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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanjin Mrga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Malinowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malinowsky has chosen Kashmir as his entrance music. Michal Malinowsky has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanjin Mrga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Malinowsky!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrga feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Malinowsky looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mrga passes Malinowsky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mrga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mrga perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mrga stands up from half guard.
Mrga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mrga moves in looking to clinch but Malinowsky pushes him off.
Mrga tries to clinch up but Malinowsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrga throws a head kick that misses
and Malinowsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malinowsky misses with a combination
and Mrga counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Malinowsky!
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!
Mrga looking to secure an arm triangle but Malinowsky defends it well.
Mrga with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mrga 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.
Mrga working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mrga looking to finish Malinowsky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malinowsky!
Mrga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mrga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Malinowsky hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrga controlling from mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mrga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mrga moves to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Malinowsky as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Mrga!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mrga is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Malinowsky has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mrga controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrga is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Malinowsky has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mrga really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Malinowsky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanjin Mrga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mrga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mrga - that will leave a mark!
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!
Mrga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mrga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mrga shoots in for a takedown but Malinowsky shows good takedown defense.
Mrga misses with a head kick.
Mrga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mrga moves into range and clinches up with Malinowsky.
Malinowsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mrga pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malinowsky wants to stand but Mrga has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Malinowsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Malinowsky wants to stand and escape but instead Mrga has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mrga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mrga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Malinowsky is looking to stand up but Mrga isn't so interested in that idea.
Mrga stands and throws Malinowsky's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrga staying calm.
Mrga stands up.
Malinowsky misses with a double jab
and Mrga counters with a head kick. That will keep Malinowsky thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Malinowsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mrga counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malinowsky is trying to stand back up but Mrga is controlling him
Mrga controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrga stops Malinowsky from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Mrga seems content to control.
Sanjin Mrga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sanjin Mrga wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mrga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mrga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malinowsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mrga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malinowsky counters with a left and a right that stings Mrga.
Mrga is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Malinowsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malinowsky tries to clinch but Mrga is having none of it.
Sanjin Mrga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mrga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mrga decides to stand up.
Malinowsky misses with a head kick.
Mrga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malinowsky but Malinowsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanjin Mrga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mrga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malinowsky as he jumps to the side.
A head kick by Mrga misses
and Malinowsky counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mrga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mrga clinches with his opponent.
Mrga jumps guard but Malinowsky stands there with Mrga around his waist. Mrga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mrga pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanjin Mrga dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Malinowsky looks to land a combination but Mrga avoids it well.
Malinowsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mrga counters with a shoot takedown. Malinowsky fights it but they end up in guard.
Mrga passes into half guard.
Mrga is taking a breather. Malinowsky says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mrga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Malinowsky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mrga.
Mrga decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Malinowsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Malinowsky misses
and Mrga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Malinowsky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mrga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sanjin Mrga.
Mrga takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrga tries to clinch up but Malinowsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Malinowsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mrga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malinowsky can do to turn this around?
Mrga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Malinowsky is looking to escape.
Mrga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Malinowsky is just riding it out for now. Mrga eventually gives up the hold.
Mrga is looking to stall here but Malinowsky recovers full guard.
Malinowsky wants to stand up but Mrga is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrga decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Malinowsky, up you get!
Malinowsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mrga.
Mrga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Malinowsky as Mrga shoots in.
Mrga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mrga tries to close the distance and clinch but Malinowsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malinowsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mrga dives in and grabs Malinowsky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malinowsky pushes down on Mrga's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanjin Mrga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malinowsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Malinowsky throws a right and a left that Mrga avoids nicely.
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.
Malinowsky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mrga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Malinowsky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mrga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malinowsky.
Michal Malinowsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malinowsky stuffs the takedown.
Malinowsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malinowsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malinowsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mrga.
Malinowsky misses with a double jab
and Mrga counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malinowsky throws a sloppy head kick
and Mrga counters with a right hand to the body.
Michal Malinowsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanjin Mrga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malinowsky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mrga backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sanjin Mrga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mrga 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanjin Mrga!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yu Kanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Kanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takahara!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kanta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanta lands a body shot.
Takahara shoots in looking for a takedown but Kanta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Takahara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Takahara thows a leg kick but Kanta checks it
and Kanta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahara looks gassed!
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takahara.
Kanta thuds his shin into the meat of Takahara's side.
Kanta throws a head kick that misses.
Kanta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takahara tries to avoid it but Kanta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takahara to the ground. Takahara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Takahara stuffs the takedown attempt from Kanta. Kanta gets slowly back to his feet.
Takahara keeps the fight on the outside.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with an inside leg kick.
Kanta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kanta throws a head kick that misses.
Kanta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takahara is fending him off so far but Kanta persists. Nope, Takahara circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yu Kanta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kanta wants to clinch up but Takahara keeps it at a distance.
Takahara misses with the body kick
and Kanta counters with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Kanta or perhaps it was just good defense by Takahara which made him look bad.
Kanta just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanta fails with the takedown.
A low kick from Takahara is predictable there
and Kanta counters with a big head kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
Takahara throws a wild body kick that Kanta sees coming a mile off.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanta tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanta throws a head kick that half lands.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses
and Kanta counters with a left and a right that stings Takahara.
A low kick from Takahara misses
and Kanta counters with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kanta pinned against the cage. Kanta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Takahara.
Takahara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanta. That did some damage!
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Kanta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kanta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kanta wants to clinch up but Takahara keeps it at a distance.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a nice body kick.
Kanta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kanta doesn't manage to clinch there - Takahara circles away.
Kanta is looking to clinch but Takahara is avoiding it.
Takahara thows a leg kick but Kanta checks it
and Kanta counters with a big head kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown but Takahara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kanta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takahara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Takahara or perhaps it was just good defense by Kanta which made him look bad.
Kanta is looking to clinch.
Takahara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kanta wants to clinch up but Takahara keeps it at a distance.
Takahara keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Takahara misses
and Kanta counters with a three punch combo that has Takahara backing up. Takahara nods at Kanta to acknowledge the strikes.
Takahara leaves Kanta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Takahara fails with a takedown attempt.
Kanta wants to clinch
and Takahara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kanta scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Takahara backs up against the cage.
Kanta doesn't manage to clinch there - Takahara circles away.
Takahara throws a body kick the misses
and Kanta counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kanta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takahara stuffs the takedown attempt from Kanta. Kanta gets slowly back to his feet.
Kanta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a big head kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
A low kick from Takahara is predictable there
and Kanta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kanta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takahara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kanta won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahara just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yu Kanta 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.
Takahara throws a low kick but Kanta avoids it.
Takahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Takahara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takahara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kanta sprawls well. Kanta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takahara gets slowly back to his feet.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takahara as he avoids it easily.
Yu Kanta is winning the standup battle so far.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takahara as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Kanta with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yu Kanta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanta tries to clinch up
and Takahara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Takahara is defended easily by Kanta.
Kanta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takahara can do to turn this around?
A head kick by Takahara misses
and Kanta counters with a stiff right hand.
Shinji Takahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takahara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takahara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kanta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kanta moves in looking to clinch but Takahara pushes him off.
Kanta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takahara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takahara leaves Kanta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Takahara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takahara throws a head kick that half lands.
Kanta moves in looking to clinch but Takahara pushes him off.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a body kick.
Kanta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kanta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanta fails to land with a series of punches.
Takahara throws a lazy head kick
and Kanta counters with a nice uppercut.
Takahara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kanta.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanta wants to clinch.
Kanta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kanta wants to clinch but Takahara slips to the side
and Takahara makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kanta really felt that one!
Kanta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takahara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Takahara misses
and Kanta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Takahara throws a leg kick
enabling Kanta to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kanta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kanta throws the kick towards the body but Takahara avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takahara but Takahara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kanta scores with a head kick.
Kanta avoids the head kick by Takahara.
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kanta lands a high kick!
Kanta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kanta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takahara circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Takahara misses
and Kanta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahara thows a leg kick but Kanta checks it
and Kanta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kanta stuffs the takedown.
Kanta tries to clinch but Takahara is having none of it.
Kanta misses with a kick to the body.
Takahara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takahara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Kanta counters with a head kick.
Takahara misses with a kick to the body
and Kanta counters with a good, hard body kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
Takahara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kanta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takahara.
Kanta throws a series of punches but Takahara moves out of range.
Takahara fails with a takedown attempt.
Kanta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takahara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takahara has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kanta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yu Kanta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a big head kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
Kanta checks a leg kick.
Takahara throws a nice looking combination but Kanta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kanta tries to clinch but Takahara is having none of it.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takahara sprawls well. Takahara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kanta gets slowly back to his feet.
Takahara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanta cracks Takahara with an open hand slap.
Yu Kanta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kanta tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yu Kanta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kanta as he connects with a hook.
Kanta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takahara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takahara wants it to stay on the feet.
Takahara misses with a body shot
and Kanta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kanta blocks a head kick by Takahara.
Takahara shoots in but Kanta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takahara ducks right into an uppercut from Kanta.
Takahara slips a jab and a cross from Kanta.
Takahara throws an off balance right hand
and Kanta counters with an outside leg kick.
Kanta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takahara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takahara throws a lazy head kick
and Kanta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kanta tries to clinch but Takahara moves away
and Takahara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kanta's guard.
Takahara is stalling in the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanta is keeping the position for now.
Kanta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Takahara misses with a looping right.
Takahara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kanta lands a two punch combo.
Takahara thows a leg kick but Kanta checks it
and Kanta counters with a three punch combo that has Takahara backing up. Takahara nods at Kanta to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahara looks to throw the jab but Kanta is out of range.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses
and Kanta counters with a leg kick.
Kanta wants to clinch up but Takahara keeps it at a distance.
Takahara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kanta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takahara looks to land a left hand but Kanta moved out of range nicely.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses
and Kanta counters with a one-two to the body.
Kanta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takahara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kanta somewhat.
Takahara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kanta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takahara somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takahara fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yu Kanta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kanta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yu Kanta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Stelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Preciso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Stelter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Preciso's chin.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Stelter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Preciso!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preciso feints and then cracks Stelter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stelter down.
Stelter tries to keep at a distance but Preciso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Preciso obliges.
Stelter manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stelter.
Preciso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Preciso gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stelter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stelter.
Preciso trying to keep a closed guard but Stelter is proving a slippery customer.
Preciso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stelter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stelter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stelter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Preciso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stelter defends well.
Stelter content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preciso escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stelter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stelter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Preciso throws a leg kick
and Stelter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Preciso working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stelter has passed into half guard!
Stelter prevents Preciso from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stelter lands a nice short elbow.
Stelter trying to pass the guard but Preciso defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelter decides to stand and escape the position.
Stelter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stelter jumps guard and drags Preciso to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Preciso drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stelter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stelter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stelter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Preciso's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stelter trying to control the position but Preciso is working away.
Stelter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Preciso is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preciso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Stelter has control of an arm but Preciso manages to advance to Stelter's back!
Stelter tries to escape but Preciso has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Preciso is persistently looking for the submission but Stelter is defending it well.
You can see the frustration on Stelter's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
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.
Preciso is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Stelter is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juan Preciso!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adon Amousou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
1 - 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adon Amousou!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Amousou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Amousou's head but Amousou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Amousou throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Adon Amousou has been cut.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Amousou counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amousou thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Jones tries to clinch there but Amousou circles away.
Amousou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amousou scores with a three punch combo!
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Amousou throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a hook but Amousou avoids it easily.
Jones tries to clinch but Amousou is having none of it.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Amousou counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Amousou looks at the referee who does nothing so Amousou lands a crushing right that sends Jones to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adon Amousou!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Krauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Krauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Cobra!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krauss fails with the takedown.
Krauss fails to land the takedown.
Nice combo by Cobra! Oh, that's hurt him - Krauss falls to the canvas and Cobra follows him into side control.
Krauss is rocked!
It looks like Michael Krauss has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobra stands up and beckons Krauss to his feet.
Oh Krauss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cobra has closed the distance and engaged Krauss in a clinch.
Krauss seems to have got his legs back now.
Krauss wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Krauss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krauss has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cobra is trying to keep an underhook but Krauss manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Krauss takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Krauss is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cobra doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Krauss.
Krauss thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra kicks Krauss off and gets back to his feet.
Cobra rushes Krauss and presses him up against the cage.
Krauss wants a takedown.
Cobra lands a good knee to the midsection. Krauss won't want to take too many of those.
Krauss is breathing heavily.
Cobra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cobra prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobra lands a brutal head kick. Krauss looks out on his feet and Cobra throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Alan Cobra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between GoodAnyWhere GrappleBox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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240 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, GoodAnyWhere GrappleBox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assis throws a jab when GrappleBox was well out of range.
Assis moves to clinch but GrappleBox breaks away
and GrappleBox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assis tries to clinch up
and GrappleBox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
GrappleBox feints and as Assis raises his hands in defense, GrappleBox changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
GrappleBox wants to pass the guard but Assis is keeping the position.
Assis wants to stand up but GrappleBox is controlling him.
GrappleBox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Assis is keeping the position for now.
GrappleBox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
GrappleBox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
GrappleBox really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GrappleBox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Assis has his foot on GrappleBox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. GrappleBox works his way back into a safe position though.
GrappleBox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Assis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
GrappleBox with a nice head shot there.
GrappleBox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
GrappleBox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
GrappleBox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from GrappleBox.
GrappleBox is in close to Assis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
GrappleBox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
GrappleBox cracks Assis with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
GrappleBox cracks Assis with a solid left hand.
GrappleBox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Assis is keeping the position for now.
GrappleBox works over Assis with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GrappleBox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Assis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
GrappleBox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
GrappleBox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Assis's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
GrappleBox landing with the ground and pound.
GrappleBox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
GrappleBox landing some decent shots from guard.
GrappleBox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Assis's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. GrappleBox lands a nice short elbow.
GrappleBox moves nicely into side control.
GrappleBox is putting a hurting on Assis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Assis looks gassed!
GrappleBox is staying tight to Assis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GrappleBox working the ground and pound.
GrappleBox cracks Assis with a big elbow.
GrappleBox in side control lands a decent elbow.
GrappleBox is chipping away with strikes.
GrappleBox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assis keeps working.
Assis is trying to control GrappleBox's posture but GrappleBox avoids it.
Assis taking a bit of punishment here - GrappleBox scoring with strikes.
GrappleBox wants to control but Assis is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on GrappleBox's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
GrappleBox scores with a couple of short elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
GrappleBox lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Assis down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
GrappleBox is chipping away with strikes.
Assis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
GrappleBox lands some shots froms side control.
Assis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Assis wants to control but GrappleBox postures up.
GrappleBox works to advance to full mount. Assis defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
GrappleBox landing strikes from the mount.
Assis is bucking up trying to escape but GrappleBox cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
GrappleBox working the ground and pound effectively.
GrappleBox has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Assis's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
GrappleBox lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by GrappleBox.
GrappleBox connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
GrappleBox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Assis is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
GoodAnyWhere GrappleBox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
GrappleBox shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Assis is trying to defend but GrappleBox finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
GrappleBox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
GrappleBox winds up and cracks Assis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
GrappleBox slips a nice elbow through Assis's hands, connecting with Assis's forehead.
GrappleBox is nestled in close to Assis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
GrappleBox drops an elbow to the side of Assis's head.
GrappleBox passes to full mount!
GrappleBox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Assis is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
GrappleBox lands with some strikes.
GrappleBox lands a big shot there that rocks Assis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! GrappleBox connects with a massive shot to the dome!
GrappleBox with good strikes from the mount here!
GrappleBox lands with some strikes.
GrappleBox is landing with some decent strikes but Assis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Assis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
GrappleBox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Assis looks a forlorn figure.
Assis taking shots to the head.
GrappleBox scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Assis?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
GrappleBox lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
GrappleBox lands a heavy elbow.
GrappleBox connects with a bit shot that sees Assis covering up! More strikes from GrappleBox and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! GrappleBox is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). GoodAnyWhere GrappleBox!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Killah Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hickson Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Beast. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Killah Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hickson Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger throws a low kick, looking for Wolf's leg but Wolf calmly moves out of range.
Wolf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiger lands a jab to Wolf's midsection.
Wolf fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hickson Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger misses with a body kick.
Tiger lands with a cross.
Tiger throws out a powerful jab.
Tiger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Tiger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolf looks for a takedown but Tiger sprawls well.
Tiger throws a push kick but Wolf slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Tiger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wolf avoids the head kick by Tiger.
Good leg kick by Tiger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown but Tiger shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killah Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wolf steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tiger. That one must have hurt.
Wolf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wolf is breathing heavily.
Tiger throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger scores with a hook to the body. Wolf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wolf takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tiger is looking to slow Wolf down with leg kicks.
Hickson Tiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tiger. Tiger obviously looking to wear him down.
Tiger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tiger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wolf's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger keeps Wolf at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf takes one on the button.
Wolf tries to keep at a distance but Tiger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tiger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wolf tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiger rushes Wolf and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiger stalls.
Tiger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hickson Tiger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tiger scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wolf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger moves into range and clinches up with Wolf.
Wolf can't get the takedown.
Tiger lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiger is stalling here.
Tiger with a knee to the head.
Wolf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tiger slowing the pace effectively.
Tiger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tiger digs a right hand into Wolf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wolf's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger lands a knee to the head.
Tiger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wolf up against the cage.
Tiger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tiger lands a good knee to the midsection. Wolf won't want to take too many of those.
Wolf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiger lands a shot to the body.
Tiger lands a good knee to the midsection. Wolf won't want to take too many of those.
Tiger crunches a lovely knee into Wolf's ribcage.
Wolf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tiger breaks the clinch.
Tiger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wolf's head.
Tiger lands a high kick!
Tiger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wolf.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killah Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wolf takes a step back to recover.
Tiger clinches with his opponent.
Tiger with a knee to the head.
Tiger is pressed up against the cage. Wolf has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiger down to the mat. Tiger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tiger is looking to slow Wolf down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger instigates a clinch.
Tiger crunches a lovely knee into Wolf's ribcage.
Tiger crunches a lovely knee into Wolf's ribcage.
Tiger crunches a lovely knee into Wolf's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger crunches a lovely knee into Wolf's ribcage.
Wolf being controlled against the cage.
Tiger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tiger connects with a knee to the head.
Tiger digs a right hand into Wolf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wolf's gas tank.
Tiger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiger throws a head kick but Wolf moves out of range.
Tiger is looking to slow Wolf down with leg kicks.
Tiger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tiger stuffs the takedown attempt from Wolf. Wolf gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Tiger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tiger tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolf walks into a stiff left hand from Tiger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hickson Tiger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wolf swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiger.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wolf crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiger - the referee stops the clock and Wolf gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiger. Wolf manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hickson Tiger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiger forces Wolf back against the cage and clinches.
Wolf goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tiger prevents it.
Wolf is trying to drag Tiger to the mat but Tiger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tiger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wolf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tiger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wolf will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tiger cracks Wolf with a nice body shot.
Tiger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger scores with a knee to the head.
Tiger lands a knee to the body.
Tiger cracks Wolf with a nice body shot.
Tiger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tiger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wolf up against the cage.
Tiger landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Tiger.
Tiger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wolf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tiger manages to break the clinch.
Tiger has managed to clinch.
Tiger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wolf's face.
Wolf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tiger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killah Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf has Tiger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tiger with a knee to the head.
Tiger manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Tiger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wolf.
Tiger scores with a leg kick.
Tiger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wolf.
Wolf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tiger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wolf, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tiger.
Wolf looking for a takedown.
Tiger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hickson Tiger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tiger lands a good knee to the midsection. Wolf won't want to take too many of those.
Tiger connects with a knee to the head.
Tiger lands a knee to the head.
Tiger lands a body punch.
Tiger scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiger obliges.
Tiger stops a takedown attempt from Wolf.
Tiger stalling against the cage.
Tiger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tiger gets underhooks to prevent Wolf's takedown attempt.
Tiger scores with a knee to the head.
Wolf takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wolf has Tiger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tiger gets through Wolf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wolf has time to react.
Killah Wolf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Tiger. No joy for Wolf on that attempt.
Hickson Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wolf shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiger tries to sprawl out of it but Wolf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hickson Tiger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiger 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 24:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hickson Tiger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kapakapa Lukapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Coature (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukapa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Butsekek. Coature has chosen 8th and Blues as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kapakapa Lukapa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Coature!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukapa shoots and misses
and Coature counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lukapa misses with a takedown
and Coature cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kapakapa Lukapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lukapa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Coature to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kapakapa Lukapa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukapa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coature connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lukapa has his takedown stuffed
and Lukapa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lukapa shoots and misses
enabling Coature to counter with a crisp jab.
Coature fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lukapa checks it well.
Lukapa misses with a takedown
and Coature counters with a single leg into guard. Lukapa didn't expect that.
Coature would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Coature pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lukapa is keeping the position for now.
Coature would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coature gets to his feet - Lukapa follows without any prompting.
Lukapa doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Coature counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Coature wants to stand but Lukapa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lukapa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lukapa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coature content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coature wants to pass the guard but Lukapa is keeping the position.
Coature tries to stand but Lukapa is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Coature decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lukapa, up you get!
Lukapa shoots and misses
so Coature counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lukapa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lukapa is on top in guard.
Lukapa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lukapa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coature works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lukapa 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.
Lukapa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lukapa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Coature looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Coature looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Coature!
Coature stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa has his takedown stuffed
and Coature counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Coature really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lukapa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coature is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Coature is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lukapa manages to get to full guard.
Coature looks gassed!
Coature has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lukapa is proving hard to escape from.
Lukapa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Coature puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Coature blocks the strikes from Lukapa.
Lukapa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Coature seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lukapa wants to improve his position but Coature is controlling well.
Lukapa missing with punches from the bottom.
Coature stands up and beckons Lukapa to join him on the feet.
Lukapa misses with a takedown attempt
and Coature counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coature trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lukapa's guard.
Lukapa punching from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lukapa lands an upkick as Coature stands over him.
Lukapa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lukapa tries to strike from the bottom.
Lukapa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Coature dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lukapa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coature counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lukapa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Coature blocks the strikes from Lukapa.
Lukapa strikes from the bottom but Coature passes into mount!
Coature stands up from mount. Strange move.
Lukapa has his takedown stuffed
and Coature counters with a single leg into guard. Lukapa didn't expect that.
Coature decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lukapa, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coature misses with a low kick.
Lukapa fails with the takedown
and Coature counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lukapa's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kapakapa Lukapa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukapa trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lukapa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukapa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Coature gets to his feet - Lukapa follows without any prompting.
Lukapa with a poor takedown
and Coature counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lukapa!
Coature is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Coature gets caught flat footed, as Lukapa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lukapa wants to pass the guard but Coature is keeping the position.
Coature pulls Lukapa in close to prevent any damage.
Lukapa throws and elbow that misses. Coature uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lukapa's guard. Nice move by Coature!
Lukapa throwing short punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coature preventing the sweep.
Coature trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lukapa's guard.
Lukapa tries to strike from the bottom.
Lukapa punching from the bottom - just letting Coature know he's still in a fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coature wants to stand but Lukapa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lukapa 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.
Coature decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lukapa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coature counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Randy Coature has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lukapa is on top in guard.
Lukapa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coature works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coature looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Coature preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lukapa throws a big right hand that misses.
Lukapa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coature holds on and takes a little breather.
Lukapa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coature has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lukapa postures up and lands a big shot to Coature's brow.
Lukapa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lukapa thows a big elbow that misses.
Lukapa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lukapa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lukapa is in close to Coature's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lukapa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lukapa scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lukapa throwing strikes from guard but Coature blocks nicely.
Lukapa lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Coature 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. And we move into the final round!
Lukapa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coature counters with a single leg into guard. Lukapa didn't expect that.
Lukapa lands some strikes from the bottom.
Lukapa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coature manages to get himself to full guard.
Lukapa thows a big elbow that misses.
Lukapa is looking to work some ground and pound but Coature has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lukapa stands up over Coature, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lukapa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coature wants to sweep here but Lukapa controlling him for the moment.
Lukapa scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukapa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coature takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lukapa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lukapa throwing strikes from guard but Coature blocks nicely.
Lukapa thows a big elbow that misses.
Lukapa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lukapa chips away with some ground and pound.
Lukapa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lukapa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lukapa postures up in Coature's guard and throws a big left but Coature blocks it.
Coature seems keen to control Lukapa's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lukapa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lukapa throwing strikes but missing.
Lukapa is looking to work some ground and pound but Coature has wrist control.
Lukapa being controlled here momentarily.
Lukapa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lukapa throws a big right hand that misses.
Lukapa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa stopping the sweep attempt from Coature.
Coature is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lukapa cracks Coature with a solid left hand.
Coature avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lukapa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lukapa working some strikes from top position.
Lukapa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lukapa throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukapa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coature avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coature has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lukapa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lukapa postures up in Coature's guard and throws a big left but Coature blocks it.
Lukapa thows a big elbow that misses.
Coature working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lukapa.
Lukapa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lukapa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kapakapa Lukapa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Coature is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lukapa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kapakapa Lukapa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coature 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Coature!
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