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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Merv Bungay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eamon Dunphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Merv Bungay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eamon Dunphy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bungay under the eye.
It looks like Merv Bungay has been cut.
Dunphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dunphy with a poor takedown
and Bungay counters with a one-two to the body.
Dunphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bungay lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Bungay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bungay misses with a wild combination.
Dunphy shoots for a takedown but Bungay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dunphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bungay defends it nicely.
Merv Bungay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eamon Dunphy.
Bungay ducks under a wild hook from Dunphy.
Bungay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bungay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bungay jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bungay defending well as Dunphy loads up on a big left hand.
Bungay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunphy swings for the body but Bungay moves out of range.
Bungay scores with a shot to the body.
Dunphy looks gassed!
Dunphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bungay counter with a right hand.
Bungay misses with a wild combination.
Bungay thuds his right hand into Dunphy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dunphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bungay. Bungay obviously looking to wear him down.
Bungay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bungay lands with an uppercut that bounces Dunphy off the cage and back into rage.
Dunphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bungay's waist but Bungay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunphy off to one side.
Bungay throws out a powerful jab.
Dunphy is rocked!
Bungay drops Dunphy with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dunphy! Bungay dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merv Bungay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Gonchar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksey Gonchar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksey Gonchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonchar takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonchar slips a jab from Davis.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Davis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonchar manages to avoid it.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonchar loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonchar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot lands for Gonchar.
It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.
A big right from Gonchar misses.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonchar moves away.
Gonchar fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonchar throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Aleksey Gonchar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis avoids the body shot from Gonchar.
Gonchar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gonchar.
Davis moves away from the strike by Gonchar.
Davis takes a swing at Gonchar's ribcage but misses.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonchar moves away.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Gonchar saw that one coming.
Gonchar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonchar lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gonchar rather than just go for the knockout.
Gonchar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonchar. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonchar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonchar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonchar punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis swings for the body but Gonchar moves out of range.
Davis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonchar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonchar counters with a nice body shot.
Davis looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonchar throws a big shot that misses.
Davis throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonchar counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Gonchar.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Davis is rocked!
Davis defending well as Gonchar loads up on a big left hand.
Gonchar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonchar finish him?
Gonchar misses the shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonchar misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Gonchar misses with a hook
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonchar scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonchar misses the target.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonchar drops his shoulder and cracks Davis with a huge uppercut! Davis goes down! Can Gonchar finish him?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gonchar wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Gonchar 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.
Gonchar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.
Gonchar is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Gonchar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.
Gonchar tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonchar throws and elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gonchar's guard. Nice move by Davis!
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonchar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gonchar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonchar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Davis wants to control from the top but Gonchar keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jonathan Davis.
Gonchar misses the shot to the body.
Gonchar with a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gonchar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonchar throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Gonchar's ribs.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonchar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonchar misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Gonchar does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonchar. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gonchar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonchar misses the target.
Gonchar jabs Davis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonchar looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Gonchar lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Gonchar. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonchar cracks Davis with a big right hand and Davis goes down!
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!
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Gonchar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Davis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gonchar throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Gonchar walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Davis drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gonchar swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Davis's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksey Gonchar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Sisu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slater comes into the arena with Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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260 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huima Sisu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sisu manages to avoid it.
Sisu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Slater counter with a right hand.
Slater throws a jab but it's blocked by Sisu.
Slater misses the jab.
Sisu shoots in looking for a takedown. Slater tries to sprawl out of it but Sisu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slater manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sisu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slater pinned against the cage. Slater gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jack Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huima Sisu.
Slater throws a jab when Sisu was well out of range.
Slater connects with a right hand. Sisu shakes it off.
Sisu fails with a takedown attempt.
Slater lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu slips under a jab.
Sisu slips under a jab from Slater.
Slater lands a jab to the nose.
Sisu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slater defends it nicely.
Slater throws out a loose jab but Sisu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sisu blocks a jab.
Slater darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Slater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sisu moves away.
Sisu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a big shot that misses.
Slater fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sisu fails with the takedown.
Jack Slater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater misses with a hook. Sisu ducked under it nicely.
Slater lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Huima Sisu has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sisu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slater.
Slater is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sisu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sisu needs to keep his hands up - Slater had a free shot at his head there.
Sisu dives in and grabs Slater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slater pushes down on Sisu's head and hops out.
Jack Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater swats away the attempt to clinch by Sisu.
Slater dodges the punch combination from Sisu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slater circles away.
Slater with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sisu looks gassed!
Sisu walks into a left hand.
Slater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sisu walks into a left hand.
Slater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slater buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slater misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sisu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slater works Sisu's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Slater misses its intended target.
Sisu shoots for a takedown but Slater saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slater connects with a single shot there.
Slater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sisu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sisu stops Slater from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sisu prevents Slater from standing back up.
Slater is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sisu is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Slater reverses the position - he's now on top in Sisu's guard.
Slater wants to stand but Sisu is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Slater decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sisu ducks under a wild hook from Slater.
Sisu shoots in looking for a takedown but Slater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sisu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sisu.
Sisu moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Slater is looking for a sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Slater can't do much from the bottom here.
Sisu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sisu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Slater is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Slater is looking for a sweep.
Sisu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sisu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sisu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slater has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sisu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Slater is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater pushes Sisu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sisu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Slater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huima Sisu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sisu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slater sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slater lands with a shot to the body.
Slater cracks Sisu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slater works the jab nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sisu.
Slater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slater slaps away a takedown attempt from Sisu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jack Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huima Sisu.
A jab from Slater finds it's way through Sisu's defenses.
Sisu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slater throws a shot from downtown. Sisu moves away and avoids it.
Slater misses with an uppercut
and Sisu moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slater smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sisu.
Sisu is breathing heavily.
Slater scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horrible takedown by Sisu or perhaps it was just good defense by Slater which made him look bad.
Slater fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sisu on the side of the head.
Slater scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slater scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater tests Sisu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sisu slips a jab from Slater.
Slater throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slater with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slater throws a good cross that connects.
Sisu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slater.
Slater lands a really nice looking cross but Sisu seems unphased.
Sisu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sisu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slater ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Slater. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slater.
Slater digs a good body shot into Sisu's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Slater.
Slater scores with a hook.
Slater cracks Sisu with a good jab.
Sisu is rocked!
Slater throws a hook to the side of Sisu's head but Sisu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sisu is still on wobbly legs! Can Slater finish him?
Slater feints with a jab and clips Sisu right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Sisu is sent crashing into the canvas and Slater leaps in for the kill! Sisu tries to get to his feet but Slater is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Sisu is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Slater!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jj Oppapatika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sand Man-Metallica. Oppapatika is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Way. Jj Oppapatika has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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275 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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jj Oppapatika!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oppapatika.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanders is defended easily by Oppapatika.
Oppapatika fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Bruce Sanders has been cut.
Oppapatika drops Sanders with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sanders looks back up at him and smiles so Oppapatika waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sanders is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oppapatika sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oppapatika defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders misses with a double jab
and Oppapatika scores with a counter punch that sends Sanders to the canvas! Oppapatika smells blood - he's punishing Sanders with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sanders has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jj Oppapatika!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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30
215 lbs
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Yamazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up but Kennedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Kennedy delivers a nice body kick.
Kennedy lands with a kick to the temple. Yamazaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yamazaki throws a push kick but Kennedy slaps the foot to one side.
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamazaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice sprawl there from Yamazaki as Kennedy shoots in.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamazaki checks a leg kick.
Yamazaki throws a looping overhand right but Kennedy ducks down to avoid it.
Yamazaki is looking to land body kicks.
Yamazaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamazaki throws the kick towards the body but Kennedy avoids it.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamazaki throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Yamazaki moves out of range easily.
Yamazaki misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Yamazaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kennedy avoids the head kick by Yamazaki.
Kazushi Yamazaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamazaki avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kennedy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamazaki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kennedy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yamazaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamazaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yamazaki lands with a right hand.
Yamazaki thows a body kick. Kennedy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamazaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. Yamazaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazushi Yamazaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Kennedy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yamazaki clinches.
Kennedy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamazaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Yamazaki moves out of range easily.
Yamazaki throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy throws a shot from downtown. Yamazaki moves away and avoids it.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamazaki tries to sprawl out of it but Kennedy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamazaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazushi Yamazaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Kennedy.
Yamazaki wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Kennedy wants to slow Yamazaki down by chopping away at his legs.
Yamazaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamazaki swinging wildly here.
Kennedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kennedy lands a nice looking body kick.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamazaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a leg kick
and Yamazaki counters with an outside leg kick.
Kennedy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yamazaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Nice defenses there by Yamazaki.
Kennedy wants to clinch
and Yamazaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kennedy misses with a kick to the body.
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!
Yamazaki takes one to the side of the head.
Kennedy lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamazaki has closed the distance and engaged Kennedy in a clinch.
Kennedy trying to stall but Yamazaki improves his position.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kennedy jumps guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yamazaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kennedy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yamazaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Kennedy prevents Yamazaki from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Yamazaki is keeping the position.
Kennedy stops Yamazaki from standing up.
Kennedy drops back looking for a leg! Yamazaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yamazaki manages to kick Kennedy off! Kennedy jumps back into Yamazaki's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to control but Yamazaki is working from the bottom.
Kennedy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yamazaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yamazaki tries to get out of the position.
Yamazaki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kennedy is controlling him.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Yamazaki keeps moving.
Kennedy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yamazaki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yamazaki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yamazaki!
Kennedy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Kennedy uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Kennedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamazaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamazaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yamazaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamazaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy working a defensive guard but Yamazaki passes into half guard.
Kennedy is trying to get back to full guard.
Yamazaki is stalling here. Kennedy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yamazaki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kennedy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamazaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yamazaki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kennedy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kennedy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kennedy trying to pass the guard but Yamazaki defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamazaki wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kennedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kazushi Yamazaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamazaki lands with a good body shot.
Kennedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennedy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamazaki is out of range.
Yamazaki scores with a shot to the body.
Yamazaki checks a leg kick.
George Kennedy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamazaki tries to clinch there but Kennedy circles away.
Good work by Yamazaki as he checks the leg kick.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamazaki tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses
and Kennedy counters with an inside leg kick.
Kennedy tries to keep at a distance but Yamazaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki tries to land a knee to the head but Kennedy blocks with his arms.
Kennedy is trying to force a seperation but Yamazaki has the dominant position.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Kazushi Yamazaki has been cut.
Yamazaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yamazaki misses with a knee to the head.
Yamazaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kennedy.
Yamazaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kennedy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamazaki wants to stall.
Yamazaki taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki missing with knees to the body.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamazaki avoids it.
Kennedy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yamazaki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yamazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kennedy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamazaki misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamazaki, as that shot connected.
Kennedy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamazaki tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamazaki misses with a head kick.
Kennedy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamazaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yamazaki is looking to clinch but Kennedy is avoiding it.
Kennedy tries to score with a low kick but Yamazaki moves his leg out of the way.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamazaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yamazaki throws a push kick but Kennedy slaps the foot to one side.
Kennedy throws a solid leg kick but Yamazaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kennedy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamazaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kennedy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kennedy counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamazaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamazaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki throws a wild body kick that Kennedy sees coming a mile off.
Kennedy stuns Yamazaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kennedy moves away from the strike by Yamazaki.
Kennedy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamazaki swivels and escapes.
Yamazaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamazaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamazaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamazaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kennedy counters with a good low kick that Yamazaki was not able to check.
Kennedy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kazushi Yamazaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Kennedy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennedy moves away.
Kennedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Kennedy's head.
Yamazaki throws out a powerful jab.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamazaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamazaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamazaki blocks the body kick.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamazaki misses with a head kick.
Yamazaki misses with a series of wild punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up but Kennedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamazaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamazaki checks the leg kick.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but Kennedy is having none of it.
Yamazaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamazaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Yamazaki misses
and Kennedy counters with a leg kick.
Kennedy looks to land a body kick but Yamazaki moved away.
Kennedy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamazaki on the side of the head.
Kennedy lands a leg kick that knocks Yamazaki off balance momentarily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamazaki is able to avoid easily.
Yamazaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yamazaki looks for the body kick but Kennedy saw that one coming.
Yamazaki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kennedy. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy throws a nice head kick!
Yamazaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamazaki misses with a wild body shot.
Kennedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kennedy throws the left hand but Yamazaki avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamazaki blocks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kennedy.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamazaki is just out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki misses the jab.
Kennedy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kennedy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy.
A head kick misses from Yamazaki.
Kennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamazaki's calf.
Kennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamazaki's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Kennedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kennedy blocks a head kick by Yamazaki.
An inside leg kick from Kennedy misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Kennedy.
I think Kennedy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for George Kennedy!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for George Kennedy!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for George Kennedy!
George Kennedy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davey Steeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth comes to the cage accompanied by Enemy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Murth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davey Steeves!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steeves avoids the body shot from Murth.
Steeves fails with a takedown attempt.
Steeves fails to land the takedown.
Steeves throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murth tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Steeves is in Murth's guard.
Murth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Steeves drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murth manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Steeves has Murth in his guard.
Steeves is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Murth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Murth postures up.
Murth postures up in Steeves's guard and throws a big left but Steeves blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steeves looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murth passes into half guard.
Murth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Murth tries to pass to full mount but Steeves defends it.
Murth performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Murth wants to take a breather but Steeves is having none of it.
Steeves desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steeves tries to get to full guard but Murth has control of the leg.
Murth trying to control the action but Steeves is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Adam Murth wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Murth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steeves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steeves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murth throws a series of punches but Steeves avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steeves.
Adam Murth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davey Steeves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth misses with a wild combination.
Murth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steeves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murth's guard.
Murth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steeves pushing down on Murth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steeves is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Well, if Steeves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murth looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steeves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steeves is looking to take a break and control but Murth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murth wants to get back to full guard.
Murth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steeves is trying to work for a kimura but Murth is defending well.
Steeves is taking a breather. Murth says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murth gets back to full guard.
Murth has a closed guard, preventing Steeves from standing up.
Steeves trying to control but Murth is working from the bottom.
Steeves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Steeves wants to control from the top but Murth keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Davey Steeves wasn't active enough on the ground.
Murth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murth throws a nice looking combination but Steeves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Murth.
Steeves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steeves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murth.
Steevesis looking to pass into half guard but Murth pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Murth is in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steeves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steeves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murth slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steeves is not content to let Murth control the position.
Steeves parries the strikes from Murth easily there. Murth is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Steeves to escape.
Steeves is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Steeves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steeves manages to get back to half guard.
Steeves tries to get to full guard but Murth has control of the leg.
Steeves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Steeves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steeves keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
Murth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steeves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murth has managed to get both his arms back between Steeves's legs - danger averted.
Steeves controls Murth momentarily but Murth frees himself.
Steeves keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murth chips away with some ground and pound.
Murth trying to control the position from guard on top but Steeves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steeves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steeves seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Murth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Steeves keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davey Steeves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murth throws a body punch but Steeves moves out of range.
Adam Murth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steeves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steeves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murth takes a swing at Steeves's ribcage but misses.
Murth clinches.
Steeves decides to pull guard.
Murth wants to control from the top but Steeves keeps moving.
Steeves looking for a sweep. Not yet Steeves, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth throws a big right hand that misses.
Steeves looking to control.
Murth trying to control but Steeves is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Murth.
Murth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steeves drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steeves wants to control from the top but Murth keeps moving.
Steeves is breathing heavily.
Steeves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murth is keeping the position for now.
Davey Steeves has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth pulls Steeves in close to his closed guard and prevents Steeves from doing any damage or advancing position.
Murth keeping moving, preventing Steeves from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Davey Steeves hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Murth misses with the combination.
Steeves shoots in looking for a takedown but Murth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steeves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steeves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adam Murth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davey Steeves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murth working away.
Steeves takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Steeves is looking for a sweep.
Murth working the ground and pound but Steeves is defending the strikes.
Steeves is looking for a sweep.
Murth controlling the position from side mount.
Steeves is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth wants to control but Steeves is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Murth crashes against the mat.
Murth wants to control but Steeves is keeping him busy.
Murth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steeves can't do much from the bottom here.
Steeves regains half guard there - taking advantage of Murth's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murth wants to take a breather but Steeves is having none of it.
Steeves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murth's back!
Murth is in bad spot here.
Steeves avoiding Murth 's attempts to control his hands.
Steeves is looking for the choke from the back position but Murth is controlling his hands well.
Steeves is trying to control but Murth is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Murth tries to lock up and control but Steeves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steeves thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Steeves lands a heavy elbow.
Murth throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Steeves with shots to the head and body - Murth looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Steeves looking to control but Murth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steeves wants to finish this one by submission but Murth is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Steeves.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steeves sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Steeves throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murth because Steeves loaded up on that one.
Murth is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Steeves.
Murth is trying desperately to improve position.
Steeves lands a big elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steeves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murth is looking to escape.
Steeves is landing with some decent strikes but Murth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Steeves controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Murth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steeves prevents Murth from getting the reversal.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Steeves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murth is looking to escape.
Steeves prevents Murth from getting the reversal.
Murth takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steeves cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steeves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steeves looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davey Steeves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steeves has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Davey Steeves!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Davey Steeves!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Davey Steeves!
Davey Steeves wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Macku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes into the arena with Busters Back blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
279 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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280 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Macku!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macku tries to move into range but Cherry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Adam Macku has been cut.
Macku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cherry.
Macku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cherry tries for a takedown but Macku sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cherry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Macku.
A telegraphed right hand from Cherry misses the target.
Macku finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Macku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cherry checks a leg kick nicely.
Cherry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cherry jabs Macku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macku scores with a nice strike.
Macku misses with a right hand
and Cherry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Macku's knee momentarily.
Macku drops his hands momentarily and Cherry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Macku misses with a right hand
and Macku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cherry takes one on the button.
Macku lands a nice hook to Cherry's body. Cherry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cherry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cherry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macku.
Cherry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macku manages to avoid it.
Macku thumps Cherry with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cherry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cherry, pushing him back against the cage.
Macku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Macku has a couple of punches blocked by Cherry.
Macku digs a right hand into Cherry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cherry's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Macku.
Cherry blocking some punches.
Macku misses with a punch to the body.
Cherry is trying to stall.
Cherry has Macku pushed against the cage.
Macku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Macku lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Macku as the two fighters clinch.
Macku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macku swings for the body but Cherry moves out of range.
Macku takes one to the side of the head.
Macku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adam Macku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cherry is breathing heavily.
Macku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macku lands a jab.
Cherry walks into a straight right hand from Macku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a looping left.
Cherry slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Macku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macku is looking to slow Cherry down with leg kicks.
Macku lands with a nice body punch.
Cherry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cherry will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Macku finds it's way through Cherry's defenses.
Macku tries to clinch but Cherry is having none of it.
Macku moves into range and clinches up with Cherry.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Macku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Macku slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cherry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macku struggles to land a body shot inside as Cherry controls his hands.
Macku breaks the clinch.
Cherry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macku manages to avoid it.
Macku misses with a leg kick.
Cherry blocks a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Macku crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cherry - the referee stops the clock and Macku gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cherry. Macku manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Macku ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Macku swings for the body but Cherry moves out of range.
Macku scores with a sloppy right hand. Cherry should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Macku misses its intended target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Macku. That snapped Cherry's head back.
Macku tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macku. Cherry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macku is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cherry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A head kick by Macku - that's a beauty! Cherry is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Macku can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adam Macku!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puerro Armantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Junior Pacquiao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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160 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Puerro Armantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armantes has his takedown stuffed
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Armantes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armantes moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.
Armantes has his takedown stuffed
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Armantes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Armantes shoots and misses
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Puerro Armantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armantes misses with a takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Armantes misses with a takedown attempt
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armantes was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Armantes has his takedown stuffed
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Armantes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Armantes is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armantes.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Armantes.
Armantes fails with the takedown
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Armantes's ribcage but misses.
Armantes misses with a takedown attempt
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armantes manages to avoid it.
Jab from Pacquiao.
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!
Pacquiao circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Armantes to the canvas! Armantes doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Pacquiao keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Pacquiao!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negreanu's entrance music is Make Her Say - Kid Cudi. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Negreanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Uppercut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Negreanu lands with a slapping head kick.
Uppercut checks a low kick from Negreanu.
Negreanu slips a straight right by Uppercut.
Negreanu gets a clinch.
Negreanu prevents Uppercut from breaking the clinch.
Negreanu misses with a punch to the body.
Negreanu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uppercut misses with a knee strike.
Uppercut tries to break the clinch but Negreanu is controlling the position.
Negreanu stalling.
Uppercut tries to throw a body punch but Negreanu avoids it by throwing Uppercut back against the cage.
Negreanu scores with a shoulder strike.
Negreanu lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut avoiding damage as Negreanu throws knees to the body.
Uppercut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Negreanu.
Uppercut swings for the body but Negreanu moves out of range.
Uppercut looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Negreanu!
Uppercut thowing shots but they're missing.
Uppercut prevents Negreanu from getting the reversal.
Uppercut trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Uppercut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Negreanu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Uppercut controlling from mount.
Negreanu is looking to improve his position but Uppercut isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Uppercut trying to control from half guard but Negreanu is working away.
Negreanu is looking to control Uppercut's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Negreanu avoid being mounted?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Negreanu keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Uppercut wants to take a breather but Negreanu is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Negreanu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uppercut feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Negreanus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Negreanu misses with a body kick.
Negreanu misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uppercut moves out of range of the body kick from Negreanu.
Uppercut throws a jab when Negreanu was well out of range.
Negreanu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Negreanu cracks Uppercut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Negreanu misses the target.
Negreanu avoids the body shot from Uppercut.
Uppercut's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Uppercut duly obliges.
Negreanu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uppercut.
Negreanu blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Uppercut or perhaps it was just good defense by Negreanu which made him look bad.
A big left from Uppercut misses.
Negreanu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Negreanu throws a chopping leg kick but Uppercut manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Uppercut looks to land a right hand but Negreanu moved out of range.
Uppercut throws a lazy uppercut
and Negreanu counters with a nice body shot.
Negreanu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Uppercut shoots in looking for a takedown. Negreanu tries to sprawl out of it but Uppercut keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Negreanu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Uppercut.
Uppercut throws a nice looking combination but Negreanu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut scores with a leg kick.
Uppercut throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uppercut keeps the fight on the outside.
Uppercut lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Negreanu backs up against the cage.
Negreanu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Negreanu is stalling in the full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut trying to keep a closed guard but Negreanu is proving a slippery customer.
Negreanu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Daniel Negreanu.
Negreanu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uppercut.
Negreanu slips under a jab from Uppercut.
Negreanu leaves Uppercut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Negreanu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uppercut on the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu throws a leg kick which misses Uppercut's front leg but catches the back leg as Uppercut tries to avoid it.
Negreanu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uppercut shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Negreanu as he jumps to the side.
Negreanu lands with a nice body kick.
Negreanu connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Uppercut.
Negreanu throws a low kick but Uppercut moves out of range easily.
Uppercut moves out of range of the strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut walks into a straight right hand from Negreanu.
Uppercut shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Negreanu pinned against the cage. Negreanu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Uppercut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Negreanu.
A clash of legs there as Uppercut blocks the low kick.
Negreanu tries a head kick but it misses.
Uppercut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Negreanu.
Uppercut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Negreanu shoots in but no luck this time.
Negreanu wants to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut shoots in for a takedown but Negreanu shows good takedown defense.
Negreanu misses with a wild body shot.
Negreanu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uppercut is able to avoid easily.
Negreanu misses with a two punch combination.
Negreanu scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Negreanu slips a straight right by Uppercut.
Uppercut keeps the fight on the outside.
Uppercut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Negreanu doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Negreanu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Uppercut misses with a hook. Negreanu ducked under it nicely.
Uppercut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Negreanu was well out of range. Poor timing from Uppercut.
Negreanu misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Uppercut misses the target.
Negreanu misses with a straight left.
Negreanu connects with an inside leg kick.
Negreanu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Uppercut misses the jab.
Negreanu moves away from the strike by Uppercut.
Negreanu scores with a push kick.
Negreanu connects with a leg kick. Uppercut looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu scores with a leg kick.
Negreanu throws out a loose jab but Uppercut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Negreanu is looking to score with low kicks.
Daniel Negreanu is winning the standup battle so far.
Negreanu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Uppercut checks it well.
Negreanu tries to clinch but Uppercut moves out of range.
Uppercut throws an overhand right that lands on Negreanu's shoulder, as Negreanu tries to avoid the shot.
Uppercut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Negreanu moves away.
Uppercut connects with a body shot that sends Negreanu's belly button to the back.
Negreanu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Negreanu misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Negreanu - that will leave a mark!
Negreanu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uppercut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uppercut takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Negreanu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uppercut gets a double leg takedown into Negreanu's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Negreanu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uppercut manages to get himself to full guard.
Negreanu preventing the sweep.
Negreanu wants to control from the top but Uppercut keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uppercut is on top in guard.
Uppercut is fighting to break Negreanu's control of his arms but Negreanu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Uppercut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uppercut wants to control from the top but Negreanu keeps moving.
Negreanu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Negreanu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Negreanu trying to keep a closed guard but Uppercut is proving a slippery customer.
Lance Uppercut has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Negreanu wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Negreanu misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uppercut thows a body shot but no joy.
Uppercut drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Negreanu is trying to control the position but Uppercut postures up.
Negreanu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uppercut is one step ahead there.
Negreanu pulls Uppercut in to control the position.
Uppercut looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Negreanu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Negreanu wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Uppercut looks to land a combination. Negreanu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uppercut throws a chopping leg kick but Negreanu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Negreanu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uppercut will feel that in the morning.
Uppercut's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Negreanu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uppercut.
Negreanu tries to clinch up but Uppercut circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Negreanu. That's going to slow Uppercut down.
Negreanu lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Negreanu misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut moves away from the strike by Negreanu.
Negreanu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Negreanu dips to his left and cracks Uppercut with an uppercut!
Uppercut misses with a lunging right hand
and Negreanu counters with a straight right hand.
Negreanu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uppercut.
Negreanu misses with a kick to the body.
Uppercut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Negreanu.
Negreanu with a jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uppercut takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Negreanu checks a leg kick nicely.
Uppercut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Uppercut avoids a kick to the body.
Negreanu checks a low kick from Uppercut.
Uppercut throws a front kick aimed at Negreanu's knee but Negreanu avoids it well.
Uppercut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Negreanu lands a head shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut misses with a leg kick.
Uppercut ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uppercut misses the shot to the body.
Uppercut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Negreanu with that takedown attempt.
Negreanu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Negreanu doesn't manage to clinch there - Uppercut circles away.
Uppercut throws a right hand that misses
and Negreanu counters with a nice body shot.
Negreanu avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Negreanu.
Negreanu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Uppercut.
Negreanu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Negreanu misses with a body kick.
Negreanu tries to land a front kick but Uppercut steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Negreanu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uppercut manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Negreanu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uppercut moves away.
Negreanu misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Negreanu.
I think Negreanu 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Daniel Negreanu!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Daniel Negreanu!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Daniel Negreanu!
Daniel Negreanu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakayama comes to the cage accompanied by The Vapors - Turning Japanese. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kauno Kaalikorva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaalikorva wants to clinch but Nakayama slips to the side
and Nakayama counters with a left to the body.
Nakayama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaalikorva was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakayama.
Nakayama looks to throw a body kick
and Kaalikorva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaalikorva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kaalikorva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut.
Kaalikorva takes a swing at Nakayama's ribcage but misses.
Kaalikorva doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakayama circles away.
Kaalikorva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nakayama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakayama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva throws out a loose jab but Nakayama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaalikorva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaalikorva moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kaalikorva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nakayama doesn't seem phased though.
Kaalikorva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakayama's hands.
Kaalikorva tries to clinch but Nakayama moves out of range.
Kaalikorva closes the distance and clinches up with Nakayama, looking for a takedown. Kaalikorva pushes Nakayama against the cage but Nakayama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nakayama throws a body kick that misses.
Kaalikorva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nakayama missing with a left hand there. Kaalikorva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakayama misses with a kick to the body.
Nakayama lands a jab to the nose.
Nakayama digs a good body shot into Kaalikorva's ribs.
Kaalikorva cracks Nakayama with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaalikorva tries to clinch but Nakayama is having none of it.
Kaalikorva scores with a nice head shot.
Kaalikorva darts in and clinches Nakayama up against the cage.
Nakayama throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaalikorva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nakayama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauno Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nakayama on his heels. He'll look to pass Nakayama's guard now, I'm sure.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nakayama wants to stand and escape but Kaalikorva is having none of it.
Kaalikorva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaalikorva won't allow Nakayama to get back to his feet.
Nakayama trying to keep a closed guard but Kaalikorva is proving a slippery customer.
Kaalikorva looking to pass the guard.
Kaalikorva trying to control but Nakayama is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama pulls Kaalikorva in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tsuyoshi Nakayama.
Kaalikorva misses with a right hand
and Nakayama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaalikorva thinking.
Kaalikorva missing with a left hand there. Nakayama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Nakayama misses.
Kaalikorva misses with a double jab.
Nakayama misses the shot to the body.
Kaalikorva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nakayama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakayama thuds his shin into the meat of Kaalikorva's side.
Kaalikorva doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakayama circles away.
Kaalikorva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nakayama, pushing him back against the cage.
Nakayama blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama is trying to stall.
Nakayama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakayama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaalikorvas head.
Kaalikorva throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakayama throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakayama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakayama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nakayama blocking some punches.
Kaalikorva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaalikorva blocks an uppercut.
Nakayama stalling in the clinch.
Kaalikorva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaalikorva has a couple of punches blocked by Nakayama.
Nakayama digs a right hand into Kaalikorva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaalikorva's gas tank.
Nakayama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakayama tries a body shot but Kaalikorva blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaalikorva backwards.
Kaalikorva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaalikorva blocking some punches.
Kaalikorva throws a head punch that misses.
Kaalikorva swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakayama uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakayama misses with a punch to the body.
Nakayama misses with a body punch.
Nakayama taking a breather.
Kaalikorva has clasped his hands together around Nakayama's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nakayama is looking to reverse the position.
Nakayama is not content to let Kaalikorva control the position.
Nakayama is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nakayama tries to bench press Kaalikorva off him but Kaalikorva keeps the position.
The ground and pound from Kaalikorva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaalikorva lands an elbow.
Kaalikorva scoring with punches from side control.
Kaalikorva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nakayama is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Kaalikorva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kaalikorva cracks Nakayama with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kaalikorva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kaalikorva misses with the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nakayama managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kaalikorva.
Nakayama is looking to regain half guard here but Kaalikorva keeps moving and retains side control.
Kaalikorva lands a few punches from side control.
Kaalikorva is putting a hurting on Nakayama here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kaalikorva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nakayama works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nakayama keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama wants to improve his position but Kaalikorva is controlling well.
Kaalikorva looks to land a strike but Nakayama avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kaalikorva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaalikorva throwing strikes but missing.
Nakayama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nakayama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kaalikorva's guard.
Nakayama wanted to stand there but Kaalikorva had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaalikorva is on top in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakayama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaalikorva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakayama looking to control.
Kaalikorva landing with the ground and pound.
Kaalikorva trying to control but Nakayama is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaalikorva tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakayama is retaining full guard.
Kaalikorva with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauno Kaalikorva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kaalikorva scores with a jab. Nakayama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaalikorva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nakayama throws a leg kick but Kaalikorva moved away.
Kaalikorva lands a nice shot that snaps Nakayama's head back.
Kaalikorva moves out of range as Nakayama strikes.
Kaalikorva throws a right hand that misses
and Nakayama counters with a nice body shot.
Kaalikorva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakayama's waist but Nakayama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaalikorva off to one side.
Kaalikorva misses with a few strikes there.
Nakayama ducks under a wild hook from Kaalikorva.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaalikorva.
Nakayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a wild body shot.
Nakayama dips to his left and cracks Kaalikorva with an uppercut!
Nakayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaalikorva is just out of range.
Kaalikorva wants to clinch up but Nakayama keeps it at a distance.
Kauno Kaalikorva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaalikorva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva wants to clinch
and Nakayama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaalikorva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaalikorva is looking to clinch but Nakayama is avoiding it.
Nakayama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakayama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakayama misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama feints and then cracks Kaalikorva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaalikorva down.
Nakayama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Nakayama misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaalikorva.
Nakayama just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakayama throws a right and a left that Kaalikorva avoids nicely.
Kaalikorva has Nakayama up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakayama blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakayama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaalikorva misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva misses with a body punch.
Nakayama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakayama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaalikorva backwards.
Nakayama struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaalikorva controls his hands.
Kaalikorva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaalikorva working aggressively here.
Nakayama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nakayama is pushing Kaalikorva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakayama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakayama has a couple of punches blocked by Kaalikorva.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaalikorva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakayama blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nakayama prevents a body shot from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nakayama walks away with a smile on his face. Kaalikorva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauno Kaalikorva.
A head kick misses from Nakayama.
Kauno Kaalikorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaalikorva fails to land the takedown.
Nakayama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook
and Nakayama counters with a big head kick but Kaalikorva shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakayama misses with a wild body shot.
Nakayama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaalikorva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nakayama scrambles back to his feet.
Kaalikorva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nakayama as he jumps to the side.
Nakayama walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nakayama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaalikorva is breathing heavily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kaalikorva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakayama throws a solid leg kick but Kaalikorva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakayama.
Nakayama throws a head kick but Kaalikorva moves out of range.
Kaalikorva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaalikorva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakayama tries to work over Kaalikorva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Nakayama fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Nakayama.
Nakayama blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
Good body shot from Kaalikorva.
Nakayama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaalikorva blocks an uppercut.
Nakayama taking a breather.
Kaalikorva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaalikorva misses with a punch to the body.
Nakayama misses with the head strike.
Kaalikorva prevents a body shot from Nakayama.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakayama.
Kaalikorva misses with a punch to the body.
Nakayama blocks a body shot from Kaalikorva.
Nakayama can't find room to land a body shot as Kaalikorva controls the action.
Nakayama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakayama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakayama misses with a body punch.
Kaalikorva is trying to drag Nakayama to the mat but Nakayama just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakayama.
Kaalikorva jumps guard but Nakayama stands there with Kaalikorva around his waist. Kaalikorva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaalikorva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nakayama pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kaalikorva wants a takedown but no success here.
Kaalikorva tries a body shot but Nakayama blocks it.
Kaalikorva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nakayama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakayama's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakayama has a couple of punches blocked by Kaalikorva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakayama.
Good body shot from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva has a couple of punches blocked by Nakayama.
Kaalikorva scores with a shot to the side of Nakayama's head.
Nakayama misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva lands with a light punch inside.
Nakayama is working Kaalikorva over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Nakayama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaalikorva misses with the head strike.
Kaalikorva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kaalikorva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nakayama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kaalikorva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaalikorva with a nice cross.
Kaalikorva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaalikorva shoots in and drives through. Nakayama sprawls well.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Nakayama. Beautiful body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaalikorva misses the target.
A big right from Kaalikorva misses.
Kaalikorva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaalikorva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaalikorva doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakayama circles away.
Nakayama staying out of range there.
Kaalikorva's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaalikorva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nakayama ducks right into an uppercut from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva throws a lazy right hand but Nakayama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakayama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakayama cracks Kaalikorva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaalikorva misses with a body shot.
Kaalikorva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nakayama sprawls well. Nakayama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kaalikorva gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kauno Kaalikorva.
Well Kaalikorva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Kauno Kaalikorva!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Kauno Kaalikorva!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kauno Kaalikorva!
Kauno Kaalikorva wins by unanimous decision!
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