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Yakusa CF XXVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratos Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratos Sparta!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparta looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cook throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sparta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparta trying to control the position from guard on top but Cook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cook is on top in guard.
Cook 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.
Sparta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cook controls the pace.
Sparta wants to get back to his feet but Cook is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Cook is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Daniel Cook.
Sparta gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cook to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cook trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cook not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cook lands a couple of elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sparta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cook stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cook dives into side control.
Cook staying calm.
Cook is trying to get an arm triangle but Sparta is defending well.
Cook stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook looking to score a takedown here. Sparta is defending well but Cook drives through and ends up in Sparta's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cook drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sparta manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cook has Sparta in his guard.
Cook is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sparta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cook strikes from his own guard.
Cook keeping moving, preventing Sparta from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook trying to control the position here.
Sparta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparta postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cook is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sparta, into his guard.
Sparta wants to get back to his feet but Cook passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook is keen to just control but Sparta is a slippery customer.
Sparta tries to kick Cook off but Cook keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Cook dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cook clinches up against the cage.
Sparta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Cook. No joy for Sparta on that attempt.
Cook fails with a takedown attempt.
Sparta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cook pinned against the cage. Cook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cook has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sparta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sparta prevents Cook from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cook is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daniel Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kratos Sparta.
Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniel Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook tries to clinch up but Sparta circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparta rushes Cook and presses him up against the cage.
Cook changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sparta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cook decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sparta is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Cook seems content to control.
Cook decides to stand up.
Cook tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sparta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparta moves in looking to clinch but Cook pushes him off.
Sparta misses with a takedown attempt - Cook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cook moves into the clinch successfully.
Sparta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Cook.
Cook is trying to trip Sparta. He has hold of a leg but Sparta is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cook persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cook stays in close to Sparta's body and controls the position.
Sparta wants to stand and escape but Cook is having none of it.
Sparta is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook advances to half guard.
Cook decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Sparta wants to clinch up but Cook keeps it at a distance.
Cook looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cook engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cook stands up and waves to Sparta to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries a head kick but it misses.
Cook drives through and clinches with Sparta against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cook's efforts to push away.
Sparta breaks from the clinch.
Sparta lands with a nice combination. Cook backs away looking to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sparta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cook is fending him off so far but Sparta persists. Nope, Cook circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Cook dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sparta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sparta somewhat.
Cook fails with a takedown attempt.
Cook throws a lazy body kick
and Sparta counters with a two punch combo.
Cook is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sparta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Sparta or perhaps it was just good defense by Cook which made him look bad.
Cook rushes Sparta and presses him up against the cage.
Cook is pushing Sparta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cook prevents the takedown attempt.
Daniel Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kratos Sparta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta goes for a takedown attempt but Cook pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cook scores a takedown into full mount!
Sparta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sparta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cook working the ground and pound effectively.
Cook can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sparta is looking to escape.
Cook controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta taking shots to the head.
Cook cracks Sparta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sparta wants to get back to his feet.
Cook postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sparta looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Cook moves into the clinch.
Cook manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cook pulls Sparta in to control the position.
Cook looking to control.
Sparta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sparta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cook is trying to keep Sparta in close.
Sparta prevents Cook from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparta trying to control the position from guard on top but Cook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cook's guard.
Cook throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sparta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cook's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sparta has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook closes the distance and pushes Sparta back into the cage.
Kratos Sparta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Cook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparta manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cook, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Cook!
As Daniel Cook got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I think my KING Donald Riley for creating me '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Nastula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Numbnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pavel Nastula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Numbnuts!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastula tries to clinch but Numbnuts moves out of range.
Nastula looks to clinch
and Numbnuts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nastula won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Numbnuts is trying to move to mount but Nastula reverses beautifully and ends up in Numbnuts's guard.
Numbnuts wants to sweep here but Nastula controlling him for the moment.
Nastula drops back looking for a leg! Numbnuts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Numbnuts manages to kick Nastula off! Nastula jumps back into Numbnuts's guard.
Numbnuts wants to improve his position but instead Nastula has moved into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Numbnuts manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nastula wants to get up but he can't break Numbnuts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nastula trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Numbnuts manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Numbnuts should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Numbnuts stays in close to Nastula's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numbnuts is pushing down on Nastula's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nastula is fighting to maintain full guard but Numbnuts has managed to sneak the leg through.
Numbnuts is looking to advance position but Nastula won't allow it.
Nastula trying to control here.
Nastula is refusing to be controlled, as Numbnuts sits in half guard.
Numbnuts trying to advance position but Nastula counters by regaining guard.
Nastula is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Numbnuts defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nastula is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Numbnuts defends well.
Numbnuts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nastula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Numbnuts passes Nastula's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Numbnuts is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nastula looking for submissions off his back.
Nastula is breathing heavily.
Numbnuts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numbnuts seems to be working for a kimura but Nastula defends the submission attempt.
Numbnuts controlling the pace.
Nastula makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nastula stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Numbnuts.
Nastula gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Numbnuts moves into the clinch.
Numbnuts tries to pull guard but Nastula forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numbnuts jumps guard but Nastula turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Numbnuts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pavel Nastula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Numbnuts.
Numbnuts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nastula smiles and moves away.
Numbnuts takes a swing at Nastula's ribcage but misses.
Numbnuts misses with a looping left.
Nastula doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Numbnuts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Numbnuts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Numbnuts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nastula is working an open guard so Numbnuts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Numbnuts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Numbnuts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Numbnuts jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nastula manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Numbnuts connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nastula some visible discomfort.
Nastula is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Numbnuts off and has taken his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nastula.
Numbnuts can't escape the position.
Numbnuts preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nastula.
Nastula is hanging on to Numbnuts's back as he tries to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nastula doesn't have the hooks in and Numbnuts manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numbnuts engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Numbnuts slips nicely into half guard.
Nastula is trying to maintain the position but Numbnuts is very close to passing his half guard.
Numbnuts trying to pass the guard but Nastula defending well.
Numbnuts wants to take a breather but Nastula is having none of it.
Nastula is trying to maintain the position but Numbnuts is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numbnuts passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Numbnuts cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nastula is wriggling around trying to escape.
Numbnuts moves to the back position.
Numbnuts is looking to control Nastula but Nastula is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numbnuts just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Numbnuts struggling to keep hold of the position.
Nastula preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Numbnuts.
Numbnuts is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nastula is defending well though. Numbnuts let's go of the attempt for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nastula defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Numbnuts's arms.
I really don't envy Nastula right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numbnuts is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Nastula defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Nastula is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Numbnuts looking to break Nastula's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Nastula remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Numbnuts will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Numbnuts is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nastula has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Numbnuts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nastula gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Numbnuts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nastula keeping full guard, as Numbnuts tries to pass.
Numbnuts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nastula looking for a guillotine here but Numbnuts defends easily.
Numbnuts gets to his feet - Nastula follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Numbnuts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nastula's waist but Nastula gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Numbnuts off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula shoots for a takedown but Numbnuts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Numbnuts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Numbnuts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Numbnuts tries to clinch there but Nastula circles away.
Nastula shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Numbnuts as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Nastula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Numbnuts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Numbnuts circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nastula tries to score a power double leg takedown but Numbnuts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nastula somewhat.
Numbnuts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Numbnuts wants to free his trapped foot but Nastula is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Numbnuts is thwarting Nastula's attempts to control the position.
Numbnuts wants to take a breather but Nastula is having none of it.
Numbnuts seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Nastula is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Numbnuts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Pettis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do keeps the fight on the outside.
Do moves into the clinch successfully.
Do just leaning against Pettis, taking a breather.
Pettis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Do taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pettis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pettis tries to land a knee to the head but Do blocks with his arms.
Pettis jumps guard but Do turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pettis misses with a knee to the head.
Do stalls.
Do is looking to break free of the clinch but Pettis has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Do.
Pettis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Pettis throws an elbow but it misses.
Pettis wants a takedown but no success here.
Pettis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soon Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Pettis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Do smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown but Do shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pettis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Do holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Do as Pettis tries to tie him up.
Do is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Do lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettis's head.
Do working over Pettis with some ground and pound. Pettis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do winds up and cracks Pettis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do trying to control from Pettis's half guard. Pettis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Do looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pettis looks gassed!
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pettis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Pettis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Do. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Do lands a couple of elbows.
Do pushes down on Pettis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Do landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettis's head.
Do has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Do breaks from Pettis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Do is landing with some decent strikes but Pettis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Do lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pettis is bucking up trying to escape but Do cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pettis is rocked!
Do softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Pettis is out cold! Do jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soon Do!
After the fight, Soon Do was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Wilkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Wilkon looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a 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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andre Wilkon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wilkon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Akiyama stopping the sweep attempt from Wilkon.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but Wilkon keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkon wants to sweep here but Akiyama controlling him for the moment.
Akiyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jun Akiyama just wasn't active enough.
Akiyama misses with a takedown attempt - Wilkon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Akiyama fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilkon swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jun Akiyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkon leaves Akiyama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilkon misses with a double jab.
Wilkon fails with the takedown
and Akiyama counters with a shoot takedown. Wilkon fights it but they end up in guard.
Akiyama is in close to Wilkon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Akiyama landing with the ground and pound.
Akiyama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Akiyama scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Akiyama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Akiyama landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkon is keeping the position for now.
Akiyama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Akiyama trying to control but Wilkon is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Akiyama stands and throws Wilkon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilkon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wilkon has hold of Akiyama's hands but Akiyama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkon is staying active underneath Akiyama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilkon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Akiyama passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akiyama with the ground and pound from mount.
Akiyama controlling his opponent.
Akiyama is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilkon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wilkon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilkon is rocked!
Akiyama landing shots from mount.
Wilkon is still in real trouble! Can Akiyama finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akiyama scoring with strikes but Wilkon is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama breaks from Wilkon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Akiyama controlling the pace for now.
Akiyama connects with a bit shot that sees Wilkon covering up! More strikes from Akiyama and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Akiyama is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jun Akiyama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Water Boy (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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265 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Water Boy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Water Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Water Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Water Boy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Water Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roberts counters with an inside leg kick.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Water Boy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Water Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Water Boy has Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Water Boy is controlling the position.
Roberts is trying to push Water Boy away but Water Boy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Water Boy has double underhooks.
Water Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts tries to circle away but Water Boy has him pinned against the cage.
Water Boy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Water Boy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Water Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roberts avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Water Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Water Boy.
Water Boy landing knees to the body.
Water Boy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roberts avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Water Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Water Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberts tries to break free but Water Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Water Boy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Water Boy won't allow it.
Roberts tries to break free but Water Boy pushes him back against the cage.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberts avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Water Boy.
Water Boy darts in trying to clinch
and Roberts counters with a good, hard body kick but Water Boy shrugs it off.
Roberts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Water Boy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Water Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
Water Boy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy checks a low kick from Roberts.
Water Boy blocks a low kick nicely.
Water Boy wants to clinch
and Roberts counters with a body kick that stops Water Boy in his tracks momentarily.
Water Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Water Boy.
Roberts tries to keep at a distance but Water Boy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Water Boy crunches a lovely knee into Roberts's ribcage.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Water Boy is controlling him.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Water Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roberts's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Water Boy tries to clinch up.
Roberts tries to score with a low kick but Water Boy moves his leg out of the way.
Roberts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Water Boy is out of range and Roberts settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Water Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Water Boy has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Water Boy won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts throws a leg kick that misses.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Water Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Water Boy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roberts with a jab.
Roberts scores with a spinning back kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Water Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Water Boy tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts throws a head kick but Water Boy moves out of range.
Water Boy closes the distance but Roberts moves to the side
and Roberts counters with an inside leg kick.
Water Boy forces Roberts back against the cage and clinches.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tim Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Water Boy's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Water Boy moves out of range easily.
Water Boy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Water Boy moves out of range of the leg kick from Roberts.
Roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Water Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Water Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Water Boy tries to clinch up.
Water Boy closes the distance but Roberts moves to the side
and Roberts counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Water Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Water Boy tries to clinch
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Water Boy tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Water Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Water Boy wants to clinch up but Roberts keeps it at a distance.
Water Boy wants to clinch.
Water Boy is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberts, pushing him back against the cage.
Water Boy lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Roberts throws a head kick but Water Boy moves out of range.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Water Boy moves into the clinch.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Water Boy checks it well.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Water Boy clinches up against the cage.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Water Boy landing knees to the body.
Water Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roberts's efforts to push away.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Water Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Water Boy has double underhooks.
Water Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roberts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Water Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Water Boy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Water Boy has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Water Boy prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Water Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Water Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Water Boy tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts throws a low kick, looking for Water Boy's leg but Water Boy calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Water Boy is looking to clinch.
Water Boy tries to clinch up.
Water Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Water Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Water Boy tries to clinch up.
Roberts tries to work over Water Boy's front leg with a kick but Water Boy checks it.
Roberts throws a head kick that Water Boy semi-blocks.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Water Boy wants to clinch but Roberts slips to the side
and Roberts counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roberts counters with a nice body kick.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Water Boy wants to clinch up but Roberts keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Water Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roberts tries to work over Water Boy's front leg with a kick but Water Boy checks it.
Roberts connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Water Boy tries to clinch but Roberts moves away
and Roberts counters with a nice body kick.
Water Boy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Water Boy avoids the head kick by Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Water Boy has Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Bobby Water Boy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts wants to break free but Water Boy has control.
Water Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Water Boy.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Water Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Roberts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Water Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Water Boy is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Roberts is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Water Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberts throws a head kick but Water Boy moves out of range.
Water Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Water Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Water Boy is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Water Boy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Water Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Water Boy is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Bobby Water Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Water Boy checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
A big left from Roberts misses.
Water Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Water Boy wants to clinch up but Roberts keeps it at a distance.
Water Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Water Boy tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Water Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Water Boy tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts misses with a low kick.
Water Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Water Boy blocks the leg kick.
Water Boy has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Water Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roberts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roberts avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Water Boy won't allow it.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Roberts avoiding damage as Water Boy throws knees to the body.
Water Boy lands a knee to the body.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Water Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
Water Boy is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Water Boy moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
Water Boy moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Water Boy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Water Boy drives through and clinches with Roberts against the cage.
Water Boy missing with knees to the body.
Tim Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tim Roberts.
I think Water Boy 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Water Boy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weed Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Meathead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meathead has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Rick Meathead is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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268 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Weed Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Meathead!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meathead lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kush avoids the body shot from Meathead.
Meathead looks gassed!
Kush throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Meathead tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kush is in Meathead's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kush drops back looking for a leg! Meathead is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meathead manages to kick Kush off! Kush jumps back into Meathead's guard.
Meathead wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Kush has taken Meathead's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Meathead has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Weed Kush!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuririn Kame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuririn Kame!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Kame counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martin moves into full guard.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kame looking to pass the guard.
Martin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martin tries to get out of the position.
Kame slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kame tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kame has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kame tries to advance to mount but Martin denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kame passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Martin!
Kame moves to the back position.
Martin wants to escape the position.
Kame is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Martin is defending well though. Kame let's go of the attempt for now.
Martin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kame.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kame is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kame is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Martin looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kame is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martin is doing well to control the position and prevent Kame from advancing to side control.
Kame is looking for a kimura but Martin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kame to get the leverage.
Kame is trying to work for a kimura but Martin is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kame wants to work for an arm triangle but Martin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kame is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kame is working for a kimura but Martin is defending it quite comfortably.
Martin wants to improve his position but Kame is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kame looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuririn Kame dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kame looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Martin!
Martin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kame on the ground.
Kame moves to back control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kame gets his way!
You can see the frustration on Martin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kame is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Martin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kame.
Martin trying to control the hands but Kame breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kame is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kame is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Martin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kame is hanging on to Martin's back as he tries to escape.
Martin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Martin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kame is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Martin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Martin has given up his back. Will we see Kame going for some submissions?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kame patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kame looking for the choke from the back.
Kuririn Kame has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kame has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Martin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Martin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Martin showing good submission defense here.
Kame working for a choke but Martin is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control the hands but Kame breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin showing good submission defense here.
Kame has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Martin is in real trouble here. Kame gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Martin is tapping out! Kame wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kuririn Kame!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Callum Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uzumaki Naruto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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182 lbs
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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, Callum Elliot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uzumaki Naruto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naruto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Elliot on his heels. He'll look to pass Elliot's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Naruto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naruto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Naruto throwing strikes but missing.
Naruto passes Elliot's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Naruto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Elliot defends it well.
Naruto wants to pass to mount but Elliot is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliot makes his way to full guard, as Naruto worked for a kimura.
Elliot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Elliot tries to get out of the position.
Naruto throwing strikes from guard but Elliot blocks nicely.
Naruto chips away with some ground and pound.
Elliot keeping full guard, as Naruto tries to pass.
Naruto scoring with some ground and pound.
Naruto advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliot gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Naruto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Naruto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Elliot has worked his arm free - good work by Elliot!
Naruto is trying to get an arm triangle but Elliot is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naruto slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruto is trying to get an arm triangle but Elliot is defending well.
Naruto controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Naruto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Elliot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Naruto lands an elbow.
Naruto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Elliot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naruto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Naruto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naruto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzumaki Naruto dominated that round.
That's time! Elliot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Elliot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Naruto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elliot lands a leg kick that knocks Naruto off balance momentarily.
Naruto drives through with a takedown into Elliot's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Naruto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Naruto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Naruto wants to control from the top but Elliot keeps moving.
Naruto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruto stops Elliot from standing up.
Naruto landing some decent shots from guard.
Naruto drops back looking for a leg! Elliot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Elliot manages to kick Naruto off! Naruto jumps back into Elliot's guard.
Naruto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto prevents Elliot from getting back to his feet.
Naruto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Naruto drops back looking for a leg! Elliot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Elliot manages to kick Naruto off! Naruto jumps back into Elliot's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naruto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naruto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naruto drops back looking for a leg! Elliot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Elliot manages to kick Naruto off! Naruto jumps back into Elliot's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naruto pushes down on Elliot's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Naruto wants to free his trapped foot but Elliot is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Naruto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Elliot!
Naruto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Elliot has left one of his arms exposed and Naruto doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Elliot screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uzumaki Naruto!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Uzumaki Naruto made sure he mentioned -OVERDOSE Factory-, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Xavier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ninja misses with a straight left.
Ninja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xavier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xavier gets caught flat footed, as Ninja shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Xavier is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xavier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Xavier slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Ninja's face as Xavier controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier trying to control the action but Ninja is working from the bottom.
Xavier throws a strike aimed at the side of Ninja's head but Ninja avoids it well.
Ninja is trying to escape the position but Xavier is controlling the position.
Xavier creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ninja sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Xavier in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier controls the position.
Xavier creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ninja sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Ninja's face as Xavier controls the position.
Xavier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ninja keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We're going to have a standup here because James Xavier wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ninja lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja drives through with a takedown into Xavier's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Xavier 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.
Ninja wants to stand and escape but instead Xavier has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Xavier engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Xavier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xavier trying to control the position from guard on top but Ninja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninja pushes Xavier off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws a hook to the side of Xavier's head but Xavier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ninja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ninja throws a jab but it's blocked by Xavier.
Dante Ninja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ninja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xavier circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ninja misses with a takedown
and Xavier counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ninja won't be happy with that.
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 James Xavier will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ninja throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ninja fails to land with a series of punches.
Xavier wants to clinch up but Ninja keeps it at a distance.
Xavier staying out of range there.
Ninja throws a body punch but Xavier moves out of range.
Ninja shoots in looking for a takedown. Xavier tries to sprawl out of it but Ninja keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Xavier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Ninja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xavier.
Ninja has a takedown stuffed.
Xavier staying out of range there.
Ninja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xavier circles away quickly and effectively.
Ninja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ninja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xavier tries to avoid it but Ninja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xavier to the ground. Xavier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Ninja.
Xavier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ninja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja swings for the body but Xavier moves out of range.
Ninja lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ninja.
Ninja lands with a cross.
No joy there for Ninja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xavier wants to clinch.
Xavier stuffs the takedown attempt from Ninja. Ninja gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ninja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ninja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xavier moves away.
Xavier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ninja, pushing him back against the cage.
Xavier lands a knee to the head.
Ninja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Xavier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xavier misses with a knee strike.
Xavier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ninja cracks Xavier with a nice body shot.
Xavier tries a knee to the head but Ninja blocks it.
Xavier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ninja's face.
Xavier working Ninja over with knees to the body.
Ninja is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xavier misses with a knee to the head.
Xavier lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xavier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Xavier dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Xavier tries to clinch there but Ninja circles away.
Xavier tries to clinch there but Ninja circles away.
Ninja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xavier tries to clinch there but Ninja circles away.
Ninja misses with a wild combination.
Ninja swings for the body but Xavier moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ninja.
Dante Ninja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier clinches up against the cage.
Xavier landing knees to the head.
Xavier stalls.
Ninja taking a breather.
Xavier is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ninja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ninja has had enough of the clinch but Xavier keeps him there for the moment.
Xavier lands a knee to the head.
Xavier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xavier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ninja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier landing knees to the body.
Xavier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ninja takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xavier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ninja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Xavier lands a knee to the head.
Xavier lands a nice knee to the body.
Xavier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ninja in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Xavier lands a knee to the head.
Xavier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ninja's face.
Xavier working Ninja over with knees to the body.
Xavier lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xavier.
Ninja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Xavier with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Xavier.
Xavier lands a knee to the body.
Xavier with a knee to the head.
Xavier connects with a knee to the head.
James Xavier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xavier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Xavier to work.
Xavier crunches a lovely knee into Ninja's ribcage.
Xavier lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Xavier.
Xavier tries to land a knee to the head but Ninja blocks with his arms.
Xavier lands a knee to the body.
Xavier lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Xavier just leaning against Ninja, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xavier.
Xavier landing knees to the body.
Xavier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xavier lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Xavier.
Xavier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Xavier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Xavier clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ninja gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Xavier is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ninja can't keep his opponent in guard - Xavier advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Xavier looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
James Xavier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xavier works his way into side control.
Xavier controls the position from side control.
Xavier throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier happy to just control the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ninja can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ninja is trying to get back to his feet.
Ninja defending against the ground and pound.
Xavier working the body and head with strikes.
Xavier tries to score with some ground and pound. Ninja controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ninja dodges the ground and pound from Xavier.
Ninja is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Xavier seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ninja for as long as he can get away with.
Xavier landing strikes.
Xavier in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xavier postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Xavier had his way with Dante Ninja in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ninja throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xavier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ninja throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xavier's waist but Xavier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ninja off to one side.
Xavier moves in looking to clinch but Ninja pushes him off.
Ninja shoots for a double leg takedown but Xavier sprawls well. He's pushed Ninja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dante Ninja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Ninja.
Xavier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ninja, pushing him back against the cage.
Ninja wants to break free but Xavier has control.
Ninja has had enough of the clinch but Xavier keeps him there for the moment.
Xavier misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xavier stalling the fight.
Ninja wants to break free but Xavier has control.
Xavier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ninja can do to turn this around?
Xavier landing knees to the body.
Ninja is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Xavier lands a good knee to the midsection. Ninja won't want to take too many of those.
Xavier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ninja is trying to break free.
Xavier lands a good knee to the midsection. Ninja won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Xavier to work.
Xavier lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ninja takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xavier landing knees to the head.
Xavier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xavier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Xavier lands a knee to the head.
Ninja takes a knee to the side of the body.
Xavier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Xavier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ninja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xavier landing knees to the body.
Xavier is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Xavier lands a knee to the body.
Xavier connects with a knee to the head.
Xavier working Ninja over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ninja being controlled against the cage.
Xavier prevents Ninja from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ninja tries to break the clinch but Xavier is controlling the position.
Xavier tries to land a knee to the head but Ninja blocks with his arms.
Xavier stalling in the clinch.
Xavier tries a knee to the head but Ninja blocks it.
Ninja taking a breather.
Xavier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Xavier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ninja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dante Ninja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xavier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ninja in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Xavier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xavier, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:43
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:43
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Xavier!
James Xavier retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, James Xavier 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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