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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asakura Asakura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerns has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jake Kerns is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Kerns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asakura Asakura !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura lands with a straight right. Kerns didn't see that one coming.
Asakura misses with a hook.
Asakura throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Asakura . That snapped Kerns's head back.
Kerns is breathing heavily.
Asakura tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kerns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asakura throws a lazy right hand but Kerns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asakura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Asakura throws a jab when Kerns was well out of range.
Asakura looks to land a left hand but Kerns moved out of range nicely.
Kerns moves away from the strike by Asakura .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Asakura throws out a loose jab but Kerns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asakura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asakura closes the distance and clinches up with Kerns, looking for a takedown. Asakura pushes Kerns against the ropes but Kerns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kerns moves away from the strike by Asakura .
A slow jab from Asakura misses its intended target.
Kerns tries to keep at a distance but Asakura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Asakura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asakura is looking for a takedown.
Jake Kerns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asakura Asakura .
Asakura is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kerns gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Asakura wants the takedown. Kerns is fighting it off but Asakura persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kerns's guard against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Asakura trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asakura throws a big elbow that misses.
Asakura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Asakura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kerns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asakura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kerns wants to sweep but no luck.
Kerns can't keep his opponent in guard - Asakura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Asakura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kerns with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Asakura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Asakura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asakura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura passes to side control.
Asakura postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kerns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kerns tries to get out of the position.
The ground and pound from Asakura seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kerns tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Asakura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Asakura landing strikes.
Asakura working the head with strikes.
Asakura throws a strike aimed at the side of Kerns's head but Kerns avoids it well.
Asakura throws a strike aimed at the side of Kerns's head but Kerns avoids it well.
Asakura lands a few punches from side control.
Asakura working the ground and pound from side control.
Asakura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asakura lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura scores with punches from side control.
Asakura tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kerns's legs.
Kerns is not content to let Asakura control the position.
Asakura in side control lands a decent elbow.
Asakura sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kerns is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Asakura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kerns keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerns is trying to buck Asakura off.
Asakura scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asakura Asakura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Asakura misses with a straight left.
A big left from Asakura misses.
Kerns ducks under a wild hook from Asakura .
Asakura missing with a left hand there. Kerns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asakura throws a big shot that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Asakura . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kerns moves away from the strike by Asakura .
Asakura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asakura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kerns is fending him off so far but Asakura persists. Nope, Kerns circles away and we're back to standing.
Kerns just misses with a punch to the body.
Kerns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asakura throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura lands a jab.
Asakura forces Kerns back against the ropes and clinches.
Kerns is trying to pull guard but Asakura has him pressed against the ropes.
Kerns gets underhooks to prevent Asakura 's takedown attempt.
Asakura working hard to break the clinch.
Asakura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kerns gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jake Kerns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asakura Asakura .
Asakura 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Asakura misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Kerns.
Kerns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asakura throws a looping overhand right but Kerns ducks down to avoid it.
Asakura throws a hook but Kerns avoids it easily.
Asakura closes the distance and clinches.
Kerns blocks an uppercut.
Asakura goes for a takedown attempt but Kerns pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kerns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kerns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns slips a straight right by Asakura .
Kerns blocks a jab.
Kerns staying out of range there.
Asakura wants to clinch.
Kerns staying out of range there.
Asakura 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.
Asakura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kerns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura lands a takedown into guard.
Asakura lands a couple of digs.
Asakura trying to control but Kerns is working from the bottom.
Asakura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Asakura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kerns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asakura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Asakura landing some decent shots from guard.
Kerns looking for a sweep. Not yet Kerns, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asakura with a nice head shot there.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asakura working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asakura Asakura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Kerns slips under a jab from Asakura .
A big left from Asakura misses.
Kerns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Kerns is out of range.
Asakura throws a hook but Kerns blocks it.
Kerns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asakura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kerns scrambles back to his feet.
Asakura is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Asakura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns slips a jab from Asakura .
Asakura looks to land a right hand but Kerns moved out of range.
Asakura Asakura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asakura misses the jab.
Kerns moves out of range as Asakura strikes.
Kerns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asakura .
Nice defenses there by Kerns.
Asakura shoots in and gets a takedown into Kerns's guard.
Asakura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Asakura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Asakura working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Asakura trying to control but Kerns is working from the bottom.
Asakura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Asakura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kerns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerns is looking to stand up but Asakura isn't so interested in that idea.
Kerns looking to control.
Asakura landing with the ground and pound.
Kerns trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throwing strikes from guard but Kerns blocks nicely.
Kerns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
Asakura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kerns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Asakura is working Kerns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Asakura scoring with some ground and pound.
Asakura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Asakura postures up in Kerns's guard and throws a big left but Kerns blocks it.
Asakura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Asakura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is looking to work some ground and pound but Kerns has wrist control.
Asakura stands up over Kerns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Asakura keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kerns's head.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
Asakura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kerns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Asakura .
Asakura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kerns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Asakura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kerns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Asakura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asakura distracts Kerns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kerns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jake Kerns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asakura Asakura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Asakura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asakura landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asakura Asakura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Asakura 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asakura Asakura !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbyszko Zbogdanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neho Kipei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zbyszko Zbogdanca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neho Kipei!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zbogdanca stuffs the takedown attempt from Kipei. Kipei gets slowly back to his feet.
Kipei tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zbogdanca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kipei somewhat.
Kipei shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zbogdanca but Zbogdanca pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zbyszko Zbogdanca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neho Kipei.
Zbogdanca is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kipei's half guard.
Zbogdanca is working for a kimura but Kipei is defending it quite comfortably.
Zbogdanca is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zbogdanca is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kipei defends it well.
Kipei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zbogdanca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbogdanca is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kipei is in trouble now - Zbogdanca has advanced to mount!
Zbogdanca swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kipei is now in Zbogdanca's guard. A big mistake from Zbogdanca there, giving up the dominant position!
Zbogdanca is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kipei is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zbogdanca looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kipei is defending well. Zbogdanca quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kipei has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Zbogdanca celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zbyszko Zbogdanca!
Zbyszko Zbogdanca is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manoel Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Tyrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Tyrant is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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181 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manoel Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Tyrant!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyrant pinned against the ropes. Tyrant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Souza takes one to the chin there.
Tyrant throws a combination. Souza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyrant throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Souza.
Tyrant stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyrant throws a shot to the body.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tyrant gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Tyrant!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aries Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warrior comes to the ring accompanied by Sepultura - Dusted. Aries Dacir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aries Dacir!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warrior moves away.
Dacir missing with a left hand there. Warrior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Warrior. Those never looked like landing.
Dacir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dacir misses with a few strikes there.
Warrior throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Warrior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dacir.
Warrior takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Dacir misses.
Warrior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warrior walks into a left hand.
It looks like Ultimate Warrior has been cut.
Dacir clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dacir breaks from the clinch.
Warrior really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Warrior throws a series of punches but Dacir avoids them all with ease.
Dacir throws a head kick that half lands.
Dacir slips a jab and a cross from Warrior.
Dacir slips a jab and a cross from Warrior.
Warrior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Warrior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warrior.
Dacir moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ultimate Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warrior is breathing heavily.
Dacir lands a big uppercut and Warrior crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Warrior looks OK. Dacir waves Warrior back to his feet!
Warrior 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!
Warrior dodges the punch combination from Dacir.
Warrior dodges the punch combination from Dacir.
Dacir throws a front kick that sends Warrior stumbling back into the ropes.
Dacir lands a left and a right that send Warrior crashing to the mat, dazed. Dacir thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Warrior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Dacir throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Warrior is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aries Dacir!
During a confident post fight interview, Aries Dacir thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns comes to the ring accompanied by Cocaine Blues. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bullard.
Bullard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Bullard thows a body shot but no joy.
Johns walks into a left hand.
Johns slips a jab from Bullard.
Johns misses with a body shot.
Johns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullard.
Bullard throws a hook but Johns avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Johns.
A big right from Johns misses.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bullard was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
Bullard misses with a looping right.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bullard moves away.
Bullard connects with a right hand. Johns shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johns fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns clinches up against the ropes.
Johns digs a right hand into Bullard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bullard's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johns.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullard controls his hands.
Johns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bullards head.
Bullard pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johns drops back looking for a leg! Bullard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bullard manages to kick Johns off! Johns jumps back into Bullard's guard.
Bullard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bullard keeping moving, preventing Johns from controlling successfully.
Bullard being controlled here, momentarily.
Johns prevents Bullard from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bullard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johns passes Bullard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johns seems to be working for a kimura but Bullard defends the submission attempt.
Bullard is looking to escape.
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!
Johns sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bullard defending well though.
Johns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bullard keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johns is trying to work for a kimura but Bullard is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns moves nicely into side control.
Johns tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johns in side control, throwing shots but Bullard defends.
Johns stands up and beckons Bullard to his feet.
Johns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bullard takes a swing at Johns's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Johns.
Good leg kick by Johns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bullard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johns lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johns.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns throws a leg kick which misses Bullard's front leg but catches the back leg as Bullard tries to avoid it.
Justin Bullard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bullard misses with a wild combination.
Bullard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johns.
Bullard scores with a punch to the head.
Bullard throws a body punch but Johns moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Bullard - just one landing.
Bullard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johns lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johns closes the distance and clinches.
Bullard jumps guard and drags Johns to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johns wants to control from the top but Bullard keeps moving.
Johns wants to pass the guard but Bullard is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Johns dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bullard looks to throw the jab but Johns is out of range.
Bullard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Bullard looks to land a right hand but Johns moved out of range.
Johns cracks Bullard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Johns closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bullard quickly recovers to half guard.
Johns sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bullard defending well though.
Johns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bullard is trying to stand up here but Johns is controlling him well.
Bullard is defending against the submission attempts here by Johns.
Johns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bullard.
Bullard keeping moving, preventing Johns from controlling successfully.
Bullard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johns might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johns works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bullard is trying to stand up here but Johns is controlling him well.
Johns 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.
Johns wants to control but Bullard is keeping him busy.
Tim Johns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johns is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bullard!
Johns lands a heavy elbow.
Johns looking to secure an arm triangle but Bullard defends it well.
Bullard is desperately trying to improve his position but Johns has a good base and remains in mount.
Johns throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bullard because Johns loaded up on that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johns thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bullard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johns lands a big elbow.
Johns throwing strikes here but Bullard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johns with shots to the head and body - Bullard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johns has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bullard's face.
Johns tries to control but Bullard wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bullard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johns throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johns raining down shots from the mount!
Johns looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johns landing shots from mount.
Johns has hold of Bullard's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bullard manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johns is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bullard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bullard shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns wants to finish this one by submission but Bullard is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johns.
Johns putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Johns working away from the top, dropping strikes.
You get the feeling that Bullard really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Johns working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johns moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bullard has worked his arm free - good work by Bullard!
The ground and pound from Johns seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Johns dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bullard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johns.
Bullard misses with a looping right.
Johns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johns tries to clinch but Bullard moves out of range.
Johns tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bullard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Johns.
Tim Johns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bullard dodges the punch combination from Johns.
Johns slips a jab from Bullard.
Bullard cracks a nice hook into Johns's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard lands a right hook to the body.
Bullard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johns scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johns misses with a double jab
and Bullard counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Bullard misses.
Bullard just misses with a punch to the body.
Johns has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johns there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johns shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johns working Bullard over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bullard is trying to stand up here but Johns is controlling him well.
Johns seems to be working for a kimura but Bullard defends the submission attempt.
Johns is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bullard sees it coming and defends easily.
Johns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bullard defends it well.
Johns wants to free his trapped foot but Bullard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bullard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johns not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns working Bullard over with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johns connects with a nice short shot to Bullard's temple.
Johns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bullard's head.
Johns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johns frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bullard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johns tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Johns with a couple of short strikes.
Bullard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johns.
Johns can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bullard is looking to escape.
Johns raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johns controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johns throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johns cracks Bullard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johns throws some wild stikes that Bullard manages to avoid easily.
Justin Bullard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bullard is squirming around, avoiding Johns's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Johns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johns, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Johns!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Nealy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merv Bungay (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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Nealy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Merv Bungay!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bungay moves out of range of the strikes.
Merv Bungay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bungay scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Tom Nealy has been cut.
Bungay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nealy misses the shot to the body.
Bungay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nealy. Nealy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bungay slips a straight right by Nealy.
Bungay misses with a series of wild punches.
Bungay scores with a one two! Nealy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nealy slips a jab and a cross from Bungay.
Nealy throws a poor cross that misses
and Bungay counters with a three punch combo that has Nealy backing up. Nealy nods at Bungay to acknowledge the strikes.
Bungay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nealy's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungay slips a straight right by Nealy.
Bungay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nealy.
Nealy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bungay.
Nealy throws an overhand right that lands on Bungay's shoulder, as Bungay tries to avoid the shot.
Bungay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nealy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bungay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nealy circles away quickly and effectively.
Bungay punishes Nealy's body with a nice straight punch.
Bungay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tom Nealy's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nealy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bungay.
Nealy dodges the punch combination from Bungay.
Nealy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bungay manages to avoid it.
Nealy wants to clinch.
Bungay cracks Nealy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bungay misses
and Nealy counters with a stiff right hand.
Nealy 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.
Bungay tries to bum rush Nealy with a series of wild strikes but Nealy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bungay lands a right hook to the body.
Nealy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tom Nealy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nealy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bungay to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nealy looks to land a left hand but Bungay moved out of range nicely.
Bungay tries to bum rush Nealy with a series of wild strikes but Nealy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nealy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungay jabs Nealy right on the nose. Nealy blinks but takes it well.
Jeez, Tom Nealy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Nealy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Merv Bungay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Branko Popovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyquil Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popovic comes into the arena with None blaring out of the sound system. Salazar has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Nyquil Salazar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Branko Popovic's chin.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Branko Popovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nyquil Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popovic swings for the body but Salazar moves out of range.
Popovic tries to bum rush Salazar with a series of wild strikes but Salazar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salazar blocks a jab.
Salazar misses with a body kick.
Salazar looks to land a body kick but Popovic moved away.
Popovic swings for the body but Salazar moves out of range.
Popovic cracks a nice hook into Salazar's ribs.
Nyquil Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar tries to clinch up but Popovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Salazar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salazar slips a jab and a cross from Popovic.
Salazar cracks the inside of Popovic's front leg.
Popovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Popovic seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Salazar is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Branko Popovic!
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