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ONE FC 1: The Beginning PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael McCabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCabe has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Donald Cross could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael McCabe 's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael McCabe !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCabe throws out a loose jab but Cross uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCabe looks gassed!
McCabe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cross.
Cross looks for a takedown but McCabe sprawls well.
Cross shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cross showed some decent athleticism there.
Cross controlling the pace.
McCabe is defending against the submission attempts here by Cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cross controlling from the full mount.
Cross looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross looking for a guillotine from mount but McCabe is having none of it.
McCabe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cross tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cross forces the positional change into back control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross looking for the choke but no joy.
Cross has managed to slip his arm under McCabe 's chin. This could be all over... yep, McCabe is tapping out! Submission win for Cross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Donald Cross!
A very excited looking Donald Cross rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Colclough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominick Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Colclough!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber tries to keep at a distance but Colclough has taken the fight into the clinch.
Faber looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Colclough blocks an uppercut.
Faber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Colclough just stands there and leans against the cage.
Colclough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Faber enables Colclough to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Faber manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Colclough sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Faber's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colclough slows the pace down in half guard.
Colclough passes the guard and advances to mount!
Colclough with good strikes from the mount here!
Colclough pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Faber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Colclough swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Colclough!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drake Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jill Lauren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sullivan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We Are Electric - Flying Steps. Lauren has chosen Crazy as his entrance music. Drake Sullivan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jill Lauren!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauren closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sullivan's guard.
Lauren 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.
Lauren throwing strikes but missing.
Lauren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lauren drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sullivan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sullivan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sullivan!
Sullivan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sullivan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sullivan trying to control the position but Lauren is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauren regains half guard.
Sullivan trying to control the action but Lauren is working from the bottom.
Lauren tries to get to full guard but Sullivan has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lauren keeps working.
Lauren actively working from the bottom here.
Lauren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lauren has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sullivan is working away from the top position though.
Sullivan is looking to take a break and control but Lauren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lauren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sullivan pulls his head out easily.
Lauren looking for submissions off his back.
Lauren looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sullivan is looking for a kimura here.
Sullivan controlling the action here.
Lauren is not content to let Sullivan control the position.
Lauren gets full guard.
Lauren pushes a forearm under Sullivan's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sullivan is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jill Lauren!
An out of breath Jill Lauren thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kunimitsu Tezuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kunimitsu Tezuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan wants to clinch
and Tezuka counters by moving into the clinch.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Tezuka blocks with his arms.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tezuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Tezuka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sloan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tezuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tezuka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sloan swivels and escapes.
Sloan looks to clinch
and Tezuka counters by moving into the clinch.
Tezuka lands a knee to the body.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Tezuka blocks it.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Tezuka looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunimitsu Tezuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tezuka blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tezuka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Tezuka.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tezuka.
Tezuka manages to break the clinch.
Tezuka shoots in looking for a takedown. Sloan tries to sprawl out of it but Tezuka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sloan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloan wants to clinch
and Tezuka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tezuka tries to pull guard but Sloan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Tezuka is blocking nicely.
Tezuka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sloan up against the cage.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tezuka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sloan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tezuka.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Tezuka is blocking nicely.
Tezuka scores with a shot to the side of Sloan's head.
Tezuka manages to break the clinch.
Sloan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tezuka counters by clinching up.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Tezuka blocks 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!
Tezuka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sloan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tezuka swats away the attempt to clinch by Sloan.
Sloan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloan tries to clinch up
and Tezuka counters with a nice body shot.
Sloan moves to clinch but Tezuka breaks away
and Tezuka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tezuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tezuka jumps guard but Sloan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tezuka manages to break the clinch.
Sloan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tezuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tezuka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Tezuka blocks with his arms.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka tries to pull guard but Sloan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tezuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tezuka fails to land the takedown.
Tezuka is breathing heavily.
Tezuka clinches.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tezuka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tezuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Tezuka is blocking nicely.
Tezuka tries for a takedown. No joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tezuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sloan.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tezuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tezuka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Kunimitsu Tezuka will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloan wants to clinch
and Tezuka moves into the clinch.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tezuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tezuka tries to pull guard but Sloan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tezuka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tezuka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sloan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tezuka's face.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tezuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunimitsu Tezuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tezuka manages to pull guard.
Sloan stands and steps away. Tezuka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tezuka moves into the clinch.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Tezuka is blocking nicely.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Tezuka blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Tezuka is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Tezuka fails to pull guard.
Tezuka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tezuka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tezuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Tezuka jumps guard.
Sloan wants to stand but Tezuka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tezuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sloan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sloan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tezuka is proving hard to escape from.
Sloan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tezuka's guard.
Sloan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sloan wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Tezuka uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Sloan is looking to stand up but Tezuka won't let him.
Tezuka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sloan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan tries to clinch but Tezuka moves out of range.
Sloan tries to clinch up but Tezuka circles away and keeps his distance.
Tezuka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sloan stuffs the takedown attempt from Tezuka. Tezuka gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloan shoots for a takedown but Tezuka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloan wants to clinch.
Kunimitsu Tezuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tezuka lands with a nice combination. Sloan backs away looking to recover.
Sloan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tezuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloan tries to clinch but Tezuka moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka swats away the attempt to clinch by Sloan.
Sloan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tezuka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloan tries to clinch there but Tezuka circles away.
Sloan moves in looking to clinch but Tezuka pushes him off.
Sloan tries to clinch there but Tezuka circles away.
Sloan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tezuka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Sloan as Tezuka shoots in.
Sloan fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tezuka swats away the attempt to clinch by Sloan.
Sloan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Sloan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tezuka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sloan's waist but Sloan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tezuka off to one side.
Sloan tries to clinch there but Tezuka circles away.
Sloan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tezuka circles away.
Sloan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tezuka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sloan tries to avoid it but Tezuka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sloan to the ground. Sloan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloan tries to clinch up
and Tezuka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloan looks to clinch
and Tezuka moves into the clinch.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Tezuka blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tezuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloan gets tackled into the cage by Tezuka. Tezuka maintains the clinch.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tezuka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tezuka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sloan to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunimitsu Tezuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Tezuka blocks it.
Tezuka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloan wants to clinch
and Tezuka moves into the clinch.
Tezuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloan wants to clinch
and Tezuka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tezuka is defended easily by Sloan.
Sloan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Tezuka blocks it.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tezuka blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Tezuka blocks with his arms.
Tezuka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tezuka.
Sloan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tezuka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tezuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tezuka leaves Sloan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tezuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tezuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sloan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloan tries to clinch
and Tezuka counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tezuka blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka tries to break free but Sloan pushes him back against the cage.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Tezuka blocks it.
Tezuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tezuka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tezuka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tezuka is looking for a takedown.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Tezuka blocks it.
Tezuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sloan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leroy Sloan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tezuka.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Tezuka pulls guard successfully.
Sloan wants to stand but Tezuka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tezuka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sloan is one step ahead there.
Tezuka is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Sloan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sloan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Sloan!
Leroy Sloan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taba Tabashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taba Tabashi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tabashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tabashi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morales counters with a three punch combo that has Tabashi backing up. Tabashi nods at Morales to acknowledge the strikes.
Tabashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Morales throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tabashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tabashi throws a head kick that misses.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tabashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Tabashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tabashi misses with a body punch
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tabashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tabashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tabashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tabashi. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tabashi misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
Tabashi punishes Morales's body with a nice straight punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morales.
Tabashi scores with a head kick.
Tabashi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morales misses with a double jab.
Tabashi throws out a loose jab but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Tabashi.
Tabashi digs a good hook to Morales's body.
Tabashi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tabashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morales counters with a two punch combo.
Tabashi scores with a jab to the body.
Tabashi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morales rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi lands with a right hand.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tabashi scores with a kick to the body.
Tabashi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tabashi.
Tabashi misses with an uppercut
and Morales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tabashi.
Tabashi throws a head kick but Morales moves out of range.
Tabashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tabashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morales.
Tabashi throws an overhand right that lands on Morales's shoulder, as Morales tries to avoid the shot.
Tabashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tabashi throws a front kick that sends Morales stumbling back into the cage.
Morales blocks a head kick by Tabashi.
Tabashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Tabashi.
Tabashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tabashi throws a front kick aimed at Morales's knee but Morales avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Morales blocks the low kick.
Tabashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi misses the body punch
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Morales avoids the head kick by Tabashi.
Tabashi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morales fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tabashi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morales throws a nice looking combination but Tabashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tabashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Tabashi.
A punch combination from Tabashi misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tabashi.
An inside leg kick lands from Tabashi.
Morales is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tabashi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morales counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taba Tabashi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morales 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.
Morales misses with the combination.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales misses with the combination.
Tabashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tabashi throws a body kick that misses.
Tabashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Tabashi lands a really nice looking cross but Morales seems unphased.
Tabashi lands a leg kick that knocks Morales off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tabashi. Beautiful body shot.
Tabashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taba Tabashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tabashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Tabashi connects with an inside leg kick.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Tabashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tabashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Tabashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taba Tabashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tabashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi misses with a low kick as Morales jumps back.
Tabashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morales counters with a three punch combo that has Tabashi backing up. Tabashi nods at Morales to acknowledge the strikes.
Tabashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales counters with a two punch combo.
Tabashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tabashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morales counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tabashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tabashi scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tabashi lands a right hook to the body.
Tabashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a two punch combo.
Tabashi misses with a body kick.
Tabashi scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi takes one to the chin there.
Morales takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
Morales throws a series of strikes that have Tabashi backpedaling.
Tabashi dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Tabashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tabashi throws the kick towards the body but Morales avoids it.
Tabashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Morales counters with a right hand to the body.
Tabashi jabs Morales to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tabashi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morales counters with a series of strikes. Tabashi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tabashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morales at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Morales. Those never looked like landing.
Tabashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morales's head.
Tabashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tabashi.
Tabashi throws a lazy right hand but Morales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tabashi is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tabashi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tabashi counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taba Tabashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tabashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Tabashi throws a series of punches but Morales avoids them all with ease.
Tabashi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tabashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morales. That did some damage!
Tabashi looks to land a combination. Morales sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martin Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tabashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Tabashi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tabashi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morales will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tabashi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morales counters with a right hand to the body.
Tabashi lands a leg kick that knocks Morales off balance momentarily.
Morales throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabashi misses with a wild body shot.
Tabashi sizes up Morales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tabashi.
Morales takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tabashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tabashi throws a series of punches but Morales moves out of range.
Morales takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tabashi lands a body shot.
Morales lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tabashi backs up against the cage.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tabashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Morales off the cage and back into range.
Taba Tabashi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi misses with a body punch
and Morales counters with a right hand to the body.
Morales blocks a head kick by Tabashi.
Tabashi misses with a body punch
and Morales counters with a three punch combo that has Tabashi backing up. Tabashi nods at Morales to acknowledge the strikes.
Morales is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morales misses with the combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tabashi.
Morales checks a leg kick.
Tabashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tabashi lands a jab to Morales's midsection.
Morales checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi misses with a head kick.
Tabashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tabashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morales tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tabashi connects with a nice looking jab.
Morales is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tabashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tabashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tabashi misses with a body shot
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tabashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morales scores with a one two! Tabashi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid body kick from Tabashi.
Tabashi lands with a nice body punch.
Tabashi throws an overhand right that lands on Morales's shoulder, as Morales tries to avoid the shot.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tabashi.
Tabashi throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Tabashi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tabashi throws an off balance right hand
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tabashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tabashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morales counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taba Tabashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tabashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taba Tabashi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ackmed Giovani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Herrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ackmed Giovani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ackmed Giovani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benson Herrington!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrington shoots in for a takedown but Giovani shows good takedown defense.
Giovani decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Herrington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herrington is trying to stand back up but Giovani is controlling him
Giovani passes to side control.
Giovani throwing strikes but Herrington manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Giovani wants to get back to his feet but Herrington drags him back down.
Herrington misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Herrington tries to score with some ground and pound. Giovani controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Herrington has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Giovani throws a right hand that Herrington ducks under and follows up with a left that Herrington also avoids with ease.
Giovani really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Herrington slaps away a takedown attempt from Giovani, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Giovani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovani shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Herrington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Giovani working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Herrington prevents Giovani from improving position.
Giovani goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Herrington rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Giovani's guard! Nice work there by Herrington!
Herrington with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrington drops back, looking for a kneebar! Giovani looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Giovani looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Giovani!
Giovani goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Herrington has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Giovani but great work by Herrington.
Herrington looks gassed!
Giovani parries the strikes from Herrington easily there. Herrington is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Giovani to escape.
Herrington misses with the ground and pound.
Giovani sneaks out the side door and pushes Herrington away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Giovani scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herrington throws a head kick that misses.
Giovani closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Herrington did well to prevent Giovani getting side control.
Herrington regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Giovani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovani with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Giovani passes into half guard.
Giovani tries to pass to full mount but Herrington defends it.
Giovani passes to full mount!
Herrington is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Giovani punching from mount but Herrington doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Giovani there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Giovani thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Giovani working for a submission but Herrington is keeping him at bay.
Giovani lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Herrington hang on?
Giovani throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Herrington because Giovani loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giovani landing strikes from the mount.
Herrington wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Giovani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ackmed Giovani dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Giovani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giovani stuffs the takedown attempt from Herrington. Herrington gets slowly back to his feet.
Ackmed Giovani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herrington misses with a takedown attempt - Giovani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Giovani drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Giovani is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Herrington has escaped the position, nice work there.
Giovani moves into full mount!
Herrington is breathing heavily.
Giovani throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Herrington because Giovani loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovani breaks from Herrington's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Giovani goes for an armbar but Herrington turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Herrington.
Giovani scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Giovani connects with a leg kick. Herrington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Giovani looks to land a combination. Herrington sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Herrington fails with a takedown attempt.
Ackmed Giovani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Herrington.
Giovani shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Herrington's guard.
Ackmed Giovani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrington can't keep his opponent in guard - Giovani advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giovani trying to mount his opponent but Herrington defends it.
Giovani is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Herrington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Giovani.
Giovani wants to pass the guard but Herrington is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovani is working hard here to advance position.
Herrington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Giovani passes to full mount!
Giovani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Giovani thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Giovani thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Giovani there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Giovani throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Herrington because Giovani loaded up on that one.
Giovani throwing strikes here but Herrington is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Giovani throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Herrington holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Giovani tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Giovani throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Herrington because Giovani loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giovani misses with a head shot.
Giovani looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ackmed Giovani dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Giovani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giovani shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Herrington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Giovani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herrington can do to turn this around?
Herrington wants to get back to his feet but Giovani drags him back down.
Giovani in side control, throwing shots but Herrington defends.
Giovani tries to advance position but instead Herrington slips a leg back in to half guard.
Herrington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Giovani.
Herrington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Giovani thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Herrington's head.
Herrington won't allow Giovani to pass to mount.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Giovani here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Giovani.
Giovani wants to pass the guard but Herrington is defending well.
Giovani is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Herrington reverses the position - he's now on top in Giovani's guard.
Giovani pushes Herrington off and scrambles back to his feet.
Giovani looks to land a combination but Herrington avoids it well.
Giovani looks to land a combination but Herrington avoids it well.
Herrington fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Giovani.
Giovani looking to score a takedown here. Herrington is defending well but Giovani drives through and ends up in Herrington's guard.
Giovani passes Herrington's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Giovani trying to mount his opponent but Herrington defends it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herrington looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovani tries to pass to full mount but Herrington defends it.
Giovani passes to side control.
Giovani misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovani advances to mount.
Giovani thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Giovani misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Herrington is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Giovani throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Herrington is bucking up trying to escape but Giovani cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Benson Herrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herrington avoids a series of strikes thrown by Giovani.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giovani throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Herrington blocking the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ackmed Giovani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giovani 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ackmed Giovani!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yin Yang!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang jabs Perez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perez tried to score with a low kick but Yang checks it.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez feints and as Yang raises his hands in defense, Perez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yang is looking to stand up but Perez isn't so interested in that idea.
Perez content to stall in guard here.
Yang wants to stand up but Perez is controlling him.
Perez is in close to Yang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yang wants to stand up but Perez is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perez throws a big right hand that misses.
Perez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Perez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perez scores with a takedown into Yang's guard.
Perez stops Yang from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Perez stands up over Yang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yang's head.
Perez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Perez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yang is keeping the position for now.
Perez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Perez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perez cracks Yang with a solid left hand.
Perez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Perez landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yang is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Perez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Perez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick from Yang lands but Perez takes it in his stride.
Perez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yang pushes Perez off but Perez dives into side control.
Yang taking punishment in the form of punches.
Perez landing strikes.
Perez grinds an elbow into Yang's temple.
Perez is putting a hurting on Yang here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez cracks Yang with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Perez landing strikes.
Perez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yang's shoulder. That is not cool.
Perez is chipping away with strikes.
Yang is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perez connects with a decent elbow.
Perez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yang down.
Yang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yang being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Perez controls the position.
Yang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Perez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yang down.
Perez working the ground and pound.
Yang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Perez lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Perez lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yang is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perez connects with a decent elbow.
Yang being controlled for a moment.
Perez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Perez is putting a hurting on Yang here, landing some big shots from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang pushes Perez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Perez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here.
Perez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Perez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Perez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Perez lands in his opponent's guard.
Perez stays in close to Yang's body and controls the position.
Perez scoring with some ground and pound.
Perez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Perez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yang being controlled here, momentarily.
Perez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez wants to pass the guard but Yang is keeping the position.
Perez slips nicely into half guard.
Yang wants to get back to his feet.
Perez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yin Yang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marvin Perez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yang can do to turn this around?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marvin Perez.
Yang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Perez if he has to take too many more of those.
Yang lands a really nice looking cross but Perez seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perez somewhat.
Yang sizes up Perez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perez looking to pass the guard.
Yang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perez controls the pace.
Perez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marvin Perez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez scoring with some ground and pound.
Perez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Perez looking to pass the guard.
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!
Perez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marvin Perez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Perez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Perez!
Marvin Perez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hopkins Athletics, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Japan Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Key!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fighter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Key connects with the punch.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Key! Fighter is backing up but he can't get away as Key lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Fighter and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brandon Key!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Hartwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Jin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Hartwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Jin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell lands with a shot to the body.
Jin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hartwell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jin doesn't seem bothered though.
Hartwell checks a leg kick.
Hartwell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hartwell misses with a few strikes there.
Hartwell missing with a left hand there. Jin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Hartwell misses
and Jin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hartwell tries to bum rush Jin with a series of wild strikes but Jin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartwell misses with a two punch combination.
Hartwell thows a body shot but no joy.
Hartwell swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hartwell.
Jin avoids the body shot from Hartwell.
Hartwell misses with the combination.
Jin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hartwell stalks Jin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jin's face. Jin staggers backwards, shaken.
Hartwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jin.
Jin scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell misses with a wild body shot.
Jin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartwell blocks a leg kick.
Jin lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartwell works Jin's body with a nice hook.
Jin slips a jab from Hartwell.
Hartwell throws a lazy uppercut
and Jin counters with a nice leg kick.
Hartwell is looking to wear down Jin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hartwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartwell tries to bum rush Jin with a series of wild strikes but Jin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jin moves away.
Jin throws a body kick that misses.
Hartwell misses the shot to the body.
Hartwell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jin throws out a leg kick but Hartwell moves out of range and Jin only half commits.
Hartwell moves out of range of the body kick.
Jin misses with a low kick.
A big left from Hartwell misses.
Hartwell throws a body punch but Jin moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jin.
William Hartwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Jin.
Nice body punch from Hartwell.
Hartwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hartwell checks a leg kick.
Hartwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartwell misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hartwell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jin lands a jab-cross combination.
Jin throws a leg kick but Hartwell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Hartwell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hartwell throws out a loose jab but Jin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell misses with a double jab.
Jin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hartwell checks a low kick from Jin.
Hartwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Jin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell throws out the jab.
Jin needs to keep his hands up - Hartwell had a free shot at his head there.
Hartwell throws a hook but Jin avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell throws a looping overhand right but Jin ducks down to avoid it.
Jin throws a body kick that misses.
Jin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hartwell misses with the combination.
Jin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell throws out the jab.
Hartwell misses with a double jab.
Jin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hartwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jin manages to avoid it.
Jin throws a head kick but Hartwell moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Hartwell. Those never looked like landing.
Hartwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jin.
Jin staying out of range there.
Hartwell connects with a body shot.
Hartwell scores with a body shot.
Jin walks into a straight right hand from Hartwell.
Hartwell tries to bum rush Jin with a series of wild strikes but Jin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell swinging wildly here.
Jin throws a head kick that misses.
Jin moves away from the strike by Hartwell.
Jin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hartwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Jin is just out of range.
Jin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jin circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell checks a low kick from Jin.
Jin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hartwell misses the jab.
Jin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartwell throws a series of punches but Jin avoids them all with ease.
Jin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jin counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartwell clobbers Jin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hartwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Hartwell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hartwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
William Hartwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Jin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartwell throws a body punch but Jin moves out of range.
Hartwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Hartwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jin is looking to land body kicks.
Hartwell misses with a wild body shot.
Jin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hartwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hartwell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell misses with a wild body shot.
Hartwell misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jin.
Hartwell moves out of range of the body kick from Jin.
Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartwell moves away.
Jin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Hartwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jin can pounce on him.
Jin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jin Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Hartwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell throws a series of punches but Jin avoids them all with ease.
Hartwell blocks the body kick.
Jin tries to bum rush Hartwell with a series of wild strikes but Hartwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jin misses with a double jab.
Jin misses with the combination.
Jin misses the shot to the body.
Jin misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Hartwell misses.
Hartwell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jin.
Hartwell lands the left hand.
Jin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartwell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hartwell misses with the combination.
Hartwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jin moves away.
Hartwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Jin.
Hartwell misses with a double jab.
Jin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jin avoids the body shot from Hartwell.
Jin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartwell connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Hartwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartwell 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Hartwell!
William Hartwell really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ducksfoot Clothing - SALE!! All Items $10 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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