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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Oswell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John YJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer Oswell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spencer Oswell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John YJ!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oswell misses with a jab, cross combination.
YJ fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Oswell.
Oswell throws a series of punches but YJ moves out of range.
Oswell swinging wildly here.
YJ clinches up with Oswell and pushes him back against the cage.
YJ wants to take the fight to the mat but Oswell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oswell pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
YJ pushes off an throws an elbow but Oswell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
YJ slows down the pace here.
YJ has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oswell after a bit of a struggle.
Spencer Oswell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John YJ.
YJ goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oswell prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
YJ tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oswell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oswell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
YJ stalling.
Oswell stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oswell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
YJ looks to clinch
and Oswell counters with a one-two to the body.
Oswell looks to land a combination but YJ avoids it well.
YJ is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oswell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Oswell scores with a four punch combination!
YJ is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from YJ.
YJ darts in trying to clinch
and YJ takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
YJ is still on wobbly legs! Can Oswell finish him?
Oswell fails to land with a series of punches.
YJ seems to have recovered his senses.
Oswell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oswell wants it to stay on the feet.
YJ looks gassed!
YJ tries to clinch up.
YJ wants to clinch but Oswell slips to the side
and Oswell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswell misses with the combination.
Oswell scores with a body shot.
YJ tries to clinch up
and Oswell counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops YJ! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Oswell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spencer Oswell!
In his post fight interview, Spencer Oswell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richey Spinnet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lockon Stratos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockon Stratos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richey Spinnet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lockon Stratos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinnet lands a body shot.
Spinnet checks a low kick from Stratos.
Spinnet works the jab nicely.
Stratos swinging wildly here.
Stratos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spinnet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spinnet connects with a nice looking jab.
Spinnet cracks Stratos with an open hand slap.
Spinnet pushes Stratos up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Spinnet.
Stratos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Spinnet.
Spinnet wants to get back to striking at distance but Stratos won't allow it.
Spinnet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stratos looks gassed!
Stratos missing with knees to the body.
Spinnet is trying to break the clinch but Stratos has him pressed against the cage.
Stratos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stratos trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spinnet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stratos throws a sloppy head kick and Spinnet moves out of range easily.
Spinnet scores with a body shot.
Stratos moves forwards but Spinnet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stratos tries a head kick but it misses.
Lockon Stratos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spinnet scores with a jab to the body.
Stratos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spinnet lands with a good body shot.
Spinnet instigates a clinch.
Spinnet tries to break the clinch but Stratos is controlling the position.
Spinnet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stratos has Spinnet pressed against the cage, preventing Spinnet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spinnet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stratos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Spinnet is trying to break the clinch but Stratos is controlling him.
Spinnet unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Stratos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Spinnet is unloading with more strikes now! Stratos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richey Spinnet!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldemar Kasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Cold Wind Blows kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chuck Lee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Waldemar Kasta's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waldemar Kasta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasta with a knee to the head.
Kasta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Kasta settles back down.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Kasta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kasta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Kasta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Lee jumps guard.
Kasta stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kasta blocks a head kick by Lee.
Kasta clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Kasta won't allow it.
Kasta looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Kasta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasta clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kasta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasta drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Kasta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasta avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee looks gassed!
Kasta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kasta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kasta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Kasta throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasta forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kasta has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Kasta decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lee, up you get!
Kasta tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kasta.
Kasta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Kasta has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Kasta breaks the clinch.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Kasta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kasta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasta rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kasta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasta clinches.
Kasta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasta misses with a kick to the body
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Kasta.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kasta moves out of range easily.
Waldemar Kasta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasta closes the distance and clinches.
Kasta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasta avoiding damage.
Kasta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kasta manages to break the clinch.
Kasta takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee jumps guard and drags Kasta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kasta stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kasta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kasta scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kasta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kasta connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kasta.
Kasta forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Kasta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasta gets a clinch.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasta.
Kasta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kasta landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasta manages to break the clinch.
Kasta has managed to clinch.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kasta pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldemar Kasta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kasta has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries to circle away but Kasta has him pinned against the cage.
Kasta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kasta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Kasta in a clinch.
Kasta lands a knee to the head.
Kasta is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kasta breaks from the clinch.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasta.
Kasta clinches.
Kasta scores with a knee to the head.
Kasta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kasta moves out of range easily.
Kasta moves into the clinch.
Kasta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Kasta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee avoids the head kick by Kasta.
Kasta swinging wildly here.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kasta.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kasta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waldemar Kasta is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasta stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Kasta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kasta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kasta landing knees to the head.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Kasta pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Kasta follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kasta closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Kasta breaks from the clinch.
Lee rushes Kasta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee is trying to push Kasta away but Kasta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kasta lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasta breaks from the clinch.
Kasta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kasta has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Kasta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kasta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Waldemar Kasta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasta tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee connects with a right hand. Kasta shakes it off.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kasta moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kasta was covering up waiting for the punch and Lee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kasta is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasta has managed to clinch.
Kasta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Kasta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasta instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kasta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee tries to break free but Kasta pushes him back against the cage.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Kasta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldemar Kasta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from Lee lands.
Kasta misses with a leg kick.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kasta lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Kasta connects with a knee to the head.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Kasta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Kasta moves out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kasta moves out of range easily.
Kasta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kasta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Waldemar Kasta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks a head kick by Kasta.
Kasta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kasta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasta thumps Lee with a low kick.
Kasta clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee jumps guard.
Kasta stands up from Lee's guard - Kasta perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kasta scoring well with a low kick there.
Kasta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Kasta lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Kasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasta instigates a clinch.
Kasta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasta thows a body kick. Lee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasta throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lee prevents Kasta from standing back up.
Lee is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Kasta as he works his way to full guard.
Kasta pushes Lee off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a jab to Kasta's midsection.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasta uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kasta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Kasta clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Kasta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lee has Kasta pressed against the cage, preventing Kasta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee successfully pulls guard.
Kasta stands up from Lee's guard - Kasta perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kasta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waldemar Kasta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kasta 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldemar Kasta!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaka Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. john farnham - you're the voice kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gennaro Gattuso has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gennaro Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaka Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
Gattuso misses with a looping left.
Gattuso swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gattuso misses with a lunging right hand
so Kahn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gattuso 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.
Kahn prevents Gattuso from getting back to his feet.
Kahn wants to pass the guard but Gattuso is keeping the position.
Gattuso is looking for a triangle but Kahn pushes his legs off easily.
Gattuso can't keep his opponent in guard - Kahn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn is looking to take a break and control but Gattuso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kahn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gattuso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kahn thows a huge punch but Gattuso dodges it nicely.
Kahn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kahn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kahn lands strikes from half guard.
Kahn drops an elbow to the side of Gattuso's head.
Gattuso moves into full guard.
Kahn stands up over Gattuso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahn scoring with some ground and pound.
Gattuso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gattuso looking for a guillotine here but Kahn defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gattuso controls Kahn momentarily but Kahn frees himself.
Kahn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kahn tries to free his leg and advance position but Gattuso is retaining full guard.
Gattuso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gattuso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kahn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gattuso wants to sweep here but Kahn controlling him for the moment.
Gattuso escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kahn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kahn stands up over Gattuso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kahn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gattuso 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.
Kahn trying to control the position from guard on top but Gattuso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gattuso to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kahn is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gattuso pulls down on the head and he's put Kahn to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gennaro Gattuso!
Our winner, Gennaro Gattuso, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jett Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Nasamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla's entrance music is In da club - 50 cent. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jett Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Nasamaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla has managed to clinch.
Padilla pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nasamaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ken Nasamaki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nasamaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Padilla misses with a double jab
and Nasamaki counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nasamaki.
Padilla keeps control of Nasamaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nasamaki obliges.
Padilla holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nasamaki breaks the clinch.
Nasamaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nasamaki avoiding damage as Padilla throws knees to the body.
Padilla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nasamaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nasamaki working hard to break the clinch.
Padilla landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Nasamaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nasamaki lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla fails to pull guard.
Padilla is breathing heavily.
Nasamaki stalls.
Nasamaki looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Nasamaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padilla avoids the head kick by Nasamaki.
Nasamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Nasamaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Padilla tries a knee to the head but Nasamaki blocks it.
Padilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Padilla letting Nasamaki take a breather here.
Nasamaki manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasamaki closes the distance and clinches.
Nasamaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nasamaki tries a knee to the head but Padilla blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Padilla is looking to control Nasamaki's arms but Nasamaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Padilla has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla misses with an elbow over the top.
Nasamaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Padilla avoids it.
Padilla being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ken Nasamaki.
Nasamaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Padilla has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nasamaki clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasamaki tries to break free but Padilla pushes him back against the cage.
Nasamaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Padilla avoiding damage as Nasamaki throws knees to the body.
Padilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Nasamaki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nasamaki.
Padilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Padilla misses with a double jab.
Nasamaki misses with a double jab.
Padilla throws a series of punches but Nasamaki moves out of range.
Nasamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nasamaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Nasamaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Nasamaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jett Padilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nasamaki misses.
Padilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nasamaki scores with a kick to the body.
Nasamaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nasamaki lands a knee to the body.
Nasamaki has Padilla pressed against the cage.
Padilla jumps guard but Nasamaki stands there with Padilla around his waist. Padilla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nasamaki misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla tries to pull guard but Nasamaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Padilla drops back down to his feet.
Ken Nasamaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nasamaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Padilla up against the cage.
Padilla taking a breather.
Nasamaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jett Padilla has been cut.
Nasamaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasamaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasamaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nasamaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nasamaki misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nasamaki is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nasamaki backwards.
Padilla tries to pull guard but Nasamaki won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jett Padilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasamaki slows down the pace here.
Padilla wants a takedown.
Nasamaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Padilla avoids the body shot from Nasamaki.
Padilla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nasamaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Padilla's hands.
Jett Padilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasamaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla takes an elbow to the temple.
Padilla throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Padilla throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nasamaki slowing the pace effectively.
Nasamaki manages to break the clinch.
Nasamaki moves into range and clinches up with Padilla.
Nasamaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nasamaki throws a head kick but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasamaki throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasamaki rushes Padilla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Padilla is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Nasamaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Nasamaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jett Padilla's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Nasamaki.
Nasamaki misses with a head kick.
Nasamaki moves into the clinch.
Padilla is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nasamaki.
Padilla throws an elbow but it misses.
Nasamaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Padilla has him pressed against the cage.
Nasamaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nasamaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Padilla jumps guard and drags Nasamaki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nasamaki looking to sit in guard and control but Padilla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasamaki trying to keep a closed guard but Padilla is proving a slippery customer.
Nasamaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Padilla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nasamaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Padilla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nasamaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Nasamaki, not yet.
Padilla missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nasamaki trying to control the position here.
Padilla throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasamaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nasamaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasamaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Padilla is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasamaki content just to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nasamaki stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla avoids the head kick by Nasamaki.
Nasamaki clinches with his opponent.
Jett Padilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Padilla breaks from the clinch.
Padilla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nasamaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Nasamaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Padilla's head.
Padilla darts in and clinches Nasamaki up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Padilla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nasamaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasamaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ken Nasamaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Padilla just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nasamaki's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Nasamaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nasamaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Nasamaki!
A relieved looking Ken Nasamaki 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 Aldred Lebeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Aldo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldred Lebeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo rushes Lebeng and presses him up against the cage.
Lebeng manages to break the clinch.
Lebeng scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aldo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aldo moves into range and clinches up with Lebeng.
Lebeng managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
Aldo effectively controlling the action here.
Lebeng is trying to maintain a safe position but Aldo gets an underhook and turns Lebeng into the cage.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo throws a right hand that Lebeng ducks under and follows up with a left that Lebeng also avoids with ease.
Aldo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo forces Lebeng back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lebeng blocks it with crossed arms.
Lebeng jumps guard but Aldo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lebeng tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aldo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lebeng closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Lebeng pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldred Lebeng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebeng moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Lebeng displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aldo.
Lebeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo closes the distance and pushes Lebeng back into the cage.
Lebeng has had enough of the clinch but Aldo keeps him there for the moment.
Lebeng is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Lebeng moves out of range as Aldo throws a body kick.
Lebeng throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lebeng off to one side.
Lebeng closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lebeng pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lebeng backwards.
Aldo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aldo effectively controlling the action here.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebeng avoids the elbow strike from Aldo, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aldo throws an elbow but misses.
Lebeng tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lebeng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Aldo lands with a left to the head.
Lebeng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lebeng tries to circle away but Aldo has him pinned against the cage.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lebeng avoids it.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Lebeng wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Lebeng blocks it.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebeng is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lebeng controls his hands.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Lebeng fails with a takedown attempt.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Lebeng moves out of range.
Lebeng shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lebeng gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Lebeng counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lebeng is breathing heavily.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo is looking to land body kicks.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lebeng gets tackled into the cage by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
Aldo stalling in the clinch.
Aldo throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebeng content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lebeng avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Aldo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebeng stands up and waves to Aldo to follow him.
Aldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lebeng blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo misses with the combination.
Lebeng dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Lebeng pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aldo back to the cage. Lebeng follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lebeng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lebeng as he jumps to the side.
Lebeng has managed to clinch.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Lebeng controls the action.
Lebeng connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lebeng tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lebeng jumps guard but Aldo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lebeng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Aldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Aldo.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebeng looks for a takedown but Aldo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldred Lebeng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo drives through and clinches with Lebeng against the cage.
Aldo stalling the fight.
Lebeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Lebeng won't allow it.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Lebeng blocks it.
Aldo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aldo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lebeng wants to take the fight to the mat but Aldo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Aldo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lebeng tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aldo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lebeng trying to control the position but instead, Aldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lebeng into the cage.
Aldo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lebeng pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Lebeng sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lebeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jose Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo has managed to clinch.
Jose Aldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lebeng fails to pull guard.
Aldo misses with an elbow strike.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Lebeng clinches up against the cage.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo shoots in but Lebeng avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lebeng fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lebeng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lebeng stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lebeng avoids it really well and circles away.
Lebeng blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Lebeng moves into the clinch.
Lebeng looking for a takedown.
Aldo lands a body punch.
Aldo lands an elbow inside.
Aldo wants to break free but Lebeng has control.
Lebeng is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aldo is defending well.
Lebeng blocks an elbow strike from Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebeng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aldo is defended easily by Lebeng.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
Aldred Lebeng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo shoots in looking for a takedown. Lebeng tries to sprawl out of it but Aldo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lebeng manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Aldo scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebeng throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lebeng off to one side.
Lebeng defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aldo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Lebeng sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lebeng tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Aldo'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. This is the final round!
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lebeng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lebeng with a poor takedown
and Aldo counters with a series of strikes. Lebeng will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lebeng fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lebeng misses with a takedown attempt - Aldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldred Lebeng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebeng stuffs the takedown.
Aldo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lebeng pinned against the cage. Lebeng gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lebeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lebeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Aldo misses with an elbow strike.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lebeng prevents it.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Lebeng avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo throws a leg kick which misses Lebeng's front leg but catches the back leg as Lebeng tries to avoid it.
Lebeng tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Lebeng throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Lebeng misses with a double jab.
Lebeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aldo landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a nice elbow.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lebeng moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lebeng if he has to take too many more of those.
Aldo has managed to clinch.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lebeng is defending well for now.
Aldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lebeng blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Aldo.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldo darts in and clinches Lebeng up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Aldo.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lebeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Aldo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lebeng avoids it.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lebeng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lebeng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Lebeng slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
No luck for Aldo with that takedown attempt.
Lebeng throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.
Lebeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lebeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lebeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lebeng misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Lebeng is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebeng gets tackled into the cage by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lebeng.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Lebeng avoids nicely.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lebeng blocks it with crossed arms.
Aldo crunches a lovely knee into Lebeng's ribcage.
Aldo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo scores with a one two! Lebeng had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lebeng circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo tries to bum rush Lebeng with a series of wild strikes but Lebeng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Aldred Lebeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aldo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andersonnen Chailva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andersonnen Chailva!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva throws a leg kick but Chailva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vitor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Chailva moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Chailva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chailva doesn't seem bothered though.
Chailva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Chailva misses.
Good shot there by Silva.
Chailva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chailva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Chailva shoots in.
Vitor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andersonnen Chailva.
Chailva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Chailva closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Chailva pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chailva throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a leg kick but Chailva moved away.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Silva misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Vitor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chailva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chailva misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Chailva moves out of range.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Chailva moved out of range.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chailva.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Chailva seems unphased.
Jab by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chailva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Chailva shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chailva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Horrible takedown by Chailva or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Chailva shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Chailva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Chailva blocks a leg kick.
Silva is looking to chop away at Chailva's legs.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chailva momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chailva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Chailva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chailva throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chailva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chailva fails with a takedown attempt.
Good work by Chailva as he checks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chailva.
Vitor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andersonnen Chailva.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Chailva's belly button to the back.
Chailva gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chailva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chailva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chailva wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva pulls Chailva in close to his closed guard and prevents Chailva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chailva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chailva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chailva trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chailva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chailva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chailva is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Chailva throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chailva on the ground.
Chailva trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva wants to control but Chailva passes easily into half guard.
Chailva is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chailva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chailva is trying to buck Silva off.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chailva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chailva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chailva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andersonnen Chailva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab by Silva.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chailva is defended easily by Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Chailva moves out of range.
A combination from Chailva does no damage.
Silva throws a series of punches but Chailva avoids them all with ease.
Chailva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Chailva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chailva.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva punishes Chailva's body with a nice straight punch.
Andersonnen Chailva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chailva blocks a leg kick.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chailva's hands.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva thows a leg kick but Chailva checks it
and Chailva counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Chailva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chailva.
Chailva trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Chailva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chailva throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
Andersonnen Chailva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chailva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chailva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Chailva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control Chailva's posture but Chailva avoids it.
Chailva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Silva wants to control but Chailva postures up.
An elbow from Chailva crashes against the mat.
Chailva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Chailva landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chailva wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Chailva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chailva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Chailva's attempts to control the action.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chailva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chailva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chailva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andersonnen Chailva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chailva 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andersonnen Chailva!
After the fight, Andersonnen Chailva 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goba Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nurlan Mustafin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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23
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goba Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nurlan Mustafin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustafin misses with a takedown attempt
and Cash counters with a three punch combo that has Mustafin backing up. Mustafin nods at Cash to acknowledge the strikes.
Mustafin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cash throws a nice looking combination but Mustafin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mustafin.
Cash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mustafin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mustafin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cash but Cash pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mustafin shoots in looking for a takedown. Cash tries to sprawl out of it but Mustafin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goba Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nurlan Mustafin.
Cash throws a nice looking combination but Mustafin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash throws a series of punches but Mustafin avoids them all with ease.
Cash misses with a wild combination.
Cash scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mustafin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cash's head.
Cash works over Mustafin's head and body with a nice combination.
Mustafin dives in and grabs Cash's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cash pushes down on Mustafin's head and hops out.
Cash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mustafin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustafin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cash.
Goba Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mustafin counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash feints a jab promting Mustafin to slip. Cash then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mustafin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A punch combination from Cash misses.
Mustafin scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash really wants to buck Mustafin off and get back to his feet.
Mustafin wants to control the pace but Cash is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafin misses with a head shot.
Mustafin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mustafin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mustafin landing strikes from the mount and Cash is in trouble!
Mustafin tries to control but Cash wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mustafin controlling the position easily from mount.
Mustafin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
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 Goba Cash will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cash leaves Mustafin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cash stuffs the takedown attempt from Mustafin. Mustafin gets slowly back to his feet.
Cash moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Nurlan Mustafin has been cut.
Goba Cash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cash works over Mustafin's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustafin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cash was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustafin.
Sloppy strikes from Cash. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Cash scores with a four punch combination!
Mustafin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cash.
Cash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mustafin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cash is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustafin dodges the punch combination from Cash.
Cash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustafin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mustafin tries for a takedown but Cash circles away easily
and Cash counters with a series of strikes. Mustafin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Goba Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nurlan Mustafin.
Mustafin looks for a takedown but Cash sprawls well.
Mustafin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mustafin.
Cash misses with a double jab
and Mustafin counters with a leg kick.
Cash is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash misses with a double jab
and Mustafin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Mustafin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash keeping moving, preventing Mustafin from controlling successfully.
Mustafin wants to pass the guard but Cash is keeping the position.
Mustafin is standing up over Cash. Cash looks to escape but Mustafin dives into side control.
Cash takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mustafin scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Cash is looking for a way out.
Cash is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mustafin tries to get the hooks in deep but Cash pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash fending off the submission attempt from Mustafin.
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.
Mustafin struggling to land strikes to the head as Cash covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nurlan Mustafin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nurlan Mustafin'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. This is the final round!
Cash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mustafin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cash misses with a combination
and Mustafin counters with a good, hard body kick but Cash shrugs it off.
Cash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mustafin dodges the punch combination from Cash.
Mustafin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cash takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mustafin connects with a solid leg kick.
Mustafin scores with a takedown into Cash's guard.
Cash is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mustafin is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafin is standing up over Cash. Cash looks to escape but Mustafin dives into side control.
Mustafin misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustafin prevents Cash from escaping the position.
Cash takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mustafin stands up and beckons Cash to his feet.
Cash misses with a two punch combination.
Cash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mustafin counters with a head kick. That will keep Cash thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mustafin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cash tries to bum rush Mustafin with a series of wild strikes but Mustafin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mustafin shoots for a double leg takedown but Cash sprawls well. He's pushed Mustafin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash slaps away a takedown attempt from Mustafin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mustafin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mustafin is trying to control. Cash wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mustafin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cash doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mustafin.
Cash looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Cash is looking to get back to is feet but Mustafin passes into side control.
Cash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mustafin on the ground.
Cash tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Cash's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustafin working for a guillotine from mount but Cash is in no mood to give up.
Mustafin trying to control but Cash is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nurlan Mustafin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mustafin 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nurlan Mustafin!
Nurlan Mustafin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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