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LFL 66 - Kazarian vs Bariles PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Kyoyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Ross (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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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Kyoyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Ross!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoyama gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kyoyama lands some shots froms side control.
Kyoyama takes a little break here. Ross wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kyoyama's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kyoyama grinds an elbow into Ross's temple.
Ross is letting Kyoyama control him for a moment.
Kyoyama seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ross for as long as he can get away with.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kyoyama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kyoyama is putting a hurting on Ross here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kyoyama lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kyoyama lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoyama scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoyama 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 Ross's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kyoyama working the head with strikes.
Kyoyama scoring with punches and elbows.
Kyoyama 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 Ross's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kyoyama working the body and head with strikes.
Kyoyama advances nicely into full mount.
Kyoyama lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kyoyama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kyoyama 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.
Kyoyama with good strikes from the mount here!
Kyoyama has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ross's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyoyama with good strikes from the mount here!
Ross in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ross is in a horrible position here. Kyoyama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kyoyama working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama looking to finish Ross with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ross!
Kyoyama postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ross looks a forlorn figure.
Ross is trying to escape the mount.
Kyoyama lands with some strikes.
Kyoyama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ross hang on?
A nice elbow there by Kyoyama.
Kyoyama lands a big elbow.
Kyoyama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kyoyama lands a big elbow.
Kyoyama landing shots from mount.
Kyoyama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ross hang on?
BOOM! Kyoyama connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kyoyama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ross?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyoyama working Ross over with strikes here.
Kyoyama working the ground and pound effectively.
Kyoyama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kyoyama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ross?
Kyoyama breaks from Ross's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kyoyama postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ross looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Kyoyama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kyoyama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kyoyama lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama is landing with some decent strikes but Ross is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kyoyama with a couple of short strikes.
Kyoyama with the ground and pound from mount.
Kyoyama breaks from Ross's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kyoyama looking to finish Ross with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ross!
Ross is bucking up trying to escape but Kyoyama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kyoyama breaks from Ross's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ross wants to hold on but Kyoyama pushes him away.
Kyoyama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kyoyama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ross tries to lock up and control but Kyoyama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoyama lands a heavy elbow.
Kyoyama lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Kyoyama dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ross tries for a takedown but Kyoyama circles away easily
and Kyoyama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ross's guard.
Kyoyama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kyoyama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ross's head.
Hideo Kyoyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kyoyama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but Kyoyama is proving a slippery customer.
Ross being controlled here, momentarily.
Kyoyama slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoyama slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kyoyama lands a nice short elbow.
Ross is in trouble now - Kyoyama has advanced to mount!
Kyoyama raining down shots from the mount!
Kyoyama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kyoyama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ross tries to reverse the position but Kyoyama maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ross hang on?
Kyoyama lands with some strikes.
Kyoyama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoyama content just to control the position here.
Kyoyama working Ross over with strikes here.
Kyoyama lands a big shot there that rocks Ross but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kyoyama raining down shots from the mount!
Kyoyama dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Kyoyama connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kyoyama lands a nice shot to the head.
Kyoyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Kyoyama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ross?
Kyoyama lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama with a couple of short strikes.
Kyoyama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ross?
Kyoyama lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kyoyama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kyoyama with the ground and pound from mount.
Kyoyama punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kyoyama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kyoyama lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ross tries to reverse the position but Kyoyama maintains control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoyama quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Kyoyama but it's paid off an Ross is forced to tap! Nice work by Kyoyama.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hideo Kyoyama!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nong Noksam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nong Noksam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nong Noksam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ned Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noksam lands a nice looking body shot.
Noksam lands a jab-cross combination.
Noksam stuns Stanley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noksam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stanley is out of range.
Noksam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Ned Stanley has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Stanley.
Noksam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanley moves into the clinch.
Stanley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noksams head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noksam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanley blocks the elbow strike.
Stanley avoiding damage as Noksam throws knees to the body.
Noksam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanley breaks from the clinch.
Stanley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Nong Noksam has been cut.
Noksam misses with a series of wild punches.
Noksam lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Noksam scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Noksam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noksam was well out of range. Poor timing from Stanley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley darts in and clinches Noksam up against the cage.
Noksam breaks from the clinch.
Noksam tries to clinch up
and Stanley moves into the clinch.
Noksam looking to slow down the pace here.
Stanley wants to get back to striking at distance but Noksam won't allow it.
Noksam stalling in the clinch but Stanley improves position.
Stanley can't break the clinch.
Stanley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noksam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noksam fails to land with a series of punches.
Noksam throws a low kick but Stanley avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noksam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Noksam fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley lands with a light punch inside.
Noksam stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stanley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noksam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanley moves in looking to clinch but Noksam pushes him off.
Noksam throws a series of strikes that have Stanley backpedaling.
Stanley moves into the clinch.
Stanley managing to block the knees to the body from Noksam.
Noksam pushes off an throws an elbow but Stanley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noksam misses with a body punch.
Stanley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noksam throws a right and a left that Stanley avoids nicely.
Noksam is working the combinations to good effect here.
Noksam tries to bum rush Stanley with a series of wild strikes but Stanley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noksam gets tackled into the cage by Stanley. Stanley maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noksam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stanley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noksam.
Noksam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stanley.
Noksam looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stanley!
Noksam is breathing heavily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Noksam wants to control but Stanley has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Stanley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Stanley is looking to escape.
Stanley gets full guard.
Noksam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Noksam won't allow Stanley to sweep him here.
Noksam wants to control from the top but Stanley keeps moving.
Stanley has his feet on Noksam's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanley throws a nice looking combination but Noksam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nong Noksam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noksam feints a jab promting Stanley to slip. Noksam then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stanley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stanley tries to clinch but Noksam is having none of it.
Stanley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stanley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noksam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noksam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stanley blocks a low kick nicely.
Noksam connects with a looping right hand.
Noksam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanley closes the distance and clinches.
Stanley wants to get back to striking at distance but Noksam won't allow it.
Noksam has Stanley pressed against the cage, preventing Stanley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stanley is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nong Noksam dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Noksam has his takedown stuffed
and Stanley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noksam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stanley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stanley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Noksam tries to clinch but Stanley moves out of range.
Stanley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stanley avoids the head kick by Noksam.
Stanley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stanley wants to clinch.
Stanley rushes Noksam and presses him up against the cage.
Stanley gets underhooks to prevent Noksam's takedown attempt.
Noksam is trying to force a seperation but Stanley has the dominant position.
Noksam is trying to push Stanley away but Stanley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Noksam is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stanley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nong Noksam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noksam is trying to trip Stanley. He has hold of a leg but Stanley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Noksam persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stanley is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley landing with the ground and pound.
Noksam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stanley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noksam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stanley on the ground.
Stanley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stanley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noksam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Noksam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stanley gets to his feet - Noksam follows without any prompting.
Stanley tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley misses with a wild body shot.
Noksam takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noksam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stanley.
Stanley leaves Noksam with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stanley with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanley connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noksam. Stanley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanley looks to land a right hand but Noksam moved out of range.
Stanley misses with a hook. Noksam ducked under it nicely.
Stanley misses the jab.
Stanley misses with a hook.
Stanley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Noksam staying out of range there.
Noksam scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stanley tries to clinch up but Noksam circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is looking to clinch.
Noksam throws a front kick aimed at Stanley's knee but Stanley avoids it well.
Noksam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stanley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noksam staying out of range there.
Noksam misses with a low kick as Stanley jumps back.
Noksam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanley circles away quickly and effectively.
Noksam is looking to clinch but Stanley is avoiding it.
Noksam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stanley drives through and clinches with Noksam against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stanley.
Noksam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noksam lands a left hand.
Noksam has a couple of punches blocked by Stanley.
A nice left hand lands by Stanley.
Stanley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noksam misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noksam moves away from the strike by Stanley.
Stanley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noksam lands with a straight right. Stanley didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Noksam.
Noksam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A lazy left from Noksam finds it's target.
Stanley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noksam.
Nice defenses there by Noksam.
Stanley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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.
Stanley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Noksam.
Ned Stanley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanley takes a swing at Noksam's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ned Stanley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stanley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noksam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stanley 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.
Noksam throws a nice looking combination but Stanley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noksam is looking to clinch.
Stanley tries to clinch up but Noksam circles away and keeps his distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stanley.
Noksam connects with a jab.
Noksam closes the distance and clinches up with Stanley, looking for a takedown. Noksam pushes Stanley against the cage but Stanley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stanley keeps the fight on the outside.
Noksam moves out of range of the strikes.
Noksam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noksam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stanley checks a low kick from Noksam.
Stanley dips to his left and cracks Noksam with an uppercut!
Stanley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stanley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Noksam, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noksam.
Noksam prevents Stanley from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noksam pushes off an throws an elbow but Stanley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noksam struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanley controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Stanley.
Stanley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noksam has closed the distance and engaged Stanley in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Stanley.
A hook to the body from Stanley.
Stanley breaks the clinch.
Stanley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Noksam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noksam trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stanley lands a nice uppercut.
Stanley lands with a light punch inside.
Stanley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stanley throws a hook but Noksam avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley scores with a nice strike.
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!
Stanley wants to clinch up but Noksam keeps it at a distance.
Noksam looks to land a combination but Stanley avoids it well.
Noksam misses with a takedown attempt - Stanley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stanley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Stanley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stanley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Noksam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Stanley on the inside.
Stanley has had enough of the clinch but Noksam keeps him there for the moment.
Stanley tries to break the clinch but Noksam is controlling the position.
Ned Stanley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stanley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noksam throws an elbow that misses.
Stanley tries to break free but Noksam pushes him back against the cage.
Stanley tries to break free but Noksam pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noksam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stanley lands with a right to the head.
Noksam trying to control the position but instead, Stanley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Noksam into the cage.
Stanley is looking to break free of the clinch but Noksam has double underhooks.
Noksam tries to break free but Stanley pushes him back against the cage.
Stanley lands a left hand.
Noksam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Noksam.
Noksam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Noksam walks into a stiff left hand from Stanley.
Stanley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noksam misses with a straight left.
Nong Noksam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noksam misses with the combination.
Stanley closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Stanley.
Stanley lands a body shot.
Stanley works on Noksam's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stanley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noksam backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Stanley.
Stanley is trying to break the clinch but Noksam has him pressed against the cage.
Stanley tries to break free but Noksam pushes him back against the cage.
Stanley is working Noksam over against the cage.
Stanley gets through Noksam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stanley.
Noksam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stanley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noksams head.
Noksam is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noksam has had enough of the clinch but Stanley keeps him there for the moment.
Oh Noksam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanley prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nong Noksam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Stanley.
Stanley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stanley breaks the clinch.
Noksam misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanley drops Noksam with a big left hand! Noksam is injured, injured bad! Stanley jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ned Stanley!
After the fight, Ned Stanley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shut 'Em Down. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Charles Young was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Young!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Ritch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young throws a right hand that Ritch ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritch also avoids with ease.
Ritch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Ritch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Young stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ritch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Ritch.
Ritch takes the fight into the clinch.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritch breaks from the clinch.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young throws a series of punches but Ritch moves out of range.
Young avoids the body shot from Ritch.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a right hand that Ritch ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritch also avoids with ease.
Ritch lands with an overhand left.
Young looks to land a combination but Ritch avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Young. That snapped Ritch's head back.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Young misses the jab.
Ritch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ritch scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young looks to land a combination but Ritch avoids it well.
Young on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ritch tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Ritch misses with a hook.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Ritch misses.
Ritch connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
Charles Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Ritch scores with a nice right hand.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ritch.
Ritch throws a good cross that connects.
Ritch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young looks to land a combination but Ritch avoids it well.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young looks gassed!
Good standup being displayed there by Ritch as he connects with a hook.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritch circles away quickly and effectively.
Ritch misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Ritch.
Ritch lands a lovely overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ritch has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Ritch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritch manages to break the clinch.
Young moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ritch lands a nice looking body shot.
Ritch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Ritch.
Ritch throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ritch counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritch misses with a body shot.
Ritch throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Ritch slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Ritch thows a body shot but no joy.
Young throws a hook but Ritch blocks it.
Ritch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Ritch is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ritch.
Ritch misses the shot to the body.
Ritch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Young throws a right hand that Ritch ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritch also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ritch lands with a right hand.
Ritch lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young misses with an uppercut. Ritch saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ollie Ritch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ritch looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young works over Ritch's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Ritch misses with a wild body shot.
Ritch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ritch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Ritch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ritch throws out the jab.
Ritch misses with a head kick.
Charles Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young thuds his right hand into Ritch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab-cross combination lands for Young and sends Ritch crashing to the mat! Young follows him down to the mat - Ritch regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Ritch is rocked!
It looks like Ollie Ritch has been cut.
Ritch gets back to full guard.
Oh Ritch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ritch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ritch trying to keep a closed guard but Young is proving a slippery customer.
Ritch seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Young wants to stand but Ritch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ritch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Young gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young throws a right and a left that Ritch avoids nicely.
Young is breathing heavily.
Ritch jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ritch. That's going to slow Young down.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ritch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Ritch does it's job there.
Ritch scores with a shot to the body.
Young 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.
A left lands for Ritch.
Ritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Young keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Young misses with a double jab
and Ritch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ritch cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
Ritch lands a nice shot to the body.
Young avoids the head kick by Ritch.
Young tries to bum rush Ritch with a series of wild strikes but Ritch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ritch lands a glancing blow to the side of Young's head.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ritch.
Ritch throws a series of strikes that have Young backpedaling.
Ritch throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Ritch takes the fight into the clinch.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ritch is stalling here.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Ritch keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ritch.
Ritch holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritch scores with a hook.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ritch counters with a right hand to the body.
Ritch tries to work over Young's front leg with a kick but Young checks it.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ritch.
Ritch catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ritch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ritch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ritch.
Young finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Ritch's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Young falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ollie Ritch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Waltonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dias kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Marcelo D2 & Claudia - Desabafo / Deixa Eu Dizer. Fabricio Dias has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toni Waltonen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Dias 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dias thuds his right hand into Waltonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Toni Waltonen has been cut.
Waltonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waltonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Waltonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waltonen throws a shot from downtown. Dias moves away and avoids it.
Waltonen finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Dias's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Waltonen falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabricio Dias!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cole Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson rushes Pacquiao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacquiao works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thompson holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pacquiao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but Pacquiao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pacquiao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Thompson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pacquiao clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson looking for the RNC.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pacquiao's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Thompson controls the position.
Pacquiao is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Thompson doesn't have the hooks in and Pacquiao manages to turn into his guard.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao is really struggling to control Thompson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Pacquiao looking to pass the guard.
Pacquiao gets to his feet. Thompson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
Pacquiao stuns Thompson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Pacquiao on that attempt.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacquiao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cole Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thompson scores with a three punch combo!
Thompson thows a leg kick but Pacquiao checks it
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Thompson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Junior Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Thompson.
Pacquiao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thompson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Pacquiao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao working a defensive guard here.
Thompson won't allow Pacquiao to sweep him here.
Pacquiao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson trying to control from half guard but Pacquiao is working away.
Thompson thows an elbow strike that misses. Pacquiao gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Thompson doesn't seem too bothered but Pacquiao quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Thompson is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Thompson really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Junior Pacquiao!
An out of breath Junior Pacquiao 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Baldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Yoshida will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Baldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldridge misses with a right hand
and Yoshida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Baldridge wants to improve his position but Yoshida is controlling well.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Baldridge is working from the bottom.
Yoshida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baldridge is looking to escape.
Baldridge is trying to maintain the position but Yoshida is very close to passing his half guard.
Yoshida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baldridge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yoshida.
Baldridge wants to improve his position but Yoshida is controlling well.
Yoshida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yoshida is keen to just control but Baldridge is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yoshida working over Baldridge with some ground and pound. Baldridge looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yoshida not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baldridge won't allow Yoshida to pass to mount.
Baldridge is defending against the submission attempts here by Yoshida.
Yoshida wants to work for an arm triangle but Baldridge is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Baldridge is trying to stand back up but Yoshida is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yoshida connects with a nice short shot to Baldridge's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Baldridge manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baldridge is adopting a defensive guard.
Baldridge wants to hit a switch here but Yoshida passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Baldridge there!
Yoshida working for a submission but Baldridge is keeping him at bay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldridge is looking to improve his position but Yoshida isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida avoids the attempt from Baldridge to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yoshida cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yoshida pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yoshida won't let Baldridge get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Yoshida working the ground and pound effectively.
Baldridge avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yoshida.
Yoshida landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldridge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida scoring with strikes but Baldridge is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baldridge is desperately trying to improve his position but Yoshida has a good base and remains in mount.
Baldridge wants to get back to his feet.
Yoshida looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Yoshida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baldridge is looking to escape.
Baldridge manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baldridge wants to control but Yoshida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Yoshida 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.
Baldridge looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Baldridge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baldridge throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Yoshida.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baldridge is defended easily by Yoshida.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baldridge.
Mark Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshida. Those never looked like landing.
Baldridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baldridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baldridge pinned against the cage. Baldridge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baldridge tries to land a front kick but Yoshida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yoshida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baldridge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida looks to land a combination. Baldridge sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshida. Those never looked like landing.
Baldridge slips a jab from Yoshida.
Baldridge closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yoshida quickly recovers to half guard.
Yoshida is refusing to be controlled, as Baldridge sits in half guard.
Yoshida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baldridge trying to mount his opponent but Yoshida defends it.
Baldridge throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yoshida to regain full guard.
Yoshida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baldridge.
Baldridge throws a strike but Yoshida rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yoshida is fighting to break Baldridge's control of his arms but Baldridge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the 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!
Yoshida won't allow Baldridge to get back to his feet.
Baldridge looking for a sweep. Not yet Baldridge, not yet.
Baldridge looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marcus Baldridge has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yoshida throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yoshida.
Marcus Baldridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Yoshida.
Yoshida checks a leg kick nicely.
Baldridge closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yoshida quickly recovers to half guard.
Mark Yoshida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yoshida gets full guard.
Baldridge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baldridge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baldridge is working hard here to advance position.
Baldridge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baldridge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge throws an elbow that misses. Yoshida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baldridge's guard. Nice move by Yoshida!
Baldridge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baldridge has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yoshida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoshida pushing down on Baldridge's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yoshida perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yoshida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baldridge is looking for a sweep. Yoshida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Baldridge will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yoshida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mark Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
Baldridge throws a big shot that misses.
Baldridge looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Yoshida dives in and grabs Baldridge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baldridge pushes down on Yoshida's head and hops out.
Yoshida misses with a series of wild punches.
Baldridge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Yoshida.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baldridge.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Baldridge.
Yoshida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoshida throws a combination that misses
and Baldridge counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yoshida!
Baldridge throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yoshida regains half guard.
Baldridge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yoshida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baldridge slips a nice elbow through Yoshida's hands, connecting with Yoshida's forehead.
Yoshida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Baldridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baldridge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baldridge looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Baldridge scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baldridge looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yoshida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baldridge passes the guard and advances to mount!
Baldridge looking to ground and pound but Yoshida is blocking nicely.
Yoshida sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yoshida trying to control but Baldridge postures up.
Baldridge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yoshida regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Baldridge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baldridge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yoshida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baldridge being controlled here momentarily.
Baldridge won't allow Yoshida to sweep him here.
Baldridge throws a big elbow that misses.
Baldridge throws a big right hand that misses.
Yoshida trying to control the position.
Baldridge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yoshida wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yoshida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baldridge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Baldridge stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshida.
Baldridge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Baldridge throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baldridge tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshida is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Baldridge showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baldridge 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 Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Baldridge!
Marcus Baldridge decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadayoshi Ishimaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishimaru comes to the cage accompanied by Break. Tadayoshi Ishimaru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadayoshi Ishimaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishimaru throws a chopping leg kick but Sanders manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ishimaru wants to slow Sanders down by chopping away at his legs.
Ishimaru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Ishimaru. Beautiful body shot.
Sanders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Ishimaru.
A big right from Sanders misses.
Ishimaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanders lands with an uppercut that bounces Ishimaru off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Tadayoshi Ishimaru has been cut.
Ishimaru is looking to wear down Sanders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ishimaru bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ishimaru.
Sanders takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ishimaru turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ishimaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Ishimaru connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanders. Sanders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanders misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishimaru. Sanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishimaru looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Ishimaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishimaru connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders slips under a jab from Ishimaru.
Ishimaru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ishimaru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishimaru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanders takes one to the side of the head.
Ishimaru misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Sanders misses.
Ishimaru misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishimaru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishimaru.
Ishimaru misses the shot to the body.
Ishimaru throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ishimaru digs a good hook to Sanders's body.
Sanders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Ishimaru is out of range.
Ishimaru misses with an uppercut. Sanders saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ishimaru wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.
Ishimaru is looking to clinch.
Sanders misses with a right hand
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ishimaru pushes Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Ishimaru misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Ishimaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ishimaru misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tadayoshi Ishimaru's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ishimaru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ishimaru changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishimaru 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.
Ishimaru misses with a looping right.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishimaru.
A combination from Ishimaru does no damage.
Ishimaru misses with a body shot.
Ishimaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
Ishimaru tried to score with a low kick but Sanders checks it.
Sanders checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimaru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ishimaru has Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Ishimaru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Ishimaru lands with a left to the head.
Sanders is working Ishimaru over against the cage.
Sanders tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanders has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ishimaru clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sanders lands punches and elbows.
Sanders is looking to control Ishimaru but Ishimaru is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sanders throwing sloppy strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders scores with punches to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sanders punishes Ishimaru with strikes from the back mount.
Sanders scores with punches to the body.
Sanders lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ishimaru's head.
Sanders doesn't have the hooks in and Ishimaru manages to turn into his guard.
Ishimaru trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanders is on top in guard.
Sanders tries to free his leg and advance position but Ishimaru is retaining full guard.
Sanders passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishimaru tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders working the head with strikes.
Ishimaru tries to escape but Sanders is in control.
Sanders tries to score with some ground and pound. Ishimaru controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanders working the ground and pound but Ishimaru is defending the strikes.
Sanders scores with punches from side control.
Sanders landing a few strikes.
Sanders grinds an elbow into Ishimaru's temple.
Ishimaru is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishimaru takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
Ishimaru wants to control but Sanders postures up.
Sanders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sanders scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ishimaru to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Sanders.
Sanders lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ishimaru down.
Sanders working the head with strikes.
Ishimaru is rocked!
Ishimaru throws Sanders to one side and escapes!
Ishimaru tries to score with a low kick but Sanders moves his leg out of the way.
Sanders looks to land a right hand but Ishimaru moved out of range.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishimaru throws a good cross that connects.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Ishimaru is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tadayoshi Ishimaru's cut.
That's time! Ishimaru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ishimaru slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanders, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishimaru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanders shoots in but Ishimaru avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Sanders.
Sanders takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimaru misses with a looping left.
Ishimaru lunges at Sanders with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanders's hand.
Ishimaru throws a wild body kick that Sanders sees coming a mile off.
A shot to the liver by Ishimaru. Beautiful body shot.
Ishimaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanders.
Ishimaru leaves Sanders with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishimaru.
Ishimaru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ishimaru throws a low kick but Sanders moves out of range easily.
Ishimaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tadayoshi Ishimaru is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders throws out a loose jab but Ishimaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishimaru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
Ishimaru wants to land a leg kick but Sanders is out of range.
Ishimaru stuns Sanders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Sanders.
Ishimaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders cracks Ishimaru with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ishimaru lands the left hand.
Ishimaru scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ishimaru misses with a low kick as Sanders jumps back.
Sanders 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.
Ishimaru throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Ishimaru takes a swing at Sanders's ribcage but misses.
Ishimaru tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanders is able to avoid easily.
Sanders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanders throws an off balance right hand
and Ishimaru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimaru staying out of range there.
Sanders fails to land the takedown.
Ishimaru swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishimaru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishimaru misses with a low kick.
Ishimaru thuds a left hand into Sanders's body.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadayoshi Ishimaru showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ishimaru 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadayoshi Ishimaru!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tadayoshi Ishimaru made sure he mentioned Condemned, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shadow Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Langham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow Deathgrip has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
180 lbs
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169 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shadow Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Langham!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deathgrip misses with a two punch combination.
Deathgrip throws a front kick aimed at Langham's knee but Langham avoids it well.
Deathgrip closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Langham is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Deathgrip pulls his head out easily.
Deathgrip will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deathgrip is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Langham defends it well.
Langham is pressing down on Deathgrip's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Langham keeping full guard, as Deathgrip tries to pass.
Langham wants to sweep here but Deathgrip controlling him for the moment.
Langham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deathgrip manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Langham drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Deathgrip manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Langham has Deathgrip in his guard.
Deathgrip looking to pass the guard.
Deathgrip slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Deathgrip looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Langham is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Deathgrip wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Deathgrip gets to mount! Langham was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Deathgrip jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Langham is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Langham and Deathgrip has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Deathgrip working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Langham is looking for a sweep.
Langham regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Deathgrip's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Deathgrip's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langham tightening his grip on Deathgrip, looking for the choke.
Langham is trying to stick to Deathgrip's back but Deathgrip is turning into Langham. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Langham's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Deathgrip.
Deathgrip sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Deathgrip trying to control but Langham is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deathgrip throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Deathgrip stands and throws Langham's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Langham is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Deathgrip trying to control the position but Langham is working away.
Deathgrip really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Deathgrip tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Deathgrip tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Deathgrip has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shadow Deathgrip dominated that round.
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.
Deathgrip forces Langham back against the cage and clinches.
Deathgrip has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Langham is trying to keep an underhook but Deathgrip manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Langham actively working from the bottom here.
Deathgrip trying to control from half guard but Langham is working away.
Shadow Deathgrip overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Langham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Deathgrip's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Deathgrip's back!
Deathgrip defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Langham's arms.
Langham patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip turns into Langham and is now in his guard.
Deathgrip forces his way into half guard.
Langham is not content to let Deathgrip control the position.
Langham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Deathgrip's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Deathgrip's back!
Deathgrip trying to control the action but Langham just sinks the hooks in.
Deathgrip showing good submission defense here.
Deathgrip holding both Langham 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langham is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Deathgrip knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Deathgrip for a finish.
Deathgrip breaks Langham's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Deathgrip stays in close to Langham's body and controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langham looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Deathgrip passes into side control.
Langham is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is working for a submission of some sort.
Langham tries to roll over but Deathgrip keeps him under control.
Langham gets back to full guard.
Deathgrip pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Langham is keeping the position for now.
Deathgrip slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langham has his foot on Deathgrip's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Deathgrip works his way back into a safe position though.
Langham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Deathgrip slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Deathgrip is trying to get an arm triangle but Langham is defending well.
Deathgrip happy to just control the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deathgrip tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shadow Deathgrip will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Deathgrip lands with a hook. Langham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deathgrip scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Deathgrip winds up and cracks Langham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Langham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Deathgrip 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.
Deathgrip wants to lay and pray for a moment but Langham keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langham is pressing down on Deathgrip's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Deathgrip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Deathgrip missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deathgrip connects with a couple of short punches.
Deathgrip passes Langham's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Langham looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Deathgrip pushes past his half guard into mount!
Langham working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Langham defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Deathgrip.
Langham gets back to half guard.
Deathgrip is nestled in close to Langham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deathgrip passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Langham!
Deathgrip has control of Langham's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Langham regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Langham is looking to escape.
Langham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shadow Deathgrip is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deathgrip controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langham is looking to improve his position but Deathgrip isn't that keen on the idea.
Langham is squirming around, avoiding Deathgrip's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deathgrip content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shadow Deathgrip showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deathgrip 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 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shadow Deathgrip!
As Shadow Deathgrip got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I would like to thank all the MMA fans who came here tonight! This win is for all you guys and I wanna give a shout out to TEAM BEST, to Randy and all the coaches who helped me prepare for this fight.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Saunier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafhael Angeles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saunier kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Muse - Hysteria. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthieu Saunier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafhael Angeles!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Angeles bucks Saunier off and manages to get back to his feet!
Saunier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Angeles momentarily.
It looks like Rafhael Angeles has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Angeles.
Angeles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saunier.
Saunier throws a lazy uppercut
and Angeles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunier wants to control but Angeles is keeping busy.
Well, if Angeles is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Saunier looking for submissions off his back.
Angeles is thwarting Saunier's attempts to control the position.
Angeles passes into side control, despite Saunier's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunier is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Angeles asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Saunier bucks up and tries to throw Angeles off but instead Angeles has got his back!
Saunier controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Saunier trying to control but not successfully.
Saunier controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunier is trying to shake Angeles off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Angeles won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Saunier lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Saunier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saunier misses with an uppercut
and Angeles counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saunier's knee momentarily.
Angeles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saunier as he jumps to the side.
Saunier misses with a left hand
and Angeles counters with a single leg into guard. Saunier didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Angeles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Angeles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Saunier looking for a guillotine here but Angeles defends easily.
Saunier can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Angeles controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angeles trying to control but Saunier is working from the bottom.
Saunier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Angeles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saunier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saunier throws his legs up looking for a submission but Angeles uses it to pass to side control.
Saunier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saunier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunier is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Angeles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saunier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Saunier is not content to let Angeles control the position.
Angeles has hold of Saunier's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Saunier tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Angeles cranks the arm and Saunier screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Saunier, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rafhael Angeles!
An out of breath Rafhael Angeles 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 Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Bariles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kazarian might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - My Way. Bariles has chosen Thriller by Michael Jackson as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erik Bariles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazarian throws a sloppy head kick and Bariles moves out of range easily.
Kazarian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazarian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bariles moves away from the strike by Kazarian.
Kazarian loads up on a big right hand but Bariles slips the punch.
Kazarian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kazarian blocks a jab.
Bariles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kazarian throws a right hand that Bariles ducks under and follows up with a left that Bariles also avoids with ease.
Bariles throws a hook but Kazarian avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles slips under a jab.
Kazarian misses with a body punch
and Bariles counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazarian tries for a takedown but Bariles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bariles lands a jab to the nose.
Bariles misses with a lunging right hand
and Kazarian counters with a two punch combo.
Kazarian misses with a takedown attempt - Bariles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left lands for Bariles.
Bariles misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles misses with a looping left.
Kazarian slips a jab from Bariles.
Bariles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kazarian.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bariles but Bariles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kazarian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bariles is out of range and Kazarian settles back down.
Bariles just misses with a punch to the body.
Bariles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kazarian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bariles connects with a jab.
Kazarian closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kazarian lands in his opponent's guard.
Bariles keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Bariles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kazarian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kazarian advances to half guard.
Bariles makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bariles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kazarian prevents Bariles from getting back to his feet.
Bariles keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Kazarian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazarian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bariles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazarian 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.
Kazarian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian 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.
A jab from Bariles misses.
Kazarian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bariles avoids it really well and circles away.
Kazarian looks to score with a jab to the body but Bariles is just out of range.
Kazarian throws a right hand that Bariles ducks under and follows up with a left that Bariles also avoids with ease.
Bariles throws out a loose jab but Kazarian uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazarian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bariles throws a right hand that Kazarian ducks under and follows up with a left that Kazarian also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazarian. Bariles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazarian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bariles manages to avoid it.
Kazarian shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bariles eats them both and turns towards Kazarian to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kazarian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bariles misses with a body shot
and Kazarian counters with a nice leg kick.
Bariles throws a body punch but Kazarian moves out of range.
Kazarian lands a slapping body shot.
Erik Bariles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bariles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kazarian avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazarian is just out of range.
Kazarian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kazarian fails to land the takedown.
Kazarian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bariles manages to avoid it.
Bariles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bariles ducks under a wild hook from Kazarian.
Erik Bariles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bariles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bariles.
Bariles misses with a two punch combination.
Kazarian takes a swing at Bariles's ribcage but misses.
Kazarian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bariles to the mat! Bariles manages to get full guard.
Kazarian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
Kazarian working some strikes from top position.
Kazarian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kazarian is looking to work some ground and pound but Bariles has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazarian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kazarian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazarian postures up in Bariles's guard and throws a big left but Bariles blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kazarian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazarian scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kazarian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazarian passes Bariles's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kazarian wants to take a breather but Bariles is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kazarian.
Kazarian just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kazarian, right into the meat.
Bariles throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazarian.
Kazarian misses with a jab to the body
and Bariles counters with a nice body shot.
Kazarian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kazarian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bariles defends it nicely.
Kazarian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles lands with a nice body punch.
Bariles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kazarian blocks a jab.
Kazarian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazarian misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazarian. Bariles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bariles just misses with a punch to the body.
Bariles thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian slips under a jab.
Kazarian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazarian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bariles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bariles checks a leg kick.
Kazarian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kazarian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bariles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kazarian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian shoots in looking for a takedown but Bariles manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kazarian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazarian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bariles throws out the jab.
Bariles misses with a body shot
and Kazarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazarian thows a body shot but no joy.
Bariles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bariles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazarian misses with a wild body shot.
Tony Kazarian is winning the standup battle so far.
Bariles misses with a shot to the body
and Kazarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Kazarian misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kazarian.
Bariles throws a one two combo.
Bariles throws a nice looking combination but Kazarian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bariles throws a series of punches but Kazarian avoids them all with ease.
Kazarian is looking to wear down Bariles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bariles misses with a double jab.
Kazarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bariles was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazarian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Erik Bariles just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bariles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bariles misses with an uppercut.
Kazarian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Kazarian crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Kazarian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Kazarian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kazarian tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bariles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazarian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kazarian throws a strike aimed at the side of Bariles's head but Bariles avoids it well.
Bariles sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bariles is trying to escape back to his feet but Kazarian uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Kazarian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles is not content to let Kazarian control the position.
An elbow from Kazarian crashes against the mat.
Bariles is being controlled here.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bariles wants to control but Kazarian postures up.
Kazarian tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bariles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bariles can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian lands an elbow.
Kazarian lands some shots froms side control.
Kazarian is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bariles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kazarian working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bariles is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kazarian is putting a hurting on Bariles here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bariles tries to escape but Kazarian is in control.
Kazarian working the ground and pound but Bariles is defending the strikes.
Tony Kazarian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazarian landing a few strikes.
Kazarian looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bariles is avoiding damage well.
Kazarian grinds an elbow into Bariles's temple.
Kazarian lands some shots froms side control.
Bariles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kazarian controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazarian prevents Bariles from escaping the position.
Bariles tries to bench press Kazarian off him but Kazarian keeps the position.
Bariles can't do much from the bottom here.
Kazarian fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kazarian working the body and head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bariles managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kazarian.
Kazarian lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kazarian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian had his way with Erik Bariles in that round.
That's time! Kazarian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Bariles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazarian.
Kazarian looks to land a body kick but Bariles moved away.
Bariles looks to land a right hand but Kazarian moved out of range.
Kazarian just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bariles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A slow jab from Kazarian misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown by Kazarian or perhaps it was just good defense by Bariles which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles throws an overhand right that lands on Kazarian's shoulder, as Kazarian tries to avoid the shot.
Bariles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kazarian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bariles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazarian tries to land a leg kick but Bariles saw it coming and moves away.
Kazarian looks to score with a jab to the body but Bariles is just out of range.
Kazarian dodges the punch combination from Bariles.
Bariles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazarian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian gets a takedown into half guard.
Bariles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kazarian.
Kazarian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kazarian works his way into full mount!
Bariles is looking to improve his position but Kazarian isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian with the ground and pound from mount.
Kazarian punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kazarian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kazarian landing punches.
Kazarian landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bariles tries to hold on but Kazarian pushes him away.
Kazarian with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazarian lands with some strikes.
Kazarian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bariles can do to turn this around?
Kazarian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bariles looks a forlorn figure.
Bariles is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian content just to control the position here.
Kazarian raining down shots from the mount!
Tony Kazarian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazarian wants to control the pace but Bariles is squirming around nicely.
Erik Bariles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Kazarian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazarian 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Kazarian!
Tony Kazarian retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Tony Kazarian thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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