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Bushido 205 GP - Rd 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Doodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toby Doodle!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doodle dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doodle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo shoots in and gets a takedown into Doodle's guard.
Doodle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aldo defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doodle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aldo defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doodle keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Aldo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aldo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo stopping the sweep attempt from Doodle.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Aldo.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doodle.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Doodle is avoiding it.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Aldo drives through and clinches with Doodle against the cage.
Aldo trying to stall but Doodle improves his position.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Doodle throws out a powerful jab.
Good work by Doodle as he checks the leg kick.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Doodle.
Aldo tries to clinch but Doodle is having none of it.
Doodle looks to land a combination. Aldo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Doodle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doodle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aldo on the side of the head.
Aldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aldo moves into the clinch.
Doodle is trying to push Aldo away but Aldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aldo is trying to drag Doodle to the mat but Doodle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Doodle wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aldo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doodle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doodle misses with a body shot.
Doodle cracks Aldo with a good jab.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doodle slips under a jab from Aldo.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Doodle circles away.
Doodle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doodle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doodle slips under a jab.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Doodle circles away.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Doodle avoids nicely.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doodle throws a one two combo.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Doodle's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doodle lands with a good body shot.
Doodle moves out of range as Aldo throws a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Doodle.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Doodle misses with the combination.
Doodle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doodle's knee momentarily.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Doodle circles away.
Aldo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doodle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doodle misses with a double jab.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doodle circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Jose Aldo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Aldo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Doodle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo tries to bum rush Doodle with a series of wild strikes but Doodle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo misses the jab.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Doodle connects with a looping right hand.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo throws a right hand that Doodle ducks under and follows up with a left that Doodle also avoids with ease.
Doodle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo fails with the takedown.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Doodle fails to land with a series of punches.
Doodle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aldo.
Doodle fails to land with a series of punches.
Doodle lands with a good body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doodle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aldo - the referee stops the clock and Doodle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aldo. Doodle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doodle punishes Aldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Doodle takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Doodle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aldo rather than just go for the knockout.
Aldo shoots for a takedown but Doodle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldo throws a right hand that Doodle ducks under and follows up with a left that Doodle also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Doodle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Doodle. Beautiful body shot.
Doodle scores with a jab. Aldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doodle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Doodle has control of Aldo's left arm, preventing Aldo from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doodle keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Aldo trying to move into half guard but instead Doodle has managed to sweep!
Doodle 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. Doodle seems to have locked his on tight now - Aldo screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Doodle, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Toby Doodle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goba Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piotr Nowak has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goba Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cash gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nowak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nowak connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nowak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cash avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cash wants to stand up but Nowak is controlling him.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Nowak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nowak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cash's head.
Nowak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nowak is working Cash over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowak working some strikes from top position.
Nowak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nowak on the ground.
Nowak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cash's head.
Cash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nowak.
Nowak throws a big right hand that misses.
Cash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nowak.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nowak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nowak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nowak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nowak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cash's guard.
Nowak thows a huge punch but Cash dodges it nicely.
Nowak is nestled in close to Cash, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cash is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nowak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nowak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nowak slips a nice elbow through Cash's hands, connecting with Cash's forehead.
Cash is rocked!
Nowak seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cash is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Piotr Nowak!
During a confident post fight interview, Piotr Nowak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiriro Itsuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiriro Itsuma has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiriro Itsuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Itsuma closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Itsuma pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Itsuma.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Itsuma's calf.
Itsuma is looking to clinch.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Itsuma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Itsuma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Itsuma persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Itsuma fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiriro Itsuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Itsuma darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itsuma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Itsuma looks to throw a body kick
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Itsuma was not able to check.
A solid body kick from Smith.
Itsuma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itsuma.
Smith cracks the inside of Itsuma's front leg.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Itsuma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Itsuma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Itsuma wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Itsuma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Itsuma. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Itsuma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Itsuma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith feints and then cracks Itsuma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Itsuma down.
Sean Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a head kick that Itsuma semi-blocks.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Itsuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Itsuma tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itsuma with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Itsuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Itsuma tries to avoid it.
Itsuma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Itsuma.
Smith leaves Itsuma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yoshiriro Itsuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itsuma is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Itsuma shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to slow Itsuma down with leg kicks.
Itsuma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Itsuma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Itsuma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Itsuma misses with the body kick
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Itsuma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Itsuma misses with a straight right.
Itsuma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Itsuma closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Itsuma is looking to clinch.
Itsuma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Itsuma on that attempt.
Itsuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sean Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Itsuma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshiriro Itsuma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Itsuma crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Itsuma gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Itsuma manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Itsuma tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Itsuma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith scores with a head kick. Itsuma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Itsuma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Itsuma throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Itsuma in his tracks momentarily.
Itsuma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itsuma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itsuma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiriro Itsuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Itsuma down.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itsuma's sensitive parts.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Itsuma.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from Smith lands but Itsuma takes it in his stride.
Itsuma misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Itsuma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Itsuma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Itsuma darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Itsuma takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Itsuma tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Itsuma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Itsuma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itsuma's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith is looking to slow Itsuma down with leg kicks.
A lazy body kick from Itsuma
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Itsuma takes a step back to recover.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Itsuma's calf.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Itsuma shoots in.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Itsuma might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Smith tenderised Itsuma's leg. Itsuma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Itsuma off balance momentarily.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Itsuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Itsuma tries to avoid it.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Itsuma's sensitive parts.
Itsuma with a poor takedown
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Itsuma really felt that one!
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith lands a front kick.
Itsuma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Itsuma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Itsuma looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Itsuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Itsuma tries to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Itsuma off balance momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith pushes Itsuma away with a front kick.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Itsuma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsuma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Itsuma. That did some damage!
Itsuma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith pushes Itsuma away with a front kick.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Itsuma with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Itsuma in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiriro Itsuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Itsuma down.
Itsuma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Itsuma shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Itsuma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Itsuma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Itsuma with an open hand slap.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Itsuma down.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
Itsuma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Itsuma sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sean Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with a head kick. Itsuma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Yoshiriro Itsuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Itsuma's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Smith!
In his post fight interview, Sean Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirk comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Boy by Machine Gun Kelly. Dixon has chosen Dark Tranquillity - Iridium as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Jesse Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dixon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dirk.
Dixon throws a hook but Dirk blocks it.
Dirk throws a hook but Dixon avoids it easily.
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dirk.
Dirk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dirk throws a head kick that Dixon semi-blocks.
It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon fails with the takedown
and Dirk counters with a right hand to the body.
Jesse Dirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dixon looks gassed!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dirk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dirk.
Dirk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dirk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dirk throws a strike but Dixon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dirk controlling from the top position.
Dirk landing some decent shots from guard.
Dixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dixon keeping moving, preventing Dirk from controlling successfully.
Dirk postures up in Dixon's guard and throws a big left but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon keeping moving, preventing Dirk from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Jesse Dirk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dirk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dixon as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Dirk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dixon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Dirk.
Dirk lands with a cross.
Dirk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dirk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dixon.
Jesse Dirk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Dixon.
Dixon misses with a body shot.
Dirk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dirk connects with a right hand. Dixon shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dirk with a hook.
Dirk feints and then cracks Dixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dixon down.
Dixon throws an off balance right hand
and Dirk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dixon thinking.
Dixon fails with the takedown.
Dixon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dirk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dirk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dirk scores with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Joey Dixon's cut even more.
Dirk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dixon on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirk walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dixon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dirk swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dixon's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Dirk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hairy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercer's entrance music is Kid CuDi - Wylin Cuz I'm Young. A fine choice. Kane has chosen Saigon - Bring Me Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hairy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane lands with a shot to the body.
Kane avoids a kick to the body.
Mercer throws a solid leg kick but Kane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercer.
Kane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hairy Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane needs to keep his hands up - Mercer had a free shot at his head there.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Mercer scores with a body shot.
Mercer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercer slaps away a takedown attempt from Kane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mercer blocks a jab.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Kane misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Kane doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercer circles away.
Good work by Kane as he checks the leg kick.
Mercer tried to score with a low kick but Kane checks it.
Kane misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mercer throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercer throws a low kick but Kane moves out of range easily.
Mercer takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Mercer.
Kane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Kane misses.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Mercer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Mercer - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer defending well as Kane loads up on a big left hand.
Kane thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat.
A low kick from Mercer misses
and Kane counters with a low kick, right behind Mercer 's knee.
Kane throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kane was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
Nice sprawl there from Mercer as Kane shoots in.
Kane looks gassed!
Mercer scores with a jab to the head.
Mercer lunges at Kane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kane's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Kane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercer at a distance.
Kane swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer connects with a single shot there.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
Mercer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercer stuns Kane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kane is rocked!
Mercer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercer finish him?
Mercer misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Mercer moves away and avoids it.
Mercer fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kane to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kane looks to clinch but Mercer throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kane taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Clay Mercer!
Clay Mercer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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