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AJFC 127: Oakley vs. Fingers PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsumae Sukeyuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsumae Sukeyuki !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sukeyuki moves away.
Drago takes a swing at Sukeyuki 's ribcage but misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Drago enables Sukeyuki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Drago manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Drago wants to stand and escape but Sukeyuki is having none of it.
Sukeyuki has gone for a leg lock! Drago slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sukeyuki 's guard.
Sukeyuki is looking for a triangle here but Drago uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Drago decides to stand back up. Drago steps back and let's Sukeyuki get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Sukeyuki counters with a straight right hand.
Sukeyuki dives in and scores a takedown into Drago's guard.
Sukeyuki wants to stand and escape but instead Drago has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Drago has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sukeyuki is proving hard to escape from.
Drago gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sukeyuki gets a clinch.
Sukeyuki has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki forces Drago back against the cage and clinches.
Sukeyuki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sukeyuki tries to pull guard but Drago won't allow it.
Sukeyuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sukeyuki breaks the clinch.
Sukeyuki tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Sukeyuki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drago throws a right hand that Sukeyuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sukeyuki also avoids with ease.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Sukeyuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pete Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago moves out of range of the body kick.
Drago's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drago duly obliges.
It looks like Matsumae Sukeyuki has been cut.
Drago misses with a combination
and Sukeyuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drago misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki throws a nice looking combination but Drago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sukeyuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Drago finds it's way through Sukeyuki 's defenses.
Drago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago scores with a body shot.
Sukeyuki looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sukeyuki .
Drago connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sukeyuki 's hands.
Drago misses with a straight left.
Pete Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Sukeyuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sukeyuki scores a takedown into full mount!
Sukeyuki looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sukeyuki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sukeyuki controlling his opponent.
Sukeyuki punching from mount but Drago doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sukeyuki goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Drago is on top in guard.
Sukeyuki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Matsumae Sukeyuki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sukeyuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sukeyuki .
A punch combination from Sukeyuki misses.
Sukeyuki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drago to the ground. Sukeyuki is now in Drago's guard.
Sukeyuki looking to sit in guard and control but Drago gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drago stands and steps away. Sukeyuki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Sukeyuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sukeyuki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Drago misses.
Drago lands a jab to Sukeyuki 's midsection.
Drago throws a series of punches but Sukeyuki moves out of range.
Sukeyuki tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago looks to land a combination but Sukeyuki avoids it well.
Sukeyuki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and Sukeyuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sukeyuki .
Sukeyuki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drago moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sukeyuki cracks Drago with an open hand slap.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and Sukeyuki counters with a two punch combo.
Sukeyuki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drago, pushing him back against the cage.
Sukeyuki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Sukeyuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sukeyuki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drago to keep the fight standing.
Pete Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matsumae Sukeyuki .
Sukeyuki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sukeyuki has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sukeyuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sukeyuki is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sukeyuki scores with a shot to the side of Drago's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sukeyuki .
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Sukeyuki has double underhooks.
Drago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sukeyuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sukeyuki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
Sukeyuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sukeyuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drago misses with a hook to the body
and Sukeyuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sukeyuki misses with a hook.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Drago misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sukeyuki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Drago.
Sukeyuki looks for the body kick but Drago saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sukeyuki .
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sukeyuki counters by moving into the clinch.
Sukeyuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sukeyuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sukeyuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sukeyuki tries to break the clinch but Drago is controlling the position.
Sukeyuki 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sukeyuki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drago had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Drago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sukeyuki at a distance.
Drago misses with a jab to the body
and Sukeyuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drago scores with the left hand. Sukeyuki knows he should have avoided that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drago.
That has opened up Matsumae Sukeyuki 's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sukeyuki clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sukeyuki manages to break the clinch.
Drago gets caught napping as Sukeyuki dives in and scores a takedown. Drago manages to retain guard.
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 Pete Drago will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matsumae Sukeyuki 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sukeyuki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sukeyuki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Drago pushes Sukeyuki away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sukeyuki gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sukeyuki trying to control the action but Drago is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Sukeyuki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sukeyuki is looking to take a break and control but Drago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukeyuki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sukeyuki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Drago is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Drago is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Drago dodges the ground and pound from Sukeyuki .
Sukeyuki cracks Drago with a big right hand but Drago just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Matsumae Sukeyuki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sukeyuki trying to control the action but Drago is working from the bottom.
Drago regains half guard, as Sukeyuki was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki with the ground and pound but Drago uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sukeyuki is working Drago over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sukeyuki is looking to stand up but Drago won't let him.
Sukeyuki landing with the ground and pound.
Sukeyuki looking to sit in guard and control but Drago gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sukeyuki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drago passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to stand but Sukeyuki has his arm trapped.
Sukeyuki tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Drago presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sukeyuki reaches up to try and control the position but Drago seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sukeyuki rolls and tries to escape and now Drago has his back!
What's going on here? Drago has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
Sukeyuki darts in and clinches Drago up against the cage.
Sukeyuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drago keeps control of Sukeyuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drago wants to break free but Sukeyuki has control.
A bit of stalling here from Sukeyuki .
Sukeyuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sukeyuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sukeyuki tries to circle away but Drago has him pinned against the cage.
Sukeyuki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sukeyuki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sukeyuki wants to get back to his feet but Drago is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drago wanted to stand there but Sukeyuki had control of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pete Drago just wasn't active enough.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drago!
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sukeyuki doesn't seem bothered though.
Sukeyuki slips a straight right by Drago.
Sukeyuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drago, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Sukeyuki .
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sukeyuki counters with a stiff right hand.
Drago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drago connects with a looping right hand.
Drago is looking to wear down Sukeyuki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drago lands a nice hook to Sukeyuki 's body. Sukeyuki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sukeyuki dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Sukeyuki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Sukeyuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Sukeyuki . Those never looked like landing.
Drago gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sukeyuki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sukeyuki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sukeyuki is in close to Drago's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drago is working an open guard so Sukeyuki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sukeyuki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drago wants to stand and escape but Sukeyuki is having none of it.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Sukeyuki from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago wants to stand but Sukeyuki is controlling the position.
Sukeyuki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Sukeyuki from controlling successfully.
Drago working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sukeyuki .
Sukeyuki throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sukeyuki wants to stand but Drago has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sukeyuki cracks Drago with a solid left hand.
Sukeyuki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sukeyuki throws a big right hand that misses.
Sukeyuki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matsumae Sukeyuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Pete Drago!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Matsumae Sukeyuki !
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Matsumae Sukeyuki !
Matsumae Sukeyuki wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juno Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Malik's choice of entrance music: Rocky Theme. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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269 lbs
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255 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juno Ku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Malik!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malik. Malik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Sam Malik has been cut.
Malik throws a combination that misses
and Ku counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Malik out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Ku is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juno Ku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Parker told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Parker!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots and misses
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Serra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Frank Serra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Parker.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Serra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Serra to acknowledge the strikes.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Serra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parker shoots and misses
and Serra counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parker tries for a takedown but Serra circles away easily
and Serra counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra swinging wildly here.
Serra is working the combinations to good effect here.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Serra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Serra counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Serra to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Serra misses.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a two punch combo.
Parker tries for a takedown but Serra circles away easily
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Serra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Serra counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Serra to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serra throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Serra throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
A combination from Serra does no damage.
Serra throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Gabriel Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Frank Serra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Serra.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Parker shoots and misses
and Serra counters with a two punch combo.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parker looks gassed!
Serra misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Serra.
Parker tries for a takedown but Serra circles away easily
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Serra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Serra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Serra counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Parker shoots and misses
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Serra tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Serra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parker shoots and misses
and Serra counters with a two punch combo.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Serra misses with a double jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a two punch combo.
Serra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parker shoots and misses
and Serra counters with a two punch combo.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Serra misses with a wild combination.
Serra misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Serra misses with a few strikes there.
Serra lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Serra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parker tries for a takedown but Serra circles away easily
and Serra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Serra fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Serra.
Serra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker shoots and misses
and Serra counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Serra counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Serra misses.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Serra counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a two punch combo.
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 Frank Serra will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Serra misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Serra counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Serra to acknowledge the strikes.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Serra counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Serra to acknowledge the strikes.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Serra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frank Serra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Parker.
Serra throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Serra looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Serra misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker shoots and misses
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Serra tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Serra counters with a two punch combo.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Serra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a two punch combo.
Serra misses with the combination.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra throws a combination. Parker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Serra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left and a right from Serra both land. Nice combination.
Serra misses with a few strikes there.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Serra counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Serra to acknowledge the strikes.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Serra counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Serra to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Serra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frank Serra is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker shoots and misses
and Serra counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Serra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Serra fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Serra. Those never looked like landing.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Serra counters with a one-two to the body.
Frank Serra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Serra falls off balance throwing a combination
so Parker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Parker maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Serra could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Parker has cracked it and Serra is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Parker!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hux Flux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Steptoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flux comes to the cage accompanied by Disposable Teens-Marlyn Manson. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hux Flux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Steptoe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flux stuffs the takedown.
Steptoe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Flux to the mat! Flux manages to get full guard.
Flux is controlling Steptoe's posture.
Steptoe trying to move into half guard but instead Flux has managed to sweep!
Steptoe is looking for a triangle but Flux pushes his legs off easily.
Steptoe keeping moving, preventing Flux from controlling successfully.
Steptoe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flux defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steptoe is on top in guard.
Flux pulls Steptoe in close to his closed guard and prevents Steptoe from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steptoe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steptoe tries to free his leg and advance position but Flux is retaining full guard.
Flux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flux keeping full guard, as Steptoe tries to pass.
Flux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steptoe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steptoe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Steptoe being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steptoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flux wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Flux is trying to keep Steptoe in close.
Steptoe trying to control but Flux is working from the bottom.
Flux keeping full guard, as Steptoe tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Flux keeping moving, preventing Steptoe from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flux shoots for a takedown but Steptoe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Steptoe moves in looking to clinch but Flux pushes him off.
Flux stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Flux wants it to stay on the feet.
Steptoe looks for a takedown but Flux sprawls well.
Hux Flux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Steptoe.
Flux doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steptoe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flux's guard.
Flux keeping moving, preventing Steptoe from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe tries to free his leg and advance position but Flux is retaining full guard.
Steptoe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Flux has control of Steptoe's left arm, preventing Steptoe from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steptoe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steptoe trying to advance position but Flux counters by regaining guard.
Steptoe trying to control but Flux is working from the bottom.
Steptoe has gone for a leg lock! Flux slips out almost immediately though and dives into Steptoe's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flux missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flux drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Steptoe dives on top into guard.
Steptoe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Flux is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Steptoe, into his guard.
Steptoe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flux gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flux preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe looking for a guillotine here but Flux defends easily.
Flux looking to pass the guard.
Flux postures up.
Steptoe keeping full guard, as Flux tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steptoe controls Flux momentarily but Flux frees himself.
Flux is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steptoe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steptoe has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Steptoe seems to have locked his on tight now - Flux screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Steptoe, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). James Steptoe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boss Vandamme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vandamme has chosen Money over bitches by CALIKING as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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305 lbs
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277 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Low!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boss Vandamme!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandamme wants to clinch.
Low circles away from the clinch attempt
and Low counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Boss Vandamme has been cut.
Vandamme fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Low is trying to break free.
Vandamme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Low blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Low on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Low on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vandamme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Low has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Low is trying to break free.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Low wants to break free but Vandamme has control.
Low wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandamme misses with a knee strike.
Vandamme scores a nice knee to the body.
Low is trying to break the clinch but Vandamme is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but Low blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vandamme takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Low tries to break free but Vandamme pushes him back against the cage.
Vandamme keeps control of Low as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vandamme scores a nice knee to the body.
Low is trying to break free.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vandamme putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Low in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Low avoiding damage as Vandamme throws knees to the body.
Vandamme prevents Low from breaking the clinch.
Vandamme with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jackie Low has been cut.
Low tries to break free but Vandamme pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Low is trying to break the clinch but Vandamme is controlling him.
Vandamme misses with a knee to the head.
Low wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vandamme has him pressed against the cage.
Vandamme crunches a lovely knee into Low's ribcage.
Low is breathing heavily.
Vandamme has Low pressed against the cage, preventing Low from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low can't break the clinch.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vandamme with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Vandamme.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vandamme.
Vandamme lands a knee to the head.
Vandamme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Low takes a knee right on the jaw!
Low takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vandamme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vandamme scores a nice knee to the body.
Low wants to get back to striking at distance but Vandamme won't allow it.
Low is trying to break the clinch but Vandamme has him pressed against the cage.
Vandamme looking to throw knees to the head but Low is blocking nicely.
Vandamme working Low over with knees to the body.
Low is looking to break free of the clinch but Vandamme has double underhooks.
Low has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandamme landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vandamme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Low.
Vandamme putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Low in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vandamme putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Low in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Low avoiding damage as Vandamme throws knees to the body.
Vandamme scores with a knee to the head.
Jackie Low's cut is getting worse.
Vandamme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Low has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Low wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vandamme has him pressed against the cage.
Low tries to break the clinch but Vandamme is controlling the position.
Vandamme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Low.
Low blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vandamme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vandamme using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vandamme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Low tries to break the clinch but Vandamme is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low is trying to force a seperation but Vandamme has the dominant position.
Vandamme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Low is defending well for now.
Low wants to break the clinch but can't.
Low tries to circle away but Vandamme has him pinned against the cage.
Vandamme misses with a knee to the head.
Vandamme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vandamme prevents Low from breaking the clinch.
Vandamme tries to land a knee to the head but Low blocks with his arms.
Low manages to break the clinch.
Vandamme blocks a jab.
Vandamme slips a jab from Low.
A telegraphed right hand from Low misses the target.
Vandamme misses with a head kick.
Low throws a looping overhand right but Vandamme ducks down to avoid it.
Vandamme tries to clinch
and Low counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vandamme thinking.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Low swings for the body but Vandamme moves out of range.
Vandamme tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Low counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vandamme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vandamme moves to clinch but Low breaks away
and Low connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Low swats away the attempt to clinch by Vandamme.
Vandamme tries to clinch but Low moves out of range.
Vandamme throws a head kick that misses.
Vandamme wants to clinch up but Low keeps it at a distance.
Boss Vandamme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vandamme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Low keeps the fight on the outside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Low pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Low misses its intended target.
Low swats away the attempt to clinch by Vandamme.
Vandamme is looking to clinch but Low is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandamme tries to clinch up but Low circles away and keeps his distance.
Vandamme tries to clinch up.
Low swats away the attempt to clinch by Vandamme.
A leg kick checked by Low.
Vandamme lands a head kick!
Vandamme wants to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vandamme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Low throws out the jab.
Low throws out a loose jab but Vandamme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Low is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vandamme tries to clinch up.
Low avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Low circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vandamme gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Low has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Low is trying to break the clinch but Vandamme is controlling him.
Vandamme unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Low is trying to force a seperation but Vandamme has the dominant position.
Vandamme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Low wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vandamme trying to land knees to the body.
Vandamme connects with a knee to the head.
Low blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vandamme lands a good knee to the midsection. Low won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Low looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vandamme landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Low is trying to break the clinch but Vandamme is controlling him.
Vandamme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Low has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Vandamme.
Vandamme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Low is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Low has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vandamme utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vandamme connects with a nasty looking knee right to Low's face.
Low on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vandamme landing knees to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vandamme.
Vandamme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vandamme misses with a knee strike.
Low tries to circle away but Vandamme has him pinned against the cage.
Vandamme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vandamme misses with a knee strike.
Vandamme lands a knee to the head.
Jackie Low's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vandamme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Low is trying to push Vandamme away but Vandamme has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vandamme trying to land knees to the body.
Low breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandamme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Low thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vandamme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Low counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Vandamme dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Low jabs Vandamme right on the nose. Vandamme blinks but takes it well.
Boss Vandamme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Low keeps the fight on the outside.
Vandamme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vandamme tries to clinch but Low moves away
and Low cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vandamme walks straight into a right hand from Low - that's dropped him! Low jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Vandamme from any more punishment! Vandamme complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jackie Low!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginger Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu comes to the cage accompanied by Pulse. Mann is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Perfect for Me. Ginger Mann acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ginger Mann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann misses the shot to the body.
Mann misses with a hook.
Mann connects with a jab.
Mann moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diu misses with a body kick.
Mann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mann connects with a right hand. Diu shakes it off.
Diu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diu misses with a body kick.
Mann throws a body punch but Diu moves out of range.
Diu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
Ginger Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann misses with a left hand
and Diu counters with a big head kick but Mann shrugs it off.
Diu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away.
Diu moves out of range as Mann strikes.
Mann thows a body shot but no joy.
Mann throws a combination that misses
and Diu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mann is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A big left from Mann misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann lands with a nice body punch.
Mann throws a big shot that misses.
Mann throws a hook to the side of Diu's head but Diu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mann lands a nice looking body shot.
Diu misses with a head kick.
Mann throws a good cross that connects.
Diu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann just misses with a punch to the body.
Mann darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diu lands a front kick.
Mann cracks Diu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diu cracks Mann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mann lands the left hand.
Mann lands with a straight right. Diu didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Mann - just one landing.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mann.
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Diu circles away.
Diu swats away the attempt to clinch by Mann.
Mann throws a series of punches but Diu moves out of range.
Mann lands the left hand.
Mann swings for the body but Diu moves out of range.
Diu checks a low kick from Mann.
Diu takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for Mann.
Diu staying out of range there.
Diu tries a head kick but it misses.
Mann cracks a nice hook into Diu's ribs.
Mann misses with a lunging right hand
and Diu counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mann is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
No joy there for Mann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice jab there from Diu.
Diu throws a push kick but Mann slaps the foot to one side.
Mann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diu was well out of range. Poor timing from Mann.
Diu shoots in for a double leg but Mann sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mann tries to clinch but Diu is having none of it.
Mann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mann. Those never looked like landing.
Mann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diu has time to react.
Mann blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mann misses.
A jab from Mann misses.
A head kick misses from Diu.
Mann keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mann.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mann misses with the combination.
Diu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diu.
Mann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diu checks a leg kick nicely.
Diu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Diu moved out of range nicely.
Diu misses with a leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mann scores with a hook to the body. Diu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mann is looking to clinch but Diu is avoiding it.
Mann lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mann lands with a nice combination. Diu backs away looking to recover.
Mann misses with a jab to the body
and Diu counters with an inside leg kick.
Mann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diu.
Mann scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diu manages to avoid it.
Diu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mann moves out of range of the leg kick from Diu.
Mann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diu manages to avoid it.
Mann moves out of range of the leg kick from Diu.
Diu throws a front kick that sends Mann stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diu is looking to land body kicks.
Mann jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diu tries to land a front kick but Mann steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mann tries to clinch up.
Mann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diu manages to avoid it.
Mann blocks the body kick.
Diu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diu stuns Mann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mann throws a series of punches but Diu avoids them all with ease.
Diu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diu duly obliges.
Mann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diu was well out of range. Poor timing from Mann.
Mann tries to bum rush Diu with a series of wild strikes but Diu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diu moves out of range as Mann strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mann takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mann looks gassed!
Diu misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Mann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diu checks a leg kick nicely.
Diu throws a sloppy body shot
and Mann counters with a two punch combo.
Mann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mann misses the jab.
Diu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mann looks to throw the jab but Diu is out of range.
Diu misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
Mann throws a series of punches but Diu avoids them all with ease.
Mann sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Mann blocks the low kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mann blocks a head kick by Diu.
Mann lands a nice looking body shot.
Mann slips a straight right by Diu.
Mann looks to land a left hand but Diu moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diu throws a sloppy head kick and Mann moves out of range easily.
Mann misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diu checks a leg kick.
Diu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diu slips a jab from Mann.
Mann jabs Diu right on the nose. Diu blinks but takes it well.
Diu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mann.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mann throws out the jab.
Donk. Diu catches Mann right on the button with a cross.
Diu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mann to score with a decent uppercut.
Diu throws a leg kick that misses.
Mann throws a shot from downtown. Diu moves away and avoids it.
Mann throws a body punch but Diu moves out of range.
Diu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diu, right into the meat.
Mann connects with the punch.
Mann checks the leg kick.
Diu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diu scores with a head kick. Mann tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mann throws a right hand that misses
and Diu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mann takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ginger Mann will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mann avoids the head kick by Diu.
Mann scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diu misses with a few strikes there.
Diu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Mann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mann misses with a wild combination.
Diu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diu in his tracks.
Diu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ginger Mann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Mann.
Mann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diu manages to avoid it.
Mann takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mann.
Diu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mann.
Mann scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mann clinches with his opponent.
Diu is trying to force a seperation but Mann has the dominant position.
Mann prevents a body shot from Diu.
Mann looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mann can't get the takedown.
Mann breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diu.
Diu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mann just misses with a punch to the body.
Diu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mann thuds a left hand into Diu's body.
Mann throws a head kick that misses
and Diu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Mann blocks a head kick by Diu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diu is looking to wear down Mann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mann swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diu.
Mann looks to score with a jab to the body but Diu is just out of range.
Diu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diu tries a head kick but it misses.
Mann blocks the body kick.
Diu gets tackled into the cage by Mann. Mann maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Diu.
Mann moves out of range as Diu throws a body kick.
A big right from Mann misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu misses with a head kick.
Diu avoids the body shot from Mann.
A head kick from Diu lands but Mann takes it in his stride.
Mann misses with a looping right.
Mann misses with a few strikes there.
Mann staying out of range there.
Diu throws a sloppy head kick and Mann moves out of range easily.
Diu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mann darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mann misses with an uppercut.
Diu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mann.
Mann connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diu's hands.
The crowd cheers as Diu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mann doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diu is defended easily by Mann.
Mann misses with a wild body shot.
Diu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mann takes a step back to recover.
Diu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mann throws out the jab.
Mann throws a hook but Diu avoids it easily.
Mann lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann scores with a body shot.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch but Diu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diu tries a head kick but it misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a wild body shot.
Mann blocks a head kick by Diu.
Mann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mann. Diu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mann misses with a head kick.
Mann misses the shot to the body.
Mann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diu.
Mann swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diu counters with a thumping low kick.
Mann misses with a few strikes there.
Mann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mann if he has to take too many more of those.
Diu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mann misses with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diu lands a head kick!
Mann walks into a left hand.
Diu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Mann.
Diu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diu digs a good hook to Mann's body.
Diu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mann loads up on a big right hand but Diu slips the punch.
Mann has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diu.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mann feints a jab promting Diu to slip. Mann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mann cracks a nice hook into Diu's ribs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mann connects with a single shot there.
Diu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mann.
Diu ducks right into an uppercut from Mann.
Diu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mann.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mann misses with an uppercut.
Diu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Mann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mann misses with a wild body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mann throws a leg kick but Diu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mann throws out the jab.
Mann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diu counters with a nice body kick.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Diu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mann.
Mann tries to clinch up.
Mann misses with a wild body shot.
Mann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diu.
Diu throws a head kick but Mann moves out of range.
Mann moves out of range of the body kick from Diu.
Diu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mann.
Mann stuns Diu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diu. That's going to slow Mann down.
Diu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mann is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Mann.
Mann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diu.
Mann lands with a shot to the body.
Mann misses with an uppercut.
Mann misses with an uppercut
and Diu counters with a good low kick that Mann was not able to check.
Diu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mann is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Mann.
Diu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mann.
Mann misses with a body shot
letting Diu counter with a right hand.
Mann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diu.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ginger Mann.
Well Mann has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Ginger Mann!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ginger Mann!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Ginger Mann!
Ginger Mann wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ginger Mann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick comes to the cage accompanied by Conquer All. Foreman has chosen Impaled Nazarene - as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foreman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dick misses with a looping right.
Dick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Foreman is able to avoid easily.
Dick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Foreman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Foreman misses.
Foreman slips a jab from Dick.
Dick avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foreman checks a leg kick.
Foreman shoots for a double leg takedown but Dick sprawls well. He's pushed Foreman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tom Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foreman.
Foreman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
An inside leg kick from Dick misses.
Foreman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dick gets a clinch.
Dick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foreman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick prevents a body shot from Foreman.
Foreman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dick.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Foreman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dick lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dick.
A short right from Dick.
Foreman lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dick prevents the takedown attempt.
Dick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foremans head.
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foreman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Foreman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dick scores with a shot to the side of Foreman's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foreman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foreman manages to break the clinch.
Dick thumps Foreman with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Dick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foreman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A combination from Foreman does no damage.
Dick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Foreman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dick can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
Foreman takes a shot to the head.
Foreman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foreman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dick swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dick lands a nice looking body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Foreman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dick misses with a lunging right hand
and Foreman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dick darts in and clinches Foreman up against the cage.
Dick tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Dick back against the cage.
Foreman can't get the takedown.
Foreman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foreman.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dick.
Foreman wants to clinch.
Dick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foreman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dick avoids it.
Foreman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dick up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman pulls guard successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Foreman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dick controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tom Dick has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foreman swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Dick.
Dick tries to clinch but Foreman is having none of it.
Dick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dick thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Dick misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Foreman is out of range.
Foreman throws a series of punches but Dick avoids them all with ease.
Dick checks a low kick from Foreman.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foreman momentarily.
Foreman swinging wildly here.
Dick throws a combination. Foreman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Foreman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dick.
Dick wants to land a leg kick but Foreman is out of range.
Foreman keeps the fight on the outside.
Dick keeps Foreman at a distance using the push kick.
Foreman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dick scores with a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foreman keeps the fight on the outside.
Foreman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dick has closed the distance and engaged Foreman in a clinch.
Foreman blocks an uppercut.
Dick misses with a punch on the inside.
Foreman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foreman is trying to pull guard but Dick has him pressed against the cage.
Foreman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dick working aggressively here.
Foreman struggles to land a body shot inside as Dick controls his hands.
Foreman is looking to break free of the clinch but Dick has double underhooks.
Dick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foreman's face.
Dick lands an uppercut.
Foreman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Foreman is trying to force a seperation but Dick has the dominant position.
Dick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dick blocks an elbow strike.
Dick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dick connects with a knee to the head.
Foreman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Dick.
Foreman looks gassed!
Foreman misses with some punches.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foreman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Foreman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman blocks a body shot from Dick.
Foreman misses with the head strike.
Foreman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dick throws a head punch that misses.
Dick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Dick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foreman tries to break free but Dick pushes him back against the cage.
Dick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch but Dick keeps him there for the moment.
Dick blocks an uppercut.
Foreman blocks a body shot from Dick.
Dick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dick lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Dick.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Dick.
Dick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foreman.
Dick tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Dick back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dick.
Dick lands a knee to the body.
Dick working aggressively here.
A short right from Dick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Dick.
Dick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dick.
Dick lands a knee to the body.
Dick misses with a punch on the inside.
Dick lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Dick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dick lands a nice uppercut.
Dick lands a hook that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
A short left from Dick.
Dick swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dick misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dick.
Dick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foreman jumps guard.
Dick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dick dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dick.
Dick closes the distance and pushes Foreman back into the cage.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Dick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foreman can do to turn this around?
Dick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Dick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foreman misses with a punch on the inside.
Dick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foreman fails to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick lands a nice shot to the body.
Foreman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Foreman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foreman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foreman is trying to break the clinch but Dick has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dick fails to land.
Dick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dick tries to land a knee to the head but Foreman blocks with his arms.
Foreman jumps guard but Dick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tom Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foreman.
Foreman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Foreman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Foreman is working an open guard so Dick takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dick.
Dick clinches with his opponent.
Dick throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Dick.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dick.
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!
Foreman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Foreman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dick.
Foreman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dick defends it nicely.
Dick connects with a crisp jab.
Dick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foreman momentarily.
Dick throws a lazy right hand but Foreman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foreman shoots for a takedown but Dick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Foreman looks to land a combination but Dick avoids it well.
Foreman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foreman swinging wildly here.
Dick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Foreman's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Dick.
Dick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foreman.
George Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Dick misses.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch but Foreman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dick.
Foreman misses with a head kick.
Foreman avoids a kick to the body.
Foreman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Foreman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tom Dick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foreman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dick.
Dick lands a leg kick that knocks Foreman off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman throws a right hand that Dick ducks under and follows up with a left that Dick also avoids with ease.
Foreman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foreman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Foreman tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Foreman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foreman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foreman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dick connects with a leg kick. Foreman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Foreman throws the left hand but Dick avoids the punch easily.
Dick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dick, right into the meat.
Horrible takedown by Foreman or perhaps it was just good defense by Dick which made him look bad.
Foreman moves in looking to clinch but Dick pushes him off.
Dick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dick cracks Foreman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Dick does it's job there.
Dick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foreman momentarily.
Foreman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dick misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dick throws a body kick that misses.
Dick has Foreman up against the cage in a clinch.
Foreman pulls Dick into guard.
Dick decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Foreman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Foreman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Foreman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horrible takedown by Foreman or perhaps it was just good defense by Dick which made him look bad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Foreman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body kick there by Dick.
Tom Dick is winning the standup battle so far.
Dick stuffs the takedown attempt from Foreman. Foreman gets slowly back to his feet.
Dick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Foreman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Foreman in his tracks.
Foreman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dick.
Foreman has closed the distance and engaged Dick in a clinch.
Dick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tom Dick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dick.
Dick lands a shoulder strike.
Dick misses with a body punch.
Dick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foreman struggles to land a body shot inside as Dick controls his hands.
Dick lands a left hand.
Foreman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dick has a couple of punches blocked by Foreman.
Foreman wants to get back to striking at distance but Dick won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Dick.
Dick tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Dick back against the cage.
Dick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick gets through Foreman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foreman is rocked!
Dick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foreman is still on wobbly legs! Can Dick finish him?
Dick is leaning against Foreman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dick throws a big uppercut that drops Foreman! More strikes from Dick and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Foreman lies dazed against the cage as Dick celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Dick!
Tom Dick managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaki Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jho comes to the cage accompanied by Into the Abyss. 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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158 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devil Jho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaki Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi misses with a kick to the body.
Gomi misses with a double jab
and Jho counters with a left to the body.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomi duly obliges.
Jho throws a body kick that misses.
Jho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jho slips under a jab.
Jho walks into a straight right hand from Gomi.
Jho blocks a head kick by Gomi.
Gomi tries to bum rush Jho with a series of wild strikes but Jho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jho misses with a kick to the body.
Jho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Jho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gomi's knee momentarily.
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jho looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jho throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Jho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Jho there.
It looks like Isaki Gomi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Jho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Isaki Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi tries to bum rush Jho with a series of wild strikes but Jho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Gomi misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomi throws a series of strikes that have Jho backpedaling.
Jho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jho.
Jho avoids the head kick by Gomi.
Gomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jho throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab from Jho.
Gomi is rocked!
Jho checks a leg kick.
Gomi is still on wobbly legs! Can Jho finish him?
Jho tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jho fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Gomi out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Devil Jho!
Devil Jho made sure to mention his sponsor, D.O.A. PRESENTS: PRIME DESIGNS in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Bueno will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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197 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno jabs Cage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cage avoids the body shot from Bueno.
Bueno swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
Bueno lands with a nice body punch.
Cage closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bueno to the mat! Bueno manages to get full guard.
Cage wants to control from the top but Bueno keeps moving.
Bueno being controlled here, momentarily.
Bueno keeping moving, preventing Cage from controlling successfully.
Cage is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bueno is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Nick Cage wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cage misses with a body kick.
Bueno connects with the punch.
Nick Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bueno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bueno scores with a hook to the body. Cage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bueno lands with a cross.
It looks like Nick Cage has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bueno cracks Cage with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cage looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bueno finish him?
Cage is rocked!
Cage switches off momentarily and Bueno cracks him with a monster right hand! Cage topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bueno dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bueno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Bueno!
Pedro Bueno was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Oakley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Four Middle Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers has chosen 4middle Fingers - Decision victory or KO clinchrape as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the 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, Dennis Oakley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Four Middle Fingers!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oakley checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oakley.
Fingers has closed the distance and engaged Oakley in a clinch.
Fingers prevents a body shot from Oakley.
Fingers lands an elbow just above Oakley 's eye.
It looks like Dennis Oakley has been cut.
Oakley pushes off an throws an elbow but Fingers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fingers throws an elbow but misses.
Fingers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oakley is defending well for now.
Fingers managing to block the knees to the body from Oakley.
Fingers pushes off an throws an elbow but Oakley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fingers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oakley stalls.
Oakley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fingers lands an uppercut.
Fingers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fingers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oakley's brow.
Oakley misses with a body punch.
Oakley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fingers is defending well for now.
Fingers misses with some punches.
Oakley tries to land a knee to the head but Fingers blocks with his arms.
Fingers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers throws an elbow that misses.
Oakley tries to throw a body punch but Fingers avoids it by throwing Oakley back against the cage.
Fingers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oakley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fingers avoids it.
Oakley trying to land knees to the body.
Oakley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fingers.
Good body shot from Fingers.
Oakley is breathing heavily.
Oakley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fingers lands an elbow just above Oakley 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Fingers.
Dennis Oakley's cut is getting worse.
Oakley misses with a knee strike.
Fingers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Dennis Oakley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dennis Oakley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Four Middle Fingers!
Four Middle Fingers is the new heavyweight champion!
Four Middle Fingers made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview.
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