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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jigaro Kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kano comes to the ring accompanied by the zepher song. Jigaro Kano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jigaro Kano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kano rushes The Lion and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kano throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. The Lion tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kano is in The Lion's guard.
The Lion is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kano rolls with it to try and escape but The Lion cranks on the arm and Kano is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey The Lion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Tibayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tities Stayalone (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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255 lbs
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275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Tibayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tities Stayalone!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stayalone throws a leg kick
letting Tibayan counter with a right hand.
Stayalone throws a lazy head kick
letting Tibayan counter with a right hand.
Stayalone thows a leg kick but Tibayan checks it
and Tibayan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tibayan connects with an inside leg kick.
Stayalone throws a lazy head kick
and Tibayan counters with a body kick that stops Stayalone in his tracks momentarily.
Stayalone misses with a jab to the body
and Tibayan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stayalone looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tibayan throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Tities Stayalone has been cut.
Stayalone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tibayan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stayalone checks a low kick from Tibayan.
Stayalone checks a leg kick nicely.
Stayalone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tibayan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Stayalone misses
and Tibayan counters with a solid body kick.
Tibayan scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Tibayan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stayalone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tibayan can pounce on him.
Stayalone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tibayan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tibayan pushes Stayalone back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tibayan scores with a knee to the head.
Tibayan missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tibayan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tibayan lands a nice knee to the body.
Tibayan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stayalone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tibayan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tibayan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tibayan looking to throw knees to the head but Stayalone is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Tibayan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tities Stayalone's cut.
That's time! Tibayan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tibayan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tibayan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tibayan throws a leg kick
and Stayalone counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Stayalone is predictable there
and Tibayan counters with a nice body kick.
Tibayan moves into the clinch.
Tibayan crunches a lovely knee into Stayalone's ribcage.
Stayalone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tibayan working Stayalone over with knees to the body.
Tibayan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stayalone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stayalone is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Tibayan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tibayan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tibayan lands a nice knee to the body.
Tibayan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tibayan crunches a lovely knee into Stayalone's ribcage.
Tibayan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tibayan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tibayan lands a nice shot to the body.
Tibayan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stayalone.
Nice body punch from Tibayan - that landed with a thud.
Tibayan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stayalone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tibayan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tibayan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stayalone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tibayan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stayalone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tibayan is leaning against Stayalone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tibayan lands a good knee to the midsection. Stayalone won't want to take too many of those.
Tibayan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stayalone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tibayan scores with a shot to the side of Stayalone's head.
Tibayan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tibayan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tibayan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Tibayan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tities Stayalone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tibayan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Andrei Tibayan is winning the standup battle so far.
Tibayan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tibayan throws a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tibayan, right into the meat.
Tibayan scores with a sloppy right hand. Stayalone should have avoided that one.
Stayalone thows a leg kick but Tibayan checks it
and Tibayan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stayalone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stayalone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stayalone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tibayan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tibayan scores with a leg kick.
Tibayan throws the kick towards the body but Stayalone avoids it.
A low kick from Stayalone is predictable there
and Tibayan counters with an inside leg kick.
Tibayan throws a leg kick that misses.
Tibayan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stayalone will feel that in the morning.
Tibayan throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stayalone, pushing him back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Tibayan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tibayan pushes Stayalone back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tibayan landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tibayan.
Tibayan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Tibayan.
Tibayan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Tibayan on the inside.
Tibayan connects with a knee to the head.
Tities Stayalone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Tibayan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Tibayan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tibayan 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Tibayan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuji Shinoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuji Shinoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuji Shinoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker tries to keep at a distance but Shinoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shinoto is trying to stall.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Shinoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Shinoto shrugs off.
Shinoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kicker.
Kicker scores a nice knee to the body.
Shinoto looks gassed!
Shinoto looking to throw knees to the head but Kicker is blocking nicely.
Shinoto blocks an elbow strike.
Kicker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shinoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shinoto is trying to push Kicker away but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Shinoto in his tracks for a moment.
Kicker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kicker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Kicker trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Shinoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Kicker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but Shinoto blocks with his arms.
Shinoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shinoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Kicker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shinoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kicker landing knees to the head.
Kicker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shinoto avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Shinoto blocks an elbow strike.
Kicker crunches a lovely knee into Shinoto's ribcage.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Shinoto shrugs off.
Kicker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Shinoto 's eye.
Shinoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kicker misses with a knee to the head.
Shinoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Shinoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
Shinoto managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Shinoto managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Shinoto 's eye.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Shinoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Kicker.
Shinoto managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Kicker lands a knee to the body.
Kicker working Shinoto over with knees to the body.
Kicker connects with a knee to the head.
Shinoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shinoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.
Shinoto avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Shinoto takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shinoto avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Kicker landing knees to the body.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Shinoto in his tracks for a moment.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Shinoto avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kicker scores with a knee to the head.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shinoto's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Kicker dominated that round.
That's time! Kicker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kicker has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Shinoto breaks the clinch.
Shinoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shinoto counters with a left to the body.
Kicker darts in and clinches Shinoto up against the ropes.
Ray Kicker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Kicker lands a good knee to the midsection. Shinoto won't want to take too many of those.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Shinoto in his tracks for a moment.
Kicker crunches a lovely knee into Shinoto's ribcage.
Kicker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shinoto.
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Shinoto is breathing heavily.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kicker with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shinoto is rocked!
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shinoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Kicker finish him?
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Shinoto in his tracks for a moment.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kicker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kicker with a knee to the head.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Shinoto in his tracks for a moment.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Shinoto 's eye.
Kicker landing knees to the body.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Kicker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shinoto's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kicker lands a knee to the body.
Kicker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kicker crunches a lovely knee into Shinoto's ribcage.
Shinoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Shinoto in his tracks for a moment.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Shinoto shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker scores a nice knee to the body.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shinoto's defenses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Shinoto shrugs off.
Kicker scores with a knee to the head.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Kicker.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Shinoto shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Kicker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shinoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Shinoto in his tracks for a moment.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shinoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Shinoto 's eye.
Kicker lands a good knee to the midsection. Shinoto won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shinoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Shinoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Kicker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shinoto clinches.
Kicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Shinoto trying to stall but Kicker improves his position.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kicker misses with a knee to the head.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shinoto's defenses.
Shinoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shinoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Kicker scores a nice knee to the body.
Shinoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Kicker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shinoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Kicker landing knees to the body.
Shinoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kicker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shinoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker lands a knee to the body.
Kicker misses with a knee strike.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Shinoto avoids the damage to the body.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Shinoto shrugs off.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shinoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shinoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Shinoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kicker lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Kicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shinoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Shinoto 's eye.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shinoto's defenses.
Kicker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kicker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shinoto's face.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shinoto tries to break free but Kicker pushes him back against the ropes.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker lands a knee to the body.
Kicker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shinoto blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shinoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shinoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kicker moves in looking to clinch but Shinoto pushes him off.
Kicker tries to clinch there but Shinoto circles away.
Shinoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kicker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shinotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Kicker there.
Kicker connects with an inside leg kick.
Shinoto gets tackled into the ropes by Kicker. Kicker maintains the clinch.
Yuji Shinoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinoto managing to block the knees to the body from Kicker.
Kicker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shinoto is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Kicker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kicker 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Kicker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry HooHar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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182 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry HooHar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HooHar missing with a left hand there. Pieru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
HooHar avoids a kick to the body.
HooHar throws a combination that misses
and Pieru decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in HooHar's guard.
Pieru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
HooHar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
HooHar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
HooHar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
HooHar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pieru manages to get himself to full guard.
Pieru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for HooHar!
HooHar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
HooHar blocking the ground and pound.
HooHar is looking to improve his position but Pieru isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pieru with shots to the head and body - HooHar looks very uncomfortable down there.
HooHar tries to hold on but Pieru pushes him away.
Pieru tries to control but HooHar wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
HooHar tries to reverse the position but Pieru maintains control.
HooHar wants to control but Pieru is having none of it.
Pieru lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pieru throws a sloppy strike and HooHar uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and HooHar has ended up in Pieru's guard.
Pieru looking to hit a scissor sweep but HooHar is one step ahead there.
HooHar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
HooHar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru looking to hit a scissor sweep but HooHar is one step ahead there.
Pieru lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for HooHar!
Pieru misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pieru landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Pieru there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
HooHar tries to hold on but Pieru pushes him away.
Pieru unloads with some shots from mount but HooHar bucks and avoids them well.
HooHar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HooHar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pieru throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
HooHar tries to reverse the position but Pieru maintains control.
Pieru looking to finish with strikes here!
Pieru with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pieru landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pieru dominating with strikes here.
HooHar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Pieru 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.
HooHar misses with a hook.
Pieru throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. HooHar was covering up waiting for the punch and Pieru finishes the takedown easily into guard.
HooHar keeping moving, preventing Pieru from controlling successfully.
Pieru is looking to work some ground and pound but HooHar has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pieru's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
HooHar wants to stand up but Pieru is controlling him.
Pieru stopping the sweep attempt from HooHar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru wants to control from the top but HooHar keeps moving.
Pieru throws a strike but HooHar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pieru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
HooHar wants to pass the guard but Pieru is keeping the position.
Pieru 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.
HooHar lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pieru is on top in guard.
HooHar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pieru.
Pieru wants to control from the top but HooHar keeps moving.
Yrjo Pieru has got the better of the ground game so far.
HooHar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pieru's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for HooHar!
Pieru landing strikes from the mount and HooHar is in trouble!
Pieru landing shots from mount.
Pieru trying to control but HooHar is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Pieru there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru thowing shots but they're missing.
Pieru throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns HooHar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pieru misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pieru connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pieru throws some wild stikes that HooHar manages to avoid easily.
Pieru thowing shots but they're missing.
HooHar tries to hold on but Pieru postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Pieru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
HooHar fails with the takedown
and Pieru counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pieru passes easily into side control. Nice work.
HooHar manages to get back to half guard.
Pieru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pieru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
HooHar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pieru.
HooHar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pieru with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HooHar tries to roll over but Pieru keeps him under control.
Pieru wants to control but HooHar is keeping him busy.
Pieru scoring with strikes to the body and head.
HooHar tries to get to full guard but Pieru has control of the leg.
HooHar gets full guard.
HooHar is pulling down on Pieru's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. HooHar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
HooHar working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
HooHar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Harry HooHar.
HooHar tries for a takedown but Pieru circles away easily
and Pieru counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
HooHar is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pieru thows a huge punch but HooHar dodges it nicely.
Pieru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pieru moves into full mount! HooHar won't be happy about that!
Pieru misses with a head shot.
Pieru fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pieru throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pieru throws some wild stikes that HooHar manages to avoid easily.
Pieru pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns HooHar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
HooHar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pieru.
Pieru raining down hammerfists from mount.
Harry HooHar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pieru has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of HooHar's face.
Pieru misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Yrjo Pieru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
HooHar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Pieru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pieru has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjo Pieru!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Games (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Speech Cobras. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Games!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a hook to the side of Games's head but Games sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Games misses with a leg kick.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Games checks a leg kick.
Jab from Burns.
Games throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Games misses
and Burns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Games explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Burns really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Games fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Games looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Games at a distance.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Games bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Games looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Games swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burns finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Games.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Games throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Burns.
Burns thuds his shin into the meat of Games's side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Games, right into the meat.
Games throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Games lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Games plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Games tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Games delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick by Games misses
and Burns counters with an inside leg kick.
Games shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burns connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Games moves to clinch but Burns breaks away
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Games tries to clinch
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Games darts in trying to clinch
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Games is rocked!
Games takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Games looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Games moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns scores with a hook.
Games is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Burns throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Games seems to have recovered his senses.
Games looks gassed!
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Games wants to clinch
and Burns counters with a crisp right that sends Games to the canvas! Burns follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Burns!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camerino Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid comes to the ring accompanied by There's No Home for You Here. Xavier Cid could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Camerino Fernandez's chin.
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155 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camerino Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fernandez's sensitive parts.
Fernandez throws a series of punches but Cid moves out of range.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fernandez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Fernandez misses its intended target.
Fernandez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fernandez takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.
Cid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fernandez misses with a left hand
and Fernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick from Cid misses.
Cid misses with a looping left.
Cid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fernandez checks a low kick from Cid.
Cid throws a leg kick but Fernandez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Cid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid connects with a single shot there.
Fernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cid counters with a nice leg kick.
Cid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cid connects with an inside leg kick.
Fernandez misses with a right hand
and Fernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cid lands with a nice body kick.
Cid swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fernandez counters with a left to the body.
Fernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Cid.
Cid throws an overhand right that lands on Fernandez's shoulder, as Fernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Fernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cid.
Nice shot by Cid.
Fernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cid.
Cid throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cid.
Cid connects with an inside leg kick.
Fernandez takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fernandez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fernandez throws out a loose jab but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernandez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cid moves out of range as Fernandez strikes.
Fernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cid.
Fernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cid.
Fernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Fernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cid counters with a good low kick that Fernandez was not able to check.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Cid scoring well with a low kick there.
Cid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cid stalling in the clinch.
Cid lands an elbow that stopped Fernandez in his tracks for a moment.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
Fernandez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fernandez is rocked!
It looks like Camerino Fernandez has been cut.
Cid misses with an elbow over the top.
Fernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Cid finish him?
Cid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fernandez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cid has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Fernandez - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Cid, and another! Fernandez is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Xavier Cid!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidetoshi Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hidetoshi Nakata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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182 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jhonny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidetoshi Nakata!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakata closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cage did well to prevent Nakata getting side control.
Nakata throwing shots but Cage is blocking nicely.
Cage is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nakata seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cage is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hidetoshi Nakata!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aki Sirkesalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Rader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rader's choice of entrance music: His Own Fight Video. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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22
151 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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168 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aki Sirkesalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Rader!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirkesalo misses with a double jab
and Rader counters with a straight right hand.
Sirkesalo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sirkesalo moves out of range of the body kick from Rader.
Rader scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sirkesalo in his tracks.
Sirkesalo misses with a body shot.
Sirkesalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rader throws out the jab.
Sirkesalo misses with a combination
and Rader makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sirkesalo misses with a combination
enabling Rader to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkesalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirkesalo moves out of range as Rader strikes.
Sirkesalo misses with a lunging right hand
and Rader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aki Sirkesalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rader darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sirkesalo misses with a right hand
enabling Rader to counter with a crisp jab.
Sirkesalo misses with a body shot
and Rader counters with a nice uppercut.
Rader looks for the body kick but Sirkesalo saw that one coming.
Rader walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sirkesalo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkesalo misses with a double jab
and Rader counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sirkesalo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rader counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rader just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sirkesalo's brow.
Rader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sirkesalo's efforts to push away.
Rader missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rader just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sirkesalo's brow.
Rader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sirkesalo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sirkesalo breaks the clinch.
Sirkesalo throws a combination that misses
and Rader counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rader postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rader drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sirkesalo dives on top into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rader is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rader wants to sweep here but Sirkesalo controlling him for the moment.
Rader is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Rader is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rader prevents Sirkesalo from improving his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rader not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rader slips a nice elbow through Sirkesalo's hands, connecting with Sirkesalo's forehead.
Rader tries to pass to full mount but Sirkesalo defends it.
Sirkesalo tries to roll over but Rader keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Rader dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rader jabs Sirkesalo right on the nose. Sirkesalo blinks but takes it well.
Aki Sirkesalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rader throws a big shot that misses.
Rader ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rader just misses with a punch to the body.
Sirkesalo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rader counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rader trying to control the action but Sirkesalo is working from the bottom.
Rader thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sirkesalo's head.
Sirkesalo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rader.
Sirkesalo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkesalo keeping full guard, as Rader tries to pass.
Rader missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rader postures up in Sirkesalo's guard and throws a big left but Sirkesalo blocks it.
Rader throwing strikes from guard but Sirkesalo blocks nicely.
Rader slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rader lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rader sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rader postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sirkesalo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rader keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sirkesalo's head.
Rader throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sirkesalo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rader missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rader passes into half guard.
Sirkesalo wants to control but Rader is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rader slips a nice elbow through Sirkesalo's hands, connecting with Sirkesalo's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader trying to control from half guard but Sirkesalo is working away.
Rader tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sirkesalo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rader is working for a submission of some sort.
Sirkesalo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rader not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sirkesalo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rader is working away from the top position though.
Rader is just content to waste time from the top position. Sirkesalo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sirkesalo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rader.
Rader trying to control but Sirkesalo is working from the bottom.
Rader is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rader passes Sirkesalo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Rader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rader throws the kick towards the body but Sirkesalo avoids it.
Rader connects with a nice looking jab.
Sirkesalo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rader counters with a stiff right hand.
Rader misses with an uppercut. Sirkesalo saw that one coming.
Sirkesalo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sirkesalo misses with a hook.
Rader throws a hook to the side of Sirkesalo's head but Sirkesalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirkesalo throws a lazy uppercut
and Rader counters with an inside leg kick.
Sirkesalo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rader decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sirkesalo's guard.
Rader thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader throwing strikes from guard but Sirkesalo blocks nicely.
Rader looking to pass the guard.
Sirkesalo trying to keep a closed guard but Rader is proving a slippery customer.
Rader throws a strike but Sirkesalo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rader is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sirkesalo defends well.
Sirkesalo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Sirkesalo stopping the sweep attempt from Rader.
Rader throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rader is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Justin Rader has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sirkesalo escapes and throws Rader's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rader tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sirkesalo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rader is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sirkesalo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sirkesalo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rader is looking to escape.
Rader really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Sirkesalo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rader is looking to improve his position but Sirkesalo isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justin Rader.
Well Rader 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Rader!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Ho has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
170 lbs
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21
184 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Ho!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ho to counter with a crisp jab.
Babcock tries to bum rush Ho with a series of wild strikes but Ho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Babcock throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
Ho moves into the clinch.
Babcock effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Babcock.
Babcock is trying to maintain a safe position but Ho gets an underhook and turns Babcock into the ropes.
Ho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Babcock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babcock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babcock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ho counters with a straight right hand.
Babcock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock shoots in and bounces Ho off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Babcock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ho wants to sweep here but Babcock controlling him for the moment.
Babcock throwing strikes from guard but Ho blocks nicely.
Babcock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ho's guard.
Babcock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho is looking to improve his position.
Babcock trying to control from Ho's half guard. Ho has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Babcock preventing the sweep.
Babcock passes Ho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock.
Babcock wants to free his trapped foot but Ho is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock moves nicely into side control.
Ho prevents Babcock from improving position.
Babcock misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ho prevents Babcock from improving position.
Ho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Babcock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Babcock tries to move to full mount but Ho actually manages to regain half guard.
Babcock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Babcock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Babcock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Babcock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ho looks like he's trying to stand up.
Babcock is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Ho will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Babcock thows a body shot but no joy.
Babcock throws an overhand right that lands on Ho's shoulder, as Ho tries to avoid the shot.
Babcock throws a combination that misses
and Ho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho.
Ho can't break the clinch.
Ho trying to control the position but instead, Babcock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ho into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock blocks an uppercut.
Babcock looking for a takedown.
Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho controls his hands.
Babcock looking for a takedown.
Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock dodges the punch combination from Ho.
A combination from Ho does no damage.
Babcock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Babcock misses with a hook.
No luck for Babcock with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Babcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babcock throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Babcock throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
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.
A combination from Babcock does no damage.
Babcock works over Ho's head and body with a nice combination.
Babcock throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
Babcock misses with an uppercut
and Ho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
Babcock looking to slow down the pace here.
Maybe Babcock would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Babcock wants a takedown but no success here.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Babcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babcock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babcock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Babcock leaning against his opponent.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho is trying to push Babcock away but Babcock has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Babcock does no damage.
Babcock moves in looking to clinch but Ho pushes him off.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho moves away.
Babcock is looking to wear down Ho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Babcock's corner calls for a 1-2. Babcock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Babcock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ho counters with a two punch combo.
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho.
Ho connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
Ho misses with a few strikes there.
Ho looks to land a combination but Babcock avoids it well.
Babcock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Babcock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Babcock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ho avoids the body shot from Babcock.
Ho is looking to clinch.
Babcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Babcock.
Ho wants to clinch but Babcock slips to the side
and Babcock counters with a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ho.
Babcock tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock throws a right hand that Ho ducks under and follows up with a left that Ho also avoids with ease.
Ho misses with a series of wild punches.
Babcock just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Babcock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Babcock looks to land a combination but Ho avoids it well.
Babcock shoots for a double leg takedown but Ho sprawls well. He's pushed Babcock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Babcock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Babcock.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Ricky Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho circles away quickly and effectively.
Babcock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Babcock.
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
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.
Babcock throws a right hand that misses
and Ho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ho throws a right and a left that Babcock avoids nicely.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho moves away.
Babcock dodges the punch combination from Ho.
Babcock jabs Ho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Babcock.
Ho looks to land a combination but Babcock avoids it well.
Babcock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babcock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Babcock.
Ho tries to sprawl but Babcock drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Babcock trying to control the pace.
Babcock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ricky Ho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babcock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock stops Ho from getting back to his feet.
Babcock tries to pass to full mount but Ho defends it.
Babcock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ho defending well though.
Bruce Babcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davenport has chosen Ready for the Fight as his entrance music. The key to victory for Gabe Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
195 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Davenport!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davenport moves into the clinch.
Davenport tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davenport digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davenport misses with a punch to the body.
Davenport misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Davenport.
Silva prevents a body shot from Davenport.
Davenport scores with a hook to the body.
Davenport working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davenport tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Davenport goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davenport goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davenport struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davenport lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davenport tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Davenport is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Davenport.
Davenport misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Davenport has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Davenport - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Davenport.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Davenport working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davenport throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davenport lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Davenport cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva prevents a body shot from Davenport.
Davenport goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Davenport.
Davenport tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Davenport back against the cage.
Davenport works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Davenport.
Davenport goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Davenport on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davenport lands a body punch.
Davenport tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Davenport has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Davenport scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davenport works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Davenport lands a nice shot to the body.
Davenport pulls Silva into guard.
Davenport controlling the position.
Davenport lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Davenport controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Davenport might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davenport controlling his opponent.
Davenport is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Davenport smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Davenport sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davenport sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davenport with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davenport trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davenport working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Davenport dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davenport jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davenport shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Davenport trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davenport is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Davenport has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Davenport dominates the positioning.
Davenport wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Davenport lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Silva is being controlled here.
Davenport in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva trying to control but Davenport flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the hands but Davenport breaks the grip.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Davenport's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Davenport has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Davenport.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Davenport gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davenport is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Davenport stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Davenport!
Davenport just content to control the position.
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.
Silva is not content to let Davenport control the position.
Davenport has an Americana. Silva didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Davenport is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Davenport hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Thomas Davenport!
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