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Valhalla 44: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Antos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshi Antos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm misses with a leg kick.
Storm throws a leg kick but Antos checks it.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Antos ducks down to avoid it.
Storm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Antos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm misses with a hook.
Storm cracks Antos with a good jab.
Johnny Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Antos.
Storm throws a series of punches but Antos moves out of range.
Storm swings for the body but Antos moves out of range.
Antos swinging wildly here.
Antos blocks a head kick by Storm.
Antos swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Storm.
Antos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Storm throws a shot to the body.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Antos.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.
Antos drops his hands momentarily and Storm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Antos throws out a loose jab but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Storm to the mat! Storm manages to get full guard.
Storm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Antos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Antos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm is trying to control Antos's posture but Antos avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is not content to let Antos control the position.
Antos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Antos cracks Storm with a big right hand but Storm just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Antos wants to control but Storm is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Storm some visible discomfort.
Antos stands up.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antos.
Storm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Storm wants it to stay on the feet.
Antos looks gassed!
Storm doesn't manage to clinch there - Antos circles away.
Antos staying out of range there.
Johnny Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Antos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws the left hand but Antos avoids the punch easily.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antos.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Antos's head but Antos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antos.
A combination from Storm does no damage.
Antos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Antos is out of range.
Storm lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antos.
Storm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Antos in his tracks.
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 Johnny Storm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Storm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Antos.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Antos slips the punch.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antos needs to keep his hands up - Storm had a free shot at his head there.
Antos ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Storm throws the left hand but Antos avoids the punch easily.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Storm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Storm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Antos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antos.
Johnny Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Antos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a hook but Antos blocks it.
Antos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm lands a nice looking body shot.
Antos is breathing heavily.
Antos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Antos blocks the leg kick.
Antos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Antos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Storm connects with a jab.
Storm takes a swing at Antos's ribcage but misses.
Antos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Antos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws the left hand but Antos avoids the punch easily.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch but Antos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm 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.
Storm lunges at Antos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Antos's hand.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Antos ducks down to avoid it.
Storm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Storm throws a right and a left that Antos avoids nicely.
Antos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Storm. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Storm scores with a four punch combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Antos does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a body shot.
A big right from Antos misses.
Storm scores with a nice head shot.
Storm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Storm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Antos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Storm misses with a hook.
Antos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Storm connects with a single shot there.
Storm lands an overhand right.
Storm cracks the inside of Antos's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Storm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Storm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Storm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Antos slips the punch.
Storm lands with a cross.
Storm misses with a hook.
Storm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm throws a hook but Antos blocks it.
Antos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Storm dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Storm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Antos's head.
Storm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Storm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Antos.
Antos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm misses with a double jab.
Antos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Storm punishes Antos's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Storm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Storm tries to clinch but Antos is having none of it.
Antos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Antos moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Antos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antos.
A telegraphed right hand from Antos misses the target.
Antos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Storm clobbers Antos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Storm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Antos's hands.
Storm takes a swing at Antos's ribcage but misses.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Antos.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antos.
Storm throws out a powerful jab.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Antos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antos works Storm's body with a nice hook.
Antos fails with the takedown.
Antos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Storm lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Storm, as that shot connected.
Storm lands with an uppercut that bounces Antos off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm tries to clinch but Antos is having none of it.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Storm misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Antos moved out of range.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Storm fakes the leg kick and cracks Antos in the body.
Antos moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Storm cracks a nice hook into Antos's ribs.
Antos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Antos shoots for a takedown but Storm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Toshi Antos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antos can do to turn this around?
Storm throws the left hand but Antos avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Antos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Antos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm with a jab.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antos dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Storm lands a head kick!
Storm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnny Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm scores with a jab. Antos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Storm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Storm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bariles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roshihiro Funkiunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bariles comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Michael Jackson. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
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134 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erik Bariles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roshihiro Funkiunga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bariles stalks Funkiunga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Funkiunga's face. Funkiunga staggers backwards, shaken.
Bariles misses with a series of wild punches.
Funkiunga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bariles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Funkiunga shoots for a takedown but Bariles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Funkiunga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bariles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Funkiunga under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Bariles.
Bariles cracks Funkiunga with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bariles throws a series of punches but Funkiunga avoids them all with ease.
Bariles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bariles dodges the punch combination from Funkiunga.
Funkiunga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bariles scores with a three punch combo!
Bariles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bariles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles lands a jab to the head.
Funkiunga doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Bariles to counter with a crisp jab.
Erik Bariles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roshihiro Funkiunga.
Bariles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bariles clobbers Funkiunga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bariles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bariles connects with a looping right hand.
Bariles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bariles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bariles throws a shot to the body.
Bariles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Funkiunga. Those never looked like landing.
Bariles throws a series of punches but Funkiunga avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bariles, as that shot connected.
Bariles lands a jab to Funkiunga's midsection.
Funkiunga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bariles counters with a stiff right hand.
Bariles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Funkiunga backs up against the cage.
Funkiunga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bariles scores with a one two! Funkiunga had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bariles misses with a double jab.
Funkiunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bariles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkiunga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bariles jabs Funkiunga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Funkiunga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bariles to score with a decent uppercut.
Bariles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkiunga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bariles lands with a straight right. Funkiunga didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bariles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Funkiunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Bariles lands.
Funkiunga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bariles defends it nicely.
Bariles lands an overhand right.
Bariles connects with a right hand. Funkiunga shakes it off.
Bariles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bariles digs a good hook to Funkiunga's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkiunga is looking to clinch.
Funkiunga wants to clinch
and Bariles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bariles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Funkiunga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bariles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Bariles does no damage.
A jab lands there for Bariles.
Funkiunga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funkiunga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Funkiunga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bariles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Funkiunga walks into a straight right hand from Bariles.
Erik Bariles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bariles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bariles lands with an uppercut that bounces Funkiunga off the cage and back into range.
Bariles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Funkiunga has time to react.
Bariles scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Funkiunga on the side of the head.
Bariles feints a jab promting Funkiunga to slip. Bariles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Funkiunga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bariles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Funkiunga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bariles lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bariles!
Jab from Bariles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Funkiunga.
Bariles misses with a combination
and Funkiunga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bariles breaks the clinch.
Bariles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice combination there by Bariles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bariles lunges at Funkiunga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Funkiunga's hand.
Bariles stuffs the takedown.
Erik Bariles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roshihiro Funkiunga.
Bariles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bariles dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bariles connects with a jab.
Funkiunga throws a jab when Bariles was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bariles blocks the low kick.
Bariles sizes up Funkiunga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Erik Bariles is winning the standup battle so far.
Bariles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bariles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Bariles.
Funkiunga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bariles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bariles lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles tries to bum rush Funkiunga with a series of wild strikes but Funkiunga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Funkiunga fails with the takedown
and Bariles counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Bariles.
Funkiunga closes the distance but Bariles moves to the side
and Bariles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bariles cracks a nice hook into Funkiunga's ribs.
Bariles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bariles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkiunga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bariles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Funkiunga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bariles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funkiunga can do to turn this around?
Funkiunga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Bariles blocks the low kick.
Bariles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bariles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as Bariles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Funkiunga doesn't seem phased though.
Bariles lands with a nice body punch.
Bariles cracks Funkiunga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkiunga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bariles works Funkiunga's body with a nice hook.
Bariles jabs at Funkiunga's body.
Funkiunga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bariles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bariles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bariles cracks Funkiunga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Bariles scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut there from Bariles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkiunga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bariles.
Bariles lunges at Funkiunga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Funkiunga's hand.
Roshihiro Funkiunga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Bariles.
Bariles is working the combinations to good effect here.
Funkiunga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bariles counter with a right hand.
Bariles punishes Funkiunga's body with a nice straight punch.
Erik Bariles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bariles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Funkiunga back to the cage. Bariles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Bariles's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bariles duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Bariles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bariles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bariles!
Erik Bariles took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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245 lbs
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245 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon throws a low kick but Pak moves out of range easily.
Alex Pak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pak doesn't manage to clinch there - Pendragon circles away.
Pak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pendragon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pak scrambles back to his feet.
Pak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pendragon counters with a shoot takedown. Pak fights it but they end up in guard.
Pendragon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pak's guard.
Pak is refusing to be controlled, as Pendragon sits in half guard.
Pendragon trying to pass the guard but Pak defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon works his way into full mount!
Pak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pendragon on the ground.
Pendragon is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Pak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pendragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pak lands a big head kick that sends Pendragon tumbling to the mat! Pak takes a step backwards and waves Pendragon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mike Pendragon has been cut.
Pendragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pak wants to clinch
and Pendragon counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon cracks Pak with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pendragon working the body and head with strikes.
Pendragon has an Americana. Pak didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Pendragon is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Pendragon hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mike Pendragon!
After winning the bout, Mike Pendragon 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 Corpse Grinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saku Katsumoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Corpse Grinder's chin.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corpse Grinder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grinder connects with a nice looking jab.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Grinder moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Grinder as Katsumoto shoots in.
Katsumoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grinder circles away.
Corpse Grinder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Katsumoto.
Donk. Grinder catches Katsumoto right on the button with a cross.
Katsumoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katsumoto scores with a nice right hand.
Katsumoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Katsumoto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grinder throws a jab when Katsumoto was well out of range.
A jab from Grinder finds it's way through Katsumoto's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grinder connects with a single shot there.
Grinder looks to land a combination. Katsumoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Katsumoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grinder digs a good hook to Katsumoto's body.
Katsumoto 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.
Grinder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Katsumoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katsumoto looking to score a takedown here. Grinder is defending well but Katsumoto drives through and ends up in Grinder's guard.
Katsumoto passes into half guard.
Katsumoto trying to control from half guard but Grinder is working away.
Grinder tries to get to full guard but Katsumoto has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsumoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Katsumoto is trying to work for a kimura but Grinder is defending well.
Grinder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grinder tries to get out of the position.
Katsumoto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grinder sees it coming and defends easily.
Katsumoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grinder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Katsumoto on the ground.
Grinder trying to control here.
Katsumoto wants to work for an arm triangle but Grinder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grinder is trying to maintain the position but Katsumoto is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grinder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Katsumoto wants to pass to mount but Grinder is defending the position.
Katsumoto prevents Grinder from improving his position.
Grinder keeping control of the position.
Katsumoto wants to pass to mount but Grinder is defending the position.
Katsumoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Katsumoto is working for a kimura but Grinder is defending it quite comfortably.
Katsumoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto works his way into side control.
Katsumoto is working to tighten is grip on Grinder's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Grinder has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Katsumoto is really squeezing tight and eventually Grinder passes out! Katsumoto breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Saku Katsumoto!
Our winner, Saku Katsumoto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Helsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Helsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helsing throws a shot to the body.
Cruz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Helsing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helsing throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Helsing's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz won't allow Helsing to sweep him here.
Helsing is controlling Cruz's posture.
Igor Helsing has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Helsing looking to score a takedown here. Cruz is defending well but Helsing drives through and ends up in Cruz's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helsing engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Helsing wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Helsing.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Helsing.
Helsing lands a lovely overhand right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Helsing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz being controlled for a moment.
Helsing has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A swing and a miss from Helsing.
Helsing lunges at Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruz's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helsing misses with a straight right.
Helsing just misses with a punch to the body.
Helsing just misses with a punch to the body.
Helsing connects with a body shot.
Helsing decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helsing is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Helsing dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Helsing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Helsing content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helsing's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Igor Helsing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Helsing has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Helsing just wasn't active enough.
Helsing throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cruz.
Helsing digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helsing misses with a body kick.
A big right from Helsing misses.
Helsing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helsing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helsing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helsing scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Helsing misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Helsing.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Helsing is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helsing.
Helsing looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Helsing is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz defending well as Helsing loads up on a big left hand.
Igor Helsing is winning the standup battle so far.
Helsing attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Helsing throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Helsing throws a body kick that misses.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Helsing.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helsing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Helsing dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Helsing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Helsing.
Helsing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Helsing misses with a wild body shot.
Helsing misses with a low kick.
Helsing lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Helsing misses the shot to the body.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helsing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helsing throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Helsing throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Helsing lands a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Helsing.
Helsing controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Helsing just wasn't active enough.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Helsing.
Helsing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helsing throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helsing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helsing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Helsing.
Helsing lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helsing.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helsing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helsing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helsing scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Helsing misses with a wild body shot.
Helsing closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cruz did well to prevent Helsing getting side control.
Helsing seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Helsing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helsing has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Helsing!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Mesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zeus Mesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orlando Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Mesus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesus misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Mesus throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Mesus moves out of range.
Mesus slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mesus slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws a hook but Mesus avoids it easily.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Mesus's head but Mesus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Mesus's head but Mesus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Mesus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Mesus moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Mesus gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez postures up in Mesus's guard and throws a big left but Mesus blocks it.
Mesus looking to control.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Mesus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mesus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mesus won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mesus manages to get himself to full guard.
Mesus trying to control the position.
Mesus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sanchez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mesus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesus pulls Sanchez in to control the position.
Zeus Mesus has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mesus moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesus misses with a low kick.
Mesus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mesus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zeus Mesus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Sanchez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Mesus controlling him for the moment.
Mesus wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mesus trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zeus Mesus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Mesus moved out of range.
Mesus fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Mesus.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Mesus moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Mesus slips the punch.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Mesus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Mesus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mesus enables Sanchez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mesus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mesus pulls Sanchez in to control the position.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mesus is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mesus holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Orlando Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Mesus's brow.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Mesus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses. Mesus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Mesus!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
Mesus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Mesus blocks nicely.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mesus pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mesus counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
Mesus trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mesus being controlled here momentarily.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Mesus from controlling successfully.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mesus content to stall in guard here.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zeus Mesus.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mesus counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mesus moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez looking to ground and pound but Mesus is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesus.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Mesus.
Mesus throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mesus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings for the body but Mesus moves out of range.
Mesus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Mesus sprawls well.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
Mesus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Mesus saw it coming and moves away.
Mesus slips a straight right by Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Mesus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Mesus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Mesus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mesus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesus.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Mesus moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Mesus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Mesus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Mesus.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mesus tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mesus to the ground. Mesus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zeus Mesus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook but Mesus avoids it easily.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Mesus ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Mesus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesus is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Mesus stalls from top position.
Sanchez looking for a sweep but Mesus has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesus trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mesus controlling the pace for now.
Mesus trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Orlando Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mesus controlling from the full mount.
We're going to have a standup here because Zeus Mesus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mesus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zeus Mesus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mesus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mesus looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Mesus ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Mesus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeus Mesus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Sanchez!
Orlando Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Singapore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Torres might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Old Way's. Joel Singapore will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
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24
130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Singapore!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singapore looks for the body kick but Torres saw that one coming.
Singapore throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Singapore slips the punch.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Singapore lands with a cross.
Torres shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Singapore is trying to defend but Torres finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Singapore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torres pulls his head out easily.
Torres is taking a breather. Singapore says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Torres working Singapore over with strikes.
Singapore pushes Torres off looking to stand but Torres dives back in and keeps control.
Torres looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Singapore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Torres is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Torres 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.
Torres lands with a punch from half guard.
Torres takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Torres is thwarting Singapore's attempts to control the position.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Singapore wants to improve his position but Torres is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Torres is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres winds up and cracks Singapore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Singapore is trying to stand up here but Torres is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Singapore is trying to stand up here but Torres is controlling him well.
Torres working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Torres there.
Singapore has hold of Torres's hands but Torres slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Torres drops an elbow to the side of Singapore's head.
Torres keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Singapore taking some punishment here, with Torres in his half guard.
Singapore has a hand on Torres's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Torres takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Torres putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Singapore is rocked!
Singapore working to try and regain half guard.
Singapore is still in real trouble! Can Torres finish him?
Torres controlling from mount.
Torres with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres unloading with bombs!
Singapore taking shots to the head.
Torres with a couple of short strikes.
Torres postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Singapore bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Torres and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Torres!
Our winner, Miguel Torres, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mari Huana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huana has chosen Megadeth Public Enemy No.1 as his entrance music. Huana has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Mark Coleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
287 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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27
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mari Huana!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huana wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Huana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Huana was covering up waiting for the punch and Coleman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Coleman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.
Huana looks gassed!
Coleman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Coleman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Huana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Huana!
Coleman landing shots from mount.
Coleman scoring with strikes but Huana is staying in there.
Coleman content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Huana bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Coleman and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Coleman!
Our winner, Mark Coleman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phantom Assasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Sakuraba has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phantom Assasin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba misses with the combination.
Assasin throws a hook but Sakuraba avoids it easily.
Assasin looks to land a right hand but Sakuraba moved out of range.
Sakuraba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Assasin is fending him off so far but Sakuraba persists. Nope, Assasin circles away and we're back to standing.
Assasin throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phantom Assasin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assasin scores with a one two! Sakuraba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Assasin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assasin.
Assasin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assasin looks to land a combination but Sakuraba avoids it well.
No joy there for Assasin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assasin drives through and clinches with Sakuraba against the cage.
Assasin lands a left hand.
Assasin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Assasin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assasin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assasin throws a head punch that misses.
Sakuraba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Phantom Assasin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Sakuraba being controlled against the cage.
Assasin tries to throw a body punch but Sakuraba avoids it by throwing Assasin back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assasin stalls.
Assasin lands a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba wants to take the fight to the mat but Assasin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sakuraba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Assasin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Assasin lands a really nice looking cross but Sakuraba seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assasin looks to throw the jab but Sakuraba is out of range.
Assasin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sakuraba to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Assasin keeps moving.
Assasin looking for a sweep. Not yet Assasin, not yet.
Sakuraba throwing strikes from guard but Assasin blocks nicely.
Assasin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Assasin working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sakuraba advances to half guard.
Assasin is trying to stand up here but Sakuraba is controlling him well.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but Assasin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakuraba to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Assasin is defending well.
Assasin is trying to control but can't.
Sakuraba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but Assasin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakuraba to get the leverage.
Sakuraba trying to control the pace.
Assasin is holding on to half guard well.
Sakuraba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakuraba passes to full mount!
Sakuraba wants to control the pace but Assasin is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba fails to take his opponent's back.
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 Phantom Assasin will probably get the nod.
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.
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assasin.
Assasin misses with a right hand
and Sakuraba counters with a single leg into guard. Assasin didn't expect that.
Assasin is pulling down on Sakuraba's head. It's preventing any offense from Sakuraba, at least for the moment.
Assasin keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
Sakuraba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Assasin controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Phantom Assasin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sakuraba swings for the body but Assasin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assasin.
Sakuraba doesn't manage to clinch there - Assasin circles away.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that Assasin avoids nicely.
Phantom Assasin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakuraba shoots in and gets a takedown into Assasin's guard.
Sakuraba prevents Assasin from getting back to his feet.
Sakuraba won't allow Assasin to sweep him here.
Sakuraba slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sakuraba creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Assasin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Assasin is looking for a sweep.
Assasin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Assasin wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assasin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assasin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Assasin tries to kick Sakuraba off but Sakuraba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba seems to be working for a kimura but Assasin defends the submission attempt.
Sakuraba trying to control from half guard but Assasin is working away.
Sakuraba prevents Assasin from improving his position.
Sakuraba is pressing down on Assasin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Assasin is holding on for now.
Assasin trying to control but Sakuraba postures up.
Assasin is refusing to be controlled, as Sakuraba sits in half guard.
Sakuraba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba prevents Assasin from improving his position.
Assasin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakuraba frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sakuraba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Assasin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba wants to finish this one by submission but Assasin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Assasin because Sakuraba loaded up on that one.
Sakuraba lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sakuraba with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assasin stops Sakuraba from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Sakuraba working for a guillotine from mount but Assasin is in no mood to give up.
Sakuraba is looking to work his way around to Assasin's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Assasin wants to control but Sakuraba is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Assasin is looking to escape.
Sakuraba fails to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakuraba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Assasin's guard.
Assasin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Assasin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakuraba tries to get to full guard but Assasin has control of the leg.
Assasin is thwarting Sakuraba's attempts to control the position.
Assasin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakuraba is pressing down on Assasin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sakuraba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Assasin manages to get himself to full guard.
Assasin controlling Sakuraba's posture.
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Assasin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throwing strikes from guard but Assasin blocks nicely.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Assasin is keeping the position.
Sakuraba drops back looking for a leg! Assasin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Assasin manages to kick Sakuraba off! Sakuraba jumps back into Assasin's guard.
Assasin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sakuraba puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Assasin won't allow Sakuraba to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assasin is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba slows the pace down in half guard.
Assasin wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assasin is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assasin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Assasin is retaining full guard.
Sakuraba throws a big elbow that misses.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba forces his way into half guard.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Assasin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Assasin is looking to control Sakuraba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Assasin avoid being mounted?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Assasin is blocking nicely.
Assasin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakuraba on the ground.
Assasin wants to get back to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakuraba moves nicely into side control.
Sakuraba prevents Assasin from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Assasin, who protects the arm well.
Sakuraba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Assasin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sakuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assasin keeps working.
Assasin is trying to improve his position.
Assasin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sakuraba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Assasin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sakuraba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakuraba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Assasin is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Assasin, who protects the arm well.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assasin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assasin has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sakuraba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Sakuraba!
A victorious Kazushi Sakuraba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tengo Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray comes to the cage accompanied by Precious Memories. Delight is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Reputation . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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27
149 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tengo Ray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Delight.
Delight slaps away a takedown attempt from Ray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Delight.
Delight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ray.
Delight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ray.
Ray checks a leg kick.
Delight scores with a one two! Ray had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ray shoots in looking for a takedown. Delight tries to sprawl out of it but Ray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Delight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tengo Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delight is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight feints a jab promting Ray to slip. Delight then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ray slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Delight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Delight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Delight as Ray shoots in.
Delight rushes Ray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Delight lands an elbow inside that Ray shrugs off.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Delight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Delight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Delight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight works Ray's body with a nice hook.
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delight scores with a jab to the body.
Delight lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ray shoots in looking for a takedown but Delight manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Delight. Delight obviously looking to wear him down.
Ray is breathing heavily.
Delight misses with a wild combination.
Delight connects with a leg kick. Ray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ray takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Delight rushes Ray and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray tries to pull guard but Delight holds him up against the cage and eventually Ray drops back down to his feet.
Ray tries to pull guard but Delight won't allow it.
Ray is trying to pull guard but Delight turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Ray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Delight can pounce on him.
Delight stuns Ray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Delight lands a jab-cross combination.
Ray fails to land the takedown.
Dutch Delight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
Delight gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ray tries to move into range but Delight moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Delight fails to land with a series of punches.
Dutch Delight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Delight stuns Ray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Delight lands with an uppercut that bounces Ray off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight scores with a jab to the body.
Delight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ray's sensitive parts.
Delight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Delight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Delight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Delight darts in and clinches Ray up against the cage.
Delight stops a takedown attempt from Ray.
Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Delight throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Delight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Delight connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ray doesn't seem bothered though.
Delight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ray. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Delight scores with a three punch combo!
Ray has his takedown stuffed
and Delight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ray fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tengo Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Delight looks to land a combination but Ray avoids it well.
Ray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick and Ray moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delight misses with a head kick.
Ray walks into a left hand.
Ray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ray misses with a takedown
enabling Delight to counter with a crisp jab.
Delight throws a series of strikes that have Ray backpedaling.
Delight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Delight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Ray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Delight connects with a looping right hand.
Delight with a nice cross.
Delight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Delight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ray in his tracks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Delight.
Ray steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Delight. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
Delight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ray. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray tries for a takedown but Delight circles away easily
and Delight counters with an outside leg kick.
Delight throws out a powerful jab.
Delight cracks Ray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Delight uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight connects with a leg kick. Ray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A right-left combo lands from Delight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ray is rocked!
Ray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Delight is fending him off so far but Ray persists. Nope, Delight circles away and we're back to standing.
Delight cracks Ray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Ray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Delight lands a nice looking body shot.
Dutch Delight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Ray got wobbled bad by a big combination! Delight presses forward with punches and knees until Ray stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Ray closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dutch Delight! Dutch Delight retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Dutch Delight thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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