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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keizo Sawaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 'Kodo' by The Yoshida Brothers. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as JP Alcano enters the ring!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keizo Sawaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Alcano!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcano throws a one two combo.
It looks like Keizo Sawaki has been cut.
Sawaki avoids the body shot from Alcano.
Alcano fails to land with a series of punches.
Sawaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alcano wants to get back to full guard.
Alcano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sawaki is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sawaki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alcano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sawaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sawaki's back!
Alcano has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sawaki has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sawaki tries to break free.
Alcano throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Alcano working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcano thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Alcano is hanging on to Sawaki's back as he tries to escape.
Sawaki is working hard here to advance position.
Sawaki covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Alcano is looking for a rear naked choke here but Sawaki reverses the position brilliantly into Alcano's guard!
Alcano wants to sweep but no luck.
Sawaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sawaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alcano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sawaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alcano looks gassed!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sawaki scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alcano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alcano wants it to stay on the feet.
Alcano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sawaki rushes Alcano and presses him up against the ropes.
Sawaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sawaki obliges.
Sawaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Alcano fails to pull guard.
Sawaki trying to land knees to the body.
Alcano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sawaki has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alcano regains guard immediately.
Sawaki advances to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sawaki prevents Alcano from improving his position.
Sawaki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alcano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sawaki.
Alcano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sawaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sawaki's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano looking to break Sawaki's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sawaki remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Alcano will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sawaki trying to control the hands but Alcano won't let him.
Alcano patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sawaki breaks Alcano's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sawaki trying to control but Alcano is working from the bottom.
Alcano working a defensive guard but Sawaki manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sawaki lands some shots froms side control.
Alcano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alcano is looking to improve his position.
Sawaki wants to control but Alcano is keeping him busy.
Sawaki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alcano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alcano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alcano.
Alcano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sawaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alcano looking for a sweep. Not yet Alcano, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Keizo Sawaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keizo Sawaki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sawaki is looking to clinch but Alcano is avoiding it.
Sawaki lands with a straight right. Alcano didn't see that one coming.
Alcano darts in trying to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Alcano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alcano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alcano has Sawaki pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Sawaki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alcano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sawaki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alcano goes for a takedown attempt but Sawaki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Keizo Sawaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Alcano.
Alcano looks to land a right hand but Sawaki moved out of range.
Sawaki gets the takedown into side control.
Sawaki advances nicely into full mount.
Alcano is breathing heavily.
Sawaki tries to control but Alcano wriggling away.
Sawaki has control of Alcano's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alcano regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alcano is surviving well by controlling Sawaki's body position as best he can.
Alcano is trying to escape the mount.
Sawaki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Alcano is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Alcano is in a horrible position here. Sawaki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sawaki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alcano?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alcano wants to control but Sawaki is having none of it.
Alcano is looking to improve his position but Sawaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Alcano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sawaki is landing with some decent strikes but Alcano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alcano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Alcano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alcano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Alcano manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sawaki looks up at the clock and then as Alcano takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sawaki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alcano manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sawaki's best efforts.
Alcano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alcano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sawaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sawaki working some strikes from top position.
Alcano working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcano is trying to hold Sawaki in close to prevent damage but Sawaki has managed to pass into half guard.
Keizo Sawaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alcano is trying to control but can't.
Alcano tries to roll over but Sawaki keeps him under control.
Sawaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Alcano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alcano trying to get back to full guard but Sawaki takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Sawaki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sawaki tries to control but Alcano wriggling away.
Sawaki is really struggling to control Alcano but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Sawaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keizo Sawaki's cut.
That's time! Sawaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alcano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alcano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sawaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Alcano.
Alcano darts in and clinches Sawaki up against the ropes.
Sawaki digs a right hand into Alcano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alcano's gas tank.
Alcano jumps into guard, dragging Sawaki to the mat.
Sawaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sawaki 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.
Alcano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sawaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Alcano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sawaki wants to pass the guard but Alcano is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sawaki is pushing down on Alcano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alcano is fighting to maintain full guard but Sawaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sawaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sawaki is trying to work for a kimura but Alcano is defending well.
Alcano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sawaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alcano is just riding it out for now. Sawaki eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alcano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alcano controls Sawaki momentarily but Sawaki frees himself.
Alcano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sawaki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alcano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sawaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sawaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sawaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alcano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sawaki advances to half guard.
Sawaki is looking for a kimura but Alcano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sawaki to get the leverage.
Sawaki trying to pass the guard but Alcano defending well.
Sawaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alcano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alcano is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sawaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alcano has managed to get both his arms back between Sawaki's legs - danger averted.
Alcano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alcano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sawaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sawaki keeping moving, preventing Alcano from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alcano stands and throws Sawaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to JP Alcano.
I think Sawaki 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Keizo Sawaki!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Keizo Sawaki!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Keizo Sawaki!
Keizo Sawaki wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakayama comes to the ring accompanied by The Vapors - Turning Japanese. Stack has chosen Deer Dance as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tsuyoshi Nakayama has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Stack!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakayama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stack.
A leg kick checked by Nakayama.
A swing and a miss from Nakayama.
Nakayama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stack moves away.
Nakayama misses with a straight left.
Stack misses the shot to the body.
Nakayama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakayama digs a good body shot into Stack's ribs.
Nakayama lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack shoots in for a takedown but Nakayama shows good takedown defense.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakayama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nakayama misses with a hook. Stack ducked under it nicely.
Nakayama fails to land with a series of punches.
Stack closes the distance and clinches up with Nakayama, looking for a takedown. Stack pushes Nakayama against the ropes but Nakayama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nakayama misses the jab.
A jab from Nakayama misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama misses with a two punch combination.
Nakayama defending well as Stack loads up on a big left hand.
Nakayama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stack fails to land with a series of punches.
Stack avoids the body shot from Nakayama.
Nakayama misses with a hook.
Stack walks into a straight right hand from Nakayama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama misses with a hook. Stack ducked under it nicely.
Nakayama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stack counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stack with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nakayama wants to get back to his feet but Stack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stack wants to pass the guard but Nakayama is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakayama is on top in guard.
Stack wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stack controlling Nakayama's posture.
Stack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakayama tries to stand but Stack is controlling from the bottom.
Stack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stack is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nakayama reverses the position - he's now on top in Stack's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stack is pulling down on Nakayama's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakayama, at least for the moment.
Nakayama stopping the sweep attempt from Stack.
Stack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakayama is fighting to break Stack's control of his arms but Stack is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stack controls Nakayama momentarily but Nakayama frees himself.
Stack looking for a sweep. Not yet Stack, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nakayama lands a nice hook to Stack's body. Stack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stack was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakayama.
Nakayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stack.
Nakayama missing with a left hand there. Stack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakayama misses with a looping right.
Nakayama throws a shot from downtown. Stack moves away and avoids it.
Nakayama misses with a looping left.
Stack fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Stack.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nakayama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakayama thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Nakayama misses.
Stack avoids the body shot from Nakayama.
Stack misses with an uppercut.
Stack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nakayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Stack is just out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stack misses with a hook. Nakayama ducked under it nicely.
Stack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakayama.
Stack looks to throw the jab but Nakayama is out of range.
Stack misses with the combination.
Stack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakayama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nakayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stack.
Nakayama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stack.
Stack moves out of range as Nakayama strikes.
Stack slips under a jab from Nakayama.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakayama. Stack does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakayama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stack.
Nakayama lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama throws a shot from downtown. Stack moves away and avoids it.
Stack takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nakayama jabs at Stack's body.
Stack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nakayama is trying to defend but Stack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nakayama is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nakayama is in a horrible position here. Stack smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nakayama slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nakayama is trying is best to control the position here.
Nakayama is looking for a sweep. Stack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stack tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nakayama knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stack performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nakayama is trying to stand.
Nakayama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stack.
Stack trying to advance position but Nakayama counters by regaining guard.
Stack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakayama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nakayama keeping full guard, as Stack tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakayama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stack has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nakayama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakayama throws a shot from downtown. Stack moves away and avoids it.
Nakayama throws a right and a left that Stack avoids nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nakayama.
Stack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakayama.
Stack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nakayama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakayama looks to land a combination but Stack avoids it well.
Nakayama throws a series of punches but Stack avoids them all with ease.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stack misses with a body shot.
Stack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stack closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nakayama manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nakayama stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nakayama works over Stack's head and body with a nice combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama throws a right hand that Stack ducks under and follows up with a left that Stack also avoids with ease.
Nakayama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stack moves away.
Nakayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakayama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakayama throws a jab but it's blocked by Stack.
Nakayama misses with a two punch combination.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakayama throws a sloppy body shot
and Stack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stack staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Nakayama misses its intended target.
Stack defending well as Nakayama loads up on a big left hand.
Nakayama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakayama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nakayama misses.
Nakayama slips a jab and a cross from Stack.
Nakayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stack.
Nakayama swings for the body but Stack moves out of range.
A punch combination from Nakayama misses.
Nakayama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stack on the side of the head.
Stack dives in and grabs Nakayama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nakayama pushes down on Stack's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsuyoshi Nakayama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nakayama 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
Tsuyoshi Nakayama wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Tomcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uljas Tossavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tossavainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eläkeläiset - Elän humpalla. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamil Tomcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uljas Tossavainen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tossavainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Tossavainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tomcik manages to break the clinch.
Tomcik throws a looping overhand right but Tossavainen ducks down to avoid it.
Tossavainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomcik.
Tossavainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Tomcik sprawls well. He's pushed Tossavainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick from Tomcik lands but Tossavainen takes it in his stride.
It looks like Uljas Tossavainen has been cut.
Tomcik throws a low kick but Tossavainen avoids it.
Tomcik lands a right hook to the body.
Tomcik throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomcik throws a big shot that misses.
Tomcik slaps away a takedown attempt from Tossavainen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kamil Tomcik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uljas Tossavainen.
Tossavainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck for Tossavainen with that takedown attempt.
Tossavainen dives in and grabs Tomcik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tomcik pushes down on Tossavainen's head and hops out.
Tossavainen avoids the head kick by Tomcik.
Tomcik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tossavainen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tomcik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tossavainen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tomcik is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tossavainen, into his guard.
Tomcik trying to control but Tossavainen is working from the bottom.
Tossavainen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tomcik is aware though and is defending well.
Tossavainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tossavainen working a defensive guard here.
Tomcik sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tomcik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tomcik trying to control but Tossavainen is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tossavainen shoots in for a double leg but Tomcik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tomcik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tossavainen on the side of the head.
Tomcik misses with a body shot.
Kamil Tomcik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomcik throws a body kick that misses.
Tomcik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tomcik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tossavainen fails to land the takedown.
Tossavainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tomcik circles away.
Tossavainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tomcik is looking to slow Tossavainen down with leg kicks.
Tomcik throws a body punch but Tossavainen moves out of range.
Tomcik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tomcik.
Tomcik lunges at Tossavainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tossavainen's hand.
That has opened up Uljas Tossavainen's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tossavainen moves out of range as Tomcik strikes.
Tossavainen shoots in for a double leg but Tomcik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tossavainen looks gassed!
Tomcik cracks Tossavainen with an open hand slap.
Uljas Tossavainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Tomcik coming out on top.
The cut above Uljas Tossavainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tomcik throws an overhand right that lands on Tossavainen's shoulder, as Tossavainen tries to avoid the shot.
Tomcik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tomcik's corner calls for a 1-2. Tomcik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tossavainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tomcik.
Nice shot by Tomcik.
Uljas Tossavainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tossavainen tries for a takedown but Tomcik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tomcik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomcik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tossavainen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tomcik - the referee stops the clock and Tossavainen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tomcik. Tossavainen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tossavainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Tomcik sprawls well. He's pushed Tossavainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab from Tomcik.
Tossavainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tomcik lands a left and a right that send Tossavainen crashing to the mat, dazed. Tomcik thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Uljas Tossavainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kamil Tomcik!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Hawkes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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169 lbs
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181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky McBride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBride takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Ricky McBride has been cut.
Hawkes blocks a low kick nicely.
McBride ducks right into an uppercut from Hawkes.
McBride moves forwards but Hawkes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McBride throws a head kick that misses.
Hawkes cracks McBride with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends McBride tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hawkes pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! McBride is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Hawkes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Hideyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg comes to the ring accompanied by "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads. 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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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Niko Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Hideyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg avoids the head kick by Hideyoshi.
Berg staying out of range there.
Hideyoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hideyoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Hideyoshi moves in looking to clinch but Berg pushes him off.
Hideyoshi throws a push kick but Berg slaps the foot to one side.
Hideyoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Berg moves out of range easily.
Berg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi throws a head kick but Berg moves out of range.
Hideyoshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hideyoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Berg circles away.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi misses with a leg kick.
Hideyoshi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Berg if he has to take too many more of those.
Hideyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideyoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hideyoshi stuns Berg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hideyoshi delivers a nice body kick.
Berg slips under a jab from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Berg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hideyoshi can pounce on him.
Hideyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hideyoshi moves in looking to clinch but Berg pushes him off.
Berg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hideyoshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Berg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Hideyoshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideyoshi throws a solid leg kick but Berg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi misses with a low kick.
Berg has a takedown stuffed.
Hideyoshi looks to land a body kick but Berg moved away.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Hideyoshi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Decent striking displayed by Hideyoshi there.
Hideyoshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hideyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Berg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Berg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Berg is breathing heavily.
Hideyoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hideyoshi scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hideyoshi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Berg's head.
Akio Hideyoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hideyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Hideyoshi coming out on top.
Hideyoshi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi is looking to clinch.
Hideyoshi works the jab nicely.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Berg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Akio Hideyoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hideyoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi connects with a high kick.
Berg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Hideyoshi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hideyoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Hideyoshi moves in looking to clinch but Berg pushes him off.
Berg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hideyoshi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hideyoshi, right into the meat.
Hideyoshi lands the left hand.
Good leg kick by Hideyoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hideyoshi scores with a kick to the body.
Hideyoshi scores with a decent looking hook.
Hideyoshi closes the distance and clinches.
Berg will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berg.
Hideyoshi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hideyoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berg blocks it with crossed arms.
Berg jumps guard but Hideyoshi stands there with Berg around his waist. Berg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hideyoshi lands with a right to the head.
Hideyoshi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hideyoshi misses with a knee strike.
Hideyoshi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Berg wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Hideyoshi fails to land.
Hideyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hideyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Berg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Berg pulls guard successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berg is keeping the position for now.
Hideyoshi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hideyoshi won't allow Berg to sweep him here.
Hideyoshi wants to pass the guard but Berg is keeping the position.
Hideyoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Berg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hideyoshi is one step ahead there.
Berg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good work by Berg as he checks the leg kick.
Hideyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hideyoshi tests Berg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hideyoshi can pounce on him.
Hideyoshi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hideyoshi throws a head kick but Berg moves out of range.
Berg moves out of range of the body kick.
Hideyoshi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Hideyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Berg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideyoshi.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Berg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hideyoshi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hideyoshi throws the kick towards the body but Berg avoids it.
Hideyoshi is looking to slow Berg down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as Berg blocks the low kick.
Berg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi obviously looking to wear him down.
Berg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good shot there by Hideyoshi.
Berg has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hideyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hideyoshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hideyoshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berg on the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi wants to clinch.
Hideyoshi misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Hideyoshi. That snapped Berg's head back.
Hideyoshi throws a head kick that Berg semi-blocks.
Hideyoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hideyoshi tries to land a leg kick but Berg saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berg moves out of range as Hideyoshi strikes.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch up.
Hideyoshi misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Hideyoshi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hideyoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hideyoshi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berg is out of range and Hideyoshi settles back down.
Berg closes the distance and clinches up with Hideyoshi, looking for a takedown. Berg pushes Hideyoshi against the ropes but Hideyoshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Berg avoids the head kick by Hideyoshi.
Berg walks into a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi scores with the left hand. Berg knows he should have avoided that one.
Hideyoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Hideyoshi throws a head kick but Berg moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hideyoshi lands with a nice body kick.
Hideyoshi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hideyoshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hideyoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hideyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Berg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideyoshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hideyoshi scores with a spinning back kick!
Hideyoshi looks to land a combination but Berg avoids it well.
Berg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hideyoshi lands with a slapping head kick.
Hideyoshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A cross from Hideyoshi lands.
Hideyoshi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideyoshi stalks Berg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Berg's face. Berg staggers backwards, shaken.
Hideyoshi scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg swats away the attempt to clinch by Hideyoshi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but Berg is having none of it.
Hideyoshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hideyoshi lands with a slapping head kick.
Hideyoshi scores with a leg kick.
Hideyoshi misses with a double jab.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch up but Berg circles away and keeps his distance.
Hideyoshi misses with the combination.
Hideyoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hideyoshi does no damage.
Hideyoshi ducks under a wild hook from Berg.
Hideyoshi moves in looking to clinch but Berg pushes him off.
Hideyoshi tries to work over Berg's front leg with a kick but Berg checks it.
Hideyoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Berg moves out of range easily.
Hideyoshi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Berg avoids the body shot from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berg is out of range and Hideyoshi settles back down.
Hideyoshi throws a head kick that misses.
Hideyoshi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hideyoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hideyoshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Berg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hideyoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Berg moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Berg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hideyoshi was covering up waiting for the punch and Berg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Berg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hideyoshi trying to control the position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berg preventing the sweep.
Hideyoshi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Berg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hideyoshi is keeping the position for now.
Berg stops Hideyoshi from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Berg trying to control the position from guard on top but Hideyoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hideyoshi, right into the meat.
Hideyoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi thows a body kick. Berg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hideyoshi scores with a nice body kick.
Hideyoshi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch up but Berg circles away and keeps his distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hideyoshi!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Berg's head.
Hideyoshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hideyoshi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hideyoshi thumps Berg with a low kick.
Hideyoshi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hideyoshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hideyoshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hideyoshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berg.
Hideyoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Berg moves out of range easily.
Hideyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berg blocks the body kick.
Akio Hideyoshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well,Berg is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Hideyoshi is looking to clinch but Berg is avoiding it.
Berg throws a series of punches but Hideyoshi moves out of range.
Berg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hideyoshi lands a nice looking body kick.
Berg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hideyoshi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berg in his tracks.
Hideyoshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hideyoshi throws a head kick that half lands.
Hideyoshi misses with a low kick.
Hideyoshi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Berg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Berg blocks a head kick by Hideyoshi.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hideyoshi wants to land a leg kick but Berg is out of range.
The fighters circling - Berg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hideyoshi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hideyoshi throws an overhand right that lands on Berg's shoulder, as Berg tries to avoid the shot.
Berg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Niko Berg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hideyoshi throws a push kick but Berg slaps the foot to one side.
Berg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hideyoshi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hideyoshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berg steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hideyoshi. That one must have hurt.
Hideyoshi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Berg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Hideyoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hideyoshi 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Akio Hideyoshi!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Akio Hideyoshi!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Akio Hideyoshi!
Akio Hideyoshi wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Goldmill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Bravery - time won't let me go. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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218 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Goldmill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldmill scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Goldmill.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Goldmill trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Goldmill fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie tries to clinch but Goldmill moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Goldmill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goldmill. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldmill.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Goldmill.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Goldmill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mickey Goldmill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Goldmill avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldmill throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Mickey Goldmill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldmill throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Goldmill tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Goldmill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie cracks Goldmill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldmill.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goldmill closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Goldmill misses with a body punch.
Goldmill lands with a left to the head.
Goldmill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Goldmill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie dives in and grabs Goldmill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goldmill pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Goldmill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie catches Goldmill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mickey Goldmill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Goldmill has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldmill lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldmill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Goldmill.
Goldmill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body punch from Goldmill.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Goldmill is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Gracie looks gassed!
Goldmill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Goldmill didn't expect that.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Goldmill dives on top into guard.
Goldmill lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goldmill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldmill's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Goldmill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Goldmill has wrist control.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldmill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Goldmill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Goldmill against the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Goldmill.
Goldmill throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Goldmill misses with the head strike.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goldmill pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Goldmill lands with a short shot to the head.
Goldmill lands a right hand.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Goldmill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goldmill misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Goldmill tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Goldmill looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Goldmill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie throws a combination. Goldmill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goldmill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldmill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldmill.
Goldmill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Goldmill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goldmill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Goldmill scores with a hook to the body.
Goldmill working aggressively here.
Goldmill misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldmill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Goldmill lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Goldmill, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Goldmill against the ropes but Goldmill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goldmill misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is fighting to break Goldmill's control of his arms but Goldmill is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goldmill trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Goldmill is keeping the position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Goldmill keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goldmill looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Goldmill. Goldmill circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Goldmill digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldmill.
Goldmill misses with a straight left.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldmill cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Goldmill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Goldmill misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goldmill.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goldmill.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Goldmill looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Goldmill won't allow it.
Goldmill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Goldmill dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Goldmill connects with a single shot there.
Goldmill throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
A cross from Goldmill lands.
A slow jab from Goldmill misses its intended target.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Goldmill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goldmill tries to get out of the position.
Goldmill is trying to stand.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Goldmill is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Goldmill wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goldmill wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goldmill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Goldmill wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie trying to control the action but Goldmill is working from the bottom.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldmill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie is pressing down on Goldmill's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goldmill is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldmill's head.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Goldmill dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie looks to land a strike but Goldmill avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goldmill keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Goldmill keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Goldmill working a defensive guard here.
Goldmill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie won't allow Goldmill to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goldmill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goldmill sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Goldmill avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Goldmill's head but Goldmill avoids it well.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Goldmill knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Goldmill has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Goldmill.
Goldmill tries to move to full mount but Gracie actually manages to regain half guard.
Goldmill is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Goldmill has control of the leg.
Goldmill thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gracie to regain full guard.
Goldmill looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goldmill wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gracie manages to pass to side control.
Goldmill looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Goldmill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Goldmill wants to get back to his feet.
Goldmill is trying to escape back to his feet but Gracie uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Goldmill wants to control but Gracie postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Goldmill manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie is just content to waste time from the top position. Goldmill takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldmill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldmill controlling Gracie's posture.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goldmill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Goldmill slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Mickey Goldmill!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Mickey Goldmill!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Mickey Goldmill!
Mickey Goldmill wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Rakusaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakusaba comes to the ring accompanied by David Bowie - Suffragette City. Yrjo Pieru is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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181 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Rakusaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakusaba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pieru throws a sloppy head kick and Rakusaba moves out of range easily.
Kazushi Rakusaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakusaba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rakusaba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pieru sees it coming and defends easily.
Pieru manages to get to full guard.
Rakusaba throwing strikes from guard but Pieru blocks nicely.
Rakusaba trying to control but Pieru is working from the bottom.
Pieru manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rakusaba manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rakusaba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rakusaba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rakusaba pushes a forearm under Pieru's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Pieru is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Rakusaba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Karvakorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: disturbed - down with the sickness. This should be fireworks!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kullervo Karvakorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karvakorva has time to react.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Karvakorva lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karvakorva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Karvakorva misses with a wild combination.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie passes to side control.
Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karvakorva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Karvakorva is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A slapping leg kick lands for Karvakorva.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Karvakorva knows he should have avoided that one.
Karvakorva lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karvakorva.
Karvakorva lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Karvakorva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karvakorva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karvakorva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Karvakorva dodges the ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie working the strikes but Karvakorva uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Karvakorva defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to stall here but Karvakorva recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Karvakorva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karvakorva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karvakorva wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Karvakorva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Karvakorva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Karvakorva from standing up.
Karvakorva throws a big right hand that misses.
Karvakorva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karvakorva throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Karvakorva has wrist control.
Karvakorva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karvakorva wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Karvakorva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Karvakorva!
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karvakorva defends well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karvakorva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karvakorva thows a big elbow that misses.
Karvakorva throws a big right hand that misses.
Karvakorva wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karvakorva passes into side control.
Gracie looks gassed!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Karvakorva is working Gracie over with some ground and pound from side control.
Karvakorva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Karvakorva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Karvakorva is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karvakorva's best efforts.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Karvakorva thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karvakorva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Karvakorva in his half guard.
Karvakorva thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gracie to regain full guard.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Karvakorva defends it easily.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karvakorva defends well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva scoring with some ground and pound.
Karvakorva postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Karvakorva thows a big elbow that misses.
Karvakorva landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karvakorva.
Karvakorva chips away with some ground and pound.
Karvakorva lands a couple of elbows.
Karvakorva with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karvakorva's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Karvakorva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Karvakorva blocks nicely.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karvakorva is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Karvakorva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kullervo Karvakorva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Karvakorva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Kullervo Karvakorva has been cut.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karvakorva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Karvakorva working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karvakorva working the strikes but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kullervo Karvakorva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is in trouble now - Karvakorva has advanced to mount!
Karvakorva looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karvakorva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie avoids a strike by Karvakorva and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Karvakorva's guard! Fantastic escape!
Karvakorva keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Karvakorva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karvakorva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karvakorva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karvakorva sprawls well. Karvakorva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Karvakorva moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Karvakorva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie cracks Karvakorva with an open hand slap.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karvakorva counters by moving into the clinch.
Kullervo Karvakorva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Gracie.
Karvakorva breaks the clinch.
Karvakorva moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Karvakorva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Karvakorva scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karvakorva.
Karvakorva closes the distance and clinches.
Karvakorva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karvakorva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karvakorva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karvakorva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Karvakorva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Karvakorva moves away and avoids it.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Karvakorva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karvakorva throwing strikes but missing.
Karvakorva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karvakorva postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Karvakorva throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Karvakorva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Karvakorva is retaining full guard.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Karvakorva blocks nicely.
Karvakorva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karvakorva throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Karvakorva. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Karvakorva slips under a jab.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Karvakorva.
Karvakorva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karvakorva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karvakorva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Karvakorva tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Karvakorva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karvakorva.
Kullervo Karvakorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Karvakorva there.
Karvakorva lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karvakorva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karvakorva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Karvakorva shoots in and bounces Gracie off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Karvakorva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karvakorva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Karvakorva distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie working for a triangle but Karvakorva defends it easily.
Karvakorva connects with a couple of short punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karvakorva postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie is working an open guard so Karvakorva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karvakorva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chuck Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karvakorva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Karvakorva is looking to advance position but Gracie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Karvakorva is having none of it.
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Karvakorva has worked his arm free - good work by Karvakorva!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Karvakorva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kullervo Karvakorva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karvakorva 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Kullervo Karvakorva!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kullervo Karvakorva!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Kullervo Karvakorva!
Kullervo Karvakorva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Barney Stinson is Awesome. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
269 lbs
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266 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Von Matterhorn misses.
Von Matterhorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Matterhorn misses the shot to the body.
Von Matterhorn misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Von Matterhorn.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Matterhorn.
Johansson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Von Matterhorn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johansson's guard.
Von Matterhorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johansson is looking for a triangle but Von Matterhorn pushes his legs off easily.
Johansson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Von Matterhorn escapes and throws Johansson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Johansson gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is refusing to be controlled, as Von Matterhorn sits in half guard.
Von Matterhorn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johansson!
Johansson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Von Matterhorn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johansson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Von Matterhorn moves into full mount! Johansson won't be happy about that!
Johansson tries to hold on but Von Matterhorn pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn with shots to the head and body - Johansson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Von Matterhorn has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johansson's face.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johansson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Von Matterhorn punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson is working to get back to half guard.
Von Matterhorn with shots to the head and body - Johansson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johansson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johansson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johansson wants to control but Von Matterhorn is having none of it.
Johansson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johansson is squirming around, avoiding Von Matterhorn's attempts to control the action.
Von Matterhorn lands a big elbow.
Johansson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oooh a big shot lands for Von Matterhorn! Johansson is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Baka Survivor!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kunta Kinte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Kinte. Kinte gets slowly back to his feet.
Kinte throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Kinte with a series of wild strikes but Kinte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kinte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good exchange - Kinte coming out on top.
Kinte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Kinte missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Kunta Kinte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kinte wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Kinte is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez landing shots from mount.
Kinte is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kinte holds on, trying desperately to control.
Kinte is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kinte wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez scoring with strikes but Kinte is staying in there.
Kinte is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kinte wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sanchez.
Kinte tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling his opponent.
Kinte is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kinte is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kinte wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Kinte is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kinte tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez cracks Kinte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez looking to control but Kinte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanchez breaks from Kinte's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kinte regains half guard.
Kinte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kinte.
Kinte wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kinte looking to control but Sanchez passes into half guard.
Kinte is trying to control but can't.
Kinte manages to get to full guard.
Kinte working a defensive guard but Sanchez passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Kinte has his hands clasped together around Sanchez's back. He's all about the action.
Kinte wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diago Sanchez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kinte takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kinte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.
Kinte misses with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kinte sprawls well. Kinte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Kinte misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Kinte avoids the punch easily.
Kinte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte misses the body punch
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Kinte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinte.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Kinte.
Kinte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Kinte from controlling successfully.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Kinte is controlling him.
Kinte scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kinte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Kinte is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Kinte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kinte wants to free his trapped foot but Sanchez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanchez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Kinte keeps him under control.
Kinte is looking to stall here but Sanchez recovers full guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Kinte from controlling successfully.
Kinte thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kinte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Kinte trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinte manages to avoid it.
Kinte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kinte gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Kinte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kinte throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kinte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Kinte didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Kinte avoids nicely.
Kinte walks into a stiff left hand from Sanchez.
Kinte slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinte.
Kinte blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinte doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez is thwarting Kinte's attempts to control the position.
Kinte is controlling Sanchez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kinte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kinte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kinte wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kinte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kinte working Sanchez over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kinte is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kinte scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kinte is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Kinte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez is looking to control Kinte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Kinte ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kinte counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Kinte trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Kinte thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Kinte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kinte keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diago Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to control Kinte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Kinte is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanchez won't allow Kinte to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kinte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Kinte moves out of range.
Kinte ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kinte.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Kinte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kinte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Kinte shoots in.
Sanchez moves out of range as Kinte strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Diago Sanchez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Kinte misses the target.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kinte counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Kinte controlling him for the moment.
Kinte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kinte is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Kinte has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kinte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kinte controlling the pace.
Kinte trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez wants to control but Kinte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kinte working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sanchez's thigh. Sanchez counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kinte trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez controls Kinte momentarily but Kinte frees himself.
Kinte stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Kinte wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Kinte's head but Kinte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Kinte counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.
Kinte is chipping away with strikes.
Kinte is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kinte working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte is staying tight to Sanchez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Kinte works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kinte is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sanchez is trying to escape the position but Kinte is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kinte dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Kinte.
Kinte has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Kinte throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Kinte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kinte throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Kinte is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Kinte shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kinte is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tests Kinte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kinte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Kinte misses.
Diago Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Kinte closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kinte lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez controlling Kinte's posture.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kinte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kinte tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Sanchez is trying to keep Kinte in close.
Kinte tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Kinte trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kinte closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanchez did well to prevent Kinte getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kinte trying to control the pace.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kinte.
Kinte wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kinte throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Kinte feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kinte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kinte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diago Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kunta Kinte!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Diago Sanchez!
The fight ends as a draw!
Diago Sanchez retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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