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ASTRAL TOUSHI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jong Man Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mizuno Michimochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jong Man Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mizuno Michimochi !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michimochi shoots in but Kim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kim tries for a takedown but Michimochi circles away easily
and Michimochi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Michimochi moves into full mount! Kim won't be happy about that!
Michimochi unloads with some shots from mount but Kim bucks and avoids them well.
Michimochi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Michimochi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kim turns into him and now he's in Michimochi 's guard.
Kim stands up and waves to Michimochi to follow him.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Michimochi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kim's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michimochi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kim looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kim looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kim!
Michimochi looks gassed!
Michimochi is not content to let Kim control the position.
Michimochi pushes Kim away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kim gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kim is trying to move to mount but Michimochi reverses beautifully and ends up in Kim's guard.
Michimochi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kim is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Michimochi , into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim gets to his feet. Michimochi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michimochi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michimochi is looking for a kimura but Kim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Michimochi to get the leverage.
Michimochi is looking for a kimura but Kim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Michimochi to get the leverage.
Kim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kim.
Kim lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Michimochi !
Kim lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Kim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Kim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kim thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kim working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Michimochi slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Kim tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Michimochi .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Michimochi is just riding it out for now. Kim eventually gives up the hold.
Kim thows a huge punch but Michimochi dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mizuno Michimochi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Michimochi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michimochi won't be happy with that.
Michimochi dodges the ground and pound from Kim.
Kim wants to control but Michimochi is keeping him busy.
Kim working the head and body with strikes.
Kim tries to stand but Michimochi is controlling his head.
Michimochi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizuno Michimochi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kim misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Michimochi defending against the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Michimochi has his takedown stuffed
and Kim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michimochi won't be happy with that.
Kim trying to control the action but Michimochi is working from the bottom.
Kim looking to control but instead Michimochi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michimochi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Michimochi .
Michimochi keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Michimochi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim wants to control from the top but Michimochi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michimochi is working an open guard so Kim takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Michimochi has his takedown stuffed
and Kim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michimochi won't be happy with that.
Jong Man Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mizuno Michimochi .
Kim tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kim stands up.
Jong Man Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michimochi gets caught flat footed, as Kim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Kim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michimochi wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jong Man Kim dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Michimochi shoots and misses
and Kim counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kim.
Michimochi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
Kim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Michimochi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
Kim wants to control from the top but Michimochi keeps moving.
Kim postures up.
Michimochi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kim 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.
Michimochi misses with a takedown attempt
and Kim counters with a three punch combo that has Michimochi backing up. Michimochi nods at Kim to acknowledge the strikes.
Kim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kim is trying to control. Michimochi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Michimochi is looking to improve his position.
Kim drops an elbow to the side of Michimochi 's head.
Michimochi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kim is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim seems to be looking for submissions.
Kim working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Michimochi 's thigh. Michimochi counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Michimochi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Michimochi misses with a takedown attempt
and Kim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jong Man Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mizuno Michimochi .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Michimochi defending well though.
Kim trying to control from Michimochi 's half guard. Michimochi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Michimochi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Michimochi wants to stand and escape but instead Kim has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kim thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Kim prevents Michimochi from getting back to his feet.
Kim trying to control but Michimochi is working from the bottom.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Michimochi .
Michimochi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michimochi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jong Man Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jong Man Kim!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jong Man Kim!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jong Man Kim!
Jong Man Kim wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Okada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Dvargledare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dvargledare is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: they might be giants. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Okada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Dvargledare!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dvargledare gets caught flat footed, as Okada shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dvargledare looking for a sweep. Not yet Dvargledare, not yet.
Okada is sitting in close to Dvargledare's body. Dvargledare has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Okada is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Okada is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dvargledare.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thomas Dvargledare!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fuji Yamasoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maia Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fuji Yamasoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maia Bee!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yamasoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bee sprawls well. Bee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yamasoto gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yamasoto.
Bee leaves Yamasoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuji Yamasoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamasoto closes the distance and clinches up with Bee, looking for a takedown. Yamasoto pushes Bee against the ropes but Bee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fuji Yamasoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yamasoto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasoto is looking for a kimura but Bee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yamasoto to get the leverage.
Yamasoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamasoto throwing shots but Bee is blocking nicely.
Bee trying to control but Yamasoto postures up.
Yamasoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yamasoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yamasoto is working for a submission of some sort.
Yamasoto is breathing heavily.
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.
Yamasoto is working for a submission of some sort.
Yamasoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yamasoto seems to be looking for submissions.
Bee wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasoto is thwarting Bee's attempts to control the position.
Yamasoto seems to be working for a kimura but Bee defends the submission attempt.
Bee 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.
Bee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bee wants it to stay on the feet.
Maia Bee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Bee lands a nice looking body kick.
Yamasoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Bee tries to sprawl out of it but Yamasoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamasoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yamasoto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bee.
Bee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bee lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maia Bee 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 slapping leg kick lands for Bee.
Bee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamasoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bee's waist but Bee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamasoto off to one side.
Yamasoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamasoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bee. That's going to slow Yamasoto down.
Bee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamasoto's sensitive parts.
Maia Bee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bee throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee connects with a solid leg kick.
Bee throws a front kick that sends Yamasoto stumbling back into the ropes.
Bee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamasoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamasoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bee can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamasoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bee can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Bee.
Bee thumps Yamasoto with a low kick.
Yamasoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamasoto.
Nice body kick from Bee.
Bee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Whack! Bee lands a heavy head kick that drops Yamasoto. The ref tackles Bee to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Yamasoto was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Maia Bee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kambei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Frankera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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, Akira Kambei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Frankera!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kambei has managed to clinch.
Kambei tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Frankera smiles and moves away.
Kambei tries to close the distance and clinch but Frankera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frankera looks to clinch
and Kambei counters with a shoot takedown. Frankera fights it but they end up in guard.
Kambei won't allow Frankera to sweep him here.
Kambei is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Frankera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kambei trying to control but Frankera is working from the bottom.
Kambei is pushing down on Frankera's leg trying to pass to half guard. Frankera is fighting to maintain full guard but Kambei has managed to sneak the leg through.
Frankera is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Kambei has latched onto it... Big trouble! Kambei pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Frankera is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Kambei!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akira Kambei!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Mavrouleas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiagong Akyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiagong Akyat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kostas Mavrouleas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiagong Akyat!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mavrouleas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mavrouleas moves in looking to clinch but Akyat pushes him off.
Akyat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mavrouleas.
Akyat shoots and misses
and Mavrouleas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akyat won't be happy with that.
Mavrouleas is breathing heavily.
Akyat tries to improve position but can't.
Akyat tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Mavrouleas wants to control but Akyat is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mavrouleas wants to stand but Akyat is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akyat is looking to reverse the position.
Mavrouleas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Akyat has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mavrouleas but great work by Akyat.
Akyat working the ground and pound from side control.
Akyat working the ground and pound.
Akyat has hold of Mavrouleas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mavrouleas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Akyat cranks the arm and Mavrouleas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mavrouleas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tiagong Akyat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inuyasha Kagome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Izakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inuyasha Kagome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Izakawa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Kagome finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kagome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Izakawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kagome avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Izakawa looks for a takedown but Kagome sprawls well.
Kagome throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Izakawa misses with a takedown attempt - Kagome sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kagome clinches with his opponent.
Kagome trying to land knees to the body.
Kagome is stalling here.
Kagome with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kagome throws an elbow but misses.
Izakawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Izakawa tries a knee to the head but Kagome blocks it.
Izakawa has a couple of punches blocked by Kagome.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izakawa goes for a takedown attempt but Kagome pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Inuyasha Kagome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Izakawa.
Kagome circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kagome makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kagome has closed the distance and engaged Izakawa in a clinch.
Kagome utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kagome taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Izakawa tries for a takedown but Kagome manages to get underhooks.
Kagome takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kagome fails to land.
Kagome gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Izakawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kagome.
Nice elbow from Kagome.
Izakawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kagome escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kagome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Izakawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagome ducks under a wild hook from Izakawa.
Izakawa shoots in and drives through. Kagome sprawls well.
Kagome closes the distance looking to clinch
and Izakawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Izakawa tries to clinch
and Kagome counters by clinching up.
Kagome lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Izakawa blocks an elbow strike from Kagome.
Kagome misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Izakawa.
Kagome taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kagome throws an elbow but it misses.
Kagome gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Izakawa.
Izakawa looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Kagome.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kagome lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagome throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Izakawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Kagome unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kagome missing with knees to the body.
Kagome with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kagome.
Kagome lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kagome misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Kagome.
Kagome is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Izakawa is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Kagome.
Kagome lands an elbow inside that Izakawa shrugs off.
Kagome breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kagome forces Izakawa back against the ropes and clinches.
Kagome lands an elbow inside that Izakawa shrugs off.
Kagome missing with knees to the body.
Kagome has Izakawa pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kagome obliges.
Kagome lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kagome.
Kagome misses with an elbow over the top.
Kagome misses with an elbow over the top.
Kagome tries a body shot but Izakawa blocks it.
Izakawa blocks an elbow strike.
Kagome lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kagome obliges.
Izakawa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kagome pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kagome avoids the elbow strike from Izakawa, against the ropes.
Izakawa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kagome throws an elbow that misses.
Kagome lands an elbow that stopped Izakawa in his tracks for a moment.
Kagome lands an elbow inside.
Izakawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kagome lands an elbow inside.
Kagome comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kagome tries to land knees in the clinch but Izakawa avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inuyasha Kagome dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Izakawa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kagome gets a clinch.
Izakawa can't get the takedown.
Izakawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kagome lands a nice elbow.
Kagome pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kagome breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Izakawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kagome counters with a low kick, right behind Izakawa 's knee.
Kagome clinches up against the ropes.
Izakawa takes an elbow to the temple.
Izakawa tries to break the clinch but Kagome is controlling the position.
Kagome is struggling to control the position.
Izakawa is breathing heavily.
Kagome misses with a body punch.
Izakawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kagome walks away with a smile on his face. Izakawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kagome doesn't manage to clinch there - Izakawa circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izakawa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kagome counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kagome lands a knee to the body.
Kagome stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kagome misses with a knee strike.
Kagome with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kagome content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Izakawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kagome is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kagome throws an elbow but misses.
Kagome comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kagome breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kagome has Izakawa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Inuyasha Kagome has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kagome content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagome pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kagome tries to land knees in the clinch but Izakawa avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Kagome.
Izakawa wants to break free but Kagome has control.
Izakawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kagome lands a damaging elbow.
Kagome lands an elbow that stopped Izakawa in his tracks for a moment.
Kagome lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kagome tries to break free but Izakawa pushes him back against the ropes.
Kagome lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kagome landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kagome is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Izakawa is defending well for now.
Kagome lands an elbow inside that Izakawa shrugs off.
Kagome tries a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks it.
Kagome misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa is trying to stall.
Kagome scores with a shot to the side of Izakawa's head.
Kagome tries to work over Izakawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izakawa is trying to break free.
Kagome tries to land knees in the clinch but Izakawa avoids the damage to the body.
Kagome misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Izakawa.
Kagome can't find room to land a body shot as Izakawa controls the action.
Kagome using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Izakawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kagome.
Izakawa managing to block the knees to the body from Kagome.
Kagome throws an elbow that misses.
Izakawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kagome.
Izakawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kagome.
Kagome stalls.
Izakawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
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.
Kagome creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Izakawa's defenses.
Izakawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Kagome avoids the damage to the body.
Izakawa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kagome lands an elbow just above Izakawa 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kagome.
Kagome with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kagome is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kagome lands an elbow that stopped Izakawa in his tracks for a moment.
Kagome lands a good knee to the midsection. Izakawa won't want to take too many of those.
Kagome landing knees to the head.
Kagome misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kagome.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kagome.
Stalling in the clinch from Kagome.
Izakawa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kagome creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Izakawa's defenses.
Kagome using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izakawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inuyasha Kagome dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Izakawa wants to clinch
and Kagome holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kagome misses with a punch on the inside.
Kagome's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kagome darts in and clinches Izakawa up against the ropes.
Kagome stalling in the clinch but Izakawa improves position.
Kagome throws an elbow that misses.
Kagome stalling in the clinch.
Kagome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kagome closes the distance and pushes Izakawa back into the ropes.
Kagome connects with a nasty looking knee right to Izakawa's face.
Kagome's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Izakawa misses with a body shot
and Kagome counters by moving into the clinch.
Kagome is looking to control Izakawa's arms but Izakawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kagome has his back to the ropes.
Izakawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagome trying to land knees to the body.
Kagome slowing the pace effectively.
Kagome looking to throw knees to the head but Izakawa is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kagome is looking to control Izakawa's arms but Izakawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kagome has his back to the ropes.
Izakawa dodges an elbow strike from Kagome.
Kagome displaying some good clinch control by pressing Izakawa up against the ropes.
Kagome pushes off an throws an elbow but Izakawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Izakawa dodges an elbow strike from Kagome.
Kagome is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Izakawa is defending well for now.
Kagome creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kagome is looking to break free of the clinch but Izakawa has double underhooks.
Kagome gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Izakawa.
Kagome stalls.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kagome tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kagome throws an elbow but it misses.
Kagome slows down the pace here.
Kagome wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kagome throws an elbow but it misses.
Kagome looking to stall.
Kagome landing knees to the head.
Kagome misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Izakawa.
Kagome tries to stall but Izakawa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Izakawa gets control of Kagome's arms and successfully pulls guard. Izakawa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kagome tries to stand but Izakawa is controlling from the bottom.
Kagome's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagome wants to control from the top but Izakawa keeps moving.
Izakawa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kagome wants to stand and escape but instead Izakawa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Izakawa wants to stand but Kagome is controlling his posture from full guard.
Izakawa wants to control from the top but Kagome keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kagome uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Johnny Izakawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Izakawa looks to clinch
and Kagome counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Izakawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kagome tries a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks it.
Kagome manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kagome breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Izakawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kagome but Kagome pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Izakawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Kagome which made him look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Inuyasha Kagome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kagome has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Inuyasha Kagome!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Inuyasha Kagome!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Inuyasha Kagome!
Inuyasha Kagome wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shingo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junji Ito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junji Ito!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ito jabs at Takeda's body.
Takeda tries to clinch there but Ito circles away.
Ito misses with a takedown attempt - Takeda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Takeda blocks a head kick by Ito.
Takeda scores with a spinning back kick!
Takeda tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Takeda as Ito shoots in.
Takeda rushes Ito and presses him up against the ropes.
Takeda pulls Ito into guard.
Takeda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ito won't allow Takeda to pass to mount.
Ito is refusing to be controlled, as Takeda sits in half guard.
Ito punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ito blocking the ground and pound attempt from Takeda.
Ito works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takeda trying to control but Ito is working from the bottom.
Takeda thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Takeda throws a series of punches but Ito avoids them all with ease.
Ito misses with a double jab.
Takeda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ito swats away the attempt to clinch by Takeda.
Takeda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shingo Takeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeda doesn't manage to clinch there - Ito circles away.
Ito fails with a takedown attempt.
Shingo Takeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junji Ito.
Jab, jab by Takeda - just one landing.
It looks like Junji Ito has been cut.
Ito looks gassed!
Takeda throws a wild body kick that Ito sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda takes the fight into the clinch.
Takeda gets underhooks to prevent Ito's takedown attempt.
Takeda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takeda pulls Ito into guard.
Takeda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ito gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeda pushes a forearm under Ito's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ito is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shingo Takeda!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Gunma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Celestino Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Celestino Caballero enters the ring!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takumi Gunma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Celestino Caballero!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunma slips a jab and a cross from Caballero.
Caballero fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunma shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Caballero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Caballero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gunma stops Caballero from standing up.
Gunma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caballero is keeping the position for now.
Caballero is looking to stand up but Gunma isn't so interested in that idea.
Gunma looking to pass the guard.
Caballero wants to stand but Gunma is controlling the position.
Caballero keeping full guard, as Gunma tries to pass.
Gunma advances to half guard.
Gunma content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero is looking to get back to is feet but Gunma passes into side control.
Gunma is looking to take a break and control but Caballero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Gunma are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Caballero tries to escape but Gunma is in control.
Gunma trying to control the position but Caballero is working away.
Caballero is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gunma asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gunma fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Caballero sprawls well initially but Gunma persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunma working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Caballero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Caballero wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gunma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caballero keeps working.
Caballero is looking to escape.
Gunma trying to control the action but Caballero is working from the bottom.
Caballero looks like he's trying to stand up.
Caballero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gunma defending well as Caballero loads up on a big left hand.
Gunma misses with a takedown attempt - Caballero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Celestino Caballero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunma slips under a jab.
Caballero misses with a wild combination.
Gunma shoots in for a takedown but Caballero shows good takedown defense.
Gunma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunma moves forwards but Caballero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gunma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caballero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunma somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takumi Gunma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Caballero!
Gunma is breathing heavily.
Caballero wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caballero is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gunma seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Caballero is holding on tight.
Caballero wants to get back to his feet.
Gunma is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Caballero has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gunma fails to move to back control.
Gunma trying to control but Caballero is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Gunma 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.
Some wild striking there from Caballero.
Gunma moves away from the strike by Caballero.
Celestino Caballero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Caballero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunma counters with a nice double leg into side control. Caballero won't be happy with that.
Gunma moves into full mount!
Gunma fails to advance to Caballero's back.
Caballero is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunma jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Caballero manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gunma tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gunma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Caballero as he avoids it easily.
Caballero misses with a few strikes there.
Gunma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takumi Gunma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Gunma swinging wilding here.
Caballero throws a hook but Gunma blocks it.
Gunma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caballero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunma somewhat.
Gunma closes the distance and clinches up with Caballero, looking for a takedown. Gunma pushes Caballero against the ropes but Caballero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gunma shoots in for a takedown but Caballero shows good takedown defense.
Caballero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Caballero but Caballero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Caballero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Caballero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunma tries for a takedown but Caballero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caballero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Caballero. No joy for Gunma on that attempt.
Caballero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caballero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caballero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caballero misses with the combination.
Caballero throws a combination. Gunma tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Caballero looks to land a combination but Gunma avoids it well.
Caballero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caballero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caballero throws a looping overhand right but Gunma ducks down to avoid it.
Gunma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Caballero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunma circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Caballero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caballero.
Caballero looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunma is just out of range.
A left and a right from Caballero both land. Nice combination.
Caballero looks to throw the jab but Gunma is out of range.
Gunma shoots in for a double leg but Caballero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caballero looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunma is just out of range.
A jab from Caballero misses.
Caballero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Celestino Caballero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Caballero misses.
Caballero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Celestino Caballero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gunma dodges the punch combination from Caballero.
Gunma shoots in looking for a takedown. Caballero tries to sprawl out of it but Gunma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Caballero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caballero throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunma.
Gunma shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Caballero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Caballero wants to get back to his feet but Gunma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gunma trying to control the position from guard on top but Caballero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunma thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caballero wants to get back to his feet but Gunma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Gunma passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gunma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caballero keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Caballero misses.
Caballero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Caballero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunma shoots in looking for a takedown. Caballero tries to sprawl out of it but Gunma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Caballero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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.
Gunma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caballero circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takumi Gunma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caballero lands a jab to the nose.
Caballero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gunma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Caballero misses.
Gunma feints and as Caballero raises his hands in defense, Gunma changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gunma prevents Caballero from getting back to his feet.
Gunma wants to pass the guard but Caballero is keeping the position.
Caballero is wriggling around but Gunma manages to pass to half guard.
Gunma tries to pass to full mount but Caballero defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunma is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Caballero is looking to escape.
Gunma wants to free his trapped foot but Caballero is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gunma stops Caballero from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Caballero misses with a hook. Gunma ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Caballero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caballero misses the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gunma.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gunma.
Caballero wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caballero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gunma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caballero prevents Gunma from moving into mount.
Gunma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caballero keeps working.
Caballero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunma trying to control the position but Caballero is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takumi Gunma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gunma has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Takumi Gunma!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Takumi Gunma!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Takumi Gunma!
Takumi Gunma wins by unanimous decision!
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