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KOF.58 - Adrenaline PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidetoshi Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago de Souza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidetoshi Nakata!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
de Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakata scores a takedown into full mount!
de Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakata unloads with some shots from mount but de Souza bucks and avoids them well.
de Souza is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
de Souza working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Nakata connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nakata looking to finish de Souza with some ground and pound. This is bad for de Souza!
de Souza reaches up to try and control the position but Nakata seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! de Souza rolls and tries to escape and now Nakata has his back!
Nakata tries to get the hooks in deep but de Souza pushed the leg off.
de Souza tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nakata jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… de Souza is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by de Souza and Nakata has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakata goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, de Souza rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nakata's guard! Nice work there by de Souza!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata is looking for a triangle here but de Souza uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nakata is trying to improve his position.
Nakata prevents de Souza from moving into mount.
Nakata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nakata tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but de Souza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
de Souza is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nakata's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nakata tries to buck de Souza off but de Souza is having none of it.
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.
You can see the frustration on Nakata's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nakata is looking for a sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nakata tries to close the distance and clinch but de Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick from de Souza.
Nakata looks gassed!
de Souza clinches.
de Souza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Hidetoshi Nakata has been cut.
de Souza gets through Nakata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
de Souza avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
de Souza landing knees to the head.
de Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nakata swings wildly with an uppercut but de Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakata is trying to force a seperation but de Souza has the dominant position.
de Souza lands a shoulder strike.
de Souza lands a nice elbow.
de Souza cracks Nakata with a nice body shot.
de Souza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakata swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza digs a right hand underneath Nakata's ribcage. Nakata let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nakata swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakata has de Souza pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. de Souza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nakata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
de Souza lands a body punch in the clinch.
de Souza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
de Souza pulls guard successfully.
de Souza trying to control the position.
Nakata drops back, looking for a kneebar! de Souza looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. de Souza looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from de Souza!
de Souza passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nakata!
de Souza trying to control but Nakata is having none of it.
Nakata wants to control but de Souza is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Souza trying to control but Nakata is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, de Souza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
de Souza trying to control but Nakata is having none of it.
Nakata tries to hold on but de Souza pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakata is squirming around, avoiding de Souza's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago de Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hidetoshi Nakata's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
de Souza circles away from the clinch attempt
and de Souza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
de Souza lands an elbow inside.
de Souza looking to throw knees to the head but Nakata is blocking nicely.
de Souza presses Nakata against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
de Souza lands a right hand.
Nakata takes a shot to the head.
Nakata takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nakata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
de Souza scores with a shot to the side of Nakata's head.
Nakata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
de Souza misses with a body kick.
Nakata takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nakata shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
de Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakata has his takedown stuffed
and de Souza moves into the clinch.
de Souza pulls guard effortlessly.
de Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nakata is breathing heavily.
de Souza looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! de Souza is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! de Souza has escaped and now he's on top!
de Souza trying to control but Nakata is working from the bottom.
de Souza content to stall in guard here.
de Souza wanted to stand there but Nakata had control of the position.
Nakata throws his legs up looking for a submission but de Souza uses it to pass to side control.
Nakata stops de Souza from passing to mount.
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.
You can see the frustration on Nakata's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nakata is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakata looks to move to half guard but instead de Souza has passed into mount! Damn!
Nakata wants to hold on but de Souza pushes him away.
de Souza controlling the position easily from mount.
Nakata is looking to improve his position but de Souza isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nakata tries to hold on but de Souza pushes him away.
de Souza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nakata regains half guard.
de Souza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nakata is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but de Souza pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nakata is not content to let de Souza control the position.
de Souza not doing much here.
de Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nakata is looking for a sweep. de Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago de Souza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hidetoshi Nakata's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nakata closes the distance but de Souza moves to the side
and de Souza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
de Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
de Souza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nakata takes a shot to the head.
de Souza misses with a knee strike.
Nakata misses with some punches.
de Souza has Nakata pressed against the ropes, preventing Nakata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakata tries to throw a body punch but de Souza avoids it by throwing Nakata back against the cage.
Nakata pushes off an throws an elbow but de Souza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nakata is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
de Souza works on Nakata's body with a couple of short punches.
de Souza taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for de Souza.
Nice body punch from de Souza.
de Souza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
de Souza is leaning against Nakata and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
de Souza gets through Nakata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Souza lands a nice knee to the body.
Nakata tries to pull guard but de Souza holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nakata drops back down to his feet.
de Souza tries a knee to the head but Nakata blocks it.
de Souza manages to pull guard.
Nakata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata thows a big elbow that misses.
de Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakata is one step ahead there.
Nakata is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! de Souza is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! de Souza has escaped and now he's on top!
Nakata looking for submissions from the bottom but instead de Souza passes into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakata tries to improve position but can't.
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.
de Souza staying calm.
Nakata wants to get back to his feet but de Souza drags him back down.
Nakata can't do much from the bottom here.
Nakata manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nakata trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is not content to let de Souza control the position.
Nakata looking for submissions off his back.
Thiago de Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Souza scores with a leg kick.
Thiago de Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakata takes a kick to the side of the head.
A left lands for de Souza.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
de Souza circles away from the clinch attempt
and de Souza counters with a head kick.
Nakata dodges the punch combination from de Souza.
Nakata with a lazy takedown attempt
and de Souza counters by clinching up.
Thiago de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hidetoshi Nakata.
A hook to the body from de Souza.
Nakata fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakata goes for a takedown attempt but de Souza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nakata looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nakata is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
de Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hidetoshi Nakata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago de Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakata drops back, looking for a kneebar! de Souza looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. de Souza looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from de Souza!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakata tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago de Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Souza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago de Souza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Hitzlspergher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Hitzlspergher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamura slips a jab from Hitzlspergher.
Tamura misses with a double jab.
Rufus Hitzlspergher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitzlspergher misses with a combination
and Tamura counters with a low kick, right behind Hitzlspergher 's knee.
Hitzlspergher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tamura counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Rufus Hitzlspergher has been cut.
Hitzlspergher scores with a jab to the body.
Hitzlspergher with a nice cross.
It looks like Kenji Tamura has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamura stuffs the takedown attempt from Hitzlspergher. Hitzlspergher gets slowly back to his feet.
Hitzlspergher looks to land a right hand but Tamura moved out of range.
Hitzlspergher throws a leg kick
and Tamura counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice defenses there by Tamura.
Hitzlspergher throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamura.
Hitzlspergher throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hitzlspergher is breathing heavily.
Hitzlspergher throws a shot from downtown. Tamura moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Hitzlspergher.
A low kick from Hitzlspergher is predictable there
and Tamura counters with an inside leg kick.
Tamura works the jab nicely.
Tamura misses with a two punch combination.
Hitzlspergher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tamura counters with a monster head kick that knocks Hitzlspergher out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenji Tamura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Matador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Nanahara!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matador lands a jab to Nanahara's midsection.
A slow jab from Nanahara misses its intended target.
Nanahara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Matador as Nanahara shoots in.
Nanahara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fred Matador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matador just misses with a punch to the body.
Nanahara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Fred Matador has been cut.
Matador lands a right hook to the body.
Matador throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matador tests Nanahara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Matador - just one landing.
Nanahara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matador was well out of range. Poor timing from Nanahara.
A nice combination there by Matador.
Nanahara is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matador scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nanahara is still on wobbly legs! Can Matador finish him?
Nanahara looks gassed!
Matador lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Nanahara is looking to close the distance but Matador sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Nanahara crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Nanahara is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Fred Matador!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Portimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Tommy Portimo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tommy Portimo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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, Tommy Portimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Zulu.
Zulu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zulu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tommy Portimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portimo throws a head kick that misses
and Zulu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Portimo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Portimo avoids the head kick by Zulu.
Portimo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zulu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Portimo tries to clinch up
and Zulu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zulu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Portimo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zulu prevents Portimo from standing back up.
Portimo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zulu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Portimo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zulu is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portimo has an active guard here but Zulu has managed to pass into half guard.
Zulu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zulu wants to free his trapped foot but Portimo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zulu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zulu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Portimo actively working from the bottom here.
Portimo is defending against the submission attempts here by Zulu.
Portimo is pressing down on Zulu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Portimo is breathing heavily.
Portimo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zulu is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu trying to control but Portimo is working from the bottom.
Portimo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zulu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Portimo keeping moving, preventing Zulu from controlling successfully.
Zulu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zulu wants to clinch.
Zulu lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portimo misses with a leg kick
and Zulu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Portimo's guard now.
Portimo is looking for a triangle but Zulu pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Portimo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zulu defends it easily.
Portimo working for a triangle but Zulu defends it easily.
Zulu trying to control but Portimo is working from the bottom.
Zulu 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.
Portimo keeping full guard, as Zulu tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu 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.
Portimo keeping moving, preventing Zulu from controlling successfully.
Zulu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Portimo shoots and misses
and Zulu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Portimo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zulu pulls his head out easily.
Zulu trying to control the action but Portimo is working from the bottom.
Zulu lands with a punch from half guard.
Zulu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaka Zulu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zulu misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Zulu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Portimo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zulu counters with a head kick. That will keep Portimo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Portimo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zulu counters with a thumping low kick.
Zulu thumps Portimo with a low kick.
Portimo with a poor takedown
and Zulu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zulu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Portimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zulu distracts Portimo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zulu wants to control from the top but Portimo keeps moving.
Zulu pushes down on Portimo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu is pressing down on Portimo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Portimo is holding on for now.
Portimo looking for submissions off his back.
Portimo looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Zulu pushes past his half guard into mount!
Zulu prevents Portimo from getting the reversal.
Zulu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zulu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zulu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Portimo tries to reverse the position but Zulu maintains control.
Zulu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zulu scoring with strikes but Portimo is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Portimo is trying to escape the mount.
Portimo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Portimo is squirming around, avoiding Zulu's attempts to control the action.
Portimo is looking to get to half guard.
Portimo is bucking up trying to escape but Zulu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zulu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zulu landing shots from mount.
Zulu prevents Portimo from getting the reversal.
Shaka Zulu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zulu wants to control the pace but Portimo is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portimo is in a horrible position here. Zulu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Portimo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zulu wants to pass to mount but Portimo is defending the position.
Zulu is looking to take a break and control but Portimo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Portimo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zulu pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Portimo looking for submissions off his back.
Zulu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Portimo keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Portimo is trying to get back to full guard.
Portimo is refusing to be controlled, as Zulu sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zulu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Portimo!
Portimo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zulu jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Portimo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Portimo tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaka Zulu 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! And we move into the final round!
Zulu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zulu lands a nice hook to Portimo's body. Portimo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zulu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Portimo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zulu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Portimo won't be happy with that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Portimo looking for a sweep but Zulu has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Portimo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Zulu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Portimo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Zulu has control of Portimo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Portimo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Portimo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu forces the positional change into back control.
Portimo is really stuck here.
Portimo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Portimo wants to improve his position but Zulu is controlling well.
Zulu is controlling the pace.
Zulu works his way into side control.
Portimo is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Portimo tries to escape but Zulu is in control.
Zulu happy to just control the position for now.
Zulu is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Portimo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Zulu gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Portimo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Zulu lets go of the hold and Portimo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shaka Zulu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoki Kurinoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dandy The Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Don has chosen Sometime Around Midnight by The Airbourne Toxic Event as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoki Kurinoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dandy The Don!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Don showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurinoshi.
The Don changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kurinoshi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee asks The Don politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. The Don prefers to stall for the moment though.
The Don is trying to get an arm triangle but Kurinoshi is defending well.
The Don is working to tighten is grip on Kurinoshi's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kurinoshi has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but The Don is really squeezing tight and eventually Kurinoshi passes out! The Don breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dandy The Don!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hu Hichu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hu Hichu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihro Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hichu punishes Akiyama's body with a nice straight punch.
Hichu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akiyama.
A punch combination from Hichu misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hichu but Hichu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Akiyama closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Akiyama lands in his opponent's guard.
Akiyama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Akiyama drops back looking for a leg! Hichu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hichu manages to kick Akiyama off! Akiyama jumps back into Hichu's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hichu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Akiyama, into his guard.
Hichu wanted to stand there but Akiyama had control of the position.
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.
Akiyama working for submissions but it's allowed Hichu to get to half guard.
Hichu tries to stand but can't do so whilst Akiyama controls his leg.
Akiyama tries to roll over but Hichu keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hichu has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Akiyama works to full guard.
Hichu preventing the sweep.
That's four 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.
Akiyama has a closed guard, preventing Hichu from standing up.
Akiyama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hichu is aware though and is defending well.
Hichu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Akiyama is proving hard to escape from.
Akiyama looking for a sweep. Not yet Akiyama, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akiyama has a closed guard, preventing Hichu from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshihro Akiyama will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Hichu misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Akiyama.
Hichu swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Hichu misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hichu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Akiyama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hichu is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Akiyama working for a guillotine from mount but Hichu is in no mood to give up.
Akiyama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hichu is surviving well by controlling Akiyama's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hichu is surviving well by controlling Akiyama's body position as best he can.
Akiyama looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Akiyama looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Akiyama is breathing heavily.
Akiyama is looking to work his way around to Hichu's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Hichu is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hichu manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Hichu, under a barage of strikes from Akiyama.
Hichu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Akiyama.
Akiyama tries to pass to full mount but Hichu defends it.
Hichu wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hichu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hichu misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hichu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akiyama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hichu circles away.
Hu Hichu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihro Akiyama.
Hichu swings for the body but Akiyama moves out of range.
Akiyama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hichu is fending him off so far but Akiyama persists. Nope, Hichu circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Hichu.
A punch combination from Hichu misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihro Akiyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hichu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akiyama slips under a jab.
Akiyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hichu.
Hichu throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hichu stuffs the takedown.
Hichu misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hichu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akiyama fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Hichu does no damage.
Hichu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akiyama circles away quickly and effectively.
Akiyama closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hichu did well to prevent Akiyama getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hichu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Akiyama.
Akiyama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hichu defends it well.
Hichu is staying active underneath Akiyama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Akiyama is working for a kimura but Hichu is defending it quite comfortably.
Akiyama wants to work for an arm triangle but Hichu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Akiyama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hichu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Akiyama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Akiyama's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hichu.
Hichu tries to keep control of the position but Akiyama is staying busy.
Akiyama trying to control the hands but Hichu breaks the grip.
Akiyama is trying to break free.
Akiyama is keeping busy.
Akiyama is in bad spot here.
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.
Akiyama staying busy and making it hard for Hichu to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hichu looking to hold on to the position here but Akiyama rolls and ends up regaining guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Akiyama shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hichu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akiyama stays in close to Hichu's body and controls the position.
Hu Hichu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akiyama wants to control from the top but Hichu keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihro Akiyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Akiyama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihro Akiyama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heddy Lamaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamaar has chosen Pledge To Hedley Lamaar as his entrance music. The key to victory for David Haye has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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19
209 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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24
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Heddy Lamaar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamaar throws the kick towards the body but Haye avoids it.
Lamaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haye looks to throw the jab but Lamaar is out of range.
Haye throws a hook to the side of Lamaar's head but Lamaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Haye.
Lamaar ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Lamaar closes the distance and clinches.
Lamaar tries for a takedown but Haye manages to get underhooks.
Haye tries to circle away but Lamaar has him pinned against the ropes.
Haye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lamaar has him pressed against the ropes.
Haye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
David Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamaar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haye manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lamaar postures up.
Haye is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lamaar dives into side control.
Lamaar is trying to get an arm triangle but Haye is defending well.
Lamaar has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Haye is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Lamaar yanks on the arm and Haye is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Lamaar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heddy Lamaar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luis Cantero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantero comes to the ring accompanied by La mandanga. Takeshi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On The Dub-ble. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 lbs
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190 lbs
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Luis Cantero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi with a nice cross.
Takeshi walks into a stiff left hand from Cantero.
Cantero throws a series of punches but Takeshi moves out of range.
Takeshi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cantero on the side of the head.
Takeshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cantero at a distance.
Takeshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takeshi misses with an uppercut. Cantero saw that one coming.
Cantero closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Takeshi did well to prevent Cantero getting side control.
Cantero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cantero stops Takeshi from getting back to his feet.
Takeshi trying to control from the bottom.
Takeshi pushes Cantero off looking to stand but Cantero dives back in and keeps control.
Cantero is working for a kimura but Takeshi is defending it quite comfortably.
Cantero with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantero wants to work for an arm triangle but Takeshi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cantero prevents Takeshi from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cantero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cantero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cantero wants to work for an arm triangle but Takeshi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cantero wants to work for an arm triangle but Takeshi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cantero prevents Takeshi from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantero is working for an americana but Takeshi has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Cantero was thinking about the submission.
Takeshi keeping full guard, as Cantero tries to pass.
Takeshi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Takeshi moves in looking to clinch but Cantero pushes him off.
Takeshi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cantero, pushing him back against the ropes.
Takeshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takeshi throws a looping overhand right but Cantero ducks down to avoid it.
Cantero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takeshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cantero somewhat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Takeshi. No joy for Cantero on that attempt.
Takeshi throws a big shot that misses.
Takeshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takeshi tries to clinch there but Cantero circles away.
Cantero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cantero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Luis Cantero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeshi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantero throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Takeshi was covering up waiting for the punch and Cantero finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cantero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takeshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cantero sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Takeshi's guard.
Cantero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cantero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cantero thows a huge punch but Takeshi dodges it nicely.
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 Jose Luis Cantero will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cantero throws a series of punches but Takeshi moves out of range.
Takeshi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takeshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takeshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cantero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takeshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantero moves away.
Takeshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takeshi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cantero defending well as Takeshi loads up on a big left hand.
Takeshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Takeshi connects with a single shot there.
Takeshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cantero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takeshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cantero somewhat.
Takeshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takeshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takeshi scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Takeshi as he connects with a hook.
Takeshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takeshi wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi is looking to clinch but Cantero is avoiding it.
Takeshi throws a body punch but Cantero moves out of range.
Cantero shoots for a double leg takedown but Takeshi sprawls well. He's pushed Cantero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Luis Cantero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantero misses with a hook.
Cantero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takeshi is fending him off so far but Cantero persists. Nope, Takeshi circles away and we're back to standing.
Takeshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cantero's head backwards.
Takeshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takeshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cantero.
Takeshi throws a body punch but Cantero moves out of range.
Takeshi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cantero is able to avoid easily.
Takeshi tries to score with a low kick but Cantero moves his leg out of the way.
Ryuu Takeshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Cantero blocks the leg kick.
Takeshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cantero.
Takeshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cantero keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takeshi, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Takeshi.
Takeshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Cantero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Takeshi. That snapped Cantero's head back.
Cantero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takeshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takeshi lunges at Cantero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cantero's hand.
Cantero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cantero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Cantero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeshi works over Cantero's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Takeshi scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cantero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takeshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takeshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantero moves away.
Takeshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cantero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takeshi finds it's way round the side to connect with Cantero's head.
Ryuu Takeshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi lands a slapping body shot.
Takeshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Cantero circles away and keeps his distance.
Takeshi wants to clinch.
Takeshi stuffs the takedown attempt from Cantero. Cantero gets slowly back to his feet.
Takeshi cracks Cantero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Takeshi is looking to chop away at Cantero's legs.
Cantero takes one to the side of the head.
Takeshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cantero shoots in for a takedown but Takeshi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Takeshi.
Takeshi lands with a straight right. Cantero didn't see that one coming.
Cantero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takeshi as he jumps to the side.
Takeshi is looking to slow Cantero down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cantero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takeshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takeshi wants it to stay on the feet.
Takeshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takeshi is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takeshi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takeshi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cantero has time to react.
Takeshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cantero.
Cantero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cantero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Takeshi does it's job there.
Takeshi throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takeshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takeshi lands the left hand.
Cantero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cantero is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takeshi jabs Cantero right on the nose. Cantero blinks but takes it well.
Takeshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cantero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Takeshi 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cantero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cantero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takeshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cantero. That did some damage!
Ryuu Takeshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takeshi scores with a hook to the body. Cantero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takeshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cantero circles away.
Takeshi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takeshi jabs at Cantero's body.
Takeshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takeshi cracks the inside of Cantero's front leg.
Takeshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cantero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takeshi lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Takeshi. That snapped Cantero's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takeshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cantero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cantero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab by Takeshi.
Takeshi misses with a low kick.
Takeshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takeshi moves in looking to clinch but Cantero pushes him off.
Takeshi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cantero takes a step back to recover.
Cantero tries to move into range but Takeshi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Takeshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cantero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A shot to de liver by Takeshi. Beautiful body shot.
Takeshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takeshi wants it to stay on the feet.
Takeshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cantero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takeshi lands with a straight right. Cantero didn't see that one coming.
Jose Luis Cantero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takeshi lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takeshi scores with a jab. Cantero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi lands with a nice combination. Cantero backs away looking to recover.
Cantero walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Takeshi.
A jab from Takeshi finds it's way through Cantero's defenses.
Cantero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takeshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cantero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takeshi tries to avoid it but Cantero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takeshi to the ground. Takeshi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Luis Cantero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cantero.
Takeshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takeshi scores with a push kick.
Takeshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cantero doesn't seem bothered though.
Cantero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takeshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takeshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Takeshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takeshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantero walks into a left hand.
Takeshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Cantero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cantero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takeshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takeshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cantero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cantero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Takeshi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takeshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Takeshi lunges at Cantero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cantero's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cantero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takeshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cantero walks into a left hand.
Cantero needs to keep his hands up - Takeshi had a free shot at his head there.
Cantero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takeshi lands with a cross.
A jab from Takeshi does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi tries to clinch but Cantero is having none of it.
Takeshi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cantero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takeshi cracks Cantero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Takeshi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cantero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takeshi.
Cantero walks into a jab.
Cantero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cantero there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takeshi. That's going to slow Cantero down.
Cantero tries for a takedown but Takeshi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Takeshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takeshi throws a right hand that Cantero ducks under and follows up with a left that Cantero also avoids with ease.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cantero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takeshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cantero. That did some damage!
Takeshi forces Cantero back against the ropes and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Takeshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takeshi 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Takeshi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odda Nabonaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Odda Nabonaga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Odda Nabonaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Price!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabonaga throws a leg kick which misses Price's front leg but catches the back leg as Price tries to avoid it.
Nabonaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Price moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nabonaga thows a body shot but no joy.
Nabonaga tries to land a leg kick but Price saw it coming and moves away.
Nabonaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Price misses with a two punch combination.
Price slips a jab from Nabonaga.
Nabonaga slips under a jab.
Nabonaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Nabonaga does it's job there.
Nabonaga blocks a jab.
Nabonaga lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nabonaga lands a slapping body shot.
Price looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nabonaga lands a left and a right that send Price crashing to the mat, dazed. Nabonaga thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Price is rocked!
It looks like Trevor Price has been cut.
Nabonaga throws an overhand right that has Price reeling! Nabonaga follows up with more punches and Price is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Odda Nabonaga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Diesel Maddox will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diesel Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor throws a head kick but Maddox moves out of range.
Maddox lands a slapping body shot.
Connor missing with a left hand there. Maddox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maddox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Connor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maddox.
Maddox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Connor.
Maddox checks a leg kick nicely.
Maddox lands a body shot.
Connor is breathing heavily.
Maddox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maddox misses with the combination.
Maddox scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Nice combo by Maddox! Oh, that's hurt him - Connor falls to the canvas and Maddox follows him into side control.
It looks like Dan Connor has been cut.
Maddox is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Connor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maddox working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maddox is trying to get an arm triangle but Connor is defending well.
Maddox is trying to get an arm triangle but Connor is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor is not content to let Maddox control the position.
Maddox cracks Connor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maddox controlling the position.
Maddox tries for a kimura but Connor is defending well.
Connor is trying to get back to half guard.
Maddox tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maddox has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Connor keeps working.
Connor is trying to get back to half guard.
Maddox is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Connor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maddox trying to control the position but Connor is working away.
Maddox looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Connor managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maddox.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maddox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maddox landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Maddox lands some shots froms side control.
Maddox scores with punches from side control.
Connor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Connor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maddox looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maddox throwing shots but Connor is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maddox is trying to control. Connor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Connor is trying to control but can't.
Maddox tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Connor.
Maddox moves nicely into side control.
Maddox stands up.
Maddox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Maddox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Connor looks to land a combination but Maddox avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Maddox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Connor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maddox's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Maddox duly obliges.
Maddox lands a nice shot that snaps Connor's head back.
A combination from Maddox does no damage.
A head kick misses from Maddox.
Connor misses with a few strikes there.
Maddox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maddox connects with a jab.
Connor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Connor dodges the punch combination from Maddox.
Connor slips a jab and a cross from Maddox.
Maddox throws a nice looking combination but Connor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maddox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Connor throws a right hand that Maddox ducks under and follows up with a left that Maddox also avoids with ease.
Maddox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Connor's hands.
Maddox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Connor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maddox.
Diesel Maddox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maddox scores with a jab.
Maddox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Connor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Connor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Connor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maddox 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 Connor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Connor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maddox throws a series of punches but Connor moves out of range.
Connor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maddox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Connor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maddox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maddox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maddox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maddox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maddox connects with a body shot.
Connor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maddox.
Connor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maddox digs a good hook to Connor's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Maddox scores with a four punch combination!
Maddox lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maddox.
Maddox lands a really nice looking cross but Connor seems unphased.
Maddox connects with a nice looking jab.
Maddox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Connor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maddox.
Maddox is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A combination from Connor does no damage.
Maddox scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throws a one two combo.
Connor throws a big shot that misses.
Maddox misses with a series of wild punches.
Maddox drives through with a takedown into guard.
Connor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maddox trying to control but Connor is working from the bottom.
Maddox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maddox preventing the sweep.
Maddox slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maddox stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Connor scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maddox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Connor thinking.
Maddox lands a two punch combo.
Connor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maddox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maddox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maddox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maddox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Connor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Connor gets full guard.
Maddox won't allow Connor to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Connor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Connor working a defensive guard here.
Maddox preventing the sweep.
Connor looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to pass the guard but Connor is keeping the position.
Maddox passes Connor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maddox working Connor over with strikes.
Maddox lands with a punch from half guard.
Connor tries to get to full guard but Maddox has control of the leg.
Maddox is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Connor defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Maddox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Connor's cut.
That's time! Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maddox slips a jab and a cross from Connor.
Maddox throws a right hand that Connor ducks under and follows up with a left that Connor also avoids with ease.
Maddox lands with a nice body punch.
Maddox lands a two punch combo.
Maddox cracks Connor with a good jab.
Connor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maddox scores with a shot to the body.
Maddox connects with a high kick.
Maddox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Connor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maddox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Connor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maddox with a jab.
Connor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maddox lands a head shot.
A combination from Maddox does no damage.
Dan Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maddox scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maddox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maddox scores with a body shot.
Maddox lands a jab to Connor's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maddox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connor manages to avoid it.
Maddox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Connor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Connor swinging wilding here.
Maddox scores with a sloppy right hand. Connor should have avoided that one.
Connor dodges the punch combination from Maddox.
Maddox misses with a looping left.
Maddox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maddox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connor was well out of range. Poor timing from Maddox.
Connor misses with a kick to the body
and Maddox counters with a three punch combo that has Connor backing up. Connor nods at Maddox to acknowledge the strikes.
Maddox is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maddox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Connor throws a leg kick which misses Maddox's front leg but catches the back leg as Maddox tries to avoid it.
Connor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Connor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maddox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maddox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maddox works over Connor's head and body with a nice combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Connor blocks the leg kick.
Dan Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maddox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Connor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Connor thows a body shot but no joy.
Maddox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maddox misses with a low kick as Connor jumps back.
Connor shoots in looking for a takedown. Maddox tries to sprawl out of it but Connor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Maddox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maddox looks to land a combination but Connor avoids it well.
Connor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maddox tries to bum rush Connor with a series of wild strikes but Connor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Connor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Connor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Connor as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Maddox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maddox misses with a wild combination.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Connor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maddox.
Maddox swings for the body but Connor moves out of range.
Good shot there by Maddox.
Connor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maddox.
Connor lands with a shot to the body.
Connor misses with a combination
and Maddox counters with a series of strikes. Connor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Connor blocks a head kick by Maddox.
Maddox misses with a few strikes there.
Maddox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maddox slips under a jab.
Connor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maddox.
Connor misses with a looping right.
Maddox looks to land a combination but Connor avoids it well.
Connor misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
Connor slips a jab and a cross from Maddox.
Connor throws a series of punches but Maddox avoids them all with ease.
Maddox throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maddox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Connor throws a jab when Maddox was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maddox!
Connor misses with a double jab.
Connor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maddox looks to land a right hand but Connor moved out of range.
Maddox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Connor misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Maddox finds it's way through Connor's defenses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Connor, right into the meat.
Connor slips a jab and a cross from Maddox.
Connor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Connor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maddox circles away quickly and effectively.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diesel Maddox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maddox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maddox misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel Maddox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maddox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diesel Maddox!
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