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WEC 15: Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jhon fetra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, jhon fetra!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fetra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
fetra throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thompson.
A head kick from fetra lands but Thompson takes it in his stride.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by fetra.
fetra tries a head kick but it misses.
fetra misses with a head kick.
fetra throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
fetra wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson staying out of range there.
fetra cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from fetra.
fetra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson tries to bum rush fetra with a series of wild strikes but fetra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson avoids the head kick by fetra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a series of punches but fetra avoids them all with ease.
fetra connects with a jab.
fetra throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
fetra misses with a low kick.
fetra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
fetra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from fetra.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts fetra as he jumps to the side.
A shot to de liver by Thompson. Beautiful body shot.
fetra tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
fetra moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
fetra lands a high kick!
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
fetra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
fetra throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
fetra throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson throws a right and a left that fetra avoids nicely.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? fetra is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, fetra circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fetra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson misses with the combination.
fetra doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
fetra fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
fetra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson avoids the head kick by fetra.
Thompson drops fetra with a beautiful combination! fetra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thompson is looking for the KO!
fetra is rocked!
It looks like jhon fetra has been cut.
fetra looks gassed!
fetra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
fetra is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
fetra seems to have recovered his senses.
jhon fetra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson lands with a straight right. fetra didn't see that one coming.
fetra throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson drops fetra with a beautiful combination! fetra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thompson is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but fetra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson throws a right and a left that fetra avoids nicely.
Thompson avoids the head kick by fetra.
fetra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thompson misses with a double jab
and fetra decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thompson's guard.
Thompson tries to strike from the bottom.
fetra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
fetra trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jhon fetra's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
fetra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
fetra lands a high kick!
fetra throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from fetra.
fetra throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
fetra moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Hunter Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
fetra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but fetra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but fetra was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
fetra is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fetra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thompson counters with a crisp one two that drops fetra! Thompson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves fetra to his feet! fetra is in big trouble!
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but fetra swivels and escapes.
Thompson lands a left and a right that send fetra crashing to the mat, dazed. Thompson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Thompson connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent fetra tumbling to the canvas! Thompson pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! fetra was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hunter Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Bjirke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar Bjirke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnar Bjirke!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard has Bjirke up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjirke wants to break free but Howard has control.
Bjirke is trying to break free.
Howard keeps control of Bjirke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bjirke missing with knees to the body.
Bjirke is looking to break free of the clinch but Howard has double underhooks.
Bjirke is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
Bjirke takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ragnar Bjirke has been cut.
Howard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bjirke looks gassed!
Howard lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Ragnar Bjirke's cut even more.
Good body shot from Howard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
The cut above Ragnar Bjirke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
Howard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Howard gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bjirke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Howard.
Ragnar Bjirke's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ragnar Bjirke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Howard!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liger Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Toyokawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liger Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Toyokawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu delivers a nice body kick.
Yu tries to clinch but Toyokawa is having none of it.
Yu lands a high kick!
It looks like Takeru Toyokawa has been cut.
Yu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Toyokawa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yu tries to clinch up but Toyokawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Yu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toyokawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toyokawa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toyokawa cracks Yu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toyokawa moves away.
Yu tries to clinch up.
Yu dodges the punch combination from Toyokawa.
Yu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toyokawa misses with a low kick.
Yu scoring well with a low kick there.
Yu tries to clinch there but Toyokawa circles away.
Toyokawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toyokawa misses with a kick to the body
and Yu counters with a head kick. That will keep Toyokawa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyokawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toyokawa moves out of range as Yu throws a body kick.
Yu is looking to clinch but Toyokawa is avoiding it.
Yu takes a swing at Toyokawa's ribcage but misses.
Yu throws a nice looking combination but Toyokawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Toyokawa finds it's target.
Yu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toyokawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yu throws a big shot that misses.
Toyokawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Toyokawa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liger Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu tries a head kick but it misses.
Yu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Toyokawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Yu which made him look bad.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Toyokawa!
Good work by Yu as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyokawa throws a series of strikes that have Yu backpedaling.
Yu is rocked!
Toyokawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toyokawa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Yu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toyokawa lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Yu falls backwards - clearly groggy! Toyokawa dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeru Toyokawa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Zyekowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhen Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhen Long told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Zyekowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhen Long!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Long duly obliges.
Long blocks a leg kick.
Zyekowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Long checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zyekowski throws the kick towards the body but Long avoids it.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Zyekowski pushes him off.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zyekowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zyekowski.
Long moves out of range as Zyekowski throws a body kick.
Zyekowski throws a front kick aimed at Long's knee but Long avoids it well.
Zyekowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Long's sensitive parts.
Zyekowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas Zyekowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zyekowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zyekowski forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but Zyekowski is blocking nicely.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zyekowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Long looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zyekowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Zyekowski trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Zyekowski.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Long takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Zhen Long has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zyekowski.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zyekowski digs a right hand underneath Long's ribcage. Long let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zyekowski scores with a knee to the head.
Zyekowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zyekowski tries a knee to the head but Long blocks it.
A knee to the head by Zyekowski.
A nice left hand lands by Zyekowski.
Zyekowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Zyekowski is leaning against Long and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zyekowski has Long pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Long blocks it with crossed arms.
Zyekowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Zyekowski misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Zyekowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Zyekowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long avoiding damage as Zyekowski throws knees to the body.
Zyekowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zyekowski pushes Long back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zyekowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Zyekowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Long avoids the elbow strike from Zyekowski, against the cage.
Zyekowski lands a right hand.
Zyekowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zyekowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zyekowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski slowing the pace effectively.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zyekowski pushes Long back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Zyekowski - that landed with a thud.
Zyekowski presses Long against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but Zyekowski blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zyekowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Zyekowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zyekowski lands a shoulder strike.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zyekowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
Come on Zyekowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zyekowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Zyekowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Zyekowski missing with knees to the body.
Zyekowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zyekowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zyekowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Zyekowski - that landed with a thud.
Zyekowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zyekowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Long's defenses.
Zyekowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zyekowski trying to land knees to the body.
Zyekowski slowing the pace effectively.
Long utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zyekowski presses Long against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zyekowski is leaning against Long and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zyekowski lands an elbow inside.
Zyekowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Zyekowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Zyekowski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but Zyekowski is blocking nicely.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Zyekowski.
Long's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zyekowski lands with a light punch inside.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zyekowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Long avoids a wild elbow strike from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.
Zyekowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Long has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Zyekowski.
Long avoids a wild elbow strike from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zyekowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Long using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zyekowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zyekowski connects with a knee to the head.
Long avoiding damage as Zyekowski throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Zyekowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zhen Long's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Long wants to clinch up but Zyekowski keeps it at a distance.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zyekowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zyekowski throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Zyekowski looks for the body kick but Long saw that one coming.
Zyekowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Long tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zyekowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Zyekowski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zyekowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Zyekowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long gets through Zyekowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zyekowski missing with knees to the body.
Zyekowski lands a nice uppercut.
Zyekowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Zyekowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Zyekowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but Zyekowski is blocking nicely.
Zyekowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zyekowski taking a breather.
Good body shot from Zyekowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski trying to land knees to the body.
Zyekowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Long's defenses.
Zyekowski trying to land knees to the body.
Zyekowski throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas Zyekowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zyekowski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zyekowski.
Long blocks the elbow strike.
Zyekowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Long with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski slowing the pace effectively.
Zyekowski lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zyekowski lands an elbow inside.
Zyekowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Long's defenses.
Long avoiding damage as Zyekowski throws knees to the body.
Zyekowski is leaning against Long and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zyekowski pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski stalling.
Zyekowski missing with knees to the body.
Zyekowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Zyekowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zyekowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Zyekowski.
A body shot lands from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski tries to land a knee to the head but Long blocks with his arms.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long tries a knee to the head but Zyekowski blocks it.
Zyekowski is leaning against Long and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Zyekowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zyekowski lands an elbow inside that Long shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Zyekowski.
Zyekowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long scores with a knee to the head.
Zyekowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Long tries a knee to the head but Zyekowski blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zyekowski.
Long being controlled against the cage.
Long tries a knee to the head but Zyekowski blocks it.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Zyekowski throws a head punch that misses.
Zyekowski digs a right hand underneath Long's ribcage. Long let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zyekowski leaning against his opponent.
Zyekowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Zyekowski throws an elbow that misses.
Zyekowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zyekowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?
Zyekowski throws a head punch that misses.
Zyekowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Long in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Long with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Long avoiding damage as Zyekowski throws knees to the body.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but Zyekowski is blocking nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zyekowski. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zyekowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Long counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zyekowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zyekowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zyekowski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Zyekowski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Long up against the cage.
Zyekowski tries to throw a body punch but Long avoids it by throwing Zyekowski back against the cage.
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.
Zyekowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zyekowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
Zyekowski pushes Long back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zyekowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Long tries a knee to the head but Zyekowski blocks it.
A short right from Zyekowski.
Long takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Long on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Zyekowski.
Long using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zyekowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zyekowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Long.
Good body shot from Zyekowski.
A right handed body shot lands from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lands a right hand.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but Zyekowski blocks with his arms.
Zyekowski lands an elbow just above Long 's eye.
Zyekowski is working Long over against the cage.
Zyekowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zyekowski scores with a hook to the body.
Zyekowski misses with a knee strike.
Zyekowski can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
Zyekowski misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Zyekowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zhen Long's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zyekowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zyekowski.
Zyekowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zyekowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Zyekowski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zyekowski moves into the clinch.
Zyekowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Long takes an elbow to the temple.
Zyekowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Long missing with knees to the body.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but Zyekowski is blocking nicely.
Long blocks the elbow strike.
Zyekowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Zyekowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zyekowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zyekowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zyekowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Long avoids the elbow strike from Zyekowski, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyekowski has Long pushed against the cage.
Zyekowski cracks Long with a nice body shot.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zyekowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zyekowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Zyekowski fails to land.
Zyekowski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zyekowski working aggressively here.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zyekowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zyekowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Zyekowski presses Long against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zyekowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zyekowski misses with a knee strike.
Long lands a knee to the head.
Zyekowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zyekowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but Zyekowski is blocking nicely.
Zyekowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Zyekowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Long leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zyekowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but Zyekowski blocks with his arms.
Zyekowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Long avoids the elbow strike from Zyekowski, against the cage.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but Zyekowski blocks with his arms.
Zyekowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Long takes an elbow to the temple.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zyekowski. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zyekowski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Zyekowski throws a low kick, looking for Long's leg but Long calmly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zyekowski.
A head kick misses from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
Long misses with a knee strike.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Zyekowski.
A body shot lands from Zyekowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski missing with knees to the body.
Zyekowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zyekowski lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Zyekowski.
A right handed body shot lands from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski misses with a punch to the body.
Zyekowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zyekowski looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.
Zyekowski misses with a punch to the body.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but Zyekowski blocks with his arms.
Thomas Zyekowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Zyekowski - that landed with a thud.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zyekowski blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zyekowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zyekowski missing with knees to the body.
Zyekowski missing with knees to the body.
Zyekowski is pushing Long up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zyekowski lands with a left to the head.
Zyekowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Zyekowski is struggling to control the position.
Zyekowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zyekowski has Long pressed against the cage.
Zyekowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Zyekowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zyekowski 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Zyekowski!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lerry Sancio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippon Banzai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sancio comes to the cage accompanied by Before I Forget. Lerry Sancio 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lerry Sancio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippon Banzai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banzai drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sancio pulls Banzai in close to prevent any damage.
Sancio trying to control the position.
Banzai wants to control from the top but Sancio keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancio wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sancio is looking for a triangle but Banzai pushes his legs off easily.
Sancio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banzai trying to control the position from guard on top but Sancio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sancio fails to land with a series of punches.
Banzai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sancio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Banzai is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banzai slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Banzai won't allow Sancio to sweep him here.
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.
Banzai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sancio is keeping the position for now.
Sancio controls Banzai momentarily but Banzai frees himself.
Sancio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banzai preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippon Banzai 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.
Sancio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banzai circles away quickly and effectively.
Sancio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sancio 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.
Lerry Sancio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sancio throws a nice looking combination but Banzai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banzai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sancio as he jumps to the side.
Sancio wants to slow Banzai down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Banzai.
Sancio misses with the combination.
Banzai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Banzai is trying to control. Sancio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Banzai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sancio is looking for a sweep. Banzai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sancio wants to control but Banzai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Banzai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sancio keeps working.
Sancio throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sancio is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancio wants to control but Banzai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Banzai fails with a takedown attempt.
Sancio misses with a double jab.
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.
Sancio lands a jab-cross combination.
Sancio tries to score with a low kick but Banzai moves his leg out of the way.
Lerry Sancio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Banzai with that takedown attempt.
Lerry Sancio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ippon Banzai.
Banzai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sancio delivers a nice body kick.
Banzai is breathing heavily.
Banzai fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lerry Sancio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sancio is looking to slow Banzai down with leg kicks.
Sancio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banzai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sancio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick from Sancio lands but Banzai takes it in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Banzai or perhaps it was just good defense by Sancio which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banzai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banzai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sancio cracks Banzai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sancio misses with a kick to the body.
Sancio throws a head kick but Banzai moves out of range.
Banzai slips a jab and a cross from Sancio.
Banzai scores with a takedown into Sancio's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancio pushes Banzai off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Banzai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sancio misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sancio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banzai takes one to the chin there.
Sancio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lerry Sancio is winning the standup battle so far.
Banzai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sancio misses the shot to the body.
Lerry Sancio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banzai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sancio throws a head kick but Banzai moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Banzai.
Banzai moves into full mount!
Sancio can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lerry Sancio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sancio 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lerry Sancio!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shutterfly Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Kuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shutterfly Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Kuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuraba feints and as Simmons raises his hands in defense, Kuraba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Simmons wants to improve his position but instead Kuraba has moved into half guard.
Simmons pushes Kuraba off looking to stand but Kuraba dives back in and keeps control.
Simmons manages to get to full guard.
Kuraba trying to control but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Kuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuraba looking to sit in guard and control but Simmons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simmons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Simmons wants to control but Kuraba is keeping him busy.
Simmons lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kuraba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kuraba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Simmons.
Simmons looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kuraba is trying to maintain the position but Simmons is very close to passing his half guard.
Simmons lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Simmons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuraba is not content to let Simmons control the position.
Simmons looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Simmons scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuraba is trying to maintain the position but Simmons is very close to passing his half guard.
Simmons 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.
Simmons is looking to take a break and control but Kuraba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuraba is looking to improve his position.
Simmons uses his free foot to push down on Kuraba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kuraba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Simmons connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuraba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Simmons is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Simmons fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Simmons postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kuraba looks a forlorn figure.
Kuraba wants to hold on but Simmons pushes him away.
Kuraba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kuraba is rocked!
Simmons fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kuraba is still in real trouble! Can Simmons finish him?
Simmons scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuraba tries to reverse the position but Simmons maintains control.
Kuraba seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuraba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee warns Kuraba that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Simmons lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simmons tries to control but Kuraba wriggling away.
Simmons controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shutterfly Simmons dominated that round.
That's time! Simmons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuraba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuraba slips under a jab.
Simmons defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuraba.
Simmons throws a right hand that Kuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuraba also avoids with ease.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Kuraba avoids them all with ease.
Simmons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuraba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simmons swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuraba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Simmons's guard now.
Kuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shutterfly Simmons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simmons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuraba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Simmons looking to control.
Simmons looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuraba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Simmons uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kuraba moves out of range as Simmons strikes.
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.
Kuraba closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kuraba winds up and cracks Simmons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kuraba trying to control from half guard but Simmons is working away.
Kuraba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kuraba stalling away here and it's allowed Simmons to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Simmons wants to sweep but no luck.
Simmons keeping moving, preventing Kuraba from controlling successfully.
Simmons is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba is looking to advance position but Simmons has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
A nice elbow there by Simmons.
Kuraba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Simmons dominating with strikes here.
Simmons looking to control but Kuraba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Simmons lands with some strikes.
Simmons can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuraba is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba is looking to get to half guard.
Kuraba is breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Simmons cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Simmons content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shutterfly Simmons will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simmons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuraba shoots in but Simmons avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Simmons bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Simmons in side control lands a decent elbow.
Simmons scoring with punches from side control.
Simmons cracks Kuraba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kuraba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Simmons tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kuraba's legs.
Kuraba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons working away.
Simmons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuraba keeps working.
Simmons cracks Kuraba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Simmons thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Simmons is working Kuraba over with some ground and pound from side control.
Simmons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuraba keeps working.
Kuraba takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons looks up at the clock and then as Kuraba takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Simmons smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Simmons with the ground and pound but Kuraba regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Simmons prevents Kuraba from improving his position.
Kuraba trying to control from the bottom.
Kuraba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Simmons wants to free his trapped foot but Kuraba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shutterfly Simmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Simmons seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kuraba for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Simmons prevents Kuraba from standing back up.
Well, if Simmons is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shutterfly Simmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simmons 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 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shutterfly Simmons!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Arellanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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250 lbs
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268 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Arellanes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arellanes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arellanes misses with a double jab.
Arellanes leaves Chim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dong Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chim takes one on the button.
Chim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Chim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chim tries to move into range but Arellanes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arellanes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arellanes Rushes Chim and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Chim is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Arellanes Piles on the pressure and Chim crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Arellanes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rock Hardmeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov has chosen BLUNT- "The Iron Maiden" as his entrance music. Ivan Borisov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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195 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Hardmeat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardmeat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borisov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardmeat on the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Borisov scores with a four punch combination!
Borisov lands an overhand right.
Borisov blocks a leg kick.
Borisov throws a hook to the side of Hardmeat's head but Hardmeat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borisov thuds a left hand into Hardmeat's body.
Borisov lands a with a good body shot.
Hardmeat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Borisov scores with a shot to the body.
Borisov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardmeat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardmeat moves out of range of the strikes.
Borisov lands a jab to the nose.
Borisov misses with the combination.
Borisov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov looks to land a combination but Hardmeat avoids it well.
Ivan Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borisov misses with the combination.
Borisov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardmeat momentarily.
Borisov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardmeat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
Borisov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardmeat on the side of the head.
Borisov misses with a looping right.
Borisov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardmeat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borisov.
Borisov throws the left hand but Hardmeat avoids the punch easily.
Borisov thuds a left hand into Hardmeat's body.
Borisov lands with a hook. Hardmeat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Hardmeat finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Borisov.
Borisov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardmeat had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Borisov checks the leg kick nicely there.
No joy there for Borisov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardmeat walks into a stiff left hand from Borisov.
Borisov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hardmeat on the side of the head.
Borisov throws a hook but Hardmeat avoids it easily.
Hardmeat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardmeat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Borisov to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Borisov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardmeat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borisov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardmeat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Borisov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardmeat.
Borisov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardmeat is just out of range.
Hardmeat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borisov throws a looping overhand right but Hardmeat ducks down to avoid it.
Hardmeat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardmeat throws a front kick aimed at Borisov's knee but Borisov avoids it well.
Borisov scores with a hook to the body. Hardmeat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borisov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardmeat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Borisov punishes Hardmeat's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardmeat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borisov thuds a left hand into Hardmeat's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Borisov there.
Borisov misses with an uppercut.
Borisov misses with a body shot.
Borisov throws a shot from downtown. Hardmeat moves away and avoids it.
Borisov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardmeat momentarily.
Borisov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardmeat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Hardmeat.
Borisov digs a good hook to Hardmeat's body.
Hardmeat walks into a stiff left hand from Borisov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borisov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borisov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Borisov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Borisov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Borisov.
Borisov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardmeat is just out of range.
Borisov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivan Borisov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borisov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardmeat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardmeat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardmeat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardmeat slips a straight right by Borisov.
Hardmeat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Borisov jabs at Hardmeat's body.
Borisov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardmeat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardmeat, right into the meat.
Borisov works Hardmeat's body with a nice hook.
Hardmeat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
Borisov throws the left hand but Hardmeat avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardmeat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borisov.
Borisov jabs at Hardmeat's body.
Hardmeat slips a straight right by Borisov.
Borisov moves out of range as Hardmeat throws a body kick.
Borisov missing with a left hand there. Hardmeat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardmeat ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Borisov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Borisov misses with an uppercut.
Hardmeat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardmeat ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Borisov throws a big shot that misses.
Hardmeat throws a leg kick but Borisov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Borisov lands a nice hook to Hardmeat's body. Hardmeat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov lands with a nice body punch.
Hardmeat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borisov throws a big shot that misses.
Borisov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borisov looks to land a right hand but Hardmeat moved out of range.
Borisov misses with a looping left.
Hardmeat drops his hands momentarily and Borisov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Hardmeat misses its intended target.
Borisov lands a two punch combo.
Hardmeat takes one to the chin there.
Borisov scores with a nice right hand.
Hardmeat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardmeat scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borisov cracks Hardmeat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardmeat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
Borisov loads up on a big right hand but Hardmeat slips the punch.
Hardmeat moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardmeat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Borisov thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Borisov does no damage.
Hardmeat throws a low kick, looking for Borisov's leg but Borisov calmly moves out of range.
Borisov scores with a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Borisov, as that shot connected.
Hardmeat slips a straight right by Borisov.
Hardmeat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hardmeat moves away from the strike by Borisov.
Nice defenses there by Hardmeat.
Borisov throws a hook but Hardmeat blocks it.
Borisov lands a nice shot that snaps Hardmeat's head back.
Borisov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borisov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borisov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Borisov lands a nice shot that snaps Hardmeat's head back.
Borisov throws a right and a left that Hardmeat avoids nicely.
Hardmeat throws a body kick that misses.
Borisov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Borisov misses.
Hardmeat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Borisov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hardmeat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borisov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Borisov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Borisov.
Borisov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borisov blocks a low kick nicely.
Borisov throws a hook to the side of Hardmeat's head but Hardmeat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borisov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardmeat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Borisov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardmeat's head backwards.
Borisov misses the shot to the body.
Hardmeat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Borisov checks it well.
Borisov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Borisov misses with a hook.
Hardmeat cracks the inside of Borisov's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardmeat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borisov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardmeat throws the left hand but Borisov avoids the punch easily.
Borisov catches Hardmeat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Borisov takes a swing at Hardmeat's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Borisov misses the target.
Borisov blocks a head kick by Hardmeat.
Borisov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardmeat is just out of range.
Borisov misses with a two punch combination.
Hardmeat slips a straight right by Borisov.
Hardmeat staying out of range there.
Borisov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borisov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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.
Nice body punch from Borisov.
Hardmeat misses with a low kick.
Borisov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardmeat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hardmeat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Borisov loads up on a big right hand but Hardmeat slips the punch.
Hardmeat misses with an attempted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Borisov.
Borisov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardmeat.
Borisov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Borisov misses.
Hardmeat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardmeat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardmeat in his tracks.
Hardmeat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borisov manages to avoid it.
Borisov swings for the body but Hardmeat moves out of range.
Borisov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borisov throws a good cross that connects.
Borisov swings for the body but Hardmeat moves out of range.
Hardmeat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Borisov misses.
Borisov thows a body shot but no joy.
Borisov looks to land a right hand but Hardmeat moved out of range.
Borisov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardmeat on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Hardmeat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borisov throws a hook to the side of Hardmeat's head but Hardmeat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov loads up on a big right hand but Hardmeat slips the punch.
Borisov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardmeat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Borisov misses.
A jab from Borisov does it's job there.
Hardmeat needs to keep his hands up - Borisov had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Borisov.
Hardmeat avoids the body shot from Borisov.
Borisov cracks Hardmeat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Borisov misses.
Rock Hardmeat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borisov throws a right and a left that Hardmeat avoids nicely.
Borisov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardmeat manages to avoid it.
Borisov throws a series of punches but Hardmeat moves out of range.
Ivan Borisov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borisov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Borisov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Borisov 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Borisov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marius Cepulis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Belanger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marius Cepulis's chin.
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185 lbs
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193 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marius Cepulis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Belanger!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belanger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Belanger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Belanger controlling the position from side mount.
Cepulis is pushing Belanger's head away, looking to escape. Belanger manages to hold on to the position though.
Belanger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cepulis is trying to control Belanger's posture but Belanger avoids it.
Belanger wants to control for a moment but Cepulis uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Belanger is looking to pass Cepulis's guard but actually Cepulis recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger throws and elbow that misses. Cepulis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belanger's guard. Nice move by Cepulis!
Belanger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belanger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
Cepulis stands up and waves to Belanger to follow him.
Belanger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cepulis misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Belanger misses.
Belanger tries to land a leg kick but Cepulis saw it coming and moves away.
Joe Belanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belanger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marius Cepulis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belanger moves in looking to clinch but Cepulis pushes him off.
Cepulis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cepulis is breathing heavily.
Cepulis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cepulis throws a sloppy head kick and Belanger moves out of range easily.
Belanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cepulis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belanger.
Cepulis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belanger looks to land a right hand but Cepulis moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cepulis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Marius Cepulis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belanger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cepulis ducks under a wild hook from Belanger.
Belanger misses the jab.
Belanger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belanger lands a nice hook to Cepulis's body. Cepulis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Belanger circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Cepulis drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Belanger follows Cepulis to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Belanger!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nichiren Daishonin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horato Muchada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Muchada's choice of entrance music: Red - Ordinary World. Horato Muchada is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nichiren Daishonin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horato Muchada!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muchada clinches up against the cage.
Muchada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muchada is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muchada lands a damaging elbow.
Daishonin is working for takedown but Muchada is calmly controlling the position for now.
Muchada using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daishonin is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muchada connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daishonin's face.
Muchada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from Muchada.
Muchada putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daishonin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muchada is pushing Daishonin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Muchada receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Muchada landing knees to the body.
Daishonin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muchada lands a damaging elbow.
Daishonin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muchada landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muchada landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muchada with a knee to the head.
Muchada lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Muchada gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Nichiren Daishonin has been cut.
Knees to the body from Muchada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchada lands a nice elbow.
Muchada connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daishonin's face.
Muchada lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muchada.
Muchada lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Muchada lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daishonin is rocked!
Muchada unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daishonin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oh Daishonin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muchada connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Muchada.
Muchada lands an elbow inside.
Muchada lands a good knee to the midsection. Daishonin won't want to take too many of those.
Muchada scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Muchada.
Daishonin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muchada scores a nice knee to the body.
Daishonin seems to have got his legs back now.
Muchada tries a knee to the head but Daishonin blocks it.
Muchada pushes off an throws an elbow but Daishonin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muchada displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daishonin up against the cage.
Daishonin takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchada with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muchada.
Muchada with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daishonin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muchada prevents Daishonin from breaking the clinch.
Muchada dodges an elbow strike from Daishonin.
Daishonin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muchada with a knee to the head.
Muchada putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daishonin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muchada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daishonin blocks it with crossed arms.
Muchada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daishonin is defending well for now.
Muchada misses with a knee strike.
Daishonin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muchada blocks it with crossed arms.
Muchada missing with knees to the body.
Daishonin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daishonin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muchada blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Muchada.
Muchada missing with knees to the body.
Muchada crunches a lovely knee into Daishonin's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daishonin wants to stall.
Daishonin wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nichiren Daishonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muchada unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muchada with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muchada is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daishonin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muchada pulls his leg out and moves away.
Muchada has closed the distance and engaged Daishonin in a clinch.
Daishonin tries to score a body lock takedown but Muchada shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muchada lands a knee to the head.
Daishonin takes an elbow to the temple.
Muchada working Daishonin over with knees to the body.
Muchada lands an elbow inside that Daishonin shrugs off.
Muchada has Daishonin pushed against the cage.
Muchada using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muchada putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daishonin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daishonin takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Muchada.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muchada throws an elbow but misses.
Muchada trying to land knees to the body.
Muchada prevents the takedown attempt.
Muchada lands a good knee to the midsection. Daishonin won't want to take too many of those.
Muchada throws an elbow but it misses.
Muchada lands an elbow inside.
Daishonin avoiding damage as Muchada throws knees to the body.
Daishonin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muchada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Muchada.
A knee to the head by Muchada.
Muchada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daishonin's efforts to push away.
Muchada lands a knee to the head.
Daishonin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muchada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muchada lands an elbow inside.
Muchada unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daishonin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Muchada.
Daishonin takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horato Muchada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nichiren Daishonin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Daishonin avoids the head kick by Muchada.
Daishonin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muchada as he avoids it easily.
Daishonin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muchada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muchada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daishonin.
Muchada forces Daishonin back against the cage and clinches.
Muchada connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Muchada.
Muchada with a knee to the head.
Muchada connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daishonin's face.
Daishonin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daishonin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Muchada pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nichiren Daishonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daishonin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muchada lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muchada landing knees to the body.
Daishonin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muchada lands an elbow inside that Daishonin shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muchada obliges.
Daishonin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muchada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muchada takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchada working Daishonin over with knees to the body.
Daishonin is looking to break free of the clinch but Muchada has double underhooks.
Muchada lands a knee to the body.
Muchada landing knees to the head.
Muchada comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muchada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daishonin blocks it with crossed arms.
Muchada prevents a takedown attempt there.
Muchada lands an elbow that stopped Daishonin in his tracks for a moment.
Muchada stalling in the clinch.
Muchada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daishonin avoids it.
Muchada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daishonin.
Muchada is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daishonin tries to score a body lock takedown but Muchada shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muchada working Daishonin over with knees to the body.
Daishonin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muchada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Muchada. No joy for Daishonin on that attempt.
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.
Muchada gets a clinch.
Muchada scores with a knee to the head.
Muchada scores with a knee to the head.
Daishonin can't break the clinch.
Muchada is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Daishonin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daishonin avoiding damage as Muchada throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Daishonin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muchada putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daishonin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muchada lands a knee to the body.
Muchada connects with a knee to the head.
Muchada utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muchada crunches a lovely knee into Daishonin's ribcage.
Muchada lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Muchada scores a nice knee to the body.
Daishonin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muchada blocks it with crossed arms.
Muchada lands an elbow that stopped Daishonin in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daishonin backwards.
Muchada creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daishonin's defenses.
Muchada will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Daishonin up against the cage.
Daishonin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muchada misses with a knee to the head.
Daishonin wants to break free but Muchada has control.
Daishonin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muchada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daishonin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daishonin can't get the takedown.
Muchada stalling the fight.
Horato Muchada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muchada connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daishonin's face.
Daishonin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muchada.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muchada connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daishonin's face.
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.
Daishonin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Muchada lands a good knee to the midsection. Daishonin won't want to take too many of those.
Muchada is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muchada lands an elbow just above Daishonin 's eye.
Muchada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muchada is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daishonin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muchada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Muchada lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muchada dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Muchada is pressed up against the cage. Daishonin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muchada down to the mat. Muchada avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Muchada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daishonin dives in and grabs Muchada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muchada pushes down on Daishonin's head and hops out.
Muchada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daishonin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muchada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daishonin shoots in for a takedown but Muchada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Muchada tries to clinch but Daishonin moves out of range.
Muchada displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daishonin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horato Muchada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nichiren Daishonin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Muchada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daishonin shoots in for a double leg but Muchada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muchada stuffs the takedown.
A head kick from Muchada lands but Daishonin takes it in his stride.
Muchada takes the fight into the clinch.
Muchada landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muchada working Daishonin over with knees to the body.
Muchada has Daishonin pushed against the cage.
Muchada landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muchada landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muchada blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Muchada as the two fighters clinch.
Muchada lands a knee to the head.
Daishonin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muchada unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muchada stalling in the clinch.
Daishonin avoiding damage as Muchada throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daishonin is trying to break the clinch but Muchada has him pressed against the cage.
Muchada crunches a lovely knee into Daishonin's ribcage.
Muchada using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daishonin taking a breather.
Daishonin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muchada unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muchada with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daishonin wants to stall.
Muchada lands an elbow that stopped Daishonin in his tracks for a moment.
Daishonin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daishonin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Muchada prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nichiren Daishonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muchada landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daishonin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daishonin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muchada slows down the pace here.
Muchada trying to land knees to the body.
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.
Muchada prevents the takedown attempt.
Muchada lands a knee to the body.
Daishonin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Muchada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Muchada lands a knee to the body.
Muchada scores with a knee to the head.
Muchada utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daishonin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muchada unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daishonin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daishonin can't get the takedown.
Muchada lands an elbow inside that Daishonin shrugs off.
Muchada working Daishonin over with knees to the body.
Muchada lands a good knee to the midsection. Daishonin won't want to take too many of those.
Muchada lands an elbow just above Daishonin 's eye.
Muchada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daishonin.
Muchada is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daishonin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muchada lands an elbow just above Daishonin 's eye.
Daishonin avoiding damage as Muchada throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daishonin avoiding damage as Muchada throws knees to the body.
Muchada using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daishonin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muchada misses with a knee to the head.
Muchada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daishonin.
Daishonin is trying to break the clinch but Muchada is controlling him.
Muchada content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Daishonin wants a takedown but no success here.
Muchada unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daishonin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muchada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daishonin avoids it.
Daishonin is looking to break free of the clinch but Muchada has double underhooks.
Daishonin wants to break free but Muchada has control.
Muchada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muchada scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Muchada.
Daishonin goes for a takedown attempt but Muchada pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daishonin misses with a takedown attempt - Muchada sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muchada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daishonin, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Muchada scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muchada obliges.
Muchada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daishonin avoids it.
Muchada lands a good knee to the midsection. Daishonin won't want to take too many of those.
Daishonin is trying to drag Muchada to the mat but Muchada just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Muchada prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daishonin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muchada lands a nice knee to the body.
Muchada lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muchada tries to land knees in the clinch but Daishonin avoids the damage to the body.
Muchada comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daishonin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muchada unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daishonin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nichiren Daishonin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horato Muchada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muchada is pushing Daishonin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Daishonin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muchada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horato Muchada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muchada 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horato Muchada!
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RATING
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