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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Akamoah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Akamoah might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop. Huima Kostaja looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 Amsterdam, Gabriel Akamoah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huima Kostaja!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostaja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Huima Kostaja has been cut.
Akamoah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akamoah cracks Kostaja with an open hand slap.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akamoah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kostaja shoots in for a double leg but Akamoah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kostaja shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kostaja looks gassed!
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!
Akamoah is defending against the submission attempts here by Kostaja.
Akamoah wants to get back to his feet.
Kostaja wants to pass to mount but Akamoah is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamoah wants to get back to his feet.
Kostaja wants to control but Akamoah is keeping him busy.
Akamoah is trying to stand.
Akamoah trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kostaja is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Akamoah somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Akamoah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Akamoah.
Akamoah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Akamoah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kostaja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akamoah scores with a body shot.
Akamoah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akamoah scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Huima Kostaja's cut even more.
Akamoah's corner calls for a 1-2. Akamoah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akamoah works the jab nicely.
Kostaja gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The cut above Huima Kostaja's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kostaja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akamoah lands with a straight right. Kostaja didn't see that one coming.
Akamoah scores with the left hand. Kostaja knows he should have avoided that one.
Huima Kostaja's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akamoah, as that shot connected.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Huima Kostaja's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gabriel Akamoah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cockx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Aguinaldo (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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252 lbs
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272 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Cockx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguinaldo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cockx's waist but Cockx gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aguinaldo off to one side.
Aguinaldo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aguinaldo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It looks like Scott Cockx has been cut.
Cockx blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aguinaldo.
Cockx is staying active underneath Aguinaldo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aguinaldo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aguinaldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Aguinaldo there.
Scott Cockx's cut is getting worse.
Well, if Aguinaldo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aguinaldo wants to take a breather but Cockx is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aguinaldo wants to pass to mount but Cockx is defending the position.
Aguinaldo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguinaldo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cockx's head.
Aguinaldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aguinaldo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aguinaldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cockx defends it nicely.
Cockx dips to his left and cracks Aguinaldo with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cockx goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Andres Aguinaldo has been cut.
Cockx missing with a left hand there. Aguinaldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cockx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aguinaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aguinaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Cockx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aguinaldo dodges the punch combination from Cockx.
Aguinaldo shoots for a takedown but Cockx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scott Cockx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andres Aguinaldo.
Cockx moves in looking to clinch but Aguinaldo pushes him off.
Aguinaldo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cockx's guard.
Cockx is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aguinaldo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aguinaldo throws a big right hand that misses.
Aguinaldo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cockx is looking to stand up but Aguinaldo isn't so interested in that idea.
Aguinaldo throwing strikes but missing.
Aguinaldo trying to control but Cockx is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cockx throws a hook but Aguinaldo avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aguinaldo checks a leg kick.
Cockx throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aguinaldo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cockx to the mat! Cockx manages to get full guard.
Aguinaldo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cockx keeping moving, preventing Aguinaldo from controlling successfully.
Cockx wants to get back to his feet but Aguinaldo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aguinaldo content to stall in guard here.
Aguinaldo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cockx is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Aguinaldo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aguinaldo slips a jab from Cockx.
Cockx throws a series of punches but Aguinaldo avoids them all with ease.
Cockx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cockx misses with a series of wild punches.
Cockx swings for the body but Aguinaldo moves out of range.
Cockx gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aguinaldo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aguinaldo wants to pass the guard but Cockx is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguinaldo wants to control from the top but Cockx keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aguinaldo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aguinaldo slips nicely into half guard.
Aguinaldo is looking for a kimura but Cockx is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aguinaldo to get the leverage.
Aguinaldo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cockx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cockx avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aguinaldo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cockx defending well though.
Aguinaldo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aguinaldo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cockx has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aguinaldo is working away from the top position though.
Aguinaldo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cockx's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aguinaldo lands a nice short elbow.
Scott Cockx's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aguinaldo misses with a head shot. Cockx uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aguinaldo throwing strikes from guard but Cockx blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo distracts Cockx with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jeez, Scott Cockx's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Cockx's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andres Aguinaldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Finnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finnigan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Finnigan's wake. This should be a great matchup!
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283 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Finnigan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnigan clinches up with Angel and pushes him back against the cage.
Angel gets control of Finnigan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Angel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Angel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finnigan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Angel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finnigan looking to pass the guard.
Angel is trying to control the position but Finnigan postures up.
Finnigan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finnigan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Angel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Angel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Angel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Angel content just to control the position here.
Finnigan tries to lock up and control but Angel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnigan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Angel controlling from the full mount.
Finnigan tries to reverse the position but Angel maintains control.
Finnigan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Angel wants to finish this one by submission but Finnigan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Angel.
Finnigan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Angel.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Finnigan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Angel is trying to take his opponent's back.
Angel with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Angel is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Finnigan is surviving well by controlling Angel's body position as best he can.
Angel goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Finnigan is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Finnigan throws a strike but Angel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Angel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Finnigan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Angel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Finnigan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Angel passes into half guard.
Angel wants to pass the guard but Finnigan is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finnigan wants to control but Angel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Angel dominated that round.
That's time! Angel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Angel lands a head kick!
It looks like Tim Finnigan has been cut.
Angel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finnigan stuffs the takedown attempt from Angel. Angel gets slowly back to his feet.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finnigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finnigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Angel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michael Angel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Angel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Finnigan is trying to keep Angel in close.
Finnigan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel wants to control from the top but Finnigan keeps moving.
Finnigan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Angel passes into half guard.
Finnigan is looking for a sweep. Angel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Finnigan wants to control but Angel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Angel is pressing down on Finnigan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Finnigan is holding on for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finnigan fails in his attempt to clinch.
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.
Angel has a takedown stuffed.
Finnigan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Angel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Finnigan's waist but Finnigan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Angel off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Finnigan's waist but Finnigan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Angel off to one side.
Finnigan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Angel.
Finnigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angel avoids the head kick by Finnigan.
Angel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Angel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Angel pulls guard.
Finnigan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Angel is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finnigan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finnigan is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Angel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finnigan stopping the sweep attempt from Angel.
Finnigan wants to stand but Angel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Angel working for a triangle but Finnigan defends it easily.
Finnigan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Angel's head.
Finnigan won't allow Angel to sweep him here.
Finnigan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Angel parries the strikes from Finnigan easily there. Finnigan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Angel to escape.
Finnigan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Angel works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Finnigan thows a huge punch but Angel dodges it nicely.
Angel is pressing down on Finnigan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Finnigan is in close to Angel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Angel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finnigan's guard.
Michael Angel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Angel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finnigan keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Angel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Finnigan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Angel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finnigan doesn't seem phased though.
Angel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Angel wants to take a breather but Finnigan is having none of it.
Finnigan is trying to control but can't.
Angel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Finnigan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Angel is trying to control. Finnigan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Finnigan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel trying to pass the guard but Finnigan defending well.
Finnigan tries to roll over but Angel keeps him under control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Finnigan tries a head kick but it misses.
Finnigan tries to clinch up but Angel circles away and keeps his distance.
Angel blocks a head kick by Finnigan.
Angel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Angel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Finnigan prevents Angel from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel lands a big elbow.
Angel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Finnigan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Finnigan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Angel presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Finnigan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Finnigan can't escape the position.
Angel controlling his opponent.
Tim Finnigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angel with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Angel looking to secure an arm triangle but Finnigan defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Angel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Angel lands with some strikes.
The cut above Tim Finnigan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Angel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Angel pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Angel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Angel, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Angel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Kitase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makoto Nagano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Makoto Nagano was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Kitase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makoto Nagano!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagano is looking to clinch but Kitase is avoiding it.
Nagano misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagano misses the target.
Kitase tries to clinch up.
Nagano throws a jab but it's blocked by Kitase.
Nagano throws the left hand but Kitase avoids the punch easily.
Nagano loads up on a big right hand but Kitase slips the punch.
Kitase slips a straight right by Nagano.
Kitase tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Nagano misses.
Nagano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nagano throws a shot from downtown. Kitase moves away and avoids it.
Kitase uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagano misses with a hook. Kitase ducked under it nicely.
Nagano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Nagano.
Kitase avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kitase takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nagano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kitase.
Kitase steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagano.
Nagano misses with an uppercut.
Kitase defending well as Nagano loads up on a big left hand.
Kitase is looking to clinch but Nagano is avoiding it.
Nagano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kitase defending well as Nagano loads up on a big left hand.
Nagano throws a hook but Kitase blocks it.
Nagano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kitase.
Kitase scores with a leg kick.
Nagano throws a big shot that misses.
Nagano misses with a looping right.
Nagano throws an overhand right that lands on Kitase's shoulder, as Kitase tries to avoid the shot.
Nagano misses with a hook.
Nagano misses with a straight right.
Nagano tries to keep at a distance but Kitase has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nagano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kitase gets a clinch.
Kitase fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nagano scores with a shot to the side of Kitase's head.
Kitase tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nagano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nagano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nagano can't break the clinch.
Kitase is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kitase has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nagano regains guard immediately.
Kitase forces his way into half guard.
Kitase wants to pass to mount but Nagano is defending the position.
Nagano actively working from the bottom here.
Nagano looks gassed!
Kitase missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitase is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kitase tries to pass to full mount but Nagano defends it.
Nagano wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kitase clinches up against the cage.
Kitase drags the fight down to the ground.
Kitase has his foot on Nagano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nagano works his way back into a safe position though.
Nagano trying to control the position from guard on top but Kitase is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kitase working for a triangle but Nagano defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitase looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nagano passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kitase looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kitase is looking to control Nagano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kitase avoid being mounted?
Kitase looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshiro Kitase 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.
Kitase tries to land a leg kick but Nagano saw it coming and moves away.
Nagano throws a hook but Kitase blocks it.
Kitase doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagano circles away.
Kitase slips under a jab from Nagano.
Nagano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nagano cracks Kitase with an open hand slap.
Nagano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kitase was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagano.
Kitase gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nagano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kitase pulls guard successfully.
Kitase looking for a guillotine here but Nagano defends easily.
Kitase throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitase is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nagano lands a couple of digs.
Kitase looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nagano is one step ahead there.
Nagano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kitase has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nagano has managed to get both his arms back between Kitase's legs - danger averted.
Kitase has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nagano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nagano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kitase looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nagano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nagano wants to stand but Kitase has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nagano trying to control but Kitase is working from the bottom.
Kitase throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nagano wanted to stand there but Kitase had control of the position.
Kitase is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitase has an active guard here but Nagano has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagano moves into full mount! Kitase won't be happy about that!
Kitase really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nagano lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nagano looking to control but Kitase is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kitase is looking to improve his position but Nagano isn't that keen on the idea.
Nagano with the ground and pound from mount.
Kitase is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nagano lands with some strikes.
Nagano looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makoto Nagano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nagano misses the shot to the body.
Nagano throws a big shot that misses.
Nagano looks to land a right hand but Kitase moved out of range.
Nagano looks to throw the jab but Kitase is out of range.
Nagano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kitase keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagano.
Kitase closes the distance and clinches.
Kitase manages to pull guard.
Kitase is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kitase is on top in guard.
Kitase pushing down on Nagano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitase is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nagano sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nagano is defending against the submission attempts here by Kitase.
Nagano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nagano trying to hold on to Kitase's head to control him but Kitase postures up.
Kitase is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nagano defends it well.
Kitase stops Nagano from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nagano trying to control from the bottom.
Kitase works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nagano bucks up and throws Kitase to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Nagano looks to throw the jab but Kitase is out of range.
Nagano tests Kitase's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kitase steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagano.
Makoto Nagano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagano misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagano throws the left hand but Kitase avoids the punch easily.
Kitase avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kitase slips under a jab from Nagano.
Nagano looks to clinch
and Kitase counters by moving into the clinch.
Kitase manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kitase is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nagano trying to control but Kitase is working from the bottom.
Nagano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kenshiro Kitase overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kitase can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nagano controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagano has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kitase is proving hard to escape from.
Kitase has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nagano doesn't defend quickly enough and Kitase has managed to lock this one up! Can Nagano escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kitase on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kenshiro Kitase!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiapo Okina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nabil Yanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
147 lbs
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22
141 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiapo Okina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nabil Yanar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yanar.
Yanar cracks Okina with a good jab.
Okina scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A right-left combo lands from Yanar.
Yanar lands a nice shot that snaps Okina's head back.
Okina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yanar throws a solid leg kick but Okina takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yanar.
Okina cracks Yanar with an open hand slap.
Yanar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yanar throws a sloppy head kick and Okina moves out of range easily.
Okina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yanar throws out the jab.
Yanar throws a series of punches but Okina moves out of range.
Okina throws a hook to the side of Yanar's head but Yanar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yanar misses with a body shot.
Okina misses with an uppercut. Yanar saw that one coming.
Yanar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okina blocks a head kick by Yanar.
Yanar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yanar throws a head kick that half lands.
Yanar moves out of range of the strikes.
Okina clobbers Yanar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yanar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yanar staying out of range there.
Yanar throws a series of punches but Okina moves out of range.
Yanar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yanar slips under a jab.
Yanar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yanar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Okina bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yanar's head backwards.
Yanar misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okina connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Okina does it's job there.
Yanar misses with a body shot
and Okina counters with a straight right hand.
Okina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Yanar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yanar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yanar throws the kick towards the body but Okina avoids it.
Yanar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yanar looks gassed!
Yanar misses with a series of wild punches.
Yanar ducks under a wild hook from Okina.
Yanar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yanar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yanar thuds his right hand into Okina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina cracks Yanar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nabil Yanar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yanar moves out of range as Okina strikes.
Some wild striking there from Yanar.
Nabil Yanar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okina slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Yanar misses
and Okina counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Okina.
Okina tries a low kick but Yanar avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Yanar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Okina doesn't seem phased though.
Okina clobbers Yanar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Okina lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yanar backs up against the cage.
Yanar is rocked!
Okina lands a body shot.
Yanar is still on wobbly legs! Can Okina finish him?
Yanar throws a sloppy head kick
and Okina counters with a nice body shot.
Yanar seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okina lands a nice looking body kick.
Okina is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okina.
Okina lands a body shot.
Yanar takes one to the side of the head.
Okina scores with a takedown into Yanar's guard.
Okina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okina landing some decent shots from guard.
Yanar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okina is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okina throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Okina dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okina fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Okina misses with a looping right.
Hiapo Okina is winning the standup battle so far.
Yanar throws a head kick that misses
and Okina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okina throws the kick towards the body but Yanar avoids it.
Yanar looks to score with a jab to the body but Okina is just out of range.
Yanar motions for Okina to come forward. Yanar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yanar looks to score with a jab to the body but Okina is just out of range.
Okina scores with a hook to the body. Yanar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okina misses with a hook. Yanar ducked under it nicely.
Yanar throws a big shot that misses.
Okina connects with a body shot.
Yanar misses with a straight left.
Okina scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nabil Yanar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yanar misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Okina.
Yanar throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Okina counter with a right hand.
Okina scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yanar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okina counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yanar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Okina is controlling him.
Okina tries to free his leg and advance position but Yanar is retaining full guard.
Yanar wants to sweep but no luck.
Yanar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Okina is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okina gets to his feet - Yanar follows without any prompting.
A head kick misses from Yanar.
Yanar looks to score with a jab to the body but Okina is just out of range.
Yanar misses with a jab to the body
and Okina counters with a straight right hand.
Yanar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okina connects with a right hand. Yanar shakes it off.
Yanar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okina connects with a right hand. Yanar shakes it off.
Yanar misses the shot to the body.
Okina lands with an overhand left.
Yanar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Okina to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina lands a glancing blow to the side of Yanar's head.
Nice straight punches there by Yanar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yanar.
Yanar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okina moves away.
Okina looks for a takedown but Yanar sprawls well.
Yanar looks to land a combination but Okina avoids it well.
Yanar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okina listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yanar throws a right and a left that Okina avoids nicely.
Yanar misses with a wild body shot.
Okina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yanar can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Okina.
Yanar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Okina lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okina misses with a hook.
Yanar slips a straight right by Okina.
Yanar throws a body punch but Okina moves out of range.
Yanar throws a lazy body kick
and Okina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yanar misses with a double jab
and Okina counters with a takedown into side control.
Okina lands a nice forearm strike.
Yanar stops Okina from passing to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yanar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yanar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yanar trying to hold on to Okina's head to control him but Okina postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Okina dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yanar moves out of range as Okina strikes.
Yanar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yanar throws a nice looking combination but Okina bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yanar throws a sloppy head kick and Okina moves out of range easily.
Okina avoids the body shot from Yanar.
Yanar fails to land with a series of punches.
Yanar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yanar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okina cracks Yanar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yanar slips a straight right by Okina.
Okina catches Yanar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Okina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yanar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okina is looking to land body kicks.
Okina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yanar at a distance.
Yanar misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Yanar.
Okina's corner calls for a 1-2. Okina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yanar swings for the body but Okina moves out of range.
Yanar throws a leg kick but Okina moved away.
Yanar throws a right hand that Okina ducks under and follows up with a left that Okina also avoids with ease.
Okina lands an overhand right.
Yanar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okina.
Okina missing with a left hand there. Yanar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yanar drops his hands momentarily and Okina takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nabil Yanar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yanar scores with a sloppy right hand. Okina should have avoided that one.
Yanar looks to score with a jab to the body but Okina is just out of range.
Okina looks to throw the jab but Yanar is out of range.
Yanar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yanar throws a combination that misses
letting Okina counter with a right hand.
A shot to de liver by Yanar. Beautiful body shot.
Okina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okina shoots in for a takedown but Yanar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yanar looks to throw the jab but Okina is out of range.
Yanar staying out of range there.
Yanar throws a series of punches but Okina avoids them all with ease.
Yanar throws a leg kick
and Okina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Okina.
Yanar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yanar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yanar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Okina throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yanar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okina misses with a double jab.
Yanar throws a lazy head kick
and Okina counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Okina 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.
Yanar keeping moving, preventing Okina from controlling successfully.
Okina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Okina thows a big elbow that misses.
Yanar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Okina doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Okina manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanar trying to control the position.
Okina gets to his feet. Yanar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hiapo Okina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okina looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yanar!
Okina tries to control but Yanar wriggling away.
Okina looking to finish with strikes here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiapo Okina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okina has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiapo Okina!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akio Hideyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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22
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Hideyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hume!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideyoshi looks for the body kick but Hume saw that one coming.
Hideyoshi takes a swing at Hume's ribcage but misses.
Hume keeps the fight on the outside.
Hideyoshi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hume can pounce on him.
Hume checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hume shoots in and bounces Hideyoshi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hideyoshi controlling the position.
Hume postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hideyoshi controls Hume momentarily but Hume frees himself.
Hideyoshi 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.
Hume throwing strikes from guard but Hideyoshi blocks nicely.
Hideyoshi trying to keep a closed guard but Hume is proving a slippery customer.
Hideyoshi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hume manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume trying to control the position.
Hume tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hume wants to stand but Hideyoshi is controlling the position.
Hideyoshi stays in close to Hume's body and controls the position.
Hideyoshi trying to control but Hume is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hideyoshi won't allow Hume to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hume lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hume fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi looks to land a body kick but Hume moved away.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch up.
Hume uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch up but Hume circles away and keeps his distance.
Hideyoshi moves into the clinch successfully.
Hideyoshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hume wants a takedown.
Hideyoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hume with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hume misses with an elbow strike.
Hume blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hideyoshi digs a right hand underneath Hume's ribcage. Hume let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hume using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hideyoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hume's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hideyoshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hideyoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akio Hideyoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hideyoshi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hume holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hideyoshi scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Hume has been cut.
Hume looks gassed!
Hideyoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hume lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hideyoshi.
Hume blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume breaks the clinch.
Hume shoots in but no luck this time.
Akio Hideyoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hume.
Hideyoshi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hideyoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Hideyoshi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hideyoshi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akio Hideyoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hideyoshi throws a front kick that sends Hume stumbling back into the cage.
Hideyoshi throws a push kick but Hume slaps the foot to one side.
Hideyoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Hume.
Hideyoshi scores with a jab.
Hideyoshi sizes up Hume with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hideyoshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hume.
Hume moves out of range as Hideyoshi throws a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hume.
Hideyoshi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hideyoshi lands an overhand right.
Hideyoshi scores with a jab to the body.
Hideyoshi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hume moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hume is defended easily by Hideyoshi.
Hume shoots in for a takedown but Hideyoshi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hideyoshi has Hume up against the cage in a clinch.
Hideyoshi tries a knee to the head but Hume blocks it.
Hideyoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hume tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hume wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hideyoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Hideyoshi lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Hideyoshi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hideyoshi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hume.
Hideyoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hideyoshi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hideyoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hideyoshi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hume with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hume misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hume.
Hideyoshi is leaning against Hume and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hideyoshi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hideyoshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Hideyoshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Hume'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.
Hideyoshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hume tries to clinch up.
Hideyoshi looks to land a body kick but Hume moved away.
Hideyoshi feints and then cracks Hume's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hume down.
Hideyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hideyoshi connects with a high kick.
Hideyoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Akio Hideyoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hideyoshi works the jab nicely.
Hideyoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Hume moves out of range easily.
Hume tries to clinch up but Hideyoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Hideyoshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hideyoshi misses with a knee to the head.
Hume tries to score a body lock takedown but Hideyoshi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hume throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Hideyoshi.
Hume looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Hideyoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Hideyoshi.
Hume takes a shot to the head.
Hideyoshi gets underhooks to prevent Hume's takedown attempt.
Akio Hideyoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hume.
Hideyoshi crunches a lovely knee into Hume's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hume with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hideyoshi managing to block the knees to the body from Hume.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hume blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Hideyoshi.
Hume wants to stall.
Good body shot from Hideyoshi.
Hume takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hideyoshi avoids the elbow strike from Hume, against the cage.
Hideyoshi lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideyoshi.
Hume throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hume can't get the takedown.
Hideyoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Hume.
Hideyoshi lands a shoulder strike.
Hume tries a knee to the head but Hideyoshi blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi pushes Hume back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hume with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi works on Hume's body with a couple of short punches.
Hideyoshi scores with a shot to the side of Hume's head.
Hume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hideyoshi lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hideyoshi.
Hume swings wildly with an uppercut but Hideyoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hume gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi digs a right hand into Hume's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hume's gas tank.
Hideyoshi lands a hook that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Hideyoshi lands with a left to the head.
Hideyoshi with a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hume.
Hume misses with a knee strike.
Hume's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hume throws a front kick aimed at Hideyoshi's knee but Hideyoshi avoids it well.
Hume takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hideyoshi looks to land a combination. Hume sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hideyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Hume swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hideyoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideyoshi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hume to score with a decent uppercut.
Hume wants to clinch up but Hideyoshi keeps it at a distance.
Hume shoots for a takedown but Hideyoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch there but Hume circles away.
Hume tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hideyoshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akio Hideyoshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hideyoshi moves in looking to clinch but Hume pushes him off.
Hideyoshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi looks to land a right hand but Hume moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Hideyoshi misses.
Hume throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hume misses with a takedown attempt - Hideyoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hideyoshi lands a front kick.
Hume tries to clinch up.
Hume shoots for a double leg takedown but Hideyoshi sprawls well. He's pushed Hume's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Hideyoshi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hideyoshi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hume's hands.
Hume takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hideyoshi wants to clinch
and Hume counters with a single leg into guard. Hideyoshi didn't expect that.
Hume being controlled here momentarily.
Hideyoshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hume content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi is pulling down on Hume's head. It's preventing any offense from Hume, at least for the moment.
Hume trying to control the position from guard on top but Hideyoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hideyoshi is on top in guard.
Hume manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hideyoshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Hideyoshi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Hume's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hideyoshi 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 Hume has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hume and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hideyoshi checks a low kick from Hume.
Hume shoots in looking for a takedown. Hideyoshi tries to sprawl out of it but Hume keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hideyoshi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hume will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hideyoshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hideyoshi wants it to stay on the feet.
Akio Hideyoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hume.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideyoshi.
Hume circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hume counters with a big head kick but Hideyoshi shrugs it off.
Hideyoshi lands with a kick to the temple. Hume shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hideyoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hume is looking to land body kicks.
Hume fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hideyoshi moves into the clinch.
Hideyoshi scores with a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hideyoshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hideyoshi connects with a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hideyoshi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume misses with a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi lands with a short shot to the head.
Hume blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hume throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hume misses with some punches.
Hideyoshi is leaning against Hume and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hume is trying to break the clinch but Hideyoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Hideyoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hume lands a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Hideyoshi lands a body shot.
Hideyoshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hideyoshi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hume.
Hideyoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hume avoiding damage.
Hideyoshi working aggressively here.
Hideyoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hume goes for a takedown attempt but Hideyoshi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hume takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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.
Hideyoshi misses with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hume. That's going to slow Hideyoshi down.
Hume tries a head kick but it misses.
Hideyoshi scores with a kick to the body.
Hume is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hideyoshi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hideyoshi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hideyoshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hume missing with knees to the body.
Hideyoshi takes an elbow to the temple.
Hideyoshi lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideyoshi.
Hume gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hume is looking to take a break and control but Hideyoshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hideyoshi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hume throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Akio Hideyoshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hume missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hideyoshi moves into full guard.
Hideyoshi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hume manages to get himself to full guard.
Hideyoshi is stalling in the full guard.
Hume has control of Hideyoshi's left arm, preventing Hideyoshi from doing any damage.
Hideyoshi stays in close to Hume's body and controls the position.
James Hume has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hideyoshi is controlling him.
Hideyoshi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hume is pulling down on Hideyoshi's head. It's preventing any offense from Hideyoshi, at least for the moment.
Hideyoshi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hideyoshi trying to control but Hume is working from the bottom.
Hideyoshi stays in close to Hume's body and controls the position.
Hume wriggles free and stands up.
Hideyoshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Hideyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hideyoshi, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Hideyoshi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Demaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn's entrance music is Barney Stinson is Awesome. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
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275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwight Demaine!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Matterhorn.
Demaine swings for the body but Von Matterhorn moves out of range.
Demaine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Von Matterhorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Demaine slaps away a takedown attempt from Von Matterhorn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No joy there for Demaine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demaine misses with a hook.
Von Matterhorn avoids the body shot from Demaine.
Demaine swings for the body but Von Matterhorn moves out of range.
Demaine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Demaine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Matterhorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dwight Demaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Matterhorn digs a good body shot into Demaine's ribs.
Von Matterhorn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Von Matterhorn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Von Matterhorn is nestled in close to Demaine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Von Matterhorn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Demaine's head.
Von Matterhorn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Von Matterhorn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn wants to free his trapped foot but Demaine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Demaine is trying to stand back up but Von Matterhorn is controlling him
Von Matterhorn is looking to take a break and control but Demaine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Von Matterhorn 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.
Von Matterhorn slips a nice elbow through Demaine's hands, connecting with Demaine's forehead.
Von Matterhorn trying to control the action but Demaine is working from the bottom.
Von Matterhorn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Matterhorn lands with a punch from half guard.
Demaine trying to control here.
Von Matterhorn prevents Demaine from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn working the head and body with strikes.
Von Matterhorn is keen to just control but Demaine is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Matterhorn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Von Matterhorn throwing shots but Demaine is blocking nicely.
Von Matterhorn lands strikes from half guard.
Von Matterhorn thows a huge punch but Demaine dodges it nicely.
Von Matterhorn stops Demaine from getting back to his feet.
Demaine punching from the bottom.
Demaine is trying to stand.
Von Matterhorn lands with a punch from half guard.
Von Matterhorn is trying to control. Demaine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn drops an elbow to the side of Demaine's head.
Von Matterhorn is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Demaine has managed to free his arm - good work.
Von Matterhorn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Von Matterhorn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Von Matterhorn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Demaine is not content to let Von Matterhorn control the position.
Von Matterhorn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Von Matterhorn thows a huge punch but Demaine dodges it nicely.
Demaine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von Matterhorn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Von Matterhorn looks to land a strike but Demaine avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Von Matterhorn stands up over Demaine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Matterhorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Demaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Matterhorn wants to pass the guard but Demaine is keeping the position.
Von Matterhorn wants to control from the top but Demaine keeps moving.
Demaine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Von Matterhorn is controlling him.
Von Matterhorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Demaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Matterhorn won't allow Demaine to sweep him here.
Von Matterhorn is looking to work some ground and pound but Demaine has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Demaine fails to land with a series of punches.
Demaine misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Demaine misses its intended target.
Demaine works Von Matterhorn's body with a nice hook.
Demaine lands with a hook. Von Matterhorn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Demaine's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Demaine duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demaine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Matterhorn.
Demaine slips under a jab from Von Matterhorn.
Demaine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Demaine misses with a body shot.
Demaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demaine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Matterhorn looks to land a left hand but Demaine moved out of range nicely.
Demaine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Von Matterhorn takes one on the button.
Demaine tries to bum rush Von Matterhorn with a series of wild strikes but Von Matterhorn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demaine tries to bum rush Von Matterhorn with a series of wild strikes but Von Matterhorn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Demaine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Von Matterhorn rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demaine avoids the body shot from Von Matterhorn.
Dwight Demaine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demaine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demaine swings for the body but Von Matterhorn moves out of range.
Von Matterhorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaine.
Demaine tries to bum rush Von Matterhorn with a series of wild strikes but Von Matterhorn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Matterhorn scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Von Matterhorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Matterhorn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Demaine misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Matterhorn shoots in but Demaine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Demaine misses with a double jab.
Von Matterhorn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Demaine's half guard.
Demaine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Von Matterhorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Demaine defending well though.
Von Matterhorn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Demaine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Demaine can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Matterhorn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Von Matterhorn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Demaine's face.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Demaine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Demaine tries to lock up and control but Von Matterhorn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Von Matterhorn lands a big shot to the head and Demaine winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seymore KOs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uljas Tossavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seymore KOs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uljas Tossavainen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tossavainen is looking to slow KOs down with leg kicks.
KOs is looking to clinch.
Tossavainen motions for KOs to come forward. Tossavainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
KOs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seymore KOs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KOs clinches.
KOs pushes off an throws an elbow but Tossavainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tossavainen blocks the elbow strike.
KOs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, KOs throws an elbow but misses.
Tossavainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
KOs lands an elbow just above Tossavainen 's eye.
It looks like Uljas Tossavainen has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by KOs.
Tossavainen pulls guard effortlessly.
KOs postures up.
Tossavainen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for KOs!
Tossavainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as KOs is looking to escape.
KOs wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tossavainen trying to control but KOs is having none of it.
Tossavainen is going olschool here, as he tries to force KOs to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so KOs shrugs it off.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tossavainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. KOs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
KOs defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tossavainen.
Tossavainen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
KOs is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tossavainen looking to finish with strikes here!
Tossavainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as KOs is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that KOs really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tossavainen wants to finish this one by submission but KOs is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tossavainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tossavainen looking to isolate an arm here. KOs doesn't see it coming and as Tossavainen extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Tossavainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uljas Tossavainen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai's entrance music is Pride FC Theme. A fine choice. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born To Win kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai instigates a clinch.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sakurai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sakurai's waist but Sakurai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Sakurai sprawls well.
Akira Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Gracie.
Sakurai clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sakurai throws an elbow that misses.
Sakurai lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ryan Gracie has been cut.
Sakurai has hold of one of Gracie's legs. Gracie is fighting the takedown attempt but Sakurai gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakurai is aware though and is defending well.
Sakurai chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sakurai throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Sakurai pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sakurai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie looks gassed!
Sakurai stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Sakurai from controlling successfully.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sakurai controls the pace.
Sakurai distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sakurai landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Sakurai pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakurai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakurai is one step ahead there.
Sakurai 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.
Sakurai trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Sakurai pushes his legs off easily.
Sakurai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakurai tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
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.
Sakurai lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Sakurai lands with a right hand.
Sakurai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie tries to bum rush Sakurai with a series of wild strikes but Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakurai lands an overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Good shot there by Sakurai.
Sakurai drops Gracie with a left and a right! Oh, Gracie is hurt - Sakurai dives into side control looking to finish!
Gracie is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakurai in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Sakurai finish him?
Gracie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sakurai working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai controls the position.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice strikes from Sakurai there.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Sakurai.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakurai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Sakurai.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Sakurai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sakurai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakurai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sakurai wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Sakurai moves out of range.
Sakurai tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakurai throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Sakurai is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Sakurai misses with a wild body shot.
Sakurai moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Sakurai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Sakurai as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Sakurai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakurai.
Sakurai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Sakurai sprawls well.
Sakurai lands a jab to the nose.
Sakurai lands with a nice body punch.
Sakurai lands with a cross.
Sakurai misses with a body shot.
Sakurai tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Sakurai sprawls well.
Sakurai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sakurai pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakurai throws an elbow but misses.
Sakurai is trying to trip Gracie. He has hold of a leg but Gracie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sakurai persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sakurai drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
Sakurai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sakurai is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sakurai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sakurai, who protects the arm well.
Sakurai regains half guard.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sakurai is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
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.
Sakurai keeps control of the position as Gracie tries to break free.
Sakurai is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Gracie is keeping busy.
Sakurai is punishing Gracie with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sakurai looking for the choke but no joy.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sakurai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sakurai's back!
Gracie misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Sakurai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Gracie'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. This is the final round!
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sakurai counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sakurai wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sakurai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie working for a triangle but Sakurai defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sakurai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Sakurai eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie wants to control but Sakurai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Sakurai has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sakurai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sakurai.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Sakurai postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Sakurai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Sakurai slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Akira Sakurai is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakurai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Sakurai sprawls well.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sakurai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakurai scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sakurai working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
Sakurai goes for an armbar but Gracie turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gracie.
Akira Sakurai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up.
Ryan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakurai is retaining full guard.
Sakurai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sakurai keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gracie seems to have locked his on tight now - Sakurai screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gracie, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ryan Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamuto Hierowato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Too Fast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hierowato comes to the cage accompanied by Morning Musume - Koi no Victory. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamuto Hierowato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Too Fast!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hierowato moves away.
Hierowato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fast takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hierowato.
Hierowato looks to land a right hand but Fast moved out of range.
Fast is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hierowato.
Hierowato just misses with a punch to the body.
Hierowato lands with an overhand left.
Kamuto Hierowato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hierowato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fast stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hierowato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hierowato connects with a crisp jab.
Hierowato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fast avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Hierowato.
Fast takes one to the side of the head.
Hierowato scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hierowato misses with an uppercut.
Hierowato misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hierowato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fast.
Fast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hierowato.
Fast moves away from the strike by Hierowato.
Jab from Hierowato.
Good standup being displayed there by Hierowato as he connects with a hook.
Hierowato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hierowato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fast on the side of the head.
Hierowato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fast misses with a body shot.
Fast misses with a few strikes there.
Hierowato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hierowato is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hierowato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hierowato lands a jab.
Hierowato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fast looks gassed!
Hierowato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Hierowato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fast missing with a left hand there. Hierowato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hierowato lands a nice hook to Fast's body. Fast takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hierowato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheers as Hierowato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fast doesn't seem phased though.
Fast takes one to the chin there.
Fast needs to keep his hands up - Hierowato had a free shot at his head there.
Hierowato scores with a nice strike.
Fast on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fast has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hierowato finds it's way round the side to connect with Fast's head.
Hierowato connects with a stiff jab that staggers Fast - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kamuto Hierowato!
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