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RS 120: Guillotine PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Mckay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Valentiene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Valentiene has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dylan Mckay's chin.
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dylan Mckay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Valentiene!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentiene misses with a looping left.
Mckay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mckay scores with a kick to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Valentiene.
Mckay slips a jab from Valentiene.
Fabio Valentiene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentiene throws out a loose jab but Mckay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mckay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentiene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentiene missing with a left hand there. Mckay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentiene throws a shot from downtown. Mckay moves away and avoids it.
Mckay throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Fabio Valentiene has been cut.
Valentiene throws the left hand but Mckay avoids the punch easily.
Valentiene throws a hook to the side of Mckay's head but Mckay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mckay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valentiene swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentiene.
Mckay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mckay moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentiene might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Valentiene throws a looping overhand right but Mckay ducks down to avoid it.
Valentiene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mckay slips under a jab from Valentiene.
Mckay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentiene takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valentiene misses with a hook.
Mckay throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mckay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentiene throws out the jab.
Mckay lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Valentiene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valentiene's head.
Mckay moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentiene throws a series of punches but Mckay avoids them all with ease.
Mckay pushes Valentiene away with a front kick.
Valentiene looks to throw the jab but Mckay is out of range.
Mckay connects with a solid leg kick.
Valentiene looks to land a right hand but Mckay moved out of range.
Mckay scores with a push kick.
Valentiene looks to land a combination but Mckay avoids it well.
Valentiene throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentiene rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valentiene looks gassed!
Valentiene waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mckay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckay scores with a nice body kick.
Mckay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Valentiene.
Mckay explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentiene. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Mckay.
Valentiene takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That has opened up Fabio Valentiene's cut even more.
Mckay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Valentiene.
Valentiene blocks a head kick by Mckay.
Mckay feints and then cracks Valentiene's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentiene down.
Mckay scores with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentiene misses the target.
Valentiene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mckay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckay lands a high kick!
Valentiene is rocked!
The cut above Fabio Valentiene's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Mckay! Valentiene is out on his feet! Mckay rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Valentiene is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Valentiene is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Mckay!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crotch comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends? by War. Mongo has chosen Blitzkrieg Bop as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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138 lbs
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145 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Crotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Mongo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mongo.
Crotch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crotch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richard Crotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crotch misses with a double jab
and Mongo counters with a low kick, right behind Crotch 's knee.
Crotch misses with a double jab
and Mongo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mongo slips a jab and a cross from Crotch.
Crotch feints and as Mongo raises his hands in defense, Crotch changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mongo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mongo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crotch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mongo is keeping the position for now.
Crotch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crotch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mongo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crotch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crotch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mongo has Crotch pulled in close to control his posture.
Crotch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Crotch wants to stand but Mongo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Crotch passes Mongo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Crotch throwing shots but Mongo is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo is not content to let Crotch control the position.
Crotch is thwarting Mongo's attempts to control the position.
Crotch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mongo wants to improve his position but Crotch is controlling well.
Crotch wants to take a breather but Mongo is having none of it.
Crotch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Richard Crotch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mongo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crotch misses with the combination.
Crotch checks a leg kick.
Mongo scoring well with a low kick there.
Mongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mongo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crotch checks it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crotch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mongo circles away quickly and effectively.
Mongo thows a body kick. Crotch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crotch works over Mongo's head and body with a nice combination.
Crotch looks to land a combination but Mongo avoids it well.
Crotch throws a right hand that Mongo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mongo also avoids with ease.
Crotch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crotch misses with a body shot.
Crotch lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mongo is rocked!
Good work by Mongo as he checks the leg kick.
Mongo is still on wobbly legs! Can Crotch finish him?
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!
Crotch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Crotch! Mongo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Crotch!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soral Punkass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punkass comes into the arena with Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams blaring out of the sound system. Hurley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Free Bird. Bryan Hurley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
155 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soral Punkass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch but Punkass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hurley shoots for a takedown but Punkass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Punkass, right into the meat.
Soral Punkass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Punkass but Punkass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Punkass stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Bryan Hurley has been cut.
Hurley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Punkass tries to avoid it but Hurley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Punkass to the ground. Punkass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soral Punkass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Hurley.
Punkass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punkass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Punkass lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hurley looks gassed!
Punkass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hurley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Punkass drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hurley right on the button. Hurley goes down! Punkass follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Punkass gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soral Punkass!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Soral Punkass made sure he mentioned Steel Penn's Laundry *Temporarily Closed*, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boondock Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping Up To Boston. 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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154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Good elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boondock Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp rushes Saint and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saint up against the cage.
Saint is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Saint fails to land.
Saint looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Sharp prevents Saint from breaking the clinch.
Saint jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sharp walks away with a smile on his face. Saint gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint misses with a wild combination.
Sharp slips a jab from Saint.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Saint has a takedown stuffed.
Saint shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boondock Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Sharp has Saint pressed against the cage, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saint being controlled against the cage.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint tries to break free but Sharp pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Saint's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Saint tries to pull guard but Sharp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Saint is trying to pull guard but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint's efforts to push away.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp stalling the fight.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp'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.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Saint tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharp smiles and moves away.
Sharp forces Saint back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saint has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sharp uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sharp trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saint's guard.
Sharp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saint has his foot on Sharp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sharp works his way back into a safe position though.
Sharp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saint. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saint is looking for a triangle but Sharp pushes his legs off easily.
Sharp wanted to stand there but Saint had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sharp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sharp wants to stand but Saint has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is stalling in the full guard.
Sharp tries to free his leg and advance position but Saint is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Saint misses.
Terry Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Saint.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp darts in and clinches Saint up against the cage.
Sharp content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saint misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
Saint is trying to pull guard but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp is pushing Saint up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Sharp keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Saint is trying to pull guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Saint is trying to push Sharp away but Sharp has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sharp stalling the fight.
Saint tries to pull guard but Sharp holds him up against the cage and eventually Saint drops back down to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Saint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Saint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp effectively controlling the action here.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sharp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sharp will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saint up against the cage.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Saint scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saint is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Sharp stalling.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Saint can't break the clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp is struggling to control the position.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Sharp.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Sharp.
Saint closes the distance and clinches up with Sharp, looking for a takedown. Saint pushes Sharp against the cage but Sharp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint swinging wildly here.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Saint circles away and keeps his distance.
Saint tried to score with a low kick but Sharp checks it.
Saint fails to land with a series of punches.
Saint fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Saint does no damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Saint.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp has closed the distance and engaged Saint in a clinch.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sharp is pushing Saint up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp is pushing Saint up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Sharp dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Saint fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Saint will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Sharp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharp circles away.
Sharp rushes Saint and presses him up against the cage.
Saint is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharp has double underhooks.
Saint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Sharp keeps him there for the moment.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Terry Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Saint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boondock Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp avoiding damage.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Saint fails to land.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saint jumps guard but Sharp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Saint is trying to break free.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saint fails to pull guard.
Saint tries to circle away but Sharp has him pinned against the cage.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saint up against the cage.
Saint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Saint jumps guard but Sharp stands there with Saint around his waist. Saint gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sharp is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sharp walks away with a smile on his face. Saint gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Saint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp instigates a clinch.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint tries to pull guard but Sharp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint is trying to break free.
Saint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Sharp.
Saint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sharp stalling in the clinch.
Saint fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Sharp.
Sharp avoiding damage.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sharp to keep the fight standing.
Saint is trying to break free.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands a nice uppercut.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
Sharp stalls.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Boondock Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
Sharp leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Sharp lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint tries to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling the position.
Well,Saint is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Saint wants to break free but Sharp has control.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Saint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Sharp is controlling him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Sharp to work.
Sharp receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sharp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Saint blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
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!
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sharp stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saint avoids the elbow strike from Sharp, against the cage.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sharp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Saint tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sharp just stands there and leans against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sharp.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sharp lands an elbow inside.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
Sharp controlling the action here for a moment.
Sharp lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp lands a damaging elbow.
Sharp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Terry Sharp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sharp lands an elbow just above Saint 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sharp has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Terry Sharp!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Terry Sharp!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Terry Sharp!
Terry Sharp wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Terry Sharp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiapo Okina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiapo Okina!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins throws a body punch but Okina moves out of range.
Dawkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Okina.
Dawkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Okina has gone for a leg lock! Dawkins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Okina's guard.
Dawkins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Okina has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dawkins has managed to get both his arms back between Okina's legs - danger averted.
Okina wants to stand but Dawkins is controlling the position.
Dawkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okina is looking for a triangle here but Dawkins uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okina keeps working.
Okina wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Okina bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Okina shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dawkins is trying to defend but Okina finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dawkins pushes Okina off looking to stand but Okina dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okina lands with a punch from half guard.
Okina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Okina is trying to work for a kimura but Dawkins is defending well.
Okina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dawkins tries to get to full guard but Okina has control of the leg.
Okina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okina throwing shots but Dawkins is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okina is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dawkins is just riding it out for now. Okina eventually gives up the hold.
Dawkins keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Okina looking for a submission but Dawkins manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Okina throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Okina preventing the sweep.
Dawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Okina.
Okina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dawkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Okina on the ground.
Okina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okina with a nice head shot there.
Okina working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dawkins's head.
Dawkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Okina throws an elbow that misses. Dawkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Okina's guard. Nice move by Dawkins!
Dawkins stops Okina from standing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okina pushes Dawkins off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hiapo Okina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins with a hook.
Dawkins scores with a nice strike.
Okina takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brian Dawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawkins ducks under a wild hook from Okina.
Okina is looking to clinch.
Okina tries to clinch but Dawkins is having none of it.
Dawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Okina's shoulder, as Okina tries to avoid the shot.
Dawkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Okina has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Dawkins. Those never looked like landing.
Okina tries to clinch but Dawkins is having none of it.
Okina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okina misses with an uppercut. Dawkins saw that one coming.
Dawkins tries to move into range but Okina moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dawkins jabs Okina right on the nose. Okina blinks but takes it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Dawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okina.
Okina drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Okina creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dawkins sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Okina looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Okina is putting a hurting on Dawkins here, landing some big shots from side control.
Okina working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dawkins parries the strikes from Okina easily there. Okina is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dawkins to escape.
Okina tries to score with some ground and pound. Dawkins controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Okina misses with the ground and pound.
Okina scoring with punches from side control.
Okina working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Okina is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dawkins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Okina thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dawkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Okina in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Okina is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dawkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Okina creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dawkins sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dawkins regains half guard, as Okina was trying to land strikes.
Okina is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dawkins sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okina is trying to work for a kimura but Dawkins is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Okina lands a nice short elbow.
Okina looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dawkins has hold of Okina's hands but Okina slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dawkins wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Okina dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dawkins misses the shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dawkins enables Okina to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dawkins manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Okina has gone for a leg lock! Dawkins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Okina's guard.
Okina wriggles free and stands up.
Okina scores with the left hand. Dawkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Okina connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Dawkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okina.
Okina throws out a loose jab but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawkins thuds his right hand into Okina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins scores with a punch to the head.
Dawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Okina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okina connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dawkins momentarily.
Dawkins scores with a nice right hand.
Dawkins swings for the body but Okina moves out of range.
Okina misses with a looping left.
Dawkins throws a right and a left that Okina avoids nicely.
Brian Dawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Okina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawkins misses the target.
Okina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okina looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okina with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawkins scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A cross from Okina lands.
Okina tries to clinch there but Dawkins circles away.
Dawkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dawkins drops his hands momentarily and Okina takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Okina's corner calls for a 1-2. Okina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Okina misses with a hook. Dawkins ducked under it nicely.
Okina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Okina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawkins.
Dawkins slips a straight right by Okina.
Okina throws an overhand right that lands on Dawkins's shoulder, as Dawkins tries to avoid the shot.
Dawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okina misses the jab.
Okina wants to clinch up but Dawkins keeps it at a distance.
Dawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okina.
Dawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okina throws out a loose jab but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okina throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawkins.
Okina rushes Dawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Okina has Dawkins pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Okina pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dawkins tumbling to the mat - Okina dives into Dawkins's guard.
Dawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Okina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okina working some strikes from top position.
Dawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okina throws a strike but Dawkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dawkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Okina thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Okina has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dawkins off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Okina closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hiapo Okina has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Okina.
Okina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Okina is looking for a kimura but Dawkins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Okina to get the leverage.
Okina has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Okina.
Okina is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dawkins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Okina is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dawkins has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dawkins!
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Okina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Okina has his feet on Dawkins's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Okina might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okina.
Okina tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dawkins swivels and escapes.
The fighters circling - Okina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawkins throws out a loose jab but Okina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okina avoids the head kick by Dawkins.
Okina misses the jab.
Dawkins leaves Okina with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brian Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiapo Okina.
Okina thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins staying out of range there.
A jab from Okina does it's job there.
Okina moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dawkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Okina's hands.
Okina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okina shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dawkins sprawls well. Dawkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Okina gets slowly back to his feet.
Okina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawkins.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dawkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Okina. Okina gets slowly back to his feet.
Okina fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dawkins to the ground. Okina is now in Dawkins's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Okina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Okina drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dawkins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Okina has Dawkins in his guard.
Okina pushes Dawkins off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okina moves out of range of the strikes.
Okina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brian Dawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okina.
Okina defending well as Dawkins loads up on a big left hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins misses with a two punch combination.
Okina lands a glancing blow to the side of Dawkins's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Okina as he connects with a hook.
Okina is looking to clinch but Dawkins is avoiding it.
Okina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okina drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okina throwing strikes from guard but Dawkins blocks nicely.
Okina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Okina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okina keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dawkins's head.
Okina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiapo Okina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okina has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hiapo Okina!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Hiapo Okina!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Hiapo Okina!
Hiapo Okina wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Big L - Put It On. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawasaki tries to clinch up.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kawasaki counters with a head kick.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawasaki tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kawasaki.
Johnson tries to work over Kawasaki's front leg with a kick but Kawasaki checks it.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Kawasaki counters with a nice body kick.
Kawasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Kawasaki counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
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!
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawasaki tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Kawasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Nice defenses there by Kawasaki.
Kawasaki is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawasaki wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kawasaki is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Kawasaki has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kawasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Steve Johnson has been cut.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kawasaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Kawasaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawasaki obliges.
Kawasaki landing knees to the body.
Kawasaki with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Kawasaki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki landing knees to the body.
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Kawasaki managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Kawasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Kawasaki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kawasaki misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki letting Johnson take a breather here.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Kawasaki misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kawasaki after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson wants to break free but Kawasaki has control.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Kawasaki improves position.
Johnson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kawasaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kawasaki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kawasaki tries to clinch up.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Steve Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawasaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Kawasaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kawasaki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kawasaki postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kawasaki preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jun Kawasaki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kawasaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawasaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kawasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawasaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Kawasaki controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawasaki.
Kawasaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kawasaki misses with a knee to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawasaki.
Johnson has Kawasaki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kawasaki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kawasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kawasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kawasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Johnson.
Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Kawasaki's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson decides to pull guard.
Kawasaki is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
Johnson working for a triangle but Kawasaki defends it easily.
Kawasaki stands up from Johnson's guard - Kawasaki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kawasaki tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Kawasaki ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Kawasaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson throws a right hand that Kawasaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawasaki also avoids with ease.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kawasaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Kawasaki counters with a nice body kick.
Kawasaki tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Kawasaki tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawasaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kawasaki is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Kawasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kawasaki tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kawasaki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Kawasaki counters with an inside leg kick.
Kawasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Jun Kawasaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Kawasaki tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kawasaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kawasaki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kawasaki tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Kawasaki is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kawasaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawasaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Kawasaki landing knees to the head.
Kawasaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Kawasaki manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawasaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawasaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kawasaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the head.
Kawasaki crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Kawasaki with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Kawasaki working Johnson over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki lands a knee to the body.
Kawasaki with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kawasaki backwards.
Kawasaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kawasaki smiles and moves away.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Jun Kawasaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawasaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Kawasaki letting Johnson take a breather here.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Kawasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kawasaki misses with a knee strike.
Johnson has picked Kawasaki up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Kawasaki wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Kawasaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kawasaki is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
Kawasaki wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Kawasaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kawasaki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kawasaki wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Kawasaki is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kawasaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson trying to control but Kawasaki is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kawasaki tries to buck Johnson off but he can't manage it.
Kawasaki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kawasaki regains half guard.
Kawasaki has one foot on Johnson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kawasaki tries to clinch up.
Kawasaki clinches with his opponent.
Kawasaki misses with a knee strike.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson is working an open guard so Kawasaki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Kawasaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawasaki.
Jun Kawasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kawasaki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Kawasaki defends it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki controlling the position well.
Kawasaki wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Steve Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kawasaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Kawasaki is defending it quite comfortably.
Kawasaki flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Kawasaki won't allow it.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kawasaki is looking to escape.
Kawasaki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kawasaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Kawasaki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kawasaki looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson tries to hold on but Kawasaki postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kawasaki controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Kawasaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kawasaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jun Kawasaki!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jun Kawasaki!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jun Kawasaki!
Jun Kawasaki wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Jun Kawasaki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rojo Sangria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rojo Sangria!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sangria misses with a looping left.
Verzosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Verzosa defending well as Sangria loads up on a big left hand.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Sangria loads up on a big right hand but Verzosa slips the punch.
Verzosa misses the jab.
Sangria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verzosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Sangria moves out of range.
Sangria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sangria gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sangria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Verzosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sangria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Verzosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sangria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the body
and Sangria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Verzosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sangria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sangria lands with a hook. Verzosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Verzosa misses with a straight right.
Verzosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sangria was well out of range. Poor timing from Verzosa.
Good shot there by Verzosa.
Verzosa scores with a nice right hand.
Verzosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sangria shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Verzosa eats them both and turns towards Sangria to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa lands a jab.
Verzosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Sangria's head.
Sangria fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Sangria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verzosa takes a swing at Sangria's ribcage but misses.
Verzosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sangria on the side of the head.
Sangria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verzosa takes a swing at Sangria's ribcage but misses.
Sangria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sangria is rocked!
Sangria misses with a left hand
and Verzosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sangria is still on wobbly legs! Can Verzosa finish him?
Sangria looks gassed!
Verzosa misses with an uppercut.
Sangria moves away from the strike by Verzosa.
Verzosa rushes Sangria and presses him up against the cage.
Verzosa jumps into guard, dragging Sangria to the mat.
Verzosa is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sangria frees his head nicely. Oh but Verzosa has switched to an armbar! Sangria is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Remedios Verzosa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stalker has chosen Keelhauled as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnnie Stalker!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy throws a head kick but Stalker moves out of range.
Stalker connects with an inside leg kick.
Stalker throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
Kennedy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stalker!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stalker is looking to improve his position but Kennedy isn't that keen on the idea.
Stalker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kennedy.
Stalker manages to control the position for a moment.
Kennedy misses with a head shot.
Kennedy 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.
Kennedy looking to control but Stalker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kennedy working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Stalker slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy seems to be working for a kimura but Stalker defends the submission attempt.
Stalker trying to hold on to Kennedy's head to control him but Kennedy postures up.
Kennedy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stalker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kennedy seems to be looking for submissions.
Kennedy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Well, if Kennedy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stalker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kennedy.
Kennedy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kennedy is working for a kimura but Stalker is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker is looking to improve his position.
Kennedy wants to control but Stalker is keeping him busy.
Kennedy uses his free foot to push down on Stalker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stalker.
Kennedy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kennedy tries to control but Stalker wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stalker is now in Kennedy's guard. A big mistake from Kennedy there, giving up the dominant position!
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kennedy wants to stand up but Stalker is controlling him.
Stalker trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Stalker throws a big elbow that misses.
Stalker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Stalker from controlling successfully.
Kennedy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stalker manages to get himself to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Stalker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stalker keeping full guard, as Kennedy tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stalker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stalker manages to get himself to full guard.
Stalker working for a triangle but Kennedy defends it easily.
Stalker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stalker wants to sweep but no luck.
Kennedy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kennedy advances to half guard.
Stalker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stalker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Stalker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kennedy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kennedy advances position into side control!
Kennedy tries for a kimura but Stalker is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Stalker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stalker tries to bench press Kennedy off him but Kennedy keeps the position.
Kennedy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kennedy is staying tight to Stalker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Stalker tries to bench press Kennedy off him but Kennedy keeps the position.
Kennedy wants to control but Stalker is keeping him busy.
Kennedy with the ground and pound but Stalker regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Stalker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stalker.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stalker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kennedy has passed into side control.
Stalker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stalker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stalker.
Kennedy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Stalker keeps moving.
Stalker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kennedy is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that George Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stalker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stalker looks to throw a body kick
and Kennedy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stalker throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Stalker checks a leg kick.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. Stalker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kennedy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stalker's half guard.
Kennedy stalling.
Stalker is pressing down on Kennedy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stalker controls Kennedy momentarily but Kennedy frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stalker is proving hard to escape from.
Kennedy trying to control but Stalker is working from the bottom.
Stalker working for a triangle but Kennedy defends it easily.
Kennedy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Stalker is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker has control of Kennedy's left arm, preventing Kennedy from doing any damage.
Kennedy passes Stalker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stalker wants to control but Kennedy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stalker wants to improve his position but Kennedy is controlling well.
Kennedy uses his free foot to push down on Stalker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stalker.
Kennedy prevents Stalker from getting the reversal.
Kennedy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stalker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stalker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stalker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stalker trying to hold on to Kennedy's head to control him but Kennedy postures up.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Stalker is defending well.
Kennedy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stalker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kennedy throws a wild left hand from mount and Stalker manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Stalker is controlling Kennedy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stalker moves into full guard.
Stalker trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy advances to half guard.
Kennedy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kennedy wants to control but Stalker is keeping him busy.
Kennedy is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Stalker manages to get to full guard.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Stalker keeps moving.
Kennedy is pushing down on Stalker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stalker is fighting to maintain full guard but Kennedy has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kennedy is thwarting Stalker's attempts to control the position.
Kennedy trying to control the action but Stalker is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stalker gets full guard.
Stalker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Stalker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
George Kennedy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stalker's guard.
Stalker is looking to improve his position.
Kennedy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kennedy is trying to control the action in half guard but Stalker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stalker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kennedy is working away from the top position though.
Kennedy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to take a breather but Stalker is having none of it.
Kennedy is trying to work for a kimura but Stalker is defending well.
Kennedy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stalker wants to hold on but Kennedy pushes him away.
Stalker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stalker is on top in guard.
Stalker trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stalker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Kennedy misses
and Stalker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like George Kennedy has been cut.
Kennedy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stalker.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kennedy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for George Kennedy!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for George Kennedy!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for George Kennedy!
George Kennedy wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, George Kennedy waved his t-shirt featuring Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Godeaux might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Battle Ready. Dylan Carson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dylan Carson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Godeaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Godeaux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Godeaux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Godeaux throws a hook but Carson avoids it easily.
Godeaux does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Godeaux connects with a body shot that sends Carson's belly button to the back.
Carson misses the jab.
Godeaux misses with a looping right.
Carson looks to land a right hand but Godeaux moved out of range.
Boudreaux Godeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carson walks into a left hand.
Carson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Godeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Carson misses.
Godeaux misses with a right hand
and Carson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Godeaux thinking.
Carson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godeaux misses with a body kick.
Carson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Godeaux back to the cage. Carson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sloppy strikes from Carson. Those never looked like landing.
Godeaux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Godeaux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boudreaux Godeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Godeaux - the referee stops the clock and Carson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Godeaux. Carson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carson blocks the body kick.
Godeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carson.
Godeaux lands a leg kick that knocks Carson off balance momentarily.
Carson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godeaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Godeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Godeaux misses with a low kick as Carson jumps back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Godeaux misses.
Carson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Godeaux. Those never looked like landing.
Carson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Carson.
Godeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Carson.
Godeaux throws a looping overhand right but Carson ducks down to avoid it.
Godeaux is looking to chop away at Carson's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Godeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carson.
Godeaux throws a body kick that misses.
Carson moves out of range of the strikes.
Godeaux scores with a nice head shot.
Godeaux motions for Carson to come forward. Godeaux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godeaux moves away.
Godeaux is looking to slow Carson down with leg kicks.
Carson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Godeaux scores with a shot to the body.
Godeaux defending well as Carson loads up on a big left hand.
Godeaux with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Carson.
Godeaux throws a right hand that Carson ducks under and follows up with a left that Carson also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Carson blocks the low kick.
Carson throws a body punch but Godeaux moves out of range.
Godeaux looks to land a right hand but Carson moved out of range.
Godeaux throws a head kick that half lands.
Carson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circling - Carson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux throws a hook but Carson avoids it easily.
Carson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Godeaux. That did some damage!
Godeaux moves away from the strike by Carson.
Godeaux wants to land a leg kick but Carson is out of range.
Carson slips a jab from Godeaux.
Godeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Carson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carson connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carson. Godeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Carson.
Godeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux throws a lazy right hand but Carson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Godeaux 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 Carson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Godeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Carson misses with an uppercut.
Godeaux throws a leg kick which misses Carson's front leg but catches the back leg as Carson tries to avoid it.
Godeaux throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Carson to counter with a crisp jab.
Godeaux swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godeaux misses with a two punch combination.
Carson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carson misses with a body shot.
Carson tries to move into range but Godeaux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Godeaux as he checks the leg kick.
Carson misses with an uppercut. Godeaux saw that one coming.
Carson misses with a wild body shot.
Carson throws an overhand right that lands on Godeaux's shoulder, as Godeaux tries to avoid the shot.
Godeaux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Godeaux avoids a kick to the body.
Godeaux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Godeaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carson checks a low kick from Godeaux.
Carson looks to land a left hand but Godeaux moved out of range nicely.
Carson with a nice cross.
Carson misses with a hook. Godeaux ducked under it nicely.
Godeaux scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Godeaux.
Godeaux throws a low kick but Carson moves out of range easily.
Carson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godeaux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carson under the eye.
Godeaux throws an overhand right that lands on Carson's shoulder, as Carson tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Godeaux.
A big left from Carson misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Godeaux.
Carson throws a shot from downtown. Godeaux moves away and avoids it.
Godeaux misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Godeaux. Those never looked like landing.
Godeaux looks to throw the jab but Carson is out of range.
Godeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Godeaux - that will leave a mark!
Godeaux throws a jab when Carson was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boudreaux Godeaux 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.
Carson connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Carson. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Carson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Godeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boudreaux Godeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Godeaux moves out of range as Carson strikes.
A leg kick checked by Godeaux.
Decent striking displayed by Carson there.
Godeaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Godeaux staying out of range there.
Carson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Godeaux throws a hook but Carson avoids it easily.
Carson defending well as Godeaux loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godeaux defending well as Carson loads up on a big left hand.
Godeaux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carson misses the shot to the body.
Carson with a nice cross.
Carson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godeaux.
Godeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carson tries to bum rush Godeaux with a series of wild strikes but Godeaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson misses with a body shot.
Carson slips a jab and a cross from Godeaux.
Carson connects with a body shot.
Carson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carson is thwarting Godeaux's attempts to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godeaux tries to get to full guard but Carson has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux trying to hold on to Carson's head to control him but Carson postures up.
Carson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Godeaux tries to lock up and control but Carson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carson misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Carson throws some wild stikes that Godeaux manages to avoid easily.
Carson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Godeaux is looking to escape.
Godeaux really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carson wants to control the pace but Godeaux is squirming around nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Godeaux keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Godeaux is squirming around, avoiding Carson's attempts to control the action.
Carson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Godeaux kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Godeaux tries to hold on but Carson postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carson tries to control but Godeaux wriggling away.
Carson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Carson dominating with strikes here.
Godeaux slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Carson wants to control but Godeaux is keeping him busy.
Carson wants to pass to mount but Godeaux is defending the position.
Carson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux gets back to full guard.
Carson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Godeaux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carson has managed to get both his arms back between Godeaux's legs - danger averted.
Carson trying to control the position from guard on top but Godeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godeaux looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Carson pushing down on Godeaux's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carson is trying to control the action in half guard but Godeaux is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carson is pressing down on Godeaux's thigh, looking to free his foot. Godeaux is holding on for now.
Godeaux trying to control from the bottom.
Carson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Godeaux does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carson is just content to waste time from the top position. Godeaux takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Carson looking to sit in guard and control but Godeaux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Godeaux puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Carson wants to control but Godeaux is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Godeaux.
Godeaux takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Godeaux seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carson tries to get to full guard but Godeaux has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Carson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Godeaux misses.
Godeaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Godeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godeaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Godeaux finds it's way round the side to connect with Carson's head.
Carson avoids the head kick by Godeaux.
Carson fails to land with a series of punches.
Godeaux throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Godeaux misses the target.
Carson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godeaux fails to land with a series of punches.
Carson 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.
Godeaux thows a body shot but no joy.
Carson moves out of range as Godeaux strikes.
Godeaux misses with a right hand
and Carson counters with a nice leg kick.
Carson fails to land the takedown.
Godeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carson tries to bum rush Godeaux with a series of wild strikes but Godeaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godeaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godeaux lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Carson misses.
Carson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Carson.
Godeaux loads up on a big right hand but Carson slips the punch.
Carson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Godeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carson throws out the jab.
Carson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Godeaux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Godeaux misses with a straight left.
Godeaux throws a leg kick which misses Carson's front leg but catches the back leg as Carson tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux slips a jab from Carson.
A nice combination there by Godeaux.
Carson swings for the body but Godeaux moves out of range.
Carson blocks the body kick.
Carson tries a head kick but it misses.
Carson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Godeaux looks to land a combination but Carson avoids it well.
Godeaux takes one to the side of the head.
Godeaux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Godeaux momentarily.
Carson misses the shot to the body.
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Godeaux.
Carson throws an off balance right hand
and Godeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godeaux misses with a looping right.
Godeaux takes a swing at Carson's ribcage but misses.
Godeaux lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carson backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson connects with a body shot.
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Godeaux.
Godeaux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Godeaux.
Nice defenses there by Godeaux.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godeaux misses the jab.
Godeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carson misses with a body punch
enabling Godeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Carson missing with a left hand there. Godeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godeaux throws a hook to the side of Carson's head but Carson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Godeaux misses.
Godeaux throws a jab when Carson was well out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux thows a body shot but no joy.
Godeaux throws a leg kick which misses Carson's front leg but catches the back leg as Carson tries to avoid it.
Godeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carson.
Carson digs a good body shot into Godeaux's ribs.
Carson blocks a jab.
Carson takes a swing at Godeaux's ribcage but misses.
Carson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Godeaux in his tracks.
A big left from Carson misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Godeaux.
Godeaux looks to land a combination but Carson avoids it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godeaux lands with a straight right. Carson didn't see that one coming.
Godeaux throws a sloppy head kick
and Carson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carson missing with a left hand there. Godeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godeaux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Godeaux misses with a hook
and Carson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Godeaux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Godeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Carson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carson.
Carson moves out of range as Godeaux throws a body kick.
Godeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Carson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carson throws a body punch but Godeaux moves out of range.
Carson lands a right hook to the body.
Carson misses the jab.
Godeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Carson. Godeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godeaux moves away.
Carson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Godeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godeaux staying out of range there.
Carson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carson throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Godeaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Carson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boudreaux Godeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Godeaux 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Boudreaux Godeaux!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Boudreaux Godeaux!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Boudreaux Godeaux!
Boudreaux Godeaux wins by unanimous decision!
Boudreaux Godeaux retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Boudreaux Godeaux 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kauno Kaalikorva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaalikorva lands a glancing blow to the side of Narushima's head.
Narushima throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kaalikorva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Narushima throws a leg kick that misses.
Ryo Narushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaalikorva clinches up with Narushima and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaalikorva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaalikorva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaalikorva lands a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kaalikorva working some strikes from top position.
Kaalikorva throwing strikes but missing.
Kaalikorva wants to control from the top but Narushima keeps moving.
Kaalikorva works over Narushima with some ground and pound from guard.
Kaalikorva throws a big right hand that misses.
Kaalikorva with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaalikorva is pushing down on Narushima's leg trying to pass to half guard. Narushima is fighting to maintain full guard but Kaalikorva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kaalikorva is trying to work for a kimura but Narushima is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaalikorva is working for a kimura but Narushima is defending it quite comfortably.
Narushima wants to get back to full guard.
Kaalikorva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Narushima trying to control here.
Kaalikorva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Narushima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva misses with a head shot. Narushima uses the momentum to regain guard.
Narushima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kaalikorva wants to control from the top but Narushima keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kaalikorva trying to control the position from guard on top but Narushima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaalikorva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Narushima manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kaalikorva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Narushima frees his head nicely. Oh but Kaalikorva has switched to an armbar! Narushima is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kauno Kaalikorva!
Kauno Kaalikorva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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