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Yakuza CF X PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Callum Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Svensson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Callum Elliot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svensson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Elliot misses with a double jab
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Elliot scores with a push kick.
Elliot misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Elliot.
Svensson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elliot.
Sloppy strikes from Elliot. Those never looked like landing.
Elliot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Callum Elliot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elliot throws a right and a left that Svensson avoids nicely.
Elliot throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Elliot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Svensson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Elliot throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Elliot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elliot looks to throw the jab but Svensson is out of range.
Elliot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crunch! Elliot slams his shin into Svensson's torso.
Elliot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Elliot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Svensson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Elliot.
A combination from Elliot does no damage.
Elliot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Elliot scores with a head kick. Svensson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Svensson is rocked!
Elliot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svensson is still on wobbly legs! Can Elliot finish him?
Elliot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svensson seems to have recovered his senses.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Elliot.
Some wild striking there from Elliot.
Elliot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Elliot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Svensson's head.
Elliot throws a series of strikes that have Svensson backpedaling.
Elliot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Svensson will feel that in the morning.
A chopping leg kick lands by Elliot.
Elliot throws a series of strikes that have Svensson backpedaling.
Elliot throws a head kick that half lands.
Elliot thows a body kick. Svensson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses.
Elliot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Elliot misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Elliot. Those never looked like landing.
Elliot lands with a right hand.
Elliot connects with a looping right hand.
Elliot tries to bum rush Svensson with a series of wild strikes but Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elliot misses with a wild combination.
Svensson throws the kick towards the body but Elliot avoids it.
Svensson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elliot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Elliot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Elliot stuffs the takedown.
Callum Elliot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Svensson.
Elliot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elliot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elliot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Elliot throws a head kick that misses.
Elliot tries a head kick but it misses.
Elliot throws a combination. Svensson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Elliot is working the combinations to good effect here.
Svensson is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Elliot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Elliot!
Elliot throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Callum Elliot dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Elliot scores with a kick to the body.
Elliot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elliot throws a head kick that Svensson semi-blocks.
Elliot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Elliot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson takes one on the button.
Elliot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Svensson moves forwards but Elliot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Svensson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elliot throws a front kick that sends Svensson stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elliot circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Svensson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Elliot follows Svensson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Callum Elliot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nunes Velicka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergey Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nunes Velicka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes Velicka lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Nunes Velicka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
Nunes Velicka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyko walks into a straight right hand from Nunes Velicka.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
Boyko misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko slips under a jab.
Boyko throws a leg kick which misses Nunes Velicka's front leg but catches the back leg as Nunes Velicka tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Nunes Velicka coming out on top.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boyko.
Boyko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nunes Velicka throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nunes Velicka lunges at Boyko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boyko's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Boyko.
Boyko misses with a combination
and Nunes Velicka counters with a left to the body.
Boyko takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyko misses with a low kick.
Nunes Velicka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nunes Velicka throws a poor cross that misses
and Boyko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boyko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nunes Velicka counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boyko back to the cage. Nunes Velicka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boyko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyko.
Boyko moves forwards but Nunes Velicka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good shot there by Nunes Velicka.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Nunes Velicka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boyko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunes Velicka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boyko lands with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Nunes Velicka misses its intended target.
Nunes Velicka looks to land a left hand but Boyko moved out of range nicely.
Nunes Velicka 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.
Boyko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nunes Velicka tries to break the clinch but Boyko is controlling the position.
Nunes Velicka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nunes Velicka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes Velicka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyko.
Nunes Velicka checks the leg kick.
Boyko tries to move into range but Nunes Velicka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boyko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nunes Velicka avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko throws a wild body kick that Nunes Velicka sees coming a mile off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nunes Velicka checks a leg kick.
Boyko tries to score with a low kick but Nunes Velicka moves his leg out of the way.
Boyko misses with a combination
letting Nunes Velicka counter with a right hand.
A combination from Boyko does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka scores with a jab. Boyko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boyko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nunes Velicka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko ducks under a wild hook from Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka looks to land a right hand but Boyko moved out of range.
A punch combination from Nunes Velicka misses.
Boyko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko closes the distance and pushes Nunes Velicka back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Nunes Velicka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boyko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyko misses with the combination.
Boyko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nunes Velicka looks to land a left hand but Boyko moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Nunes Velicka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Boyko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Boyko does no damage.
Nunes Velicka cracks Boyko with an open hand slap.
Nunes Velicka lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyko's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Nunes Velicka misses its intended target.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
Boyko moves forwards but Nunes Velicka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boyko throws the kick towards the body but Nunes Velicka avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka dodges the punch combination from Boyko.
Boyko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka throws a looping overhand right but Boyko ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Nunes Velicka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nunes Velicka.
Nunes Velicka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diego Nunes Velicka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes Velicka 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.
Sergey Boyko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes Velicka misses with a hook.
Boyko misses with a series of wild punches.
Boyko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunes Velicka manages to avoid it.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nunes Velicka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boyko on the side of the head.
Boyko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nunes Velicka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyko misses with a body kick.
Boyko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunes Velicka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boyko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nunes Velicka counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Nunes Velicka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nunes Velicka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Nunes Velicka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawson Sharp (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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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lawson Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp pushes Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Sharp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaze.
Blaze is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaze scores with a shoulder strike.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Sharp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharp lands a left hand.
Blaze working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaze lands with a left to the head.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blaze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Sharp lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze lands a left hand.
Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaze throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sharp's head.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blaze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaze has Sharp pressed against the cage, preventing Sharp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blaze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze tries to stall but Sharp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze looking to slow down the pace here.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Blaze.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blaze throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Blaze on the inside.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharp has closed the distance and engaged Blaze in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands with a light punch inside.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp tries to break the clinch but Blaze is controlling the position.
Sharp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaze lands with a short shot to the head.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Sharp controls the action.
Blaze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaze has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blaze avoids it.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blaze has him pressed against the cage.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blaze just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sharp's brow.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blaze avoids it.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Blaze has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a body punch.
Blaze swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp is trying to break free.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Blaze throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sharp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blaze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lawson Sharp will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharp forces Blaze back against the cage and clinches.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Blaze avoids the damage to the body.
Sharp prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Blaze blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
Sharp tries to break the clinch but Blaze is controlling the position.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharp looks to throw the jab but Blaze is out of range.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Blaze misses with a kick to the body.
Sharp throws out a leg kick but Blaze moves out of range and Sharp only half commits.
Sharp wants to clinch
and Blaze counters with a nice kick to the body.
Blaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blaze moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaze. Blaze obviously looking to wear him down.
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze scores with a head kick.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp misses with a wild combination.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawson Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaze throws a head kick that Sharp semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze moves in looking to clinch but Sharp pushes him off.
Sharp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blaze blocks the elbow strike.
Blaze gets through Sharp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sharp is trying to push Blaze away but Blaze has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blaze just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sharp's brow.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
Sharp is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blaze lands with a light punch inside.
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp is looking to break free of the clinch but Blaze has double underhooks.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Blaze avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Blaze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sharp misses with a punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sharp in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sharp as Blaze tries to tie him up.
Sharp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blaze wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch but Blaze keeps him there for the moment.
Sharp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze throws a head kick but Sharp moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Sharp has closed the distance and engaged Blaze in a clinch.
Lawson Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blaze avoids it.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch but Blaze keeps him there for the moment.
Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharp misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaze.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze closes the distance and clinches.
Blaze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blaze back to the cage. Sharp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sharp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
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 Tyson Blaze 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!
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharp moves into the clinch.
Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blaze counters with a big head kick but Sharp shrugs it off.
Sharp forces Blaze back against the cage and clinches.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Blaze tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharp has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sharp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Blaze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sharp wants to clinch.
Blaze lands a head kick!
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze moves in looking to clinch but Sharp pushes him off.
Blaze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp connects with a looping right hand.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp tries to clinch up.
Blaze tries to keep at a distance but Sharp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blaze working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp missing with knees to the body.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaze prevents Sharp from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Blaze avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Sharp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaze or not.
Blaze trying to control the position but instead, Sharp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blaze into the cage.
Sharp lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
Blaze is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp is trying to break free.
Blaze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blaze scores with a shot to the side of Sharp's head.
Sharp can't break the clinch.
Blaze tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharp has had enough of the clinch but Blaze keeps him there for the moment.
Sharp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the cage.
Blaze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sharp misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze misses with a body punch.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Blaze is controlling him.
Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Tyson Blaze.
I think Blaze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tyson Blaze!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boy Kalawit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurnu Purnu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurnu Purnu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Kalawit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jurnu Purnu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Purnu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kalawit wants to get back to full guard.
Kalawit looking for submissions off his back.
Kalawit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Purnu on the ground.
Purnu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kalawit tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Purnu manages to move to mount!
Purnu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kalawit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Purnu content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Purnu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Purnu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Purnu lands a big shot there that rocks Kalawit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Purnu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Purnu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Purnu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kalawit looks a forlorn figure.
Kalawit is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Purnu is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Oh Kalawit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Purnu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purnu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Purnu lands strikes from half guard.
Purnu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Purnu stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kalawit to get to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kalawit enables Purnu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kalawit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Purnu is standing up over Kalawit. Kalawit looks to escape but Purnu dives into side control.
Kalawit is breathing heavily.
Kalawit is trying to escape the position but Purnu is controlling the position.
Kalawit seems to have got his legs back now.
Kalawit pushes Purnu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Purnu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purnu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Purnu scores with punches from side control.
Purnu tries for a kimura but Kalawit is defending well.
Purnu passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kalawit!
Purnu has hold of Kalawit's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kalawit manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Purnu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kalawit hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purnu controlling from the full mount.
Purnu working Kalawit over with strikes here.
Purnu is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Purnu extends the arm and Kalawit is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jurnu Purnu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milo Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeo Hidetori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hidetori has chosen Somebody Someone - Korn as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milo Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeo Hidetori!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hidetori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hidetori fails with the takedown
and Chocolate counters with a nice body shot.
Hidetori is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Takeo Hidetori has been cut.
Chocolate connects with a nice looking jab.
Hidetori is rocked!
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!
Chocolate wobbles Hidetori with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Chocolate dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Hidetori to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Milo Chocolate!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Fogerty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darren Fogerty!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fogerty is fending him off so far but Aoki persists. Nope, Fogerty circles away and we're back to standing.
Aoki swinging wildly here.
Aoki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fogerty tries to avoid it but Aoki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fogerty to the ground. Fogerty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fogerty gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aoki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fogerty keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fogerty looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Aoki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Aoki trying to control the pace.
Fogerty is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control but Fogerty is keeping him busy.
Fogerty keeping hold of Aoki's head, controlling as best he can.
Aoki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fogerty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aoki trying to control the action but Fogerty is working from the bottom.
Tatsuya Aoki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
Fogerty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aoki did well to prevent Fogerty getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aoki gets full guard.
Fogerty is fighting to break Aoki's control of his arms but Aoki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fogerty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fogerty wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
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!
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aoki working a defensive guard here.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aoki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fogerty is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aoki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aoki working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Fogerty looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Aoki! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tatsuya Aoki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philippe Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philippe Rothschild acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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168 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philippe Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild throws a leg kick
and Akiyama counters with a single leg into guard. Rothschild didn't expect that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Akiyama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rothschild bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Akiyama's guard.
Rothschild drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Akiyama dives on top into guard.
Rothschild has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Akiyama should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rothschild has tightened it up now! Akiyama should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Philippe Rothschild!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misaaki Satake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misaaki Satake is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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18
175 lbs
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21
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Misaaki Satake!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satake closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Styles to the mat! Styles manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Satake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Satake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles trying to keep a closed guard but Satake is proving a slippery customer.
Styles thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Styles is trying to keep Satake in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Xavier Styles just wasn't active enough.
Styles looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Satake!
Satake is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles content just to control the position here.
Styles throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Styles wants to control the pace but Satake is squirming around nicely.
Satake working to try and regain half guard.
Satake is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Styles lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles looking to secure an arm triangle but Satake defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Styles looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Satake tries to hold on but Styles postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles scoring with strikes but Satake is staying in there.
Satake is looking to improve his position but Styles isn't that keen on the idea.
Styles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake is trying to escape the mount but Styles keeps good control and instead manages to take Satake's back.
Styles working for a choke but Satake is defending well.
Satake wants to control his opponent's hands but Styles gets his hands free.
Satake manages to reverse the position and now he's in Styles's guard. Nice work there by Satake.
Satake advances position into side control!
Styles is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Satake off and has taken his back!
Styles is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Styles lands punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake turns into Styles and is now in his guard.
Satake wants to pass the guard but Styles is keeping the position.
Styles throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Styles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Satake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Satake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Satake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Styles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Styles wants to sweep here but Satake controlling him for the moment.
Satake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Styles is keeping the position for now.
Styles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satake trying to control the position from guard on top but Styles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Styles throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Styles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Styles fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Satake sprawls well initially but Styles persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Styles thows a huge punch but Satake dodges it nicely.
Satake trying to control here.
Satake tries to get to full guard but Styles has control of the leg.
Satake actively working from the bottom here.
Xavier Styles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Styles lands with a punch from half guard.
Satake tries to get to full guard but Styles has control of the leg.
Styles seems to be looking for submissions.
Styles trying to control from half guard but Satake is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Styles.
Satake is looking to improve his position.
Styles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Styles is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Satake sees it coming and defends easily.
Satake is looking to improve his position.
Styles is looking to advance position but Satake won't allow it.
Styles thows a huge punch but Satake dodges it nicely.
Satake moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Styles manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satake stays in close to Styles's body and controls the position.
Styles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Satake defends well.
Satake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Styles can't keep his opponent in guard - Satake advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satake wants to pass the guard but Styles is defending well.
Styles wants to control but Satake is keeping busy.
Styles makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Styles.
Satake passes Styles's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Styles is just riding it out for now. Satake eventually gives up the hold.
Satake is breathing heavily.
Satake is working for a submission of some sort.
Styles flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Styles missing with punches from the bottom.
Styles wants to improve his position but Satake is controlling well.
Styles is refusing to be controlled, as Satake sits in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Satake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Styles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Satake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Satake trying to control from half guard but Styles is working away.
Satake is working for a submission of some sort.
Satake is looking for a kimura but Styles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Satake to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Styles's head.
Styles trying to control but Satake postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Misaaki Satake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Styles closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Satake quickly recovers to half guard.
Styles wants to pass to mount but Satake is defending the position.
Styles is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Satake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Satake tries to roll over but Styles keeps him under control.
Styles wants to pass to mount but Satake is defending the position.
Styles is looking for a kimura here.
Satake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles is looking to work some ground and pound but Satake has wrist control.
Styles trying to control but Satake is working from the bottom.
Satake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Styles trying to control the position from guard on top but Satake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Satake trying to control the position.
Satake is looking for a triangle but Styles pushes his legs off easily.
Satake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Satake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Styles!
Styles wants to hold on but Satake pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles is bucking up trying to escape but Satake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Satake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Styles is looking to escape.
Satake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Styles manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Satake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Styles keeps working.
Satake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Satake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Styles has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Satake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Styles is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Satake off and has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Satake as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Styles!
Satake manages to reverse the position and now he's in Styles's guard. Nice work there by Satake.
Styles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Styles keeping moving, preventing Satake from controlling successfully.
Satake is looking to work some ground and pound but Styles has wrist control.
Styles has his foot on Satake's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Satake works his way back into a safe position though.
Styles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Satake defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satake stays in close to Styles's body and controls the position.
Satake looking to pass the guard.
Satake seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles keeping full guard, as Satake tries to pass.
Styles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Satake trying to control the position from guard on top but Styles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Xavier Styles.
Well Styles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong (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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198 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evan Sheilds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheilds closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jong to the mat! Jong manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sheilds wants to control from the top but Jong keeps moving.
Sheilds throwing strikes from guard but Jong blocks nicely.
Jong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sheilds throws a big right hand that misses.
Jong keeping moving, preventing Sheilds from controlling successfully.
Jong looking for a guillotine here but Sheilds defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jong is trying to keep Sheilds in close.
Sheilds forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheilds prevents Jong from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Sheilds there.
Sheilds looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jong.
Jong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jong looking to control.
Sheilds postures up and lands a big shot to Jong's brow.
Sheilds passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sheilds working the head with strikes.
Jong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sheilds off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheilds wants to control his opponent's hands but Jong gets his hands free.
Sheilds is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sheilds wants to control his opponent's hands but Jong gets his hands free.
Jong working for a choke but Sheilds is defending well.
Jong is trying to stick to Sheilds's back but Sheilds is turning into Jong. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jong's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sheilds.
Sheilds trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sheilds works over Jong with some ground and pound from guard.
Jong looking for a guillotine here but Sheilds defends easily.
Sheilds is stalling in the full guard.
Sheilds slips nicely into half guard.
Sheilds content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong is trying to maintain the position but Sheilds is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sheilds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jong is keeping the position for now.
Sheilds won't allow Jong to sweep him here.
Jong trying to keep a closed guard but Sheilds is proving a slippery customer.
Jong looking for a sweep. Not yet Jong, not yet.
Sheilds looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jong keeping moving, preventing Sheilds from controlling successfully.
Sheilds lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jong has his foot on Sheilds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sheilds works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Sheilds dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Sheilds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheilds closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jong did well to prevent Sheilds getting side control.
Sheilds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jong gets full guard.
Sheilds trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheilds thows a big elbow that misses.
Evan Sheilds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sheilds is aware though and is defending well.
Sheilds postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sheilds passes Jong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong tries to roll over but Sheilds keeps him under control.
Jong is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheilds frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sheilds working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jong working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheilds raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sheilds unloading with bombs!
Sheilds cracks Jong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sheilds looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sheilds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jong is looking to escape.
Jong working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jong is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheilds landing strikes from the mount.
Jong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sheilds scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sheilds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Jong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jong is in a horrible position here. Sheilds smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sheilds is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sheilds with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sheilds cracks Jong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sheilds scoring with strikes but Jong is staying in there.
Sheilds lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sheilds with a couple of short strikes.
Sheilds lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jong hang on?
Jong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sheilds lands a heavy elbow.
Jong bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sheilds lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheilds wants to control the pace but Jong is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong tries to hold on but Sheilds pushes him away.
Jong is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Sheilds connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sheilds looking to control but Jong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sheilds landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheilds landing shots from mount.
Jong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sheilds landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Sheilds dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sheilds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jong.
Sheilds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jong.
Jong looks to land a right hand but Sheilds moved out of range.
Sheilds swings widly with a right hand
and Sheilds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jong lands with a cross.
Jong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheilds throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jong was covering up waiting for the punch and Sheilds finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sheilds working some strikes from top position.
Jong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheilds's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheilds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jong defends it easily.
Jong slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sheilds!
Sheilds regains half guard.
Sheilds is pressing down on Jong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jong advances position into side control!
Sheilds manages to get back to half guard.
Jong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong is pressing down on Sheilds's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sheilds is holding on for now.
Sheilds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sheilds trying to control the position here.
Jong wants to control from the top but Sheilds keeps moving.
Jong is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sheilds has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Jong is looking to defend but Sheilds has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Jong! Sheilds pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Jong taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Evan Sheilds!
Evan Sheilds is the new middleweight champion!
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