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EFL 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Ishimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Haiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haiko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Notkea Rotta - Kaupungin vauhdissa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Ishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Haiko!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishimura scores with a one two! Haiko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haiko tries to clinch but Ishimura is having none of it.
Ishimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Haiko shoots in but Ishimura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ishimura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haiko is looking to clinch but Ishimura is avoiding it.
Ishimura misses the jab.
Jimmy Haiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haiko moves in looking to clinch but Ishimura pushes him off.
Ishimura throws a nice looking combination but Haiko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haiko clinches up against the cage.
Haiko misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haiko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haiko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ishimura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Takashi Ishimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Haiko.
Ishimura misses with some punches.
Haiko lands a knee to the body.
Ishimura is trying to force a seperation but Haiko has the dominant position.
Haiko blocking some punches.
Haiko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishimura is trying to push Haiko away but Haiko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haiko.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishimura breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haiko.
Haiko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haiko ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Takashi Ishimura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiko closes the distance and clinches.
Haiko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haiko lands an elbow that stopped Ishimura in his tracks for a moment.
Haiko has Ishimura pressed against the cage, preventing Ishimura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishimura tries to break the clinch but Haiko is controlling the position.
Ishimura manages to break the clinch.
Ishimura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haiko.
Haiko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haiko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haiko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ishimura is fending him off so far but Haiko persists. Nope, Ishimura circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ishimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haiko slips a jab and a cross from Ishimura.
Haiko shoots in looking for a takedown but Ishimura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haiko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ishimura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haiko.
Haiko ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Ishimura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haiko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishimura misses with a wild combination.
Haiko clinches up with Ishimura and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haiko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haiko has Ishimura pressed against the cage, preventing Ishimura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haiko.
Ishimura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Haiko.
Haiko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haiko can't get the takedown.
Haiko looks gassed!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haiko being controlled against the cage.
Ishimura takes an elbow to the temple.
Ishimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishimura swings wildly with an uppercut but Haiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishimura is trying to push Haiko away but Haiko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ishimura tries to circle away but Haiko has him pinned against the cage.
Haiko prevents Ishimura from breaking the clinch.
Ishimura wants to break free but Haiko has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Takashi Ishimura will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Haiko has managed to clinch.
Ishimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch but Haiko keeps him there for the moment.
Ishimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishimura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haiko lands an elbow inside.
Haiko prevents Ishimura from breaking the clinch.
Ishimura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haiko is leaning against Ishimura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ishimura working hard to break the clinch.
Haiko is trying to drag Ishimura to the mat but Ishimura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Haiko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ishimura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ishimura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Haiko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ishimura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Takashi Ishimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Haiko.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haiko is breathing heavily.
Ishimura tries to circle away but Haiko has him pinned against the cage.
Ishimura avoids a wild elbow strike from Haiko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiko misses with an elbow strike.
Haiko prevents Ishimura from breaking the clinch.
Haiko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ishimura gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haiko throws an elbow that misses.
Haiko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishimura tries to stall but Haiko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch but Haiko keeps him there for the moment.
Ishimura can't break the clinch.
Ishimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haiko wants a takedown but no success here.
Ishimura working hard to break the clinch.
Haiko lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haiko.
Ishimura tries to break the clinch but Haiko is controlling the position.
Haiko lands an elbow inside that Ishimura shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haiko.
Ishimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ishimura avoids a wild elbow strike from Haiko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura tries to break the clinch but Haiko is controlling the position.
Ishimura working aggressively here.
Haiko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishimura avoids it.
Ishimura scores with a shoulder strike.
Haiko is working for takedown but Ishimura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haiko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishimura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishimura blocks an elbow strike from Haiko.
Haiko has Ishimura pressed against the cage, preventing Ishimura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishimura misses with a punch on the inside.
Haiko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ishimura's efforts to push away.
A short left from Ishimura.
Ishimura tries to break free but Haiko pushes him back against the cage.
Ishimura breaks from the clinch.
Haiko tries to clinch there but Ishimura circles away.
Takashi Ishimura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishimura looks to land a combination but Haiko avoids it well.
Ishimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiko wants to clinch.
Ishimura scores with a decent looking hook.
Haiko shoots in but no luck this time.
Ishimura lands with a shot to the body.
Haiko ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Ishimura throws a series of punches but Haiko avoids them all with ease.
Haiko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura tries to circle away but Haiko has him pinned against the cage.
Ishimura can't break the clinch.
Haiko is struggling to control the position.
Ishimura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jimmy Haiko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haiko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ishimura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haiko has Ishimura pressed against the cage, preventing Ishimura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch but Haiko keeps him there for the moment.
Ishimura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ishimura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ishimura swings wildly with an uppercut but Haiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishimura blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishimura prevents a body shot from Haiko.
Haiko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ishimura is trying to break free.
Ishimura prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Takashi Ishimura will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Haiko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ishimura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ishimura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishimura scores with a hook.
Haiko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ishimura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haiko throws a right hand that Ishimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishimura also avoids with ease.
Ishimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haiko was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishimura.
Haiko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haiko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiko closes the distance and clinches up with Ishimura, looking for a takedown. Haiko pushes Ishimura against the cage but Ishimura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takashi Ishimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Haiko.
Ishimura slaps away a takedown attempt from Haiko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ishimura lands with an overhand left.
Ishimura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ishimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haiko was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishimura.
Ishimura connects with a body shot.
Haiko instigates a clinch.
Haiko keeps control of Ishimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haiko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ishimura's efforts to push away.
Haiko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishimura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiko missing with knees to the body.
Haiko prevents Ishimura from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ishimura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haiko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ishimura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ishimura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishimura misses with a wild combination.
Haiko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ishimura to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimmy Haiko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiko clinches up with Ishimura and pushes him back against the cage.
Haiko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishimura throws a body punch but Haiko moves out of range.
Ishimura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Ishimura misses.
Haiko tries a head kick but it misses.
Haiko closes the distance and pushes Ishimura back into the cage.
Haiko misses with a knee to the head.
Ishimura wants to get back to striking at distance but Haiko won't allow it.
Haiko throws a head punch that misses.
Ishimura scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishimura is trying to push Haiko away but Haiko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haiko keeps control of Ishimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ishimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haiko throws an elbow that misses.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haiko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ishimura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ishimura connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishimura lands with a hook. Haiko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishimura cracks Haiko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takashi Ishimura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takashi Ishimura is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishimura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haiko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Ishimura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ishimura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Ishimura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rocky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboys From Hell. Danny Delphine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Rocky!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rocky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rocky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rocky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Delphine's defenses.
Rocky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rocky tries a knee to the head but Delphine blocks it.
Delphine avoids a wild elbow strike from Rocky.
Rocky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delphine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rocky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Delphine wants a takedown but no success here.
Rocky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rocky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rocky is pressed up against the cage. Delphine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rocky down to the mat. Rocky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rocky pushes Delphine up against the cage in a clinch.
Rocky misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rocky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delphine's brow.
Rocky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delphine blocks it with crossed arms.
Rocky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rocky misses with a knee strike.
Rocky tries a knee to the head but Delphine blocks it.
Rocky throws an elbow that misses.
Rocky prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Delphine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delphine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rocky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rocky throws an elbow that misses.
Delphine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rocky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rocky is pressed up against the cage. Delphine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rocky down to the mat. Rocky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rocky stuffs the takedown attempt from Delphine. Delphine gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rocky's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rocky keeping moving, preventing Delphine from controlling successfully.
Delphine won't allow Rocky to get back to his feet.
Delphine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Delphine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Delphine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rocky won't allow Delphine to pass to mount.
Delphine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rocky defending well though.
Rocky pushes Delphine off and gets back to his feet.
Rocky looks gassed!
Rocky takes the fight into the clinch.
Delphine is working for takedown but Rocky is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rocky.
Rocky lands a nice elbow.
Delphine pulls guard successfully.
Delphine is looking to sinch up a triangle. Rocky throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Delphine's body to avoid the submission. Delphine has instead reached around Rocky's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Delphine arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Danny Delphine!
After the big win, Danny Delphine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] Knockout Apparel and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshida Yamaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinkatodokuta Mikakochishimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rinkatodokuta Mikakochishimo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshida Yamaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rinkatodokuta Mikakochishimo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikakochishimo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yamaru sprawls well initially but Mikakochishimo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yamaru is looking to improve his position.
Yamaru is pressing down on Mikakochishimo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yamaru looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mikakochishimo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mikakochishimo is looking to stand up but Yamaru won't let him.
Yamaru looking for a triangle here. Mikakochishimo is fighting it but it looks tight! Yamaru pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mikakochishimo is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yoshida Yamaru!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bitoy Bellfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Antorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antorio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Stand Alone. Anton Antorio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bitoy Bellfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Antorio!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellfoot closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bellfoot lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Antorio controls Bellfoot momentarily but Bellfoot frees himself.
Antorio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bellfoot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bellfoot looking to pass the guard.
Bellfoot is pushing down on Antorio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Antorio is fighting to maintain full guard but Bellfoot has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bellfoot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Antorio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bellfoot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antorio is keeping the position for now.
Bellfoot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Antorio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antorio keeping moving, preventing Bellfoot from controlling successfully.
Antorio is looking to sweep but instead, Bellfoot has passed into half guard.
Bellfoot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bellfoot is looking to advance position but Antorio won't allow it.
Antorio gets full guard.
Bellfoot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antorio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bellfoot is looking to work some ground and pound but Antorio has wrist control.
Antorio looking for a guillotine here but Bellfoot defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Antorio has his foot on Bellfoot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bellfoot works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bellfoot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Antorio's guard.
Antorio is not content to let Bellfoot control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellfoot lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Anton Antorio has been cut.
Antorio can't escape the position.
Bellfoot lands a heavy elbow.
That has opened up Anton Antorio's cut even more.
Bellfoot postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Antorio looks a forlorn figure.
The cut above Anton Antorio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anton Antorio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bitoy Bellfoot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koji Masunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiapo Okina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Masunari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiapo Okina!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masunari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Masunari misses.
Masunari throws a push kick but Okina slaps the foot to one side.
Masunari throws a sloppy head kick and Okina moves out of range easily.
Masunari misses with a low kick.
Okina instigates a clinch.
Okina drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masunari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Okina goes for a takedown attempt but Masunari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Masunari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masunari lands a nice shot to the body.
Masunari lands with a hook. Okina tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okina closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Masunari quickly recovers to half guard.
Okina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Okina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Masunari wants to control but Okina is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masunari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Okina.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Okina lands a nice short elbow.
Okina is looking for a kimura here.
Okina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Masunari won't allow Okina to pass to mount.
Okina lands with a punch from half guard.
Okina is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Okina is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Masunari doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Okina.
Okina throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okina working Masunari over with strikes.
Okina is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Masunari has managed to free his arm - good work.
Masunari is defending against the submission attempts here by Okina.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okina is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okina is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masunari is trying to control but can't.
Okina is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Okina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Masunari defending well though.
Okina landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Okina lands a nice short elbow.
Okina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Masunari tries to roll over but Okina keeps him under control.
Okina working over Masunari with some ground and pound. Masunari looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Okina is looking for a kimura but Masunari is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Okina to get the leverage.
Masunari has hold of Okina's hands but Okina slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Masunari works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okina works over Masunari with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Okina's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okina drops back looking for a leg! Masunari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Masunari manages to kick Okina off! Okina jumps back into Masunari's guard.
Okina drops back, looking for a kneebar! Masunari looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Masunari looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Masunari!
Masunari wants to control but Okina is keeping him busy.
Okina is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Masunari has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Masunari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okina keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masunari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Okina, who protects the arm well.
Okina gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Okina dominated that round.
That's time! Masunari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masunari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice straight punches there by Okina. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okina.
Masunari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Okina misses with a hook. Masunari ducked under it nicely.
Masunari tries to clinch there but Okina circles away.
Koji Masunari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masunari 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 Okina has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Okina and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hiapo Okina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masunari misses with a looping left.
Okina gets the takedown into side control.
Okina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Okina is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Masunari has escaped the position, nice work there.
Okina looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hiapo Okina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Okina works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okina scores with a couple of short elbows.
Okina scores with punches from side control.
Masunari defending against the ground and pound.
Okina lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Masunari down.
Okina thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Masunari takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Masunari takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Okina in side control lands a decent elbow.
Okina in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Masunari can't do much from the bottom here.
Okina throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Okina is trying to get an arm triangle but Masunari is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masunari is trying to improve his position.
Okina looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Masunari defending against the ground and pound.
Masunari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Okina is trying to get an arm triangle but Masunari is defending well.
Okina lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masunari is trying to improve his position.
Okina scoring with punches from side control.
Masunari is trying to get back to half guard.
Okina in side control, throwing shots but Masunari defends.
Okina working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Okina throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Okina sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Masunari is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Okina in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Masunari wants to control but Okina postures up.
Okina goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Masunari has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Okina but great work by Masunari.
Okina striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masunari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
Masunari is looking to take a break and control but Okina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Okina wants to get back to his feet but Masunari drags him back down.
Okina wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Okina is pushing Masunari's head away, looking to escape. Masunari manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okina misses with a strike from the bottom.
Okina tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Okina is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Masunari asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Okina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Masunari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Okina if he has to take too many more of those.
Okina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masunari tries a head kick but it misses.
Okina lands a glancing blow to the side of Masunari's head.
Masunari slips a straight right by Okina.
Okina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okina swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Masunari.
Masunari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okina feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masunaris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Masunari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okina throws a good cross that connects.
Masunari lands a head kick!
Okina throws out a loose jab but Masunari uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okina rushes Masunari and presses him up against the cage.
Masunari is pressed up against the cage. Okina has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masunari down to the mat. Masunari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Masunari throws a chopping leg kick but Okina manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Okina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Masunari's waist but Masunari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okina off to one side.
Masunari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okina moves into the clinch.
Masunari lands a knee to the head.
Masunari working Okina over with knees to the body.
Okina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okina has hold of one of Masunari's legs. Masunari is fighting the takedown attempt but Okina gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Okina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Masunari trying to keep a closed guard but Okina is proving a slippery customer.
Okina connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Masunari has his foot on Okina's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Okina works his way back into a safe position though.
Masunari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Okina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Masunari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Masunari controlling the position.
Masunari wants to sweep here but Okina controlling him for the moment.
Okina landing some decent shots from guard.
Okina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Okina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Okina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masunari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okina postures up in Masunari's guard and throws a big left but Masunari blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masunari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Masunari trying to keep a closed guard but Okina is proving a slippery customer.
Okina chips away with some ground and pound.
Okina drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Okina jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Okina landing with the ground and pound.
Okina working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Okina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okina is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Masunari is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Masunari has escaped and now he's on top!
Masunari decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Okina, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masunari but Masunari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koji Masunari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiapo Okina.
Okina lands with a cross.
Horrible takedown by Okina or perhaps it was just good defense by Masunari which made him look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masunari gets caught napping as Okina dives in and scores a takedown. Masunari manages to retain guard.
Okina thows a big elbow that misses.
Masunari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masunari passes to side control.
Masunari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okina keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiapo Okina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okina winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiapo Okina!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kung Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Pow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Dicks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pow feints and then cracks Dicks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dicks down.
Dicks misses with a double jab
and Pow counters with a straight right hand.
Pow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jason Dicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dicks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dicks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pow stuffs the takedown.
Pow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pow scores with a jab to the head.
Pow scores with a nice right hand.
Dicks throws a body punch but Pow moves out of range.
Pow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pow. That's going to slow Dicks down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dicks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dicks seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pow is trying to get back to full guard.
Dicks looks to land a strike but Pow avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dicks.
Dicks wants to stand but Pow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pow wants to pass to mount but Dicks is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Pow seems content to control.
Pow tries to stand and escape but Dicks is controlling the position.
Pow not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kung Pow just wasn't active enough.
Dicks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dicks shoots in but no luck this time.
Kung Pow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Dicks.
Dicks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dicks dives in and grabs Pow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pow pushes down on Dicks's head and hops out.
Dicks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dicks looks gassed!
Pow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pow lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pow.
Pow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dicks's efforts to push away.
Pow lands a damaging elbow.
Pow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pow lands an elbow inside.
Dicks tries to circle away but Pow has him pinned against the cage.
Pow lands a right hand.
Pow leaning against his opponent.
Pow lands with a left to the head.
Pow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pow lands a body shot.
Pow lands an elbow inside.
Pow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Pow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dicks tries to score with a low kick but Pow moves his leg out of the way.
Dicks misses with a head kick.
Dicks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pow cracks the inside of Dicks's front leg.
Dicks takes a swing at Pow's ribcage but misses.
Pow connects with a leg kick. Dicks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dicks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pow lands a leg kick that knocks Dicks off balance momentarily.
Dicks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pow swivels and escapes.
Pow moves into the clinch successfully.
Pow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pow lands a knee to the body.
Dicks is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Pow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pow lands a nice elbow.
Dicks is rocked!
Pow lands a damaging elbow.
Dicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Pow finish him?
Dicks working hard to break the clinch.
Pow creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dicks with a big uppercut! Dicks tries to clinch up but Pow pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dicks to the mat! Dicks covers up and Pow unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kung Pow!
Kung Pow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mek Ju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
194 lbs
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190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mek Ju!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ju tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Ju.
A slow jab from Dawkins misses its intended target.
Ju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ju looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ju uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawkins.
Ju looks to land a left hand but Dawkins moved out of range nicely.
Dawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ju sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ju tries to sprawl but Dawkins drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dawkins trying to mount his opponent but Ju defends it.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ju's head.
Dawkins is looking to take a break and control but Ju is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dawkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dawkins wants to take a breather but Ju is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ju is looking for a sweep. Dawkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ju really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dawkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dawkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Ju is refusing to be controlled, as Dawkins sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ju is pressing down on Dawkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Ju is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ju preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ju controlling the position.
Dawkinsis looking to pass into half guard but Ju pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ju is in guard.
Dawkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dawkins has Ju pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins looking to control.
Dawkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ju doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ju manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dawkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dawkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ju lands with an overhand left.
Dawkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Ju with a hook.
Dawkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ju has time to react.
Ju throws a jab when Dawkins was well out of range.
Ju throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ju looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins in side control, throwing shots but Ju defends.
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ju keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ju being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dawkins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dawkins taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ju is looking to reverse the position.
Dawkins slows the pace down.
Dawkins trying to control the position but Ju is working away.
Dawkins tries to score with some ground and pound. Ju controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ju seems a little lost for a moment, as Dawkins dominates the positioning.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dawkins working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins advances to full mount.
Dawkins throws some wild stikes that Ju manages to avoid easily.
The referee warns Ju that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dawkins looking to control but Ju is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dawkins can't control as he wanted to and Ju manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Ju is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dawkins drops an elbow to the side of Ju's head.
Dawkins works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jack Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawkins controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dawkins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dawkins throws a looping overhand right but Ju ducks down to avoid it.
Ju will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ju is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawkins.
Ju tries to land a front kick but Dawkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dawkins shoots in for a double leg but Ju sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dawkins looks for a takedown but Ju sprawls well.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dawkins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ju is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ju wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins trying to control but Ju is having none of it.
Dawkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dawkins with good strikes from the mount here!
Dawkins thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ju is squirming around, avoiding Dawkins's attempts to control the action.
Ju really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dawkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ju is looking to escape.
Dawkins landing punches.
Ju is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ju scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dawkins land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dawkins stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Dawkins!
Jack Dawkins retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jack Dawkins thanked RMC - Rio Mma Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Gushiken!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kari tries to close the distance and clinch but Gushiken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gushiken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Kari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gushiken throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gushiken misses the body punch
and Kari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gushiken thinking.
Kari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gushiken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gushiken circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gushiken counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Kari finds it's target.
Kari misses with a wild body shot.
Kari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gushiken scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari tries to throw a body punch but Gushiken avoids it by throwing Kari back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kari.
Nice body punch from Kari.
Kari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gushiken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gushiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gushiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kari digs a right hand into Gushiken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gushiken's gas tank.
Kari misses with a body punch.
Kari lands a hook that snaps the head of Gushiken backwards.
Gushiken working hard to break the clinch.
Kari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken breaks from the clinch.
Kari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
Gushiken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kari lands the left hand.
Kari avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kari rather than just go for the knockout.
Kari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gushiken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gushiken lunges at Kari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kari's hand.
Gushiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kari.
Gushiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kari is looking to clinch but Gushiken is avoiding it.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gushiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gushiken misses with an uppercut.
Kari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Kari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gushiken.
Gushiken is looking to score with low kicks.
Kari ducks under a wild hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken swinging wildly here.
Kari misses with a wild body shot.
Kari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gushiken throws out the jab.
Kari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gushiken.
Gushiken walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Gushiken.
Kari lands with an uppercut that bounces Gushiken off the cage and back into range.
Gushiken looks to land a left hand but Kari moved out of range nicely.
Gushiken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gushiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Kari colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Gushiken as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Kari is left battered and dazed whilst Gushiken and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoko Gushiken!
Yoko Gushiken is the new lightweight champion!
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