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RS 89 - Regeneration PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greer Morimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef has chosen Steady Mobbin' as his entrance music. Greer Morimune had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greer Morimune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimune has his takedown stuffed
and Manhoef counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manhoef stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manhoef wants it to stay on the feet.
Morimune gets the takedown into side control.
Morimune advances to full mount.
Morimune is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Manhoef has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Manhoef!
Morimune is controlling Manhoef's posture.
Morimune throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimune looking for a guillotine here but Manhoef defends easily.
Morimune seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morimune is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manhoef preventing the sweep.
Manhoef postures up.
Manhoef got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morimune has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manhoef has managed to get both his arms back between Morimune's legs - danger averted.
Manhoef postures up.
Morimune is looking for a triangle but Manhoef pushes his legs off easily.
Manhoef must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimune bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manhoef's guard.
Morimune drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Manhoef dives on top into guard.
Manhoef won't allow Morimune to sweep him here.
Manhoef is posturing up here but Morimune has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Manhoef tries to roll out but it's too tight and Manhoef has to tap! Slick submission there by Morimune!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Greer Morimune!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Beetlejuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tra Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beetlejuice comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Beetle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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242 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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lester Beetlejuice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tra Fulton!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulton moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Fulton misses.
Beetlejuice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fulton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beetlejuice moves to clinch but Fulton breaks away
and Fulton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beetlejuice fails with the takedown
and Fulton moves into the clinch.
Beetlejuice is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beetlejuice stalling.
Fulton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fulton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beetlejuice or not.
A short left from Fulton.
Fulton just leaning against Beetlejuice, taking a breather.
Fulton presses Beetlejuice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Fulton.
Fulton lands a body punch.
Fulton swings wildly with an uppercut but Beetlejuice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fulton effectively controlling the action here.
Fulton pushes Beetlejuice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fulton.
Fulton lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fulton wants to control from the top but Beetlejuice keeps moving.
Beetlejuice can't keep his opponent in guard - Fulton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fulton controlling the pace.
Fulton wants to control but Beetlejuice is keeping him busy.
Beetlejuice is looking for a sweep. Fulton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fulton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Beetlejuice sees it coming and defends easily.
Beetlejuice won't allow Fulton to pass to mount.
Beetlejuice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Fulton seems content to control.
Beetlejuice trying to control but Fulton postures up.
Fulton slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton is looking for a kimura but Beetlejuice is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fulton to get the leverage.
Fulton trying to control the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fulton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beetlejuice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fulton trying to mount his opponent but Beetlejuice defends it.
Beetlejuice makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Beetlejuice.
Fulton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fulton is fighting to break Beetlejuice's control of his arms but Beetlejuice is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fulton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tra Fulton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Beetlejuice tries for a takedown but Fulton circles away easily
and Fulton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Beetlejuice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton scores with a one two! Beetlejuice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fulton scores with a nice right hand.
Tra Fulton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fulton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beetlejuice at a distance.
Fulton throws out a loose jab but Beetlejuice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fulton throws a series of strikes that have Beetlejuice backpedaling.
It looks like Lester Beetlejuice has been cut.
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!
Fulton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice slips under a jab.
Fulton swinging wildly here.
Fulton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Fulton.
Beetlejuice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Fulton scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fulton throws an elbow but misses.
Fulton lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Fulton.
Fulton is trying to stall.
Fulton lands a nice uppercut.
Fulton lands an elbow inside that Beetlejuice shrugs off.
Fulton lands a shot to the body.
Fulton lands a body punch.
Beetlejuice throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fulton lands a left hand.
A short right from Fulton on the inside.
Fulton has Beetlejuice pressed against the cage.
Fulton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beetlejuice.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beetlejuice as Fulton tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fulton leaning against his opponent.
Beetlejuice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fulton is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tra Fulton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lester Beetlejuice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beetlejuice moves to clinch but Fulton breaks away
and Fulton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beetlejuice dodges the punch combination from Fulton.
Tra Fulton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fulton moves into range and clinches up with Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fulton smiles and moves away.
Fulton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beetlejuice misses with a takedown attempt
and Fulton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Fulton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fulton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beetlejuice backs up against the cage.
Beetlejuice moves to clinch but Fulton breaks away
letting Fulton counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fulton lands the left hand.
Fulton looks to score with a jab to the body but Beetlejuice is just out of range.
Lester Beetlejuice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fulton throws a hook to the side of Beetlejuice's head but Beetlejuice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beetlejuice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fulton counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Beetlejuice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fulton misses with a few strikes there.
Fulton misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Fulton does no damage.
Fulton misses with the combination.
Beetlejuice moves to clinch but Fulton breaks away
and Fulton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fulton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fulton scores with a punch to the head.
Fulton cracks Beetlejuice with a right hand to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fulton. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fulton throws a looping overhand right but Beetlejuice ducks down to avoid it.
Fulton scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fulton lands a jab to the nose.
Fulton jabs at Beetlejuice's body.
Fulton lands a nice hook to Beetlejuice's body. Beetlejuice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fulton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fulton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fulton throws a lazy right hand but Beetlejuice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fulton lands with a nice body punch.
Beetlejuice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fulton throws the left hand but Beetlejuice avoids the punch easily.
Fulton scores with a body shot.
Fulton lands a right hook to the body.
Fulton lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beetlejuice misses with a takedown
and Fulton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fulton scores with a jab to the body.
Fulton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fulton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beetlejuice moves away from the strike by Fulton.
Fulton cracks Beetlejuice with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fulton misses with a wild combination.
Fulton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beetlejuice counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fulton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fulton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton is keen to just control but Beetlejuice is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beetlejuice is trying to control but can't.
Beetlejuice wants to get back to full guard.
Fulton trying to control from half guard but Beetlejuice is working away.
Fulton prevents Beetlejuice from improving his position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beetlejuice is working hard here to advance position.
Fulton stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fulton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beetlejuice keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tra Fulton.
Beetlejuice drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tra Fulton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lester Beetlejuice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Fulton cracks Beetlejuice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fulton tries to clinch but Beetlejuice moves away
and Beetlejuice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beetlejuice avoiding damage as Fulton throws knees to the body.
Beetlejuice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fulton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beetlejuice has his takedown stuffed
and Fulton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beetlejuice fails with the takedown
and Fulton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Beetlejuice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fulton clobbers Beetlejuice with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fulton misses with a wild combination.
Fulton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beetlejuice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fulton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beetlejuice was well out of range. Poor timing from Fulton.
Fulton swings for the body but Beetlejuice moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beetlejuice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beetlejuice misses with a takedown
enabling Fulton to counter with a crisp jab.
Fulton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beetlejuice manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Fulton.
Beetlejuice shoots and misses
and Fulton counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Fulton fails to land.
Fulton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fulton pushes Beetlejuice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fulton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beetlejuice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fulton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fulton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Fulton.
Fulton lands a body shot.
Fulton lands an elbow inside.
Fulton lands a hook that snaps the head of Beetlejuice backwards.
Fulton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton is pushing Beetlejuice up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fulton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fulton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fulton slowing the pace effectively.
Beetlejuice tries to stall but Fulton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fulton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Fulton.
Beetlejuice takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Fulton.
Fulton pushes Beetlejuice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fulton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fulton stops a takedown attempt from Beetlejuice.
Fulton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beetlejuice backwards.
Fulton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Fulton.
Fulton scores with a hook to the body.
Fulton pushes Beetlejuice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fulton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beetlejuice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fulton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beetlejuice goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fulton prevents it.
Fulton lands an uppercut.
Lester Beetlejuice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beetlejuice jumps guard but Fulton stands there with Beetlejuice around his waist. Beetlejuice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fulton.
Beetlejuice jumps guard but Fulton stands there with Beetlejuice around his waist. Beetlejuice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fulton taking a breather.
A short right from Fulton.
Fulton is pressed up against the cage. Beetlejuice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fulton down to the mat. Fulton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fulton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beetlejuice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fulton.
Fulton misses with a double jab
and Beetlejuice counters by clinching up.
Fulton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fulton misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beetlejuice pulls Fulton into guard.
Beetlejuice wants to sweep here but Fulton controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fulton looking to pass the guard.
Beetlejuice managing to control the position.
Fulton trying to control but Beetlejuice is working from the bottom.
Fulton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fulton wants to pass the guard but Beetlejuice is keeping the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tra Fulton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fulton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beetlejuice counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beetlejuice is keen to just control but Fulton is a slippery customer.
Fulton tries to get to full guard but Beetlejuice has control of the leg.
Fulton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beetlejuice is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tra Fulton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fulton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tra Fulton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by system of a down - violent pornography. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 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
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Long!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Long cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook but Long blocks it.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Long moved out of range nicely.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Long fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Long is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Long throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silva cracks Long with a solid left hand.
It looks like Miles Long has been cut.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Long keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Long has wrist control.
Long is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Long tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Long is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Long has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Long trying to control the position.
Long looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Long keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Long wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Long is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Long on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Long is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Long defending well.
Silva with the ground and pound but Long uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miles Long's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Long.
Long takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Long.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Long.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Long.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Miles Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long misses with an uppercut
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long counters by moving into the clinch.
Long blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva is looking to control Long's arms but Long gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Long - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tries to pull guard but Long holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Long using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long pressing his opponent against the cage.
Long is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Long.
Long tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Long takes a shot to the head.
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.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Long looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Long has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silva but great work by Long.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Long trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long scoring with punches from side control.
Long working the body and head with strikes.
Long 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 trying to control Long's posture but Long avoids it.
Long trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Long sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Long in side control lands a decent elbow.
Long throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Long throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Long working the head with strikes.
Silva stops Long from passing to mount.
Long throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
Long cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Long trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miles Long's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva misses with a left hand
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
Long just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Silva.
A slow jab from Long misses its intended target.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Long drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Long scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Long misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Long blocks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Long counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Rickson Silva has been cut.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Long.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Long's shoulder, as Long tries to avoid the shot.
Long throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Long trying to control the position.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Long looking to control.
Long is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Long working a defensive guard here.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Long is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Long working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva 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.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Long gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Long avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Long sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Long in his half guard.
Long controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Long has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Long!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akio Hideyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severn has chosen Ja volim vatat muve as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Hideyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Severn!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideyoshi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hideyoshi misses with a body kick.
Severn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hideyoshi is trying to defend but Severn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Severn is trying to work for a kimura but Hideyoshi is defending well.
Severn seems to be looking for submissions.
Hideyoshi is trying to get back to full guard.
Severn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hideyoshi defending well though.
Severn trying to pass the guard but Hideyoshi defending well.
Hideyoshi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Severn is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn is looking to work some ground and pound but Hideyoshi has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Severn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Severn won't allow Hideyoshi to sweep him here.
Hideyoshi has Severn pulled in close to control his posture.
Severn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Severn advances to half guard.
Severn is looking to advance position but Hideyoshi won't allow it.
Hideyoshi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hideyoshi is not content to let Severn control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hideyoshi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Severn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn trying to control but Hideyoshi is working from the bottom.
Severn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hideyoshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hideyoshi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Severn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hideyoshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hideyoshi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Severn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hideyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Severn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hideyoshi dodges the punch combination from Severn.
Hideyoshi throws a leg kick but Severn moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn slips a jab from Hideyoshi.
Severn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Akio Hideyoshi has been cut.
Severn throws a chopping leg kick but Hideyoshi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hideyoshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Severn's calf.
Hideyoshi throws a front kick aimed at Severn's knee but Severn avoids it well.
Severn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideyoshi moves away.
Hideyoshi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Severn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hideyoshi throws out the jab.
Good work by Severn as he checks the leg kick.
Hideyoshi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Severn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hideyoshi is breathing heavily.
Severn cracks a nice hook into Hideyoshi's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Severn checks a leg kick nicely.
Severn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Severn lands in his opponent's guard.
Severn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Severn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Severn drops back looking for a leg! Hideyoshi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hideyoshi manages to kick Severn off! Severn jumps back into Hideyoshi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Severn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hideyoshi is trying to keep Severn in close.
Hideyoshi wants to sweep but no luck.
Severn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hideyoshi trying to keep a closed guard but Severn is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severn is looking to work some ground and pound but Hideyoshi has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hideyoshi's head.
Severn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Severn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akio Hideyoshi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Severn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Severn moves out of range easily.
Hideyoshi wants to land a leg kick but Severn is out of range.
Severn lands the left hand.
Severn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideyoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Severn lands the left hand.
Hideyoshi looks to land a body kick but Severn moved away.
Hideyoshi throws a lazy body kick
and Severn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Severn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hideyoshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hideyoshi wants to land a leg kick but Severn is out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Severn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hideyoshi lands a really nice looking cross but Severn seems unphased.
Severn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hideyoshi is able to avoid easily.
Severn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hideyoshi rather than just go for the knockout.
Hideyoshi tries to work over Severn's front leg with a kick but Severn checks it.
Hideyoshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Severn.
Akio Hideyoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Severn pushes down on Hideyoshi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Severn is keen to just control but Hideyoshi is a slippery customer.
Severn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Severn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Severn throwing shots but Hideyoshi is blocking nicely.
Severn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Severn seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hideyoshi works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi wants to sweep here but Severn controlling him for the moment.
Severn looking to pass the guard.
Hideyoshi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hideyoshi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Severn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hideyoshi keeping full guard, as Severn tries to pass.
Severn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Severn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Severn stopping the sweep attempt from Hideyoshi.
Severn wants to pass the guard but Hideyoshi is keeping the position.
Hideyoshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hideyoshi keeping full guard, as Severn tries to pass.
Severn trying to control but Hideyoshi is working from the bottom.
Severn looking to sit in guard and control but Hideyoshi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Severn looking to control.
Hideyoshi won't allow Severn to sweep him here.
Hideyoshi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hideyoshi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Severn counters with a straight right hand.
Severn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hideyoshi connects with the punch.
Severn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Severn lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hideyoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Severn scores with a hook.
Severn feints a jab promting Hideyoshi to slip. Severn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hideyoshi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Hideyoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Severn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akio Hideyoshi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Severn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hideyoshi 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 Severn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Severn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Hideyoshi is predictable there
and Severn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi throws the kick towards the body but Severn avoids it.
Good work by Severn as he checks the leg kick.
Hideyoshi throws the kick towards the body but Severn avoids it.
Severn connects with a looping right hand.
Severn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Severn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Severn misses with a takedown attempt - Hideyoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hideyoshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hideyoshi wants it to stay on the feet.
Hideyoshi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hideyoshi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Severn is able to avoid easily.
Severn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideyoshi misses with a kick to the body.
Severn blocks a leg kick.
Severn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Severn looking to finish with strikes here!
Hideyoshi tries to lock up and control but Severn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hideyoshi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Severn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Severn looking to secure an arm triangle but Hideyoshi defends it well.
Severn wants to control the pace but Hideyoshi is squirming around nicely.
Severn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hideyoshi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hideyoshi and Severn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Severn is trying to get an arm triangle but Hideyoshi is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Severn.
Severn throwing strikes but Hideyoshi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Severn is looking for a sweep.
Hideyoshi tries for a kimura but Severn is defending well.
Hideyoshi controls the position.
Severn is looking to regain half guard here but Hideyoshi keeps moving and retains side control.
Severn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Akio Hideyoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Severn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi controlling the position.
Severn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Severn can't do much from the bottom here.
Ken Severn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Severn is letting Hideyoshi control him for a moment.
Severn stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Severn is looking to clinch.
Crunch! Hideyoshi slams his shin into Severn's torso.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hideyoshi 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 Severn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Severn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hideyoshi is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A leg kick checked by Severn.
Severn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Severn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Severn moves out of range easily.
Hideyoshi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Severn blocks a leg kick.
Severn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hideyoshi.
A head kick by Hideyoshi misses
enabling Severn to counter with a crisp jab.
Severn lands with a nice combination. Hideyoshi backs away looking to recover.
Severn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ken Severn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hideyoshi throws a combination that misses
and Severn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Severn as he connects with a hook.
Hideyoshi throws a lazy uppercut
and Severn counters with a left to the body.
Severn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akio Hideyoshi.
Well Severn 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Severn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Baltazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutus Baltazar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brutus Baltazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Chim!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chim throws a combination that misses
enabling Baltazar to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Chim.
Baltazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chim circles away quickly and effectively.
Baltazar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Chim fails to land.
Chim leaning against his opponent.
Baltazar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Chim on the inside.
Chim keeps control of Baltazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chim swings wildly with an uppercut but Baltazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baltazar tries to break free but Chim pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Baltazar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baltazar is trying to break the clinch but Chim is controlling him.
Baltazar tries to break free but Chim pushes him back against the cage.
Baltazar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Baltazar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baltazar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baltazars head.
Chim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baltazar wants to get back to striking at distance but Chim won't allow it.
Chim lands with a short shot to the head.
Baltazar is trying to break the clinch but Chim has him pressed against the cage.
Chim breaks from the clinch.
Baltazar misses with a double jab.
Chim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baltazar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chim counters with a three punch combo that has Baltazar backing up. Baltazar nods at Chim to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baltazar counters with a low kick, right behind Chim 's knee.
Baltazar lands a head shot.
Baltazar misses with a combination
and Chim counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baltazar won't be happy with that.
Chim landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chim working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chim working the ground and pound but Baltazar is defending the strikes.
Baltazar tries to buck Chim off but Chim is having none of it.
Chim is looking to take a break and control but Baltazar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baltazar parries the strikes from Chim easily there. Chim is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Baltazar to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim cracks Baltazar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chim trying to control the action but Baltazar is working from the bottom.
Chim cracks Baltazar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Baltazar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chim working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Chim's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Baltazar is not content to let Chim control the position.
Chim looks up at the clock and then as Baltazar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chim smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Baltazar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chim on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim working the ground and pound.
Baltazar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chim lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chim 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.
Chim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baltazar keeps working.
Chim grinds an elbow into Baltazar's temple.
Chim lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chim working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chim working the ground and pound.
Chim is working to tighten is grip on Baltazar's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Baltazar has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Chim is really squeezing tight and eventually Baltazar passes out! Chim breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dong Chim!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rotte DeMauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lelei Tinae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rotte DeMauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lelei Tinae!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMauler fakes the leg kick and cracks Tinae in the body.
DeMauler misses with a head kick.
DeMauler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tinae is out of range.
Tinae drops his hands momentarily and DeMauler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
DeMauler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tinae will feel that in the morning.
A good leg kick by DeMauler.
DeMauler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donk. DeMauler catches Tinae right on the button with a cross.
DeMauler feints and then cracks Tinae's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tinae down.
A telegraphed right hand from Tinae misses the target.
Tinae misses the shot to the body.
DeMauler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
DeMauler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tinae lands a nice hook to DeMauler's body. DeMauler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tinae sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
DeMauler looks for the body kick but Tinae saw that one coming.
Tinae misses with a body punch
and DeMauler counters with a body kick that stops Tinae in his tracks momentarily.
Tinae looks gassed!
DeMauler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeMauler darts in and clinches Tinae up against the cage.
Tinae looking to stall.
DeMauler pushes Tinae back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeMauler missing with knees to the body.
DeMauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Tinae avoids the damage to the body.
DeMauler working Tinae over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMauler lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lelei Tinae has been cut.
DeMauler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tinae avoids it.
DeMauler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
DeMauler lands a knee to the head.
Tinae avoiding damage as DeMauler throws knees to the body.
Tinae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DeMauler obliges.
DeMauler has Tinae pushed against the cage.
DeMauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Tinae avoids the damage to the body.
DeMauler scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from DeMauler.
Tinae avoiding damage as DeMauler throws knees to the body.
DeMauler lands a shot to the body.
DeMauler lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeMauler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tinae avoiding damage as DeMauler throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeMauler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
DeMauler lands a nice knee to the body.
DeMauler tries to land a knee to the head but Tinae blocks with his arms.
Tinae has a couple of punches blocked by DeMauler.
DeMauler lands a knee to the body.
DeMauler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tinae avoids it.
DeMauler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tinae lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on DeMauler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
DeMauler blocking some punches.
DeMauler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tinae.
Tinae managing to block the knees to the body from DeMauler.
DeMauler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeMauler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tinae. DeMauler shrugs it off though.
Tinae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tinae throws a lazy head kick
and DeMauler counters with a solid body kick.
Donk. DeMauler catches Tinae right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeMauler.
Tinae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeMauler scores with a kick to the body.
DeMauler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tinae back to the cage. DeMauler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
DeMauler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tinae, pushing him back against the cage.
DeMauler missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for DeMauler.
DeMauler breaks the clinch.
Tinae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by DeMauler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DeMauler keeps Tinae at a distance using the push kick.
DeMauler scores with a head kick.
DeMauler gets a clinch.
DeMauler is working Tinae over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on DeMauler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
DeMauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters circling a little - DeMauler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeMauler keeps Tinae at a distance using the push kick.
Lelei Tinae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler clinches.
DeMauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Tinae avoids the damage to the body.
Tinae is trying to maintain a safe position but DeMauler gets an underhook and turns Tinae into the cage.
DeMauler working Tinae over with knees to the body.
DeMauler landing knees to the body.
DeMauler effectively controlling the action here.
DeMauler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
DeMauler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tinae avoids it.
DeMauler lands an elbow inside that Tinae shrugs off.
Tinae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tinae has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from DeMauler.
DeMauler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
DeMauler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tinae lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tinae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeMauler working Tinae over with knees to the body.
DeMauler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tinae takes an elbow to the temple.
DeMauler lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rotte DeMauler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lelei Tinae's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
DeMauler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
DeMauler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tinae at a distance.
A head kick by Tinae misses
and DeMauler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tinae avoids the head kick by DeMauler.
DeMauler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from DeMauler.
Rotte DeMauler is winning the standup battle so far.
DeMauler scores with a kick to the midsection.
DeMauler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
DeMauler scores with a jab to the jaw.
DeMauler throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeMauler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tinae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from DeMauler.
DeMauler fakes the leg kick and cracks Tinae in the body.
DeMauler scores with the left hand. Tinae knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeMauler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tinae if he has to take too many more of those.
DeMauler with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by DeMauler!
Tinae is breathing heavily.
That kick from DeMauler tenderised Tinae's leg. Tinae is trying to keep his angry face on.
DeMauler lands a head kick. Tinae smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
DeMauler thuds his right hand into Tinae's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMauler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeMauler works over Tinae's head and body with a nice combination.
DeMauler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
DeMauler connects with an inside leg kick.
DeMauler scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from DeMauler - that will leave a mark!
DeMauler misses with a head kick.
DeMauler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A cross from DeMauler lands.
DeMauler scores with a shot to the body.
DeMauler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tinae takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tinae moves out of range as DeMauler throws a body kick.
DeMauler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
DeMauler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tinae can do to turn this around?
DeMauler scores with a nice right hand.
A solid body kick from DeMauler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tinae has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by DeMauler.
Tinae sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
DeMauler clinches with his opponent.
DeMauler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Tinae avoids the damage to the body.
DeMauler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tinae's defenses.
DeMauler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeMauler is trying to push Tinae away but Tinae has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
DeMauler misses with a knee strike.
Tinae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tinae misses with a body punch.
Tinae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeMauler lands a good knee to the midsection. Tinae won't want to take too many of those.
DeMauler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tinae can't find room to land a body shot as DeMauler controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tinae.
DeMauler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rotte DeMauler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
DeMauler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tinae avoids it.
DeMauler struggles to land a body shot inside as Tinae controls his hands.
DeMauler tries a knee to the head but Tinae blocks it.
Knees to the body from DeMauler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinae managing to block the knees to the body from DeMauler.
DeMauler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tinae up against the cage.
Tinae managing to block the knees to the body from DeMauler.
Tinae lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeMauler backwards.
A body shot lands from Tinae.
Tinae avoiding damage as DeMauler throws knees to the body.
Tinae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeMauler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tinae managing to block the knees to the body from DeMauler.
A short body shot lands from DeMauler as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tinae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeMauler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tinae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tinae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tinae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tinae works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinae lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeMauler backwards.
Tinae swings wildly with an uppercut but DeMauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tinae is struggling to control the position.
DeMauler trying to land knees to the body.
Tinae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tinae lands with a left to the head.
Tinae is trying to break the clinch but DeMauler has him pressed against the cage.
Tinae throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tinae lands a shot to the body.
DeMauler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tinae pushes DeMauler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tinae's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tinae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tinae throws the left hand but DeMauler avoids the punch easily.
Tinae throws a head kick but DeMauler moves out of range.
DeMauler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tinae.
That kick from DeMauler tenderised Tinae's leg. Tinae is trying to keep his angry face on.
DeMauler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rotte DeMauler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lelei Tinae's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
DeMauler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts DeMauler, as that shot connected.
Tinae on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tinae throws a right hand that misses
and DeMauler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tinae looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tinae throws a leg kick
and DeMauler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by DeMauler.
Tinae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tinae stalling.
Tinae throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeMaulers head.
Tinae is trying to force a seperation but DeMauler has the dominant position.
A short right from Tinae.
Tinae's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crunch! DeMauler slams his shin into Tinae's torso.
DeMauler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick lands from DeMauler.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeMauler lands a head kick!
Tinae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
DeMauler's corner calls for a 1-2. DeMauler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
DeMauler misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMauler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tinae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tinae lands with a left to the head.
DeMauler trying to land knees to the body.
Tinae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeMauler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tinae swings wildly with an uppercut but DeMauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, DeMauler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tinae's brow.
DeMauler missing with knees to the body.
Tinae managing to block the knees to the body from DeMauler.
DeMauler misses with a body punch.
Tinae lands a body punch.
Tinae swings wildly with an uppercut but DeMauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeMauler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tinae is defending well for now.
Tinae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tinae misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tinae misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Tinae.
DeMauler is pushing Tinae up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tinae looking to slow down the pace here.
DeMauler prevents a body shot from Tinae.
Tinae lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeMauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Tinae avoids the damage to the body.
DeMauler is trying to break the clinch but Tinae has him pressed against the cage.
DeMauler is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Tinae.
Tinae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tinae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tinae lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeMauler or not.
Tinae tries to circle away but DeMauler has him pinned against the cage.
DeMauler working hard to break the clinch.
Tinae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeMauler's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Tinae avoids the damage to the body.
Tinae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from DeMauler misses.
Tinae throws a half hearted mid kick.
DeMauler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tinae throws out the jab.
DeMauler gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DeMauler obliges.
Tinae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tinae misses with some punches.
DeMauler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tinae avoids it.
Tinae is trying to break free.
DeMauler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tinae tries to work over DeMauler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tinae pushes DeMauler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tinae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeMauler working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tinae.
DeMauler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinae scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tinae misses with some punches.
Tinae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lelei Tinae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Tinae fails to land.
Tinae wants to get back to striking at distance but DeMauler won't allow it.
Tinae managing to block the knees to the body from DeMauler.
Tinae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Tinae.
DeMauler has Tinae pressed against the cage, preventing Tinae from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tinae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeMauler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tinae avoids it.
Tinae swings wildly with an uppercut but DeMauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tinae pushes DeMauler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tinae pushes DeMauler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeMauler crunches a lovely knee into Tinae's ribcage.
Tinae tries to throw a body punch but DeMauler avoids it by throwing Tinae back against the cage.
Rotte DeMauler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tinae lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeMauler or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rotte DeMauler.
Well DeMauler 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rotte DeMauler!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Alb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Chimal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alb comes to the cage accompanied by What Mama Said . Chimal has chosen LAS GOLONDRINAS! mexican way to say FAREWELL Is retirement fight for Chimal as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Alb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armando Chimal!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chimal was well out of range. Poor timing from Alb.
Nice takedown defense from Chimal. No joy for Alb on that attempt.
Alb just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alb. Chimal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chimal tries to clinch
and Alb counters with a shoot takedown. Chimal fights it but they end up in guard.
Chimal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alb is one step ahead there.
Chimal is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Alb blocks an elbow strike.
Chimal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chimal pushes off an throws an elbow but Alb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chimal wants the takedown. Alb is fighting it off but Chimal persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Alb's guard against the cage.
Alb is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chimal is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb looking for a guillotine here but Chimal defends easily.
Chimal trying to control the position from guard on top but Alb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chimal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chimal tries to free his leg and advance position but Alb is retaining full guard.
Chimal is posturing up here but Alb has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Chimal tries to roll out but it's too tight and Chimal has to tap! Slick submission there by Alb!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Alb!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero comes to the cage accompanied by Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby. Sub Zero has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sub Zero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uppercut just misses with a punch to the body.
Zero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uppercut.
Uppercut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Zero to counter with a crisp jab.
Uppercut thows a body shot but no joy.
Uppercut throws a poor cross that misses
and Zero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uppercut lands with a nice body punch.
Zero throws a hook but Uppercut blocks it.
Zero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uppercut lands a jab to the head.
Zero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zero prevents Uppercut from getting the reversal.
Zero is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Uppercut has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Uppercut!
Uppercut passes Zero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut is looking to advance position but Zero won't allow it.
Zero actively working from the bottom here.
Uppercut works his way into side control.
Uppercut is putting a hurting on Zero here, landing some big shots from side control.
Uppercut is looking to take a break and control but Zero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Uppercut wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Uppercut scores with punches from side control.
Zero regains half guard.
Uppercut is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zero!
Zero is desperately trying to improve his position but Uppercut has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut lands a big shot there that rocks Zero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Uppercut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uppercut prevents Zero from getting the reversal.
Uppercut is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Zero to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zero shrugs it off.
Zero is squirming around, avoiding Uppercut's attempts to control the action.
Uppercut scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zero?
Uppercut dominating with strikes here.
Zero is desperately trying to improve his position but Uppercut has a good base and remains in mount.
Uppercut lands a big elbow.
Uppercut raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Uppercut lands a heavy elbow.
Uppercut controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uppercut looking to control but Zero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zero manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zero is defending against the submission attempts here by Uppercut.
Uppercut is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Uppercut is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zero can't escape the position.
Zero taking shots to the head.
Zero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut is landing with some decent strikes but Zero is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zero regains half guard.
Uppercut passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zero!
Uppercut can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zero is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uppercut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uppercut has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zero's face.
Zero is desperately trying to improve his position but Uppercut has a good base and remains in mount.
Uppercut with shots to the head and body - Zero looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Uppercut dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uppercut throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zero counters with a takedown into side control.
Zero is rocked!
Uppercut manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Uppercut is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zero's back!
Uppercut has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Zero turns into Uppercut and is now in his guard.
Uppercut looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zero throwing strikes from guard but Uppercut blocks nicely.
Uppercut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zero has gone for a leg lock! Uppercut slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zero's guard.
Uppercut is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut lands a couple of elbows.
Uppercut passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lance Uppercut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uppercut wants to control but Zero is keeping him busy.
Zero tries to bench press Uppercut off him but Uppercut keeps the position.
Uppercut has hold of Zero's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Zero tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Uppercut cranks the arm and Zero screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Zero, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lance Uppercut! Lance Uppercut retains his welterweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinichi Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweet's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go To Sleep. Fuujin has chosen Soilwork - Rejection Role as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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168 lbs
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162 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammy Sweet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinichi Fuujin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuujin darts in trying to clinch
and Sweet counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuujin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sweet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sweet stuffs the takedown.
Sweet throws a right and a left that Fuujin avoids nicely.
Fuujin blocks a leg kick.
Sweet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Shinichi Fuujin has been cut.
Fuujin misses with the combination.
Sweet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sweet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fuujin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fuujin throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sweet to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuujin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin misses with a body shot.
Sweet catches Fuujin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fuujin defending well as Sweet loads up on a big left hand.
Fuujin tries to clinch but Sweet is having none of it.
Fuujin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sweet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sweet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fuujin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuujin darts in trying to clinch
and Sweet counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuujin digs a good hook to Sweet's body.
Sweet cracks Fuujin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fuujin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sweet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuujin.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but Sweet checks it.
Sweet is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fuujin misses with a hook
and Sweet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fuujin is looking to clinch.
Fuujin wants to clinch.
Fuujin lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sweet will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sweet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sweet circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sweet counters with a straight right hand.
Sweet tries to sprawl but Fuujin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fuujin wants to pass the guard but Sweet is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin is controlling the pace.
Fuujin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sweet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sweet won't allow Fuujin to pass to mount.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fuujin seems to be looking for submissions.
Fuujin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fuujin looking to control but Sweet is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweet is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shinichi Fuujin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Fuujin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fuujin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sweet.
Fuujin darts in trying to clinch
and Sweet counters with a straight right hand.
Sweet connects with a solid leg kick.
Fuujin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sweet throws a body punch but Fuujin moves out of range.
Sweet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sweet throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Fuujin counter with a right hand.
Sammy Sweet is winning the standup battle so far.
Sweet avoids the body shot from Fuujin.
Sweet missing with a left hand there. Fuujin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuujin digs a good hook to Sweet's body.
Fuujin lands a high kick!
Fuujin jabs at Sweet's body.
Shinichi Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuujin cracks Sweet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet avoids the head kick by Fuujin.
Fuujin punishes Sweet's body with a nice straight punch.
Fuujin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sweet.
Fuujin tries to clinch there but Sweet circles away.
Sweet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuujin moves away.
Fuujin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweet was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuujin.
Sammy Sweet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Fuujin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuujin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sweet scores with a jab.
Fuujin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuujin lands a nice hook to Sweet's body. Sweet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fuujin throws a sloppy head kick and Sweet moves out of range easily.
Fuujin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sweet moves away.
Good shot there by Fuujin.
Fuujin scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuujin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuujin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fuujin lands a nice shot to the body.
Fuujin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sweet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuujin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fuujin.
Sweet takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sweet is rocked!
Fuujin throws a leg kick that misses.
Fuujin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oh Sweet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuujin is looking to advance position but Sweet won't allow it.
Sweet seems to have got his legs back now.
Fuujin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin wants to take a breather but Sweet is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fuujin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fuujin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fuujin slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Fuujin tries to pass to full mount but Sweet defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuujin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sweet keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Fuujin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Fuujin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Both fighters circling a little - Sweet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fuujin misses with a body shot
letting Sweet counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Sweet.
Sweet lands a head shot.
Sweet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sweet wants it to stay on the feet.
Fuujin looks to throw the jab but Sweet is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fuujin!
A shot to the body from Sweet misses
and Fuujin counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sweet.
Sweet walks into a stiff left hand from Fuujin.
Fuujin ducks under a wild hook from Sweet.
Sweet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sweet is looking to clinch but Fuujin is avoiding it.
Sweet swings for the body but Fuujin moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet checks a leg kick nicely.
Fuujin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sweet rather than just go for the knockout.
Fuujin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sweet. That did some damage!
Fuujin fails with the takedown.
Sweet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sweet throws a jab when Fuujin was well out of range.
Sweet misses with a looping left.
Sweet slaps away a takedown attempt from Fuujin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sammy Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinichi Fuujin.
Fuujin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sweet throws a series of punches but Fuujin moves out of range.
Fuujin misses with an uppercut
and Sweet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fuujin with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet works Fuujin's body with a nice hook.
Sweet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fuujin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuujin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sweet counters with an inside leg kick.
Sweet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fuujin in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fuujin.
Fuujin throws a lazy right hand but Sweet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuujin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fuujin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fuujin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sweet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin passes into half guard.
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.
Fuujin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fuujin stalling.
Fuujin trying to control the action but Sweet is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Fuujin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Fuujin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fuujin lands with a nice body punch.
Fuujin is looking to clinch.
Fuujin tries to clinch but Sweet is having none of it.
Fuujin misses with a head kick.
Fuujin throws a right hand that misses
and Sweet counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fuujin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sweet.
Fuujin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fuujin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sweet, who protects the arm well.
Fuujin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sweet has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin wants to control but Sweet is keeping him busy.
Fuujin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fuujin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fuujin wants to take his opponent's back but Sweet doesn't allow it.
That's two 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.
Fuujin has control of Sweet's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sweet regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fuujin tries to control but Sweet wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fuujin.
Fuujin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sweet is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sweet and Fuujin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sweet can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fuujin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sweet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fuujin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fuujin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sweet is not content to let Fuujin control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Fuujin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Fuujin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fuujin misses with a straight left.
Sweet's corner calls for a 1-2. Sweet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fuujin lands a head kick. Sweet smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fuujin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sweet throws a lazy body kick
and Fuujin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fuujin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Sweet misses
and Fuujin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuujin tries to land a leg kick but Sweet saw it coming and moves away.
Fuujin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sweet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fuujin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sweet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fuujin tries to clinch up.
Sweet avoids the head kick by Fuujin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin wants to clinch up but Sweet keeps it at a distance.
Fuujin misses the body punch
and Sweet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fuujin takes a swing at Sweet's ribcage but misses.
Sweet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fuujin is looking to clinch.
A jab from Fuujin finds it's way through Sweet's defenses.
Sweet tries to score with a low kick but Fuujin moves his leg out of the way.
Sweet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuujin manages to avoid it.
Sweet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sweet tries to keep at a distance but Fuujin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fuujin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuujin misses with a punch to the body.
Fuujin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sweet tries a body shot but Fuujin blocks it.
Sammy Sweet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fuujin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sweet tries to throw a body punch but Fuujin avoids it by throwing Sweet back against the cage.
Sweet is leaning against Fuujin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sweet struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuujin controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sweet.
Sweet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sweet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuujin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sweet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fuujin misses with a body punch.
Fuujin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sweet misses with a body punch.
Fuujin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuujin delivers a nice body kick.
Fuujin misses with an uppercut.
Fuujin just misses with a punch to the body.
Sweet cracks Fuujin with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin fails with a takedown attempt.
Fuujin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fuujin tests Sweet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuujin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fuujin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fuujin throws out a loose jab but Sweet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuujin scores with a hook.
Fuujin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shinichi Fuujin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sweet throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuujin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fuujin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fuujin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuujin tries to clinch but Sweet moves out of range.
Fuujin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fuujin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fuujin scores with a jab to the body.
Fuujin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sweet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sweet avoids the body shot from Fuujin.
Fuujin clinches up with Sweet and pushes him back against the cage.
Sweet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sweet struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuujin controls his hands.
Fuujin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Sweet.
Sweet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuujin lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuujin misses with a punch to the body.
Sweet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuujin slows down the pace here.
Fuujin blocks a body shot from Sweet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinichi Fuujin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fuujin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinichi Fuujin! Shinichi Fuujin retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remedios Verzosa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kauno Kaalikorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva tries to clinch but Verzosa is having none of it.
Kaalikorva tries to clinch there but Verzosa circles away.
Kaalikorva swings widly with a right hand
and Verzosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaalikorva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verzosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kaalikorva throws an off balance right hand
and Verzosa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Verzosa is keen to just control but Kaalikorva is a slippery customer.
Kaalikorva tries to get to full guard but Verzosa has control of the leg.
Kaalikorva gets full guard.
Verzosa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaalikorva is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa trying to keep a closed guard but Kaalikorva is proving a slippery customer.
Kaalikorva stopping the sweep attempt from Verzosa.
Kaalikorva trying to control the position from guard on top but Verzosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaalikorva slips nicely into half guard.
Kaalikorva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Verzosa keeps working.
Kaalikorva is really struggling to control Verzosa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kaalikorva tries to pass to full mount but Verzosa defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Verzosa is staying active underneath Kaalikorva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Verzosa is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ground and pound from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva wants to pass to mount but Verzosa is defending the position.
Verzosa is not content to let Kaalikorva control the position.
Kaalikorva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kaalikorva prevents Verzosa from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva trying to control the action but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
Verzosa is looking for a sweep. Kaalikorva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Verzosa is looking to control Kaalikorva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Verzosa avoid being mounted?
Kaalikorva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kaalikorva trying to control the action but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
Kaalikorva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Verzosa trying to control here.
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.
Kaalikorva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Verzosa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kaalikorva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Verzosa is looking for a sweep. Kaalikorva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kaalikorva wants to work for an arm triangle but Verzosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kaalikorva thows a huge punch but Verzosa dodges it nicely.
Kaalikorva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Verzosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kaalikorva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Kaalikorva there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kauno Kaalikorva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Verzosa lands a jab to the nose.
Verzosa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva moves in looking to clinch but Verzosa pushes him off.
Kaalikorva tries to clinch up
and Verzosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaalikorva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaalikorva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Verzosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaalikorva jabs Verzosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kaalikorva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaalikorva tries to clinch up but Verzosa circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Verzosa is defended easily by Kaalikorva.
Kauno Kaalikorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaalikorva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Verzosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaalikorva darts in trying to clinch
and Verzosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaalikorva swings widly with a right hand
and Verzosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaalikorva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kaalikorva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Verzosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Verzosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaalikorva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaalikorva misses with a straight left.
Kaalikorva tries to clinch
and Verzosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaalikorva wants to clinch up but Verzosa keeps it at a distance.
Kaalikorva tries to close the distance and clinch but Verzosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaalikorva misses with a jab to the body
and Verzosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa controlling from the top position.
Kaalikorva looking for a guillotine here but Verzosa defends easily.
Verzosa trying to control but Kaalikorva is working from the bottom.
Kaalikorva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaalikorva wants to stand up but Verzosa is controlling him.
Verzosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaalikorva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Verzosa!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kaalikorva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries to reverse the position but Kaalikorva maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaalikorva avoids the attempt from Verzosa to control.
Verzosa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kaalikorva landing strikes from the mount.
Kaalikorva breaks from Verzosa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kaalikorva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kaalikorva tries to control but Verzosa wriggling away.
Kaalikorva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kaalikorva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Verzosa tries to lock up and control but Kaalikorva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaalikorva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kaalikorva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kaalikorva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kaalikorva working the ground and pound effectively.
Verzosa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kaalikorva landing strikes from the mount and Verzosa is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaalikorva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Verzosa's face.
The referee warns Verzosa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kaalikorva looking to control but Verzosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kaalikorva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauno Kaalikorva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kaalikorva tries to clinch but Verzosa moves away
and Verzosa counters with a shoot takedown. Kaalikorva fights it but they end up in guard.
Kaalikorva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kaalikorva keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
Verzosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kaalikorva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kaalikorva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kaalikorva 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.
Verzosa looking to pass the guard.
Kaalikorva looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaalikorva, not yet.
Kaalikorva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaalikorva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa distracts Kaalikorva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kaalikorva keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaalikorva has his feet on Verzosa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kaalikorva throws a lazy right hand but Verzosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaalikorva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Verzosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaalikorva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaalikorva moves to clinch but Verzosa breaks away
and Verzosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verzosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Verzosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Remedios Verzosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Verzosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Verzosa counters with a left to the body.
Verzosa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kaalikorva sprawls well initially but Verzosa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kaalikorva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Verzosa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Verzosa's back!
Kaalikorva scores with punches to the body.
Verzosa is taking damage to the body and head.
Kaalikorva is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Verzosa up.
Kaalikorva lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva is looking to control Verzosa but Verzosa is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Verzosa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Verzosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kaalikorva pulls his head out easily.
Kauno Kaalikorva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaalikorva is trying to control the action in half guard but Verzosa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Verzosa punching from the bottom.
Kaalikorva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kaalikorva is trying to control the action in half guard but Verzosa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Kaalikorva is looking to pass Verzosa's guard but actually Verzosa recovers to full guard.
Kaalikorva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Verzosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kaalikorva defends well.
Verzosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaalikorva is pushing down on Verzosa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Verzosa is fighting to maintain full guard but Kaalikorva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kaalikorva is taking a breather. Verzosa 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.
Kaalikorva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kauno Kaalikorva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaalikorva, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kauno Kaalikorva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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