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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petria McTroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McTroo has chosen Hand of Blood - Bullet For My Valentine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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274 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Petria McTroo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderon dives in and scores a takedown into McTroo's guard.
Calderon looking to pass the guard.
McTroo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McTroo pulls Calderon in close to prevent any damage.
Calderon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McTroo is keeping the position for now.
McTroo is pulling down on Calderon's head to control his posture.
McTroo is looking to sweep but instead, Calderon has passed into half guard.
Calderon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calderon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McTroo pushes Calderon off looking to stand but Calderon dives back in and keeps control.
McTroo is looking for a sweep. Calderon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McTroo tries to roll over but Calderon keeps him under control.
Calderon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Felipe Calderon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Calderon lands a slapping body shot.
McTroo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Calderon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Calderon has managed to clinch.
Calderon blocks an uppercut.
McTroo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McTroo lands an elbow just above Calderon 's eye.
Calderon lands a body punch in the clinch.
McTroo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calderon is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTroo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Calderon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McTroo to the mat. McTroo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Calderon content to stall in guard here.
McTroo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McTroo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calderon is one step ahead there.
Calderon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McTroo is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Calderon is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Petria McTroo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Calderon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTroo forces Calderon back against the cage and clinches.
Calderon breaks from the clinch.
Calderon fails with an attempt to clinch.
McTroo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Calderon, pushing him back against the cage.
McTroo wants to take the fight to the mat but Calderon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calderon.
A short body shot lands from Calderon as the two fighters clinch.
Calderon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McTroo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Calderon stalls.
Calderon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McTroo's elbow.
McTroo misses with a body punch.
McTroo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Calderon misses with some punches.
McTroo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Calderon after a bit of a struggle.
Calderon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calderon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calderon blocks an uppercut.
Calderon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McTroo up against the cage.
McTroo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTroo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McTroo struggles to land a body shot inside as Calderon controls his hands.
Calderon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Calderon 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.
Calderon feints and as McTroo raises his hands in defense, Calderon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTroo wants to get back to his feet but Calderon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Calderon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Calderon postures up in McTroo's guard and throws a big left but McTroo blocks it.
Calderon controlling from the top position.
Calderon trying to control but McTroo is working from the bottom.
Calderon is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Felipe Calderon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Calderon slips under a jab.
McTroo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calderon.
A jab lands there for Calderon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTroo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calderon circles away.
Calderon ducks under a wild hook from McTroo.
Calderon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McTroo's head.
McTroo lands a nice shot to the body.
Calderon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McTroo quickly recovers to half guard.
Calderon throwing shots but McTroo is blocking nicely.
Calderon thows a huge punch but McTroo dodges it nicely.
Calderon controlling the pace.
Calderon moves nicely into side control.
McTroo taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTroo is not content to let Calderon control the position.
Calderon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McTroo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Felipe Calderon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calderon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McTroo down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTroo can't do much from the bottom here.
Calderon 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.
Calderon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Calderon controlling from side mount.
McTroo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Calderon.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Calderon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Calderon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McTroo is trying to control Calderon's posture but Calderon avoids it.
McTroo stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon controls the position from side control.
Calderon working away.
McTroo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Calderon connects with a decent elbow.
Calderon is chipping away with strikes.
Calderon controls the position.
McTroo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Calderon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McTroo tries to bench press Calderon off him but Calderon keeps the position.
McTroo being controlled for a moment.
McTroo tries to bench press Calderon off him but Calderon keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Calderon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Calderon taking a breather here.
McTroo is trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calderon scoring with punches and elbows.
Calderon controlling the position.
Calderon trying to control the position but McTroo is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calderon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Calderon dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Calderon ducks under a wild hook from McTroo.
Calderon moves out of range as McTroo strikes.
Calderon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McTroo's guard.
McTroo looking to control.
McTroo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Calderon looking to pass the guard.
McTroo controls Calderon momentarily but Calderon frees himself.
Calderon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Calderon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Felipe Calderon just wasn't active enough.
McTroo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Calderon can't find room to land a body shot as McTroo controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McTroo.
Calderon blocking some punches.
Calderon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McTroo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calderon blocks it with crossed arms.
Calderon blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McTroo.
McTroo working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Calderon as the two fighters clinch.
Calderon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calderon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McTroo looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from McTroo fails to land.
McTroo throws a punch but it's blocked by Calderon.
McTroo swings wildly with an uppercut but Calderon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calderon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calderon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McTroo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McTroo fails to land.
Calderon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McTroo misses with a hook to the ribs.
McTroo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Calderon.
Calderon misses with a punch to the body.
Calderon struggles to land a body shot inside as McTroo controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by McTroo.
Calderon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Calderon working away.
Calderon grinds an elbow into McTroo's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Calderon stalls from top position.
Calderon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for McTroo!
McTroo is trying desperately to improve position.
McTroo tries to hold on but Calderon pushes him away.
Calderon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McTroo tries to hold on but Calderon pushes him away.
McTroo is desperately trying to improve his position but Calderon has a good base and remains in mount.
Felipe Calderon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McTroo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calderon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Calderon raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon working for a guillotine from mount but McTroo is in no mood to give up.
The referee warns McTroo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calderon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Petria McTroo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calderon controlling from the full mount.
McTroo working to try and regain half guard.
Calderon controlling the position easily from mount.
Calderon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McTroo for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Calderon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calderon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Calderon!
Felipe Calderon made sure to mention his sponsor, Global Empire MMA Gear in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Perciwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Llama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johan Perciwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Llama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perciwall staying out of range there.
Llama misses with a hook. Perciwall ducked under it nicely.
Llama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perciwall momentarily.
Llama lands the left hand.
Llama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perciwall pinned against the cage. Perciwall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Llama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perciwall walks into a left hand.
Llama misses with a straight left.
Perciwall slips a straight right by Llama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llama works the jab nicely.
Llama misses with an uppercut
and Perciwall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Llama is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Llama misses with a looping left.
A jab from Llama does it's job there.
Llama thuds a left hand into Perciwall's body.
Llama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perciwall.
Llama scores with a sloppy right hand. Perciwall should have avoided that one.
Llama moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Llama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perciwall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Llama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Llama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perciwall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Llama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perciwall is fending him off so far but Llama persists. Nope, Perciwall circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Llama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perciwall backwards.
Llama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perciwall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Llama has him pressed against the cage.
Llama manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall throws a right hand that Llama ducks under and follows up with a left that Llama also avoids with ease.
Llama misses with a hook.
Llama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perciwall slips a jab from Llama.
Llama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perciwall. Perciwall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akira Llama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perciwall tries to clinch up but Llama circles away and keeps his distance.
Perciwall throws a head kick that half lands.
Llama scores with a jab.
Llama misses with a left hand
and Perciwall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perciwall moves away from the strike by Llama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llama throws a shot from downtown. Perciwall moves away and avoids it.
Llama looks to land a left hand but Perciwall moved out of range nicely.
Perciwall misses with a combination
and Llama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Llama scores with a jab. Perciwall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perciwall is rocked!
Perciwall gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Llama gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Perciwall is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Llama!
After the big win, Akira Llama made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Global Empire MMA Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millar comes into the arena with Never Say Die blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Michael Millar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Millar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Shannon!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shannon leaves Millar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Millar shoots for a double leg takedown but Shannon sprawls well. He's pushed Millar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Millar.
Millar swings for the body but Shannon moves out of range.
Shannon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shannon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Millar. Millar obviously looking to wear him down.
Shannon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Millar sprawls well initially but Shannon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Millar trying to hold on to Shannon's head to control him but Shannon postures up.
Millar tries to roll over but Shannon keeps him under control.
Shannon is nestled in close to Millar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon trying to mount his opponent but Millar defends it.
Shannon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Shannon with shots to the head and body - Millar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shannon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shannon with good strikes from the mount here!
Shannon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shannon lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shannon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Millar is in a horrible position here. Shannon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shannon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shannon scoring with strikes but Millar is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannon working Millar over with strikes here.
Millar taking shots to the head.
Millar is rocked!
Millar is breathing heavily.
Shannon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Millar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shannon postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Millar bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Shannon and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Shannon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evil Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Macconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Evil Ryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Macconi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryu misses with a head kick.
Ryu lands with a hook. Macconi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Macconi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryu as he jumps to the side.
Macconi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macconi is looking to take a break and control but Ryu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ryu blocking the ground and pound.
Macconi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ryu wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Macconi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ryu manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ryu wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Macconi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryu keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu is pushing Macconi's head away, looking to escape. Macconi manages to hold on to the position though.
Macconi trying to control the action but Ryu is working from the bottom.
Macconi just content to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Macconi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macconi shoots in for a takedown but Ryu shows good takedown defense.
Ryu misses with a looping right.
Macconi shoots in but no luck this time.
Evil Ryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Macconi.
Ryu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Macconi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ryu won't be happy with that.
Macconi is looking to take a break and control but Ryu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Macconi prevents Ryu from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryu explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Macconi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Macconi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macconi moves away.
Ryu scores with a head kick. Macconi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Macconi closes the distance and clinches up with Ryu, looking for a takedown. Macconi pushes Ryu against the cage but Ryu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macconi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ryu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Macconi moves out of range of the body kick.
Ryu tries to clinch there but Macconi circles away.
Macconi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ryu to score with a decent uppercut.
Macconi keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macconi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryu pinned against the cage. Ryu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Evil Ryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Macconi.
Ryu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu lands a big head kick that sends Macconi tumbling to the mat! Ryu takes a step backwards and waves Macconi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Macconi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macconi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macconi is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryu finish him?
Macconi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ryu tries to avoid it but Macconi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ryu to the ground. Ryu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ryu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macconi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evil Ryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macconi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryu tries a head kick but it misses.
Macconi seems to have recovered his senses.
Macconi shoots in and drives through. Ryu sprawls well.
Ryu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macconi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Macconi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ryu digs a right hand underneath Macconi's ribcage. Macconi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Macconi is breathing heavily.
Ryu lands a shot to the body.
Ryu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Macconi.
Ryu scores with a shot to the side of Macconi's head.
Macconi can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu scores a nice knee to the body.
Ryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macconi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ryu is leaning against Macconi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryu is leaning against Macconi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryu pushes Macconi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ryu - that landed with a thud.
Ryu lands an elbow just above Macconi 's eye.
Ryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Macconi or not.
Ryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macconi backwards.
Ryu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Ryu.
Ryu lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Macconi's face.
Ryu lands a knee to the body.
Evil Ryu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macconi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Ryu.
Ryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Macconi or not.
Ryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Macconi or not.
Ryu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryu scores a nice knee to the body.
Ryu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryu working Macconi over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryu cracks Macconi with a nice body shot.
Ryu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryu scores a nice knee to the body.
Ryu with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ryu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ryu.
Ryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macconi can do to turn this around?
Ryu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Ryu.
Ryu connects with a knee to the head.
Ryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryu.
Ryu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ryu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryu landing knees to the head.
Ryu with a knee to the head.
Ryu landing knees to the body.
A short right from Ryu on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryu pushes Macconi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ryu lands an elbow that stopped Macconi in his tracks for a moment.
Ryu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Macconi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Ryu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ryu doesn't manage to clinch there - Macconi circles away.
Some wild striking there from Ryu.
Evil Ryu is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryu stuffs the takedown attempt from Macconi. Macconi gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Macconi.
Ryu misses with a double jab.
Ryu scores with a punch to the head.
Ryu moves in looking to clinch but Macconi pushes him off.
Ryu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Macconi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ryu lands a big head kick that sends Macconi tumbling to the mat! Ryu takes a step backwards and waves Macconi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Ryu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macconi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryu lands a really nice looking cross but Macconi seems unphased.
Macconi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Ryu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ryu closes the distance and clinches.
Ryu pushes Macconi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ryu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Ryu - that landed with a thud.
Ryu scores a nice knee to the body.
Ryu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryu lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryu.
Ryu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryu.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryu.
Macconi takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ryu lands with a light punch inside.
Macconi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ryu cracks Macconi with a nice body shot.
Ryu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macconi backwards.
Ryu digs a right hand into Macconi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Macconi's gas tank.
Ryu lands a knee to the body.
Ryu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ryu.
Ryu presses Macconi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Macconi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryu scores a nice knee to the body.
Ryu lands a damaging elbow.
Ryu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macconi backwards.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Ryu.
Ryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Ryu.
Ryu scores a nice knee to the body.
Ryu landing knees to the head.
Ryu landing knees to the head.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macconi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryu digs a right hand into Macconi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Macconi's gas tank.
Macconi wants a takedown but no success here.
Evil Ryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Macconi.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryu.
Ryu stops a takedown attempt from Macconi.
Ryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ryu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ryu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macconi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryu lands with a right to the head.
Ryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Macconi backwards.
Macconi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ryu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ryu as the two fighters clinch.
Ryu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ryu presses Macconi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryu landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macconis head.
A nice left hand lands by Ryu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evil Ryu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ryu 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evil Ryu!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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21
135 lbs
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134 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shepard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shepard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shepard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roberts's head.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Shepard keeps it at a distance.
Shepard scores with a kick to the body.
Roberts takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shepard connects with a right hand. Roberts shakes it off.
Roberts is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Shepard.
Roberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Shepard finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberts avoids the head kick by Shepard.
Shepard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roberts's head.
Oooooh!!! Shepard has knocked Roberts down with a huge combo! Shepard steps away and waves a wobbly Roberts back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Shepard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shepard lands a jab to the nose.
Shepard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roberts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shepard finds it's way round the side to connect with Roberts's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shepard.
Roberts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shepard misses with a head kick.
Shepard lands with an overhand left.
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Shepard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shepard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shepard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shepard lands a big head kick that sends Roberts tumbling to the mat! Shepard takes a step backwards and waves Roberts back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Roberts walks straight into a right hand from Shepard - that's dropped him! Shepard jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Roberts from any more punishment! Roberts complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Shepard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Cali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Looney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cali kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Never Say Die. Chad Looney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Cali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Looney!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cali shoots in and bounces Looney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Looney working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cali doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cali manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cali wants to get up but he can't break Looney's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Looney is looking for a triangle but Cali pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Looney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Looney working for a triangle but Cali defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looney looking for a sweep. Not yet Looney, not yet.
Looney has his feet on Cali's thighs here. He's pushed Cali off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cali screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chad Looney!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter takes one to the side of the head.
Schilling lands a really nice looking cross but Fighter seems unphased.
It looks like Justin Fighter has been cut.
Schilling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Fighter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schilling at a distance.
Schilling staying out of range there.
Fighter lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schilling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fighter is rocked!
Schilling moves into range and clinches up with Fighter.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schilling obliges.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
Schilling lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Schilling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schilling lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Fighter falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ben Schilling!
Ben Schilling took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hitoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moa Soto (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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180 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moa Soto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soto has time to react.
A jab from Matsumoto finds it's way through Soto's defenses.
Matsumoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Matsumoto tenderised Soto's leg. Soto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matsumoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Soto misses.
Matsumoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick by Soto misses
and Matsumoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soto walks into a jab.
Soto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matsumoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto throws a right hand that Matsumoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsumoto also avoids with ease.
Moa Soto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soto drops his hands momentarily and Matsumoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Soto misses with a jab to the body
and Matsumoto counters with a straight right hand.
Matsumoto lands a high kick!
Soto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Matsumoto.
Soto throws a sloppy head kick
and Matsumoto counters with a nice body shot.
Soto misses with a low kick as Matsumoto jumps back.
Soto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsumoto manages to avoid it.
Matsumoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soto thows a leg kick but Matsumoto checks it
and Matsumoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Soto.
Soto throws a leg kick
and Matsumoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Soto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soto gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Soto tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Matsumoto is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Soto buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Soto!! Soto is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Matsumoto throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hitoshi Matsumoto!
Hitoshi Matsumoto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Oswell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka has chosen Yuudachi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spencer Oswell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oswell sprawls well. Oswell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet.
Oswell just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka throws a big shot that misses.
Tanaka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oswell swivels and escapes.
Tanaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shinji Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka misses with a right hand
enabling Oswell to counter with a crisp jab.
Oswell checks a leg kick nicely.
Oswell leaves Tanaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spencer Oswell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Oswell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oswell looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanaka is just out of range.
Oswell throws a hook but Tanaka avoids it easily.
Tanaka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tanaka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oswell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tanaka somewhat.
Oswell misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oswell is looking to improve his position.
Tanaka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oswell is just riding it out for now. Tanaka eventually gives up the hold.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura but Oswell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tanaka to get the leverage.
Tanaka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oswell keeps working.
Tanaka is working for a kimura but Oswell is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oswell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tanaka wants to take a breather but Oswell is having none of it.
Oswell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oswell tries to get out of the position.
Oswell is looking for a sweep. Tanaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tanaka moves nicely into side control.
Tanaka goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Oswell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tanaka but great work by Oswell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka manages to get to full guard.
Tanaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanaka, not yet.
Tanaka is looking for a triangle but Oswell pushes his legs off easily.
Oswell wants to get up but he can't break Tanaka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tanaka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tanaka wants to take a breather but Oswell is having none of it.
Tanaka seems to be looking for submissions.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura but Oswell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tanaka to get the leverage.
Oswell wants to control but Tanaka is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is keen to just control but Oswell is a slippery customer.
Tanaka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oswell is trying to maintain the position but Tanaka is very close to passing his half guard.
Tanaka is keen to just control but Oswell is a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tanaka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Oswell sprawls well. He's pushed Tanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice shot lands for Tanaka.
Nice sprawl there from Oswell as Tanaka shoots in.
Tanaka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Oswell. Those never looked like landing.
Spencer Oswell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oswell avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Oswell lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Tanaka.
Oswell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Oswell slips a jab and a cross from Tanaka.
Tanaka shoots in and drives through. Oswell sprawls well.
Spencer Oswell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Horrible takedown by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Oswell which made him look bad.
Oswell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tanaka on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Oswell misses.
Tanaka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tanaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Oswell circles away.
Oswell with a jab.
Oswell avoids the head kick by Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a hook
and Oswell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oswell avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Good shot there by Oswell.
Spencer Oswell is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanaka slips a jab and a cross from Oswell.
Oswell throws a series of punches but Tanaka moves out of range.
Oswell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tanaka 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.
Oswell moves out of range as Tanaka throws a body kick.
Oswell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tanaka lands with a straight right. Oswell didn't see that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Oswell which made him look bad.
Oswell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tanaka eats them both and turns towards Oswell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka throws a series of punches but Oswell avoids them all with ease.
Oswell jabs Tanaka right on the nose. Tanaka blinks but takes it well.
Oswell takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Oswell. No joy for Tanaka on that attempt.
Tanaka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oswell tries to avoid it but Tanaka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oswell to the ground. Oswell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oswell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oswell wants it to stay on the feet.
Tanaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Oswell does no damage.
Tanaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spencer Oswell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanaka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Tanaka shoots in for a double leg but Oswell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oswell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oswell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanaka.
Oswell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Oswell.
Tanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Oswell sprawls well. He's pushed Tanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oswell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oswell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Oswell is having none of it.
Tanaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oswell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oswell leaves Tanaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Oswell is avoiding it.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oswell.
Tanaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oswell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka misses with a body kick.
Oswell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tanaka looks to land a right hand but Oswell moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oswell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Oswell dominated that second 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.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Tanaka looks for the body kick but Oswell saw that one coming.
Tanaka looks for a takedown but Oswell sprawls well.
Oswell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tanaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oswell is able to avoid easily.
Tanaka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oswell is fending him off so far but Tanaka persists. Nope, Oswell circles away and we're back to standing.
Oswell lands a really nice looking cross but Tanaka seems unphased.
Tanaka misses with a body kick.
Oswell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tanaka eats them both and turns towards Oswell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tanaka is rocked!
Oswell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanaka throws a chopping leg kick but Oswell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tanaka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oswell is fending him off so far but Tanaka persists. Nope, Oswell circles away and we're back to standing.
Spencer Oswell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a wild combination.
Tanaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tanaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt - Oswell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Oswell moves away
and Oswell counters with a left and a right that stings Tanaka.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Oswell finish him?
Oswell lands with a nice combination. Tanaka backs away looking to recover.
Oswell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tanaka eats them both and turns towards Oswell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oswell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tanaka misses with a hook. Oswell ducked under it nicely.
Oswell closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Tanaka! Oswell dives in looking to finish! Tanaka is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spencer Oswell!
Spencer Oswell is the new bantamweight champion!
Spencer Oswell 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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