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AJFC 150 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancinelli comes to the cage accompanied by Lookin' Out My Backdoor. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancinelli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kimura prevents a body shot from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mancinelli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mancinelli gets a clinch.
Mancinelli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kimura blocks a body shot from Mancinelli.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mancinelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Kimura misses.
Mancinelli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kimura.
Mancinelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Kimura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Mancinelli ducks under a wild hook from Kimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli cracks the inside of Kimura's front leg.
Kimura throws a lazy right hand but Mancinelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mancinelli throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kimura blocks a head kick by Mancinelli.
Kimura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mancinelli. Mancinelli obviously looking to wear him down.
Mancinelli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mancinelli clinches with his opponent.
Kimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mancinelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Kimura won't want to take too many of those.
Mancinelli is trying to break the clinch but Kimura is controlling him.
Kimura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kimura blocks an elbow strike from Mancinelli.
Kimura is looking for a takedown.
Kimura takes a shot to the head.
Kimura is working for takedown but Mancinelli is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mancinelli lands an uppercut.
Mancinelli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mancinelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mancinelli stalling the fight.
Mancinelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mancinelli pushes Kimura away with a front kick.
Mancinelli punishes Kimura's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mancinelli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Masahiko Kimura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimura throws a hook to the side of Mancinelli's head but Mancinelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kimura missing with a left hand there. Mancinelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mancinelli misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Kimura.
Mancinelli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mancinelli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mancinelli slips a straight right by Kimura.
Mancinelli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kimura swinging wildly here.
Mancinelli gets a clinch.
Kimura is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancinelli lands with a right to the head.
Mancinelli missing with knees to the body.
Mancinelli tries a knee to the head but Kimura blocks it.
Mancinelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimura drops his hands momentarily and Mancinelli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot lands for Kimura.
Mancinelli lands a big head kick that sends Kimura tumbling to the mat! Mancinelli takes a step backwards and waves Kimura back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kimura is rocked!
Mancinelli throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kimura is still on wobbly legs! Can Mancinelli finish him?
Mancinelli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mancinelli misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancinelli throws a looping overhand right but Kimura ducks down to avoid it.
Kimura seems to have recovered his senses.
Mancinelli moves in looking to clinch but Kimura pushes him off.
Kimura throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mancinelli slips under a jab.
Mancinelli gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Kimura's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mancinelli is looking to take a break and control but Kimura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mancinelli working the ground and pound but Kimura is defending the strikes.
Kimura is trying to get back to half guard.
Mancinelli working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kimura on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kimura parries the strikes from Mancinelli easily there. Mancinelli is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kimura to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mancinelli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kimura has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kimura wants to control but Mancinelli postures up.
Mancinelli scoring with punches from side control.
Kimura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kimura wants to control but Mancinelli postures up.
Mancinelli lands a few punches from side control.
Kimura defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kimura to his feet.
Mancinelli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancinelli keeps Kimura at a distance using the push kick.
Mancinelli lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mancinelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Danga de danga de dang - Mancinelli scores with a four punch combination!
Mancinelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kimura.
Kimura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kimura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mancinelli. Mancinelli obviously looking to wear him down.
Mancinelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kimura.
Mancinelli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mancinelli throws a sloppy head kick and Kimura moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli has managed to clinch.
Mancinelli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mancinelli lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mancinelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Kimura.
Mancinelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mancinelli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kimuras head.
Mancinelli lands a nice uppercut.
Mancinelli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mancinelli throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mancinelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mancinelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimura can do to turn this around?
Mancinelli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mancinelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mancinelli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kimura avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mancinelli staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mancinelli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up but Kimura circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mancinelli.
Kimura misses with an uppercut. Mancinelli saw that one coming.
Kimura misses with a low kick as Mancinelli jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kimura takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Michele Mancinelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura misses with a hook. Mancinelli ducked under it nicely.
Kimura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mancinelli tries for a takedown but Kimura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kimura looks to land a left hand but Mancinelli moved out of range nicely.
Mancinelli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kimura's head backwards.
Mancinelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kimura throws out the jab.
Kimura misses with a leg kick
and Mancinelli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Kimura lands.
Mancinelli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mancinelli moves out of range of the strikes.
Mancinelli stuns Kimura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mancinelli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mancinelli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancinelli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mancinelli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mancinelli. That's going to slow Kimura down.
Mancinelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kimura gets tackled into the cage by Mancinelli. Mancinelli maintains the clinch.
Mancinelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancinelli. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mancinelli. That's going to slow Kimura down.
Mancinelli defending well as Kimura loads up on a big left hand.
Kimura misses with a leg kick.
Mancinelli scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Kimura misses the target.
Mancinelli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kimura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kimura misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mancinelli misses with a few strikes there.
Mancinelli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancinelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kimura.
Mancinelli wants to clinch up but Kimura keeps it at a distance.
Mancinelli connects with a nice looking jab.
Kimura throws a lazy uppercut
and Mancinelli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot lands for Kimura.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mancinelli.
Kimura misses with an uppercut.
Kimura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mancinelli connects with a single shot there.
Mancinelli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mancinelli lands a brutal head kick. Kimura looks out on his feet and Mancinelli throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Michele Mancinelli!
Michele Mancinelli managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kazushi Sakuraba has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Do fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sakuraba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Do fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sakuraba avoids it really well and circles away.
Do throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuraba.
Good leg kick by Do there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Do misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakuraba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Do's waist but Do gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakuraba off to one side.
Do tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Do.
Do clinches up with Sakuraba and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Do avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do lands a knee to the head.
Do tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do working Sakuraba over with knees to the body.
Sakuraba is working for takedown but Do is calmly controlling the position for now.
Do landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Do.
Do with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Do lands with a light punch inside.
Do gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Do lands a nice knee to the body.
Do lands a damaging elbow.
Do is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do lands a knee to the body.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Do.
Do with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oh Sakuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Do lands an elbow inside.
Do working the clinch nicely. Sakuraba is working for position but Do cracks him with a big knee to the head! Sakuraba crumples up against the cage and Do lands two more shots before the ref can save Sakuraba! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bruce Do!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bruce Do thanked [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Christmas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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204 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Christmas.
Mifune gets a double leg takedown into Christmas's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mifune controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mifune looking to sit in guard and control but Christmas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Christmas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Christmas throws a big right hand that misses.
Christmas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mifune working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Christmas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Christmas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mifune has his foot on Christmas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Christmas works his way back into a safe position though.
Mifune avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christmas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mifune is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Christmas throwing strikes from guard but Mifune blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas stands up and waves to Mifune to follow him.
Mifune takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Christmas works over Mifune's head and body with a nice combination.
Mifune takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christmas moves into the clinch.
Christmas is struggling to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mifune pulls guard.
Mifune looking to control.
Christmas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mifune's guard.
Mifune had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christmas defends it easily.
Christmas gets to his feet - Mifune follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas thows a body shot but no joy.
Christmas tries to keep at a distance but Mifune has taken the fight into the clinch.
Christmas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christmas stuffs the takedown attempt from Mifune. Mifune gets slowly back to his feet.
Mifune shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Christmas's guard.
Mifune trying to control but Christmas is working from the bottom.
Mifune wants to pass the guard but Christmas is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune trying to control but Christmas is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kyuzo Mifune hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Christmas swings for the body but Mifune moves out of range.
Mifune closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Christmas did well to prevent Mifune getting side control.
Mifune is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mifune seems to be working for a kimura but Christmas defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mifune wants to pass to mount but Christmas is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mifune is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyuzo Mifune will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christmas moves into the clinch.
Christmas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mifune blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Christmas fails to land.
Christmas throws a head punch that misses.
Christmas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Christmas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christmas scores with a shot to the side of Mifune's head.
Christmas digs a right hand into Mifune's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mifune's gas tank.
Christmas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Christmas fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas just leaning against Mifune, taking a breather.
Christmas struggles to land a body shot inside as Mifune controls his hands.
Mifune tries for a takedown. No joy.
Christmas struggles to land a body shot inside as Mifune controls his hands.
Christmas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christmas can't find room to land a body shot as Mifune controls the action.
Mifune wants to take the fight to the mat but Christmas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee Christmas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyuzo Mifune.
Christmas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mifune closes the distance and pushes Christmas back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Christmas.
Christmas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christmas cracks Mifune with a nice body shot.
A short right from Christmas on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Christmas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Christmas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Christmas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christmas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mifune is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifune looks for a takedown but Christmas sprawls well.
Christmas cracks Mifune with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Christmas connects with a jab.
Christmas throws a sloppy head kick and Mifune moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Christmas. Mifune shrugs it off though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Christmas can't find room to land a body shot as Mifune controls the action.
Christmas lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christmas.
Christmas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christmas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christmas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christmas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Christmas wants it to stay on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Christmas there.
Christmas throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Kyuzo Mifune has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mifune steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Christmas. That one must have hurt.
Christmas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Christmas.
Lee Christmas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christmas lands a head kick. Mifune smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Christmas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Christmas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Christmas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mifune takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Christmas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Christmas lands a head kick. Mifune smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Christmas lands with a nice body punch.
Lee Christmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christmas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice straight punches there by Christmas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Christmas.
Christmas scores with a three punch combo!
Christmas lands a head shot.
Mifune is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christmas throws a good cross that connects.
Mifune is still on wobbly legs! Can Christmas finish him?
Christmas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Christmas misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Christmas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyuzo Mifune's cut.
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!
Christmas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mifune seems to have recovered his senses.
Christmas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christmas scores with a punch to the head.
Christmas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mifune.
Mifune dives in and grabs Christmas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Christmas pushes down on Mifune's head and hops out.
Mifune drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mifune won't allow Christmas to sweep him here.
Christmas keeping full guard, as Mifune tries to pass.
Mifune wants to control from the top but Christmas keeps moving.
Mifune takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kyuzo Mifune has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mifune prevents Christmas from getting back to his feet.
Mifune wants to get up but he can't break Christmas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kyuzo Mifune wasn't active enough on the ground.
Christmas throws a head kick that misses.
Christmas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Christmas with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christmas.
Mifune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mifune fails with the takedown.
Christmas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mifune can do to turn this around?
Christmas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mifune looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee Christmas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyuzo Mifune.
Christmas looks to land a combination but Mifune avoids it well.
Mifune on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christmas lands a head shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Christmas!
Lee Christmas is winning the standup battle so far.
Christmas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mifunes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mifune on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Christmas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mifune's calf.
Christmas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Christmas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mifune takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Christmas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas pushes Mifune away with a front kick.
Christmas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mifune is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Christmas.
Nice straight punches there by Christmas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Christmas.
Mifune shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Christmas as he jumps to the side.
Christmas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lee Christmas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mifune takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Christmas throws a one two combo.
Mifune shoots in for a double leg but Christmas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Christmas. Those never looked like landing.
Christmas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Christmas's waist but Christmas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mifune off to one side.
Christmas scores with a head kick.
Christmas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mifune. Mifune circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Christmas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Christmas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mifune closes the distance and clinches up with Christmas, looking for a takedown. Mifune pushes Christmas against the cage but Christmas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Christmas cracks Mifune with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christmas lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mifune needs to keep his hands up - Christmas had a free shot at his head there.
Christmas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Christmas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Christmas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christmas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Christmas!
A determined Lee Christmas didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Vandamme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Planet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vandamme comes into the arena with Money over bitches by CALIKING blaring out of the sound system. Planet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2001. Boss Vandamme could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mr Planet's chin.
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277 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boss Vandamme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Planet!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandamme wants to clinch.
Vandamme swats away the attempt to clinch by Planet.
Vandamme checks a leg kick.
Planet swats away the attempt to clinch by Vandamme.
Mr Planet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vandamme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Planet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vandamme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Planet closes the distance but Vandamme moves to the side
and Vandamme moves into the clinch.
Planet is looking to break free of the clinch but Vandamme has double underhooks.
Vandamme blocks an uppercut.
Vandamme connects with a nasty looking knee right to Planet's face.
It looks like Mr Planet has been cut.
Planet has had enough of the clinch but Vandamme keeps him there for the moment.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Planet is trying to break free.
Vandamme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Planet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Planet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vandamme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Planet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Planet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vandamme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vandamme landing knees to the head.
Vandamme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Planet has had enough of the clinch but Vandamme keeps him there for the moment.
Planet is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Planet is trying to push Vandamme away but Vandamme has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Planet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Planet trying to stall but Vandamme improves his position.
Planet working aggressively here.
Planet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Vandamme - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vandamme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vandamme with a knee to the head.
Vandamme misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Planet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vandamme trying to land knees to the body.
Vandamme misses with a knee to the head.
Vandamme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Planet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vandamme misses with a knee to the head.
Planet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Planet wants to break free but Vandamme has control.
Planet tries to stall but Vandamme uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Planet working aggressively here.
Planet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vandamme prevents Planet from breaking the clinch.
Vandamme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Planet is looking to break free of the clinch but Vandamme has double underhooks.
Planet avoiding damage as Vandamme throws knees to the body.
Planet is trying to maintain a safe position but Vandamme gets an underhook and turns Planet into the cage.
Vandamme working Planet over with knees to the body.
Planet wants to break free but Vandamme has control.
Vandamme prevents Planet from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Planet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Planet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Planet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandamme's elbow.
Planet tries to break the clinch but Vandamme is controlling the position.
Vandamme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Planet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vandamme scores with a knee to the head.
Vandamme lands a good knee to the midsection. Planet won't want to take too many of those.
Vandamme misses with a knee to the head.
Vandamme tries to land a knee to the head but Planet blocks with his arms.
Planet is trying to force a seperation but Vandamme has the dominant position.
Vandamme scores with a knee to the head.
Planet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vandamme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Planet throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandamme.
Planet has had enough of the clinch but Vandamme keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Vandamme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandamme misses with a knee to the head.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vandamme missing with knees to the body.
Planet misses with a body punch.
Planet stalling in the clinch but Vandamme improves position.
Vandamme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Planet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Planet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Planet throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandamme.
Planet wants to get back to striking at distance but Vandamme won't allow it.
Vandamme with a knee to the head.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandamme gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Planet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Vandamme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Planet's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vandamme swats away the attempt to clinch by Planet.
Planet throws a good cross that connects.
Planet misses the jab.
Vandamme is looking to clinch but Planet is avoiding it.
Planet misses with a two punch combination.
Planet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vandamme moves into the clinch.
Planet tries to break free but Vandamme pushes him back against the cage.
Vandamme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Planet blocks it with crossed arms.
Vandamme lands a nice knee to the body.
Vandamme prevents Planet from breaking the clinch.
Vandamme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandamme prevents Planet from breaking the clinch.
Vandamme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Planet is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Vandamme.
Planet is rocked!
Vandamme working the clinch nicely. Planet is working for position but Vandamme cracks him with a big knee to the head! Planet crumples up against the cage and Vandamme lands two more shots before the ref can save Planet! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Boss Vandamme!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Boss Vandamme made sure he mentioned [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martijn Walvoord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cute Fluffy Bunny comes to the cage accompanied by Fight to Survive. Walvoord is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 99 Problems. Martijn Walvoord is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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31
209 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
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218 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martijn Walvoord!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick there by Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Good leg kick by Walvoord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to land a front kick but Walvoord steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cute Fluffy Bunny scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walvoord doesn't seem bothered though.
Cute Fluffy Bunny missing with a left hand there. Walvoord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cute Fluffy Bunny jabs at Walvoord's body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny ducks under a wild hook from Walvoord.
Walvoord takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Martijn Walvoord has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a straight right.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a hook.
Cute Fluffy Bunny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walvoord has time to react.
Walvoord on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Walvoord misses with a hook.
Cute Fluffy Bunny jabs at Walvoord's body.
Walvoord motions for Cute Fluffy Bunny to come forward. Walvoord throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cute Fluffy Bunny sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walvoord.
A head kick misses from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Walvoord avoids the body shot from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Walvoord walks into a stiff left hand from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Walvoord tries to clinch but Cute Fluffy Bunny is having none of it.
Walvoord takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Walvoord walks into a stiff left hand from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Walvoord thows a body shot but no joy.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses the shot to the body.
Walvoord misses the shot to the body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a solid leg kick but Walvoord takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with an uppercut
and Walvoord counters with a slapping leg kick.
Walvoord misses with a low kick.
Walvoord checks a low kick from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cute Fluffy Bunny decides to pull guard.
Walvoord wants to stand but Cute Fluffy Bunny has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Walvoord advances to half guard.
Cute Fluffy Bunny wants to get back to full guard.
Walvoord looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cute Fluffy Bunny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to get to full guard but Walvoord has control of the leg.
Walvoord decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord throws a leg kick but Cute Fluffy Bunny moved away.
Walvoord throws a leg kick but Cute Fluffy Bunny checks it.
Walvoord slips under a jab.
Cute Fluffy Bunny blocks a head kick by Walvoord.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a looping right.
Cute Fluffy Bunny changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walvoord moves away.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a lunging right hand
and Walvoord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a head kick but Walvoord moves out of range.
Cute Fluffy Bunny swings for the body but Walvoord moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
A slow jab from Walvoord misses its intended target.
Cute Fluffy Bunny takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord darts in and clinches Cute Fluffy Bunny up against the cage.
Walvoord blocking some punches.
Walvoord blocking some punches.
Walvoord landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cute Fluffy Bunny looking to slow down the pace here.
Walvoord trying to land knees to the body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny blocks an elbow strike.
Walvoord is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cute Fluffy Bunny is defending well for now.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cute Fluffy Bunny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walvoord lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands an elbow inside that Walvoord shrugs off.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands an elbow inside.
Cute Fluffy Bunny controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walvoord gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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 Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martijn Walvoord's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walvoord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cute Fluffy Bunny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands with a right hand.
Walvoord lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walvoord does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walvoord throws a head kick but Cute Fluffy Bunny moves out of range.
Walvoord throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cute Fluffy Bunny finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a hook
and Walvoord counters by moving into the clinch.
Walvoord blocking some punches.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to work over Walvoord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cute Fluffy Bunny managing to block the knees to the body from Walvoord.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walvoord just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cute Fluffy Bunny's brow.
Walvoord tries to land knees in the clinch but Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids the damage to the body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny trying to stall but Walvoord improves his position.
Walvoord lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walvoord misses with an elbow strike.
Cute Fluffy Bunny is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walvoord to keep the fight standing.
Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids a wild elbow strike from Walvoord.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny can't find room to land a body shot as Walvoord controls the action.
Cute Fluffy Bunny pulls Walvoord into guard.
Walvoord avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cute Fluffy Bunny is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walvoord is aware though and is defending well.
Walvoord looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Walvoord wants to pass the guard but Cute Fluffy Bunny is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cute Fluffy Bunny looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Walvoord passes into half guard.
Walvoord trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny gets full guard.
Cute Fluffy Bunny looking for a guillotine here but Walvoord defends easily.
Cute Fluffy Bunny is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Walvoord is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord trying to control the position from guard on top but Cute Fluffy Bunny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Martijn Walvoord hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Walvoord lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Martijn Walvoord will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Martijn Walvoord's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cute Fluffy Bunny wants to land a leg kick but Walvoord is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Cute Fluffy Bunny there.
Cute Fluffy Bunny connects with a body shot that sends Walvoord's belly button to the back.
Walvoord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny is winning the standup battle so far.
Walvoord tries to clinch up but Cute Fluffy Bunny circles away and keeps his distance.
Walvoord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walvoord pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cute Fluffy Bunny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Walvoord counter with a right hand.
Cute Fluffy Bunny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick from Walvoord misses.
Cute Fluffy Bunny cracks Walvoord with a good jab.
Walvoord misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walvoord throws the left hand but Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids the punch easily.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids the head kick by Walvoord.
Cute Fluffy Bunny missing with a left hand there. Walvoord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walvoord ducks right into an uppercut from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walvoord moves away.
Walvoord's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cute Fluffy Bunny connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walvoord scrambles back to his feet.
Walvoord on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walvoord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walvoord lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walvoord looks to land a body kick but Cute Fluffy Bunny moved away.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walvoord is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Cute Fluffy Bunny misses.
A shot to the liver by Cute Fluffy Bunny. Beautiful body shot.
Walvoord throws a push kick but Cute Fluffy Bunny slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Walvoord misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cute Fluffy Bunny checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses the jab.
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!
Walvoord lands with a slapping head kick.
Walvoord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cute Fluffy Bunny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walvoord's calf.
Cute Fluffy Bunny connects with a right hand. Walvoord shakes it off.
Cute Fluffy Bunny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walvoord.
Walvoord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cute Fluffy Bunny checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walvoord throws out a leg kick but Cute Fluffy Bunny moves out of range and Walvoord only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Walvoord.
Walvoord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord moves into range and clinches up with Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny swings wildly with an uppercut but Walvoord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walvoord blocks an uppercut.
Walvoord tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids it.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with an elbow over the top.
Walvoord misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walvoord misses with an elbow over the top.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a punch to the body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands a left hand.
Walvoord creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cute Fluffy Bunny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cute Fluffy Bunny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walvoord prevents Cute Fluffy Bunny from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny avoiding damage as Walvoord throws knees to the body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with an elbow over the top.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny digs a right hand into Walvoord's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walvoord's gas tank.
Walvoord takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Cute Fluffy Bunny trying to control the position but instead, Walvoord has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cute Fluffy Bunny into the cage.
Walvoord lands an elbow just above Cute Fluffy Bunny 's eye.
Cute Fluffy Bunny is trying to maintain a safe position but Walvoord gets an underhook and turns Cute Fluffy Bunny into the cage.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a head punch that misses.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walvoord misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Walvoord.
Cute Fluffy Bunny struggles to land a body shot inside as Walvoord controls his hands.
Walvoord lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walvoord throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walvoord tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids it.
Martijn Walvoord seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cute Fluffy Bunny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cute Fluffy Bunny looking to slow down the pace here.
Walvoord tries to land knees in the clinch but Cute Fluffy Bunny avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cute Fluffy Bunny has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Martijn Walvoord!
Our winner, Martijn Walvoord, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do cracks Hunter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Do fails with the takedown.
Do works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Do scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Do throws out the jab.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Do counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hunter is controlling Do's posture.
Do pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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!
Do has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hunter to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Do is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hunter pulls down on the head and he's put Do to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vincent Hunter!
A very excited looking Vincent Hunter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ginger Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann comes to the cage accompanied by Perfect for Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ginger Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dragon checks it well.
Mann lands a jab to the head.
Dragon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Ginger Mann has been cut.
A combination from Dragon does no damage.
Dragon fails to land the takedown.
Mann throws a right hand that Dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragon also avoids with ease.
Dragon walks into a jab.
Mann does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dragon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Dragon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Dragon.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragon digs a good hook to Mann's body.
Mann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ginger Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Dragon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Mann.
Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragon scores with a hook.
Mann just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragon throws a nice looking combination but Mann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragon throws a nice looking combination but Mann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragon scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragon misses the target.
A slow jab from Mann misses its intended target.
Mann lands a nice looking body shot.
Mann throws a shot from downtown. Dragon moves away and avoids it.
Mann slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Mann scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dragon doesn't seem bothered though.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mann misses with a few strikes there.
Dragon throws a series of strikes that have Mann backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mann scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dragon is defended easily by Mann.
Mann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragon looks to land a left hand but Mann moved out of range nicely.
Mann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragon.
Dragon scores with a head kick.
Mann is rocked!
Dragon misses with the combination.
Oh Mann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mann ducks under a wild hook from Dragon.
Dragon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dragon misses with a hook. Mann ducked under it nicely.
Dragon throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mann fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mann misses with a looping left.
Mann misses with a straight left.
Dragon slips under a jab.
Dragon is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Mann is in big trouble! Dragon is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Mann. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Miguelito Dragon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't be touched. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cage tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cage keeps working.
Lopez throws a strike aimed at the side of Cage's head but Cage avoids it well.
Cage gets back to half guard.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cage looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lopez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lopez uses his free foot to push down on Cage's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cage.
Cage is desperately trying to improve his position but Lopez has a good base and remains in mount.
Lopez looking to finish Cage with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cage!
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!
Lopez cracks Cage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cage is rocked!
Lopez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Cage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Cage wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Lopez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Lopez!
Jay Lopez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakin Sanjimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Bueno is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Bueno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yakin Sanjimoto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sanjimoto finds it's way through Bueno's defenses.
Bueno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yakin Sanjimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanjimoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bueno scores with a nice head shot.
Sanjimoto slips under a jab from Bueno.
Bueno's corner calls for a 1-2. Bueno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bueno jabs Sanjimoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanjimoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bueno is out of range and Sanjimoto settles back down.
Bueno moves in looking to clinch but Sanjimoto pushes him off.
Bueno stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanjimoto. Sanjimoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanjimoto scores with a jab. Bueno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto lands an overhand right.
Sanjimoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bueno as he avoids it easily.
Sanjimoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bueno. Sanjimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanjimoto shoots in and drives through. Bueno sprawls well.
Pedro Bueno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yakin Sanjimoto.
Bueno throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanjimoto.
Bueno throws a hook but Sanjimoto blocks it.
Bueno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanjimoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanjimoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bueno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanjimoto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bueno sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanjimoto is trying to work for a kimura but Bueno is defending well.
Bueno is holding on to half guard well.
Sanjimoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanjimoto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bueno is just riding it out for now. Sanjimoto eventually gives up the hold.
Sanjimoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanjimoto.
Bueno trying to control here.
Sanjimoto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bueno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bueno wants to get back to his feet.
Bueno trying to control here.
Bueno is looking to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bueno trying to control here.
Bueno works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanjimoto distracts Bueno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanjimoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bueno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanjimoto's guard.
Bueno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bueno pushes down on Sanjimoto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanjimoto actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is looking to take a break and control but Sanjimoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanjimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bueno keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bueno is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanjimoto sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanjimoto won't allow Bueno to pass to mount.
Bueno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanjimoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanjimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanjimoto actively working from the bottom here.
Bueno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanjimoto defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto is looking for a sweep. Bueno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanjimoto is staying active underneath Bueno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanjimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanjimoto tries to get to full guard but Bueno has control of the leg.
Bueno tries to stand and escape but Sanjimoto is controlling the position.
Sanjimoto is in trouble now - Bueno has advanced to mount!
Bueno looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bueno looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanjimoto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bueno cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanjimoto is trying to escape the mount.
Sanjimoto regains half guard.
Bueno is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanjimoto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto actively working from the bottom here.
Sanjimoto looking for submissions off his back.
Bueno is keen to just control but Sanjimoto is a slippery customer.
Bueno throwing shots but Sanjimoto is blocking nicely.
Bueno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bueno trying to mount his opponent but Sanjimoto defends it.
Sanjimoto actively working from the bottom here.
Sanjimoto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bueno.
Sanjimoto is staying active underneath Bueno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bueno is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanjimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bueno wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bueno seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanjimoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bueno trying to mount his opponent but Sanjimoto defends it.
Sanjimoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanjimoto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bueno content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanjimoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bueno passes Sanjimoto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bueno trying to control the action but Sanjimoto is working from the bottom.
Bueno winds up and cracks Sanjimoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bueno is looking to take a break and control but Sanjimoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanjimoto looking for submissions off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto is staying active underneath Bueno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bueno passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bueno punching from mount but Sanjimoto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bueno looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bueno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanjimoto working to try and regain half guard.
Sanjimoto is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bueno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanjimoto tries to reverse the position but Bueno maintains control.
Sanjimoto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bueno tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sanjimoto regains half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is keen to just control but Sanjimoto is a slippery customer.
Sanjimoto looking for submissions off his back.
Sanjimoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bueno is looking to take a break and control but Sanjimoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanjimoto actively working from the bottom here.
Sanjimoto tries to roll over but Bueno keeps him under control.
Bueno passes to side control.
Bueno in side control, throwing shots but Sanjimoto defends.
Bueno fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bueno is looking to take a break and control but Sanjimoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bueno is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sanjimoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bueno tries to stand but Sanjimoto is controlling his head.
Sanjimoto is trying to get back to half guard.
Bueno wants to control but Sanjimoto is keeping him busy.
Sanjimoto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bueno tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanjimoto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bueno postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sanjimoto to stand up.
Sanjimoto throws a lazy right hand but Bueno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bueno scores with a body shot.
Sanjimoto shoots in but Bueno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanjimoto ducks under a wild hook from Bueno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Bueno dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanjimoto lands with a good body shot.
Sanjimoto closes the distance and clinches.
Sanjimoto is looking for a takedown.
Sanjimoto blocks a body shot from Bueno.
Sanjimoto has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bueno is trying to keep an underhook but Sanjimoto manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sanjimoto is thwarting Bueno's attempts to control the position.
Sanjimoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bueno's head.
Bueno tries to roll over but Sanjimoto keeps him under control.
Bueno is trying to control but can't.
Bueno controlling the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bueno trying to control but Sanjimoto postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Pedro Bueno wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bueno lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno cracks Sanjimoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanjimoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanjimoto takes one to the chin there.
Bueno throws an off balance right hand
and Sanjimoto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bueno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanjimoto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sanjimoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bueno wants to control but Sanjimoto is keeping busy.
Sanjimoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanjimoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is trying to get back to full guard.
Bueno wants to control but Sanjimoto is keeping busy.
Sanjimoto working Bueno over with strikes.
Bueno controlling the position well.
Sanjimoto is working for a submission of some sort.
Bueno tries to get to full guard but Sanjimoto has control of the leg.
Bueno gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is trying to keep Sanjimoto in close.
Bueno is really struggling to control Sanjimoto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sanjimoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bueno looking for a sweep. Not yet Bueno, not yet.
Bueno working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pedro Bueno wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sanjimoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pedro Bueno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bueno lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bueno circles away.
The fighters circling - Bueno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanjimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanjimoto lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Bueno misses.
Sanjimoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bueno loads up on a big right hand but Sanjimoto slips the punch.
Sanjimoto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bueno to the ground. Sanjimoto is now in Bueno's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanjimoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bueno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bueno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanjimoto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bueno looking for a sweep. Not yet Bueno, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanjimoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanjimoto working some strikes from top position.
Bueno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bueno controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sanjimoto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bueno manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sanjimoto has Bueno in his guard.
Bueno trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanjimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pedro Bueno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanjimoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bueno wants to control from the top but Sanjimoto keeps moving.
Sanjimoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bueno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bueno with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bueno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bueno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanjimoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bueno is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanjimoto has his foot on Bueno's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bueno works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanjimoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bueno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bueno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanjimoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bueno slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bueno is looking to take a break and control but Sanjimoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bueno throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto manages to get back to half guard.
Bueno works his way into side control.
Sanjimoto is trying to improve his position.
Bueno in side control, throwing shots but Sanjimoto defends.
Bueno wants to control but Sanjimoto is keeping him busy.
Bueno in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bueno working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bueno misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sanjimoto regains half guard.
Bueno throwing shots but Sanjimoto is blocking nicely.
Sanjimoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bueno pulls his head out easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanjimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanjimoto is staying active underneath Bueno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bueno tries to pass to full mount but Sanjimoto defends it.
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!
Bueno wants to take a breather but Sanjimoto is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pedro Bueno wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sanjimoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanjimoto. That's going to slow Bueno down.
Sanjimoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueno.
Bueno throws out a powerful jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bueno.
Sanjimoto misses with a wild combination.
Bueno misses with an uppercut.
Sanjimoto wants to land a leg kick but Bueno is out of range.
Bueno throws a lazy right hand but Sanjimoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bueno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanjimoto.
Pedro Bueno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yakin Sanjimoto.
Nice defenses there by Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto ducks under a wild hook from Bueno.
Bueno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bueno throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanjimoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bueno lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanjimoto gets the takedown into side control.
Sanjimoto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bueno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yakin Sanjimoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanjimoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bueno but Bueno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanjimoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bueno tries to avoid it but Sanjimoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bueno to the ground. Bueno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanjimoto fails with the takedown.
Pedro Bueno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yakin Sanjimoto.
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Sanjimoto moved out of range nicely.
Sanjimoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanjimoto takes one to the side of the head.
Bueno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanjimoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanjimoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanjimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanjimoto misses with a takedown attempt - Bueno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bueno throws an overhand right that lands on Sanjimoto's shoulder, as Sanjimoto tries to avoid the shot.
Bueno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanjimoto tries for a takedown but Bueno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanjimoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Bueno finds it's way through Sanjimoto's defenses.
Bueno doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanjimoto circles away.
Sanjimoto misses with the combination.
A left lands for Bueno.
Nice shot lands for Bueno.
Sanjimoto scores with a punch to the head.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bueno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanjimoto scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanjimoto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bueno to the mat! Bueno manages to get full guard.
Bueno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanjimoto is one step ahead there.
Sanjimoto postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bueno is on top in guard.
Bueno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bueno forces his way into half guard.
Sanjimoto is defending against the submission attempts here by Bueno.
Sanjimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanjimoto keeps working.
Sanjimoto looking for submissions off his back.
Sanjimoto actively working from the bottom here.
Bueno wants to take a breather but Sanjimoto is having none of it.
Bueno looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanjimoto is refusing to be controlled, as Bueno sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro Bueno has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sanjimoto lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Bueno misses.
Bueno closes the distance and pushes Sanjimoto back into the cage.
Bueno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bueno tries a body shot but Sanjimoto blocks it.
Sanjimoto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bueno is defending well.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto tries to throw a body punch but Bueno avoids it by throwing Sanjimoto back against the cage.
Sanjimoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanjimoto pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bueno's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bueno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanjimoto wants to sweep here but Bueno controlling him for the moment.
Bueno wants to control from the top but Sanjimoto keeps moving.
Bueno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bueno throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanjimoto keeping moving, preventing Bueno from controlling successfully.
Sanjimoto keeping full guard, as Bueno tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pedro Bueno.
A big right from Bueno misses.
Bueno walks into a stiff left hand from Sanjimoto.
Bueno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanjimoto counters with a shoot takedown. Bueno fights it but they end up in guard.
Bueno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanjimoto preventing the sweep.
Bueno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanjimoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanjimoto throwing strikes but missing.
Bueno wants to sweep here but Sanjimoto controlling him for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanjimoto postures up in Bueno's guard and throws a big left but Bueno blocks it.
Bueno trying to control the position.
Bueno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bueno working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bueno holds on and takes a little breather.
Pedro Bueno has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanjimoto.
Bueno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanjimoto dips to his left and cracks Bueno with an uppercut!
Bueno misses with an uppercut. Sanjimoto saw that one coming.
Pedro Bueno is winning the standup battle so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bueno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanjimoto in his tracks.
Bueno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bueno throws a lazy right hand but Sanjimoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanjimoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bueno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bueno throws a shot from downtown. Sanjimoto moves away and avoids it.
Bueno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bueno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanjimoto somewhat.
Bueno throws a lazy right hand but Sanjimoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanjimoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanjimoto misses with a body shot.
Bueno forces Sanjimoto back against the cage and clinches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanjimoto throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Bueno lands with a light punch inside.
Bueno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bueno struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanjimoto controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanjimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanjimoto tries to bum rush Bueno with a series of wild strikes but Bueno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bueno misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Sanjimoto.
Bueno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Sanjimoto misses.
Sanjimoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bueno moves into range and clinches up with Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanjimoto tries a body shot but Bueno blocks it.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Sanjimoto controls the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bueno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanjimoto's elbow.
Bueno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanjimoto wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanjimoto.
Bueno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Sanjimoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanjimoto.
Bueno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanjimoto.
Bueno scores with a hook to the body. Sanjimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanjimoto thuds a left hand into Bueno's body.
Bueno leaves Sanjimoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bueno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanjimoto's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Bueno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bueno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Bueno!
Pedro Bueno retains his middleweight title!
Pedro Bueno spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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