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Rising Sun 45 : Lice vs Evans PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imanari Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Nakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Imanari Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakata circles away.
Nakamura defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nakata.
Nakamura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nakata to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nakata thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nakamura is looking for a triangle but Nakata pushes his legs off easily.
Nakamura managing to control the position.
Nakata looking to sit in guard and control but Nakamura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nakamura content to stall in guard here.
Nakata looking for a triangle here. Nakamura is fighting it but it looks tight! Nakata pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Nakamura is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shinya Nakata!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Napier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipino Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kris Napier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filipino Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Assassin.
Kris Napier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napier wants to clinch up but Assassin keeps it at a distance.
Napier misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Napier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Napier tries to clinch but Assassin is having none of it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Napier.
Napier lands a head kick. Assassin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Assassin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Napier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Napier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Assassin.
Assassin looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin tries for a takedown but Napier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kris Napier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipino Assassin.
Napier cracks Assassin with an open hand slap.
Kris Napier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napier lands with a slapping head kick.
Napier lands with a big left! Assassin is wobbled badly! Napier comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Assassin to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kris Napier!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Porthaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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178 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Porthaven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pieru shoots in for a double leg but Porthaven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Porthaven has managed to clinch.
Porthaven prevents a takedown attempt there.
Porthaven unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pieru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pieru drops down looking for an ankle pick but Porthaven pulls his leg out and moves away.
William Porthaven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Pieru.
Pieru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porthaven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pieru moves forwards but Porthaven connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left and a right from Pieru both land. Nice combination.
Porthaven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porthaven tries to close the distance and clinch but Pieru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porthaven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Pieru misses.
Porthaven slaps away a takedown attempt from Pieru, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pieru misses with a hook.
Porthaven tries to clinch up.
Pieru tries to score a power double leg takedown but Porthaven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pieru somewhat.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porthaven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pieru is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pieru throws a big right hand that misses.
Pieru wants to pass the guard but Porthaven is keeping the position.
Porthaven wants to stand up but Pieru is controlling him.
Pieru throwing strikes from guard but Porthaven blocks nicely.
Pieru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pieru throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pieru.
Porthaven doesn't manage to clinch there - Pieru circles away.
Porthaven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pieru throws a sloppy head kick and Porthaven moves out of range easily.
Porthaven tries to clinch there but Pieru circles away.
Pieru tries to clinch
and Porthaven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pieru closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Porthaven trying to control here.
Pieru tries to pass the half guard into mount. Porthaven knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Porthaven blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.
Pieru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Porthaven is staying active underneath Pieru, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Porthaven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pieru on the ground.
Pieru thows a huge punch but Porthaven dodges it nicely.
Pieru throws a strike but Porthaven avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that William Porthaven will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Porthaven looks to clinch
and Pieru decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Porthaven's guard.
Pieru seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Porthaven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pieru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pieru trying to control the position from guard on top but Porthaven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Porthaven has momentary wrist control but Pieru slips an elbow through the middle.
Porthaven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Porthaven tries to get out of the position.
Pieru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porthaven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pieru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Porthaven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Porthaven is looking to stand up but Pieru isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pieru scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Porthaven is looking for a sweep.
Pieru with the ground and pound but Porthaven regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Pieru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Porthaven wants to control but Pieru is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Porthaven works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pieru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pieru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Porthaven wants to improve his position but instead Pieru has moved into half guard.
Pieru working Porthaven over with strikes.
Pieru has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Porthaven holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pieru tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Porthaven blocking the ground and pound.
Pieru lands a heavy elbow.
Pieru landing strikes from the mount and Porthaven is in trouble!
Pieru thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pieru throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Porthaven because Pieru loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Porthaven takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pieru cracks Porthaven with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pieru cracks Porthaven with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pieru cracks Porthaven with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pieru looking to ground and pound but Porthaven is blocking nicely.
Pieru lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pieru looking to finish with strikes here!
Porthaven tries to hold on but Pieru postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Pieru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Porthaven tries to close the distance and clinch but Pieru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porthaven throws out a loose jab but Pieru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porthaven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pieru has a takedown stuffed.
Porthaven fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pieru is trying hard to land a takedown here. Porthaven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Porthaven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pieru was well out of range. Poor timing from Porthaven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru fails with a takedown attempt.
William Porthaven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Pieru.
Pieru shoots in looking for a takedown. Porthaven tries to sprawl out of it but Pieru keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Porthaven manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Pieru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pieru circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pieru counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porthaven has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pieru is working away from the top position though.
Porthaven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Porthaven controlling the position for now.
Pieru is looking to take a break and control but Porthaven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Porthaven works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pieru is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru works over Porthaven with some ground and pound from guard.
Pieru postures up in Porthaven's guard and throws a big left but Porthaven blocks it.
Pieru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pieru postures up in Porthaven's guard and throws a big left but Porthaven blocks it.
Pieru stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pieru shoots in but Porthaven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yrjo Pieru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pieru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Porthaven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Porthaven stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Porthaven wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porthaven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Porthaven darts in trying to clinch
and Pieru counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Porthaven darts in trying to clinch
and Pieru counters with a takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Pieru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pieru has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjo Pieru!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tokugawa Ieyasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takumi Mayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokugawa Ieyasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takumi Mayama!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ieyasu scores with a head kick.
Mayama throws a hook to the side of Ieyasu's head but Ieyasu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayama throws a series of punches but Ieyasu avoids them all with ease.
Mayama throws a big shot that misses.
Mayama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ieyasu throws out the jab.
Mayama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayama fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ieyasu circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayama fails to land with a series of punches.
Ieyasu forces Mayama back against the cage and clinches.
Ieyasu breaks from the clinch.
Ieyasu moves forwards but Mayama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ieyasu misses with a hook. Mayama ducked under it nicely.
Ieyasu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayama.
Mayama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayama throws a series of punches but Ieyasu avoids them all with ease.
Ieyasu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayama fails to land with a series of punches.
Takumi Mayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ieyasu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mayama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayama throws a series of punches but Ieyasu avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Mayama does no damage.
Ieyasu clinches.
Ieyasu looking for a takedown.
Ieyasu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mayama gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokugawa Ieyasu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayama jumps guard but Ieyasu stands there with Mayama around his waist. Mayama gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ieyasu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ieyasu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ieyasu.
Mayama misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Tokugawa Ieyasu has been cut.
Ieyasu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ieyasu throws a combination that misses
and Mayama counters with a left right combination that sends Ieyasu crashing to the mat - Mayama wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Ieyasu out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takumi Mayama!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwarzenbergersteiner has chosen ??? as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurt Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzenbergersteiner shoots in but no luck this time.
Meyer scores with a one two! Schwarzenbergersteiner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Meyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schwarzenbergersteiner.
Good exchange - Meyer coming out on top.
Schwarzenbergersteiner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meyer as he avoids it easily.
Meyer cracks a nice hook into Schwarzenbergersteiner's ribs.
A jab from Meyer finds it's way through Schwarzenbergersteiner's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schwarzenbergersteiner.
Kurt Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner.
Schwarzenbergersteiner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meyer pinned against the cage. Meyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meyer has Schwarzenbergersteiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schwarzenbergersteiner is trying desperately to land a takedown but Meyer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Schwarzenbergersteiner.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schwarzenbergersteiner looks gassed!
Meyer works Schwarzenbergersteiner's body with a nice hook.
Meyer instigates a clinch.
Meyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyer lands with a nice body punch.
Meyer scores with a hook to the body. Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schwarzenbergersteiner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meyer scores with a punch to the head.
Meyer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Schwarzenbergersteiner gets an underhook and turns Meyer into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meyer.
Meyer lands a body punch.
Meyer stalling.
A right hand to the body from Meyer.
Meyer breaks the clinch.
Meyer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meyer lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meyer.
Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Meyer lands a body shot.
Schwarzenbergersteiner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meyer is fending him off so far but Schwarzenbergersteiner persists. Nope, Meyer circles away and we're back to standing.
Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schwarzenbergersteiner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meyer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schwarzenbergersteiner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meyer prevents it.
Meyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyer has closed the distance and engaged Schwarzenbergersteiner in a clinch.
Meyer lands a shot to the body.
Meyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schwarzenbergersteiner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meyer.
Schwarzenbergersteiner is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is working Schwarzenbergersteiner over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meyer.
Schwarzenbergersteiner is still on wobbly legs! Can Meyer finish him?
Meyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schwarzenbergersteiner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meyer prevents it.
Schwarzenbergersteiner seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Meyer - that landed with a thud.
Meyer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schwarzenbergersteiner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meyer as he jumps to the side.
A shot to de liver by Meyer. Beautiful body shot.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meyer works Schwarzenbergersteiner's body with a nice hook.
Meyer connects with a looping right hand.
Meyer instigates a clinch.
Meyer lands an uppercut.
Meyer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meyer gets underhooks to prevent Schwarzenbergersteiner's takedown attempt.
Meyer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right from Meyer on the inside.
Schwarzenbergersteiner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meyer prevents it.
A short left from Meyer.
A short right from Meyer.
Meyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meyer lands with a right to the head.
Meyer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer breaks from the clinch.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meyer pushes Schwarzenbergersteiner up against the cage in a clinch.
Meyer taking a breather.
Schwarzenbergersteiner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meyer prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Meyer.
Meyer lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Meyer.
Meyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meyer gets through Schwarzenbergersteiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meyer digs a right hand into Schwarzenbergersteiner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schwarzenbergersteiner's gas tank.
Meyer pushes Schwarzenbergersteiner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meyer lands a right hand.
Meyer lands with a left to the head.
Meyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meyer stops a takedown attempt from Schwarzenbergersteiner.
Meyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meyer breaks the clinch.
Schwarzenbergersteiner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meyer cracks Schwarzenbergersteiner with an open hand slap.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Meyer.
A jab lands there for Meyer.
Schwarzenbergersteiner walks into a stiff left hand from Meyer.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meyer looks for the body kick but Schwarzenbergersteiner saw that one coming.
Meyer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schwarzenbergersteiner walks into a jab.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schwarzenbergersteiner has a takedown stuffed.
Meyer catches Schwarzenbergersteiner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meyer throws a one two combo.
Meyer lands a jab to Schwarzenbergersteiner's midsection.
Meyer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schwarzenbergersteiner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meyer.
Meyer breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyer moves into range and clinches up with Schwarzenbergersteiner.
Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Meyer works over Schwarzenbergersteiner's head and body with a nice combination.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meyer scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Meyer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meyer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Meyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Meyer.
Meyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schwarzenbergersteiner.
Meyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meyer wants it to stay on the feet.
Meyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schwarzenbergersteiner can do to turn this around?
Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer scores with a three punch combo!
Meyer throws a good cross that connects.
Schwarzenbergersteiner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meyer.
Meyer drives through and clinches with Schwarzenbergersteiner against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schwarzenbergersteiner backwards.
Meyer breaks the clinch.
Meyer works over Schwarzenbergersteiner's head and body with a nice combination.
Meyer scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meyer scores with a hook.
Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer scores with a body shot.
Meyer has closed the distance and engaged Schwarzenbergersteiner in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schwarzenbergersteiner backwards.
Meyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meyer gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer breaks the clinch.
Meyer lands a jab to Schwarzenbergersteiner's midsection.
Meyer lands a nice shot that snaps Schwarzenbergersteiner's head back.
Meyer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Meyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meyer scores with a body shot.
Meyer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schwarzenbergersteiner doesn't seem bothered though.
Meyer cracks a nice hook into Schwarzenbergersteiner's ribs.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes one on the button.
Meyer clinches up with Schwarzenbergersteiner and pushes him back against the cage.
Meyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meyer has closed the distance and engaged Schwarzenbergersteiner in a clinch.
Schwarzenbergersteiner looking for a takedown.
Meyer digs a right hand underneath Schwarzenbergersteiner's ribcage. Schwarzenbergersteiner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meyer works on Schwarzenbergersteiner's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer works on Schwarzenbergersteiner's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Meyer.
Meyer scores with a hook to the body.
Meyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schwarzenbergersteiner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kurt Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Schwarzenbergersteiner.
Meyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schwarzenbergersteiner on the side of the head.
Kurt Meyer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meyer lands a body shot.
Meyer lands a nice hook to Schwarzenbergersteiner's body. Schwarzenbergersteiner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schwarzenbergersteiner shoots in for a double leg but Meyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meyer lands with a nice body punch.
Meyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meyer clinches up with Schwarzenbergersteiner and pushes him back against the cage.
Meyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meyer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schwarzenbergersteiner up against the cage.
Meyer scores with a shot to the side of Schwarzenbergersteiner's head.
Meyer pushes Schwarzenbergersteiner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schwarzenbergersteiner's head.
Meyer scores with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown by Schwarzenbergersteiner or perhaps it was just good defense by Meyer which made him look bad.
Meyer connects with a looping right hand.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches.
Meyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer leaves Schwarzenbergersteiner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Meyer instigates a clinch.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a shot to the head.
Schwarzenbergersteiner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Schwarzenbergersteiner goes for a takedown attempt but Meyer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Meyer scores with a shot to the side of Schwarzenbergersteiner's head.
Meyer has Schwarzenbergersteiner pushed against the cage.
Meyer lands a right hand.
Meyer manages to break the clinch.
Meyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kurt Meyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meyer thuds a left hand into Schwarzenbergersteiner's body.
Meyer throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Meyer.
Schwarzenbergersteiner ducks right into an uppercut from Meyer.
Meyer looks to land a combination. Schwarzenbergersteiner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meyer scores with a decent looking hook.
Meyer lands a body shot.
Meyer scores with a hook to the body. Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meyer connects with a body shot.
Meyer lands a really nice looking cross but Schwarzenbergersteiner seems unphased.
Meyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schwarzenbergersteiner's hands.
Meyer scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer digs a good body shot into Schwarzenbergersteiner's ribs.
Meyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Meyer as he connects with a hook.
Meyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Meyer.
Meyer punishes Schwarzenbergersteiner's body with a nice straight punch.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Meyer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Meyer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Schwarzenbergersteiner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schwarzenbergersteiner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schwarzenbergersteiner has a takedown stuffed.
Meyer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schwarzenbergersteiner backwards.
Meyer scores with a shot to the side of Schwarzenbergersteiner's head.
Meyer creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Schwarzenbergersteiner's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Schwarzenbergersteiner drops to his knees and Meyer pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Meyer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akio Yumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky McBride (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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182 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Yumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky McBride!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yumi darts in and clinches McBride up against the cage.
McBride trying to land knees to the body.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBride blocks the elbow strike.
Yumi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBride has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yumi misses with an elbow over the top.
Yumi connects with a knee to the head.
Yumi misses with an elbow over the top.
Yumi connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ricky McBride has been cut.
Yumi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yumi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yumi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McBride with a knee to the head.
Yumi throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBride avoids the elbow strike from Yumi, against the cage.
McBride throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yumi misses with an elbow over the top.
Yumi managing to block the knees to the body from McBride.
McBride tries a knee to the head but Yumi blocks it.
Yumi lands a damaging elbow.
McBride tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBride dodges an elbow strike from Yumi.
McBride with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McBride working Yumi over with knees to the body.
Yumi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yumi stops a takedown attempt from McBride.
McBride goes for a takedown attempt but Yumi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McBride takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumi closes the distance and clinches.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumi is breathing heavily.
Yumi scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McBride misses with a knee strike.
McBride dodges an elbow strike from Yumi.
McBride unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yumi throws an elbow but it misses.
Yumi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBride has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McBride throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yumi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yumi just misses with a elbow thrown towards McBride's brow.
Yumi tries a knee to the head but McBride blocks it.
Knees to the body from McBride.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but Yumi blocks with his arms.
McBride working Yumi over with knees to the body.
McBride unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yumi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but Yumi blocks with his arms.
McBride unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yumi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yumi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yumi throws an elbow but it misses.
McBride trying to control the position but instead, Yumi has worked for underhooks and has pushed McBride into the cage.
McBride throws an elbow that misses.
Yumi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McBride tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumi avoids the damage to the body.
McBride managing to block the knees to the body from Yumi.
McBride throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBride looking to throw knees to the head but Yumi is blocking nicely.
Yumi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yumi working McBride over with knees to the body.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but Yumi blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McBride obliges.
Yumi lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Yumi.
Yumi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McBride connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yumi's face.
Yumi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yumi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yumi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McBride blocks an elbow strike from Yumi.
McBride drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yumi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Akio Yumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky McBride.
McBride throws a head kick that misses.
Yumi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McBride, pushing him back against the cage.
Yumi lands an elbow just above McBride 's eye.
McBride throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumi misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yumi throws an elbow but misses.
McBride tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBride managing to block the knees to the body from Yumi.
McBride avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumi.
McBride tries a knee to the head but Yumi blocks it.
Yumi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McBride tries a knee to the head but Yumi blocks it.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McBride takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yumi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McBride.
Yumi missing with knees to the body.
Yumi with a knee to the head.
McBride tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumi avoids the damage to the body.
McBride has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yumi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yumi lands a nice elbow.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yumi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yumi just misses with a elbow thrown towards McBride's brow.
McBride looking to throw knees to the head but Yumi is blocking nicely.
Yumi lands a nice elbow.
McBride blocks the elbow strike.
McBride blocks an elbow strike.
Yumi misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yumi just misses with a elbow thrown towards McBride's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McBride looking to stall.
Yumi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McBride trying to land knees to the body.
Yumi lands a nice elbow.
McBride takes an elbow to the forehead.
McBride misses with an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McBride.
Yumi throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBride tries a knee to the head but Yumi blocks it.
McBride with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McBride with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yumi connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBride's face.
McBride takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yumi throws an elbow but it misses.
McBride will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yumi up against the cage.
McBride misses with a knee to the head.
Yumi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yumi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yumi lands an elbow that stopped McBride in his tracks for a moment.
Yumi lands an elbow inside that McBride shrugs off.
Yumi avoiding damage as McBride throws knees to the body.
McBride landing knees to the head.
Yumi lands an elbow that stopped McBride in his tracks for a moment.
Yumi blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Akio Yumi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky McBride's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yumi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yumi keeps McBride at a distance using the push kick.
McBride circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yumi moves in looking to clinch but McBride pushes him off.
Yumi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McBride.
Ricky McBride is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBride throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yumi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yumi is looking to clinch but McBride is avoiding it.
McBride moves out of range as Yumi throws a body kick.
Yumi moves in looking to clinch but McBride pushes him off.
McBride throws a front kick that sends Yumi stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from McBride does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by McBride. That's going to slow Yumi down.
Yumi avoids the head kick by McBride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yumi has taken the fight to the clinch.
McBride with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yumi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBride has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yumi throws an elbow but it misses.
Yumi throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride blocks an elbow strike.
Yumi lands an elbow inside.
McBride utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McBride misses with a knee to the head.
McBride lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McBride looking to throw knees to the head but Yumi is blocking nicely.
Yumi lands a damaging elbow.
Yumi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but Yumi blocks with his arms.
McBride goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yumi prevents it.
Yumi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but Yumi blocks with his arms.
Yumi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yumi lands a knee to the head.
McBride leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yumi lands an elbow that stopped McBride in his tracks for a moment.
Yumi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yumi lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yumi lands a damaging elbow.
McBride with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yumi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McBride tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumi avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBride takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yumi throws an elbow that misses.
Yumi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McBride on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yumi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McBride obliges.
McBride lands a knee to the head.
Yumi managing to block the knees to the body from McBride.
Yumi lands an elbow that stopped McBride in his tracks for a moment.
Yumi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McBride tightens his grip and picks Yumi up, before dumping him to the ground. Yumi manages to land in guard.
McBride stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yumi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yumi is pulling down on McBride's head to control his posture.
McBride is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McBride has gone for a leg lock! Yumi slips out almost immediately though and dives into McBride's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yumi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yumi preventing the sweep.
Yumi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yumi looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yumi wants to control from the top but McBride keeps moving.
Yumi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McBride is trying to control the position but Yumi postures up.
McBride wants to sweep here but Yumi controlling him for the moment.
Yumi is looking to stand up but McBride won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yumi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McBride counters with a nice uppercut.
Yumi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McBride throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from McBride.
McBride turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky McBride will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricky McBride's cut.
That's time! Yumi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yumi is looking to land body kicks.
McBride throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yumi's head.
Yumi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yumi closes the distance but McBride moves to the side
and McBride counters with an inside leg kick.
McBride closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McBride lands in his opponent's guard.
McBride is looking to stand up but Yumi won't let him.
Yumi controls McBride momentarily but McBride frees himself.
Yumi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McBride postures up.
McBride drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McBride jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yumi working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumi keeping moving, preventing McBride from controlling successfully.
McBride advances to half guard.
Yumi trying to control here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yumi closes the distance but McBride moves to the side
and McBride counters with a head kick. That will keep Yumi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McBride shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McBride tries to keep at a distance but Yumi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yumi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBride blocks it with crossed arms.
McBride looking to throw knees to the head but Yumi is blocking nicely.
McBride tries a knee to the head but Yumi blocks it.
Yumi misses with a knee strike.
Yumi lands a damaging elbow.
Yumi pushes off an throws an elbow but McBride leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yumi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yumi misses with an elbow over the top.
McBride lands a damaging elbow.
McBride is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McBride avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumi.
McBride missing with knees to the body.
Yumi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but Yumi blocks with his arms.
Yumi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yumi misses with an elbow over the top.
Yumi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McBride tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McBride tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumi avoids the damage to the body.
Yumi lands a damaging elbow.
McBride trying to control the position but instead, Yumi has worked for underhooks and has pushed McBride into the cage.
Yumi lands an elbow inside.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumi lands an elbow that stopped McBride in his tracks for a moment.
McBride throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yumi lands a nice elbow.
McBride takes an elbow to the temple.
Yumi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yumi throws an elbow but it misses.
McBride throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yumi blocks it with crossed arms.
Yumi landing knees to the head.
McBride drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yumi pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumi throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McBride.
Yumi is looking to clinch but McBride is avoiding it.
Yumi darts in trying to clinch
and McBride counters with a leg kick.
Yumi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yumi tries to clinch but McBride moves away
and McBride makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McBride fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yumi avoids the head kick by McBride.
Yumi gets a clinch.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but McBride blocks with his arms.
McBride is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yumi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Akio Yumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky McBride.
Yumi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but Yumi blocks with his arms.
Yumi lands an elbow inside.
Yumi lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yumi stops a takedown attempt from McBride.
McBride connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Yumi.
McBride has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yumi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yumi lands an elbow inside.
McBride tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yumi lands an elbow inside that McBride shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Yumi.
McBride trying to land knees to the body.
Yumi connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBride's face.
McBride looking to throw knees to the head but Yumi is blocking nicely.
Yumi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yumi landing knees to the head.
Yumi avoiding damage as McBride throws knees to the body.
Yumi lands an elbow just above McBride 's eye.
Yumi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yumi misses with an elbow over the top.
McBride crunches a lovely knee into Yumi's ribcage.
McBride tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yumi with a knee to the head.
Yumi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Yumi.
McBride using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yumi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yumi pushes off an throws an elbow but McBride leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky McBride comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McBride has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky McBride!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graemmer Natsee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natsee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by obscure neo-folk. John Paul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
154 lbs
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20
157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graemmer Natsee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Natsee does no damage.
Natsee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paul circles away.
Natsee ducks under a wild hook from Paul.
Paul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Natsee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paul keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paul throws a combination that misses
and Natsee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paul's guard.
Paul avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Natsee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Natsee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paul is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Natsee is controlling him.
Paul has control of Natsee's left arm, preventing Natsee from doing any damage.
Paul on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paul tries to get out of the position.
Paul is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Natsee is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Natsee won't allow Paul to get back to his feet.
Natsee trying to control but Paul is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Natsee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paul struggling a bit here.
Paul knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Natsee on the ground.
Paul is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Natsee is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Paul blocking the ground and pound.
Paul really wants to buck Natsee off and get back to his feet.
Natsee punching from mount but Paul doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Paul wants to control but Natsee is having none of it.
Natsee throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Paul tries to hold on but Natsee pushes him away.
Paul blocking the ground and pound.
Paul is squirming around, avoiding Natsee's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Paul because Natsee loaded up on that one.
Natsee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Natsee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Paul tries to hold on but Natsee postures up.
Natsee tries to control but Paul wriggling away.
Paul wants to control but Natsee is having none of it.
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.
Natsee misses with a head shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Natsee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Paul is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Natsee throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Natsee tries to control but Paul wriggling away.
Natsee prevents Paul from getting the reversal.
Natsee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Natsee trying to control but Paul is having none of it.
Natsee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graemmer Natsee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big left from Paul misses.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Paul just misses with a punch to the body.
Paul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Natsee wants to land a leg kick but Paul is out of range.
Paul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Natsee's head.
Natsee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paul throws out the jab.
Paul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John Paul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Natsee.
Paul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natsee manages to avoid it.
Jab by Paul.
Paul throws a hook but Natsee blocks it.
Natsee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Natsee trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul has Natsee pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsee is looking to work some ground and pound but Paul has wrist control.
Natsee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Natsee trying to control but Paul is working from the bottom.
Paul has control of Natsee's left arm, preventing Natsee from doing any damage.
Paul wants to get back to his feet but Natsee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Paul 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul trying to keep a closed guard but Natsee is proving a slippery customer.
Natsee trying to control but Paul 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.
Natsee fails with the takedown.
Paul displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Natsee.
John Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graemmer Natsee.
Paul uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Natsee has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice combination there by Paul.
Natsee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Natsee.
Natsee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paul.
Natsee tries for a takedown but Paul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natsee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paul but Paul pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Natsee is breathing heavily.
Natsee shoots in but Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Natsee throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Natsee.
Paul misses with a looping right.
Natsee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paul sprawls well. Paul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Natsee gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul swings for the body but Natsee moves out of range.
Natsee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul lands a nice shot to the body.
Natsee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paul to score with a decent uppercut.
Paul misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Natsee.
John Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graemmer Natsee.
Natsee fails with the takedown.
Natsee needs to keep his hands up - Paul had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a nice shot to the body.
Paul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Natsee. Natsee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Natsee is rocked!
John Paul is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Paul misses.
Paul drops Natsee with a straight right hand, right on the button! Paul follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Paul!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lelei Tinae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Sum 41 - I'm Not The One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lelei Tinae!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tinae.
Jones slips under a jab from Tinae.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tinae.
Jab, jab by Tinae - just one landing.
Jones scores with a takedown into Tinae's guard.
Tinae keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Tinae pulls Jones in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinae's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Tinae looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Tinae is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tinae keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Tinae wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tinae misses the shot to the body.
Jones feints and as Tinae raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tinae wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tinae can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tinae sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tinae is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tinae is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is keen to just control but Tinae is a slippery customer.
Tinae trying to control here.
Tinae tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Tinae is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tinae has managed to free his arm - good work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tinae looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tinae.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Tinae lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jason Jones has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tinae missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tinae drops Jones with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jones looks back up at him and smiles so Tinae waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jones is rocked!
Tinae closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jones! Tinae dives in looking to finish! Jones is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lelei Tinae!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads. Tsushima is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Till I Collapse. Niko Berg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Niko Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lewis Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg gets the takedown into side control.
Berg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsushima keeps working.
Tsushima manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berg tries to get to full guard but Tsushima has control of the leg.
Tsushima trying to control the action but Berg is working from the bottom.
Berg tries to roll over but Tsushima keeps him under control.
Berg is working hard here to advance position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tsushima moves in looking to clinch but Berg pushes him off.
Tsushima takes the fight into the clinch.
Tsushima stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima swings wildly with an uppercut but Berg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsushima keeps control of Berg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Berg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tsushima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berg's brow.
A shot in the inside from Berg.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsushima.
Tsushima pushes Berg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berg tries to score a body lock takedown but Tsushima shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tsushima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tsushima tries for a takedown but Berg manages to get underhooks.
Tsushima avoiding damage.
Tsushima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima just leaning against Berg, taking a breather.
Berg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tsushima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsushima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tsushima lands with a nice combination. Berg backs away looking to recover.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsushima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tsushima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tsushima pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tsushima scores with a shot to the side of Berg's head.
Tsushima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lewis Tsushima.
Berg slips a jab from Tsushima.
Tsushima misses the shot to the body.
Tsushima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berg avoids it really well and circles away.
Berg looks for a takedown but Tsushima sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsushima shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Berg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Berg wants to sweep here but Tsushima controlling him for the moment.
Berg pulls Tsushima in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Tsushima from controlling successfully.
Tsushima preventing the sweep.
Tsushima throwing strikes but missing.
Berg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tsushima puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tsushima is looking for a kimura but Berg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tsushima to get the leverage.
Well, if Tsushima 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.
Tsushima prevents Berg from standing back up.
Berg tries to get to full guard but Tsushima has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tsushima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berg as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Tsushima 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.
Berg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tsushima defends it nicely.
Tsushima wants to clinch.
Berg has his takedown stuffed
and Tsushima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsushima.
No luck for Berg with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tsushima momentarily.
Tsushima fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsushima throws a jab but it's blocked by Berg.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Tsushima.
Tsushima digs a right hand into Berg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berg's gas tank.
Tsushima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsushima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Berg shoots in but Tsushima avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Berg fails with a takedown attempt.
Tsushima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsushima feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tsushima stopping the sweep attempt from Berg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berg keeping full guard, as Tsushima tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima passes Berg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tsushima is working for a kimura but Berg is defending it quite comfortably.
Berg tries to roll over but Tsushima keeps him under control.
Tsushima is keen to just control but Berg is a slippery customer.
Tsushima is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Berg tries to roll over but Tsushima keeps him under control.
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.
Berg tries for a takedown but Tsushima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big right from Tsushima misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Berg. That snapped Tsushima's head back.
Berg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berg misses with an uppercut. Tsushima saw that one coming.
Tsushima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tsushima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berg on the side of the head.
Tsushima scores with a sloppy right hand. Berg should have avoided that one.
A jab from Tsushima misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima swings for the body but Berg moves out of range.
Tsushima shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Berg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tsushima postures up.
Berg wants to sweep but no luck.
Tsushima is looking to work some ground and pound but Berg has wrist control.
Berg wants to sweep but no luck.
Tsushima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berg can't keep his opponent in guard - Tsushima advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tsushima uses his free foot to push down on Berg's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Berg.
Berg holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tsushima tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tsushima with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berg reaches up and holds on to Tsushima to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Tsushima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tsushima takes a swing at Berg's ribcage but misses.
Tsushima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsushima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tsushima wants it to stay on the feet.
Berg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Berg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Tsushima as Berg shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsushima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berg.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berg.
Tsushima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Berg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tsushima's guard.
Tsushima trying to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berg is looking to work some ground and pound but Tsushima has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima trying to control the position.
Berg looking to sit in guard and control but Tsushima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Tsushima from controlling successfully.
Berg trying to control the position.
Tsushima lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berg is trying to control the position but Tsushima postures up.
Tsushima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tsushima throwing strikes but missing.
Tsushima won't allow Berg to sweep him here.
Berg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tsushima controls the pace.
Tsushima wants to control from the top but Berg keeps moving.
Berg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Berg fails with the takedown
and Tsushima counters with a nice body shot.
Tsushima looks to score with a jab to the body but Berg is just out of range.
Berg misses with a takedown attempt
and Tsushima counters with a takedown into side control.
Berg is trying to improve his position.
Tsushima sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Berg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Berg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Berg is trying to get back to his feet.
Tsushima advances to mount.
Tsushima controlling from mount.
Tsushima throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lewis Tsushima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewis Tsushima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berg working to try and regain half guard.
Tsushima can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Berg is looking to escape.
Tsushima working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Berg turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Tsushima off and cradles Berg's limp body as Tsushima celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Lewis Tsushima!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lice comes into the arena with ITS A FIGHT blaring out of the sound system. Evans has chosen "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr. as his entrance music. Bimbo Lice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bimbo Lice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Evans!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lice throws a looping overhand right but Evans ducks down to avoid it.
Lice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Lice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lice.
Lice takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lice just misses with a punch to the body.
Bimbo Lice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans looks for a takedown but Lice sprawls well.
Lice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lice.
Lice cracks Evans with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lice swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
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.
Lice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lice jabs at Evans's body.
Nice defenses there by Evans.
Nice shot lands for Lice.
A slow jab from Lice misses its intended target.
Evans walks into a stiff left hand from Lice.
Lice lands a left and a right that send Evans crashing to the mat, dazed. Lice thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Evans is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can Lice finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lice! Evans is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bimbo Lice!
Bimbo Lice retains his bantamweight title!
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