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KOF.52 - Violent Times PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between N A Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidetoshi Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the ring accompanied by Da Boss. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, N A Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidetoshi Nakata!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakata looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moore is fending him off so far but Nakata persists. Nope, Moore circles away and we're back to standing.
Moore darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moore content to control rather than advance.
Nakata is trying to stand back up but Moore is controlling him
Nakata moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moore trying to control but Nakata is working from the bottom.
Moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moore is looking to stand up but Nakata won't let him.
Nakata is controlling Moore's posture.
Moore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a big right hand that misses.
Moore wants to control from the top but Nakata keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakata drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakata looking to pass the guard.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakata's guard.
Nakata keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nakata manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Moore has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nakata sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nakata thows a big elbow that misses.
Nakata has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Moore is proving hard to escape from.
Nakata with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakata landing small, sideways elbows.
Moore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moore is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Moore tries to stand and escape but Nakata is controlling the position.
Moore trying to control from half guard but Nakata is working away.
Nakata is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakata is staying active underneath Moore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moore trying to mount his opponent but Nakata defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moore tries for a takedown but Nakata circles away easily
and Nakata counters with a series of strikes. Moore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nakata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakata changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nakata is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moore is looking to regain half guard here but Nakata keeps moving and retains side control.
Moore gets back to half guard.
Nakata wants to control but Moore is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidetoshi Nakata 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.
Nakata dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Nakata has his takedown stuffed
and Moore counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moore stalling away here and it's allowed Nakata to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nakata wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Nakata trying to control the position.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakata trying to control the position.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in 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.
Nakata has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moore defends well.
Nakata keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moore lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakata working for a triangle but Moore defends it easily.
Nakata pulls Moore in close to prevent any damage.
Nakata is breathing heavily.
Nakata wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakata is retaining full guard.
Moore working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakata's head.
Nakata keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Nakata manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moore tries to hold on but Nakata postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moore is looking to escape.
Moore stops Nakata from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Moore wants to control but Nakata is having none of it.
Nakata with good strikes from the mount here!
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moore is looking to escape.
Moore tries to lock up and control but Nakata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nakata landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nakata controlling from mount.
Moore is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakata tries to control but Moore wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that N A Moore will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Nakata misses.
Nakata closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
so Moore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Moore is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moore wants to control from the top but Nakata keeps moving.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakata is keeping the position for now.
Nakata is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakata is keeping the position for now.
Moore is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moore shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakata sprawls well. He's pushed Moore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakata shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moore's guard.
Nakata passes into half guard.
Moore is looking for a sweep. Nakata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nakata moves into full mount! Moore won't be happy about that!
Nakata takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakata looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moore is squirming around, avoiding Nakata's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to control but Nakata is having none of it.
Nakata is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moore can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moore is trying to reverse the position but instead Nakata has taken his back - oops!
Moore tries to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nakata controlling the positon.
Moore is really stuck here.
Moore takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trapped and Nakata is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Moore is trying to break free.
Nakata is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Moore. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Nakata controls the position.
Nakata trying to control.
Nakata not allowing Moore to control his hands.
Moore manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nakata's guard. Nice work there by Moore.
Nakata wants to sweep but no luck.
Hidetoshi Nakata has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moore closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nakata wants to control but Moore postures up.
Moore is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nakata is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nakata is not content to let Moore control the position.
Nakata is pushing Moore's head away, looking to escape. Moore manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hidetoshi Nakata.
Well Nakata has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hidetoshi Nakata!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuck Happiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Happiness's choice of entrance music: Bullet With a Name on It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tuck Happiness!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Happiness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Happiness.
A punch lands to the side of Happiness 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Happiness misses with a double jab
and Hanma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Happiness decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Happiness trying to pass the guard but Hanma defending well.
Hanma is refusing to be controlled, as Happiness sits in half guard.
Hanma makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hanma.
Hanma wants to sweep here but Happiness controlling him for the moment.
Happiness wants to pass the guard but Hanma is keeping the position.
Hanma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Happiness from controlling successfully.
Happiness drops back looking for a leg! Hanma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hanma manages to kick Happiness off! Happiness jumps back into Hanma's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Happiness chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanma can pounce on him.
Happiness tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.
Happiness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
Hanma walks into a stiff left hand from Happiness.
Hanma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanma motions for Happiness to come forward. Hanma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Happiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Happiness displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
Happiness darts in trying to clinch
and Hanma counters with a nice low kick that buckles Happiness's knee momentarily.
Happiness tries to clinch but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma swats away the attempt to clinch by Happiness.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Hanma connects with a crisp jab.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Happiness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanma fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanma motions for Happiness to come forward. Hanma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Hanma is looking to land body kicks.
Hanma throws a good cross that connects.
Hanma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Happiness doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanma circles away.
Hanma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Happiness momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happiness fails with a takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanma blocks the leg kick.
Happiness closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hanma tries to break free but Happiness pushes him back against the ropes.
Happiness misses with a knee strike.
Happiness tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Happiness lands with a left to the head.
Happiness avoiding damage as Hanma throws knees to the body.
Happiness tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanma avoids it.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanma scores with a shoulder strike.
Happiness working Hanma over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Happiness.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Happiness looking to throw knees to the head but Hanma is blocking nicely.
Hanma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Happiness has him pressed against the ropes.
Happiness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanma's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Hanma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Happiness crunches a lovely knee into Hanma's ribcage.
Hanma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hanma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Happiness darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Happiness takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Happiness tries to clinch but Hanma moves out of range.
Happiness waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hanma.
Happiness lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Happiness takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Hanma misses
and Happiness counters with a nice body shot.
Hanma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Happiness counters by clinching up.
Happiness working Hanma over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Happiness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanma's face.
Happiness is trying to drag Hanma to the mat but Hanma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuck Happiness.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hanma wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Happiness connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Happiness drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hanma pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big right from Hanma misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuck Happiness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
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.
Happiness scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Happiness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanma manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Happiness misses with a knee to the head.
Hanma breaks from the clinch.
Hanma tries a head kick but it misses.
Happiness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Happiness drives through with a takedown into guard.
Happiness trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanma is controlling Happiness's posture.
Happiness throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Happiness accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanma keeping full guard, as Happiness tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to keep Happiness in close.
Hanma manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Baki Hanma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Happiness closes the distance and clinches.
Hanma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Happiness decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hanma's guard.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Happiness from controlling successfully.
Happiness wants to pass the guard but Hanma is keeping the position.
Hanma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happiness trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Happiness is controlling him.
Happiness advances position into side control!
Happiness has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hanma!
Happiness trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Happiness looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Happiness lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Happiness has hold of Hanma's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hanma manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Happiness landing punches.
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.
Hanma working to try and regain half guard.
Happiness jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hanma manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hanma is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happiness looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hanma is avoiding damage well.
Hanma is trying to control Happiness's posture but Happiness avoids it.
Happiness throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Happiness trying to control the position but Hanma is working away.
Happiness tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Happiness has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Happiness working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuck Happiness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baki Hanma's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hanma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanma feints and then cracks Happiness's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Happiness down.
Hanma keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Happiness checks the leg kick nicely there.
Happiness closes the distance and clinches.
Hanma dodges an elbow strike from Happiness.
Happiness has Hanma pressed against the ropes, preventing Hanma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Happiness has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hanma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Happiness trying to land knees to the body.
Happiness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hanma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Happiness fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hanma avoids it really well and circles away.
Happiness closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Happiness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Happiness has a takedown stuffed.
Baki Hanma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuck Happiness.
Happiness has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to break free.
Hanma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanma prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanma blocks an uppercut.
Hanma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Happiness wants to break the clinch but can't.
Happiness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hanma's efforts to push away.
Happiness tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Happiness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
Hanma breaks the clinch.
Happiness closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanma throws a hook but Happiness blocks it.
Hanma throws a hook but Happiness blocks it.
Happiness connects with a high kick.
Happiness tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Happiness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Happiness misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Hanma throws a nice looking combination but Happiness bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hanma misses with a head kick.
Hanma throws a low kick but Happiness avoids it.
Happiness doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanma circles away.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Happiness moved out of range nicely.
Happiness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Hanma stuns Happiness with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanma throws a nice head kick!
Hanma scoring well with a low kick there.
Happiness slips under a jab.
Happiness ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Happiness moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws out a powerful jab.
Happiness throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Happiness.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanma tries a head kick but it misses.
Happiness fails with the takedown.
Happiness scores a takedown into full mount!
Tuck Happiness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Happiness tries to control but Hanma wriggling away.
Happiness lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Happiness takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happiness unloads with some shots from mount but Hanma bucks and avoids them well.
Happiness is going olschool here, as he tries to force Hanma to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hanma shrugs it off.
Hanma tries to hold on but Happiness postures up.
Baki Hanma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Happiness controlling his opponent.
Happiness goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hanma turns into him and now he's in Happiness's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Baki Hanma.
I think Happiness 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuck Happiness!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hu Hichu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hex Manchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manchester has chosen Amerika as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hu Hichu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hex Manchester!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manchester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hichu circles away.
Manchester shoots in for a takedown but Hichu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manchester misses with a series of wild punches.
Manchester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Manchester or perhaps it was just good defense by Hichu which made him look bad.
Hu Hichu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hex Manchester.
Good exchange - Hichu coming out on top.
Manchester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hichu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manchester rushes Hichu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hichu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hex Manchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manchester walks into a left hand.
Manchester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hichu circles away.
Hichu lands an overhand right.
Hichu scores with a body shot.
Hichu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Manchester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hichu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manchester closes the distance and clinches up with Hichu, looking for a takedown. Manchester pushes Hichu against the ropes but Hichu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manchester looks gassed!
Hichu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hichu cracks Manchester with a good jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hichu checks a leg kick.
Hichu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hichu connects with a right hand. Manchester shakes it off.
Manchester dives in and grabs Hichu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hichu pushes down on Manchester's head and hops out.
Hichu connects with a body shot.
Hichu lands a nice shot to the body.
Hichu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice combination there by Hichu.
Hichu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manchester walks into a jab.
Hichu connects with a solid leg kick.
Manchester walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hichu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manchester takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hichu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hichu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manchester is rocked!
Manchester tries to get into range but Hichu steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Manchester! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Hichu scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hu Hichu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heddy Lamaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamaar's entrance music is Pledge To Hedley Lamaar. A fine choice. Wilkins has chosen New Noise as his entrance music. David Wilkins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Heddy Lamaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lamaar.
Wilkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lamaar landing strikes.
Lamaar working the body and head with strikes.
Wilkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lamaar connects with a decent elbow.
Lamaar working the ground and pound but Wilkins is defending the strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lamaar cracks Wilkins with a big right hand but Wilkins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lamaar trying to control the position but Wilkins is working away.
Lamaar is working Wilkins over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lamaar misses with the ground and pound.
Lamaar grinds an elbow into Wilkins's temple.
Lamaar in side control, throwing shots but Wilkins defends.
Wilkins is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lamaar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilkins has escaped the position, nice work there.
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!
Lamaar is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilkins is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamaar has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wilkins is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Lamaar yanks on the arm and Wilkins is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Lamaar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heddy Lamaar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luka Nesto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ko The Tree Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko The Tree Man acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luka Nesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ko The Tree Man!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesto blocks a head kick by The Tree Man.
The Tree Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nesto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nesto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Tree Man is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Tree Man is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
It looks like Ko The Tree Man has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nesto is trying to get an arm triangle but The Tree Man is defending well.
The Tree Man struggling a bit here.
Nesto is trying to get an arm triangle but The Tree Man is defending well.
Nesto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Tree Man, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesto tries for a kimura but The Tree Man is defending well.
Nesto is breathing heavily.
The Tree Man is looking for a sweep.
Nesto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Tree Man is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Tree Man tries to bench press Nesto off him but Nesto keeps the position.
The Tree Man can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Nesto tries for a kimura but The Tree Man is defending well.
Nesto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nesto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on The Tree Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Tree Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Tree Man digs a good body shot into Nesto's ribs.
The Tree Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Tree Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Tree Man thumps Nesto with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - The Tree Man scores with a four punch combination!
The Tree Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The Tree Man goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nesto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Tree Man lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nesto backs up against the ropes.
The Tree Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Tree Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Tree Man throws a combination. Nesto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Tree Man throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Tree Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from The Tree Man does no damage.
The Tree Man works over Nesto's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from The Tree Man lands but Nesto takes it in his stride.
The Tree Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nesto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Nesto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ko The Tree Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Tree Man lands with a kick to the temple. Nesto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nesto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Tree Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Tree Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Nesto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nesto postures up.
Nesto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Tree Man is keeping the position for now.
Nesto is working hard here to advance position.
Nesto postures up.
Nesto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nesto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Tree Man working for a triangle but Nesto defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Tree Man is keeping the position for now.
Nesto advances position into side control!
Luka Nesto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nesto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, The Tree Man has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nesto but great work by The Tree Man.
Nesto tries to buck The Tree Man off but The Tree Man is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Tree Man wants to control but Nesto is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Tree Man with a hook.
The Tree Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tree Man lands a front kick.
The Tree Man scores with a nice right hand.
The Tree Man tries to clinch but Nesto moves away
and Nesto counters with a takedown into side control.
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.
Nesto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Tree Man is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nesto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nesto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Tree Man, who protects the arm well.
The Tree Man stops Nesto from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesto tries to score with some ground and pound. The Tree Man controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The Tree Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nesto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Tree Man is trying to improve his position.
Nesto tries to move to mount but The Tree Man blocks the move with his legs.
Nesto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Tree Man has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nesto avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Tree Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Nesto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ko The Tree Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The Tree Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ko The Tree Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nesto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nesto lands in his opponent's guard.
Nesto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nesto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Tree Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nesto wants to pass the guard but The Tree Man is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nesto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nesto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Tree Man is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Tree Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Tree Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nesto's head.
Nesto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice body kick from The Tree Man.
The Tree Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Tree Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Tree Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Tree Man lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Tree Man.
The Tree Man tries to clinch there but Nesto circles away.
A right-left combo lands from The Tree Man.
The Tree Man connects with a high kick.
The Tree Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nesto. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tree Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Tree Man throws a one two combo.
Nesto avoids the head kick by The Tree Man.
The Tree Man throws a series of punches but Nesto moves out of range.
Nesto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nesto pushes down on The Tree Man's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nesto seems to be looking for submissions.
Nesto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Tree Man defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesto works his way into full mount!
Nesto working for a submission but The Tree Man is keeping him at bay.
Nesto working for a guillotine from mount but The Tree Man is in no mood to give up.
Nesto looking to secure an arm triangle but The Tree Man defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Nesto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nesto, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Nesto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Penis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imanari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I BRING YOU DOWN!. Penis has chosen Pinchers - Bandolero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Masakazu Imanari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Penis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masakazu Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Penis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari connects with a nice looking jab.
Imanari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Imanari thuds his right hand into Penis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penis is rocked!
Imanari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penis.
Penis is still on wobbly legs! Can Imanari finish him?
Imanari ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Penis's jaw. Penis's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Imanari does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masakazu Imanari!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Genta Kichiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genta Kichiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woleman throws a series of punches but Kichiro avoids them all with ease.
Woleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kichiro walks into a straight right hand from Woleman.
Woleman digs a good body shot into Kichiro's ribs.
Woleman misses with a looping left.
Woleman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Woleman throws a big shot that misses.
Woleman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Woleman duly obliges.
Woleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kichiro.
Woleman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman is trying to get an arm triangle but Kichiro is defending well.
Woleman working the ground and pound from side control.
Woleman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kichiro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Woleman seems to be looking for submissions.
Nice strikes from Woleman there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Woleman is thwarting Kichiro's attempts to control the position.
Kichiro wants to improve his position but Woleman is controlling well.
Woleman drops an elbow to the side of Kichiro's head.
Woleman prevents Kichiro from improving his position.
Kichiro gets back to full guard.
Kichiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Woleman defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kichiro's head.
Kichiro looking for a guillotine here but Woleman defends easily.
Kichiro had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Woleman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kichiro Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Woleman's back instead.
Kichiro is breathing heavily.
Kichiro is trying to stick to Woleman's back but Woleman is turning into Kichiro. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kichiro's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Woleman.
Woleman is in close to Kichiro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Woleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Woleman lands a couple of elbows.
Woleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kichiro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Woleman!
Woleman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kichiro's head.
Kichiro lands some strikes from the bottom.
Kichiro keeping full guard, as Woleman tries to pass.
Kichiro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Woleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Woleman is working Kichiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kichiro had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Woleman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kichiro Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Woleman's back instead.
Kichiro has the hooks in. Woleman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Woleman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kichiro gets his way!
Woleman looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kichiro lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Woleman is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kichiro off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kichiro lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Kichiro.
Woleman turns into Kichiro and is now in his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Woleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kichiro wants to sweep here but Woleman controlling him for the moment.
Woleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kichiro throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Woleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Woleman is working Kichiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woleman is working Kichiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Woleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kichiro's head.
Kichiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Woleman's guard.
Kichiro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice jab there from Woleman.
Kichiro misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Woleman.
Kichiro dodges the punch combination from Woleman.
Woleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mark Woleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woleman lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Woleman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woleman lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Woleman both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woleman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Woleman scores with a hook to the body. Kichiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good shot there by Woleman.
A big right from Kichiro misses.
Decent striking displayed by Woleman there.
Woleman fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Woleman.
Woleman tests Kichiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kichiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kichiro ducks right into an uppercut from Woleman.
Woleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kichiro throws an overhand right that lands on Woleman's shoulder, as Woleman tries to avoid the shot.
Woleman misses with a few strikes there.
Woleman lands a nice hook to Kichiro's body. Kichiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woleman misses with the combination.
Woleman throws a series of punches but Kichiro avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman lands a nice looking body shot.
Woleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Woleman misses.
Kichiro lands with a straight right. Woleman didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Woleman misses the target.
Woleman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Woleman misses with a looping left.
Kichiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Woleman there.
Woleman throws and low kick but Kichiro moves out of range easily.
Woleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woleman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Woleman, as that shot connected.
Woleman cracks a nice hook into Kichiro's ribs.
Woleman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woleman catches Kichiro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Woleman misses with the combination.
Woleman lands a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Woleman as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kichiro takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Woleman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kichiro slips a jab and a cross from Woleman.
Woleman throws out a powerful jab.
Woleman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Woleman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kichiro at a distance.
Woleman shoots for a takedown but Kichiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Woleman misses with the combination.
Woleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mark Woleman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woleman misses with a wild body shot.
Woleman misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman throws a series of punches but Kichiro avoids them all with ease.
Woleman swings for the body but Kichiro moves out of range.
Kichiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Woleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woleman slips a jab from Kichiro.
Woleman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woleman throws a series of strikes that have Kichiro backpedaling.
Woleman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Woleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kichiro lands a couple of sideways elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kichiro missing with punches from the bottom.
Woleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Woleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kichiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Woleman slips a nice elbow through Kichiro's hands, connecting with Kichiro's forehead.
Kichiro missing with punches from the bottom.
Woleman wants to pass to mount but Kichiro is defending the position.
Kichiro throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kichiro 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.
Woleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kichiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woleman.
Kichiro punching from the bottom.
Kichiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kichiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kichiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A right-left combo lands from Woleman.
Kichiro throws a leg kick that misses.
Mark Woleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kichiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woleman.
Woleman misses with a straight right.
Kichiro dodges the punch combination from Woleman.
Woleman misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Woleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Woleman.
Woleman misses with a series of wild punches.
Kichiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kichiro waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Woleman.
Woleman misses with a low kick as Kichiro jumps back.
Woleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Woleman misses its intended target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woleman misses with an uppercut. Kichiro saw that one coming.
Genta Kichiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woleman tries to bum rush Kichiro with a series of wild strikes but Kichiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Woleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woleman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Woleman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hubert Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuhiro Ryohida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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176 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hubert Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Ryohida!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryohida stuffs the takedown attempt from Gruber. Gruber gets slowly back to his feet.
Gruber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryohida feints and as Gruber raises his hands in defense, Ryohida changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ryohida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ryohida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gruber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ryohida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ryohida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryohida 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.
Gruber is trying to control the position but Ryohida postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ryohida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gruber looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ryohida scoring well with a low kick there.
Gruber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ryohida feints and as Gruber raises his hands in defense, Ryohida changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gruber is adopting a defensive guard.
Gruber working for a triangle but Ryohida defends it easily.
Ryohida lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ryohida pushes down on Gruber's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gruber is refusing to be controlled, as Ryohida sits in half guard.
Ryohida prevents Gruber from improving his position.
Ryohida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gruber doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ryohida.
Gruber wants to improve his position but Ryohida is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ryohida lands a nice short elbow.
Ryohida controlling the action here.
Ryohida is trying to work for a kimura but Gruber is defending well.
Ryohida is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gruber defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gruber is pressing down on Ryohida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gruber can't keep his opponent in guard - Ryohida advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ryohida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ryohida looks gassed!
Gruber won't allow Ryohida to pass to mount.
Gruber wants to control but Ryohida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gruber wants to get back to full guard.
Gruber controlling the position for now.
Gruber won't allow Ryohida to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuhiro Ryohida 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.
A left and a right from Gruber both land. Nice combination.
Ryohida has his takedown stuffed
and Gruber counters with a three punch combo that has Ryohida backing up. Ryohida nods at Gruber to acknowledge the strikes.
Ryohida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gruber is out of range and Ryohida settles back down.
Gruber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gruber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryohida misses the jab.
Ryohida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gruber to the mat! Gruber manages to get full guard.
Gruber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber is looking for a triangle here but Ryohida uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryohida landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ryohida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gruber keeps working.
Gruber avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ryohida.
Ryohida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ryohida trying to control the position but Gruber is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryohida landing strikes.
Ryohida working away.
Ryohida grinds an elbow into Gruber's temple.
Gruber is looking to reverse the position.
Ryohida looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ryohida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gruber keeps working.
Ryohida working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gruber is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ryohida off and has taken his back!
Gruber trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ryohida doesn't escape.
Gruber trying to control momentarily.
Ryohida rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ryohida trying to control but Gruber postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryohida might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gruber kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ryohida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gruber pulls his head out easily.
Ryohida is trying to maintain the position but Gruber is very close to passing his half guard.
Ryohida is not content to let Gruber control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gruber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gruber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryohida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryohida thows a body kick. Gruber tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuhiro Ryohida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ryohida shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gruber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ryohida pulls his head out easily.
Ryohida not doing much here.
Gruber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ryohida is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gruber has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruber is trying to maintain the position but Ryohida is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber is staying active underneath Ryohida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gruber with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gruber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryohida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Hubert Gruber has been cut.
Ryohida throws a hook but Gruber avoids it easily.
Ryohida cracks the inside of Gruber's front leg.
Kazuhiro Ryohida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryohida scores a takedown into full mount!
Ryohida content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gruber is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ryohida wants to control the pace but Gruber is squirming around nicely.
Gruber is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida unloading with bombs!
Gruber wants to hold on but Ryohida pushes him away.
Ryohida wants to finish this one by submission but Gruber is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ryohida.
Gruber is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hubert Gruber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryohida looking for a guillotine from mount but Gruber is having none of it.
Ryohida is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gruber is surviving well by controlling Ryohida's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida raining down shots from the mount!
Ryohida looking to secure an arm triangle but Gruber defends it well.
Ryohida thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ryohida is working for a guillotine from mount but Gruber frees his head quite easily.
Gruber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuhiro Ryohida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryohida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuhiro Ryohida!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Aronoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aronoff might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here Comes the Pain by Slayer. Diesel Maddox is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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245 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Aronoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diesel Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aronoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maddox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aronoff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aronoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maddox throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aronoff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maddox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aronoff moves out of range of the body kick.
Maddox fails with a takedown attempt.
Maddox dips to his left and cracks Aronoff with an uppercut!
Maddox scores with a hook to the body. Aronoff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aronoff works Maddox's body with a nice hook.
Maddox is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maddox throws a series of punches but Aronoff avoids them all with ease.
Maddox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aronoff.
Aronoff is breathing heavily.
Aronoff fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Aronoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maddox misses with a head kick.
Aronoff throws a lazy right hand but Maddox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mark Aronoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox misses with a kick to the body.
Aronoff throws a looping overhand right but Maddox ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aronoff blocks a head kick by Maddox.
Maddox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maddox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maddox scores with a nice body kick.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aronoff as he avoids it easily.
Maddox throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maddox throws a series of punches but Aronoff moves out of range.
Aronoff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maddox throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aronoff.
Maddox throws a one two combo.
Maddox lands with a kick to the temple. Aronoff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maddox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aronoff.
Maddox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Maddox.
Aronoff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick from Maddox lands but Aronoff takes it in his stride.
Maddox jabs at Aronoff's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throws a sloppy head kick and Aronoff moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Maddox.
Maddox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maddox tries to land a front kick but Aronoff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maddox lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maddox fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aronoff checks it well.
Aronoff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maddox throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maddox lunges at Aronoff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aronoff's hand.
Aronoff takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maddox throws a sloppy head kick and Aronoff moves out of range easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aronoff. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Aronoff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aronoff is rocked!
Good leg kick by Maddox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maddox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh Aronoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maddox is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Aronoff is in big trouble! Maddox is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Aronoff. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Diesel Maddox!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dagani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odda Nabonaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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277 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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245 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Good chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Dagani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Odda Nabonaga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Dagani. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dagani.
Dagani throws a hook to the side of Nabonaga's head but Nabonaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nabonaga throws a body punch but Dagani moves out of range.
Dagani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nabonaga looks to throw the jab but Dagani is out of range.
Nabonaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nabonaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Dagani blocks the leg kick.
Dagani throws out a leg kick but Nabonaga moves out of range and Dagani only half commits.
Dagani throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nabonaga counters with a nice body shot.
Nabonaga scores with a hook to the body. Dagani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dagani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Max Dagani has been cut.
Dagani is breathing heavily.
Dagani swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nabonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dagani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nabonaga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dagani rather than just go for the knockout.
Nabonaga lands with a cross.
Nabonaga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nabonaga throws an overhand right that drops Dagani like a sack of potatoes! Nabonaga dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odda Nabonaga!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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