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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Persy Shuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Persy Shuy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shuy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shuy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Shuy fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shuy tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Persy Shuy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones wants to control but Shuy is keeping him busy.
Shuy tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shuy throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Jones trying to control the position but Shuy is working away.
Shuy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to control but Shuy is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuy wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Shuy tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones grinds an elbow into Shuy's temple.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shuy wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Shuy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shuy throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Shuy throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Jones blocks the strikes from Shuy.
Shuy misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Shuy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shuy throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Shuy is trying to improve his position.
Shuy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jones off and has taken his back!
Jones manages to reverse the position and now he's in Shuy's guard. Nice work there by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shuy's guard.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shuy missing with punches from the bottom.
Shuy punching from the bottom.
Shuy missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shuy is looking to get back to full guard here but Jones has managed to pass to side control instead.
Shuy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jones cracks Shuy with a big right hand but Shuy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shuy some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuy tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Jones is working Shuy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shuy is rocked!
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Shuy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Jones! That's hurt Shuy! Will he recover? Jones fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Muyeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waway The Wildman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muyeira kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Death or Jail. Ronaldo Muyeira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Waway The Wildman's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronaldo Muyeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waway The Wildman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Wildman misses with a body kick.
Muyeira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Muyeira with a poor takedown
and The Wildman counters with a head kick.
The Wildman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muyeira.
The Wildman tries to land a front kick but Muyeira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Wildman throws a head kick that misses.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sloppy strikes from The Wildman. Those never looked like landing.
The Wildman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muyeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Wildman throws the kick towards the body but Muyeira avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from The Wildman. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Muyeira as he checks the leg kick.
The Wildman misses with a head kick.
Muyeira avoids the head kick by The Wildman.
Muyeira avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Wildman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Wildman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Muyeira avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Wildman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Wildman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wildman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muyeira checks a low kick from The Wildman.
Muyeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Wildman.
The Wildman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Muyeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Wildman misses with a head kick.
The Wildman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Wildman throws a head kick but Muyeira moves out of range.
The Wildman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Wildman takes a swing at Muyeira's ribcage but misses.
Muyeira checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Wildman looks for the body kick but Muyeira saw that one coming.
The Wildman throws a head kick but Muyeira moves out of range.
The Wildman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Wildman misses with a kick to the body.
Muyeira misses with a takedown
and The Wildman counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Wildman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a three punch combo that has Muyeira backing up. Muyeira nods at The Wildman to acknowledge the strikes.
Muyeira avoids the head kick by The Wildman.
Ronaldo Muyeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muyeira fails with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a nice body shot.
Waway The Wildman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from The Wildman.
The Wildman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muyeira's calf.
The Wildman throws a shot from downtown. Muyeira moves away and avoids it.
Muyeira with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with an outside leg kick.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a nice body shot.
Muyeira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Muyeira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muyeira fails with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a nice leg kick.
Muyeira avoids the head kick by The Wildman.
The Wildman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Wildman motions for Muyeira to come forward. The Wildman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muyeira has his takedown stuffed
and The Wildman counters with a low kick, right behind Muyeira 's knee.
Muyeira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Wildman counters with a body kick.
Muyeira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Wildman counters with a low kick, right behind Muyeira 's knee.
The Wildman swinging wildly here.
The Wildman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muyeira has his takedown stuffed
and The Wildman counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Wildman throws a head kick that misses.
Muyeira misses with a takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a straight right hand.
The Wildman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muyeira misses with a takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a thumping low kick.
Muyeira has his takedown stuffed
and The Wildman counters with a big head kick but Muyeira shrugs it off.
Muyeira fails with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a head kick.
The Wildman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muyeira rather than just go for the knockout.
Muyeira tries for a takedown but The Wildman circles away easily
and The Wildman counters with a good low kick that Muyeira was not able to check.
The Wildman throws a right hand that Muyeira ducks under and follows up with a left that Muyeira also avoids with ease.
The Wildman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muyeira blocks the body kick.
Muyeira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a two punch combo.
The Wildman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waway The Wildman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Muyeira.
The Wildman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Wildman tries to bum rush Muyeira with a series of wild strikes but Muyeira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Wildman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muyeira moves away.
Muyeira with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a head kick. That will keep Muyeira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A clash of legs there as Muyeira blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from The Wildman.
The Wildman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muyeira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Wildman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muyeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muyeira misses with a takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Muyeira's knee momentarily.
Muyeira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Wildman throws a right hand that Muyeira ducks under and follows up with a left that Muyeira also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muyeira misses with a takedown
and The Wildman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Muyeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muyeira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a three punch combo that has Muyeira backing up. Muyeira nods at The Wildman to acknowledge the strikes.
The Wildman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muyeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wildman misses with a head kick.
The Wildman is looking to chop away at Muyeira's legs.
Muyeira tries for a takedown but The Wildman circles away easily
and The Wildman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Wildman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Wildman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a nice body kick.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a big head kick but Muyeira shrugs it off.
The Wildman misses with the combination.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with an outside leg kick.
Muyeira misses with a takedown
and The Wildman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muyeira thinking.
The Wildman feints and then cracks Muyeira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muyeira down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muyeira has his takedown stuffed
and The Wildman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muyeira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from The Wildman. Those never looked like landing.
Muyeira avoids the head kick by The Wildman.
Muyeira with a poor takedown
and The Wildman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muyeira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with an inside leg kick.
Muyeira misses with a takedown
and The Wildman counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Wildman throws a head kick but Muyeira moves out of range.
The Wildman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Muyeira tries for a takedown but The Wildman circles away easily
and The Wildman counters with a low kick, right behind Muyeira 's knee.
Muyeira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Wildman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muyeira fails with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muyeira misses with a takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Muyeira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The Wildman throws a series of punches but Muyeira moves out of range.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Muyeira with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a solid body kick.
The Wildman scores with a leg kick.
The Wildman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muyeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Wildman throws a head kick that misses.
Muyeira with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a body kick that stops Muyeira in his tracks momentarily.
Muyeira shoots and misses
and The Wildman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Muyeira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muyeira has his takedown stuffed
and The Wildman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Muyeira. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The Wildman throws a chopping leg kick but Muyeira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Wildman throws a right hand that Muyeira ducks under and follows up with a left that Muyeira also avoids with ease.
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.
Muyeira with a lazy takedown attempt
letting The Wildman counter with a right hand.
Muyeira with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Muyeira's knee momentarily.
Muyeira tries for a takedown but The Wildman circles away easily
and The Wildman counters with a leg kick.
Muyeira tries for a takedown but The Wildman circles away easily
and The Wildman counters with a leg kick.
Muyeira misses with a takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a good low kick that Muyeira was not able to check.
Muyeira misses with a takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Wildman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muyeira fails with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Muyeira's knee momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Wildman looks to land a combination but Muyeira avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from The Wildman.
The Wildman throws a series of punches but Muyeira avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waway The Wildman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The Wildman throws a nice looking combination but Muyeira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Wildman throws a body punch but Muyeira moves out of range.
Muyeira slips a jab from The Wildman.
Muyeira misses with a takedown
and The Wildman counters with a left and a right that stings Muyeira.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Wildman.
Muyeira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Muyeira lands in his opponent's guard.
Muyeira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Muyeira drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Wildman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Wildman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Wildman!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muyeira seems a little lost for a moment, as The Wildman dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wildman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Muyeira tries for a takedown but The Wildman circles away easily
enabling The Wildman to counter with a crisp jab.
Muyeira with a poor takedown
and The Wildman counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Muyeira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from The Wildman misses its intended target.
Muyeira will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The Wildman misses the shot to the body.
Muyeira with a poor takedown
and The Wildman counters with a solid body kick.
Muyeira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Wildman tries to bum rush Muyeira with a series of wild strikes but Muyeira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Wildman misses with a head kick.
Ronaldo Muyeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muyeira misses with a takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Muyeira's knee momentarily.
The Wildman tries to work over Muyeira's front leg with a kick but Muyeira checks it.
The Wildman throws a series of punches but Muyeira avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from The Wildman.
Muyeira misses with a takedown
and The Wildman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Muyeira tries for a takedown but The Wildman circles away easily
and The Wildman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Muyeira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muyeira with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Wildman counters with a left and a right that stings Muyeira.
The Wildman swings for the body but Muyeira moves out of range.
The Wildman misses with a kick to the body.
The Wildman throws a leg kick that misses.
Muyeira shoots and misses
and The Wildman counters with a left to the body.
Muyeira with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Wildman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from The Wildman misses.
The Wildman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Wildman wants to land a leg kick but Muyeira is out of range.
Muyeira shoots and misses
and The Wildman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Muyeira tries for a takedown but The Wildman circles away easily
and The Wildman counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Wildman throws a jab when Muyeira was well out of range.
Muyeira blocks a head kick by The Wildman.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a big head kick but Muyeira shrugs it off.
Muyeira blocks a head kick by The Wildman.
The Wildman fails to land with a series of punches.
Muyeira has his takedown stuffed
and The Wildman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Muyeira misses with a takedown
and The Wildman counters with a stiff right hand.
Muyeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Wildman.
Muyeira avoids the head kick by The Wildman.
The Wildman misses with the combination.
Waway The Wildman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muyeira shoots and misses
and The Wildman counters with a two punch combo.
Muyeira misses with a takedown
and The Wildman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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.
Muyeira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Wildman counters with a two punch combo.
Muyeira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a nice uppercut.
Muyeira fails with the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Muyeira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Wildman counters with a nice leg kick.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with an inside leg kick.
The Wildman misses with a leg kick.
The Wildman tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from The Wildman.
Muyeira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Wildman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Muyeira's knee momentarily.
Ronaldo Muyeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waway The Wildman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muyeira throws a head kick but The Wildman moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waway The Wildman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Wildman 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waway The Wildman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mang Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mang Tomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Akiyamas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tomas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akiyama has his takedown stuffed
and Tomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Still in the clinch, Tomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Akiyama misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Tomas.
Tomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akiyama is rocked!
Tomas unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Akiyama! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tomas is unloading with more strikes now! Akiyama drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mang Tomas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Del Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Su San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Del Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Su San!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Toro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Del Toro prevents San from improving his position.
Del Toro is working for a submission of some sort.
Del Toro wants to take a breather but San is having none of it.
San is trying to stand back up but Del Toro is controlling him
Del Toro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so San is just riding it out for now. Del Toro eventually gives up the hold.
San is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Toro tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
San is looking to control Del Toro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can San avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Toro wants to stand up but San has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Toro is working for a submission of some sort.
Del Toro is trying to control the action in half guard but San is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Del Toro thows a huge punch but San dodges it nicely.
San wants to control but Del Toro is keeping busy.
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.
San looks like he's trying to stand up.
San wants to get back to full guard but Del Toro has mounted him!
Del Toro looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
San is squirming around, avoiding Del Toro's attempts to control the action.
Del Toro prevents San from getting the reversal.
San tries to lock up and control but Del Toro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Del Toro unloading with bombs!
Del Toro landing strikes, looking to finish!
San is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
San really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Del Toro looking to isolate an arm here. San doesn't see it coming and as Del Toro extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Del Toro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bill Del Toro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Blanc!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blanc drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blanc tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Blanc is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanc tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Blanc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blanc thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanc tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Blanc is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Blanc wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Blanc working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Blanc advances to mount.
Blanc throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Silva has his hands clasped together but Blanc breaks the hold and Silva is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Blanc!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Laurent Blanc!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Cou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Donovan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, San Cou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cou instigates a clinch.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cou's ribcage.
Donovan prevents Cou from breaking the clinch.
Cou can't break the clinch.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cou's defenses.
Cou tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Cou is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cou is trying to push Donovan away but Donovan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cou's defenses.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan effectively controlling the action here.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cou up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cou's defenses.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Donovan.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Cou jumps guard but Donovan stands there with Cou around his waist. Cou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cou's face.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cou's ribcage.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donovan lands a nice elbow.
Donovan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cou's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Cou won't want to take too many of those.
Cou being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Donovan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan lands an elbow that stopped Cou in his tracks for a moment.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donovan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cou's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Donovan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan lands an elbow just above Cou 's eye.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan stalling the fight.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan'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.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Donovan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice leg kick lands there from Donovan.
Cou walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donovan.
Donovan cracks a nice hook into Cou's ribs.
Donovan scoring well with a low kick there.
Donovan digs a good hook to Cou's body.
Donovan scores with a jab to the body.
Donovan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donovan working Cou over with knees to the body.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Cou won't want to take too many of those.
Cou is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cou takes an elbow to the temple.
Cou letting Donovan take a breather here.
Pete Donovan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Donovan lands an elbow that stopped Cou in his tracks for a moment.
Donovan is stalling here.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Donovan working Cou over with knees to the body.
Cou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donovan stalling in the clinch.
Donovan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cou's defenses.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cou working hard to break the clinch.
Cou drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Cou takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan lands an elbow just above Cou 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that Cou shrugs off.
Donovan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Cou's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Cou won't want to take too many of those.
Cou tries to score a body lock takedown but Donovan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Donovan has Cou pressed against the cage, preventing Cou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donovan lands an elbow just above Cou 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Donovan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Donovan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Donovan just leaning against Cou, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cou's ribcage.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Cou won't want to take too many of those.
Donovan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cou is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Cou's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Donovan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cou is trying to push Donovan away but Donovan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Donovan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
Cou is trying to push Donovan away but Donovan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Donovan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donovan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Donovan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cou. That did some damage!
Donovan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donovan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cou will feel that in the morning.
Donovan clinches up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Donovan.
Cou takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan is stalling here.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cou takes an elbow to the temple.
Donovan working Cou over with knees to the body.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cou's face.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cou's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan working Cou over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Cou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cou's face.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cou working hard to break the clinch.
Donovan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
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.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that Cou shrugs off.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Cou can't break the clinch.
Cou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donovan leaning against his opponent.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cou is trying to break the clinch but Donovan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cou is trying to push Donovan away but Donovan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Donovan working Cou over with knees to the body.
Cou tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Cou tries for a takedown. No joy.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cou's face.
Cou tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Donovan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cou's efforts to push away.
Donovan prevents Cou from breaking the clinch.
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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan slowing the pace effectively.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan slows down the pace here.
Donovan has Cou pressed against the cage, preventing Cou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cou's ribcage.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Cou tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Donovan really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donovan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cou's sensitive parts.
Cou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cou throws a series of punches but Donovan moves out of range.
Donovan instigates a clinch.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cou fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Cou takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Donovan keeps control of Cou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Cou won't want to take too many of those.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cou's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cou's ribcage.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cou's ribcage.
Cou tries to score a body lock takedown but Donovan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cou tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cou up against the cage.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Cou tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donovan has Cou pressed against the cage.
Cou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Cou tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for San Cou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Cou wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cou tries to pull guard but Donovan holds him up against the cage and eventually Cou drops back down to his feet.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Cou wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Donovan avoiding damage.
Cou takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cou is trying to break the clinch but Donovan has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cou takes an elbow to the temple.
Cou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cou has had enough of the clinch but Donovan keeps him there for the moment.
Cou takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Cou is working for takedown but Donovan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
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.
Cou can't break the clinch.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
Cou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Donovan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Donovan prevents Cou from breaking the clinch.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Donovan.
Cou has had enough of the clinch but Donovan keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Donovan dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Cou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donovan throws a head kick that half lands.
Cou misses with a wild combination.
Donovan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donovan feints and then cracks Cou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cou down.
Donovan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donovan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
Cou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan stalling in the clinch.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donovan lands a nice elbow.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that Cou shrugs off.
Donovan stalling in the clinch.
Cou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cou's defenses.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cou's defenses.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cou's ribcage.
Cou is trying to force a seperation but Donovan has the dominant position.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cou's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cou's face.
Cou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan stalling against the cage.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Cou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donovan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan working Cou over with knees to the body.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Donovan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cou's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Donovan.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cou's face.
Cou tries to pull guard but Donovan holds him up against the cage and eventually Cou drops back down to his feet.
Donovan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cou takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Donovan slows down the pace here.
Cou wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
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.
Cou takes an elbow to the temple.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cou's face.
Donovan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Come on Donovan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
San Cou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete Donovan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donovan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Donovan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donovan 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 42:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 43:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Donovan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shogun Boa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boa wants to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Boa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boa throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boa's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Boa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Boa dives on top into guard.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Boa frees his head nicely. Oh but Sanchez has switched to an armbar! Boa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Pedro Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watts is defended easily by Pacquiao.
Watts has his takedown stuffed
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Watts avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Watts lands a body shot.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Watts misses with a shot to the body
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watts shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao lands with a cross.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Watts throws a right hand that misses
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Junior Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts lands with a shot to the body.
Pacquiao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Watts had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Watts throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watts scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Watts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Watts misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watts thinking.
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Watts throws a lazy right hand but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watts thinking.
Watts fails with the takedown.
Watts misses with a jab to the body
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao tests Watts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watts throws a lazy uppercut
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Watts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
Pacquiao lands an overhand right.
Watts throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Watts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watts misses with a hook
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Watts looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watts fails to land the takedown.
Watts misses with a body punch
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pacquiao duly obliges.
Pacquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watts.
Watts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Watts.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Pacquiao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Ken Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Watts.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Pacquiao as Watts shoots in.
Watts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Junior Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ken Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao lands with a hook. Watts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pacquiao misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watts is defended easily by Pacquiao.
Watts moves out of range of the body kick from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a lovely overhand right.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watts momentarily.
Watts closes the distance and clinches up with Pacquiao, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes Pacquiao against the cage but Pacquiao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Pacquiao misses.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watts throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watts.
Pacquiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Watts's head.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Watts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a body kick that stops Watts in his tracks momentarily.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the side of Watts's head but Watts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watts shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws out a powerful jab.
Pacquiao stuns Watts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Pacquiao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pacquiao.
Pacquiao dips to his left and cracks Watts with an uppercut!
Pacquiao lands a head shot.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Watts. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot that snaps Watts's head back.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watts shoots and misses
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Watts swings widly with a right hand
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Watts is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Pacquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacquiao wants it to stay on the feet.
Pacquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watts doesn't seem bothered though.
Watts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pacquiao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pacquiao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watts somewhat.
Pacquiao works Watts's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Pacquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watts throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
Watts swings widly with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Watts walks into a straight right hand from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watts is defended easily by Pacquiao.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pacquiao as he avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
Watts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watts.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Watts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Watts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Watts swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watts lands a nice hook to Pacquiao's body. Pacquiao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watts misses the body punch
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Watts throws a lazy uppercut
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watts avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Watts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Watts backing up. Watts nods at Pacquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watts swings widly with a right hand
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao tests Watts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the body from Watts misses
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watts lands with a nice body punch.
Watts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Watts persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
Watts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Watts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pacquiao throws a lazy right hand but Watts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watts tries for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away easily
and Pacquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watts's hands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Watts might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Watts moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt.
Watts avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Watts has time to react.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Watts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacquiao's waist but Pacquiao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watts off to one side.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Watts saw that one coming.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Pacquiao really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pacquiao scores with a shot to the body.
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body kick.
Watts misses the body punch
and Pacquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watts at a distance.
Watts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pacquiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Watts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao tries to avoid it but Watts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquiao to the ground. Pacquiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Watts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Watts's midsection.
Pacquiao punishes Watts's body with a nice straight punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pacquiao is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Watts's head and hops out.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Watts's body.
Watts misses with a hook
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Watts misses with a hook
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts misses with an uppercut
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Pacquiao as Watts shoots in.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watts misses with a right hand
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a right hand that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Watts. Watts gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pacquiao jabs at Watts's body.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacquiao jabs at Watts's body.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a right hand
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pacquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watts in his tracks.
Pacquiao slaps away a takedown attempt from Watts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watts blocks the body kick.
Watts moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Watts misses with a double jab
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacquiao jabs at Watts's body.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Watts misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacquiao wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Pacquiao dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Watts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Watts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Watts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Watts misses with a body shot
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watts shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Watts was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pacquiao is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pacquiao wants to control but Watts is having none of it.
Watts tries to control but Pacquiao wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to lock up and control but Watts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watts swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pacquiao is now in Watts's guard. A big mistake from Watts there, giving up the dominant position!
Watts wants to sweep here but Pacquiao controlling him for the moment.
Watts is working hard here to advance position.
Pacquiao wants to pass the guard but Watts is keeping the position.
Watts working for a triangle but Pacquiao defends it easily.
Pacquiao stopping the sweep attempt from Watts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to stand up but Watts won't let him.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Pacquiao from controlling successfully.
Watts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pacquiao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pacquiao has managed to get both his arms back between Watts's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao stopping the sweep attempt from Watts.
Watts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Watts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watts working for a triangle but Pacquiao defends it easily.
Watts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacquiao is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watts is on top in guard.
Ken Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position.
Watts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Watts trying to move into half guard but instead Pacquiao has managed to sweep!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Watts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pacquiao 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 44:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 44:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 44:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Pacquiao!
Junior Pacquiao is the new lightweight champion!
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