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AJFC 94: Schoon vs Gustav PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Faulkner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal comes to the cage accompanied by 2 Hits. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Rosenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Faulkner!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulkner swings widly with a right hand
and Rosenthal counters with a straight right hand.
Faulkner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Faulkner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Faulkner fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosenthal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Faulkner misses.
Rosenthal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Faulkner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosenthal throws out the jab.
Faulkner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Faulkner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Faulkner.
A clash of legs there as Rosenthal blocks the low kick.
Rosenthal checks a leg kick.
Faulkner defending well as Rosenthal loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Faulkner.
Faulkner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faulkner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rosenthal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rosenthal thuds a left hand into Faulkner's body.
A jab from Faulkner does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Rosenthal.
Faulkner moves out of range as Rosenthal strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rosenthal avoids the body shot from Faulkner.
Faulkner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faulkner. Rosenthal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Faulkner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosenthal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Faulkner.
Faulkner connects with a body shot.
Faulkner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rosenthal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosenthal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rosenthal counters with a nice body shot.
Rosenthal misses with a hook.
Faulkner throws a right hand that Rosenthal ducks under and follows up with a left that Rosenthal also avoids with ease.
Rosenthal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rosenthal tries to clinch there but Faulkner circles away.
Faulkner misses with a looping left.
Randy Faulkner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal moves out of range as Faulkner strikes.
Rosenthal moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner fails to land with a series of punches.
Faulkner throws a lazy right hand but Rosenthal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faulkner misses with a shot to the body
and Rosenthal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Faulkner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faulkner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rosenthal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Faulkner misses with a wild body shot.
Faulkner cracks Rosenthal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosenthal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faulkner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Faulkner throws a right hand that Rosenthal ducks under and follows up with a left that Rosenthal also avoids with ease.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Faulkner throws a body kick that misses.
Rosenthal dodges the punch combination from Faulkner.
Faulkner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faulkner looks gassed!
Faulkner throws a leg kick
and Rosenthal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Rosenthal misses.
Faulkner throws a combination that misses
and Rosenthal counters with a stiff right hand.
Faulkner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rosenthal scores with a punch to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faulkner moves away.
Rosenthal staying out of range there.
Rosenthal jabs Faulkner right on the nose. Faulkner blinks but takes it well.
Faulkner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rosenthal cracks Faulkner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Faulkner moves out of range as Rosenthal strikes.
Rosenthal with a nice cross.
Faulkner is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Rosenthal moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Faulkner! Rosenthal continues to tee off on Faulkner, landing with a left and a right! Rosenthal connects with a right hand that leaves Faulkner sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Rosenthal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ed Rosenthal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Souness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choke Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen Intro - DMX as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graeme Souness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Choke Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souness has managed to clinch.
Souness manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Liddell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souness swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liddell prevents Souness from getting back to his feet.
Souness 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.
Souness pushes Liddell off and gets back to his feet.
Souness feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liddells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Souness shoots in.
Souness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Souness takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Souness.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Souness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souness fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graeme Souness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell stuffs the takedown.
Souness tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Souness shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Souness shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Liddell lands with a good body shot.
Souness is breathing heavily.
Liddell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Souness stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souness shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liddell defends it nicely.
Souness looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liddell is fending him off so far but Souness persists. Nope, Liddell circles away and we're back to standing.
Souness dives in and grabs Liddell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes down on Souness's head and hops out.
Graeme Souness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souness shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Souness does no damage.
Liddell lands a glancing blow to the side of Souness's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Souness shoots in.
Liddell scores with a jab.
Liddell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souness tries to avoid it but Liddell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souness to the ground. Souness escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souness takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liddell blocks a head kick by Souness.
Liddell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liddell wants it to stay on the feet.
Liddell stuns Souness with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Souness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souness dives in and grabs Liddell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes down on Souness's head and hops out.
Souness misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
Liddell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liddell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Souness rather than just go for the knockout.
Liddell scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souness slaps away a takedown attempt from Liddell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Souness is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Souness shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souness rushes Liddell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Souness is controlling him.
Souness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souness shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Souness shoots in but no luck this time.
Souness with a poor takedown
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddell lands a jab to Souness's midsection.
Liddell thuds a left hand into Souness's body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddell. That snapped Souness's head back.
Liddell lands a jab to Souness's midsection.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Souness gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Liddell.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Souness bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Souness on the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Souness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souness looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liddell is fending him off so far but Souness persists. Nope, Liddell circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Souness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Souness is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Souness with that takedown attempt.
Liddell lands with a right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Souness shoots in but Liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Liddell.
Souness throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Souness's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liddell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Souness scrambles back to his feet.
Liddell works Souness's body with a nice hook.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souness.
Souness misses with a left hand
and Souness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souness fails with a takedown attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Souness misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liddell connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souness shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souness tries for a takedown but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Souness doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Liddell connects with a body shot that sends Souness's belly button to the back.
Liddell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Souness had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Liddell tries for a takedown but Souness sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souness has time to react.
Liddell jabs Souness to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Souness shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Liddell jabs Souness right on the nose. Souness blinks but takes it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liddell throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Choke Liddell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Souness.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell digs a good hook to Souness's body.
Liddell lands with a nice body punch.
Liddell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Souness misses with a right hand
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Souness fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liddell avoids it really well and circles away.
Liddell lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souness tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Souness.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graeme Souness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell scores with a hook.
Souness takes one on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Souness.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Liddell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Souness takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell clobbers Souness with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Souness tries for a takedown but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Souness throws a looping overhand right but Liddell ducks down to avoid it.
Souness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liddell lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Souness is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Souness is defended easily by Liddell.
Liddell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Souness on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Liddell does it's job there.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Souness misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Souness looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Souness misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liddell misses with a kick to the body
so Souness counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Souness trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liddell is pulling down on Souness's head. It's preventing any offense from Souness, at least for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Choke Liddell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Liddell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liddell wants it to stay on the feet.
Good shot there by Liddell.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Souness shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Souness keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Souness is looking to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Souness tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liddell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souness somewhat.
Liddell connects with a nice looking jab.
Liddell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Souness.
Souness takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Liddell blocks a low kick nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Liddell takes a swing at Souness's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liddell.
Liddell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Souness.
Souness wants to clinch.
Souness throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell's waist but Liddell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Souness off to one side.
Souness on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Souness drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liddell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Liddell takes a swing at Souness's ribcage but misses.
Souness fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Liddell.
Graeme Souness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Souness on the side of the head.
Souness shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Souness looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Souness tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souness is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Souness shoots in but no luck this time.
Oh Souness is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liddell throws a monster overhand right that drops Souness! Liddell follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Choke Liddell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Ladeia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, New Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Ladeia!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladeia slaps away a takedown attempt from Knox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ladeia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ladeia is defended easily by Knox.
Ladeia scores with a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown by Ladeia or perhaps it was just good defense by Knox which made him look bad.
New Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Ladeia.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
Ladeia fails to land the takedown.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Ladeia.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Ladeia moves out of range easily.
Ladeia throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
Knox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ladeia.
Ladeia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladeia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knox as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ladeia.
Knox shoots in but no luck this time.
Ladeia moves out of range of the body kick from Knox.
Knox swings for the body but Ladeia moves out of range.
Ladeia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ladeia shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ladeia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knox circles away.
Ladeia fails with a takedown attempt.
Knox thumps Ladeia with a low kick.
Ladeia blocks a head kick by Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Knox.
Ladeia lands with a shot to the body.
Ladeia misses with a two punch combination.
Ladeia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ladeia avoids the head kick by Knox.
Ladeia throws a body kick that misses.
Knox throws a body kick the misses
and Ladeia counters with a shoot takedown. Knox fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ladeia wants to pass the guard but Knox is keeping the position.
Ladeia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia is looking to advance position but Knox has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Knox won't let Ladeia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Knox landing shots from mount.
Ladeia trying desperately to get to his feet.
Knox lands a big shot there that rocks Ladeia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ladeia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ladeia looks gassed!
Knox breaks from Ladeia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Jose Ladeia has been cut.
Ladeia squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knox cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox punishing his opponent with strikes.
Knox landing strikes from the mount.
The cut above Jose Ladeia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Knox breaks from Ladeia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ladeia is rocked!
Jose Ladeia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jose Ladeia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). New Knox!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rabbit Usavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rabbit Usavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Usavich.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Usavich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith is trying to control. Usavich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Usavich is defending well.
Smith throwing shots but Usavich is blocking nicely.
Usavich wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Usavich tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Usavich is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Usavich has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Usavich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith working Usavich over with strikes.
Usavich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Usavich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usavich keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Usavich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith is looking to stand back up but Usavich counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Smith.
Usavich thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Smith to regain full guard.
Usavich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Usavich wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Usavich is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith wants to stand but Usavich is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usavich tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith wants to stand but Usavich is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Usavich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Usavich is controlling him.
Usavich thows a big elbow that misses.
Usavich prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Usavich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Usavich thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usavich lands a couple of digs.
Usavich lands a couple of digs.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Usavich.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is trying to keep Usavich in close.
Usavich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Usavich 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.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Usavich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is trying to keep Usavich in close.
Usavich is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Usavich trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Usavich.
Usavich throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Usavich shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Usavich enables Smith to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Usavich manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Usavich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Usavich keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Usavich had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Usavich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Usavich keeps moving.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Usavich pulls Smith in close to his closed guard and prevents Smith from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Usavich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Usavich is working from the bottom.
Usavich is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smith wants to control from the top but Usavich keeps moving.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Usavich is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Usavich slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Usavich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
A lazy left from Usavich finds it's target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Usavich counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Rabbit Usavich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smith.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Usavich.
Usavich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Usavich drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Usavich off! Usavich jumps back into Smith's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.
Usavich is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.
Smith wants to stand up but Usavich is controlling him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Usavich thows a big elbow that misses.
Usavich tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Usavich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Usavich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Usavich won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smith keeping full guard, as Usavich tries to pass.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rabbit Usavich will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Usavich scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Usavich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Usavich tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Usavich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Usavich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rabbit Usavich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Usavich shows good takedown defense.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Usavich as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Usavich as Smith shoots in.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Usavich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Usavich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Usavich tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Usavich to the ground. Usavich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Usavich finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Usavich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Usavich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Usavich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Usavich distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Usavich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Usavich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Usavich throwing strikes but missing.
Usavich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usavich wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Usavich working some strikes from top position.
Usavich won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Usavich wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usavich lands a couple of digs.
Usavich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.
Usavich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.
Usavich throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usavich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Usavich has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Usavich won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Usavich trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Usavich won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Usavich throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Usavich is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Usavich is proving a slippery customer.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Usavich passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usavich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Usavich.
Nice strikes from Usavich there.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Usavich.
Smith keeping hold of Usavich's head, controlling as best he can.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Usavich is controlling him well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Usavich working the head and body with strikes.
Usavich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rabbit Usavich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to stand back up but Usavich counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Smith.
Usavich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Usavich lands a nice short elbow.
Usavich scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Usavich wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Usavich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Usavich's back!
Smith is throwing shots to the body but Usavich manages to wriggle free. Smith pounces on him again and ends up in Usavich's guard.
Usavich keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Usavich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Usavich has wrist control.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Usavich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Usavich won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Usavich wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Usavich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Usavich trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Usavich postures up.
Usavich stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Usavich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Usavich is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Usavich wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith wants to stand up but Usavich is controlling him.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Usavich prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Usavich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Usavich won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Usavich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Usavich controlling him for the moment.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Usavich is having none of it.
Usavich is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.
Usavich throwing strikes but missing.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Usavich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Usavich working some strikes from top position.
Mike Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Usavich from controlling successfully.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Usavich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Usavich has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Usavich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Usavich looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rabbit Usavich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Usavich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Rabbit Usavich!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rabbit Usavich!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Rabbit Usavich!
Rabbit Usavich wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Fuel-Hemorrhage as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Firus Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zero. That one must have hurt.
Zero misses with a body kick.
Zero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams avoids the head kick by Zero.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams scores with a takedown into Zero's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williams drops back looking for a leg! Zero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zero manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Zero's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero trying to control the position here.
Zero wants to sweep but no luck.
Zero keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Zero is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zero tries to stand but can't do so whilst Williams controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero stands up out of the half guard.
Zero avoids the head kick by Williams.
Zero lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Zero as he connects with a hook.
Sub Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Zero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Zero. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams is rocked!
Zero scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Zero finish him?
Sub Zero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero fakes the body blow, causing Williams to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Williams goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sub Zero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martijn Walvoord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walvoord comes to the cage accompanied by Eternity. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martijn Walvoord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Uzomaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzomaki fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martijn Walvoord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walvoord lands with a nice body punch.
Walvoord scoring well with a low kick there.
Uzomaki tries for a takedown but Walvoord sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walvoord connects with a body shot that sends Uzomaki's belly button to the back.
Walvoord thuds his right hand into Uzomaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walvoord digs a good hook to Uzomaki's body.
Uzomaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walvoord scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uzomaki looks gassed!
Walvoord getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walvoord lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Walvoord lands a nice looking kick to the body. Uzomaki takes a step back to recover.
Walvoord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walvoord throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walvoord with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Uzomaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walvoord counters with a head kick.
Martijn Walvoord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Uzomaki.
Walvoord lands a nice looking body kick.
Walvoord scores with a kick to the body.
Uzomaki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord lands a head kick. Uzomaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walvoord cracks Uzomaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walvoord lands a nice looking kick to the body. Uzomaki takes a step back to recover.
Walvoord bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Uzomaki's head backwards.
Walvoord fakes the leg kick and cracks Uzomaki in the body.
Walvoord scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Uzomaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Uzomaki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Uzomaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walvoord thuds his shin into the meat of Uzomaki's side.
Walvoord lands a head kick. Uzomaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walvoord lands with a straight right. Uzomaki didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uzomaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walvoord. Walvoord obviously looking to wear him down.
Walvoord keeps Uzomaki at a distance using the push kick.
Walvoord lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walvoord with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walvoord.
Walvoord turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord rushes Uzomaki and presses him up against the cage.
Walvoord lands a good knee to the midsection. Uzomaki won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walvoord.
It looks like Kenichi Uzomaki has been cut.
Uzomaki letting Walvoord take a breather here.
Uzomaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walvoord is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Walvoord.
Walvoord prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walvoord scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walvoord takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walvoord utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Walvoord gets underhooks to prevent Uzomaki's takedown attempt.
Walvoord lands a shoulder strike.
Walvoord cracks Uzomaki with a nice body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Uzomaki looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walvoord.
Walvoord comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walvoord prevents the takedown attempt.
Walvoord avoiding damage.
Uzomaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walvoord just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Uzomaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walvoord jabs Uzomaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Uzomaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walvoord delivers a nice body kick.
Uzomaki 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.
Walvoord is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walvoord lands with an uppercut that bounces Uzomaki off the cage and back into rage.
Walvoord lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walvoord - that will leave a mark!
Walvoord scores with a body shot.
Walvoord lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walvoord scores with a hook to the body. Uzomaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord lands a nice looking body shot.
Walvoord lands a nice looking kick to the body. Uzomaki takes a step back to recover.
Walvoord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walvoord pushes Uzomaki away with a front kick.
Walvoord scores with a leg kick.
Walvoord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzomaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walvoord.
Uzomaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Uzomaki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Walvoord is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Uzomaki.
Walvoord throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Walvoord bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walvoord lands with a kick to the temple. Uzomaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walvoord thows a body kick. Uzomaki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzomaki 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.
Walvoord scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Walvoord both land. Nice combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Walvoord.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martijn Walvoord dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Uzomaki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Walvoord's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Walvoord duly obliges.
Walvoord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walvoord digs a good hook to Uzomaki's body.
Walvoord throws a leg kick which misses Uzomaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Uzomaki tries to avoid it.
Walvoord changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzomaki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walvoord.
Walvoord is looking to slow Uzomaki down with leg kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by Walvoord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walvoord moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Uzomaki is breathing heavily.
Walvoord chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walvoord lands a jab to Uzomaki's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walvoord lands with a slapping head kick.
A solid body kick from Walvoord.
Walvoord scores with a decent looking hook.
Walvoord scores with a nice body kick.
Uzomaki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walvoord.
Walvoord lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzomaki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walvoord.
Uzomaki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body punch from Walvoord.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uzomaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walvoord.
Uzomaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walvoord closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walvoord slows down the pace here.
Walvoord crunches a lovely knee into Uzomaki's ribcage.
Walvoord lands an elbow inside.
Walvoord slows down the pace here.
Walvoord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uzomaki can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walvoord creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uzomaki's defenses.
Walvoord lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walvoord prevents the takedown attempt.
Uzomaki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walvoord stalling against the cage.
Martijn Walvoord has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walvoord gets underhooks to prevent Uzomaki's takedown attempt.
Martijn Walvoord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Uzomaki.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walvoord is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Martijn Walvoord.
Walvoord gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uzomaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walvoord gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Uzomaki.
Walvoord pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walvoord utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Walvoord is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walvoord lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uzomaki backwards.
Walvoord lands a knee to the head.
Uzomaki tries for a takedown but Walvoord manages to get underhooks.
Walvoord prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walvoord dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Uzomaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walvoord just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walvoord lands a knee to the body.
Martijn Walvoord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord is struggling to control the position.
Uzomaki jumps guard but Walvoord stands there with Uzomaki around his waist. Uzomaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walvoord landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walvoord slowing the pace effectively.
Walvoord gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Uzomaki is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Martijn Walvoord.
Walvoord throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walvoord jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walvoord lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uzomaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walvoord circles away.
Walvoord throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kenichi Uzomaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uzomaki takes one to the chin there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Uzomaki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walvoord - the referee stops the clock and Uzomaki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walvoord. Uzomaki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walvoord throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uzomaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walvoord. Walvoord obviously looking to wear him down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord feints and then cracks Uzomaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uzomaki down.
Uzomaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walvoord cracks Uzomaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Uzomaki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walvoord scores with a nice strike.
Uzomaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Walvoord.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walvoord jabs at Uzomaki's body.
Walvoord is looking to wear down Uzomaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walvoord!
And that's the end of the fight!
Martijn Walvoord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walvoord has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!
Martijn Walvoord wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson has chosen Harvester of Sorrow as his entrance music. Dave Dickinson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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201 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Dickinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson thows a body kick. Dickinson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Dickinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Dickinson's body. Dickinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Dickinson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dickinson shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Krayzie Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Dickinson.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dickinson has managed to clinch.
Dickinson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dickinson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dickinson jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Dickinson around his waist. Dickinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dickinson gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dickinson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dickinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dickinson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Dickinson's legs - danger averted.
Dickinson looks gassed!
Dickinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dickinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dickinson's head.
Dickinson wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Dickinson is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Dickinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Dickinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Dickinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackson stands up over Dickinson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dickinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Dickinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dickinson is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Dickinson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dickinson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Dickinson's legs - danger averted.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson looking to control.
Jackson stays in close to Dickinson's body and controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dickinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Dickinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dickinson is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson 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.
Dickinson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Dickinson off balance momentarily.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dickinson 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.
Dickinson closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Dickinson pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dickinson's sensitive parts.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jackson - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickinson walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dickinson, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Dickinson is breathing heavily.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Dickinson is rocked!
It looks like Dave Dickinson has been cut.
Jackson working Dickinson over with knees to the body.
Dickinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is leaning against Dickinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dickinson to his knees! Jackson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krayzie Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis scores with a leg kick.
Willis throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Willis tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Willis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Willis throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Willis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Willis off to one side.
Willis thows a body shot but no joy.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis misses with a head kick.
Willis shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Willis closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Willis pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Willis throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Willis only half commits.
Willis misses with a low kick.
Willis throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Willis.
Willis throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Willis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson misses with a hook. Willis ducked under it nicely.
Jackson slips under a jab from Willis.
Willis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Willis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Willis throws a big shot that misses.
Willis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Willis throws a head kick that misses.
Willis moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Willis - that will leave a mark!
Willis tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patrick Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson clobbers Willis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Peter Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Willis backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Patrick Willis has been cut.
Willis jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Willis moved out of range nicely.
Willis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Willis is avoiding it.
Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Willis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willis looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands with a good body shot.
Willis misses with a looping right.
Willis looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Willis.
Willis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Willis blocking some punches.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Willis is trying to break free.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Willis gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Willis tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Willis.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Willis avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Willis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Willis blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
A short left from Jackson.
A frustrated look appears on Willis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Willis tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willis somewhat.
Willis loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Willis throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Willis misses.
Willis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson darts in and clinches Willis up against the cage.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a hook but Willis blocks it.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Willis counters with a straight right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Willis tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Willis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Willis throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Willis shoots and misses
and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Willis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Willis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking for a takedown.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Willis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Willis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis is trying to trip Jackson. He has hold of a leg but Jackson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Willis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jackson is pulling down on Willis's head. It's preventing any offense from Willis, at least for the moment.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willis manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Willis keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Willis trying to control the position.
Willis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Willis lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson regains half guard.
Willis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Willis is controlling well.
Willis thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Willis.
Jackson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Willis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Willis.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willis scores with a jab to the body.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Willis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Willis slips under a jab from Jackson.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Willis shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Willis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson throws a body punch but Willis moves out of range.
Willis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Willis scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson controlling Willis's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Willis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Peter Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Willis takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Willis shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Willis dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Willis's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Willis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Willis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Willis shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson has his hands on Willis's head, controlling the position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson managing to control the position.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Willis is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis being controlled here momentarily.
Peter Jackson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jackson slips a jab from Willis.
Willis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Willis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Willis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Willis.
Willis defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab. Willis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Willis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willis shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Willis.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Willis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peter Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Willis misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willis manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a right hand that Willis ducks under and follows up with a left that Willis also avoids with ease.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt.
Willis keeps the fight on the outside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Willis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Willis tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Willis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Willis misses with a low kick.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Willis off the cage and back into rage.
Willis shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Willis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willis.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson misses the jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson moves out of range as Willis strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willis. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Willis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willis circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Peter Jackson!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Peter Jackson!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Peter Jackson!
Peter Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartolome comes to the cage accompanied by We Will Rise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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263 lbs
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255 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Bartolome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bartolome scores with a one two! Nogueira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bartolome scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartolome moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from Bartolome.
Nogueira fails to land the takedown.
Nogueira throws an off balance right hand
and Bartolome counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nogueira wants to clinch
and Bartolome counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nogueira stalks Bartolome and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bartolome's face. Bartolome staggers backwards, shaken.
Bartolome walks into a stiff left hand from Nogueira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt - Bartolome sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juan Bartolome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Nogueira.
Bartolome chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nogueira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nogueira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bartolome tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bartolome counters with a series of strikes. Nogueira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bartolome as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Bartolome does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira misses with a combination
enabling Bartolome to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartolome lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nogueira shoots in for a double leg but Bartolome sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bartolome.
Bartolome throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nogueira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nogueira wants to take a breather but Bartolome is having none of it.
Nogueira stops Bartolome from getting back to his feet.
Bartolome actively working from the bottom here.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bartolome defends it well.
Bartolome tries to kick Nogueira off but Nogueira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome kicks Nogueira off and gets back to his feet.
Nogueira throws a lazy head kick
and Bartolome makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bartolome throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nogueira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bartolome throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nogueira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nogueira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira throws a lazy right hand but Bartolome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Bartolome does it's job there.
Bartolome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bartolome counters with a three punch combo that has Nogueira backing up. Nogueira nods at Bartolome to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartolome scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartolome closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nogueira takes one on the button.
Bartolome misses with a wild combination.
Bartolome is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bartolome defends it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bartolome.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bartolome as he jumps to the side.
Good exchange - Bartolome coming out on top.
Bartolome throws a head kick that Nogueira semi-blocks.
Bartolome throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bartolome misses the target.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bartolome but Bartolome pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nogueira shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nogueira prevents Bartolome from standing back up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira thows a huge punch but Bartolome dodges it nicely.
Nogueira is keen to just control but Bartolome is a slippery customer.
Nogueira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bartolome is looking to escape.
Nogueira trying to mount his opponent but Bartolome defends it.
Bartolome trying to control from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bartolome is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bartolome is trying to stand up here but Nogueira is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartolome looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira winds up and cracks Bartolome with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bartolome on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bartolome is trying to stand back up but Nogueira is controlling him
Nogueira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bartolome tries to kick Nogueira off but Nogueira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bartolome is breathing heavily.
Bartolome is refusing to be controlled, as Nogueira sits in half guard.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura but Bartolome is defending well.
Nogueira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bartolome is trying to stand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bartolome tries to kick Nogueira off but Nogueira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bartolome is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bartolome has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartolome is trying to control but Nogueira passes into side control!
Bartolome wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bartolome can't do much from the bottom here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome tries to escape but Nogueira is in control.
Nogueira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bartolome is not content to let Nogueira control the position.
Bartolome sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bartolome with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nogueira stops Bartolome from getting back to his feet.
Nogueira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Bartolome dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nogueira checks a leg kick.
Bartolome throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Bartolome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bartolome but Bartolome pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartolome is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, Bartolome circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira misses with a hook.
Bartolome moves out of range of the strikes.
Juan Bartolome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Bartolome.
Sloppy strikes from Bartolome. Those never looked like landing.
Bartolome throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Bartolome sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Bartolome.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bartolome!
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juan Bartolome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Nogueira.
Some wild striking there from Bartolome.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown. Bartolome tries to sprawl out of it but Nogueira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bartolome manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt - Bartolome sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bartolome staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome misses with a few strikes there.
Fabricio Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nogueira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bartolome finds it's way round the side to connect with Nogueira's head.
Bartolome scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bartolome tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bartolome to the ground. Bartolome escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Bartolome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartolome takes a swing at Nogueira's ribcage but misses.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Bartolome.
Bartolome throws a combination that misses
and Nogueira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bartolome avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
Juan Bartolome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bartolome sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.
Nogueira throws a sloppy body shot
and Bartolome counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartolome lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Bartolome coming out on top.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Bartolome.
Bartolome lands with a right hand.
Nogueira dives in and grabs Bartolome's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bartolome pushes down on Nogueira's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looks for a takedown but Bartolome sprawls well.
Nogueira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartolome uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira.
Bartolome lands a slapping body shot.
Bartolome cracks Nogueira with an open hand slap.
Nogueira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nogueira misses with a straight right.
Nogueira moves out of range of the strikes.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bartolome sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Juan Bartolome is winning the standup battle so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bartolome.
Nogueira misses with a looping right.
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartolome is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, Bartolome circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Bartolome as Nogueira shoots in.
Bartolome listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nogueira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartolome. Bartolome obviously looking to wear him down.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bartolome delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Bartolome finds it's target.
Nogueira misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Bartolome catches Nogueira right on the button with a cross.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartolome connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nogueira's hands.
Bartolome listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Bartolome both land. Nice combination.
Bartolome throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Bartolome blocks a head kick by Nogueira.
Bartolome scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nogueira walks into a straight right hand from Bartolome.
Nogueira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bartolome connects with a leg kick. Nogueira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome lands an overhand right.
Nogueira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bartolome misses with a two punch combination.
Bartolome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Bartolome throws a jab when Nogueira was well out of range.
Bartolome pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bartolome tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartolome uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bartolome sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Bartolome.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nogueira. That did some damage!
Bartolome throws a leg kick but Nogueira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fabricio Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartolome lands an overhand right.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Bartolome moves out of range easily.
Nogueira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bartolome rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartolome actively working from the bottom here.
Nogueira prevents Bartolome from standing back up.
Fabricio Nogueira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nogueira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Bartolome is not content to let Nogueira control the position.
Nogueira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nogueira is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bartolome manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Juan Bartolome is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartolome is trying to keep Nogueira in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Bartolome showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bartolome has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Juan Bartolome!
Juan Bartolome wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Schoonover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schoonover comes into the arena with Daylight - Matt and Kim blaring out of the sound system. Gustavsson has chosen Shotgun Blues as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Schoonover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Schoonover, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gustavsson misses with a shot to the body
and Schoonover counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gustavsson won't be happy with that.
Gustavsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schoonover has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Schoonover prevents Gustavsson from getting the reversal.
Schoonover wants to take his opponent's back but Gustavsson doesn't allow it.
Gustavsson has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Gustavsson showing good submission defense here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schoonover thows a strike but Gustavsson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Gustavsson as he ends up in Schoonover 's guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schoonover keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Schoonover has a closed guard, preventing Gustavsson from standing up.
Schoonover throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gustavsson is stalling in the full guard.
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Schoonover is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gustavsson escapes and throws Schoonover's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Schoonover sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Schoonover looking for submissions off his back.
Schoonover gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson trying to control but Schoonover is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gustavsson looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson trying to control but Schoonover is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson stopping the sweep attempt from Schoonover.
Schoonover working a defensive guard but Gustavsson passes into half guard.
Schoonover works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gustavsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schoonover works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schoonover manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gustavsson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schoonover trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Schoonover advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schoonover is looking to advance position but Gustavsson won't allow it.
Gustavsson wants to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gustavsson.
Gustavsson keeping moving, preventing Schoonover from controlling successfully.
Schoonover stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gustavsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gustavsson keeping moving, preventing Schoonover from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson wants to improve his position but instead Schoonover has moved into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson trying to control but Schoonover postures up.
Schoonover is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gustavsson sees it coming and defends easily.
Well, if Schoonover is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Schoonover is pressing down on Gustavsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gustavsson is holding on for now.
Schoonover stops Gustavsson from getting back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is not content to let Schoonover control the position.
Schoonover is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gustavsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schoonover wants to take a breather but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Schoonover is thwarting Gustavsson's attempts to control the position.
Gustavsson tries to roll over but Schoonover keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover controlling the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schoonover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
The fighters circling - Gustavsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustavsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Schoonover. Schoonover gets slowly back to his feet.
Schoonover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Schoonover dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Schoonover takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gustavsson throws the kick towards the body but Schoonover avoids it.
Gustavsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schoonover drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schoonover wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
Schoonover drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gustavsson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gustavsson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gustavsson!
Julius Schoonover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schoonover is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoonover is trying to escape the position but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
Schoonover gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schoonover is refusing to be controlled, as Gustavsson sits in half guard.
Schoonover trying to hold on to Gustavsson's head to control him but Gustavsson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is looking for a kimura but Schoonover is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gustavsson to get the leverage.
Gustavsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Schoonover is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Schoonover moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schoonover wants to sweep here but Gustavsson controlling him for the moment.
Schoonover might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gustavsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Schoonover wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
Schoonover slips nicely into half guard.
Schoonover has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover looking to finish Gustavsson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gustavsson!
Schoonover trying to control but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Gustavsson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Schoonover has taken his back.
Schoonover looking for the RNC.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Gustavsson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gustavsson is trying desperately to improve position.
Gustavsson prevents Schoonover from taking his back.
Schoonover looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover wants to finish this one by submission but Gustavsson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Schoonover.
Gustavsson is working to get back to half guard.
Schoonover is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gustavsson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Schoonover trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson tries to lock up and control but Schoonover gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gustavsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Schoonover controlling the position easily from mount.
Schoonover looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Alex Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gustavsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schoonover. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schoonover has hold of Gustavsson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gustavsson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Gustavsson, under a barage of strikes from Schoonover.
Gustavsson tries to kick Schoonover off but Schoonover keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Schoonover jumps into side control!
Gustavsson tries to buck Schoonover off but Schoonover is having none of it.
Gustavsson is breathing heavily.
Schoonover wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gustavsson, who protects the arm well.
Schoonover trying to control the position but Gustavsson is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schoonover is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gustavsson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Schoonover showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schoonover has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Julius Schoonover!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Julius Schoonover!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Julius Schoonover!
Julius Schoonover wins by unanimous decision!
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