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TCC 8: Handgrenade PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilicus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tiger.
Tiger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Basilicus manages to break the clinch.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiger clinches.
Basilicus breaks from the clinch.
Tiger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tiger fails with the takedown.
Anthor Basilicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Tiger.
Basilicus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Basilicus blocks the leg kick.
Basilicus wants to clinch but Tiger slips to the side
and Tiger counters with a takedown into side control.
Tiger working away.
Tiger prevents Basilicus from escaping the position.
An elbow from Tiger crashes against the mat.
Tiger throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Basilicus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tiger throws a strike aimed at the side of Basilicus's head but Basilicus avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tiger is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tiger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Basilicus if he has to take too many more of those.
Good work by Basilicus as he checks the leg kick.
Anthor Basilicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Basilicus wants to clinch up but Tiger keeps it at a distance.
Tiger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Basilicus's waist but Basilicus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiger off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Basilicus wants it to stay on the feet.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Basilicus but Basilicus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Basilicus wants to clinch.
Basilicus closes the distance but Tiger moves to the side
and Tiger counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilicus can pounce on him.
Basilicus is looking to clinch but Tiger is avoiding it.
Basilicus tries to clinch
and Tiger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tiger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Basilicus is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Basilicus has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tiger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Basilicus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Tiger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tiger has managed to clinch.
Tiger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Basilicus just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tiger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Basilicus taking a breather.
Basilicus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiger.
Basilicus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anthor Basilicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Tiger.
Tiger tries for a takedown but Basilicus manages to get underhooks.
Basilicus breaks from the clinch.
Tiger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Basilicus pinned against the cage. Basilicus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tiger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilicus is looking to clinch but Tiger is avoiding it.
Basilicus wants to clinch but Tiger slips to the side
and Tiger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Basilicus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiger shoots in but Basilicus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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.
Basilicus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Basilicus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Basilicus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiger is looking to slow Basilicus down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Basilicus.
Tiger connects with a high kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus is pressed up against the ropes. Tiger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Basilicus down to the mat. Basilicus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Basilicus is looking to clinch.
Tiger keeps the fight on the outside.
Basilicus tries to clinch but Tiger is having none of it.
Basilicus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Basilicus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Basilicus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tiger counters with a good, hard body kick but Basilicus shrugs it off.
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.
Tiger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Basilicus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tiger.
Tiger keeps the fight on the outside.
Ric Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Tiger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthor Basilicus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Basilicus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tiger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Basilicus has him pressed against the ropes.
Basilicus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Basilicus.
Tiger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tiger counters with a thumping low kick.
Basilicus tries to clinch there but Tiger circles away.
Tiger throws a leg kick
and Basilicus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilicus tries to clinch up
and Tiger counters with a leg kick.
Basilicus scores with a leg kick.
Tiger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Basilicus circles away.
Tiger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Basilicus as Tiger shoots in.
Basilicus has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiger misses with a leg kick
and Basilicus counters by clinching up.
Basilicus lands a good knee to the midsection. Tiger won't want to take too many of those.
Basilicus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Basilicus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basilicus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiger up against the ropes.
Tiger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Basilicus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anthor Basilicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Tiger.
Basilicus breaks from the clinch.
Basilicus cracks the inside of Tiger's front leg.
Basilicus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus breaks from the clinch.
Basilicus tries to clinch
and Tiger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Basilicus won't be happy with that.
Basilicus manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Basilicus decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Basilicus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tiger's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Basilicus closes the distance and pushes Tiger back into the ropes.
Tiger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Basilicus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Basilicus instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Basilicus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Basilicus breaks the clinch.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthor Basilicus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Basilicus 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 for Anthor Basilicus!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Anthor Basilicus!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Anthor Basilicus!
Anthor Basilicus wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Burns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brazilian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephen Burns!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burns is defended easily by Assassin.
Nice sprawl there from Assassin as Burns shoots in.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns shoots in but Assassin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brazilian Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Burns.
Burns takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Assassin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt - Assassin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin scores with a jab to the head.
Burns shoots in looking for a takedown. Assassin tries to sprawl out of it but Burns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Assassin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Assassin tries to avoid it but Burns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Assassin to the ground. Assassin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Assassin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burns shoots for a takedown but Assassin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burns looks gassed!
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Assassin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from Assassin. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
Assassin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin shoots for a takedown but Burns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Assassin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Assassin cracks Burns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Assassin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Assassin connects with a looping right hand.
Assassin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burns prevents Assassin from getting back to his feet.
Burns passes Assassin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burns prevents Assassin from standing back up.
Burns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burns frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns won't let Assassin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Burns.
Assassin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burns on the ground.
Burns jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Assassin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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.
Assassin pushes Burns away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Burns gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Assassin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Burns crashes against the mat.
Assassin pushes Burns away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Burns gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Burns tries to move to mount but Assassin blocks the move with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stephen Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Assassin pushes him off.
Assassin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assassin stuffs the takedown.
Burns has his takedown stuffed
enabling Assassin to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assassin finds it's way round the side to connect with Burns's head.
A lazy body kick from Burns
and Assassin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Assassin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns misses with a takedown
and Assassin counters with a good low kick that Burns was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Assassin dominated that round.
That's time! Assassin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Assassin lands the left hand.
Burns needs to keep his hands up - Assassin had a free shot at his head there.
Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns dives in and grabs Assassin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Assassin pushes down on Burns's head and hops out.
Burns misses with the body kick
enabling Assassin to counter with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Burns or perhaps it was just good defense by Assassin which made him look bad.
Burns throws a lazy body kick
and Assassin counters with a straight right hand.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Assassin lands a nice shot that snaps Burns's head back.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brazilian Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Burns.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Assassin finds it's target.
Burns shoots in for a double leg but Assassin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Assassin circles away.
Assassin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assassin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Assassin connects with a looping right hand.
Assassin throws a good cross that connects.
Assassin connects with a single shot there.
Burns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Assassin counters with a three punch combo that has Burns backing up. Burns nods at Assassin to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Assassin coming out on top.
Assassin leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burns shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Assassin cracks Burns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burns has his takedown stuffed
and Assassin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Burns. No joy for Assassin on that attempt.
Stephen Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assassin lands the left hand.
Burns with a poor takedown
and Assassin counters with a straight right hand.
Assassin thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab from Assassin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Assassin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
Assassin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Assassin as Burns shoots in.
Burns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assassin finds it's way round the side to connect with Burns's head.
Burns tries to score a power double leg takedown but Assassin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burns somewhat.
Assassin scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Assassin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Assassin.
Burns dives in and grabs Assassin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Assassin pushes down on Burns's head and hops out.
Burns moves forwards but Assassin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Assassin scores with the left hand. Burns knows he should have avoided that one.
Assassin lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Assassin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Assassin pinned against the cage. Assassin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Assassin pushes him off.
Assassin scores with a nice head shot.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Assassin sprawls well. Assassin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns shoots for a double leg takedown but Assassin sprawls well. He's pushed Burns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brazilian Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Assassin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burns tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Assassin counters with an inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Assassin.
Assassin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burns.
Assassin wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Assassin punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Assassin as he avoids it easily.
Assassin lands a jab to the head.
Assassin fails with the takedown
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin wants to get back to his feet.
Burns thows a huge punch but Assassin dodges it nicely.
Assassin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Assassin wants to stand back up but Burns manages to pass into side control.
Burns decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Donk. Assassin catches Burns right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Assassin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Assassin.
Stephen Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Assassin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Assassin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burns.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assassin lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Assassin scores with the left hand. Burns knows he should have avoided that one.
Assassin scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Burns throws a head kick that misses
and Assassin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Assassin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burns in his tracks.
Nice straight punches there by Assassin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Assassin.
Assassin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burns has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brazilian Assassin is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Assassin as he avoids it easily.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brazilian Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Assassin, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Brazilian Assassin!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Brazilian Assassin!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Brazilian Assassin!
Brazilian Assassin wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus O Mally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuo Takiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Mally comes to the ring accompanied by Iron Man. Takiyama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Magnus O Mally has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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237 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus O Mally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsuo Takiyama!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from O Mally misses.
O Mally stalks Takiyama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Takiyama's face. Takiyama staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Tetsuo Takiyama has been cut.
O Mally walks into a jab.
It looks like Magnus O Mally has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takiyama wants to clinch.
Takiyama looks to score with a jab to the body but O Mally is just out of range.
O Mally misses with a few strikes there.
Takiyama scores with a hook to the body. O Mally takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takiyama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
O Mally lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takiyama circles away quickly and effectively.
Takiyama lands a nice looking body shot.
O Mally avoids the body shot from Takiyama.
O Mally gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Mally is breathing heavily.
Takiyama lands a right hook to the body.
Takiyama lands a brutal head kick. O Mally looks out on his feet and Takiyama throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Tetsuo Takiyama!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry HooHar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Lundblad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Lundblad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry HooHar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Lundblad!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundblad lands a glancing blow to the side of HooHar's head.
A left lands for Lundblad.
HooHar fails with an attempt to clinch.
HooHar tries for a takedown but Lundblad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
HooHar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lundblad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
HooHar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lundblad's waist but Lundblad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing HooHar off to one side.
HooHar fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry HooHar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lundblad throws a one two combo.
Lundblad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lundblad throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
HooHar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Lundblad as HooHar shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundblad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
HooHar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lundblad swivels and escapes.
Lundblad's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lundblad duly obliges.
Lundblad swats away the attempt to clinch by HooHar.
Martin Lundblad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lundblad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as HooHar backs up against the ropes.
HooHar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
HooHar stops Lundblad from getting back to his feet.
HooHar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
HooHar is breathing heavily.
Lundblad pushes HooHar off and gets back to his feet.
Lundblad swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundblad throws a series of punches but HooHar moves out of range.
Lundblad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Lundblad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lundblad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lundblad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
HooHar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lundblad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lundblad misses with a two punch combination.
Lundblad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
HooHar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lundblad scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundblad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
HooHar tries for a takedown but Lundblad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lundblad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lundblad wants it to stay on the feet.
HooHar tries to clinch but Lundblad is having none of it.
Lundblad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harry HooHar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
HooHar dives in and grabs Lundblad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lundblad pushes down on HooHar's head and hops out.
Lundblad stuffs the takedown attempt from HooHar. HooHar gets slowly back to his feet.
Lundblad scores with a body shot.
Lundblad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Lundblad scores with a four punch combination!
Lundblad stalks HooHar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into HooHar's face. HooHar staggers backwards, shaken.
Lundblad moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
HooHar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lundblad lands with a nice combination. HooHar backs away looking to recover.
Lundblad lands a nice looking body shot.
Lundblad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lundblad throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh HooHar colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Lundblad as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and HooHar is left battered and dazed whilst Lundblad and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Lundblad!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ieyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ieyasu Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tokugawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Tokugawa throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokugawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ieyasu Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokugawa has managed to clinch.
Gracie is working for takedown but Tokugawa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tokugawa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tokugawa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Helio Gracie has been cut.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a nice elbow.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head.
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tokugawa misses with an elbow strike.
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tokugawa walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tokugawa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Tokugawa which made him look bad.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Tokugawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa wants to clinch.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tokugawa circles away.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Tokugawa moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Tokugawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tokugawa pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa stuffs the takedown.
Tokugawa misses with a head kick.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tokugawa sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Tokugawa defends it.
Tokugawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Tokugawa defends the submission attempt.
Tokugawa tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tokugawa scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Tokugawa shows good takedown defense.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tokugawa wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Tokugawa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Tokugawa is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tokugawa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tokugawa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Gracie prevents Tokugawa from getting back to his feet.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Tokugawa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Tokugawa!
Tokugawa won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tokugawa is one step ahead there.
Tokugawa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokugawa lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Tokugawa takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tokugawa throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Tokugawa moves into the clinch.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Tokugawa misses with a knee strike.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tokugawa prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head.
Ieyasu Tokugawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tokugawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Tokugawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Tokugawa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Tokugawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tokugawa prevents it.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Helio Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tokugawa avoids it really well and circles away.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Tokugawa wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokugawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Helio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie has Tokugawa pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tokugawa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Tokugawa with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tokugawa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tokugawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie dives in and grabs Tokugawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tokugawa pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Tokugawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokugawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Tokugawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tokugawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tokugawa throws a big shot that misses.
Tokugawa scores with a head kick.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie shoots in but Tokugawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa throws a nice head kick!
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ieyasu Tokugawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tokugawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ieyasu Tokugawa!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ieyasu Tokugawa!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ieyasu Tokugawa!
Ieyasu Tokugawa wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shin Asuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asuka comes to the ring accompanied by Domination. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Asuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Narushima circles away.
Asuka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Narushima looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Narushima tries to improve position but can't.
Asuka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Narushima has escaped the position, nice work there.
Narushima tries to improve position but can't.
Narushima parries the strikes from Asuka easily there. Asuka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Narushima to escape.
Narushima wants to get back to his feet.
Asuka swings around for an armbar but Narushima sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Asuka's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Asuka is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Asuka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Asuka had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Narushima is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Asuka Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Narushima's back instead.
Asuka 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, Narushima has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
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.
Asuka patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Asuka is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asuka tries to get the hooks in deep but Narushima pushed the leg off.
Asuka is hanging on to Narushima's back as he tries to escape.
Asuka tightening his grip on Narushima, looking for the choke.
Asuka is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Asuka is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Narushima is defending well though. Asuka let's go of the attempt for now.
Narushima is in bad spot here.
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.
Narushima showing good submission defense here.
Asuka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Narushima tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asuka prevents Narushima from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Asuka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Asuka forces Narushima back against the ropes and clinches.
Asuka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Asuka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Narushima smiles and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Asuka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Narushima - the referee stops the clock and Asuka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Narushima. Asuka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Asuka fails with the takedown.
Narushima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Narushima as Asuka shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shin Asuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narushima with a nice cross.
Asuka tries to clinch up.
Narushima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Narushima throws a shot to the body.
A left lands for Narushima.
Asuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Narushima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Narushima throws a leg kick which misses Asuka's front leg but catches the back leg as Asuka tries to avoid it.
Narushima lands a jab to the head.
Narushima jabs Asuka right on the nose. Asuka blinks but takes it well.
Narushima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Narushima with a jab.
Narushima delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Narushima.
A solid body kick from Narushima.
Narushima lands a nice shot to the body.
Narushima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Narushima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Narushima throws a right hand that Asuka ducks under and follows up with a left that Asuka also avoids with ease.
Asuka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Narushima scores with a jab to the head.
Asuka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Narushima thumps Asuka with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asuka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Asuka tries to clinch there but Narushima circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Narushima.
Narushima lands with a kick to the temple. Asuka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima cracks the inside of Asuka's front leg.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asuka. That did some damage!
Asuka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Narushima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Asuka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Narushima.
Asuka walks into a stiff left hand from Narushima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asuka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Asuka ducks right into an uppercut from Narushima.
Narushima jabs Asuka right on the nose. Asuka blinks but takes it well.
Narushima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narushima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asuka in his tracks.
Asuka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Asuka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Narushima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Narushima cracks Asuka with a good jab.
Narushima displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Narushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Narushima throws a head kick that Asuka semi-blocks.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narushima lands a nice looking body shot.
Ryo Narushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narushima lands with a straight right. Asuka didn't see that one coming.
Narushima scores with a push kick.
Asuka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Narushima tries a head kick but it misses.
Narushima's corner calls for a 1-2. Narushima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Narushima.
Narushima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narushima scores with a spinning back kick!
Ryo Narushima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Narushima lands a nice hook to Asuka's body. Asuka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Narushima scores with a shot to the body.
Asuka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Narushima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Narushima thumps Asuka with a low kick.
Narushima connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asuka momentarily.
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Narushima. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
Narushima explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Narushima thuds a left hand into Asuka's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asuka's head backwards.
Narushima throws a sloppy head kick and Asuka moves out of range easily.
Shin Asuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Narushima lands a right hook to the body.
Narushima lets loose with a powerful body kick. Asuka will feel that in the morning.
Narushima lands with a slapping head kick.
Narushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Narushima, as that shot connected.
Narushima lands a jab to Asuka's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima jabs at Asuka's body.
Narushima thuds his right hand into Asuka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Asuka blocks a head kick by Narushima.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Narushima.
Narushima delivers a nice body kick.
Asuka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Narushima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Asuka on the side of the head.
Asuka blocks a head kick by Narushima.
Narushima is looking to slow Asuka down with leg kicks.
Narushima lands a with a good body shot.
Narushima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Narushima scores with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima 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! This is the final round!
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Narushima looks for the body kick but Asuka saw that one coming.
Asuka clinches with his opponent.
Narushima is trying to break the clinch but Asuka has him pressed against the ropes.
Narushima stops a takedown attempt from Asuka.
Asuka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Narushima is defending well for now.
Asuka can't get the takedown.
Narushima working hard to break the clinch.
Asuka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Narushima just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shin Asuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asuka tries to pull guard but Narushima holds him up against the ropes and eventually Asuka drops back down to his feet.
Asuka misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asuka goes for a takedown attempt but Narushima pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narushima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick.
Narushima throws a head kick but Asuka moves out of range.
Narushima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Asuka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Asuka is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Asuka.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Narushima scores with a push kick.
Narushima scores with a one two! Asuka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ryo Narushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Narushima.
Narushima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Asuka at a distance.
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!
Asuka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Narushima cracks Asuka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Narushima lands a nice looking body shot.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asuka. That did some damage!
Narushima connects with a high kick.
Narushima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Narushima connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asuka momentarily.
A jab lands there for Narushima.
Narushima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Asuka's head.
Asuka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narushima misses with a series of wild punches.
Well,Asuka is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Narushima lands a head kick!
Nice body punch from Narushima.
Asuka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice shot lands for Narushima.
A head kick misses from Narushima.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Asuka.
Donk. Narushima catches Asuka right on the button with a cross.
Narushima thumps Asuka with a low kick.
Narushima scores with a jab to the jaw.
Narushima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Narushima lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Narushima scores with a hook to the body. Asuka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Narushima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Asuka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Narushima lands with a slapping head kick.
Narushima lands a with a good body shot.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from Narushima.
Asuka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to de liver by Narushima. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick from Narushima lands but Asuka takes it in his stride.
Narushima lunges at Asuka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asuka's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima throws a good cross that connects.
Ryo Narushima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Narushima changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Narushima connects with a high kick.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asuka. That did some damage!
Narushima lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima.
Narushima thuds a left hand into Asuka's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asuka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Asuka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Asuka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Narushima is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asuka rather than just go for the knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Narushima!
Narushima lands a nice looking body shot.
Asuka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Narushima thuds a left hand into Asuka's body.
Narushima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Narushima lands a nice looking body kick.
Asuka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick.
Narushima with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Asuka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Asuka takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asuka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Narushima.
Narushima pushes Asuka away with a front kick.
Narushima lands a front kick.
Narushima scores with a body shot.
Shin Asuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narushima scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Narushima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Narushima 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Ryo Narushima!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Ryo Narushima!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Ryo Narushima!
Ryo Narushima wins by unanimous decision!
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