhaps it was just good defense by Tree which made him look bad.
Tree keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Tree does no damage.
Tree lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Giles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tree is fending him off so far but Giles persists. Nope, Tree circles away and we're back to standing.
Boom Tree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Giles.
Giles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Giles working a defensive guard here.
Tree has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree wants to get up but he can't break Giles's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Giles working a defensive guard here.
Tree is fighting to break Giles's control of his arms but Giles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tree tries to stand but Giles is controlling from the bottom.
Giles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Giles controls Tree momentarily but Tree frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tree is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Giles tries to clinch up but Tree circles away and keeps his distance.
Giles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tree counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tree.
Tree is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles tries to pull guard but Tree holds him up against the ropes and eventually Giles drops back down to his feet.
Tree makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giles fails to pull guard.
Giles goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tree prevents it.
Giles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tree just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tree gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Giles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tree's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tree's back!
Giles is persistently looking for the submission but Tree is defending it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tree is trying to defend against the choke here but Giles has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Giles Tightens the hold and Tree taps out furiously! Giles displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dave Giles!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Lupus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinzo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Timmy Lupus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinzo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupus misses with the combination.
Silva darts in and clinches Lupus up against the ropes.
Lupus wants a takedown.
Lupus can't get the takedown.
Silva is stalling here.
Lupus successfully pulls guard.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lupus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lupus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva wants to stand but Lupus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lupus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Lupus is keeping the position.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lupus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Lupus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lupus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lupus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lupus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva wants to control but Lupus is having none of it.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lupus trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Lupus is looking to work his way around to Silva's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupus cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lupus fails to take his opponent's back.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Lupus's attempts to control the action.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lupus moves to take his opponent's back.
Silva is in bad spot here.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lupus.
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva won't enjoy being in this position. Lupus looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Silva is tapping - it's over boys! Lupus picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Timmy Lupus!
Timmy Lupus retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maikkel Mikkelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuke Kanehara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maikkel Mikkelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yusuke Kanehara!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooh a lovely combination from Mikkelsson sends Kanehara down but not out. Mikkelsson dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Yusuke Kanehara has been cut.
Kanehara is trying to buck Mikkelsson off.
Mikkelsson decides to stand back up. Mikkelsson steps back and let's Kanehara get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mikkelsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mikkelsson wants to get back to his feet but Kanehara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mikkelsson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kanehara wants to pass the guard but Mikkelsson is keeping the position.
Kanehara stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mikkelsson cracks Kanehara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mikkelsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maikkel Mikkelsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikkelsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kanehara scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanehara controlling the position easily from mount.
Mikkelsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kanehara on the ground.
Mikkelsson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kanehara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kanehara won't let Mikkelsson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kanehara get's back to his feet.
Kanehara looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kanehara.
A right-left combo lands from Mikkelsson.
A jab from Mikkelsson does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikkelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson catches Kanehara napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Kanehara to the canvas!
Kanehara is rocked!
Mikkelsson is stalling in the full guard.
Kanehara is still in real trouble! Can Mikkelsson finish him?
Mikkelsson tries to stand but Kanehara is controlling from the bottom.
Kanehara seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mikkelsson trying to control but Kanehara is working from the bottom.
Kanehara has a closed guard, preventing Mikkelsson from standing up.
Mikkelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanehara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikkelsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kanehara is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Mikkelsson misses.
Mikkelsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Mikkelsson finds it's target.
Kanehara wants to slow Mikkelsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Kanehara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kanehara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mikkelsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mikkelsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mikkelsson with a hook.
Mikkelsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab-cross combination lands for Mikkelsson and sends Kanehara crashing to the mat! Mikkelsson follows him down to the mat - Kanehara regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikkelsson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mikkelsson controlling the action here.
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.
Mikkelsson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kanehara controls his leg.
Mikkelsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mikkelsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kanehara is staying active underneath Mikkelsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mikkelsson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kanehara reverses the position - he's now on top in Mikkelsson's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanehara trying to control but Mikkelsson is working from the bottom.
Mikkelsson is looking to stand up but Kanehara isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikkel Mikkelsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Kanehara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mikkelsson throws a combination. Kanehara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kanehara ducks straight into an uppercut from Mikkelsson and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Kanehara manages to regain guard straight away.
Mikkelsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mikkelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanehara can do to turn this around?
Kanehara keeping moving, preventing Mikkelsson from controlling successfully.
Mikkelsson wants to get up but he can't break Kanehara's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mikkelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanehara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kanehara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kanehara trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kanehara is breathing heavily.
Mikkelsson looking to sit in guard and control but Kanehara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kanehara trying to control but Mikkelsson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kanehara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab by Mikkelsson.
Kanehara rushes Mikkelsson and presses him up against the ropes.
Mikkelsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mikkelsson is trying to force a seperation but Kanehara has the dominant position.
Mikkelsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanehara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mikkelsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kanehara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kanehara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanehara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mikkelsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kanehara's head backwards.
Mikkelsson drops Kanehara with a big left hand and mounts him. Kanehara is in big trouble!
Mikkelsson tries to control but Kanehara wriggling away.
Mikkelsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson looking to finish Kanehara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kanehara!
Mikkelsson wants to control the pace but Kanehara is squirming around nicely.
Mikkelsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mikkelsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kanehara is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Maikkel Mikkelsson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mikkelsson throws a body punch but Kanehara moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson connects with a body shot.
Mikkelsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kanehara doesn't seem bothered though.
Mikkelsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kanehara at a distance.
Mikkelsson jabs at Kanehara's body.
Mikkelsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mikkelsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mikkelsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mikkelsson throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikkelsson cracks Kanehara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mikkelsson drops Kanehara with a right and a left! Mikkelsson comes rushing in but Kanehara regains his composure and manages to keep Mikkelsson in guard.
Mikkelsson wants to stand but Kanehara is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kanehara working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mikkelsson prevents Kanehara from getting back to his feet.
Kanehara keeping moving, preventing Mikkelsson from controlling successfully.
Mikkelsson is pushing down on Kanehara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kanehara is fighting to maintain full guard but Mikkelsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mikkelsson wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kanehara walks into a jab.
A jab-cross combination lands for Mikkelsson and sends Kanehara crashing to the mat! Mikkelsson follows him down to the mat - Kanehara regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikkel Mikkelsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Kanehara's cut.
That's time! Mikkelsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kanehara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kanehara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mikkelsson moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kanehara goes down! Can Mikkelsson finish him!?
Mikkelsson is looking to stand up but Kanehara won't let him.
Mikkelsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanehara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mikkelsson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mikkelsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kanehara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Mikkelsson finds it's way through Kanehara's defenses.
Mikkelsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kanehara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab from Mikkelsson.
Kanehara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mikkelsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanehara circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanehara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mikkelsson lands a body shot.
Mikkelsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mikkelsson lands with a right hand.
Mikkelsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mikkelsson lands with a shot to the body.
Kanehara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson looks to land a left hand but Kanehara moved out of range nicely.
Kanehara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mikkelsson.
Kanehara shoots in and bounces Mikkelsson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Mikkelsson wants to stand up but Kanehara is controlling him.
Kanehara trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikkelsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson pushes Kanehara off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kanehara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mikkelsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Mikkelsson misses with a wild body shot.
Mikkelsson catches Kanehara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kanehara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mikkelsson looks to land a combination but Kanehara avoids it well.
Mikkelsson throws a right and a left that Kanehara avoids nicely.
Kanehara feints and as Mikkelsson raises his hands in defense, Kanehara changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanehara controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mikkelsson is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kanehara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yusuke Kanehara.
Mikkelsson wants to break free but Kanehara has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mikkelsson's efforts to push away.
Kanehara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mikkelsson walks away with a smile on his face. Kanehara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mikkelsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mikkelsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kanehara doesn't seem bothered though.
Mikkelsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mikkelsson scores with a jab.
Mikkelsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanehara manages to avoid it.
Mikkelsson with a jab.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanehara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mikkelsson pushes Kanehara off looking to stand but Kanehara dives back in and keeps control.
Yusuke Kanehara has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mikkelsson tests Kanehara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mikkelsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kanehara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mikkelsson!
Kanehara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mikkelsson tries to buck Kanehara off but he can't manage it.
Kanehara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maikkel Mikkelsson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Kanehara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mikkelsson throws a series of strikes that have Kanehara backpedaling.
Mikkelsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Mikkelsson. That snapped Kanehara's head back.
A jab from Mikkelsson does it's job there.
Mikkelsson cracks Kanehara with an open hand slap.
Kanehara moves out of range as Mikkelsson strikes.
Mikkelsson misses with a straight right.
Mikkelsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanehara was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikkelsson.
Kanehara gets a clinch.
Mikkelsson takes a shot to the head.
Kanehara pulls guard successfully.
Kanehara being controlled here, momentarily.
Mikkelsson won't allow Kanehara to get back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kanehara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mikkelsson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanehara wants to pass the guard but Mikkelsson is keeping the position.
Kanehara is looking to stand up but Mikkelsson won't let him.
Mikkelsson wants to stand and escape but Kanehara is having none of it.
Kanehara trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikkelsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikkelsson wants to stand and escape but Kanehara is having none of it.
Mikkelsson is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kanehara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kanehara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kanehara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yusuke Kanehara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mikkelsson manages to break the clinch.
Mikkelsson connects with a jab.
Mikkelsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mikkelsson misses with a double jab.
Mikkelsson lands a with a good body shot.
Mikkelsson takes a swing at Kanehara's ribcage but misses.
Kanehara ducks under a wild hook from Mikkelsson.
Kanehara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mikkelsson wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Kanehara controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mikkelsson is looking to escape.
Mikkelsson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kanehara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mikkelsson is trying to stand.
Kanehara trying to control but Mikkelsson is having none of it.
Mikkelsson has given up his back. Will we see Kanehara going for some submissions?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good control from Kanehara.
Mikkelsson holding both Kanehara 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kanehara trying to control.
Mikkelsson is trying to stand back up.
Kanehara lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Mikkelsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Maikkel Mikkelsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Kanehara'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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mikkelsson jabs Kanehara right on the nose. Kanehara blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Mikkelsson does no damage.
Mikkelsson throws a right and a left that Kanehara avoids nicely.
Mikkelsson lands a right hook to the body.
Mikkelsson misses with an uppercut. Kanehara saw that one coming.
Mikkelsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kanehara moves into the clinch.
Mikkelsson wants to break free but Kanehara has control.
Mikkelsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mikkelsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kanehara.
Mikkelsson lands a nice hook to Kanehara's body. Kanehara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mikkelsson lands a right hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A jab from Mikkelsson does it's job there.
Mikkelsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice uppercut lands for Mikkelsson. That snapped Kanehara's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson jabs Kanehara right on the nose. Kanehara blinks but takes it well.
Mikkelsson misses with a few strikes there.
Mikkelsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kanehara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kanehara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mikkelsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kanehara's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kanehara duly obliges.
Mikkelsson cracks a nice hook into Kanehara's ribs.
Mikkelsson cracks Kanehara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mikkelsson lands a slapping body shot.
Mikkelsson misses with a wild combination.
Mikkelsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mikkelsson looks to throw a body kick
and Kanehara counters with a nice leg kick.
Mikkelsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kanehara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kanehara.
Mikkelsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kanehara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mikkelsson prevents it.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yusuke Kanehara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson manages to break the clinch.
Kanehara staying out of range there.
Kanehara throws and low kick but Mikkelsson moves out of range easily.
Kanehara tries for a takedown but Mikkelsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mikkelsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kanehara.
Mikkelsson cracks Kanehara with a good jab.
Kanehara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kanehara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mikkelsson tries to avoid it but Kanehara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mikkelsson to the ground. Mikkelsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mikkelsson with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Mikkelsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson scores with a punch to the head.
Mikkelsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kanehara at a distance.
Mikkelsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mikkelsson misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kanehara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mikkelsson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mikkelsson is looking to get back to his feet here but Kanehara is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mikkelsson's back.
Mikkelsson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kanehara lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara throwing damaging strikes from the back! Mikkelsson could be in trouble here!
Mikkelsson prevents Kanehara from getting a body triangle.
Mikkelsson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kanehara throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mikkelsson!
Mikkelsson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kanehara just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kanehara punches the canvas rather than the man.
Mikkelsson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kanehara is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maikkel Mikkelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mikkelsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:44
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:44
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maikkel Mikkelsson!
Maikkel Mikkelsson retains his middleweight title!
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