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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rural Advantage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Advantage is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drain the Blood. Yoshihiro Akiyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rural Advantage!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Advantage lands a nice hook to Akiyama's body. Akiyama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Advantage shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Akiyama eats them both and turns towards Advantage to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Advantage throws a combination. Akiyama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Yoshihiro Akiyama has been cut.
A low kick from Akiyama misses
and Advantage counters with a left and a right that stings Akiyama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Advantage takes the fight into the clinch.
Akiyama tries for a takedown. No joy.
Advantage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Advantage lands a left and a right that send Akiyama crashing to the mat, dazed. Advantage thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Akiyama is rocked!
Akiyama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akiyama is breathing heavily.
Advantage throws an overhand right that has Akiyama reeling! Advantage follows up with more punches and Akiyama is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rural Advantage!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choke Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes into the arena with Intro - DMX blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Choke Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Best!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Best doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a low kick, right behind Best 's knee.
Stan Best seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Best shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Best thinking.
Choke Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Best.
Best takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Best shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Best fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Liddell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Best has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Best looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Best's knee momentarily.
Best misses with a takedown attempt
and Best takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Best ducks right into an uppercut from Liddell.
Liddell lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Liddell finds it's way through Best's defenses.
Best walks into a jab.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liddell works Best's body with a nice hook.
Liddell connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Liddell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Liddell cracks Best with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Liddell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liddell lands with a shot to the body.
Best's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liddell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Best scrambles back to his feet.
Best drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liddell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Liddell lands a head kick!
Liddell 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.
Liddell stuns Best with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Best with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell scores with a nice head shot.
Liddell lands with a shot to the body.
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Best doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by Liddell - just one landing.
Liddell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Best's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Best moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Best takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Best walks into a straight right hand from Liddell.
Best on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell. Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
Liddell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liddell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liddell stuns Best with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liddell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Best takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Best closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liddell connects with the punch.
Liddell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Liddell.
Liddell scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Best on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Best walks into a jab.
Liddell thuds his right hand into Best's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Best on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liddell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liddell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Best on the side of the head.
Best takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liddell pushes Best away with a front kick.
Best has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Best takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Liddell with a hook.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Best's ribs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Best takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Best on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Best's ribs.
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Best doesn't seem bothered though.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liddell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Best drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Best with a poor takedown
and Best takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Best drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liddell.
Liddell cracks Best with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Best doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Choke Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell throws a head kick that Best semi-blocks.
Best is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Best at a distance.
A left lands for Liddell.
Liddell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liddell lands a nice hook to Best's body. Best takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Best fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Best is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Best takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liddell lunges at Best with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Best's hand.
Liddell thuds a left hand into Best's body.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liddell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Best's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liddell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Best scrambles back to his feet.
Best takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Choke Liddell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Best doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Best might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Liddell has got the better of the exchanges.
Best shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
Liddell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Best under the eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liddell.
Liddell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Best's head.
Liddell connects with a crisp jab.
Best has his takedown stuffed
and Best takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Best takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Liddell scores with a head kick. Best tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Best is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liddell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Choke Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Best.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Best has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell lands a nice shot to the body.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Best can do to turn this around?
Best takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Best doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Best takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Decent striking displayed by Liddell there.
Choke Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Liddell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Best has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Best seems unphased.
Best doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liddell thuds a left hand into Best's body.
Liddell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Liddell lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best needs to keep his hands up - Liddell had a free shot at his head there.
Best is trying desperately to land a takedown but Liddell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Best.
Best takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liddell throws a shot to the body.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Best.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Liddell. Beautiful body shot.
Best sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Liddell lands a nice shot that snaps Best's head back.
Best takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liddell jabs Best right on the nose. Best blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
A punch lands to the side of Best 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Best takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stan Best is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Best takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Liddell lands a jab to the nose.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Liddell lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liddell works the jab nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Best takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Liddell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liddell punishes Best's body with a nice straight punch.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liddell scores with a sloppy right hand. Best should have avoided that one.
Liddell lands a glancing blow to the side of Best's head.
Liddell scores with a hook.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
Liddell stuns Best with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Liddell works Best's body with a nice hook.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Best's ribs.
Best tries to move into range but Liddell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Best shoots and misses
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Best gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liddell.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Best has time to react.
Liddell connects with a body shot that sends Best's belly button to the back.
Best shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Best takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liddell digs a good hook to Best's body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a push kick.
Best takes one on the button.
Best walks into a straight right hand from Liddell.
Best with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
Best takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Best's ribs.
Best has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell catches Best with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Best takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Best fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Best doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Best moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liddell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Best takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liddell lands with a cross.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell lands a nice shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Liddell finds it's target.
Liddell jabs Best to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Liddell jabs Best to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Best takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liddell is looking to wear down Best with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Liddell scores with a punch to the head.
Liddell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Best on the side of the head.
Liddell lands a body shot.
Liddell lands with a kick to the temple. Best shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Liddell lands.
Stan Best has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Choke Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Choke Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddell 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Choke Liddell!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Choke Liddell!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Choke Liddell!
Choke Liddell wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Zerguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe's entrance music is (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you. A fine choice. Bruno Zerguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Zerguson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zerguson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joe under the eye.
Zerguson looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Zerguson loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Joe swings for the body but Zerguson moves out of range.
Joe throws a push kick but Zerguson slaps the foot to one side.
Joe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Kid Joe has been cut.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe scores with a punch to the head.
Joe takes a swing at Zerguson's ribcage but misses.
Joe jabs Zerguson right on the nose. Zerguson blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Joe does it's job there.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zerguson.
Joe throws a body punch but Zerguson moves out of range.
Joe throws an off balance right hand
and Zerguson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joe walks into a stiff left hand from Zerguson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zerguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Zerguson.
Zerguson throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zerguson throws a nice looking combination but Joe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zerguson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zerguson misses with a left hand
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zerguson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe stuns Zerguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zerguson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zerguson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joe lands an overhand right.
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!
Zerguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joe works Zerguson's body with a nice hook.
Zerguson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zerguson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joe.
Joe is looking to wear down Zerguson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joe connects with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joe scores with a three punch combo!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joe, right into the meat.
Joe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - Joe coming out on top.
Oooooh!!! Joe has knocked Zerguson down with a huge combo! Joe steps away and waves a wobbly Zerguson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Zerguson is rocked!
Zerguson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Joe gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kid Joe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bee Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Why can't we be friends?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man jabs at Holmes's body.
Man tries to clinch up
and Holmes counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries to clinch
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Man tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Holmes counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holmes lands a jab to Man's midsection.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Holmes takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man thuds a left hand into Holmes's body.
Holmes looks gassed!
Man wants to clinch
and Holmes counters with a two punch combo.
Man swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holmes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holmes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Man had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Man looks to clinch
and Holmes counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man wants to clinch.
Bee Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Man.
Man wants to clinch
and Holmes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man misses with a hook to the body
and Holmes counters with a right hand to the body.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holmes counters with a left to the body.
Man tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holmes counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.
Man tries to clinch but Holmes moves away
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Holmes is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Holmes connects with a looping right hand.
Man dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Man jabs Holmes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man is looking to wear down Holmes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man wants to clinch.
Man is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Man.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's eight 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.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man tries to clinch up
and Holmes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Man.
Man lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holmes backs up against the cage.
Man wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes doesn't seem bothered though.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Holmes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Holmes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Man tries to clinch but Holmes moves away
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man wants to clinch.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man misses with a combination
and Holmes counters with a nice body shot.
Holmes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Man wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
Man misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Man tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man moves to clinch but Holmes breaks away
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Holmes as he checks the leg kick.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man tries to clinch up
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Man.
A cross from Holmes lands.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Holmes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
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.
Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holmes scores with a nice head shot.
Man wants to clinch
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Man tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's six 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.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Holmes counters with a nice body shot.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Man throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Bee Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holmes 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Gary Holmes!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Gary Holmes!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Gary Holmes!
Gary Holmes wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kirillov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Kirillov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Roosevelt's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Roosevelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Kirillov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirillov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roosevelt connects with a leg kick. Kirillov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roosevelt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roosevelt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kirillov looks gassed!
Roosevelt slows down the pace here.
Roosevelt landing knees to the head.
It looks like Igor Kirillov has been cut.
Roosevelt drops Kirillov with a big knee straight up the middle! Kirillov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kirillov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roosevelt closes the distance and clinches.
Kirillov is still on wobbly legs! Can Roosevelt finish him?
Roosevelt has Kirillov pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Kirillov is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Roosevelt - that's hurt Kirillov badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kirillov is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kirillov doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Frank Roosevelt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan dela Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ab Sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think dela Rosa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amazing. Sly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In Flames - My Sweet Shadow. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan dela Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ab Sly!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and dela Rosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and dela Rosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sly tries to clinch up
and dela Rosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
dela Rosa misses with a double jab
and Sly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sly.
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!
Sly trying to control the position from guard on top but dela Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
dela Rosa keeping moving, preventing Sly from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
dela Rosa working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ab Sly hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sly falls off balance throwing a combination
and dela Rosa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sly looks gassed!
dela Rosa misses with a wild combination.
dela Rosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
dela Rosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab, jab by dela Rosa - just one landing.
Juan dela Rosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dela Rosa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sly backs up against the cage.
It looks like Ab Sly has been cut.
dela Rosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Sly slips a jab and a cross from dela Rosa.
dela Rosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dela Rosa lands a left and a right that send Sly crashing to the mat, dazed. dela Rosa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sly is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sly drops his hands momentarily and dela Rosa needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Sly just on the top of the head. Sly drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Sly - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juan dela Rosa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Roger (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 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Roger!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch but Roger is having none of it.
Roger tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roger looks gassed!
Roger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Roger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roger tries to sprawl but Jackson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Roger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roger defending well though.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Roger dodges it nicely.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Roger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson 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.
Jackson stalling away here and it's allowed Roger to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson is pushing down on Roger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roger is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Roger won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Peter Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Jackson cracks Roger with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Roger drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Roger to the ground. Jackson is now in Roger's guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Roger keeps moving.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson is pushing down on Roger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roger is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roger's head.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pressing down on Roger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roger is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
Roger is in trouble now - Jackson has advanced to mount!
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roger is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's eight 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.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jackson landing punches.
Roger blocking the ground and pound.
Roger avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jackson punching from mount but Roger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jackson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roger because Jackson loaded up on that one.
Jackson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Roger manages to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson punching from mount but Roger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Roger's head back.
Roger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roger takes one to the chin there.
Roger is breathing heavily.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Jackson catches Roger right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson cracks the inside of Roger's front leg.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roger can do to turn this around?
Jackson wants to clinch.
Peter Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Rogerio Roger has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Roger walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Roger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Roger keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Roger avoids nicely.
Roger fails with the takedown
so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roger is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Roger's head.
Jackson with the ground and pound but Roger uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up in Roger's guard and throws a big left but Roger blocks it.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Roger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Roger is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roger!
Jackson trying to control but Roger is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jackson wants to control the pace but Roger is squirming around nicely.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Roger is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working Roger over with strikes here.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Peter Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Peter Jackson!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Peter Jackson!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Peter Jackson!
Peter Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
255 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
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26
240 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Willis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis avoids the body shot from Yu.
Willis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu.
Yu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willis.
Yu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yu walks into a stiff left hand from Willis.
Yu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willis manages to avoid it.
Willis looks to land a right hand but Yu moved out of range.
Yu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Willis is able to avoid easily.
Willis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yu jabs at Willis's body.
Willis shoots in but no luck this time.
Yu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willis.
Willis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yu to the mat! Yu manages to get full guard.
Yu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Willis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Willis stopping the sweep attempt from Yu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is looking to work some ground and pound but Yu has wrist control.
Willis stopping the sweep attempt from Yu.
Yu is working hard here to advance position.
Willis throws and elbow that misses. Yu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willis's guard. Nice move by Yu!
Willis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Willis is trying to control the position but Yu postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yu trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yu.
Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis managing to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yu lands a couple of digs.
Yu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Willis is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking to control.
Yu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Willis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yu trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Willis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yu is really struggling to control Willis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yu throws a strike but Willis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Willis postures up.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis looking to sit in guard and control but Yu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yu is in close to Willis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yu thows a big elbow that misses.
Willis is trying to control the position but Yu postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yu works over Willis with some ground and pound from guard.
Yu is looking to work some ground and pound but Willis has wrist control.
Yu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willis working a defensive guard here.
Yu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yu stops Willis from standing up.
Willis trying to control the position.
Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yu is working Willis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Willis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yu is controlling him.
Yu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis is adopting a defensive guard.
Willis trying to control the position.
Yu throwing strikes but missing.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Patrick Willis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Yu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willis.
Willis avoids the body shot from Yu.
Willis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Willis walks into a left hand.
It looks like Patrick Willis has been cut.
Willis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yu throws a body punch but Willis moves out of range.
Yu takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Willis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An inside leg kick from Willis misses.
Yu is looking to wear down Willis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Willis lands a jab.
Yu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with a hook to the body
and Willis counters with a good, hard body kick but Yu shrugs it off.
Willis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu throws a head kick that misses
and Willis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Willis winds up and cracks Yu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu has hold of Willis's hands but Willis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yu is looking for a sweep. Willis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Willis winds up and cracks Yu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis working Yu over with strikes.
Willis throws a strike but Yu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yu wants to stand but Willis is controlling the position.
Yu is breathing heavily.
Yu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yu pulls Willis in close to prevent any damage.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Willis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Willis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Yu.
Yu takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Yu lands a nice hook to Willis's body. Willis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A good leg kick by Willis.
Willis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yu walks into a straight right hand from Willis.
Yu throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.
Yu throws an overhand right that lands on Willis's shoulder, as Willis tries to avoid the shot.
Willis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yu works Willis's body with a nice hook.
Yu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Willis.
Yu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Willis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu pulls Willis in close to his closed guard and prevents Willis from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yu has his feet on Willis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Yu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yu misses with a double jab
and Willis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Willis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Willis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yu defending well though.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing shots but Yu is blocking nicely.
Willis wants to take a breather but Yu is having none of it.
Willis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patrick Willis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Willis with the ground and pound but Yu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Willis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Yu blocks nicely.
Yu wants to sweep here but Willis controlling him for the moment.
Yu 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.
Yu wants to stand and escape but Willis is having none of it.
Yu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Yu is keeping the position.
Yu wants to stand up but Willis is controlling him.
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.
Yu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yu pushes Willis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Willis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yu's head backwards.
Willis tries for a takedown but Yu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yu misses with a hook to the body
and Willis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis prevents Yu from getting back to his feet.
Yu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
Willis thows a big elbow that misses.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
Willis trying to control but Yu is working from the bottom.
Yu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Willis landing with the ground and pound.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Yu blocks nicely.
That's six 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.
Willis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yu keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yu working a defensive guard here.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Willis preventing the sweep.
Yu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Willis works over Yu with some ground and pound from guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to sweep here but Willis controlling him for the moment.
Willis postures up in Yu's guard and throws a big left but Yu blocks it.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Willis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Willis won't allow Yu to sweep him here.
Willis wants to get up but he can't break Yu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Willis postures up in Yu's guard and throws a big left but Yu blocks it.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yu has control of Willis's left arm, preventing Willis from doing any damage.
Willis won't allow Yu to get back to his feet.
Willis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Willis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Willis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Willis is in close to Yu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
Willis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willis postures up in Yu's guard and throws a big left but Yu blocks it.
Willis stays in close to Yu's body and controls the position.
Willis stands and throws Yu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
An elbow from Willis crashes against the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Willis 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Patrick Willis!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Patrick Willis!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Patrick Willis!
Patrick Willis wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xhun Kawozinazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Linderman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Linderman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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24
230 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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227 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xhun Kawozinazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jones Linderman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawozinazaki has his takedown stuffed
and Linderman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kawozinazaki's knee momentarily.
Linderman throws a sloppy head kick and Kawozinazaki moves out of range easily.
Kawozinazaki with a poor takedown
and Linderman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kawozinazaki misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xhun Kawozinazaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawozinazaki is breathing heavily.
Linderman lands with a slapping head kick.
Kawozinazaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Xhun Kawozinazaki has been cut.
Linderman lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linderman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Linderman lands a leg kick that knocks Kawozinazaki off balance momentarily.
Jones Linderman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Linderman.
Linderman fakes the leg kick and cracks Kawozinazaki in the body.
Linderman lands a head kick!
Linderman throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kawozinazaki will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linderman.
Linderman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kawozinazaki will feel that in the morning.
Linderman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawozinazaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kawozinazaki. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Linderman moves into range and clinches up with Kawozinazaki.
Linderman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kawozinazaki's face.
Linderman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linderman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Linderman drops Kawozinazaki with a big knee straight up the middle! Kawozinazaki is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kawozinazaki is rocked!
Xhun Kawozinazaki's cut is getting worse.
Linderman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawozinazaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Linderman.
Oh Kawozinazaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Linderman cracks the inside of Kawozinazaki's front leg.
Kawozinazaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawozinazaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linderman connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawozinazaki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Linderman scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Linderman.
Kawozinazaki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Linderman.
Linderman closes the distance and pushes Kawozinazaki back into the cage.
Linderman drops Kawozinazaki with a big knee straight up the middle! Kawozinazaki is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Linderman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Linderman moves into the clinch.
Linderman scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Linderman.
Linderman scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Linderman.
Xhun Kawozinazaki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Linderman lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawozinazaki dodges an elbow strike from Linderman.
Linderman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Linderman.
Linderman drops Kawozinazaki with a big knee straight up the middle! Kawozinazaki is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Linderman clinches up with Kawozinazaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Kawozinazaki is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Linderman pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Kawozinazaki is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jones Linderman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slusken Musk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Voices. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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26
205 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slusken Musk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musk throws a right hand that misses
and Rockwell counters with a two punch combo.
Musk moves out of range of the body kick from Rockwell.
Rockwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Musk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Musk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rockwell is trying to defend but Musk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Musk is taking a breather. Rockwell 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.
Rockwell wants to get back to his feet.
Rockwell manages to get to full guard.
Rockwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Musk wants to control from the top but Rockwell keeps moving.
Musk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musk lands a couple of digs.
Musk is looking to work some ground and pound but Rockwell has wrist control.
Musk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rockwell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Musk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rockwell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Musk defends well.
Musk thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Musk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Musk trying to control but Rockwell is working from the bottom.
Rockwell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Musk is one step ahead there.
Musk thows a big elbow that misses.
Rockwell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Musk throws and elbow that misses. Rockwell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Musk's guard. Nice move by Rockwell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell won't allow Musk to sweep him here.
Rockwell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Musk dives on top into guard.
Musk lands a couple of digs.
Rockwell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Musk is aware though and is defending well.
Musk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rockwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Musk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Musk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musk landing with the ground and pound.
Rockwell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Musk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Musk cracks Rockwell with a solid left hand.
Rockwell wants to stand but Musk is controlling the position.
Musk works over Rockwell with some ground and pound from guard.
Musk lands a couple of elbows.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Rockwell, not yet.
Rockwell has momentary wrist control but Musk slips an elbow through the middle.
Rockwell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rockwell looks gassed!
Musk postures up and lands a big shot to Rockwell's brow.
Musk connects with a couple of short punches.
Rockwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Musk.
Rockwell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Musk defends well.
Musk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Musk.
Musk postures up in Rockwell's guard and throws a big left but Rockwell blocks it.
Musk scoring with some ground and pound.
Musk thows a big elbow that misses.
Musk throwing strikes but missing.
Musk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Musk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rockwell keeping moving, preventing Musk from controlling successfully.
Musk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Musk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rockwell's head.
Musk throwing strikes from guard but Rockwell blocks nicely.
Rockwell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Musk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Musk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Musk scoring with some ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Musk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Musk is in close to Rockwell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Musk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rockwell dives on top into guard.
Rockwell wants to get up but he can't break Musk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Musk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Musk is working hard here to advance position.
Musk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Musk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rockwell defends well.
Rockwell looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell wants to control from the top but Musk keeps moving.
Musk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Musk trying to control from half guard but Rockwell is working away.
Rockwell looking for submissions off his back.
Musk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slusken Musk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Musk shoots in and gets a takedown into Rockwell's guard.
Rockwell is looking for a triangle but Musk pushes his legs off easily.
Musk looking to sit in guard and control but Rockwell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Musk is trying to control the position but Rockwell postures up.
Musk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rockwell looking to sit in guard and control but Musk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Musk scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Musk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Musk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rockwell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rockwell is breathing heavily.
Musk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rockwell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Musk, into his guard.
Rockwell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell is looking to land body kicks.
Musk throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rockwell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Musk is in Rockwell's guard.
Rockwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Musk postures up in Rockwell's guard and throws a big left but Rockwell blocks it.
Musk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Musk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Musk stays in close to Rockwell's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musk distracts Rockwell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rockwell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Musk trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Musk trying to control but Rockwell is working from the bottom.
Rockwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Musk wants to control from the top but Rockwell keeps moving.
Rockwell wants to stand but Musk is controlling the position.
Musk stays in close to Rockwell's body and controls the position.
Rockwell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Musk defends well.
Musk is working Rockwell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Musk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Musk throwing strikes but missing.
Rockwell wants to stand but Musk is controlling the position.
Musk postures up in Rockwell's guard and throws a big left but Rockwell blocks it.
Musk connects with a couple of short punches.
Musk trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rockwell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rockwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Musk.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockwell striking from the bottom here.
Musk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Musk works over Rockwell with some ground and pound from guard.
Musk landing some decent shots from guard.
Musk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Musk trying to control but Rockwell is working from the bottom.
Musk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Musk cracks Rockwell with a solid left hand.
Musk trying to control but Rockwell is working from the bottom.
Musk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Musk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Musk trying to control but Rockwell is working from the bottom.
Rockwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Musk cracks Rockwell with a solid left hand.
Rockwell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Musk defends well.
Rockwell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Musk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rockwell keeping moving, preventing Musk from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Musk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rockwell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Musk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rockwell's head.
Musk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Musk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rockwell looking for a guillotine here but Musk defends easily.
Musk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slusken Musk dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Musk closes the distance and clinches up with Rockwell, looking for a takedown. Musk pushes Rockwell against the cage but Rockwell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Rockwell does no damage.
Musk swings widly with a right hand
and Rockwell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Musk really felt that one!
Musk throws a poor cross that misses
and Rockwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rockwell throws a front kick that sends Musk stumbling back into the cage.
Rockwell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good shot there by Rockwell.
Rockwell throws a right and a left that Musk avoids nicely.
Rockwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Musk counters with a shoot takedown. Rockwell fights it but they end up in guard.
Musk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Musk throws a strike but Rockwell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Musk is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musk postures up.
Rockwell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Musk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Musk trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockwell wants to stand but Musk is controlling the position.
Musk sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Musk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rockwell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slusken Musk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Musk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rockwell's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Musk scoring with some ground and pound.
Musk postures up in Rockwell's guard and throws a big left but Rockwell blocks it.
Rockwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Musk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Musk is working Rockwell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Musk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Musk connects with a couple of short punches.
Musk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Musk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musk won't allow Rockwell to get back to his feet.
Musk lands a couple of digs.
Musk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Musk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Musk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Musk wants to control from the top but Rockwell keeps moving.
Musk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rockwell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Musk landing some decent shots from guard.
Musk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Musk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Musk trying to control but Rockwell is working from the bottom.
Musk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Musk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Musk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Musk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Musk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rockwell wants to sweep here but Musk controlling him for the moment.
Rockwell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Musk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Musk landing some decent shots from guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Musk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Musk cracks Rockwell with a solid left hand.
Musk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rockwell's head.
Musk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rockwell keeping moving, preventing Musk from controlling successfully.
Musk is working Rockwell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rockwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Musk stands up over Rockwell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Musk looking to sit in guard and control but Rockwell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rockwell wants to stand but Musk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Musk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Musk trying to keep a closed guard but Rockwell is proving a slippery customer.
Musk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rockwell can do to turn this around?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Musk is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Musk has escaped and now he's on top!
Musk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rockwell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slusken Musk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Musk, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Slusken Musk!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Slusken Musk!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Slusken Musk!
Slusken Musk wins by unanimous decision!
Slusken Musk retains his light heavyweight title!
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