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Pride 24: Patience is Virtue PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the ring accompanied by Numb/Encore. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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188 lbs
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194 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maia working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sakuragi looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Maia! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Demon Maia!
Demon Maia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shim Changmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Franklin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Need a Doctor. 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 Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shim Changmin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Franklin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Changmin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franklin throws a right hand that Changmin ducks under and follows up with a left that Changmin also avoids with ease.
Changmin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Franklin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Changmin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Franklin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Changmin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Changmin keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
Franklin is really struggling to control Changmin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Franklin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franklin won't allow Changmin to sweep him here.
Franklin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Franklin throws a big right hand that misses.
Changmin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Franklin is controlling him.
Changmin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Franklin throwing strikes but missing.
Franklin throws a strike but Changmin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Changmin wanted to stand there but Franklin had control of the position.
Franklin 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Franklin looking to control.
Changmin wants to pass the guard but Franklin is keeping the position.
Franklin is pulling down on Changmin's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rich Franklin.
Some wild striking there from Changmin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Franklin is defended easily by Changmin.
Changmin misses with a wild combination.
Changmin avoids the head kick by Franklin.
Shim Changmin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Changmin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changmin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Franklin looks to land a combination but Changmin avoids it well.
Franklin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Changmin fails to land with a series of punches.
Changmin misses with a double jab
and Changmin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Changmin throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Changmin scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Franklin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin throws a combination that misses
letting Changmin counter with a right hand.
Changmin misses with a double jab.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Changmin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Changmin swinging wildly here.
Franklin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Changmin misses with the combination.
Changmin leaves Franklin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Changmin misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Changmin there.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Changmin.
Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
Changmin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Changmin lands with a nice combination. Franklin backs away looking to recover.
Changmin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Changmin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Changmin as Franklin shoots in.
Franklin misses with a lunging right hand
and Changmin counters with a one-two to the body.
Changmin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Changmin swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Shim Changmin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Changmin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Changmin throws a right hand that Franklin ducks under and follows up with a left that Franklin also avoids with ease.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Franklin avoids them all with ease.
Changmin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Franklin back to the ropes. Changmin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Some wild striking there from Franklin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changmin 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.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches.
Franklin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Changmin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franklin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Changmin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franklin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Changmin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Franklin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shim Changmin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Changmin throws a right and a left that Franklin avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franklin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Changmin.
Changmin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Changmin feints a jab promting Franklin to slip. Changmin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Franklin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Changmin misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Franklin.
Changmin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Changmin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin misses with a series of wild punches.
Changmin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Changmin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Changmin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franklin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franklin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franklin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Changmin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Changmin.
Shim Changmin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Changmin.
Changmin throws a right hand that Franklin ducks under and follows up with a left that Franklin also avoids with ease.
Franklin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Changmin.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Changmin moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Franklin darts in trying to clinch
letting Changmin counter with a right hand.
Changmin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Changmin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Changmin scores with a three punch combo!
Franklin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Changmin quickly recovers to half guard.
Franklin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Franklin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Changmin's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shim Changmin.
I think Changmin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shim Changmin!
During a confident post fight interview, Shim Changmin 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's Not Unusual. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huey Newton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
Newton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That kick from Banks tenderised Newton's leg. Newton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Banks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banks is looking to chop away at Newton's legs.
Banks sizes up Newton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Newton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banks stuns Newton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Banks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banks throws out the jab.
Newton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Newton misses the jab.
Banks throws a body punch but Newton moves out of range.
Banks throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Banks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Newton is out of range.
Newton is looking to land body kicks.
Banks tries to score with a low kick but Newton moves his leg out of the way.
Banks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlton Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks looks for the body kick but Newton saw that one coming.
Newton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Newton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Newton throws a head kick but Banks moves out of range.
Banks is looking to slow Newton down with leg kicks.
Newton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banks connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton slips a straight right by Banks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banks.
Newton pushes Banks up against the ropes in a clinch.
Banks misses with a punch to the body.
Newton misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Banks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Banks's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Banks controls the action.
Newton tries to stall but Banks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Newton missing with knees to the body.
Banks lands with a left to the head.
Banks breaks from the clinch.
Newton is looking to score with low kicks.
Newton moves out of range of the body kick from Banks.
Banks moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Banks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Banks avoids the body shot from Newton.
Banks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Newton's calf.
Newton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banks lands a glancing blow to the side of Newton's head.
Banks lands an overhand right.
Newton slips a straight right by Banks.
Newton throws a lazy uppercut
and Banks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newton thinking.
Newton misses with a series of wild punches.
Newton looks gassed!
Banks avoids the body shot from Newton.
Newton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Banks lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Banks throws a body kick that misses.
Newton moves out of range as Banks strikes.
Newton tries to score with a low kick but Banks moves his leg out of the way.
Newton blocks a leg kick.
Banks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Newton has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Newton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banks slips under a jab.
Banks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Banks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A cross from Banks lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Newton checks a leg kick.
Newton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Banks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banks throws a hook but Newton blocks it.
Banks jabs Newton right on the nose. Newton blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
Banks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carlton Banks is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Banks.
Newton defending well as Banks loads up on a big left hand.
Newton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banks.
Banks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banks throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Newton scores with a leg kick.
Banks misses with a leg kick
and Newton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Newton tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
Banks swinging wildly here.
Newton forces Banks back against the ropes and clinches.
Newton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Newton missing with knees to the body.
Banks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Newton misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Newton.
Newton blocks a body shot from Banks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a body punch.
Newton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Newton.
Newton prevents a body shot from Banks.
Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newton checks a leg kick.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Banks is just out of range.
Newton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Newton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Banks blocks a head kick by Newton.
Banks moves out of range of the body kick from Newton.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Banks is just out of range.
Banks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Banks lands a jab to Newton's midsection.
Newton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Newton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Banks - the referee stops the clock and Newton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Banks. Newton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Banks lands a jab.
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton drops his hands momentarily and Banks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Newton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Banks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Newton.
Newton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Banks rather than just go for the knockout.
Newton is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Newton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Newton's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks thows a leg kick but Newton checks it
and Newton counters with a nice body kick.
Banks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Newton 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.
Newton throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banks throws a lazy body kick
and Newton counters with a thumping low kick.
Newton is looking to clinch but Banks is avoiding it.
Banks throws a low kick but Newton moves out of range easily.
Newton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banks misses with a hook. Newton ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks throws a leg kick
and Newton counters with a nice leg kick.
Newton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Banks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Banks 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!
Banks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Banks avoids the head kick by Newton.
Banks throws a jab but it's blocked by Newton.
Banks throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banks throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Banks.
Newton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Newton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming.
Banks misses with a low kick.
Newton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Newton counters with a nice uppercut.
Banks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Newton if he has to take too many more of those.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banks throws an off balance right hand
and Newton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Newton is looking to chop away at Banks's legs.
Newton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by Newton as he checks the leg kick.
Banks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banks avoids the head kick by Newton.
Newton throws a head kick that Banks semi-blocks.
Newton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Banks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a kick to the body
and Newton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Newton tries to clinch up.
A jab from Banks misses.
Banks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Banks takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banks.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Banks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Newton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Banks.
Newton avoids the body shot from Banks.
Newton misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Newton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Newton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Banks misses the target.
Newton misses with a body kick.
Banks misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Banks. Beautiful body shot.
Banks misses with an uppercut
and Newton counters with a left to the body.
Banks lands with a hook. Newton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Newton throws an off balance right hand
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Banks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Newton feints and then cracks Banks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banks down.
Banks misses with a low kick.
Banks tries to land a body kick
and Newton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Newton checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Newton.
Newton throws a lazy right hand but Banks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Banks tries to work over Newton's front leg with a kick but Newton checks it.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Banks misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Newton blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Newton takes one on the button.
Huey Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlton Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banks moves out of range as Newton strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banks, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Banks!
Carlton Banks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Penn's choice of entrance music: Til I Collapse. 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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21
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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25
162 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stanfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Stanfield lands a nice looking body shot.
Stanfield clinches.
Stanfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Penn is trying to stall.
Stanfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanfield blocks a body shot from Penn.
Stanfield is trying to stall.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Penn tries to work over Stanfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanfield misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanfield.
Nice body punch from Stanfield.
Stanfield working aggressively here.
Stanfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stanfield scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stanfield tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stanfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stanfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Stanfield scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Stanfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stanfield keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield misses with a punch to the body.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stanfield goes for a takedown attempt but Penn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stanfield misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Stanfield misses with a wild body shot.
Stanfield swings widly with a right hand
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stanfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miles Stanfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanfield shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Stanfield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanfield shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Stanfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Stanfield shoots in.
Sloppy strikes from Stanfield. Those never looked like landing.
Stanfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stanfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Stanfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stanfield is defended easily by Penn.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Stanfield misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Stanfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanfield.
Stanfield shoots in for a double leg but Penn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stanfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Stanfield misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn throws a leg kick but Stanfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Stanfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Stanfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stanfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stanfield thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Stanfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Stanfield slips a jab from Penn.
Stanfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanfield misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Stanfield's defenses.
Stanfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanfield. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Stanfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Stanfield moved out of range nicely.
Stanfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stanfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Stanfield looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Stanfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanfield. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Penn.
Stanfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanfield throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanfield lands with a right hand.
Penn blocks the body kick.
Stanfield takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot by Stanfield.
Stanfield fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Stanfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miles Stanfield will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Stanfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn stuns Stanfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Penn. No joy for Stanfield on that attempt.
Stanfield closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Stanfield pushes Penn against the ropes but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stanfield swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stanfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Stanfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Stanfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn throws out a powerful jab.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stanfield looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Stanfield misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes one to the side of the head.
Stanfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stanfield takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stanfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Stanfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanfield throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Penn is looking to chop away at Stanfield's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn with a nice cross.
Penn tries to work over Stanfield's front leg with a kick but Stanfield checks it.
Stanfield takes one on the button.
Stanfield with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Stanfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanfield.
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stanfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stanfield throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Stanfield throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield tries to clinch up.
Miles Stanfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Stanfield misses.
Stanfield lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penn takes a step back to recover.
Stanfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Stanfield as he connects with a hook.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
DJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Stanfield shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DJ Penn.
I think Stanfield has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Cheung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Cheung is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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21
213 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Cheung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Cheung's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cheung is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gracie yanks on the arm and Cheung is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price's entrance music is Mistakes. A fine choice. Thirtynine has chosen Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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23
168 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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32
169 lbs
12 - 13 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thirtynine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Price's waist but Price gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thirtynine off to one side.
Price misses with a body shot.
Price with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Price defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thirtynine.
Price thuds his right hand into Thirtynine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thirtynine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tim Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Thirtynine.
Price swings for the body but Thirtynine moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Price.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thirtynine.
Price scores with a hook to the body. Thirtynine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thirtynine looks gassed!
Thirtynine lands with a nice combination. Price backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price misses with a body kick.
Thirtynine fails with the takedown.
Price fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thirtynine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Price scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Price. That's going to slow Thirtynine down.
Price connects with a leg kick. Thirtynine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thirtynine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Price buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thirtynine was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Price throws a head kick that misses.
Price has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Price.
Price is trying to stall.
Price is pushing Thirtynine up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thirtynine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Price pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Price lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Price trying to control the position but instead, Thirtynine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Price into the ropes.
Thirtynine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price with a knee to the head.
Thirtynine is trying desperately to land a takedown but Price is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thirtynine.
Thirtynine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Price avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Price is looking to control Thirtynine's arms but Thirtynine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the ropes.
Price scores with a knee to the head.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Thirtynine controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thirtynine can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Price.
A solid leg kick lands there for Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thirtynine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Price's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Price bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thirtynine's guard.
Thirtynine wants to hit a switch here but Price passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thirtynine there!
Price wants to stand but Thirtynine is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Price prevents Thirtynine from getting the reversal.
Thirtynine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Price is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Price is looking to wear down Thirtynine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thirtynine 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Thirtynine both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking to slow Thirtynine down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Price. That snapped Thirtynine's head back.
Price lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thirtynine's sensitive parts.
Thirtynine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thirtynine throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
Thirtynine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Price changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Price lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Thirtynine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Price lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thirtynine's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thirtynine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Price closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thirtynine being controlled against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thirtynine throws a combination that misses
and Price counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thirtynine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Price moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thirtynine avoids the body shot from Price.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Price!
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Price sprawls well. Price wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thirtynine gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
Price throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Price fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thirtynine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
Price is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thirtynine can do to turn this around?
Price scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Price. That's going to slow Thirtynine down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Price lands a jab to Thirtynine's midsection.
Thirtynine is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Price there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Price finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Price cracks Thirtynine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thirtynine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left lands for Price.
Price closes the distance and clinches.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Thirtynine controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Price obliges.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Thirtynine controls the action.
Price connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thirtynine's face.
Price'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.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Thirtynine avoids it by throwing Price back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price'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.
Price throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thirtynine avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Price.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Thirtynine tries for a takedown but Price manages to get underhooks.
Thirtynine takes a shot to the head.
Price pushes Thirtynine back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Thirtynine is working for takedown but Price is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tim Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Thirtynine.
Price scores with a knee to the head.
Price lands a nice shot to the body.
Price is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thirtynine is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Price.
Thirtynine is looking for a takedown.
Tim Price has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Price is stalling here.
Price lands a body punch.
Price looking to slow down the pace here.
Thirtynine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Price avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Price is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thirtynine is keeping busy.
Price gets underhooks to prevent Thirtynine's takedown attempt.
Price makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thirtynine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Price lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thirtynine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Thirtynine avoids it by throwing Price back against the ropes.
Price lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Price taking a breather.
Price misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Price.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thirtynine is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Price.
Thirtynine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Price is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Price stalling the fight.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thirtynine backwards.
Price stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Price fails in his attempt to clinch.
Price throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thirtynine clobbers Price with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Price lands a nice looking body shot.
Price with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That kick from Price tenderised Thirtynine's leg. Thirtynine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Price feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thirtynine's calf.
Thirtynine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Price can pounce on him.
Price lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thirtynine at a distance.
Tim Price is winning the standup battle so far.
Price with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price lands with a cross.
Price moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Price feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thirtynine's calf.
Price lands with a nice body punch.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thirtynine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thirtynine drops his hands momentarily and Price takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Thirtynine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
Price lands with a shot to the body.
Price throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A good leg kick by Price.
Price changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Price!
Thirtynine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
Nice body punch from Price.
Price moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Price lands the left hand.
Price chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thirtynine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a shot to the body.
Thirtynine shoots in for a takedown but Price shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Price connects with a solid leg kick.
Price rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thirtynine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thirtynine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Price can pounce on him.
Thirtynine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Price lands with an uppercut that bounces Thirtynine off the ropes and back into range.
Thirtynine shoots in looking for a takedown but Price manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thirtynine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Price lands a jab to the head.
Price has managed to clinch.
Price lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Price as the two fighters clinch.
Price effectively controlling the action here.
Thirtynine is looking for a takedown.
Tim Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Thirtynine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Price is leaning against Thirtynine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thirtynine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Price prevents it.
Nice body punch from Price.
Price with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Price obliges.
Price prevents the takedown attempt.
Price utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Price.
Price throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thirtynines head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price connects with a knee to the head.
Thirtynine drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Price is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Price.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Price.
Saku Thirtynine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thirtynine misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Price as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tim Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Thirtynine controls the action.
Price is leaning against Thirtynine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Price showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Price, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Price!
A very excited looking Tim Price made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancinelli's entrance music is Lookin' Out My Backdoor. A fine choice. Winner has chosen All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mancinelli to score an easy takedown into full 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.
Mancinelli postures up.
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.
Winner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mancinelli is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mancinelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Winner is retaining full guard.
Mancinelli is working hard here to advance position.
Mancinelli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mancinelli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mancinelli drops back, looking for a kneebar! Winner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Winner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Winner!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Winner cracks Mancinelli with a big elbow.
Mancinelli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mancinelli is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Winner off and has taken his back!
Mancinelli throwing wild punches that miss their target.
You can see the frustration on Winner's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mancinelli misses with a punch to the head.
Even with his hooks in, Mancinelli manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Winner is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Mancinelli off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Mancinelli struggling to land strikes to the head as Winner covers up.
Mancinelli somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Mancinelli working for a choke but Winner is defending well.
Winner is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner just trying to survive but Mancinelli is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Mancinelli missing with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancinelli is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Winner has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mancinelli 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.
Winner rolls, trying to escape but Mancinelli keeps control of the position.
Mancinelli working for a choke but Winner is defending well.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Mancinelli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli looking for the choke from the back.
Mancinelli not allowing Winner to control his hands.
Mancinelli throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Mancinelli is trying to stick to Winner's back but Winner is turning into Mancinelli. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mancinelli's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Winner.
Mancinelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mancinelli keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Mancinelli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Winner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mancinelli lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Winner!
Mancinelli throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Winner because Mancinelli loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli looking to finish with strikes here!
Mancinelli throwing strikes but Winner bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner trying to control but Mancinelli is working from the bottom.
Winner working some strikes from top position.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mancinelli keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Mancinelli 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mancinelli working for submissions but it's allowed Winner to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Winner moves out of range of the strikes.
Winner scores with a body shot.
Mancinelli tries to land a front kick but Winner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mancinelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner.
Mancinelli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Winner lands with an uppercut that bounces Mancinelli off the ropes and back into range.
Winner thuds a left hand into Mancinelli's body.
Mancinelli misses with a double jab
and Winner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mancinelli.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mancinelli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Winner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli blocks the body kick.
Mancinelli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Winner wants to slow Mancinelli down by chopping away at his legs.
Mancinelli has a takedown stuffed.
Winner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Winner wants to clinch.
Winner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mancinelli has time to react.
Mancinelli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winner.
Winner misses with a series of wild punches.
Mancinelli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Winner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winner.
Mancinelli loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
Winner jabs at Mancinelli's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancinelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mancinelli wants to land a leg kick but Winner is out of range.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winner looks to throw the jab but Mancinelli is out of range.
Mancinelli thows a leg kick but Winner checks it
and Winner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Winner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mancinelli.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winner lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli avoids the body shot from Winner.
Michele Mancinelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mancinelli throws a wild body kick that Winner sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winner. Mancinelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mancinelli scoring well with a low kick there.
Winner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mancinelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mancinelli is out of range and Winner settles back down.
Mancinelli checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Winner coming out on top.
Mancinelli slips a jab from Winner.
Mancinelli throws a head kick but Winner moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Winner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner cracks Mancinelli with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancinelli throws a body punch but Winner moves out of range.
Mancinelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stan Winner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Winner cracks Mancinelli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Winner lands a nice shot to the body.
Mancinelli throws a low kick but Winner avoids it.
Mancinelli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Winner connects with the punch.
Winner lands a glancing blow to the side of Mancinelli's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mancinelli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mancinelli is rocked!
Winner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mancinelli is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Winner lands a body shot.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mancinelli manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mancinelli checks a leg kick.
Mancinelli slips a jab from Winner.
Winner misses the jab.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mancinelli moves away.
Mancinelli throws a front kick aimed at Winner's knee but Winner avoids it well.
Mancinelli looks to land a body kick but Winner moved away.
Mancinelli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winner to score with a decent uppercut.
Mancinelli moves out of range of the leg kick from Winner.
Mancinelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Winner is just out of range.
Mancinelli throws a shot from downtown. Winner moves away and avoids it.
Winner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winner connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner throws a lazy right hand but Mancinelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mancinelli throws a leg kick but Winner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mancinelli avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Winner. That snapped Mancinelli's head back.
Mancinelli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mancinelli is looking to wear down Winner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mancinelli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winner lands a nice hook to Mancinelli's body. Mancinelli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Winner gets a clinch.
Winner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Winner is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Mancinelli has denied him.
Winner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mancinelli controls his hands.
Mancinelli takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winner lands a body punch.
A short right from Winner on the inside.
Winner leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Winner tries for a takedown but Mancinelli manages to get underhooks.
Mancinelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mancinelli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winner avoids it really well and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winner.
A swing and a miss from Mancinelli.
A punch combination from Mancinelli misses.
Winner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Winner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mancinelli on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mancinelli doesn't seem bothered though.
Winner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mancinelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner.
Winner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mancinelli's hands.
Winner takes a swing at Mancinelli's ribcage but misses.
Winner jabs Mancinelli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mancinelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Winner.
Good work by Mancinelli as he checks the leg kick.
Winner defending well as Mancinelli loads up on a big left hand.
Winner misses with a looping left.
Mancinelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
Mancinelli lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mancinelli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mancinelli misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winner connects with a body shot that sends Mancinelli's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Mancinelli as Winner shoots in.
Mancinelli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mancinelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
Winner throws a lazy right hand but Mancinelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mancinelli throws a head kick that misses.
Mancinelli avoids the body shot from Winner.
Winner misses with a kick to the body.
Winner throws a low kick, looking for Mancinelli's leg but Mancinelli calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancinelli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winner's head.
Mancinelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mancinelli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Winner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!
Our winner, Stan Winner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadota's entrance music is Better With The Lights Off - New Boyz. A fine choice. Pizarro has chosen Globus - Europa (Instrumental Version) as his entrance music. Takashi Kadota is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Kadota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizarro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Kadota.
A shot to the liver by Kadota. Beautiful body shot.
Pizarro misses with a hook to the body
and Kadota counters with a body kick that stops Pizarro in his tracks momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pizarro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pizarro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pizarro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kadota lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pizarro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kadota.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Kadota misses.
Pizarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kadota moves away.
Pizarro doesn't manage to clinch there - Kadota circles away.
Kadota lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kadota moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota with a jab.
Kadota lands a leg kick that knocks Pizarro off balance momentarily.
Pizarro looks gassed!
Kadota lands with a nice body punch.
Pizarro throws a shot from downtown. Kadota moves away and avoids it.
Pizarro throws a hook to the side of Kadota's head but Kadota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kadota.
Kadota's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pizarro under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadota cracks the inside of Pizarro's front leg.
Kadota lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pizarro at a distance.
Kadota smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kadota scores with a nice head shot.
Kadota fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pizarro.
Kadota throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kadota throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kadota moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Kadota lands.
Pizarro is rocked!
Kadota lands a leg kick that knocks Pizarro off balance momentarily.
Pizarro is still on wobbly legs! Can Kadota finish him?
Pizarro bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Kadota comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Pizarro falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Pizarro was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Takashi Kadota!
After winning the bout, Takashi Kadota thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boom Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima comes to the ring accompanied by Super Troopers German Techno. Boom has chosen Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boom Boom!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom drives through with a takedown into Mishima's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boom throwing strikes from guard but Mishima blocks nicely.
Mishima working for a triangle but Boom defends it easily.
Mishima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mishima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mishima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boom postures up.
Boom wants to stand but Mishima has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mishima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mishima wants to sweep here but Boom controlling him for the moment.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom wants to stand but Mishima has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boom lands a couple of elbows.
Boom wants to control from the top but Mishima keeps moving.
Mishima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boom.
Boom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boom postures up in Mishima's guard and throws a big left but Mishima blocks it.
Boom wants to control from the top but Mishima keeps moving.
Mishima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mishima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom looking to pass the guard.
Boom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boom postures up.
Boom avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boom is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mishima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boom wants to pass the guard but Mishima is keeping the position.
Boom got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mishima has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boom has managed to get both his arms back between Mishima's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mishima is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Boom, into his guard.
Boom wants to sweep but no luck.
Boom wants to get back to his feet but Mishima is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mishima is aware though and is defending well.
Mishima is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boom is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boom has escaped and now he's on top!
Mishima is trying to keep Boom in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands a couple of digs.
Boom is looking to work some ground and pound but Mishima has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mishima is on top in guard.
Mishima wants to pass the guard but Boom is keeping the position.
Boom has his foot on Mishima's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mishima works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom wants to get back to his feet but Mishima is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mishima drops back looking for a leg! Boom is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boom manages to kick Mishima off! Mishima jumps back into Boom's guard.
Mishima forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boom Boom dominated that round.
That's time! Mishima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mishima gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mishima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boom defends it easily.
Boom is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mishima is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mishima has escaped and now he's on top!
Mishima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boom is trying to keep Mishima in close.
Boom is looking for a triangle but Mishima pushes his legs off easily.
Mishima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boom is keeping the position for now.
Mishima scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
Mishima won't allow Boom to get back to his feet.
Boom throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mishima passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boom is trying to control Mishima's posture but Mishima avoids it.
Boom is pushing Mishima's head away, looking to escape. Mishima manages to hold on to the position though.
Mishima tries to move to mount but Boom blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Boom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mishima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boom keeps working.
Boom is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima is working for a submission of some sort.
Mishima is trying to control the action in half guard but Boom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mishima is really struggling to control Boom but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mishima is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mishima has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mishima raining down shots from the mount!
Boom slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boom actively working from the bottom here.
Boom is staying active underneath Mishima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima trying to pass the guard but Boom defending well.
Mishima is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boom doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mishima.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boom is refusing to be controlled, as Mishima sits in half guard.
Boom is trying to get back to full guard.
Boom actively working from the bottom here.
Boom is staying active underneath Mishima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mishima thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom is looking for a sweep. Mishima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mishima trying to control the action but Boom is working from the bottom.
Boom tries to kick Mishima off but Mishima keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mishima wants to take a breather but Boom is having none of it.
Mishima prevents Boom from improving his position.
Boom gets back to full guard.
Mishima trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boom wants to stand but Mishima is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mishima trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Mishima dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mishima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mishima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shinya Mishima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom closes the distance and clinches.
Boom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mishima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boom has Mishima pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Boom pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Mishima tumbling to the mat - Boom dives into Mishima's guard.
Boom scoring with some ground and pound.
Mishima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mishima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boom.
Mishima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mishima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boom has gone for a leg lock! Mishima slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boom's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boom is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boom has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boom throwing strikes from guard but Mishima blocks nicely.
Mishima has his foot on Boom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boom works his way back into a safe position though.
Mishima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boom is aware though and is defending well.
Boom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mishima is keeping the position for now.
Boom connects with a couple of short punches.
Boom wants to control from the top but Mishima keeps moving.
Boom stopping the sweep attempt from Mishima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom passes Mishima's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boom trying to control the action but Mishima is working from the bottom.
Mishima makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mishima.
Mishima keeping moving, preventing Boom from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom lands a couple of elbows.
Mishima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boom trying to control the position from guard on top but Mishima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boom throws an elbow that misses. Mishima uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boom's guard. Nice move by Mishima!
Boom looking to control.
Boom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mishima forces his way into half guard.
Mishima is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Boom is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shinya Mishima!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo daVinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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214 lbs
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204 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo daVinci!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento throws an overhand right that lands on daVinci's shoulder, as daVinci tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Nascimento.
daVinci throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from daVinci.
Nascimento's jab looks to have found its range, popping daVinci under the eye.
daVinci misses with a head kick.
Cristiano Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Leonardo daVinci has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento lands a nice shot that snaps daVinci's head back.
Nascimento throws an overhand right that drops daVinci like a sack of potatoes! Nascimento dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristiano Nascimento!
Cristiano Nascimento retains his light heavyweight title!
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