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RS 97 - PRIDE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tszyu has chosen NH as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Scylla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scylla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch.
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Scylla tries for a takedown but Tszyu circles away easily
and Tszyu counters by clinching up.
Tszyu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scylla misses with a takedown
and Tszyu moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tszyu as the two fighters clinch.
Tszyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Scylla backwards.
Scylla letting Tszyu take a breather here.
Scylla is trying to drag Tszyu to the mat but Tszyu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Scylla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scylla has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tszyu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scylla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scylla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tszyu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scylla thinking.
Scylla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tszyu counters with a three punch combo that has Scylla backing up. Scylla nods at Tszyu to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Scylla misses
and Tszyu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scylla throws a combination that misses
and Tszyu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tszyu breaks the clinch.
Kostya Tszyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tszyu doesn't manage to clinch there - Scylla circles away.
Scylla shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Scylla stops Tszyu from getting back to his feet.
Scylla trying to control from half guard but Tszyu is working away.
Scylla is trying to work for a kimura but Tszyu is defending well.
Scylla is trying to work for a kimura but Tszyu is defending well.
Scylla is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scylla is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Scylla tries to pass to full mount but Tszyu defends it.
Tszyu is trying to stand.
Scylla looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu is trying to stand.
Tszyu won't allow Scylla to pass to mount.
Scylla is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tszyu!
Scylla swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tszyu is now in Scylla's guard. A big mistake from Scylla there, giving up the dominant position!
Tszyu trying to control but Scylla is working from the bottom.
Tszyu looking to pass the guard.
Scylla wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostya Tszyu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Tszyu as Scylla shoots in.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tszyu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tszyu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scylla misses with a combination
and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch.
Tszyu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tszyu has Scylla up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tszyu gets underhooks to prevent Scylla's takedown attempt.
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scylla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tszyu moves into the clinch.
Tszyu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Scylla misses with a hook
and Tszyu counters with a one-two to the body.
Scylla throws a combination that misses
and Tszyu counters with a right hand to the body.
Scylla gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Tszyu counter with a right hand.
Scylla swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch.
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
Tszyu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Scylla prevents Tszyu from getting back to his feet.
Scylla wants to pass the guard but Tszyu is keeping the position.
Tszyu pushes Scylla off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Tszyu. That snapped Scylla's head back.
Scylla misses with a combination
and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch.
Tszyu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scylla is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tszyu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tszyu breaks the clinch.
Tszyu has closed the distance and engaged Scylla in a clinch.
Scylla tries to score a body lock takedown but Tszyu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tszyu stalls.
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Scylla throws a combination that misses
and Tszyu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scylla shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scylla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tszyu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tszyu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scylla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tszyu counters with a one-two to the body.
Scylla throws a sloppy body shot
and Tszyu counters with a series of strikes. Scylla will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.
Tszyu throws a right and a left that Scylla avoids nicely.
Scylla misses with a combination
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab.
Scylla misses with a jab to the body
and Tszyu counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scylla misses with a takedown
and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tszyu.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tszyu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
Scylla throws a lazy uppercut
and Tszyu counters with a one-two to the body.
Tszyu tries to close the distance and clinch but Scylla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tszyu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scylla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tszyu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Scylla is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tszyu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
Scylla tries for a takedown but Tszyu circles away easily
and Scylla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scylla falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Tszyu counter with a right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tszyu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scylla thinking.
Tszyu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tszyu closes the distance and clinches.
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tszyu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tszyu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scylla shoots in and bounces Tszyu off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Scylla tries to free his leg and advance position but Tszyu is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tszyu.
Tszyu breaks the clinch.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tszyu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scylla swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tszyu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kenny Scylla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scylla fails with the takedown
and Tszyu moves into the clinch.
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
Tszyu moves into the clinch successfully.
Tszyu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tszyu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tszyu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scylla doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu tries to clinch but Scylla moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scylla dodges the punch combination from Tszyu.
Scylla shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tszyu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Scylla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scylla has his takedown stuffed
and Tszyu counters with a left and a right that stings Scylla.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tszyu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scylla fails with the takedown
and Tszyu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scylla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tszyu.
Tszyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tszyu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tszyu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tszyu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tszyu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scylla throws a combination that misses
letting Tszyu counter with a right hand.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tszyu counters by clinching up.
Tszyu pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Tszyu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tszyu counters by clinching up.
Scylla tries to score a body lock takedown but Tszyu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tszyu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla throws a combination that misses
and Tszyu counters with a two punch combo.
Scylla shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tszyu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scylla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scylla doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tszyu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tszyu tries to close the distance and clinch but Scylla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scylla fails with the takedown
and Tszyu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tszyu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scylla misses with a left hand
and Tszyu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tszyu pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
Scylla misses with a hook
and Tszyu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tszyu trying to stall but Scylla improves his position.
Tszyu lands an uppercut.
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scylla doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tszyu counters with a left and a right that stings Scylla.
Scylla misses with a combination
and Scylla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scylla doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tszyu counters by moving into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tszyu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Scylla with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tszyu counters by clinching up.
Scylla being controlled against the ropes.
Tszyu breaks the clinch.
Kenny Scylla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tszyu cracks Scylla with an open hand slap.
Scylla has his takedown stuffed
and Tszyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Scylla misses
letting Tszyu counter with a right hand.
Scylla misses with a left hand
and Tszyu counters with a two punch combo.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tszyu counters with a three punch combo that has Scylla backing up. Scylla nods at Tszyu to acknowledge the strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu clinches up against the ropes.
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
Scylla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scylla misses with a hook to the body
and Tszyu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scylla misses with a right hand
and Tszyu counters by clinching up.
Tszyu lands a right hand.
Tszyu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scylla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scylla thinking.
Tszyu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Scylla throws a poor cross that misses
and Tszyu counters with a series of strikes. Scylla will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tszyu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scylla misses with a body shot
and Tszyu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tszyu taking a breather.
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tszyu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scylla gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scylla tries for a takedown but Tszyu circles away easily
and Scylla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tszyu clinches.
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Scylla misses with a left hand
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab.
Tszyu misses the shot to the body.
Scylla misses with a double jab
and Tszyu moves into the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tszyu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scylla misses with a double jab
and Tszyu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
Scylla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scylla fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tszyu to the ground. Scylla is now in Tszyu's guard.
Tszyu scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tszyu clinches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scylla tries for a takedown but Tszyu circles away easily
and Tszyu counters by clinching up.
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
Scylla throws a combination that misses
and Tszyu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tszyu breaks the clinch.
Scylla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenny Scylla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tszyu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tszyu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scylla misses with a double jab
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tszyu moves into the clinch.
Kostya Tszyu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tszyu pushes Scylla up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostya Tszyu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tszyu 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 Yamamoto scores the fight for Kostya Tszyu!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Kostya Tszyu!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kostya Tszyu!
Kostya Tszyu wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jordan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Uzamaki (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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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Jordan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzamaki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan Jr misses with a left hand
and Uzamaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uzamaki checks the leg kick.
Uzamaki misses with a left hand
and Jordan Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Uzamaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Jordan Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Uzamaki misses with a straight left.
Uzamaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Uzamaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jordan Jr throws a shot from downtown. Uzamaki moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Uzamaki misses
and Jordan Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No joy there for Uzamaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Uzamaki coming out on top.
Jordan Jr misses with a low kick.
Uzamaki avoids the body shot from Jordan Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A low kick from Uzamaki is predictable there
and Jordan Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Jordan Jr moves forwards but Uzamaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Uzamaki blocks a jab.
Jordan Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Uzamaki counters with a low kick, right behind Jordan Jr 's knee.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr lands with a right hand.
Jordan Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uzamaki.
Jordan Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Uzamaki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jordan Jr thumps Uzamaki with a low kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr checks a low kick from Uzamaki.
Uzamaki slips a straight right by Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr lands with a nice body punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jordan Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jordan Jr throws a hook but Uzamaki blocks it.
Jordan Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzamaki is just out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uzamaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jordan Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jordan Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Uzamaki throws a right and a left that Jordan Jr avoids nicely.
Jordan Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jordan Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jordan Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzamaki is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naruto Uzamaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A low kick from Uzamaki is predictable there
and Jordan Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jordan Jr wants to land a leg kick but Uzamaki is out of range.
Jordan Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Uzamaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Uzamaki counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzamaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jordan Jr is out of range and Uzamaki settles back down.
Uzamaki throws a leg kick
and Jordan Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Uzamaki 's knee.
Jordan Jr misses with a body punch
letting Uzamaki counter with a right hand.
Naruto Uzamaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Jordan Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Uzamaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uzamaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordan Jr throws out the jab.
Uzamaki stalks Jordan Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jordan Jr's face. Jordan Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr thows a leg kick but Uzamaki checks it
and Uzamaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzamaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Uzamaki throws a chopping leg kick but Jordan Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Uzamaki misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Uzamaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jordan Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki misses with a hook
and Jordan Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jordan Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uzamaki is breathing heavily.
Uzamaki throws a leg kick
and Jordan Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki throws a combination that misses
and Jordan Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Jordan Jr scores with a hook to the body. Uzamaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzamaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uzamaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Jordan Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jordan Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Uzamaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jordan Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jordan Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uzamaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jordan Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Uzamaki is predictable there
and Jordan Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uzamaki thinking.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Jordan Jr tenderised Uzamaki's leg. Uzamaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jordan Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jordan Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Jordan Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Joe Jordan Jr!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Joe Jordan Jr!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Joe Jordan Jr!
Joe Jordan Jr wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivica Andric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andric kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Crowning of Atlantis. Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger. Connor Kelly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivica Andric's chin.
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140 lbs
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24
145 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivica Andric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Andric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andric lands a body shot.
Andric lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andric misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andric misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andric won't be happy with that.
Kelly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Andric gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric is trying to maintain the position but Kelly is very close to passing his half guard.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Andric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Andric trying to control here.
Andric is trying to stand.
Kelly trying to control the action but Andric is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Andric tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Andric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Andric shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Andric counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Andric to counter with a crisp jab.
Andric throws a low kick but Kelly moves out of range easily.
Andric wants to clinch.
Kelly shoots in but no luck this time.
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.
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Andric moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Nice takedown defense from Andric. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
Kelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andric checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Andric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Andric moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Andric misses with a body punch
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Andric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andric misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Andric throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andric is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andric.
Andric feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelly's calf.
Ivica Andric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Andric counters with a stiff right hand.
Andric fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's eight 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.
Andric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Andric.
Andric looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Andric counters with a nice uppercut.
Andric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andric wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andric lands with a hook. Kelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andric misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Andric really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly slips a straight right by Andric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivica Andric dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Andric wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Andric shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Andric misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Kelly misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andric wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Andric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andric looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andric.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andric.
Andric throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Andric.
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.
Andric bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Kelly is predictable there
and Andric counters with a left to the body.
Andric connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kelly momentarily.
A jab from Andric does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook. Andric ducked under it nicely.
Andric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Andric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Andric.
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.
Andric thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Andric counters with a left to the body.
Andric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andric walks into a jab.
Andric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Andric misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Andric throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly defending well as Andric loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly lands with an overhand left.
Ivica Andric is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly tries to score with a low kick but Andric moves his leg out of the way.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Andric was covering up waiting for the punch and Kelly finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kelly pushing down on Andric's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kelly is pressing down on Andric's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andric is holding on for now.
Kelly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kelly is looking to advance position but Andric won't allow it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andric tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
Andric is looking to control Kelly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andric avoid being mounted?
Andric won't allow Kelly to pass to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andric holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ivica Andric has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Andric throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andric won't be happy with that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Andric is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Andric's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kelly goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Andric rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kelly's guard! Nice work there by Andric!
Andric is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelly seems keen to control Andric's posture.
Andric looking to pass the guard.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Andric wants to stand but Kelly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivica Andric wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Andric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Connor Kelly!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Connor Kelly!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Connor Kelly!
Connor Kelly wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freeky Zeeky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Crocodile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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26
264 lbs
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274 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freeky Zeeky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cliff Crocodile!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocodile misses with a looping right.
Zeeky is looking to land body kicks.
Zeeky shoots in for a takedown but Crocodile shows good takedown defense.
Zeeky tries to land a body kick
and Crocodile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zeeky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Zeeky misses.
Crocodile slaps away a takedown attempt from Zeeky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zeeky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crocodile throws a jab when Zeeky was well out of range.
Crocodile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zeeky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crocodile pinned against the cage. Crocodile gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freeky Zeeky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crocodile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crocodile moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crocodile takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crocodile swinging wildly here.
Zeeky has Crocodile up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zeeky avoids a wild elbow strike from Crocodile.
Crocodile lands an elbow inside that Zeeky shrugs off.
Zeeky lands a nice uppercut.
Crocodile tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zeeky avoids it.
Zeeky has hold of one of Crocodile's legs. Crocodile is fighting the takedown attempt but Zeeky gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zeeky stopping the sweep attempt from Crocodile.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocodile is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zeeky is controlling him.
Zeeky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crocodile's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zeeky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crocodile keeping full guard, as Zeeky tries to pass.
Crocodile avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zeeky is looking to work some ground and pound but Crocodile has wrist control.
Zeeky throwing strikes from guard but Crocodile blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile pushes Zeeky off and gets back to his feet.
Cliff Crocodile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crocodile throws a right hand that Zeeky ducks under and follows up with a left that Zeeky also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zeeky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zeeky throws a body kick that misses.
Zeeky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zeeky scores with a head kick.
Zeeky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crocodile blocks a low kick nicely.
Crocodile loads up on a big right hand but Zeeky slips the punch.
Crocodile takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crocodile throws a hook to the side of Zeeky's head but Zeeky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zeeky dodges the punch combination from Crocodile.
Zeeky misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile misses with a two punch combination.
Crocodile wants to clinch.
Crocodile misses with a hook.
Crocodile defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zeeky.
Crocodile throws a looping overhand right but Zeeky ducks down to avoid it.
Zeeky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crocodile looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zeeky is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crocodile tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Zeeky easily slips into full mount!
Crocodile sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crocodile tries to kick Zeeky off but Zeeky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zeeky.
Crocodile utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crocodile avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crocodile wants to stand and escape but Zeeky is having none of it.
Zeeky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crocodile wants to stand up but Zeeky is controlling him.
Crocodile preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zeeky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zeeky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zeeky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zeeky lands a couple of elbows.
Zeeky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crocodile has momentary wrist control but Zeeky slips an elbow through the middle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile 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.
Zeeky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crocodile is wriggling around but Zeeky manages to pass to half guard.
Crocodile keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crocodile is pressing down on Zeeky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crocodile is on top in guard.
Crocodile trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeeky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeeky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crocodile is one step ahead there.
Crocodile trying to control but Zeeky is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freeky Zeeky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zeeky throws a shot from downtown. Crocodile moves away and avoids it.
Zeeky fails with the takedown.
Crocodile doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeeky circles away.
Crocodile misses with a straight left.
Zeeky throws a head kick that misses.
Crocodile stuffs the takedown.
Crocodile jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crocodile moves into the clinch successfully.
Zeeky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zeeky has a couple of punches blocked by Crocodile.
Crocodile throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeeky blocks it with crossed arms.
Crocodile trying to land knees to the body.
Crocodile working Zeeky over with knees to the body.
Crocodile using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeeky takes an elbow to the temple.
Crocodile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeeky keeps the fight on the outside.
Cliff Crocodile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crocodile tries to clinch up but Zeeky circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Crocodile coming out on top.
A big right from Crocodile misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crocodile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zeeky has time to react.
It looks like Freeky Zeeky has been cut.
Crocodile lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Crocodile misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocodile lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zeeky backs up against the ropes.
Oooooh!!! Crocodile has knocked Zeeky down with a huge combo! Crocodile steps away and waves a wobbly Zeeky back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Zeeky is rocked!
Crocodile connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zeeky momentarily.
Oh Zeeky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zeeky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crocodile.
Zeeky seems to have got his legs back now.
Crocodile looks to land a combination. Zeeky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crocodile throws out a loose jab but Zeeky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeeky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crocodile pinned against the cage. Crocodile gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freeky Zeeky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zeeky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crocodile.
Crocodile stuffs the takedown attempt from Zeeky. Zeeky gets slowly back to his feet.
Crocodile might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crocodile scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crocodile gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zeeky has a couple of punches blocked by Crocodile.
Zeeky struggles to land a body shot inside as Crocodile controls his hands.
Crocodile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crocodile lands an overhand right.
Crocodile tries to clinch but Zeeky moves out of range.
Crocodile fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeeky slips under a jab from Crocodile.
Crocodile gets caught napping as Zeeky dives in and scores a takedown. Crocodile manages to retain guard.
Zeeky throwing strikes but missing.
Zeeky throws and elbow that misses. Crocodile uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zeeky's guard. Nice move by Crocodile!
Zeeky 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.
Crocodile trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zeeky's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zeeky is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile wants to stand and escape but Zeeky is having none of it.
Zeeky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crocodile works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zeeky prevents Crocodile from getting back to his feet.
Crocodile working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cliff Crocodile was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zeeky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crocodile misses with a hook. Zeeky ducked under it nicely.
Crocodile throws out a leg kick but Zeeky moves out of range and Crocodile only half commits.
Zeeky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crocodile tests Zeeky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crocodile pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crocodile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crocodile missing with a left hand there. Zeeky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crocodile stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crocodile wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crocodile darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crocodile displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zeeky.
A jab from Crocodile misses.
Crocodile lands a really nice looking cross but Zeeky seems unphased.
Zeeky moves out of range of the body kick from Crocodile.
Zeeky misses with a takedown attempt - Crocodile sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crocodile.
Crocodile connects with a crisp jab.
Crocodile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zeeky.
Crocodile scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zeeky doesn't seem bothered though.
Crocodile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Crocodile misses.
Zeeky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crocodile throws a poor cross that misses
and Zeeky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zeeky.
Crocodile stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crocodile wants it to stay on the feet.
Crocodile throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Zeeky.
A telegraphed right hand from Crocodile misses the target.
Zeeky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crocodile 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.
Zeeky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crocodile.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zeeky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeeky connects with an inside leg kick.
Crocodile throws an off balance right hand
and Zeeky counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crocodile is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zeeky throws a head kick that misses.
Crocodile moves out of range as Zeeky throws a body kick.
Zeeky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crocodile sprawls well. Crocodile wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zeeky gets slowly back to his feet.
Crocodile fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zeeky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crocodile pinned against the cage. Crocodile gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crocodile fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crocodile defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zeeky.
Crocodile scores with a nice right hand.
Crocodile throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zeeky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crocodile cracks Zeeky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crocodile throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zeeky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crocodile's guard.
Zeeky throwing strikes but missing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zeeky preventing the sweep.
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.
Crocodile pushes Zeeky off and scrambles back to his feet.
Zeeky slips under a jab from Crocodile.
Zeeky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crocodile throws out the jab.
Crocodile stuffs the takedown.
Crocodile throws a hook to the side of Zeeky's head but Zeeky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zeeky avoids the head kick by Crocodile.
Zeeky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crocodile avoids a kick to the body.
Zeeky blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Crocodile.
Crocodile takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crocodile lands a nice shot that snaps Zeeky's head back.
Zeeky closes the distance and clinches up with Crocodile, looking for a takedown. Zeeky pushes Crocodile against the ropes but Crocodile circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Freeky Zeeky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crocodile fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile thuds his right hand into Zeeky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zeeky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zeeky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crocodile's waist but Crocodile gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zeeky off to one side.
Zeeky is looking to land body kicks.
Zeeky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crocodile.
Zeeky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeeky shoots in looking for a takedown but Crocodile manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zeeky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crocodile lands a two punch combo.
Zeeky blocks a jab.
Zeeky moves into the clinch.
Zeeky trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crocodile obliges.
Crocodile managing to block the knees to the body from Zeeky.
Crocodile throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crocodile trying to land knees to the body.
Zeeky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeeky digs a right hand into Crocodile's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crocodile's gas tank.
Zeeky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crocodile pushes off an throws an elbow but Zeeky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zeeky misses with some punches.
Crocodile landing knees to the body.
Zeeky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cliff Crocodile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Cliff Crocodile!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Cliff Crocodile!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Cliff Crocodile!
Cliff Crocodile wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shakyamuni Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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26
146 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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22
143 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raimo Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shakyamuni Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
Buddha swings widly with a right hand
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shakyamuni Buddha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buddha throws a lazy uppercut
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
Pukki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buddha counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pukki won't be happy with that.
Pukki struggling a bit here.
Buddha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pukki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Buddha controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha is trying to get an arm triangle but Pukki is defending well.
Buddha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pukki keeps working.
Pukki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Buddha staying calm.
Buddha trying to control the position but Pukki is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Buddha tries for a kimura but Pukki is defending well.
Buddha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki wants to get back to his feet but Buddha drags him back down.
Buddha just content to control the position.
Buddha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pukki, who protects the arm well.
Buddha happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pukki is not content to let Buddha control the position.
Pukki is trying to control Buddha's posture but Buddha avoids it.
Pukki is looking for a sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Buddha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Buddha working away.
Pukki is trying to get back to half guard.
Buddha is looking to take a break and control but Pukki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Buddha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pukki has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pukki is trying to control Buddha's posture but Buddha avoids it.
Buddha is looking to take a break and control but Pukki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Buddha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pukki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Buddha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pukki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Buddha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pukki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pukki wants to get back to his feet but Buddha drags him back down.
Buddha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Buddha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Buddha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pukki is looking to regain half guard here but Buddha keeps moving and retains side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pukki tries to bench press Buddha off him but Buddha keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buddha goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pukki rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Buddha's guard! Nice work there by Pukki!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Buddha looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pukki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakyamuni Buddha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pukki throws a hook to the side of Buddha's head but Buddha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pukki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Buddha misses with a left hand
and Pukki counters with a nice body kick.
Buddha misses with a left hand
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pukki.
Buddha misses with a combination
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki throws a poor cross that misses
and Buddha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buddha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pukki.
Pukki 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.
Buddha misses with a lunging right hand
and Pukki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Buddha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Buddha slips under a jab.
Buddha misses with a double jab
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buddha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pukki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pukki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pukki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pukki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buddha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pukki.
Pukki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pukki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buddha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buddha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Buddha duly obliges.
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.
Buddha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pukki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buddha throws a poor cross that misses
and Buddha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pukki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Buddha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pukki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buddha misses with an uppercut
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Buddha misses with an uppercut
and Pukki counters with an inside leg kick.
Pukki misses with an uppercut. Buddha saw that one coming.
Buddha staying out of range there.
Pukki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters circling - Pukki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buddha has his takedown stuffed
and Pukki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pukki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buddha manages to avoid it.
Buddha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pukki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buddha might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Buddha misses with a right hand
and Pukki counters with a stiff right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Pukki.
Buddha throws an off balance right hand
and Pukki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pukki loads up on a big right hand but Buddha slips the punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Buddha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
Pukki misses with a shot to the body
and Buddha counters with a three punch combo that has Pukki backing up. Pukki nods at Buddha to acknowledge the strikes.
Pukki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buddha was well out of range. Poor timing from Pukki.
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.
Pukki misses with a hook.
Raimo Pukki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buddha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pukki.
Buddha tries for a takedown but Pukki circles away easily
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buddha gets a double leg takedown into Pukki's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Buddha wants to control from the top but Pukki keeps moving.
Pukki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Buddha advances position into side control!
Buddha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pukki has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buddha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pukki has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Pukki showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Shakyamuni Buddha!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Shakyamuni Buddha!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Shakyamuni Buddha!
Shakyamuni Buddha wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Illianenko has chosen Only God Can Judge Me as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
270 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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26
245 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Granite 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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Illianenko!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a right hand that misses
and Illianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Allen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Illianenko is controlling him.
Illianenko trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Illianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Illianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Illianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Allen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Allen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Illianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Illianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen has control of Illianenko's left arm, preventing Illianenko from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Illianenko trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Illianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Illianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Allen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Illianenko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Allen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Illianenko, into his guard.
Illianenko working a defensive guard but Allen passes into half guard.
Allen trying to control from half guard but Illianenko is working away.
Allen passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko tries to lock up and control but Allen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Allen tries to control but Illianenko wriggling away.
Illianenko can't escape the position.
Illianenko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Illianenko flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Allen is trying to control. Illianenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Illianenko tries to get to full guard but Allen has control of the leg.
Illianenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Illianenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Illianenko is defending well.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Illianenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Illianenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Allen.
Allen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Illianenko is in trouble now - Allen has advanced to mount!
Illianenko is squirming around, avoiding Allen's attempts to control the action.
Illianenko is in a horrible position here. Allen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Illianenko tries to hold on but Allen pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Allen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Allen landing punches.
Illianenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Allen has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Allen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Allen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Illianenko wants to hold on but Allen pushes him away.
Allen wants to control the pace but Illianenko is squirming around nicely.
Illianenko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from Allen there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko is in trouble now - Allen has advanced to mount!
Illianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Illianenko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Illianenko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Illianenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Allen is working away from the top position though.
Allen is trying to control the action in half guard but Illianenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Illianenko is looking to improve his position.
Illianenko gets full guard.
Allen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Illianenko is keeping the position for now.
Illianenko 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.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Illianenko is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Allen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Illianenko trying to control the position.
Illianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allen.
Allen stays in close to Illianenko's body and controls the position.
Illianenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Allen tries to free his leg and advance position but Illianenko is retaining full guard.
Illianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Allen distracts Illianenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Illianenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Allen trying to control but Illianenko is working from the bottom.
Allen tries to free his leg and advance position but Illianenko is retaining full guard.
Allen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
Allen passes Illianenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Illianenko is trying to control but can't.
Allen stalling away here and it's allowed Illianenko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to control from the top but Illianenko keeps moving.
Illianenko 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.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.
Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Allen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Illianenko working for a triangle but Allen defends it easily.
Allen trying to control but Illianenko is working from the bottom.
Illianenko is trying to control the position but Allen postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko looking for a guillotine here but Allen defends easily.
Allen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Illianenko is keeping the position for now.
Allen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Allen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Illianenko is looking to improve his position.
Allen is trying to control the action in half guard but Illianenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Illianenko trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Allen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Illianenko throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a single leg into guard. Illianenko didn't expect that.
Allen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Allen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Illianenko is keeping the position for now.
Illianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Illianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen trying to control but Illianenko is working from the bottom.
Jake Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
Illianenko working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen forces his way into half guard.
Allen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Illianenko trying to hold on to Allen's head to control him but Allen postures up.
Allen is looking for a kimura here.
Allen is stalling here. Illianenko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Allen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Illianenko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Illianenko in side control, throwing shots but Allen defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Illianenko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Allen wants to get back to his feet.
Illianenko is chipping away with strikes.
Allen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from Illianenko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Illianenko trying to control the action but Allen is working from the bottom.
Allen trying to remain calm as Illianenko controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko landing a few strikes.
Illianenko wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Illianenko tries to advance to mount but can't.
Illianenko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Illianenko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Allen some visible discomfort.
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.
Allen parries the strikes from Illianenko easily there. Illianenko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Allen to escape.
Illianenko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Illianenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Allen is defending well.
Illianenko cracks Allen with a big elbow.
Illianenko misses with the ground and pound.
Illianenko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Allen parries the strikes from Illianenko easily there. Illianenko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Allen to escape.
Illianenko working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Illianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Illianenko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Illianenko with the ground and pound but Allen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Illianenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Illianenko works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Illianenko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's six 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.
Allen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Illianenko.
Illianenko working the ground and pound effectively.
Allen tries to reverse the position but Illianenko maintains control.
Illianenko looking to control but Allen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Illianenko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Illianenko punching from mount but Allen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Allen can't escape the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Allen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Illianenko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Illianenko trying to control but Allen is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Illianenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Illianenko 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.
Allen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Illianenko.
Allen is looking to get to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Allen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Illianenko.
Illianenko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Illianenko has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Allen's face.
Illianenko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Illianenko working Allen over with strikes here.
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!
Illianenko with a couple of short strikes.
Illianenko landing punches.
Illianenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Allen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko with shots to the head and body - Allen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Illianenko punching from mount but Allen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Illianenko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Illianenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Illianenko breaks from Allen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jake Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Illianenko lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen is in a horrible position here. Illianenko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Illianenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Allen looks a forlorn figure.
Illianenko landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Illianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ivan Illianenko!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ivan Illianenko!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Ivan Illianenko!
Ivan Illianenko wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakayama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Vapors - Turning Japanese. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Remedios Verzosa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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192 lbs
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23
190 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakayama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verzosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakayama misses with a right hand
and Verzosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nakayama throws a head kick but Verzosa moves out of range.
Nakayama misses with a hook
and Verzosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Nakayama swings widly with a right hand
so Verzosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Verzosa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Verzosa postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakayama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Verzosa is in close to Nakayama's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Verzosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nakayama wants to stand and escape but Verzosa is having none of it.
Verzosa has gone for a leg lock! Nakayama slips out almost immediately though and dives into Verzosa's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Verzosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakayama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Verzosa has his foot on Nakayama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakayama works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa has a closed guard, preventing Nakayama from standing up.
Nakayama stands up and waves to Verzosa to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Verzosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Verzosa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Verzosa trying to control but Nakayama is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa throwing strikes but missing.
Nakayama pushes Verzosa off and gets back to his feet.
Nakayama throws a lazy uppercut
and Verzosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakayama thinking.
Verzosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nakayama throws out a loose jab but Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut
and Verzosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama misses with a shot to the body
and Verzosa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nakayama!
Verzosa throws some wild stikes that Nakayama manages to avoid easily.
Verzosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Verzosa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Verzosa tries to control but Nakayama wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Verzosa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Verzosa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nakayama turns into him and now he's in Verzosa's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama wanted to stand there but Verzosa had control of the position.
Verzosa 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.
Nakayama postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakayama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakayama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Verzosa 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.
Verzosa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nakayama!
Nakayama wants to control but Verzosa is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakayama holds on, trying desperately to control.
Verzosa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nakayama has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nakayama!
Nakayama wanted to stand there but Verzosa had control of the position.
Verzosa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama wants to stand but Verzosa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nakayama decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Verzosa swings for the body but Nakayama moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nakayama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakayama misses with a wild body shot.
Nakayama gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Verzosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakayama looks to land a left hand but Verzosa moved out of range nicely.
Verzosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakayama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakayama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verzosa.
Nakayama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verzosa manages to avoid it.
Nakayama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verzosa counters with a nice body shot.
Verzosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakayama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Verzosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nakayama rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakayama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Verzosa counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nakayama tries to land a front kick but Verzosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Verzosa shoots in but Nakayama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nakayama misses with a right hand
and Verzosa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nakayama's guard now.
Verzosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakayama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Verzosa.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nakayama keeping full guard, as Verzosa tries to pass.
Verzosa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa trying to control but Nakayama is working from the bottom.
Verzosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakayama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Verzosa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Verzosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakayama keeping full guard, as Verzosa tries to pass.
Verzosa throws a strike but Nakayama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Verzosa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nakayama is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Verzosa.
Remedios Verzosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakayama tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama decides to stand up, so the ref orders Verzosa to his feet.
The fighters circling - Verzosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verzosa 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.
Nakayama throws a sloppy body shot
and Verzosa counters with a shoot takedown. Nakayama fights it but they end up in guard.
Nakayama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Verzosa wants to control from the top but Nakayama keeps moving.
Verzosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Verzosa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Verzosa throws and elbow that misses. Nakayama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Verzosa's guard. Nice move by Nakayama!
Verzosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama is looking to improve his position.
Nakayama is refusing to be controlled, as Verzosa sits in half guard.
Nakayama trying to control here.
Nakayama is refusing to be controlled, as Verzosa sits in half guard.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nakayama is staying active underneath Verzosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Remedios Verzosa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Verzosa scores with a jab to the body.
Nakayama misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Verzosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakayama being controlled here, momentarily.
Nakayama is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Verzosa wants to control from the top but Nakayama keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Verzosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nakayama missing with a left hand there. Verzosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remedios Verzosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verzosa 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa comes to the ring accompanied by His Own Highlight Video. Laboy has chosen It's Amazing by Kanye West as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Damian Laboy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Felipe Costa's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Laboy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Costa counters with a nice body kick.
Damian Laboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Costa moves into the clinch.
Laboy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Costa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Felipe Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laboy fails with the takedown
enabling Costa to counter with a crisp jab.
Costa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Costa.
A short left from Costa.
Costa is working Laboy over against the ropes.
Costa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laboy has Costa pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Costa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Laboy looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy is working for takedown but Costa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Costa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laboy's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Costa.
Costa lands an uppercut.
Costa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laboy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Costa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Costa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Costa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Costa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laboy's guard.
Laboy keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Costa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Costa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Laboy regains half guard, as Costa was trying to land strikes.
Laboy tries to get to full guard but Costa has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to control the action but Laboy is working from the bottom.
Costa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Costa thows a huge punch but Laboy dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Costa wants to pass to mount but Laboy is defending the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Costa with the ground and pound but Laboy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Laboy keeping full guard, as Costa tries to pass.
Costa chips away with some ground and pound.
Costa wants to control from the top but Laboy keeps moving.
Costa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laboy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sloppy strikes there by Costa.
Sloppy strikes there by Costa.
Costa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Laboy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Costa.
Costa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Costa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Costa lands a big elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Costa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Laboy looks a forlorn figure.
Costa lands a heavy elbow.
Costa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Costa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laboy is looking to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a heavy elbow.
Costa raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Costa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Costa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Costa punching from mount but Laboy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Costa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Costa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laboy has his takedown stuffed
and Costa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Costa.
Costa passes Laboy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Laboy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Laboy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Costa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy wants to get back to full guard.
Costa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Costa wants to take a breather but Laboy is having none of it.
Laboy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laboy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Costa seems content to control.
Costa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Costa trying to mount his opponent but Laboy defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Costa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Costa is keen to just control but Laboy is a slippery customer.
Costa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Felipe Costa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costa counters with a left to the body.
Felipe Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Laboy is breathing heavily.
Laboy fails with the takedown
and Costa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa counters with a big head kick but Laboy shrugs it off.
Laboy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Costa finds it's way round the side to connect with Laboy's head.
Laboy with a poor takedown
and Costa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costa clobbers Laboy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costa clinches up with Laboy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Costa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Laboy goes for a takedown attempt but Costa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Costa gets a clinch.
Costa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Damian Laboy has been cut.
Costa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Laboy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Laboy prevents Costa from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Laboy to escape the position.
Laboy avoids the strikes from Costa.
Costa throwing sloppy strikes.
Laboy holding both Costa 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with punches from the back.
Costa somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Costa working for the choke.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laboy can do to turn this around?
Costa throws strikes from the back but Laboy rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Laboy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Costa stands and throws Laboy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Costa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Costa looks up at the clock and then as Laboy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Costa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to advance to mount but Laboy denies him.
Costa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laboy keeps working.
Costa is really struggling to control Laboy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laboy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Costa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Costa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Laboy parries the strikes from Costa easily there. Costa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Laboy to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Costa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Laboy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Costa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Costa advances nicely into full mount.
Costa looking to ground and pound but Laboy is blocking nicely.
Laboy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Costa.
Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Laboy can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Costa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian Laboy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Laboy doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Costa to counter with a crisp jab.
Laboy has his takedown stuffed
and Costa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laboy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Costa counters with a nice uppercut.
Felipe Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Laboy shoots and misses
and Costa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Costa clobbers Laboy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Laboy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Costa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Laboy taking some punishment here, with Costa in his half guard.
Costa passes to full mount!
Laboy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa working the ground and pound effectively.
Costa quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Costa but it's paid off an Laboy is forced to tap! Nice work by Costa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felipe Costa!
Felipe Costa retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Rotoras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the ring accompanied by Stone Cold Steve Austin's entrance music. Rotoras comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remember the Name! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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155 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Rotoras!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotoras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin thows a body shot but no joy.
Austin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rotoras in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Austin. Rotoras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Austin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rotoras's head backwards.
Ricardo Rotoras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin throws a right hand that misses
and Rotoras counters with a left and a right that stings Austin.
Rotoras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Austin throws an off balance right hand
and Rotoras makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rotoras throws a poor cross that misses
and Austin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Austin clobbers Rotoras with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rotoras misses with a left hand
and Austin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Austin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rotoras throws a lazy head kick
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Austin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rotoras misses with a takedown
letting Austin counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses the body punch
and Rotoras counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Austin's guard now.
Austin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Austin being controlled here, momentarily.
Austin keeping full guard, as Rotoras tries to pass.
Austin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Austin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Austin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rotoras drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rotoras jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Austin keeping full guard, as Rotoras tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to keep Rotoras in close.
Rotoras advances position into side control!
Austin gets back to half guard.
Rotoras missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rotoras throwing shots but Austin is blocking nicely.
Rotoras missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rotoras is trying to control. Austin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rotoras wants to pass to mount but Austin is defending the position.
Austin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin trying to control from the bottom.
Rotoras with the ground and pound but Austin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Austin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rotoras is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rotoras drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Austin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rotoras has Austin in his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rotoras had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Austin defends it easily.
Austin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rotoras keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Rotoras manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin regains half guard.
Austin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rotoras pulls his head out easily.
Austin controlling the position well.
Rotoras missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Austin trying to control from the bottom.
Rotoras takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rotoras thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Austin wants to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Austin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rotoras forces his way into half guard.
Austin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rotoras's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rotoras's back!
Rotoras wants to escape the position.
Rotoras turns into Austin and is now in his guard.
Austin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rotoras's guard.
Austin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Austin wants to control from the top but Rotoras keeps moving.
Austin won't allow Rotoras to sweep him here.
Rotoras keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Rotoras looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to free his leg and advance position but Rotoras is retaining full guard.
Rotoras has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Austin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Austin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rotoras's head.
Austin wants to control from the top but Rotoras keeps moving.
Austin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Austin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Austin preventing the sweep.
Austin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rotoras has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Austin has managed to get both his arms back between Rotoras's legs - danger averted.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Austin trying to control but Rotoras is working from the bottom.
Austin advances position into side control!
Rotoras tries to buck Austin off but Austin is having none of it.
Rotoras takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Austin landing a few strikes.
Rotoras manages to work his way to half guard, despite Austin's best efforts.
Rotoras won't allow Austin to pass to mount.
Rotoras is staying active underneath Austin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Steve Austin just wasn't active enough.
Rotoras throws a right hand that Austin ducks under and follows up with a left that Austin also avoids with ease.
Austin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Austin lands with a right hand.
Austin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rotoras fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rotoras.
Rotoras fails with the takedown
and Austin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rotoras doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Austin counter with a right hand.
Rotoras looks gassed!
Rotoras misses with a combination
and Austin counters with a leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a series of wild punches.
Austin tries a head kick but it misses.
Austin tests Rotoras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Austin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rotoras counters with a takedown into side control.
Rotoras working the ground and pound but Austin is defending the strikes.
Austin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rotoras off and has taken his back!
Austin looking to break Rotoras's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Rotoras remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Austin will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Rotoras manages to reverse the position and now he's in Austin's guard. Nice work there by Rotoras.
Rotoras is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Austin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Austin has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rotoras looking for a sweep. Not yet Rotoras, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Austin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Austin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ricardo Rotoras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin misses the jab.
Rotoras lands a nice shot to the body.
Rotoras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Austin counters with a takedown into side control.
Rotoras is looking for a sweep.
Rotoras gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rotoras is looking to improve his position.
Rotoras manages to get to full guard.
Rotoras keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotoras looking to hit a scissor sweep but Austin is one step ahead there.
Austin throws a big right hand that misses.
Rotoras 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.
Austin advances position into side control!
Rotoras is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rotoras is breathing heavily.
Austin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rotoras's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
Austin is trying to get an arm triangle but Rotoras is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rotoras is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Austin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rotoras keeps working.
Rotoras is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Austin off and has taken his back!
Rotoras is not going to allow Austin to sit and survive in this position.
Rotoras lands with a hammerfist to the side of Austin's head.
Rotoras avoiding Austin 's attempts to control his hands.
Rotoras patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras throwing damaging strikes from the back! Austin could be in trouble here!
Rotoras has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rotoras doesn't have the hooks in and Austin manages to turn into his guard.
Austin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rotoras's head.
Austin wants to control from the top but Rotoras keeps moving.
Ricardo Rotoras has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rotoras 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.
Austin tries to free his leg and advance position but Rotoras is retaining full guard.
Rotoras wants to hit a switch here but Austin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rotoras there!
Austin prevents Rotoras from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin working Rotoras over with strikes here.
Austin landing strikes from the mount.
Rotoras working to try and regain half guard.
Austin with a couple of short strikes.
Austin looking to control but Rotoras is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rotoras is in all sorts of trouble here.
Austin controlling his opponent.
Austin working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Rotoras turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Austin off and cradles Rotoras's limp body as Austin celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Steve Austin!
Steve Austin is the new lightweight champion!
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