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SMMA 33 - Ironman GP Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goa Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Alexandre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jefferson Alexandre will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goa Pep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jefferson Alexandre!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandre looking to score a takedown here. Pep is defending well but Alexandre drives through and ends up in Pep's guard.
Alexandre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pep has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alexandre has managed to get both his arms back between Pep's legs - danger averted.
Alexandre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pep is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexandre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pep looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alexandre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pep is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pep wants to free his trapped foot but Alexandre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Alexandre could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pep has cracked it and Alexandre is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pep!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Goa Pep!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Recoome Likum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Huerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huerte has chosen Master of Puppets as his entrance music. Recoome Likum looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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255 lbs
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281 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Recoome Likum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Huerte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerte throws a sloppy head kick and Likum moves out of range easily.
Likum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Huerte wants to stall.
Likum prevents Huerte from breaking the clinch.
Likum tries to pull guard but Huerte holds him up against the cage and eventually Likum drops back down to his feet.
Likum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huerte's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huerte.
Huerte tries to land a knee to the head but Likum blocks with his arms.
Huerte is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Likum manages to break the clinch.
Likum closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Huerte quickly recovers to half guard.
Huerte is looking to get back to is feet but Likum passes into side control.
Huerte can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Likum stalls from top position.
Likum stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huerte tries to break free but Likum pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Huerte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Likum ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Likum no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Huerte is looking to work some ground and pound but Likum has wrist control.
Huerte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huerte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Likum is keeping the position for now.
Likum managing to control the position.
Likum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huerte is looking to work some ground and pound but Likum has wrist control.
Huerte throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Likum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huerte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Huerte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Likum is on top in guard.
Likum is breathing heavily.
Likum decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Huerte, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerte tries to clinch but Likum moves away
and Likum moves into the clinch.
Likum tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huerte smiles and moves away.
Huerte looks to clinch
and Likum counters by moving into the clinch.
Likum is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Recoome Likum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerte tries to circle away but Likum has him pinned against the cage.
Huerte tries to land a knee to the head but Likum blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Huerte misses with a knee to the head.
Huerte is pressed up against the cage. Likum has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huerte down to the mat. Huerte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Huerte throws a lazy head kick
and Likum counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Huerte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huerte trying to land knees to the body.
Huerte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Likum.
Huerte tries to land knees in the clinch but Likum avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huerte fails with a takedown attempt.
Huerte darts in trying to clinch
and Likum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huerte's guard.
Huerte keeping full guard, as Likum tries to pass.
Likum trying to control the position from guard on top but Huerte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huerte looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Recoome Likum dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Huerte darts in trying to clinch
and Likum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Huerte misses with the head strike.
Huerte tries to land a knee to the head but Likum blocks with his arms.
Likum manages to pull guard.
Huerte throwing strikes but missing.
Likum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huerte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huerte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Likum lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Huerte!
Likum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Likum thowing shots but they're missing.
Likum prevents Huerte from getting the reversal.
Likum trying to control but Huerte is having none of it.
Huerte tries to lock up and control but Likum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Likum wants to control the pace but Huerte is squirming around nicely.
Huerte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Likum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huerte swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Huerte is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Likum wants to control the pace but Huerte is squirming around nicely.
Likum jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Huerte manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Likum working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerte might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Likum kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Huerte is trying to get back to half guard.
Likum works to advance to full mount. Huerte defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Huerte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Likum throwing strikes here but Huerte is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Likum trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Recoome Likum dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Likum slips a jab and a cross from Huerte.
Recoome Likum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huerte tries to clinch
and Likum counters with a shoot takedown. Huerte fights it but they end up in guard.
Likum throws and elbow that misses. Huerte uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Likum's guard. Nice move by Huerte!
Huerte drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Likum manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Huerte has Likum in his guard.
Likum forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Likum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerte wants to get back to his feet.
Likum takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Huerte is looking to control Likum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Huerte avoid being mounted?
Huerte is trying to escape back to his feet but Likum uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Likum tries to score with some ground and pound. Huerte controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
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.
Likum sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Huerte is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Huerte tries to control but Likum manages to take his back.
Huerte trying to control the position but Likum manages to sink in the hooks.
Likum controls the action.
Huerte just trying to survive but Likum is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Likum controls the action.
Huerte looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Huerte is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Huerte is really stuck here.
Likum looking to hold on to the position here but Huerte rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Likum 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Recoome Likum wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Likum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Huerte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huerte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huerte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Likum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roger Huerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Recoome Likum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huerte missing with knees to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Likum here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Huerte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Recoome Likum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Likum has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Recoome Likum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amos Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Finnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finnigan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Finnigan's wake. Tim Finnigan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 267.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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279 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amos Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Finnigan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnigan looks to clinch
and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Black stops Finnigan from standing up.
Black pushing down on Finnigan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Finnigan looks gassed!
Finnigan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finnigan is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black trying to mount his opponent but Finnigan defends it.
Black trying to control from half guard but Finnigan is working away.
Black wants to free his trapped foot but Finnigan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Finnigan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to control but Finnigan is keeping him busy.
Black is just content to waste time from the top position. Finnigan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finnigan is keeping the position for now.
Finnigan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black trying to control but Finnigan is working from the bottom.
Finnigan wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finnigan keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Black is in close to Finnigan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Finnigan is retaining full guard.
Finnigan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finnigan is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black is in close to Finnigan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black pushes down on Finnigan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Finnigan tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Black wants to control but Finnigan is keeping him busy.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing shots but Finnigan is blocking nicely.
Black wants to pass the guard but Finnigan is defending well.
Black works his way into full mount!
Black lands a big shot there that rocks Finnigan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Black looking to finish Finnigan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Finnigan!
It looks like Tim Finnigan has been cut.
Black working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnigan is bucking up trying to escape but Black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That has opened up Tim Finnigan's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Finnigan hang on?
Black lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amos Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Finnigan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Finnigan did well to prevent Black getting side control.
Black with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Finnigan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The cut above Tim Finnigan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Finnigan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Amos Black!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piero Panzanaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius has chosen Eminem Ft. Royce Da 5'9 - Living Proof as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Panzanaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Panzanaro. Those never looked like landing.
Tavarius throws a hook but Panzanaro blocks it.
Panzanaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavarius misses the target.
Panzanaro lands a nice hook to Tavarius's body. Tavarius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tavarius throws a hook but Panzanaro blocks it.
Panzanaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Panzanaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tavarius closes the distance and pushes Panzanaro back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tavarius.
Panzanaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Panzanaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Tavarius won't allow it.
Panzanaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Tavarius won't allow it.
Tavarius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Panzanaros head.
Tavarius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tavarius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Panzanaro's efforts to push away.
Tavarius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tavarius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panzanaro backwards.
Panzanaro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Tavarius.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavarius.
The referee calls for Tavarius to work.
Tavarius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Panzanaro or not.
Tavarius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tavarius pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tavarius works on Panzanaro's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Panzanaro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tavarius lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a shot to the body.
Panzanaro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Tavarius - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hook to the body lands for Tavarius.
Panzanaro is breathing heavily.
Tavarius is leaning against Panzanaro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tavarius has Panzanaro pushed against the cage.
Tavarius lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Panzanaro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tavarius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panzanaro backwards.
Panzanaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavarius stalling against the cage.
Panzanaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage.
Tavarius is pushing Panzanaro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Panzanaro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Panzanaro is looking to break free of the clinch but Tavarius has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tavarius - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Tavarius.
Tavarius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piero Panzanaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panzanaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tavarius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tavarius digs a good body shot into Panzanaro's ribs.
Panzanaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tavarius clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panzanaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavarius.
Tavarius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Panzanaro takes a shot to the head.
Tavarius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Panzanaro tries to circle away but Tavarius has him pinned against the cage.
Tavarius keeps control of Panzanaro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Tavarius - that landed with a thud.
Tavarius slowing the pace effectively.
Tavarius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Panzanaro is trying to push Tavarius away but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Panzanaro is looking to break free of the clinch but Tavarius has double underhooks.
Tavarius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tavarius prevents Panzanaro from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tavarius.
A bit of stalling here from Tavarius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Panzanaro fails to land.
Tavarius scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panzanaro backwards.
Tavarius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Tavarius.
Stalling in the clinch from Tavarius.
Tavarius scores with a hook to the body.
Panzanaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage.
Tavarius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tavarius pushes Panzanaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tavarius.
Panzanaro is trying to break free.
Tavarius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tavarius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Panzanaro or not.
Tavarius stalling.
Tavarius lands a nice shot to the body.
Tavarius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tavarius.
Panzanaro is trying to break free.
Tavarius lands a hook that snaps the head of Panzanaro backwards.
Tavarius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tavarius gets through Panzanaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tavarius scores with a shot to the side of Panzanaro's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panzanaro being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tavarius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panzanaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tavarius.
Panzanaro is trying to push Tavarius away but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Panzanaro has had enough of the clinch but Tavarius keeps him there for the moment.
Tavarius pushes Panzanaro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tavarius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Panzanaro or not.
Nice body punch from Tavarius.
Good body shot from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a shoulder strike.
Tavarius lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tavarius.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Panzanaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tavarius dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tavarius lands an uppercut.
Tavarius content to slow the pace in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarius lands a shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tavarius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tavarius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panzanaro backwards.
Panzanaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Tavarius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tavarius looks to score with a jab to the body but Panzanaro is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro throws a combination that misses
and Tavarius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Panzanaro does no damage.
Panzanaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tavarius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tavarius looks to land a right hand but Panzanaro moved out of range.
Tavarius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panzanaro.
Tavarius blocks a jab.
Panzanaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panzanaro ducks under a wild hook from Tavarius.
Tavarius misses with an uppercut. Panzanaro saw that one coming.
Tavarius throws the left hand but Panzanaro avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Tavarius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Panzanaro.
Panzanaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Panzanaro lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavarius jabs Panzanaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Panzanaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Panzanaro ducks under a wild hook from Tavarius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius misses the jab.
Tavarius throws a series of punches but Panzanaro avoids them all with ease.
Panzanaro lands a two punch combo.
Panzanaro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tavarius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tavarius gets a clinch.
Panzanaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavarius lands a hook that snaps the head of Panzanaro backwards.
Panzanaro is trying to break the clinch but Tavarius is controlling him.
Panzanaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavarius's elbow.
Tavarius controlling the action here for a moment.
Panzanaro tries to break free but Tavarius pushes him back against the cage.
Tavarius lands a nice shot to the body.
Panzanaro wants to break free but Tavarius has control.
Panzanaro is trying to break the clinch but Tavarius is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Tavarius.
Tavarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavarius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tavarius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Panzanaros head.
Panzanaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tavarius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius lands a nice shot to the body.
Tavarius works on Panzanaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Tavarius slowing the pace effectively.
Tavarius digs a right hand into Panzanaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Panzanaro's gas tank.
Tavarius holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tavarius.
Panzanaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tavarius stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tavarius.
A bit of stalling here from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panzanaro letting Tavarius take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Tavarius.
Panzanaro throws a series of punches but Tavarius moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavarius. Panzanaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavarius closes the distance and clinches.
Panzanaro is trying to break the clinch but Tavarius is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tavarius.
Tavarius continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Tavarius pushes Panzanaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavarius lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzanaro is trying to break free.
Tavarius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Panzanaro's efforts to push away.
Tavarius pushes Panzanaro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tavarius stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hand to the body from Tavarius.
Panzanaro is trying to push Tavarius away but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tavarius is struggling to control the position.
Tavarius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Panzanaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panzanaro tries to break free but Tavarius pushes him back against the cage.
Panzanaro wants to break free but Tavarius has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Panzanaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panzanaro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tavarius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tavarius slowing the pace effectively.
Tavarius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Panzanaro tries to break free but Tavarius pushes him back against the cage.
Richard Tavarius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Panzanaro tries to break the clinch but Tavarius is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Tavarius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Panzanaro is trying to push Tavarius away but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius keeps control of Panzanaro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Panzanaro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tavarius cracks Panzanaro with a nice body shot.
Tavarius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Panzanaro is trying to push Tavarius away but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tavarius scores with a hook to the body.
Tavarius lands a body punch.
Tavarius lands with a left to the head.
Panzanaro is trying to force a seperation but Tavarius has the dominant position.
Tavarius stalling in the clinch.
Panzanaro is trying to push Tavarius away but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tavarius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Panzanaro misses with a body punch.
Panzanaro being controlled against the cage.
Panzanaro is trying to break the clinch but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tavarius.
Panzanaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Tavarius won't allow it.
Panzanaro wants to break free but Tavarius has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tavarius - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavarius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Panzanaro.
Tavarius is pushing Panzanaro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Tavarius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tavarius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Panzanaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tavarius moves out of range as Panzanaro strikes.
Panzanaro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tavarius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tavarius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tavarius throws a shot to the body.
Panzanaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panzanaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tavarius throws a hook but Panzanaro blocks it.
Tavarius clinches.
Tavarius is pushing Panzanaro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tavarius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tavarius prevents Panzanaro from breaking the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tavarius.
Tavarius stalls.
Panzanaro is trying to break the clinch but Tavarius is controlling him.
Panzanaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavarius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzanaro tries to circle away but Tavarius has him pinned against the cage.
Tavarius has Panzanaro pressed against the cage, preventing Panzanaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tavarius effectively controlling the action here.
Panzanaro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Panzanaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Panzanaro misses with the combination.
Tavarius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavarius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Panzanaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavarius.
Tavarius throws out a loose jab but Panzanaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavarius takes one to the side of the head.
Panzanaro misses with a double jab
and Tavarius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Panzanaro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Panzanaro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Panzanaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tavarius circles away quickly and effectively.
Panzanaro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tavarius backs up against the cage.
Tavarius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Panzanaro on the side of the head.
Panzanaro slips under a jab from Tavarius.
A cross from Panzanaro lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzanaro ducks under a wild hook from Tavarius.
Panzanaro staying out of range there.
Tavarius darts in and clinches Panzanaro up against the cage.
Panzanaro has had enough of the clinch but Tavarius keeps him there for the moment.
Panzanaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage.
Tavarius digs a right hand underneath Panzanaro's ribcage. Panzanaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tavarius lands a body shot.
Tavarius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panzanaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Panzanaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavarius's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Tavarius.
Tavarius has Panzanaro pressed against the cage, preventing Panzanaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Panzanaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Panzanaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Tavarius won't allow it.
A short left from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a shot to the body.
Tavarius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a body punch.
Panzanaro being controlled against the cage.
Tavarius works on Panzanaro's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzanaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Panzanaro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Panzanaro tries to break free but Tavarius pushes him back against the cage.
Panzanaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage.
Tavarius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tavarius controlling the action here for a moment.
Panzanaro has had enough of the clinch but Tavarius keeps him there for the moment.
Tavarius lands an uppercut.
Panzanaro being controlled against the cage.
Panzanaro tries to break free but Tavarius pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tavarius digs a right hand underneath Panzanaro's ribcage. Panzanaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a nice shot to the body.
Panzanaro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Panzanaro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Tavarius.
Piero Panzanaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Panzanaro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tavarius scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tavarius.
Tavarius scores with a hook to the body.
Panzanaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tavarius has him pressed against the cage.
Tavarius is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tavarius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Panzanaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavarius controls his hands.
Tavarius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tavarius slows down the pace here.
Tavarius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tavarius.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tavarius - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavarius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Panzanaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavarius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavarius is working Panzanaro over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Tavarius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tavarius winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Tavarius!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratus Pretorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamichi Sakuragi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratus Pretorian!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pretorian throws a combination that misses
and Sakuragi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pretorian misses with a double jab
and Sakuragi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pretorian!
Sakuragi won't let Pretorian get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sakuragi punching from mount but Pretorian doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sakuragi throwing strikes here but Pretorian is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sakuragi won't let Pretorian get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sakuragi with good strikes from the mount here!
Sakuragi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sakuragi controlling his opponent.
Pretorian is squirming around, avoiding Sakuragi's attempts to control the action.
Sakuragi content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuragi looking to control but Pretorian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pretorian can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
BOOM! Sakuragi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sakuragi breaks from Pretorian's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pretorian is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sakuragi with shots to the head and body - Pretorian looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuragi looking to finish Pretorian with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pretorian!
Sakuragi is landing with some decent strikes but Pretorian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sakuragi trying to control but Pretorian is having none of it.
Pretorian is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sakuragi breaks from Pretorian's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sakuragi landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sakuragi landing shots from mount.
Pretorian is rocked!
Sakuragi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pretorian is looking to escape.
Pretorian is still in real trouble! Can Sakuragi finish him?
Sakuragi loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pretorian scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sakuragi land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sakuragi stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanamichi Sakuragi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Shiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedorov has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kANB2XBYU&feature=related as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Shiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandr Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiro misses with a takedown
and Fedorov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fedorov.
Fedorov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fedorov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fedorov counters with a takedown into side control.
Fedorov trying to control the position but Shiro is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiro is looking to regain half guard here but Fedorov keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Shiro's face as Fedorov controls the position.
Fedorov stands up.
Fedorov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fedorov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shiro is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Fedorov tries to move to mount but Shiro blocks the move with his legs.
Fedorov stands up and beckons Shiro to his feet.
Fedorov tries for a takedown but Shiro circles away easily
and Shiro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fedorov won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shiro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shiro is breathing heavily.
Fedorov gets back to half guard.
Fedorov moves into full guard.
Fedorov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shiro is fighting to break Fedorov's control of his arms but Fedorov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shiro prevents Fedorov from getting back to his feet.
Fedorov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fedorov is looking to stand up but Shiro isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fedorov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fedorov keeping moving, preventing Shiro from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Fedorov 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.
Shiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fedorov counters with a single leg into guard. Shiro didn't expect that.
Fedorov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fedorov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fedorov has managed to get both his arms back between Shiro's legs - danger averted.
Shiro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fedorov controls the pace.
Shiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fedorov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fedorov content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fedorov wants to stand and escape but instead Shiro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shiro trying to move into half guard but instead Fedorov has managed to sweep!
Shiro has a closed guard, preventing Fedorov from standing up.
Fedorov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Shiro keeps moving.
Shiro working a defensive guard here.
Fedorov content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aleksandr Fedorov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Shiro with a poor takedown
and Fedorov counters with a shoot takedown. Shiro fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fedorov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fedorov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fedorov 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.
Let's hope that Fedorov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fedorov won't allow Shiro to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aleksandr Fedorov.
Fedorov misses with a takedown attempt - Shiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fedorov forces Shiro back against the cage and clinches.
Fedorov gets underhooks to prevent Shiro's takedown attempt.
Fedorov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shiro can't fight it off and eventually Fedorov manages to take the fight to the floor. Shiro looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fedorov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fedorov tries to stand but Shiro is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Fedorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fedorov misses with a kick to the body.
Fedorov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fedorov controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aleksandr Fedorov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fedorov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fedorov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shiro.
Fedorov manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Fedorov both land. Nice combination.
Shiro shoots and misses
and Fedorov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fedorov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov stands and steps away. Shiro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fedorov is looking to clinch.
Fedorov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Fedorov seems content to control.
Fedorov seems to be looking for submissions.
Fedorov is looking for a kimura but Shiro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fedorov to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov controlling the action here.
Shiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fedorov pulls his head out easily.
Fedorov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Shiro to get to his feet.
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.
Fedorov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shiro, pushing him back against the cage.
Fedorov tries to score a body lock takedown but Shiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shiro is pressed up against the cage. Fedorov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shiro down to the mat. Shiro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fedorov.
Jin Shiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Fedorov.
Fedorov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Fedorov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fedorov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Fedorov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Matsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Matsushima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Matsushima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsushima shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sakuraba is trying to defend but Matsushima finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sakuraba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Matsushima scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sakuraba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matsushima seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sakuraba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sakuraba trying to control the position.
Matsushima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakuraba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matsushima throws a big right hand that misses.
Matsushima with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matsushima has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sakuraba is proving hard to escape from.
Matsushima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakuraba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sakuraba pushes a forearm under Matsushima's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Matsushima is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Sakuraba!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Steptoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaa Bbb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Steptoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaa Bbb!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steptoe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bbb can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bbb looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steptoe in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bbb tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Steptoe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Steptoe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czarek Marnota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Konda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marnota comes to the cage accompanied by Zawsze Jak Król. 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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Czarek Marnota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Konda!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marnota darts in trying to clinch
and Konda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marnota's guard now.
Marnota pushes Konda off and scrambles back to his feet.
Marnota wants to clinch
and Konda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marnota's guard now.
Konda trying to control the position from guard on top but Marnota is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marnota will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marnota wants to stand but Konda is controlling the position.
Konda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marnota is keeping the position for now.
Marnota wants to stand but Konda is controlling the position.
Konda trying to control but Marnota is working from the bottom.
Marnota wriggles free and stands up.
Marnota displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Konda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marnota moves to clinch but Konda breaks away
and Konda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Konda.
Konda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marnota swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marnota pushes Konda off and gets back to his feet.
Marnota darts in trying to clinch
and Konda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marnota tries to kick Konda off but Konda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Konda is looking for a kimura here.
Marnota avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Konda.
Konda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marnota keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marnota knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Konda prevents Marnota from standing back up.
Konda trying to control from half guard but Marnota is working away.
Marnota is trying to stand up here but Konda is controlling him well.
Konda is looking to take a break and control but Marnota is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Konda stops Marnota from getting back to his feet.
Konda wants to free his trapped foot but Marnota is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marnota looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marnota manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konda circles away from the clinch attempt
so Konda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konda won't allow Marnota to get back to his feet.
Konda thows a big elbow that misses.
Marnota keeping full guard, as Konda tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marnota keeping moving, preventing Konda from controlling successfully.
Konda stops Marnota from standing up.
Marnota can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Konda controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marnota's guard.
Konda stops Marnota from getting back to his feet.
Konda controlling the pace.
Marnota is looking to escape.
Konda controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marnota is in trouble now - Konda has advanced to mount!
Marnota is trying to stand up.
Konda throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marnota because Konda loaded up on that one.
Konda with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Marnota wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Marnota wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Konda.
Marnota bucks Konda off and manages to get back to his feet!
Czarek Marnota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Konda counters with a single leg into guard. Marnota didn't expect that.
Konda stops Marnota from standing up.
Marnota uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Marnota tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Konda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Konda wants to control from the top but Marnota keeps moving.
Konda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Konda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marnota swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Konda is pushing down on Marnota's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marnota is fighting to maintain full guard but Konda has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marnota is trying to stand up here but Konda is controlling him well.
Marnota is staying active underneath Konda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marnota looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marnota is not content to let Konda control the position.
Marnota is looking to escape.
Konda trying to pass the guard but Marnota defending well.
Marnota pushes Konda off looking to stand but Konda dives back in and keeps control.
Konda seems to be working for a kimura but Marnota defends the submission attempt.
That's six 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.
Konda is looking to take a break and control but Marnota is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Konda stops Marnota from getting back to his feet.
Konda seems to be working for a kimura but Marnota defends the submission attempt.
Konda prevents Marnota from standing back up.
Konda wants to pass the guard but Marnota is defending well.
Marnota is trying to stand back up but Konda is controlling him
Konda uses his free foot to push down on Marnota's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marnota.
Marnota wants to try and get back to his feet.
Marnota is breathing heavily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marnota trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Konda pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Konda controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Konda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marnota is looking to escape.
Konda throwing strikes here but Marnota is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Konda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marnota is trying to stand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Konda fails to take his opponent's back.
Konda wants to control the pace but Marnota is squirming around nicely.
Marnota wants to try and get back to his feet.
Konda is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marnota to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marnota shrugs it off.
Marnota wants to try and get back to his feet.
Marnota is squirming around, avoiding Konda's attempts to control the action.
Marnota is controlling an arm, preventing Konda from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Konda controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marnota is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Konda has hold of Marnota's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marnota manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Konda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marnota wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Konda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marnota tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Konda counters with a takedown into side control.
Konda tries to move to mount but Marnota blocks the move with his legs.
Konda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marnota keeps working.
Akira Konda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Konda prevents Marnota from escaping the position.
Konda trying to control the position but Marnota is working away.
Marnota is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Konda trying to control the position but Marnota is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Konda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marnota has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marnota is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marnota keeps working.
Marnota is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Konda is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marnota bucks up and tries to throw Konda off but instead Konda has got his back!
A lull in the action here.
Marnota is trying to get back to his feet but Konda has full control of the position and if anything, Marnota has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Konda trying to control.
Marnota wants to get back to his feet.
Konda throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
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.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Konda's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Marnota looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Well, with Konda on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Marnota is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Marnota staying busy and making it hard for Konda to control.
Konda might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marnota kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Konda throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Marnota!
Konda looking for the RNC.
Marnota trying to get back to his feet but Konda is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konda struggling to keep hold of the position.
Marnota has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Konda is looking for the choke from the back position but Marnota is controlling his hands well.
Konda working for a choke but Marnota is defending well.
Marnota looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Marnota is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konda is looking for the choke from the back position but Marnota is controlling his hands well.
Marnota controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Konda looking to break Marnota's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Marnota remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Konda will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Marnota is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Konda looking for the RNC.
Marnota staying busy and making it hard for Konda to control.
Marnota holding both Konda 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Konda's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Konda looking to break Marnota's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Marnota remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Konda will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Marnota is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Marnota is trying to defend against the choke here but Konda has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Konda Tightens the hold and Marnota taps out furiously! Konda displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akira Konda!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kob Nitaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
210 lbs
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiden Mitchell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kob Nitaya!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nitaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Nitaya lands a leg kick that knocks Mitchell off balance momentarily.
Nitaya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mitchell if he has to take too many more of those.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Mitchell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nitaya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice body kick from Nitaya.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nitaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nitaya scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya lands a leg kick that knocks Mitchell off balance momentarily.
Aiden Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nitaya - that will leave a mark!
Nitaya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mitchell in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nitaya pushes Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nitaya.
Nitaya stalling the fight.
Nitaya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nitaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nitaya content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nitaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nitaya connects with a knee to the head.
Nitaya lands a body shot.
Nitaya with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nitaya.
Nitaya scores a nice knee to the body.
Nitaya crunches a lovely knee into Mitchell's ribcage.
Nitaya lands an elbow inside that Mitchell shrugs off.
Nitaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Aiden Mitchell has been cut.
Nitaya connects with a knee to the head.
Nitaya lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Nitaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nitaya slowing the pace effectively.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nitaya scores with a shoulder strike.
Nitaya crunches a lovely knee into Mitchell's ribcage.
Nitaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nitaya lands an elbow inside that Mitchell shrugs off.
Nitaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nitaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya landing knees to the body.
Mitchell letting Nitaya take a breather here.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nitaya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mitchell working hard to break the clinch.
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nitaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nitaya lands a damaging elbow.
Nitaya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nitaya lands a knee to the body.
Nitaya working Mitchell over with knees to the body.
Nitaya lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Nitaya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nitaya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nitaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nitaya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nitaya lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Nitaya displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mitchell up against the cage.
Nitaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell takes an elbow to the temple.
Nitaya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nitaya taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell is trying to push Nitaya away but Nitaya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nitaya is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kob Nitaya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aiden Mitchell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nitaya throws a front kick that sends Mitchell stumbling back into the cage.
Nitaya thuds his shin into the meat of Mitchell's side.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Nitaya counters with a good low kick that Mitchell was not able to check.
Nitaya throws a head kick that Mitchell semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nitaya lands with a cross.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Nitaya counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nitaya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nitaya scores with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nitaya.
Nitaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kob Nitaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nitaya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nitaya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nitaya can pounce on him.
Nitaya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nitaya throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Nitaya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nitaya connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nitaya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mitchell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nitaya jabs at Mitchell's body.
A solid body kick from Nitaya.
Mitchell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nitaya. That one must have hurt.
Nitaya delivers a nice body kick.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nitaya is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nitaya forces Mitchell back against the cage and clinches.
Nitaya lands an elbow just above Mitchell 's eye.
Mitchell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Nitaya.
Nitaya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nitaya lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nitaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nitaya.
Nitaya lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nitaya lands a knee to the body.
Nitaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mitchell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nitaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Nitaya.
Nitaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nitaya lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nitaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nitaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nitaya obliges.
Nitaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nitaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nitaya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nitaya lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kob Nitaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aiden Mitchell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
and Nitaya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nitaya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nitaya counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nitaya rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nitaya with a knee to the head.
Nitaya just leaning against Mitchell, taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Nitaya.
Nitaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nitaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nitaya digs a right hand into Mitchell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mitchell's gas tank.
Kob Nitaya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nitaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Nitaya.
Nitaya dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nitaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nitaya lands a knee to the body.
Nitaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Nitaya lands a damaging elbow.
Nitaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Nitaya.
Nitaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Mitchell is trying to break the clinch but Nitaya is controlling him.
Nitaya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nitaya is stalling here.
Nitaya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya has Mitchell pushed against the cage.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Nitaya.
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nitaya will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mitchell up against the cage.
Nitaya is pressed up against the cage. Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nitaya down to the mat. Nitaya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nitaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mitchell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nitaya - the referee stops the clock and Mitchell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nitaya. Mitchell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitchell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nitaya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nitaya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Mitchell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nitaya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Nitaya tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Nitaya is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mitchell. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mitchell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nitaya - the referee stops the clock and Mitchell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nitaya. Mitchell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nitaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mitchell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nitaya.
Nitaya rushes Mitchell and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitaya lands an elbow inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nitaya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nitaya landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kob Nitaya really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aiden Mitchell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nitaya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nitaya counters with a right hand to the body.
Mitchell misses with a left hand
and Nitaya counters with a thumping low kick.
Nitaya scores with a leg kick.
Nitaya scores with a body shot.
Nitaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitaya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nitaya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nitaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nitaya lands with a good body shot.
Nitaya rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nitaya lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Nitaya scores with a knee to the head.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nitaya lands an elbow inside that Mitchell shrugs off.
Nitaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nitaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nitaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nitaya.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nitaya.
Nitaya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nitaya lands an uppercut.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nitaya scores with a knee to the head.
Nitaya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchell is defending well for now.
Nitaya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nitaya trying to land knees to the body.
Nitaya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mitchell wants to get back to striking at distance but Nitaya won't allow it.
Nitaya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nitaya trying to land knees to the body.
Nitaya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nitaya has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That kick from Nitaya tenderised Mitchell's leg. Mitchell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nitaya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
Nitaya lands a nice shot to the body.
Nitaya gets a clinch.
Nitaya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitchell's efforts to push away.
Mitchell is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nitaya's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nitaya leaning against his opponent.
Nitaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nitaya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Nitaya stalls.
A knee to the head by Nitaya.
Nitaya will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mitchell up against the cage.
Mitchell stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nitaya.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nitaya is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nitaya working Mitchell over with knees to the body.
Nitaya stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kob Nitaya dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aiden Mitchell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mitchell throws a poor cross that misses
and Nitaya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nitaya fakes the leg kick and cracks Mitchell in the body.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nitaya. That's going to slow Mitchell down.
Aiden Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Nitaya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nitaya throws a front kick that sends Mitchell stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nitaya, right into the meat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nitaya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Nitaya.
Both fighters circling a little - Nitaya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mitchell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitaya connects with a high kick.
Nitaya scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by Nitaya.
Mitchell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mitchell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nitaya - the referee stops the clock and Mitchell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nitaya. Mitchell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nitaya connects with a crisp jab.
Aiden Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nitaya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nitaya instigates a clinch.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nitaya dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nitaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nitaya lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Nitaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Nitaya lands a nice elbow.
Nitaya scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Nitaya to work.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nitaya lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nitaya.
Nitaya lands an elbow just above Mitchell 's eye.
Nitaya lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Nitaya scores a nice knee to the body.
Nitaya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees to the body from Nitaya.
Mitchell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mitchell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nitaya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nitaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nitaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nitaya keeps control of Mitchell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nitaya connects with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nitaya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mitchell's brow.
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nitaya moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nitaya.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nitaya can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kob Nitaya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nitaya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 40:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 40:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 40:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kob Nitaya!
Kob Nitaya is the new light heavyweight champion!
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