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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Second Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Robben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance comes into the arena with carino brutal blaring out of the sound system. Robben has chosen Champions Anthem as his entrance music. Arjen Robben has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Second Chance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arjen Robben!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robben feints and as Chance raises his hands in defense, Robben changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chance throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chance looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Robben wants to control from the top but Chance keeps moving.
Chance has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robben can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chance had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Robben defends it easily.
Chance working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Robben doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Robben manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Robben got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chance has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Robben has managed to get both his arms back between Chance's legs - danger averted.
Robben must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robben is posturing up here but Chance has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Robben tries to roll out but it's too tight and Robben has to tap! Slick submission there by Chance!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Second Chance!
Our winner, Second Chance, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floynny Pacweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floynny Pacweather Jr 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Cruz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floynny Pacweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz scores with a takedown into Pacweather Jr's guard.
Pacweather Jr keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz stands and throws Pacweather Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
Cruz working the ground and pound.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacweather Jr keeps working.
Cruz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Cruz .
Pacweather Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cruz .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pacweather Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Pacweather Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz throws an elbow but Pacweather Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pacweather Jr tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
Pacweather Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cruz trying to control the position but Pacweather Jr is working away.
Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pacweather Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Pacweather Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pacweather Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cruz 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.
Cruz throws an elbow but Pacweather Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacweather Jr is looking for a sweep.
Cruz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pacweather Jr is avoiding damage well.
Cruz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pacweather Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cruz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cruz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
Cruz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Pacweather Jr's face as Cruz controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacweather Jr tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pacweather Jr throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Cruz laying and praying for a moment but Pacweather Jr takes advantage and regains half guard.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Cruz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Pacweather Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pacweather Jr is staying active underneath Cruz , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cruz is trying to control. Pacweather Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but Pacweather Jr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cruz to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Cruz 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cruz with good strikes from the mount here!
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pacweather Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cruz .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacweather Jr can't escape the position.
Cruz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pacweather Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz throwing strikes here but Pacweather Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pacweather Jr is looking to escape.
Pacweather Jr flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Diego Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz wants to finish this one by submission but Pacweather Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cruz .
Cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pacweather Jr is squirming around, avoiding Cruz 's attempts to control the action.
Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pacweather Jr is surviving well by controlling Cruz 's body position as best he can.
Cruz looking to secure an arm triangle but Pacweather Jr defends it well.
Pacweather Jr is breathing heavily.
Pacweather Jr taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Cruz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Pacweather Jr counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cruz !
Cruz tries to hold on but Pacweather Jr postures up.
Cruz tries to improve his position but instead Pacweather Jr has taken his back!
Cruz looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Cruz trying to control the hands but Pacweather Jr breaks the grip.
Cruz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Pacweather Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz is really struggling to control Pacweather Jr but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Diego Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cruz has control of Pacweather Jr's left arm, preventing Pacweather Jr from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Diego Cruz just wasn't active enough.
Cruz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pacweather Jr's guard.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Pacweather Jr is keeping the position.
Pacweather Jr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Diego Cruz .
Cruz tries for a takedown but Pacweather Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pacweather Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cruz !
Cruz tries to lock up and control but Pacweather Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacweather Jr prevents Cruz from getting the reversal.
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
Pacweather Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cruz is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz tries to hold on but Pacweather Jr pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diego Cruz .
Well Cruz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Diego Cruz !
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Diego Cruz !
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Diego Cruz !
Diego Cruz wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Diego Cruz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hoshi Umino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Sand (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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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoshi Umino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Sand!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sand shoots in but no luck this time.
Sand tries to score a power double leg takedown but Umino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sand somewhat.
Umino darts in and clinches Sand up against the cage.
Umino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Umino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sand lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sand jumps guard but Umino stands there with Sand around his waist. Sand gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hoshi Umino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Sand.
Sand tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Umino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sand looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sand up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sand wants to break the clinch but can't.
Umino prevents a body shot from Sand.
Umino lands with a light punch inside.
Umino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Umino is leaning against Sand and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Umino works on Sand's body with a couple of short punches.
Umino crunches a lovely knee into Sand's ribcage.
Sand takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Dave Sand has been cut.
Umino lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umino lands an elbow that stopped Sand in his tracks for a moment.
Umino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sand up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Umino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sand is trying to drag Umino to the mat but Umino just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Umino blocks a body shot from Sand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Umino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Umino with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Umino.
Umino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sand's face.
Sand is trying to pull guard but Umino has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umino is pushing Sand up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Umino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sand takes an elbow to the temple.
Umino landing knees to the head.
Umino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sand's face.
Sand is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Umino prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sand just misses with a elbow thrown towards Umino's brow.
Umino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Umino lands an elbow inside that Sand shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sand is looking to take this one to the mat.
Umino unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Umino working Sand over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umino lands a knee to the body.
Umino presses Sand against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Umino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sand backwards.
Umino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sand backwards.
Umino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Umino lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sand tries to pull guard but Umino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Umino taking a breather.
Sand takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoshi Umino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Sand's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Umino has Sand up against the cage in a clinch.
Umino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sand can do to turn this around?
Umino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Umino is pressed up against the cage. Sand has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Umino down to the mat. Umino avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Umino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sand fails with a takedown attempt.
Umino is looking to clinch but Sand is avoiding it.
Sand on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Umino. Umino obviously looking to wear him down.
Umino thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sand if he has to take too many more of those.
Sand is breathing heavily.
Umino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Umino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sand shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Umino as he avoids it easily.
Hoshi Umino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Sand.
Umino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sand.
Sand keeps the fight on the outside.
Umino throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sand's head.
Sand with a lazy takedown attempt
and Umino holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Umino taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Umino.
That has opened up Dave Sand's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umino unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umino landing knees to the head.
Sand takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sand is trying to stall.
Umino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sand has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Umino avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Umino digs a right hand underneath Sand's ribcage. Sand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoshi Umino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Umino lands a nice knee to the body.
Umino lands a nice shot to the body.
Umino with a knee to the head.
Umino crunches a lovely knee into Sand's ribcage.
Umino scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Umino.
Umino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Umino working Sand over with knees to the body.
A short left from Umino.
Umino lands a knee to the head.
Sand takes a knee to the side of the body.
Umino scores a nice knee to the body.
Umino scores with a hook to the body.
Umino scores a nice knee to the body.
Umino is leaning against Sand and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Umino working Sand over with knees 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!
Umino lands a knee to the head.
Sand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Umino lands a good knee to the midsection. Sand won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umino with a knee to the head.
Umino lands a shot to the body.
Umino scores with a shoulder strike.
Umino lands with a left to the head.
Sand tries to stall but Umino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Umino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Umino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sand misses with an elbow over the top.
Umino lands a good knee to the midsection. Sand won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoshi Umino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Sand's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Umino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sand.
Umino throws a right and a left that Sand avoids nicely.
Dave Sand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sand doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Umino counters with a one-two to the body.
Umino wants to clinch.
Umino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umino tries to close the distance and clinch but Sand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sand is trying hard to land a takedown here. Umino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoshi Umino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Sand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sand.
Umino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sand's calf.
A slapping body kick lands there for Umino.
Umino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Umino scores with a punch to the head.
Umino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Umino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sand shoots in for a takedown but Umino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Umino lands a high kick!
Sand takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Sand takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sand tries to score a power double leg takedown but Umino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sand somewhat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Umino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umino tries to clinch there but Sand circles away.
Sand with a poor takedown
and Umino counters with a head kick. That will keep Sand thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Umino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sand.
Umino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sand, pushing him back against the cage.
Umino lands a nice uppercut.
Sand tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Umino smiles and moves away.
Umino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Umino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umino moves into range and clinches up with Sand.
Umino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umino lands a knee to the head.
Sand is trying desperately to land a takedown but Umino is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sand.
Umino lands an elbow just above Sand 's eye.
Umino working Sand over with knees to the body.
Sand takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Umino.
Knees to the body from Umino.
Umino with a knee to the head.
Umino landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Umino is working Sand over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Umino.
Dave Sand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoshi Umino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Umino.
Umino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoshi Umino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Umino 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hoshi Umino!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hoshi Umino!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Hoshi Umino!
Hoshi Umino wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Hoshi Umino 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Seibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seibold has chosen SCOTTISH PIPE as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Schwarz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Seibold!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seibold shoots in looking for a takedown. Schwarz tries to sprawl out of it but Seibold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schwarz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seibold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schwarz's waist but Schwarz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Seibold off to one side.
Schwarz wants to clinch.
Schwarz tries to bum rush Seibold with a series of wild strikes but Seibold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seibold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schwarz doesn't seem bothered though.
Schwarz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seibold manages to avoid it.
Schwarz scores with the left hand. Seibold knows he should have avoided that one.
Schwarz throws a hook but Seibold avoids it easily.
Seibold fails with the takedown.
Hans Schwarz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Seibold.
Seibold misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seibold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big left from Schwarz misses.
Seibold fails with a takedown attempt.
Seibold looks for a takedown but Schwarz sprawls well.
Seibold fails with the takedown
and Schwarz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz just misses with a punch to the body.
Seibold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwarz.
Seibold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schwarz.
Schwarz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schwarz misses the shot to the body.
Schwarz swinging wildly here.
Seibold misses with a takedown
letting Schwarz counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seibold gets tackled into the cage by Schwarz. Schwarz maintains the clinch.
Seibold wants a takedown but no success here.
Schwarz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Schwarz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz tries to stall but Seibold uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seibold has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Schwarz is trying to keep an underhook but Seibold manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schwarz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Schwarz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seibold.
Schwarz lands with a good body shot.
Schwarz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seibold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seibold looks winded!
Seibold shoots in but no luck this time.
Schwarz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seibold stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seibold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schwarz scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seibold.
Schwarz scores with the left hand. Seibold knows he should have avoided that one.
Seibold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schwarz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seibold at a distance.
Schwarz closes the distance and pushes Seibold back into the cage.
Seibold letting Schwarz take a breather here.
Schwarz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Seibold can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwarz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Schwarz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schwarz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seibold backwards.
Schwarz lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Schwarz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Seibold swings for the body but Schwarz moves out of range.
Schwarz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seibold moves away.
Schwarz stuns Seibold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schwarz lands with a good body shot.
Schwarz's corner calls for a 1-2. Schwarz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seibold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Schwarz misses its intended target.
Seibold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schwarz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schwarz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seibold is breathing heavily.
Schwarz lands a nice hook to Seibold's body. Seibold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schwarz scores with a jab to the body.
Schwarz tries to clinch there but Seibold circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Schwarz.
Seibold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schwarz.
Schwarz feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Seibold sprawling to the canvas! Seibold rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Schwarz finish him?!
Seibold is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seibold slips a jab and a cross from Schwarz.
Schwarz cracks Seibold on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Seibold falls backwards against the cage. Schwarz follows up with more strikes that drop Seibold to his knees. Schwarz keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Seibold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Schwarz!
A very excited looking Hans Schwarz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bernstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monson comes to the cage accompanied by Jeff Monson entrance. Jeff Monson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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238 lbs
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Monson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Bernstein!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bernstein feints and then cracks Monson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monson down.
Monson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monson looks for a takedown but Bernstein sprawls well.
Bernstein throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jeff Monson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernstein moves into range and clinches up with Monson.
Bernstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bernstein connects with a leg kick. Monson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Monson is breathing heavily.
Bernstein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bernstein sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Monson to the ground! Bernstein dives into full mount looking to finish!
Bernstein lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernstein lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bernstein landing shots from mount.
Monson is rocked!
Bernstein postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Monson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bernstein and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Bernstein!
In his post fight interview, Eli Bernstein started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shim Changmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Sunshine of Your Love. Shim Changmin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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186 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shim Changmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Changmin sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Changmin has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Changmin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams won't allow Changmin to get back to his feet.
Williams stands up over Changmin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams won't allow Changmin to get back to his feet.
Changmin pushes Williams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Changmin stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Changmin enables Williams to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Changmin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Changmin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Changmin tries to get out of the position.
Williams stands up over Changmin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Changmin wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Changmin keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Changmin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Changmin wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Changmin keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Williams trying to control but Changmin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Williams trying to control but Changmin is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams stands up over Changmin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Changmin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Changmin has wrist control.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams works over Changmin with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Changmin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Changmin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Changmin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks Changmin with a solid left hand.
Changmin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams prevents Changmin from getting back to his feet.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
Williams stops Changmin from standing up.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams forces his way into half guard.
Williams is thwarting Changmin's attempts to control the position.
Changmin has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Williams is looking for a kimura here.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Changmin is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Changmin could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Williams has cracked it and Changmin is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Butch Williams!
A less than humble Butch Williams misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Anchorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Anchorez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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255 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Anchorez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anchorez but Anchorez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anchorez circles away quickly and effectively.
Anchorez misses with a looping right.
Yun moves into range and clinches up with Anchorez.
Yun slows down the pace here.
Anchorez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anchorez.
Anchorez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anchorez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yun pulls Anchorez into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anchorez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yun's head.
Anchorez tries to free his leg and advance position but Yun is retaining full guard.
Anchorez stands up over Yun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yun wants to stand up but Anchorez is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yun seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yun wants to sweep but no luck.
Yun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anchorez is looking to improve his position.
Yun controlling the action here.
Yun is trying to control the action in half guard but Anchorez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anchorez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anchorez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yun wants to stand but Anchorez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Anchorez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yun wants to stand but Anchorez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Anchorez 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.
Yun is looking to stand up but Anchorez won't let him.
Anchorez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yun stands up from Anchorez's guard - Yun perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yun gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yun is adopting a defensive guard.
Anchorez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yun is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anchorez is aware though and is defending well.
Anchorez postures up.
Anchorez throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anchorez is one step ahead there.
Anchorez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yun's head.
Anchorez looking to pass the guard.
Yun is trying to keep Anchorez in close.
Anchorez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yun wants to stand up but Anchorez is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anchorez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paulo Anchorez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anchorez misses the body punch
and Yun moves into the clinch.
Yun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anchorez walks away with a smile on his face. Yun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yun gets a takedown into half guard.
Anchorez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Yun seems content to control.
Anchorez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anchorez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yun wants to pass to mount but Anchorez is defending the position.
Anchorez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anchorez manages to get to full guard.
Anchorez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anchorez is working away from the top position though.
Anchorez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anchorez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yun to regain full guard.
Yun working a defensive guard here.
Anchorez throws a big right hand that misses.
Yun wants to control the position but Anchorez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Paulo Anchorez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anchorez drops an elbow to the side of Yun's head.
Yun is trying to stand up here but Anchorez is controlling him well.
Yun regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!
Yun looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yun is controlling Anchorez's posture.
Yun trying to control the position.
Anchorez has gone for a leg lock! Yun slips out almost immediately though and dives into Anchorez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anchorez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Anchorez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yun manages to get himself to full guard.
Anchorez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anchorez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anchorez throwing strikes but missing.
Yun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anchorez's guard.
Yun trying to control but Anchorez is working from the bottom.
Yun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yun postures up.
Yun wanted to stand there but Anchorez had control of the position.
Anchorez 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.
Yun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jack Yun has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Anchorez wants to clinch
and Yun counters by moving into the clinch.
Yun slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anchorez prevents the takedown attempt.
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!
Anchorez is looking to control Yun's arms but Yun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anchorez has his back to the cage.
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 Jack Yun will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anchorez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anchorez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yun manages to avoid it.
Anchorez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yun counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anchorez!
Yun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anchorez is looking to escape.
Anchorez is trying desperately to improve position.
Yun looking to control but Anchorez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anchorez tries to hold on but Yun pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yun thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Anchorez is working to get back to half guard.
Anchorez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Anchorez 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.
Yun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anchorez tries to roll over but Yun keeps him under control.
Yun is looking for a kimura here.
Yun is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anchorez moves into full guard.
Yun stopping the sweep attempt from Anchorez.
Yun stands up and waves to Anchorez to follow him.
Yun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anchorez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yun fails with the takedown.
Yun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anchorez.
Anchorez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anchorez misses with a body shot
enabling Yun to counter with a crisp jab.
Yun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Yun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anchorez sprawls well. Anchorez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yun gets slowly back to his feet.
Yun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anchorez throws a push kick but Yun slaps the foot to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anchorez.
Anchorez misses with a left hand
and Yun decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anchorez's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anchorez is looking for a triangle but Yun pushes his legs off easily.
Anchorez wants to sweep but no luck.
Yun wants to stand but Anchorez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anchorez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anchorez controls Yun momentarily but Yun frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Yun showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yun has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jack Yun!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jack Yun!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jack Yun!
Jack Yun wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Aldo's choice of entrance music: Rough Rida. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa scores with a body shot.
Verzosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Verzosa.
Nice uppercut there from Verzosa.
Verzosa avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Verzosa with a jab.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo walks into a stiff left hand from Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Verzosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verzosa is looking to wear down Aldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Verzosa dips to his left and cracks Aldo with an uppercut!
Verzosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Verzosa's head.
Verzosa lands with a nice body punch.
Verzosa throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Verzosa avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Verzosa.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verzosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Verzosa.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Verzosa avoids it well.
Verzosa thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Aldo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Verzosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aldo will feel that in the morning.
A shot to the liver by Verzosa. Beautiful body shot.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Verzosa is avoiding it.
Verzosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Verzosa.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aldo takes a swing at Verzosa's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Verzosa misses.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa sizes up Aldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Verzosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verzosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Verzosa scores with a leg kick.
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!
Verzosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aldo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verzosa connects with a right hand. Aldo shakes it off.
Verzosa scores with a shot to the body.
Verzosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Verzosa misses.
Verzosa throws a hook but Aldo blocks it.
Verzosa misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa 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.
Aldo moves out of range as Verzosa strikes.
Nice shot lands for Verzosa.
Aldo scores with a one two! Verzosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A big left from Aldo misses.
Aldo throws a hook but Verzosa blocks it.
Verzosa catches Aldo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Verzosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Verzosa.
Verzosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Verzosa.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Verzosa jabs at Aldo's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Aldo.
Verzosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.
Verzosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verzosa misses with a jab to the body
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Remedios Verzosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verzosa manages to avoid it.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo clinches.
Verzosa tries to pull guard but Aldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Verzosa tries to pull guard but Aldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldo.
Verzosa prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Aldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Verzosa backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa cracks Aldo with a nice body shot.
Aldo tries to work over Verzosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Verzosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Verzosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Verzosa missing with a left hand there. Aldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Verzosa takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Aldo throws out a loose jab but Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Aldo finds it's target.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Verzosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Verzosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Verzosa swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Verzosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Verzosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Verzosa misses with a jab to the body
and Verzosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verzosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Aldo blocks the low kick.
Verzosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Verzosa misses with a looping left.
Aldo drives through and clinches with Verzosa against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Aldo tries to work over Verzosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verzosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aldo or not.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa jumps into guard, dragging Aldo to the mat.
Aldo trying to control but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Aldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Verzosa circles away.
Verzosa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Verzosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo looks to clinch
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verzosa misses with a straight right.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Verzosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo is adopting a defensive guard.
Verzosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now.
Verzosa wants to get up but he can't break Aldo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Aldo is working an open guard so Verzosa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Verzosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Verzosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Verzosa.
Verzosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aldo to the mat! Aldo manages to get full guard.
Aldo is pulling down on Verzosa's head. It's preventing any offense from Verzosa, at least for the moment.
Verzosa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Verzosa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aldo down.
Verzosa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
Verzosa misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Verzosa catches Aldo right on the button with a cross.
Verzosa misses the shot to the body.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Verzosa circles away.
Aldo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Verzosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Verzosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Verzosa throws a hook but Aldo avoids it easily.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verzosa misses with a hook.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verzosa throws out the jab.
Aldo lands with an uppercut that bounces Verzosa off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
Aldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Verzosa.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Verzosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aldo!
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Aldo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Verzosa avoids nicely.
Verzosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aldo on the side of the head.
Aldo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Verzosa.
A telegraphed right hand from Verzosa misses the target.
Verzosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Verzosa misses with a looping left.
Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verzosa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Verzosa.
Aldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Verzosa does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remedios Verzosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Verzosa 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa wins by unanimous decision!
Remedios Verzosa very nearly forgot to thank Brute amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raider Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Theurophoroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theurophoroi has chosen One Step Closer. . .to the Title Shot! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Judas Theurophoroi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raider Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Judas Theurophoroi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Theurophoroi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Browne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch up but Browne circles away and keeps his distance.
Browne's corner calls for a 1-2. Browne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Browne throws a right and a left that Theurophoroi avoids nicely.
Theurophoroi needs to keep his hands up - Browne had a free shot at his head there.
Browne throws a hook to the side of Theurophoroi's head but Theurophoroi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Browne swings widly with a right hand
and Theurophoroi moves into the clinch.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow that stopped Browne in his tracks for a moment.
Browne tries to pull guard but Theurophoroi holds him up against the cage and eventually Browne drops back down to his feet.
Theurophoroi throws an elbow that misses.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body.
Browne blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Theurophoroi.
It looks like Raider Browne has been cut.
Browne looking for a takedown.
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!
Theurophoroi pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theurophoroi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Browne avoiding damage as Theurophoroi throws knees to the body.
Browne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi misses with a knee to the head.
Theurophoroi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Browne blocks an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raider Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Theurophoroi missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi stops a takedown attempt from Browne.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Theurophoroi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Browne's face.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside that Browne shrugs off.
Browne goes for a takedown in the clinch but Theurophoroi prevents it.
Theurophoroi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Theurophoroi lands a damaging elbow.
Browne jumps into guard, dragging Theurophoroi to the mat.
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.
Theurophoroi lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi is looking to stand up but Browne won't let him.
Theurophoroi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Browne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Theurophoroi has managed to get both his arms back between Browne's legs - danger averted.
Theurophoroi wanted to stand there but Browne had control of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Theurophoroi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browne wants to sweep here but Theurophoroi controlling him for the moment.
Theurophoroi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Browne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Theurophoroi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Theurophoroi tries to stand but Browne is controlling from the bottom.
Browne wants to sweep but no luck.
Browne working for a triangle but Theurophoroi defends it easily.
Theurophoroi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Browne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Browne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Theurophoroi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Browne's guard.
Browne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Browne thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Browne sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Theurophoroi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Browne.
Theurophoroi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Browne tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Browne thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Judas Theurophoroi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raider Browne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Theurophoroi slips under a jab.
Theurophoroi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good leg kick by Theurophoroi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Browne shoots in for a double leg but Theurophoroi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Theurophoroi moves into range and clinches up with Browne.
Theurophoroi scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Theurophoroi.
Browne takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Browne avoids the elbow strike from Theurophoroi, against the cage.
Theurophoroi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Theurophoroi connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Theurophoroi obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theurophoroi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Theurophoroi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Theurophoroi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Theurophoroi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Browne's face.
Theurophoroi slows down the pace here.
Theurophoroi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Theurophoroi tries to land knees in the clinch but Browne avoids the damage to the body.
Theurophoroi trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi is pushing Browne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Theurophoroi working Browne over with knees to the body.
Theurophoroi misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Theurophoroi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Browne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Theurophoroi scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi is struggling to control the position.
Browne is trying to drag Theurophoroi to the mat but Theurophoroi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee calls for Theurophoroi to work.
Theurophoroi pushes off an throws an elbow but Browne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Theurophoroi obliges.
Theurophoroi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Theurophoroi stalling.
Browne takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Theurophoroi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Theurophoroi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Browne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Theurophoroi throws an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Browne.
Browne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Browne dodges an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judas Theurophoroi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raider Browne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Theurophoroi tries to clinch but Browne moves out of range.
Theurophoroi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Browne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Theurophoroi rushes Browne and presses him up against the cage.
Browne avoids the elbow strike from Theurophoroi, against the cage.
Browne is trying to pull guard but Theurophoroi has him pressed against the cage.
Browne looking for a takedown.
Browne avoiding damage as Theurophoroi throws knees to the body.
Theurophoroi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Browne dodges an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Browne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Theurophoroi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raider Browne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne struggles to land a body shot inside as Theurophoroi controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theurophoroi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Theurophoroi scores with a knee to the head.
Theurophoroi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Theurophoroi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Browne is defending well for now.
Theurophoroi stalls.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Theurophoroi obliges.
Theurophoroi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Browne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne tries to pull guard but Theurophoroi won't allow it.
Theurophoroi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Theurophoroi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Theurophoroi lands a nice knee to the body.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside.
Theurophoroi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Browne managing to block the knees to the body from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi slows down the pace here.
Theurophoroi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Judas Theurophoroi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Theurophoroi misses with an elbow strike.
Theurophoroi tries to land knees in the clinch but Browne avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi misses with an elbow over the top.
Theurophoroi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Theurophoroi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Browne blocks it with crossed arms.
Theurophoroi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Browne.
Theurophoroi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Browne avoids it.
Theurophoroi lands a knee to the body.
Theurophoroi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judas Theurophoroi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Browne dodges an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
A knee to the head by Theurophoroi.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Theurophoroi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Browne's brow.
Raider Browne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Browne avoids the elbow strike from Theurophoroi, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Browne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Theurophoroi.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Theurophoroi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Browne's brow.
Browne managing to block the knees to the body from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Theurophoroi.
Browne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theurophoroi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judas Theurophoroi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Theurophoroi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Judas Theurophoroi!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Judas Theurophoroi!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Judas Theurophoroi!
Judas Theurophoroi wins by unanimous decision!
Judas Theurophoroi 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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