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KRT 185 Tourney Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koichi Kamei had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grimes circles away.
Kamei throws a series of strikes that have Grimes backpedaling.
Grimes throws a leg kick but Kamei checks it.
Kamei misses with a looping right.
Grimes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kamei misses the jab.
Kamei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei scores with a leg kick.
Grimes throws a hook but Kamei avoids it easily.
Grimes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kamei.
Grimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Kamei scores with a jab to the head.
Grimes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kamei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kamei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Grimes throws the kick towards the body but Kamei avoids it.
Kamei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grimes lands a jab to Kamei's midsection.
Kamei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Rick Grimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grimes ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
Grimes throws a jab when Kamei was well out of range.
Kamei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kamei closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grimes to the mat! Grimes manages to get full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kamei throwing strikes but missing.
Kamei trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamei trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grimes's guard.
Kamei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kamei postures up in Grimes's guard and throws a big left but Grimes blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a big elbow that misses.
Kamei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimes keeping moving, preventing Kamei from controlling successfully.
Kamei 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.
Grimes wants to get back to his feet but Kamei is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kamei trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamei postures up in Grimes's guard and throws a big left but Grimes blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Koichi Kamei wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kamei misses with a left hand
and Grimes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grimes looks to throw the jab but Kamei is out of range.
Grimes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
Rick Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grimes on the side of the head.
Grimes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kamei connects with a right hand. Grimes shakes it off.
Kamei throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Kamei with a jab.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kamei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamei lands a jab to the head.
Grimes scores with a body shot.
Grimes misses with a right hand
and Kamei counters with a nice uppercut.
Kamei connects with a leg kick. Grimes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Kamei misses.
Grimes drops his hands momentarily and Kamei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grimes takes a swing at Kamei's ribcage but misses.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Kamei moves out of range.
Kamei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kamei slips a jab and a cross from Grimes.
The crowd cheers as Kamei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grimes doesn't seem phased though.
Kamei throws a looping overhand right but Grimes ducks down to avoid it.
Kamei throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grimes.
Grimes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grimes misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Kamei there.
Grimes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some bone on bone action there as Grimes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Kamei counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grimes misses with a hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grimes to score with a decent uppercut.
Grimes throws a lazy right hand but Kamei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamei connects with a solid leg kick.
Grimes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grimes misses the jab.
Grimes misses with a looping left.
Kamei tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grimes swivels and escapes.
A left lands for Kamei.
Grimes motions for Kamei to come forward. Grimes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Grimes.
Kamei misses the jab.
Kamei misses with an uppercut.
Grimes takes one on the button.
Kamei scores with a jab. Grimes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Grimes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimes misses the target.
Kamei misses with an uppercut
enabling Grimes to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
A jab from Kamei does it's job there.
Grimes throws a hook to the side of Kamei's head but Kamei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamei's corner calls for a 1-2. Kamei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimes. Kamei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimes loads up on a big right hand but Kamei slips the punch.
Kamei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grimes's calf.
Grimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamei fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grimes sprawls well initially but Kamei persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kamei wants to control but Grimes is keeping him busy.
Kamei looks to land a strike but Grimes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamei throws a strike but Grimes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grimes won't allow Kamei to sweep him here.
Kamei working a defensive guard but Grimes passes into half guard.
Kamei is looking to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamei is controlling Grimes's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kamei trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kamei tries to hold on but Grimes postures up.
Kamei gets back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamei wants to get back to full guard but Grimes has mounted him!
Kamei tries to hold on but Grimes postures up.
Kamei gets back to half guard.
Kamei tries to roll over but Grimes keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kamei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grimes has time to react.
Rick Grimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamei dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grimes.
A head kick misses from Kamei.
Grimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
Grimes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamei was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimes.
Grimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grimes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grimes walks into a straight right hand from Kamei.
Grimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimes connects with a single shot there.
Kamei throws a leg kick that misses.
Grimes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kamei misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei lands with a good body shot.
Grimes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kamei tests Grimes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
Kamei lands with an uppercut that bounces Grimes off the cage and back into range.
Grimes lands a right hook to the body.
Kamei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimes throws out the jab.
Kamei throws a hook to the side of Grimes's head but Grimes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamei scores with a sloppy right hand. Grimes should have avoided that one.
Kamei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kamei throws the left hand but Grimes avoids the punch easily.
Kamei throws the left hand but Grimes avoids the punch easily.
Kamei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kamei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grimes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamei looks for the body kick but Grimes saw that one coming.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
Grimes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamei.
Kamei clobbers Grimes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kamei tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grimes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kamei somewhat.
Kamei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grimes's calf.
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kamei counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kamei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.
Kamei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grimes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kamei blocks a jab.
Grimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimes with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a right hand that Kamei ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamei also avoids with ease.
Grimes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grimes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kamei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kamei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kamei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes looks to land a right hand but Kamei moved out of range.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Kamei avoids nicely.
Grimes misses with a body shot.
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
Kamei throws a nice looking combination but Grimes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimes moves out of range as Kamei strikes.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Grimes's shoulder, as Grimes tries to avoid the shot.
Grimes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grimes defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
Grimes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kamei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kamei.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
and Kamei counters with a series of strikes. Grimes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kamei lands with a slapping head 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!
Kamei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grimes's calf.
Some wild striking there from Kamei.
Kamei takes a swing at Grimes's ribcage but misses.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
Kamei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grimes has time to react.
Kamei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A right-left combo lands from Grimes.
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grimes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kamei.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kamei lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grimes takes a step back to recover.
A big right from Kamei misses.
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Kamei.
Kamei connects with a solid leg kick.
Kamei slips a straight right by Grimes.
Kamei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimes staying out of range there.
Grimes walks into a stiff left hand from Kamei.
Grimes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kamei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kamei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimes.
Grimes connects with a jab.
Grimes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Grimes misses.
Kamei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kamei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grimes slips a jab from Kamei.
Kamei moves out of range as Grimes strikes.
Grimes thows a body shot but no joy.
Grimes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grimes scores with a jab. Kamei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kamei misses with a looping right.
Kamei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamei looks to throw the jab but Grimes is out of range.
Kamei moves out of range as Grimes strikes.
Kamei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grimes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamei lands a really nice looking cross but Grimes seems unphased.
Grimes lands the left hand.
A big left from Kamei misses.
Grimes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grimes lands with a hook. Kamei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grimes looks to throw the jab but Kamei is out of range.
Kamei misses with a looping left.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Kamei counters with a one-two to the body.
Grimes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamei jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kamei throws a nice looking combination but Grimes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimes lands with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Grimes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rick Grimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Kamei.
Some bone on bone action there as Grimes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kamei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kamei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Grimes. Beautiful body shot.
Grimes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grimes misses with a head kick.
Kamei scores with a leg kick.
Kamei tests Grimes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grimes doesn't seem bothered though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Kamei.
Kamei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kamei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kamei lands a jab to the head.
Grimes misses with an uppercut.
Grimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kamei.
Grimes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kamei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grimes momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamei moves out of range as Grimes strikes.
Kamei lands a jab to the head.
Grimes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamei 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Koichi Kamei!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Koichi Kamei!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Koichi Kamei!
Koichi Kamei wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Koichi Kamei made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hopkins Athletics ($6 shirts!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivin St Daintoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future comes into the arena with Frederik - Titanic blaring out of the sound system. 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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263 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jones Future!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivin St Daintoro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Daintoro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Daintoro misses with a wild body shot.
St Daintoro lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Jones Future has been cut.
Future ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from St Daintoro misses.
St Daintoro lands an overhand right.
Future takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Daintoro cracks Future with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Daintoro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Future back to the cage. St Daintoro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Nice takedown defense from St Daintoro. No joy for Future on that attempt.
St Daintoro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Daintoro throws out a loose jab but Future uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Daintoro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Future dives in and scores a takedown into St Daintoro's guard.
St Daintoro wants to stand up but Future is controlling him.
St Daintoro kicks Future off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Daintoro throws a right hand that misses
and Future counters with a stiff right hand.
St Daintoro throws a jab but it's blocked by Future.
St Daintoro misses with a straight left.
St Daintoro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Daintoro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
St Daintoro misses with an uppercut
and Future decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Daintoro's guard.
Future is looking to stand up but St Daintoro won't let him.
Future won't allow St Daintoro to get back to his feet.
St Daintoro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Future throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Future postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Future trying to control the position from guard on top but St Daintoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Future stops St Daintoro from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro keeping moving, preventing Future from controlling successfully.
Future wants to pass the guard but St Daintoro is keeping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Future won't allow St Daintoro to get back to his feet.
Future trying to control but St Daintoro is working from the bottom.
Future throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Daintoro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Future loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Future in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Daintoro wants to get back to his feet but Future is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Future throws a big right hand that misses.
St Daintoro wants to stand up but Future is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Future trying to control the position from guard on top but St Daintoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Daintoro wants to stand up but Future is controlling him.
Future is in close to St Daintoro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Daintoro wants to stand up but Future is controlling him.
Future looking to pass the guard.
Future with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Daintoro is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Future has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Daintoro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
St Daintoro manages to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Future throwing strikes but missing.
St Daintoro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Future throws a big right hand that misses.
Future throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Daintoro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Daintoro keeping moving, preventing Future from controlling successfully.
Future postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Future postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Future trying to control but St Daintoro is working from the bottom.
Future works over St Daintoro with some ground and pound from guard.
Future stands and throws St Daintoro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Future is working St Daintoro over with some ground and pound from side control.
Future will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Daintoro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Future has just dragged him back down to the mat.
St Daintoro is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
St Daintoro is trying to buck Future off.
Future lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Daintoro pushes Future away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Future gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro taking punishment in the form of punches.
Future lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear St Daintoro down.
Future swings around for an armbar but St Daintoro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Future's guard.
St Daintoro gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
St Daintoro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Daintoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Future shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Daintoro defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Future. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Daintoro fails to land with a series of punches.
St Daintoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Daintoro connects with a single shot there.
St Daintoro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Future counters with a shoot takedown. St Daintoro fights it but they end up in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Future lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Daintoro keeping moving, preventing Future from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Future is in close to St Daintoro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Future won't allow St Daintoro to get back to his feet.
Future drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but St Daintoro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Future has St Daintoro in his guard.
St Daintoro stopping the sweep attempt from Future.
Future looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Future has a closed guard, preventing St Daintoro from standing up.
St Daintoro stands up from Future's guard - St Daintoro perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro just misses with a punch to the body.
Future wants to clinch.
St Daintoro throws a lazy right hand but Future sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Future darts in and clinches St Daintoro up against the cage.
St Daintoro is trying to pull guard but Future turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
St Daintoro breaks the clinch.
St Daintoro is looking to chop away at Future's legs.
St Daintoro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Future.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - St Daintoro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Daintoro throws an overhand right that lands on Future's shoulder, as Future tries to avoid the shot.
St Daintoro throws a series of punches but Future moves out of range.
St Daintoro misses with a body kick.
St Daintoro throws a jab when Future was well out of range.
Olivin St Daintoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Future shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Daintoro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Future moves out of range as St Daintoro strikes.
St Daintoro throws out a leg kick but Future moves out of range and St Daintoro only half commits.
St Daintoro gets tackled into the cage by Future. Future maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Daintoro cracks Future with a nice body shot.
St Daintoro pulls guard.
St Daintoro kicks Future off and gets to his feet.
St Daintoro looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Future misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Olivin St Daintoro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jones Future's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Future displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Daintoro throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Future.
Olivin St Daintoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Daintoro throws a hook but Future avoids it easily.
St Daintoro misses with an uppercut. Future saw that one coming.
St Daintoro throws a head kick that half lands.
Future slips a straight right by St Daintoro.
St Daintoro throws a lazy uppercut
and Future holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St Daintoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Daintoro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St Daintoro throws a nice looking combination but Future bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Daintoro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Daintoro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Future has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Daintoro misses with a lunging right hand
and Future moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Future lands a body shot.
St Daintoro is breathing heavily.
Future successfully pulls guard.
Jones Future overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Daintoro wanted to stand there but Future had control of the position.
Future controls St Daintoro momentarily but St Daintoro frees himself.
St Daintoro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Future is proving hard to escape from.
St Daintoro is fighting to break Future's control of his arms but Future is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones Future has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Future shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Daintoro but St Daintoro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro misses with a lunging right hand
and Future counters by moving into the clinch.
Future has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by St Daintoro after a bit of a struggle.
Future has had enough of the clinch but St Daintoro keeps him there for the moment.
Future is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but St Daintoro is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Future. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Daintoro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Future.
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!
St Daintoro breaks the clinch.
St Daintoro lands a head shot.
Future dodges the punch combination from St Daintoro.
No joy there for St Daintoro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Daintoro misses with a head kick.
Future fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St Daintoro sprawls well initially but Future persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
St Daintoro tries to kick Future off but Future keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Future controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Future.
St Daintoro pushes Future off looking to stand but Future dives back in and keeps control.
Future thows a huge punch but St Daintoro dodges it nicely.
St Daintoro is trying to stand back up but Future is controlling him
St Daintoro is in trouble now - Future has advanced to mount!
Future working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Future is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Future working St Daintoro over with strikes here.
Future working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Future cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
St Daintoro is rocked!
Future landing strikes from the mount and St Daintoro is in trouble!
St Daintoro is still in real trouble! Can Future finish him?
Future postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! St Daintoro is out cold - huge knockout for Future!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jones Future!
Jones Future opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around by House of Pain. Emanuel has chosen The Wizard by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
175 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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30
185 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Galloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emanuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Galloway defending well as Emanuel loads up on a big left hand.
Galloway tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Galloway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Galloway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Galloway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Emanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galloway misses with an elbow over the top.
Emanuel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Galloway smiles and moves away.
Galloway wants to clinch.
Emanuel keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel keeps the fight on the outside.
Emanuel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emanuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emanuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emanuel instigates a clinch.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Galloway blocks it.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Galloway avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the cage.
Emanuel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emanuel tightens his grip and picks Galloway up, before dumping him to the ground. Galloway manages to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Emanuel stopping the sweep attempt from Galloway.
Emanuel trying to control but Galloway is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emanuel throws a strike but Galloway rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Emanuel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Galloway has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Emanuel is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Galloway wants to stand but Emanuel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Galloway won't allow Emanuel to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Galloway tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Galloway tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Galloway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Galloway tries to clinch but Emanuel is having none of it.
Galloway is looking to clinch but Emanuel is avoiding it.
Emanuel misses with a head kick.
Emanuel has Galloway up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emanuel avoids it.
Galloway trying to land knees to the body.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Galloway throws an elbow that misses.
Emanuel is working for takedown but Galloway is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cub Galloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Emanuel.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Galloway trying to land knees to the body.
Emanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emanuel avoids the elbow strike from Galloway, against the cage.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Galloway avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the cage.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emanuel avoids it.
Emanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Galloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Galloway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emanuel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emanuel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Emanuel avoids a wild elbow strike from Galloway.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Galloway blocks it.
Emanuel blocks an elbow strike from Galloway.
Galloway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Galloway avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the cage.
Emanuel fails to pull guard.
Galloway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Galloway throws an elbow that misses.
Galloway misses with an elbow strike.
Galloway lands an elbow inside that Emanuel shrugs off.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galloway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emanuel's brow.
Emanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Galloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Galloway on the inside.
Emanuel breaks the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galloway is looking to clinch but Emanuel is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galloway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Galloway lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Galloway.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Galloway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Emanuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emanuel tries to pull guard but Galloway forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Emanuel blocks an elbow strike.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emanuel avoids it.
Galloway using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Emanuel looks winded!
Galloway missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galloway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emanuel's brow.
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galloway's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Galloway.
Galloway utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galloway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emanuel's brow.
Galloway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Galloway unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Emanuel avoids the damage to the body.
Galloway throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emanuel blocks it with crossed arms.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galloway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Matthew Emanuel has been cut.
Emanuel working hard to break the clinch.
Galloway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Emanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Galloway looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Galloway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Emanuel tries to work over Galloway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Emanuel avoids the damage to the body.
Galloway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Galloway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emanuel's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Galloway.
Galloway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emanuel is defending well for now.
Galloway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Galloway unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Galloway prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Emanuel avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galloway.
Emanuel blocks an elbow strike from Galloway.
Galloway pushes off an throws an elbow but Emanuel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emanuel dodges an elbow strike from Galloway.
Emanuel dodges an elbow strike from Galloway.
Emanuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galloway throws an elbow but it misses.
Emanuel breaks from the clinch.
Emanuel keeps the fight on the outside.
Emanuel moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emanuel takes an elbow to the temple.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Galloway controls the action.
Emanuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emanuel blocks an elbow strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Galloway pushes off an throws an elbow but Emanuel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galloway throws an elbow but misses.
Galloway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Galloway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emanuel's defenses.
Emanuel jumps guard.
Galloway wants to stand and escape but instead Emanuel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Emanuel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emanuel tries to free his leg and advance position but Galloway is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emanuel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Galloway manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cub Galloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Emanuel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Galloway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Galloway moves in looking to clinch but Emanuel pushes him off.
Emanuel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Galloway's head backwards.
Emanuel throws the kick towards the body but Galloway avoids it.
Galloway wants to clinch up but Emanuel keeps it at a distance.
Emanuel throws a hook but Galloway avoids it easily.
Emanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emanuel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Emanuel blocks an elbow strike from Galloway.
Emanuel breaks the clinch.
Emanuel has closed the distance and engaged Galloway in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emanuel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emanuel tries to pull guard but Galloway holds him up against the cage and eventually Emanuel drops back down to his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Galloway creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel blocks the elbow strike.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Emanuel has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Galloway clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Emanuel controls the position.
Galloway holding both Emanuel 's hands and preventing any damage.
Galloway covers up after that shot from Emanuel.
Well, with Emanuel on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Galloway is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel is looking to control Galloway but Galloway is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Galloway tries to escape the position.
Emanuel is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Galloway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emanuel on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Galloway just trying to survive but Emanuel is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Galloway holding both Emanuel 's hands and preventing any damage.
Galloway can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emanuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Galloway has Emanuel up against the cage in a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Emanuel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Emanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galloways head.
Emanuel drags the fight down to the ground.
Galloway wants to stand but Emanuel is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Galloway stops Emanuel from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Emanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Galloway blocks the low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cub Galloway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emanuel managing to block the knees to the body from Galloway.
Emanuel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emanuel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emanuel takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emanuel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Galloway utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Emanuel is breathing heavily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Galloway misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel has clasped his hands together around Galloway's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Emanuel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Galloway is avoiding damage well.
Galloway holds on to Emanuel's head and controls the position momentarily.
Galloway tries to bench press Emanuel off him but Emanuel keeps the position.
Emanuel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel trying to control the position but Galloway is working away.
Galloway is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Emanuel asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Matthew Emanuel has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Emanuel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Galloway is not content to let Emanuel control the position.
Galloway on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Galloway tries to get out of the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Galloway wants to clinch.
Galloway tries to clinch there but Emanuel circles away.
Emanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emanuel clinches up with Galloway and pushes him back against the cage.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galloway pushes off an throws an elbow but Emanuel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Galloway stops a takedown attempt from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Galloway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cub Galloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Emanuel.
Emanuel has had enough of the clinch but Galloway keeps him there for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emanuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Galloway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Emanuel managing to block the knees to the body from Galloway.
Galloway missing with knees to the body.
Galloway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emanuel manages to break the clinch.
Emanuel clinches up against the cage.
Emanuel drags the fight down to the ground.
Galloway is looking to stand up but Emanuel won't let him.
Galloway is standing up over Emanuel. Emanuel looks to escape but Galloway dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel is pushing Galloway's head away, looking to escape. Galloway manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Emanuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Matthew Emanuel!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Matthew Emanuel!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Cub Galloway!
Matthew Emanuel wins by split decision!
Matthew Emanuel really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Billiamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Easton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tech N9ne The Beast (Uncensored) . Bill Billiamson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Billiamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cody Easton!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billiamson shoots in for a takedown but Easton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Easton looks to land a combination but Billiamson avoids it well.
Billiamson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Easton as he jumps to the side.
Easton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Easton wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Billiamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Easton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Billiamson back to the cage. Easton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Easton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Easton lands a jab to Billiamson's midsection.
Billiamson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Billiamson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Billiamson is breathing heavily.
Easton lands a nice shot to the body.
Easton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Easton wants it to stay on the feet.
Easton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Easton cracks a nice hook into Billiamson's ribs.
Billiamson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Easton lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Easton!
Easton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Billiamson rather than just go for the knockout.
Easton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Billiamson is rocked!
Easton jabs Billiamson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Billiamson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Easton punishes Billiamson's body with a nice straight punch.
Easton is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Easton shuts the power down on Billiamson. Lights out, game over! Easton is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cody Easton!
Cody Easton made sure to mention his sponsor, Vitality in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Kolodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
251 lbs
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25
260 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Kolodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Steel!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kolodin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Kolodin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel closes the distance and pushes Kolodin back into the cage.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kolodin.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Kolodin avoids the damage to the body.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Kolodin avoids the damage to the body.
Kolodin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kolodin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Steel controlling the position well.
Steel is trying to stand back up but Kolodin is controlling him
Kolodin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kolodin moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin throwing strikes but Steel manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kolodin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Steel wants to stand but Kolodin has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Steel wants to get up but he can't break Kolodin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kolodin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kolodin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steel is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin working a defensive guard here.
Steel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Steel stands and steps away. Kolodin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kolodin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jim Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolodin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steel avoids it really well and circles away.
Steel wants to clinch but Kolodin slips to the side
and Kolodin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel tries to clinch up but Kolodin circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Kolodin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Kolodin pushes him off.
Steel wants to clinch
and Kolodin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steel gets back to full guard.
Kolodin trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Kolodin has gone for a leg lock! Steel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kolodin's guard.
Steel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kolodin is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolodin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Steel has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kolodin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Steel is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kolodin pulls down on the head and he's put Steel to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alan Kolodin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Pierre's choice of entrance music: Make Smash Ya Tap!. Ben Funkyama is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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28
183 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, Funkyama changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Funkyama defends easily.
Funkyama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Funkyama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Funkyama throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Funkyama looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Funkyama has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Funkyama is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Funkyama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Funkyama's legs - danger averted.
Funkyama wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Funkyama throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Funkyama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Funkyama is proving hard to escape from.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
St Pierre sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Funkyama managing to control the position.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Funkyama trying to control the position.
Funkyama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St Pierre trying to control but Funkyama is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Funkyama is retaining full guard.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Funkyama fails to land the takedown.
Funkyama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre gets tackled into the cage by Funkyama. Funkyama maintains the clinch.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Funkyama holds him up against the cage and eventually St Pierre drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre wants a takedown.
St Pierre working hard to break the clinch.
St Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Funkyama won't allow it.
Funkyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Funkyama doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Funkyama shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funkyama wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Funkyama defends well.
St Pierre is trying to keep Funkyama in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Funkyama distracts St Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St Pierre pulls Funkyama in close to prevent any damage.
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Funkyama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre has his hands on Funkyama's head, controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Funkyama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Funkyama scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre looking to control.
Funkyama has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Funkyama drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and St Pierre dives on top into guard.
Funkyama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.
Funkyama trying to stand up but can't free himself from St Pierre's guard.
Funkyama trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to stand but Funkyama is controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Funkyama.
Funkyama is working St Pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Funkyama throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
Funkyama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Funkyama prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Funkyama is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Funkyama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Funkyama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Funkyama advances to half guard.
St Pierre wants to control but Funkyama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St Pierre taking some punishment here, with Funkyama in his half 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!
St Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Funkyama is very close to passing his half guard.
Funkyama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Funkyama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Funkyama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Pierre's head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Funkyama throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre controlling the position for now.
St Pierre trying to control here.
Funkyama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Funkyama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Funkyama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Funkyama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funkyama closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. St Pierre did well to prevent Funkyama getting side control.
Funkyama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Pierre's head.
St Pierre moves into full guard.
Funkyama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St Pierre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Funkyama!
St Pierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Funkyama can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
St Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Funkyama in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre throws some wild stikes that Funkyama manages to avoid easily.
Funkyama avoids a series of strikes thrown by St Pierre.
St Pierre looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Funkyama is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Funkyama trying to control here.
Funkyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Funkyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Funkyama regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Funkyama blocks nicely.
Ben Funkyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Funkyama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Funkyama's legs - danger averted.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Funkyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Funkyama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Pierre defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Funkyama is keeping the position for now.
Funkyama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Funkyama keeps moving.
Funkyama throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
St Pierre postures up in Funkyama's guard and throws a big left but Funkyama blocks it.
Funkyama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.
Funkyama trying to strike off his back.
Funkyama has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think St Pierre should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Funkyama has tightened it up now! St Pierre should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ben Funkyama!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Funkyama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent has chosen I'll be Back as his entrance music. 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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33
194 lbs
13 - 18 - 0 |
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26
196 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuragi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kent moves in looking to clinch but Sakuragi pushes him off.
Kent throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sakuragi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sakuragi looks to land a right hand but Kent moved out of range.
Kent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuragi.
Nice uppercut there from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi slips under a jab from Kent.
Kent scores with a hook.
Sakuragi shoots and misses
and Kent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakuragi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuragi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuragi shoots in for a takedown but Kent shows good takedown defense.
Kent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakuragi misses with a body shot.
Sakuragi is breathing heavily.
Kent drops Sakuragi with a right and a left! Kent comes rushing in but Sakuragi regains his composure and manages to keep Kent in guard.
Sakuragi is rocked!
It looks like Hanamichi Sakuragi has been cut.
Kent is working Sakuragi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Sakuragi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kent lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kent stands up and waves to Sakuragi to follow him.
Sakuragi is aggressively charging in as Kent backs up avoiding any damage. Kent tosses out a jab and Sakuragi runs right into it face first! Sakuragi is out cold! Kent dropped down on all fours and is barking in Sakuragi's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Kent!
A very excited looking Peter Kent 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 Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Strongback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe comes into the arena with Limelight by Rush blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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28
272 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lou Strongback!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Thorpe lands.
Thorpe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strongback at a distance.
Oooooh!!! Thorpe has knocked Strongback down with a huge combo! Thorpe steps away and waves a wobbly Strongback back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Strongback is rocked!
It looks like Lou Strongback has been cut.
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!
Strongback is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Thorpe doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Strongback crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Strongback's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Thorpe!
Scott Thorpe made sure to mention his sponsor, Condemned in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Male Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. Nurse comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Crazy Things We Do kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Dawkins looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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194 lbs
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201 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Male Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurse swinging wildly here.
Dawkins moves away from the strike by Nurse.
Nurse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurse fails to land with a series of punches.
Dawkins lands the left hand.
Dawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Nurse on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nurse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nurse lands a jab.
Nurse lands with an uppercut that bounces Dawkins off the cage and back into range.
Dawkins with a poor takedown
and Nurse counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurse lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins ducks under a wild hook from Nurse.
Nurse connects with a right hand. Dawkins shakes it off.
Dawkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nurse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dawkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nurse.
Dawkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Male Nurse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nurse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurse misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Dawkins.
Nurse catches Dawkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse misses with a double jab.
Nurse lands a jab to the head.
Nurse scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Nurse misses.
Nurse lands with a nice body punch.
Dawkins is breathing heavily.
Dawkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurse is just out of range.
A slow jab from Nurse misses its intended target.
Nurse looks to land a combination but Dawkins avoids it well.
Nurse misses with a double jab.
Nurse lands a jab to the head.
Nurse tries to bum rush Dawkins with a series of wild strikes but Dawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse gets the takedown into side control.
Dawkins tries to bench press Nurse off him but Nurse keeps the position.
Nurse landing a few strikes.
Dawkins is trying to control Nurse's posture but Nurse avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurse is trying to get an arm triangle but Dawkins is defending well.
Nurse cracks Dawkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nurse wants to control but Dawkins is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurse throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nurse trying to control the action but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Nurse working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurse landing strikes.
Nurse cracks Dawkins with a big elbow.
Nurse landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nurse working away.
Dawkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nurse looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nurse is trying to get an arm triangle but Dawkins is defending well.
Dawkins taking a bit of punishment here - Nurse scoring with strikes.
Nurse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dawkins tries to roll over but Nurse keeps him under control.
Nurse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dawkins gets full guard.
Dawkins working a defensive guard here.
Nurse forces his way into half guard.
Dawkins is holding on to half guard well.
Nurse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to improve his position.
Nurse wants to work for an arm triangle but Dawkins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nurse scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nurse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawkins keeps working.
Nurse missing with some ground and pound from the half 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!
Nurse throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nurse tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dawkins.
Nurse looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nurse tries to pass to full mount but Dawkins defends it.
Nurse is controlling the pace.
Dawkins is trying to control but can't.
Dawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurse.
Nurse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dawkins wants to get back to full guard.
Dawkins is holding on to half guard well.
Nurse is looking for a kimura but Dawkins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nurse to get the leverage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nurse is trying to control. Dawkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nurse is thwarting Dawkins's attempts to control the position.
Dawkins is refusing to be controlled, as Nurse sits in half guard.
Nurse is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dawkins reverses the position - he's now on top in Nurse's guard.
Nurse looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurse, not yet.
Nurse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurse manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dawkins is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Nurse there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nurse working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurse lands with some strikes.
Nurse lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dawkins hang on?
Nurse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Male Nurse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nurse manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nurse lands a nice shot to the head.
Nurse breaks from Dawkins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nurse pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nurse landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurse working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dawkins taking shots to the head.
Nurse can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawkins is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nurse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nurse lands with some strikes.
Nurse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dawkins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nurse prevents Dawkins from getting the reversal.
Dawkins taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurse raining down shots from the mount!
Dawkins is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse cracks Dawkins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Dawkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nurse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dawkins?
Nurse loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Dawkins scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Nurse land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Nurse stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Male Nurse!
Male Nurse is the new middleweight champion!
Male Nurse decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. Yuki Nakai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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154 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakai.
Nakai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakai misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakai misses the target.
Kazarian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nakai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nakai rushes Kazarian and presses him up against the cage.
Nakai struggles to land a body shot inside as Kazarian controls his hands.
Kazarian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakai tries to land a front kick but Kazarian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nakai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nakai is looking to score with low kicks.
Kazarian takes a swing at Nakai's ribcage but misses.
Kazarian just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakai throws a front kick that sends Kazarian stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai fails with the takedown.
Nakai wants to clinch.
Nakai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kazarian checks it well.
Nakai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nakai throws a sloppy head kick and Kazarian moves out of range easily.
Kazarian blocks a leg kick.
Nakai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kazarian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Kazarian misses.
Nakai wants to clinch.
Nakai avoids the body shot from Kazarian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kazarian was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakai.
Nakai misses with a wild combination.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown but Nakai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kazarian misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakai misses with a low kick.
Kazarian lands a jab to the head.
Nakai throws a leg kick but Kazarian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nakai throws a front kick aimed at Kazarian's knee but Kazarian avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazarian. Nakai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazarian tries to land a front kick but Nakai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian moves out of range as Nakai throws a body kick.
Nakai throws a body punch but Kazarian moves out of range.
Nakai misses with a wild body shot.
Kazarian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nakai avoids it really well and circles away.
Nakai swings for the body but Kazarian moves out of range.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nakai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kazarian throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakai manages to get back to half guard.
Kazarian working the head and body with strikes.
Nakai tries to roll over but Kazarian keeps him under control.
Kazarian working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nakai tries to hold on but Kazarian pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakai is trying desperately to improve position.
Kazarian wants to control the pace but Nakai is squirming around nicely.
Kazarian with shots to the head and body - Nakai looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nakai tries to lock up and control but Kazarian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kazarian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nakai is bucking up trying to escape but Kazarian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nakai is looking to improve his position but Kazarian isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nakai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kazarian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakai taking shots to the head.
Kazarian with shots to the head and body - Nakai looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nakai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kazarian lands a big elbow.
Kazarian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kazarian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nakai?
Nakai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kazarian cracks Nakai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kazarian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nakai bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nakai wants to pass the guard but Kazarian is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakai trying to control but Kazarian is working from the bottom.
Nakai is fighting to break Kazarian's control of his arms but Kazarian is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kazarian looking to control.
Nakai looking to sit in guard and control but Kazarian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kazarian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kazarian connects with a couple of short punches.
Nakai working for a triangle but Kazarian defends it easily.
Kazarian working some strikes from top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakai looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakai, not yet.
Kazarian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kazarian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nakai keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Kazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.
Nakai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kazarian tries to roll over but Nakai keeps him under control.
Nakai is trying to control. Kazarian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nakai is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kazarian wants to get back to full guard.
Nakai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kazarian knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nakai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nakai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kazarian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakai prevents Kazarian from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kazarian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nakai is stalling here but it's allowed Kazarian to get half guard.
Nakai trying to control the action but Kazarian is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian trying to control here.
Nakai stalling away here and it's allowed Kazarian to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nakai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kazarian is fending him off so far but Nakai persists. Nope, Kazarian circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakai takes a swing at Kazarian's ribcage but misses.
Kazarian checks a low kick from Nakai.
Kazarian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nakai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kazarian slips a jab and a cross from Nakai.
Nakai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kazarian.
Nakai tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kazarian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakai misses with a two punch combination.
Kazarian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kazarian circles away.
Nakai tries to score with a low kick but Kazarian moves his leg out of the way.
Nakai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kazarian pinned against the cage. Kazarian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tony Kazarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuki Nakai.
Nakai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kazarian is looking to wear down Nakai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kazarian throws a chopping leg kick but Nakai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Horrible takedown by Kazarian or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakai which made him look bad.
Good work by Kazarian as he checks the leg kick.
Nakai throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kazarian on his heels. He'll look to pass Kazarian's guard now, I'm sure.
Nakai passes into half guard.
Kazarian gets full guard.
Nakai wants to control from the top but Kazarian keeps moving.
Tony Kazarian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazarian keeping full guard, as Nakai tries to pass.
Kazarian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazarian pulls Nakai in close to his closed guard and prevents Nakai from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kazarian keeping full guard, as Nakai tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kazarian is working hard here to advance position.
Kazarian is trying to control the position but Nakai postures up.
Nakai is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick from Nakai misses.
Nakai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nakai wants it to stay on the feet.
Kazarian connects with a jab.
Yuki Nakai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nakai. That one must have hurt.
Nakai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nakai moves into the clinch.
Kazarian prevents a body shot from Nakai.
Nakai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kazarian.
Nakai prevents the takedown attempt.
Kazarian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nakai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nakai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakai has a couple of punches blocked by Kazarian.
Kazarian is trying to pull guard but Nakai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kazarian looking for a takedown.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nakai effectively controlling the action here.
Kazarian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nakai.
Kazarian gets underhooks to prevent Nakai's takedown attempt.
Kazarian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kazarian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kazarian scores with a shot to the body.
Nakai misses with a low kick.
Kazarian misses with a low kick.
Kazarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakai.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nakai in his tracks.
Nakai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kazarian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nakai somewhat.
Nakai throws a low kick but Kazarian moves out of range easily.
Nakai shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kazarian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kazarian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kazarian looks for a takedown but Nakai sprawls well.
Kazarian has a takedown stuffed.
Kazarian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown but Nakai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakai misses with a wild body shot.
Nakai throws a body punch but Kazarian moves out of range.
Nakai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakai clinches.
Kazarian tries to circle away but Nakai has him pinned against the cage.
Kazarian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nakai walks away with a smile on his face. Kazarian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kazarian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kazarian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kazarian moves out of range as Nakai strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nakai throws a nice looking combination but Kazarian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakai tries to clinch up.
Kazarian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nakai.
Yuki Nakai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazarian looks for a takedown but Nakai sprawls well.
Nakai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakai throws a solid leg kick but Kazarian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakai.
Kazarian lands with a hook. Nakai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nakai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazarian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nakai!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nakai manages to get back to half guard.
Kazarian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kazarian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kazarian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kazarian prevents Nakai from improving his position.
Nakai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nakai.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakai wants to sweep here but Kazarian controlling him for the moment.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Nakai blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Nakai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nakai throws a push kick but Kazarian slaps the foot to one side.
Nakai drives through with a takedown into Kazarian's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kazarian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nakai manages to get himself to full guard.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazarian is one step ahead there.
Nakai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kazarian is aware though and is defending well.
Kazarian lands a couple of elbows.
Nakai is trying to keep Kazarian in close.
Kazarian with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian landing with the ground and pound.
Nakai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakai controls Kazarian momentarily but Kazarian frees himself.
Kazarian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kazarian throws an elbow that misses. Nakai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kazarian's guard. Nice move by Nakai!
Nakai trying to control but Kazarian is working from the bottom.
Nakai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazarian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakai trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazarian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian wants to sweep here but Nakai controlling him for the moment.
Kazarian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kazarian prevents Nakai from improving his position.
Nakai is looking to control Kazarian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakai avoid being mounted?
Nakai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian winds up and cracks Nakai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kazarian thows a huge punch but Nakai dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Kazarian.
Kazarian thows a huge punch but Nakai dodges it nicely.
Kazarian lands strikes from half guard.
Kazarian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nakai is looking for a sweep. Kazarian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nakai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nakai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kazarian with a nice head shot there.
Nakai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kazarian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian distracts Nakai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Nakai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kazarian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kazarian stands up over Nakai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kazarian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakai's head.
Nakai working a defensive guard here.
Kazarian wants to pass the guard but Nakai is keeping the position.
Nakai keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Nakai blocks nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakai looking for a guillotine here but Kazarian defends easily.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian lands a couple of digs.
Nakai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kazarian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kazarian is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakai has wrist control.
Kazarian stands up over Nakai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakai trying to keep a closed guard but Kazarian is proving a slippery customer.
Kazarian landing with the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakai's head.
Kazarian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nakai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kazarian has managed to get both his arms back between Nakai's legs - danger averted.
Kazarian is stalling in the full guard.
Kazarian has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakai looking for a triangle here. Kazarian is fighting it but it looks tight! Nakai pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kazarian is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yuki Nakai!
Yuki Nakai is the new featherweight champion!
As Yuki Nakai got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Everyone knows that my contract expired last month and that I could have gone to Hollywood. I mean they needed a new James Bond and I was their man! (Stands Proudly) But Im not threw with you Santoro, Im gona be sitting cage side next, goodluck.'.
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