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GFL 16 - Sanchez vs Clay PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronek Simson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronek Simson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dom Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Simson circles away.
Thompson scores with a kick to the body.
Simson shoots in and bounces Thompson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson is working an open guard so Simson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Simson has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simson pulls guard.
Thompson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Simson's guard.
Thompson prevents Simson from improving his position.
Simson trying to hold on to Thompson's head to control him but Thompson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simson is just riding it out for now. Thompson eventually gives up the hold.
Simson wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Simson to stand up.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Simson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simson is defending well for now.
Simson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simson stalling against the cage.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Simson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Simson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simson has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Simson tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Simson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Simson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronek Simson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simson shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Simson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Simson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simson slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson tries to clinch up
and Simson moves into the clinch.
Simson scores with a shoulder strike.
Simson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thompson is defending well.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Simson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson tries to circle away but Simson has him pinned against the cage.
Simson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Simson.
Dom Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson tries to clinch up
and Simson counters with a big head kick but Thompson shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronek Simson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simson lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
Simson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Simson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.
Bronek Simson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson throws a hook but Simson blocks it.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Simson both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Simson.
Thompson moves to clinch but Simson breaks away
and Simson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thompson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Simson passes to full mount!
Simson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Simson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thompson is still in real trouble! Can Simson finish him?
Simson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Simson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thompson?
Simson trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to stand.
Thompson is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Simson has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Simson lands punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Thompson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Simson tries to get the hooks in deep but Thompson pushed the leg off.
Simson working for a choke but Thompson is defending well.
Thompson is trying to stand back up.
Thompson staying busy and making it hard for Simson to control.
Simson biding his time, controlling Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simson trying to control momentarily.
Thompson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Simson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simson scores with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronek Simson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simson has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Simson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Simson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Simson is blocking nicely.
Simson manages to break the clinch.
Simson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Simson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Simson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Thompson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simson is putting a hurting on Thompson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thompson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Thompson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bronek Simson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Simson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Simson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bronek Simson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Simson.
Simson gets a clinch.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Simson has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bronek Simson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Simson avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Simson blocks a body shot from Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simson prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Simson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thompson to keep the fight standing.
Simson prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Simson avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Simson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Simson is avoiding it.
Simson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simson gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson closes the distance looking to clinch
so Simson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dom Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Simson tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronek Simson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simson 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronek Simson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tokugawa Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazunari Tashiro (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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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokugawa Hattori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazunari Tashiro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tashiro throws a head kick that misses
and Hattori counters with a stiff right hand.
Hattori shoots in looking for a takedown but Tashiro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hattori's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tashiro throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Tokugawa Hattori has been cut.
Kazunari Tashiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tashiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tashiro wants it to stay on the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tashiro!
Nice sprawl there from Tashiro as Hattori shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokugawa Hattori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tashiro throws a sloppy head kick and Hattori moves out of range easily.
Tashiro leaves Hattori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tashiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hattori circles away.
Tashiro looks gassed!
Tashiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hattori closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hattori throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tashiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hattori pulls his head out easily.
Hattori not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tashiro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tashiro trying to hold on to Hattori's head to control him but Hattori postures up.
Hattori is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tashiro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tashiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hattori.
Hattori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tashiro wants to get back to his feet.
Hattori slows the pace down in half guard.
Hattori looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tashiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hattori not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hattori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hattori is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hattori is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tashiro is just riding it out for now. Hattori eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hattori throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hattori seems to be working for a kimura but Tashiro defends the submission attempt.
Hattori seems to be working for a kimura but Tashiro defends the submission attempt.
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!
Hattori passes to side control.
Hattori working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hattori throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tashiro taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hattori tries to score with some ground and pound. Tashiro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hattori 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.
Hattori advances to full mount.
Hattori throws a sloppy strike and Tashiro uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Tashiro has ended up in Hattori's guard.
Hattori looking for a guillotine here but Tashiro defends easily.
Hattori has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tashiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hattori looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hattori working for a triangle but Tashiro defends it easily.
Hattori looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tashiro is defending well. Hattori quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tashiro has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hattori celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tokugawa Hattori!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandrov Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oda Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandrov Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oda Hattori's chin.
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182 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandrov Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oda Hattori!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Hattori.
Hattori connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
It looks like Alexandrov Emelianenko has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Hattori's shoulder, as Hattori tries to avoid the shot.
Hattori connects with a high kick.
Hattori lands with a slapping head kick.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Hattori counters with a head kick.
Hattori lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Hattori counters with a head kick. That will keep Emelianenko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Emelianenko is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hattori scores with a head kick.
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! A monster head kick from Hattori and Emelianenko falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Hattori!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oda Hattori!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Sawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sawa but Sawa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doi has his takedown stuffed
and Sawa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Doi's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sawa passes into half guard.
Doi tries to roll over but Sawa keeps him under control.
Sawa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Doi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sawa moves into full mount! Doi won't be happy about that!
Sawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doi is looking to escape.
Doi really wants to buck Sawa off and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sawa is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Doi is in real trouble.
Sawa missing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doi defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sawa has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Doi is defending well but eventually Sawa manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Doi has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jake Sawa!
A relieved looking Jake Sawa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phillipe Nover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seichi Takamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillipe Nover could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Seichi Takamoto's chin.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phillipe Nover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seichi Takamoto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nover moves in looking to clinch but Takamoto pushes him off.
Takamoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Takamoto looks for a takedown but Nover sprawls well.
Nover lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takamoto's sensitive parts.
Takamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nover. That's going to slow Takamoto down.
Nover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nover goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seichi Takamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takamoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nover counters with an outside leg kick.
Phillipe Nover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seichi Takamoto.
Takamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nover can pounce on him.
Takamoto has his takedown stuffed
and Nover counters with a nice leg kick.
Takamoto looks gassed!
Nover clinches up against the cage.
Nover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nover is trying to push Takamoto away but Takamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nover looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nover breaks the clinch.
Takamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nover stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nover wants it to stay on the feet.
Nover slaps away a takedown attempt from Takamoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Takamoto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nover moves into the clinch.
Takamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nover scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nover misses with a knee strike.
Nover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nover scores with a knee to the head.
Nover utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nover connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takamoto's face.
Nover misses with a knee to the head.
Nover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nover taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nover trying to control the position but instead, Takamoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nover into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nover crunches a lovely knee into Takamoto's ribcage.
Nover is struggling to control the position.
Nover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takamoto with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takamoto shoots in but Nover avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nover wants to clinch up but Takamoto keeps it at a distance.
Takamoto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nover counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takamoto's knee momentarily.
Takamoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nover counters with a good low kick that Takamoto was not able to check.
Nover feints and then cracks Takamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takamoto down.
Takamoto shoots in for a takedown but Nover shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nover looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nover moves into the clinch.
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!
Nover breaks the clinch.
Takamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nover.
Nover doesn't manage to clinch there - Takamoto circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nover tries to clinch but Takamoto moves out of range.
Nover feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takamoto's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillipe Nover dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nover fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takamoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Nover counters with a nice leg kick.
Phillipe Nover is winning the standup battle so far.
Nover gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nover 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.
Takamoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nover has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takamoto has managed to get both his arms back between Nover's legs - danger averted.
Nover working a defensive guard here.
Takamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Nover is retaining full guard.
Nover wants to sweep here but Takamoto controlling him for the moment.
Takamoto is breathing heavily.
Takamoto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Takamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Nover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nover is on top in guard.
Nover advances to half guard.
Nover is looking for a kimura but Takamoto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nover to get the leverage.
Nover is pressing down on Takamoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takamoto is holding on for now.
Takamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nover wants to take a breather but Takamoto is having none of it.
Takamoto wants to improve his position but Nover is controlling well.
Takamoto is not content to let Nover control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nover is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nover trying to control but Takamoto is working from the bottom.
Takamoto has his foot on Nover's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nover works his way back into a safe position though.
Nover trying to control but Takamoto is working from the bottom.
Nover got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nover has managed to get both his arms back between Takamoto's legs - danger averted.
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!
Takamoto keeping moving, preventing Nover from controlling successfully.
Takamoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nover wants to control from the top but Takamoto keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takamoto is keeping the position for now.
Nover wants to control from the top but Takamoto keeps moving.
Phillipe Nover has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nover moves in looking to clinch but Takamoto pushes him off.
Takamoto fails with the takedown
and Nover counters with an inside leg kick.
Phillipe Nover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takamoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nover counters with a good, hard body kick but Takamoto shrugs it off.
Phillipe Nover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seichi Takamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nover fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takamoto.
Nover connects with an inside leg kick.
Phillipe Nover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nover is looking to slow Takamoto down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Nover.
Takamoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nover counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nover can pounce on him.
Takamoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nover closes the distance and clinches.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nover tries a knee to the head but Takamoto blocks it.
Nover misses with an elbow strike.
Nover landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillipe Nover dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nover tries to clinch up but Takamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Nover closes the distance and clinches.
Nover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nover throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Nover misses with a knee to the head.
Nover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phillipe Nover has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Takamoto avoiding damage as Nover throws knees to the body.
Nover is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nover connects with a knee to the head.
Nover breaks the clinch.
Nover stuffs the takedown attempt from Takamoto. Takamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nover.
Takamoto shoots and misses
and Nover counters with a head kick.
Takamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Nover lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takamoto can do to turn this around?
Nover looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nover sprawls well. Nover wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Phillipe Nover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seichi Takamoto.
A good leg kick by Nover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nover rushes Takamoto and presses him up against the cage.
Nover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nover throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nover tries to break free but Takamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Takamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nover lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phillipe Nover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nover wants to stall.
Takamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nover tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nover misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seichi Takamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nover tries a knee to the head but Takamoto blocks it.
Nover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takamoto avoids the elbow strike from Nover, against the cage.
Nover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nover taking a breather.
Takamoto tries to pull guard but Nover forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Takamoto is trying to pull guard but Nover has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Nover.
Takamoto throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nover taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phillipe Nover.
Takamoto looks to land a left hand but Nover moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillipe Nover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nover 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 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillipe Nover!
A victorious Phillipe Nover thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Gambacorto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takahashi comes to the cage accompanied by Gettō De ゲットーで. Ichiro Takahashi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichiro Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Gambacorto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambacorto misses with a head kick.
Gambacorto checks a leg kick.
Takahashi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gambacorto takes a step back to recover.
Takahashi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takahashi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gambacorto is out of range.
Takahashi scores with a three punch combo!
Gambacorto throws a head kick but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gambacorto blocks a head kick by Takahashi.
Gambacorto pushes Takahashi up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
Gambacorto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Takahashi is working for takedown but Gambacorto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body.
Gambacorto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gambacorto pushes off an throws an elbow but Takahashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gambacorto prevents a body shot from Takahashi.
Gambacorto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takahashi avoids a wild elbow strike from Gambacorto.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Gambacorto.
Takahashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gambacorto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gambacorto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gambacorto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mark Gambacorto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambacorto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick from Gambacorto lands but Takahashi takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ichiro Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi misses with a leg kick.
Takahashi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gambacorto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambacorto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut
and Gambacorto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gambacorto scores with a nice body kick.
Gambacorto cracks Takahashi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Takahashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Gambacorto.
Gambacorto misses with a combination
and Takahashi counters with a low kick, right behind Gambacorto 's knee.
Takahashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gambacorto looks for the body kick but Takahashi saw that one coming.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gambacorto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gambacorto tries to score with a low kick but Takahashi moves his leg out of the way.
Gambacorto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi motions for Gambacorto to come forward. Takahashi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gambacorto throws a big shot that misses.
Takahashi throws a solid leg kick but Gambacorto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takahashi.
Gambacorto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takahashi.
Gambacorto gets caught napping as Takahashi dives in and scores a takedown. Gambacorto manages to retain guard.
Takahashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gambacorto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takahashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambacorto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takahashi looking to sit in guard and control but Gambacorto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gambacorto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Gambacorto from controlling successfully.
Ichiro Takahashi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Takahashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Gambacorto misses.
Gambacorto lands with a nice body punch.
Gambacorto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambacorto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mark Gambacorto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambacorto misses with a few strikes there.
Takahashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gambacorto throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Gambacorto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Takahashi's cut.
That's time! Takahashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gambacorto works over Takahashi's head and body with a nice combination.
Takahashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gambacorto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gambacorto 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.
Takahashi moves in looking to clinch but Gambacorto pushes him off.
Gambacorto tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gambacorto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takahashi is looking to land body kicks.
Takahashi misses with a straight left.
Gambacorto tries a head kick but it misses.
Gambacorto moves in looking to clinch but Takahashi pushes him off.
No joy there for Takahashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gambacorto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gambacorto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takahashi circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gambacorto.
Takahashi blocks a head kick by Gambacorto.
Gambacorto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambacorto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mark Gambacorto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gambacorto throws a right hand that Takahashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Takahashi also avoids with ease.
Gambacorto lands with a nice body punch.
Gambacorto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gambacorto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gambacorto throws a solid leg kick but Takahashi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gambacorto.
Takahashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gambacorto misses with a body shot.
Gambacorto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takahashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Takahashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambacorto avoids it.
Gambacorto lands an elbow inside that Takahashi shrugs off.
Takahashi blocks an elbow strike from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Takahashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gambacorto throws an elbow that misses.
Gambacorto struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahashi controls his hands.
Gambacorto tries to circle away but Takahashi has him pinned against the cage.
Gambacorto throws a punch but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Gambacorto blocks an uppercut.
Takahashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takahashi just leaning against Gambacorto, taking a breather.
Takahashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Gambacorto won't want to take too many of those.
Gambacorto scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gambacorto throws an elbow but misses.
Takahashi landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Takahashi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gambacorto.
Takahashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takahashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takahashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gambacorto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gambacorto tries to work over Takahashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takahashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gambacorto blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Gambacorto avoids the damage to the body.
Gambacorto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.
Gambacorto can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Takahashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gambacorto is defending well for now.
Gambacorto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gambacorto misses with a punch to the body.
Gambacorto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gambacorto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takahashi's elbow.
Takahashi is working for takedown but Gambacorto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gambacorto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahashi keeps control of Gambacorto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
Gambacorto tries to stall but Takahashi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gambacorto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gambacorto can't break the clinch.
Gambacorto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takahashi digs a right hand into Gambacorto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gambacorto's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambacorto can't break the clinch.
Takahashi trying to land knees to the body.
Takahashi can't find room to land a body shot as Gambacorto controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambacorto lands a shoulder strike.
Takahashi has Gambacorto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gambacorto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gambacorto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gambacorto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Gambacorto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Takahashi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gambacorto tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gambacorto lands a two punch combo.
Gambacorto misses with a combination
and Takahashi counters with a low kick, right behind Gambacorto 's knee.
Gambacorto thuds his shin into the meat of Takahashi's side.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takahashi lands a high kick!
Gambacorto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gambacorto works over Takahashi's head and body with a nice combination.
Gambacorto throws a nice looking combination but Takahashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takahashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gambacorto misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Gambacorto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambacorto looks to land a combination. Takahashi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Takahashi darts in trying to clinch
and Gambacorto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Takahashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Takahashi as the two fighters clinch.
Takahashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ichiro Takahashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takahashi working aggressively here.
Takahashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gambacorto backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a knee to the head.
Takahashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gambacorto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takahashi misses with a body punch.
Takahashi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gambacorto manages to break the clinch.
Takahashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gambacorto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Gambacorto.
Takahashi punishes Gambacorto's body with a nice straight punch.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but Gambacorto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mark Gambacorto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takahashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gambacorto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gambacorto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takahashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takahashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gambacorto checks a low kick from Takahashi.
Takahashi is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a jab. Gambacorto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gambacorto motions for Takahashi to come forward. Gambacorto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Gambacorto slips a jab and a cross from Takahashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gambacorto. Those never looked like landing.
Takahashi looks for the body kick but Gambacorto saw that one coming.
Takahashi lands a leg kick that knocks Gambacorto off balance momentarily.
Gambacorto avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
A lazy left from Takahashi finds it's target.
Takahashi misses with a body kick.
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses.
Gambacorto misses with a wild combination.
Takahashi looks for the body kick but Gambacorto saw that one coming.
Gambacorto walks into a jab.
Takahashi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gambacorto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takahashi throws a push kick but Gambacorto slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takahashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gambacorto sizes up Takahashi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takahashi connects with a leg kick. Gambacorto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gambacorto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mark Gambacorto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Gambacorto prevents a body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws an elbow that misses.
Takahashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gambacorto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambacorto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takahashi pushes off an throws an elbow but Gambacorto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ichiro Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takahashi blocks an elbow strike from Gambacorto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichiro Takahashi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gambacorto 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Gambacorto!
Mark Gambacorto made sure to mention his sponsor, 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Misaaki Satake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Misaaki Satake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Satake.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Satake circles away easily
and Satake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coleman moves into the clinch.
Satake has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Coleman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Coleman trying to control the hands but Satake breaks the grip.
Coleman fending off the submission attempt from Satake.
Satake trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Satake controlling the positon.
Satake is looking to control Coleman but Coleman is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Coleman is in bad spot here.
Coleman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Satake trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Coleman trying to control the action but Satake just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to escape the position.
Coleman prevents Satake from getting a body triangle.
Coleman just trying to survive but Satake is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
A lull in the action here.
Coleman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Coleman with the active half guard here but Satake passes nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satake is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Coleman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Satake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Coleman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coleman is looking for a sweep. Satake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coleman trying to control here.
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.
Coleman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Satake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Satake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Satake is controlling the pace.
Satake is trying to control the action in half guard but Coleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misaaki Satake dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Satake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Satake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coleman working to try and regain half guard.
Satake lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Coleman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Coleman tries to roll over but Satake keeps him under control.
Satake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake wants to control but Coleman is keeping him busy.
Coleman gets full guard.
Coleman looking to control.
Satake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Satake's guard.
Satake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coleman's guard.
Satake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Satake is one step ahead there.
Coleman is trying to keep Satake in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satake wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman wants to control but Satake passes easily into half guard.
Coleman moves into full guard.
Coleman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Coleman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Satake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Satake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coleman is keeping the position for now.
Coleman working for a triangle but Satake defends it easily.
Coleman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satake advances position into side control!
The referee asks Satake politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Satake prefers to stall for the moment though.
Coleman tries to bench press Satake off him but Satake keeps the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dark Coleman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Coleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Satake. Satake gets slowly back to his feet.
Satake looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
Coleman gets caught napping as Satake dives in and scores a takedown. Coleman manages to retain guard.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Satake controlling him for the moment.
Satake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Satake wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman wants to control the position but Satake says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake is keen to just control but Coleman is a slippery customer.
Coleman manages to get to full guard.
Satake trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Satake stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
Coleman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Satake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Satake has passed into side control.
Coleman is trying to get back to half guard.
Coleman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Satake's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Coleman wants to control but Satake is keeping busy.
Coleman is refusing to be controlled, as Satake sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satake trying to pass the guard but Coleman defending well.
Coleman is refusing to be controlled, as Satake sits in half guard.
Coleman is trying to maintain the position but Satake is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Satake 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Misaaki Satake wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Satake but Satake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Satake wants it to stay on the feet.
Coleman rushes Satake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Satake looking for a takedown.
Satake tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misaaki Satake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Satake is trying to keep an underhook but Coleman manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman seems to be working for a kimura but Satake defends the submission attempt.
Dark Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Satake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dark Coleman.
I think Coleman 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dark Coleman!
After winning the bout, Dark Coleman 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay has chosen Atari Teenage Riot - Revolution Action as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Curtis Clay!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez slips a straight right by Clay.
Clay throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Clay avoids it.
Clay fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Clay circles away.
Clay scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Clay trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
A control attempt from Sanchez but he's now mounted!
Sanchez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Clay tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Clay raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Junior Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Clay there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Clay unloads with some shots from mount but Sanchez bucks and avoids them well.
Clay throwing strikes here but Sanchez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay punching from mount but Sanchez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Clay isn't that keen on the idea.
Clay throws some wild stikes that Sanchez manages to avoid easily.
Clay pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
Clay thowing shots but they're missing.
Clay looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Clay throws some wild stikes that Sanchez manages to avoid easily.
Sanchez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay controlling the pace for now.
Clay unloading with bombs!
Junior Sanchez's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound.
Clay throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanchez because Clay loaded up on that one.
Clay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clay controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Clay.
Clay tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Clay goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay has a closed guard, preventing Sanchez from standing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Clay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Clay from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clay advances position into side control!
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Clay drags him back down.
Check out the look on Clay's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jeez, Junior Sanchez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Junior Sanchez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Curtis Clay!
Curtis Clay is the new middleweight champion!
Curtis Clay thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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