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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by To the Top. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries for a takedown but Kim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morgan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
David Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morgan!
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Kim stuffs the takedown.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Kim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kim tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Kim.
Kim prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Kim on the inside.
Kim is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morgan is defending well.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Kim prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch but Kim keeps him there for the moment.
Kim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kim.
Morgan looks gassed!
Kim cracks Morgan with a nice body shot.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Kim.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
Morgan is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan looking to slow down the pace here.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Morgan tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Kim pulls guard effortlessly.
Kim is looking for a triangle but Morgan pushes his legs off easily.
Kim uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim drops Morgan with a beautiful combination! Morgan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kim is looking for the KO!
Morgan is rocked!
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Kim knocks Morgan out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hyun Kim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hyun Sudo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Nero!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Nero.
Nero avoids a kick to the body.
Sudo thumps Nero with a low kick.
Nero closes the distance and clinches.
Sudo is looking to control Nero's arms but Nero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sudo has his back to the cage.
Nero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sudo.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
Nero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sudo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sudo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nero tries to land a knee to the head but Sudo blocks with his arms.
Sudo jumps guard and drags Nero to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nero wants to get up but he can't break Sudo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sudo is adopting a defensive guard.
Nero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sudo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nero has managed to get both his arms back between Sudo's legs - danger averted.
Nero would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sudo looking to control.
Nero stopping the sweep attempt from Sudo.
Nero is looking to stand up but Sudo won't let him.
Nero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nero stacks Sudo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nero!
Nero wants to stand but Sudo has his arm trapped.
Sudo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nero presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sudo tries to hold on but Nero pushes him away.
Nero get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero moves into the clinch.
Sudo avoiding damage as Nero throws knees to the body.
Nero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sudo avoiding damage as Nero throws knees to the body.
Nero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Sudo.
Sudo tries to break free but Nero pushes him back against the cage.
Sudo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sudo managing to block the knees to the body from Nero.
Nero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sudo blocks it with crossed arms.
Sudo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sudo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sudo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sudo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nero's brow.
Nero gets underhooks to prevent Sudo's takedown attempt.
Sudo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sudo can't break the clinch.
Sudo scores with a shot to the side of Nero's head.
Sudo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sudo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nero's half guard.
Nero is trying to stand back up but Sudo is controlling him
Nero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sudo.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nero looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nero is refusing to be controlled, as Sudo sits in half guard.
Sudo working the head and body with strikes.
Sudo throwing shots but Nero is blocking nicely.
Nero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sudo 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.
Sudo trying to control the action but Nero is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sudo.
Nero is trying to stand.
Nero is not content to let Sudo control the position.
Nero has hold of Sudo's hands but Sudo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sudo looks to land a strike but Nero avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sudo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sudo wants to control from the top but Nero keeps moving.
Sudo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nero keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.
Sudo prevents Nero from getting back to his feet.
Sudo is standing up over Nero. Nero looks to escape but Sudo dives into side control.
Sudo is trying to get an arm triangle but Nero is defending well.
Nero being controlled for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to control but Nero is keeping him busy.
Nero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sudo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nero tries to escape but Sudo is in control.
Sudo scoring with punches from side control.
Sudo controlling from side mount.
Nero tries to escape but Sudo is in control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nero keeps working.
Sudo tries to advance to mount but Nero denies him.
Nero dodges the ground and pound from Sudo.
Nero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo working the ground and pound.
Sudo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyun Sudo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sudo.
Sudo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sudo throws a head kick that misses
and Nero finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sudo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nero tries a knee to the head but Sudo blocks it.
Sudo pushes off an throws an elbow but Nero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sudo throws a head punch that misses.
Nero looking to throw knees to the head but Sudo is blocking nicely.
Sudo misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero tries to land knees in the clinch but Sudo avoids the damage to the body.
Nero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sudo fails to pull guard.
Nero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nero misses with a knee to the head.
Sudo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sudo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nero pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sudo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nero.
Nero checks a leg kick.
Nero checks a leg kick.
Nero instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Sudo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sudo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nero letting Sudo take a breather here.
Nero crunches a lovely knee into Sudo's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nero misses with a knee strike.
Nero trying to land knees to the body.
Nero lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sudo tries to land a knee to the head but Nero blocks with his arms.
Sudo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nero is trying to keep an underhook but Sudo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero tries to kick Sudo off but Sudo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sudo is working for a submission of some sort.
Nero wants to get back to his feet.
Nero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nero wants to get back to his feet.
Sudo is just content to waste time from the top position. Nero takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sudo is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo trying to control the position from guard on top but Nero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sudo slips nicely into half guard.
Sudo trying to control the action but Nero is working from the bottom.
Nero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sudo.
Nero is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sudo not doing much here.
Sudo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sudo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sudo lands with a punch from half guard.
Sudo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sudo is working for a kimura but Nero is defending it quite comfortably.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sudo prevents Nero from standing back up.
Sudo seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sudo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nero could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sudo has cracked it and Nero is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sudo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hyun Sudo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oakley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Oakley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oakley manages to avoid it.
Oakley lands a jab to Yu's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oakley, right into the meat.
Yu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Dennis Oakley has been cut.
Oakley misses with a low kick.
Yu has closed the distance and engaged Oakley in a clinch.
Yu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oakley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oakley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oakley with a jab.
It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Oakley cracks the inside of Yu's front leg.
Oakley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yu shoots in but no luck this time.
Oakley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yu.
A good leg kick by Oakley.
Oakley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yu, pushing him back against the cage.
Yu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oakley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oakley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yu is defending well for now.
Oakley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oakley throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Yu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oakley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oakley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oakley lands an elbow just above Yu 's eye.
Jack Yu's cut is getting worse.
Yu blocks an elbow strike from Oakley.
Oakley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yu avoids it.
Oakley throws an elbow that misses.
Oakley trying to land knees to the body.
Oakley lands an elbow just above Yu 's eye.
Jack Yu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Yu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dennis Oakley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Artigo 157. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Jones!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a head kick.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Nogueira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones misses with a right hand
so Nogueira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Nogueira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nogueira trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones kicks Nogueira off and gets back to his feet.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Nogueira's shoulder, as Nogueira tries to avoid the shot.
Jones throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Nogueira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
Nogueira passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jones reverses the position - he's now on top in Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jones.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nogueira is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a hook.
Nogueira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Joey Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
so Nogueira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Nogueira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones kicks Nogueira off and gets to his feet.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nogueira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Jones.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Nogueira's head and hops out.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Jones.
Nogueira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones digs a good hook to Nogueira's body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones lands a head kick!
Jones scores with a hook.
Antonio Nogueira's cut is getting worse.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Jones.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones digs a good hook to Nogueira's body.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Nogueira moved out of range nicely.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Nogueira's front leg but catches the back leg as Nogueira tries to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones misses with a hook. Nogueira ducked under it nicely.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Nogueira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones throws a series of punches but Nogueira avoids them all with ease.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nogueira's sensitive parts.
Nogueira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Antonio Nogueira's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head kick misses from Jones.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones lands a high kick!
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nogueira moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Nogueira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Nogueira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Nogueira is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
Nogueira looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jones passes into side control.
Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nogueira.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nogueira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nogueira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Nogueira has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jones turns into him and now he's in Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep.
Jones stands up.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joey Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Nogueira's leg but Nogueira calmly moves out of range.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Nogueira is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nogueira's guard.
Nogueira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
Jones gets to mount! Nogueira was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Nogueira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is working hard here to advance position.
Jones get's back to his feet.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt.
Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Nogueira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nogueira.
Jones clobbers Nogueira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jeez, Antonio Nogueira's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Nogueira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joey Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you. Kenichi Uzomaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Uzomaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe connects with the punch.
Joe connects with a body shot.
Joe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Uzomaki looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uzomaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joe leaves Uzomaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joe dips to his left and cracks Uzomaki with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Joe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzomaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joe lands a nice hook to Uzomaki's body. Uzomaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Joe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Joe duly obliges.
Uzomaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Uzomaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Joe!
Joe feints a jab promting Uzomaki to slip. Joe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Uzomaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Uzomaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Uzomaki is rocked!
Uzomaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joe cracks Uzomaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Uzomaki has time to react.
Joe lands a jab to Uzomaki's midsection.
Joe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch lands to the side of Uzomaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uzomaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
Uzomaki backs away from a small jab...but Joe lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Uzomaki crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Joe with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kid Joe!
Kid Joe took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakin Sanjimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pulse. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yakin Sanjimoto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu slips a jab and a cross from Sanjimoto.
Diu avoids the body shot from Sanjimoto.
Diu tries to land a leg kick but Sanjimoto saw it coming and moves away.
Sanjimoto connects with a jab.
Diu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diu misses with a double jab.
Sanjimoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanjimoto. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Diu. That's going to slow Sanjimoto down.
Diu cracks a nice hook into Sanjimoto's ribs.
Diu cracks the inside of Sanjimoto's front leg.
Sanjimoto misses with a straight right.
Yakin Sanjimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanjimoto throws a nice looking combination but Diu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That kick from Diu tenderised Sanjimoto's leg. Sanjimoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanjimoto checks a leg kick.
Diu misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanjimoto throws a lazy right hand but Diu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanjimoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanjimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diu, right into the meat.
Diu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanjimoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Sanjimoto. Those never looked like landing.
Sanjimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanjimoto misses the jab.
A combination from Sanjimoto does no damage.
Diu cracks the inside of Sanjimoto's front leg.
Sanjimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Sanjimoto misses.
Sanjimoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diu 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.
Diu avoids the body shot from Sanjimoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanjimoto at a distance.
Sanjimoto 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.
Sanjimoto swings for the body but Diu moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Diu.
Sanjimoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanjimoto's knee momentarily.
Diu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanjimoto looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Diu.
Sanjimoto misses with an uppercut.
Diu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanjimoto throws out the jab.
Diu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diu throws a head kick that Sanjimoto semi-blocks.
Sanjimoto looks to land a right hand but Diu moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto throws a body punch but Diu moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu connects with a high kick.
Diu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diu scores with a leg kick.
Sanjimoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanjimoto loads up on a big right hand but Diu slips the punch.
Diu throws a lazy right hand but Sanjimoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanjimoto. Diu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanjimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Diu is just out of range.
Sanjimoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanjimoto's knee momentarily.
Diu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diu lands a really nice looking cross but Sanjimoto seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diu fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanjimoto in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanjimoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanjimoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Yakin Sanjimoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanjimoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanjimoto throws a series of punches but Diu moves out of range.
Diu thumps Sanjimoto with a low kick.
Diu throws a head kick that Sanjimoto semi-blocks.
Diu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diu scores with a hook.
Diu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diu fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanjimoto in the body.
Diu lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanjimoto dodges the punch combination from Diu.
Sanjimoto looks to land a right hand but Diu moved out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanjimoto scores with a nice strike.
Sanjimoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diu blocks a jab.
Diu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanjimoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diu dodges the punch combination from Sanjimoto.
Diu lands a head kick. Sanjimoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanjimoto misses with the combination.
Sanjimoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diu rushes Sanjimoto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanjimoto breaks from the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diu lands a leg kick that knocks Sanjimoto off balance momentarily.
Diu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanjimoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanjimoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Diu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanjimoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanjimoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diu counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanjimoto throws the left hand but Diu avoids the punch easily.
Diu connects with a leg kick. Sanjimoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diu lands a head kick!
Diu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diu moves in looking to clinch but Sanjimoto pushes him off.
Diu is looking to clinch.
Sanjimoto misses with the combination.
Sanjimoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diu clinches up with Sanjimoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Diu.
Diu looking to stall.
Diu lands with a left to the head.
Diu manages to break the clinch.
Sanjimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanjimoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diu.
Diu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto lands a nice shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanjimoto misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanjimoto throws a series of punches but Diu avoids them all with ease.
Sanjimoto misses with a combination
and Diu counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanjimoto misses with a looping left.
Sanjimoto misses with an uppercut. Diu saw that one coming.
Sanjimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Diu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanjimoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Diu crunches a lovely knee into Sanjimoto's ribcage.
Diu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diu manages to break the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diu. Sanjimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanjimoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanjimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanjimoto cracks Diu with an open hand slap.
Sanjimoto takes one to the chin there.
Diu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diu.
Sanjimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanjimoto misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanjimoto. Diu does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Sanjimoto. Those never looked like landing.
Sanjimoto missing with a left hand there. Diu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Sanjimoto misses.
Sanjimoto throws a lazy right hand but Diu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gar Diu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diu throws a head kick that half lands.
Diu lands with a nice body kick.
Sanjimoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Diu jabs Sanjimoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diu lands with a kick to the temple. Sanjimoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanjimoto connects with a crisp jab.
Sanjimoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diu misses with a takedown attempt - Sanjimoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanjimoto misses with a shot to the body
and Diu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diu scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanjimoto is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Diu.
Sanjimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diu moves away.
Diu fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanjimoto manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Diu.
Sanjimoto with a jab.
Diu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanjimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diu.
Diu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanjimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanjimoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanjimoto throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Diu.
Sanjimoto throws a combination that misses
and Diu counters with a good low kick that Sanjimoto was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu moves out of range as Sanjimoto strikes.
Diu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanjimoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanjimoto takes a swing at Diu's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Diu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanjimoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diu. Diu obviously looking to wear him down.
Diu lands a nice looking body shot.
Diu tries a head kick but it misses.
Diu blocks a jab.
Diu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Diu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanjimoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu moves into full mount! Sanjimoto won't be happy about that!
Diu working for a submission but Sanjimoto is keeping him at bay.
Sanjimoto taking shots to the head.
Sanjimoto gets back to half guard.
Sanjimoto wants to control but Diu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanjimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanjimoto is refusing to be controlled, as Diu sits in half guard.
Diu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto is looking to escape.
Diu wants to control but Sanjimoto is keeping him busy.
Sanjimoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diu trying to mount his opponent but Sanjimoto defends it.
Sanjimoto is looking for a sweep. Diu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanjimoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diu trying to control from Sanjimoto's half guard. Sanjimoto has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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!
Diu stops Sanjimoto from standing up.
Diu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanjimoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanjimoto being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanjimoto keeping full guard, as Diu tries to pass.
Sanjimoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diu is one step ahead there.
Diu trying to control but Sanjimoto is working from the bottom.
Sanjimoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Diu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanjimoto working a defensive guard here.
Diu is in close to Sanjimoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diu throwing strikes from guard but Sanjimoto blocks nicely.
Diu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Diu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto wants to stand up but Diu is controlling him.
Diu 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.
Diu wants to pass the guard but Sanjimoto is keeping the position.
Diu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because Gar Diu wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanjimoto swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gar Diu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanjimoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gar Diu is winning the standup battle so far.
Diu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diu is looking to slow Sanjimoto down with leg kicks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanjimoto.
Diu tries a head kick but it misses.
Diu misses with a looping right.
Diu moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanjimoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diu. Diu obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanjimoto misses with a few strikes there.
Sanjimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanjimoto lands an overhand right.
Sanjimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanjimoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanjimoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanjimoto throws a series of punches but Diu moves out of range.
Gar Diu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto checks a low kick from Diu.
Diu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanjimoto momentarily.
A punch combination from Sanjimoto misses.
A jab from Sanjimoto finds it's way through Diu's defenses.
Sanjimoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diu - that will leave a mark!
Sanjimoto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diu.
The fighters circling - Sanjimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diu throws a head kick that half lands.
Diu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanjimoto leaves Diu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanjimoto misses with a straight left.
Yakin Sanjimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanjimoto throws a series of punches but Diu moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gar Diu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Gar Diu!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Gar Diu!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Gar Diu!
Gar Diu wins by unanimous decision!
Gar Diu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavsson has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music. Joe Belanger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Belanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belanger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belanger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belanger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belanger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gustavsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belanger digs a good hook to Gustavsson's body.
Belanger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Belanger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belanger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gustavsson digs a right hand underneath Belanger's ribcage. Belanger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavsson tries to work over Belanger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belanger.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belanger.
Gustavsson tries a body shot but Belanger blocks it.
Belanger blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gustavsson lands with a left to the head.
Gustavsson lands a shoulder strike.
Belanger trying to stall but Gustavsson improves his position.
Gustavsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Gustavsson on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger is trying to push Gustavsson away but Gustavsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belanger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gustavsson tries to work over Belanger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belanger prevents a body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson tries to throw a body punch but Belanger avoids it by throwing Gustavsson back against the cage.
Belanger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Belanger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gustavsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gustavsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belanger blocks a body shot from Gustavsson.
Belanger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Gustavsson.
Belanger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gustavsson.
Belanger trying to land knees to the body.
Belanger blocks a body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Belanger controls his hands.
Gustavsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belanger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gustavsson pushes Belanger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger prevents a body shot from Gustavsson.
Belanger misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Belanger controls his hands.
Belanger wants to get back to striking at distance but Gustavsson won't allow it.
Gustavsson misses with the head strike.
Belanger tries to land a knee to the head but Gustavsson blocks with his arms.
Gustavsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Belanger.
Gustavsson can't find room to land a body shot as Belanger controls the action.
Gustavsson has Belanger pressed against the cage, preventing Belanger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gustavsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belanger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belanger is looking to control Gustavsson's arms but Gustavsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Belanger has his back to the cage.
Gustavsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gustavsson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belanger.
Gustavsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gustavsson scores with a shot to the side of Belanger's head.
Gustavsson misses with a body punch.
Gustavsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gustavsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belanger's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belanger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustavsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gustavsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belanger avoids it.
Belanger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belanger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belanger tries to work over Gustavsson's front leg with a kick but Gustavsson checks it.
Belanger throws a leg kick
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustavsson blocks the leg kick.
Gustavsson avoids the body shot from Belanger.
A big right from Gustavsson misses.
Gustavsson slips under a jab from Belanger.
Belanger looks to land a left hand but Gustavsson moved out of range nicely.
Gustavsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gustavsson cracks a nice hook into Belanger's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belanger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belanger works Gustavsson's body with a nice hook.
Gustavsson throws a looping overhand right but Belanger ducks down to avoid it.
Belanger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gustavsson.
Belanger scores with a head kick.
It looks like Alex Gustavsson has been cut.
Joe Belanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belanger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Belanger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belanger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut. Belanger saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Belanger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Belanger misses with a body kick.
Gustavsson moves out of range as Belanger throws a body kick.
Belanger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belanger is looking to slow Gustavsson down with leg kicks.
Gustavsson lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick there by Belanger.
Belanger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belanger fakes the leg kick and cracks Gustavsson in the body.
Gustavsson looks gassed!
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Belanger.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belanger.
Belanger connects with a solid leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Belanger slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Belanger throws a wild body kick that Gustavsson sees coming a mile off.
Belanger scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by Belanger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belanger looks for the body kick but Gustavsson saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belanger.
Belanger throws a head kick that misses
and Gustavsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Belanger throws a leg kick
and Gustavsson counters with a nice body shot.
Belanger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belanger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belanger motions for Gustavsson to come forward. Belanger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Belanger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belanger throws a head kick that misses.
Belanger connects with an inside leg kick.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson checks a low kick from Belanger.
Gustavsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belanger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Belanger misses with a low kick.
Belanger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belanger.
Belanger misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Belanger.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Belanger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gustavsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belanger throws a low kick, looking for Gustavsson's leg but Gustavsson calmly moves out of range.
Belanger throws the kick towards the body but Gustavsson avoids it.
Belanger misses with a body kick.
Belanger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belanger lands with a slapping head kick.
Belanger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belanger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustavsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belanger.
Belanger throws a combination that misses
and Gustavsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson moves out of range of the body kick from Belanger.
Gustavsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Belanger rather than just go for the knockout.
Gustavsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Belanger throws a body kick that misses.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Belanger.
Belanger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belanger throws out a loose jab but Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belanger is looking to chop away at Gustavsson's legs.
Gustavsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belanger was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Belanger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belanger throws a push kick but Gustavsson slaps the foot to one side.
Belanger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gustavsson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Belanger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Gustavsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Belanger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belanger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gustavsson counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Belanger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belanger throws a head punch that misses.
Belanger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Belanger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Belanger's ribcage but misses.
Belanger misses with a body shot.
Belanger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Belanger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustavsson misses the target.
Belanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belanger checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belanger, right into the meat.
Belanger moves out of range as Gustavsson strikes.
Gustavsson is breathing heavily.
Belanger moves out of range of the strikes.
Gustavsson avoids a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustavsson blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Belanger tenderised Gustavsson's leg. Gustavsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gustavsson checks a leg kick.
Belanger throws a front kick aimed at Gustavsson's knee but Gustavsson avoids it well.
Belanger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Belanger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belanger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belanger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Belanger.
Belanger misses with a leg kick
and Gustavsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belanger tries to score with a low kick but Gustavsson moves his leg out of the way.
Gustavsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belanger throws a chopping leg kick but Gustavsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gustavsson moves out of range of the body kick from Belanger.
Belanger misses with a left hand
and Gustavsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Belanger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belanger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belanger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joe Belanger is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Belanger.
Belanger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gustavsson at a distance.
Belanger looks for the body kick but Gustavsson saw that one coming.
Gustavsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A swing and a miss from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson lands a really nice looking cross but Belanger seems unphased.
Belanger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustavsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belanger throws a leg kick but Gustavsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belanger throws a lazy head kick
and Gustavsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gustavsson misses with a hook
and Belanger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gustavsson's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belanger.
Gustavsson tries to bum rush Belanger with a series of wild strikes but Belanger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belanger.
No joy there for Belanger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belanger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Belanger misses.
Belanger looks for the body kick but Gustavsson saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belanger.
Belanger lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustavsson throws a hook but Belanger avoids it easily.
Gustavsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Belanger misses with a leg kick
and Gustavsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gustavsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belanger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Belanger is predictable there
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belanger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gustavsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belanger.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belanger. Belanger obviously looking to wear him down.
Belanger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick by Belanger misses
and Gustavsson counters with a two punch combo.
Belanger misses with a kick to the body
and Gustavsson counters with a left to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Belanger looks to throw the jab but Gustavsson is out of range.
Gustavsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belanger throws a front kick aimed at Gustavsson's knee but Gustavsson avoids it well.
Belanger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gustavsson checks a low kick from Belanger.
Belanger throws a hook to the side of Gustavsson's head but Gustavsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustavsson. Belanger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belanger throws a front kick aimed at Gustavsson's knee but Gustavsson avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belanger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belanger connects with a solid leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Belanger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch lands to the side of Gustavsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belanger misses with a leg kick
and Gustavsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gustavsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Belanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belanger throws the kick towards the body but Gustavsson avoids it.
Belanger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gustavsson slips under a jab from Belanger.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Belanger avoids them all with ease.
Belanger misses with a body kick.
Alex Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belanger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Belanger.
Gustavsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Belanger's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belanger. That's going to slow Gustavsson down.
Belanger misses with a double jab
and Belanger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson thuds his right hand into Belanger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Belanger - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick there by Belanger.
A head kick misses from Belanger.
Belanger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gustavsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belanger can pounce on him.
Belanger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Joe Belanger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belanger throws a low kick but Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Belanger throws a sloppy head kick
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Joe Belanger has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belanger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belanger.
Belanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Belanger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belanger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Joe Belanger!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Joe Belanger!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Joe Belanger!
Joe Belanger wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Arienzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roc comes to the cage accompanied by J-Roc: Trailer Park Life. Carlos Arienzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
175 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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195 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Roc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Arienzo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arienzo looks to throw the jab but Roc is out of range.
Roc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roc takes one on the button.
Arienzo throws a right hand that misses
letting Roc counter with a right hand.
Roc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roc walks into a left hand.
Arienzo misses with an uppercut. Roc saw that one coming.
Carlos Arienzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roc cracks Arienzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arienzo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roc connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arienzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Arienzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arienzo scores with the left hand. Roc knows he should have avoided that one.
Roc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arienzo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arienzo staying out of range there.
Arienzo blocks a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Arienzo as Roc shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc dives in and scores a takedown into Arienzo's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Roc's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Arienzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roc trying to control but Arienzo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roc wants to control from the top but Arienzo keeps moving.
Arienzo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roc!
Arienzo lands with some strikes.
Roc is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arienzo trying to control but Roc is having none of it.
Roc working to try and regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arienzo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roc's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arienzo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Arienzo with the ground and pound from mount.
Arienzo working the ground and pound effectively.
Arienzo dominating with strikes here.
Roc is rocked!
Arienzo cracks Roc with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Arienzo!
In his post fight interview, Carlos Arienzo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spanish Bread (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bread comes to the cage accompanied by Aubrey. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sean Jitsu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spanish Bread!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bread shoots for a takedown but Jitsu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jitsu throws a hook to the side of Bread's head but Bread sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jitsu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bread manages to avoid it.
Spanish Bread seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jitsu stuffs the takedown.
Bread scores with a takedown into Jitsu's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bread looking to pass the guard.
Jitsu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bread is aware though and is defending well.
Bread cracks Jitsu with a solid left hand.
Jitsu is pulling down on Bread's head. It's preventing any offense from Bread, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bread drops back looking for a leg! Jitsu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jitsu manages to kick Bread off! Bread jumps back into Jitsu's guard.
Bread throwing strikes but missing.
Jitsu is trying to control the position but Bread postures up.
Bread throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jitsu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bread accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jitsu keeping full guard, as Bread tries to pass.
Jitsu working for a triangle but Bread defends it easily.
Jitsu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bread missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bread working some strikes from top position.
Jitsu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bread trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jitsu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bread content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jitsu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bread's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is trying to control the position but Bread postures up.
Jitsu can't keep his opponent in guard - Bread advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jitsu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Bread defends easily.
Bread connects with a couple of short punches.
Bread drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bread jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bread scoring with some ground and pound.
Bread tries to free his leg and advance position but Jitsu is retaining full guard.
Jitsu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bread doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jitsu is tightening it up a little... Bread has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bread reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bread taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jitsu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sean Jitsu!
An out of breath Sean Jitsu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Schoonover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schoonover kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Daylight - Matt and Kim. Lopez has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Schoonover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schoonover shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopez sprawls well. He's pushed Schoonover's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Schoonover avoids nicely.
Lopez tries to bum rush Schoonover with a series of wild strikes but Schoonover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schoonover shoots in for a double leg but Lopez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schoonover looking to score a takedown here. Lopez is defending well but Schoonover drives through and ends up in Lopez's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schoonover drops back looking for a leg! Lopez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lopez manages to kick Schoonover off! Schoonover jumps back into Lopez's guard.
Lopez looking for subs off his back but Schoonover has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lopez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schoonover wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to roll over but Schoonover keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schoonover is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Schoonover is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lopez can't escape the position.
Lopez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schoonover trying to control but Lopez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to stand.
Schoonover landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schoonover raining down shots from the mount!
Lopez is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Schoonover has taken his back.
Schoonover has his arm under Lopez's chin here. Game over son! Schoonover squeezes tightly and Lopez is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Julius Schoonover!
Julius Schoonover retains his middleweight title!
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