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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Sato!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitehead is just out of range.
Whitehead stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whitehead wants it to stay on the feet.
Whitehead shoots in for a double leg but Sato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whitehead shoots and misses
and Sato counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sato.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Whitehead bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sato's guard.
Whitehead trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sato manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Whitehead is working an open guard so Sato takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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!
Sato closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Whitehead quickly recovers to half guard.
Sato is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato trying to control from half guard but Whitehead is working away.
Sato is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Whitehead looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sato is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sato is keen to just control but Whitehead is a slippery customer.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Whitehead is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sato lands a nice short elbow.
Whitehead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whitehead looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Sato.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sato looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Whitehead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sato working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sato is trying to control the action in half guard but Whitehead is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sato winds up and cracks Whitehead with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sato lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sato is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sato lands with a punch from half guard.
Sato is looking for a kimura here.
Sato passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Whitehead!
Sato lands a big shot there that rocks Whitehead but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Whitehead sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to pass to full mount but Whitehead defends it.
Sato is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whitehead tries to roll over but Sato keeps him under control.
Sato scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Whitehead is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sato scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Whitehead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sato winds up and cracks Whitehead with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato working over Whitehead with some ground and pound. Whitehead looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Whitehead is rocked!
Sato 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.
Oh Whitehead is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sato lands strikes from half guard.
Sato is trying to control the action in half guard but Whitehead is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sato is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sato works his foot free and advances to mount.
Whitehead seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Whitehead out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Sato goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mana Sato!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mccarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Mccarry!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Mccarry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mccarry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mccarry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like John Diaz has been cut.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mccarry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mccarry feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Diaz crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dean Mccarry!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tristian Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Collumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami comes to the cage accompanied by Fall Of The Republic. Tristian Okami could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Franco Collumbo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tristian Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franco Collumbo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collumbo tries to clinch but Okami moves out of range.
Collumbo clinches up with Okami and pushes him back against the cage.
Collumbo slowing the pace effectively.
Collumbo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Collumbo lands with a short shot to the head.
Collumbo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franco Collumbo.
Collumbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collumbo closes the distance and clinches.
Collumbo lands a left hand.
Okami tries to pull guard but Collumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Okami drops back down to his feet.
Okami tries to pull guard but Collumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Okami drops back down to his feet.
Collumbo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okamis head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami tries to pull guard but Collumbo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristian Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Collumbo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Okami is trying to pull guard but Collumbo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Collumbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
Collumbo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Collumbo lands an uppercut.
Okami jumps guard but Collumbo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Okami tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Okami tries to pull guard but Collumbo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Collumbo pushes Okami back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collumbo stalling.
Okami is trying to pull guard but Collumbo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Okami jumps guard but Collumbo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Collumbo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Collumbo.
Collumbo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collumbo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collumbo scores with a shot to the side of Okami's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Collumbo.
Okami is rocked!
Okami is breathing heavily.
Okami jumps guard but Collumbo stands there with Okami around his waist. Okami gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oh Okami is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Collumbo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Okami seems to have got his legs back now.
A short left from Collumbo.
Okami fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Okami fails to pull guard.
Collumbo stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Collumbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Collumbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okami is trying to pull guard but Collumbo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collumbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okami jumps guard but Collumbo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Collumbo.
A short uppercut from Collumbo.
Okami fails to pull guard.
Collumbo avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Collumbo.
Collumbo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Collumbo lands with a left to the head.
Collumbo stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franco Collumbo.
Collumbo takes the fight into the clinch.
Okami jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Collumbo walks away with a smile on his face. Okami gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Collumbo clinches.
Collumbo slowing the pace effectively.
Okami jumps guard but Collumbo stands there with Okami around his waist. Okami gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collumbo slows down the pace here.
Okami tries to pull guard but Collumbo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Collumbo.
Collumbo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Collumbo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Okami up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franco Collumbo.
Okami tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Collumbo swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collumbo forces Okami back against the cage and clinches.
Collumbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Collumbo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Collumbo dominated that round.
That's time! Okami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Collumbo rushes Okami and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Okami is trying to pull guard but Collumbo has him pressed against the cage.
Collumbo stalling against the cage.
Collumbo lands a nice uppercut.
Okami jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Collumbo walks away with a smile on his face. Okami gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Collumbo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okami.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristian Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collumbo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collumbo slows down the pace here.
Okami fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Collumbo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franco Collumbo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Collumbo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collumbo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
Okami is trying to pull guard but Collumbo has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Collumbo.
Collumbo effectively controlling the action here.
Okami takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Collumbo on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Collumbo.
Okami tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Collumbo.
Collumbo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Collumbo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Collumbo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot in the inside from Collumbo.
Come on Collumbo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Okami jumps guard but Collumbo stands there with Okami around his waist. Okami gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Okami jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Collumbo walks away with a smile on his face. Okami gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Collumbo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Okami takes a shot to the head.
Collumbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami tries to pull guard but Collumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Okami drops back down to his feet.
Collumbo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Collumbo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
Collumbo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Collumbo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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!
Collumbo lands a nice uppercut.
Collumbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Collumbo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Okami up against the cage.
Collumbo lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Collumbo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franco Collumbo.
Okami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Franco Collumbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collumbo wants to clinch.
Collumbo tries to clinch there but Okami circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collumbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collumbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Okami. Okami gets slowly back to his feet.
Okami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collumbo tries to clinch but Okami moves out of range.
Collumbo instigates a clinch.
Collumbo pushes Okami back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Collumbo.
Collumbo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Collumbo gets through Okami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Collumbo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Collumbo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Collumbo on the inside.
Collumbo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Collumbo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
Okami tries to pull guard but Collumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Okami drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collumbo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Okami's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Collumbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Collumbo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okami shoots in for a takedown but Collumbo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Collumbo takes the fight into the clinch.
Okami fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Okami tries to pull guard but Collumbo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristian Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collumbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
Okami tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Collumbo smiles and moves away.
Collumbo drives through and clinches with Okami against the cage.
Collumbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collumbo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okami backwards.
Collumbo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Collumbo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collumbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Collumbo has Okami pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franco Collumbo.
Okami swats away the attempt to clinch by Collumbo.
Okami has a takedown stuffed.
Collumbo has Okami up against the cage in a clinch.
Okami tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collumbo lands an uppercut.
Collumbo scores with a shoulder strike.
Okami is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Collumbo to keep the fight standing.
Collumbo stalling against the cage.
Collumbo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Collumbo stalling in the clinch.
Okami fails to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Okami fails to pull guard.
Okami jumps guard but Collumbo stands there with Okami around his waist. Okami gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Collumbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Collumbo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Collumbo to work.
Collumbo lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collumbo stalling against the cage.
Collumbo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okami tries to pull guard but Collumbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Okami drops back down to his feet.
Okami fails to pull guard.
Collumbo lands a left hand.
Collumbo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Collumbo.
Collumbo scores with a shot to the side of Okami's head.
A short right from Collumbo on the inside.
Collumbo leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franco Collumbo.
Collumbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Okami circles away.
Franco Collumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collumbo moves into the clinch successfully.
Collumbo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Collumbo.
Okami tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Collumbo smiles and moves away.
Collumbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okami tries to keep at a distance but Collumbo has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franco Collumbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collumbo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Franco Collumbo!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Franco Collumbo!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Franco Collumbo!
Franco Collumbo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Awa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awa scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Awa - the referee stops the clock and Cain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Awa. Cain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Awa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Awa scores with a punch to the head.
Awa swats away the attempt to clinch by Cain.
Awa scores with a head kick. Cain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jab, jab by Awa - just one landing.
Awa throws a leg kick which misses Cain's front leg but catches the back leg as Cain tries to avoid it.
Awa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain wants to clinch.
Awa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Awa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cain checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain doesn't manage to clinch there - Awa circles away.
Cain throws a body punch but Awa moves out of range.
Ricardo Awa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awa throws a series of punches but Cain avoids them all with ease.
Cain shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Awa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cain wants to control from the top but Awa keeps moving.
Cain wants to pass the guard but Awa is keeping the position.
Awa controls Cain momentarily but Cain frees himself.
Cain stops Awa from standing up.
Awa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cain throws an elbow that misses. Awa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cain's guard. Nice move by Awa!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Awa trying to control the position from guard on top but Cain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cain trying to keep a closed guard but Awa is proving a slippery customer.
Awa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Awa from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Awa stopping the sweep attempt from Cain.
Awa is fighting to break Cain's control of his arms but Cain is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Awa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cain slips a jab and a cross from Awa.
Cain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Awa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Awa.
Cain dives in and grabs Awa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Awa pushes down on Cain's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Awa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Awa throws a combination. Cain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Awa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cain somewhat.
Awa throws a leg kick which misses Cain's front leg but catches the back leg as Cain tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Awa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Awa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cain shoots in looking for a takedown. Awa tries to sprawl out of it but Cain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Awa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cain tries to land a body kick
and Awa counters with a left and a right that stings Cain.
Awa scores with a jab to the body.
Cain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Awa pinned against the cage. Awa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Awa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Awa misses with a two punch combination.
Awa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cain was well out of range. Poor timing from Awa.
Cain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Awa. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Awa dominated that round.
That's time! Cain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Awa misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricardo Awa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Awa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cain.
Cain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Awa throws the kick towards the body but Cain avoids it.
Awa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Awa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Awa throws a series of punches but Cain moves out of range.
Cain tries to clinch up but Awa circles away and keeps his distance.
Cain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Well, if Cain is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cain passes the guard and advances to mount!
Awa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain avoids the attempt from Awa to control.
BOOM! Cain connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cain tries to push Awa's head away but Awa is holding on tight.
Awa working to try and regain half guard.
Awa tries to lock up and control but Cain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Awa is squirming around, avoiding Cain's attempts to control the action.
Awa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain wants to take his opponent's back but Awa doesn't allow it.
Cain postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Awa looks a forlorn figure.
Awa looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Cain is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Awa has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Cain has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Awa taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Cain doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eric Cain!
An out of breath Eric Cain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hideaki Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokyo Drift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
148 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideaki Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokyo Drift!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami ducks under a wild hook from Drift.
Murakami wants to clinch
and Drift counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Murakami is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murakami is defended easily by Drift.
Murakami gets a clinch.
Murakami wants to get back to striking at distance but Drift won't allow it.
Drift pushes off an throws an elbow but Murakami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drift.
Drift misses with an elbow strike.
Drift pulls guard successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murakami accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murakami trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Drift manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Murakami has his foot on Drift's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drift works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drift avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drift is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drift gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Murakami wants to stand up but Drift is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drift's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Murakami wants to sweep but no luck.
Tokyo Drift has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Murakami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drift tries to avoid it but Murakami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drift to the ground. Drift escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murakami is defended easily by Drift.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideaki Murakami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murakami gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami misses with a takedown attempt - Drift sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murakami is breathing heavily.
Drift feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murakami had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drift defends it easily.
Drift engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murakami is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drift showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like Drift might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tokyo Drift wasn't active enough on the ground.
Drift looking to score a takedown here. Murakami is defending well but Drift drives through and ends up in Murakami's guard.
Murakami looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drift slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Drift escapes and throws Murakami's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Drift stands up and we're back to a striking position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murakami is looking to clinch.
Drift looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drift sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murakami can't keep his opponent in guard - Drift advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokyo Drift dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murakami tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drift manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drift swats away the attempt to clinch by Murakami.
Murakami is looking to clinch.
Drift moves into the clinch successfully.
Murakami creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drift lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Hideaki Murakami has been cut.
Murakami misses with an elbow strike.
Murakami is looking to break free of the clinch but Drift has double underhooks.
Murakami working hard to break the clinch.
Drift lands a nice elbow.
Drift lands an elbow inside that Murakami shrugs off.
Drift lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murakami backwards.
Murakami changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drift fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Murakami gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drift avoids the head kick by Murakami.
Hideaki Murakami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drift circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murakami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drift swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drift shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murakami's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drift controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murakami is looking to sweep but instead, Drift has passed into half guard.
Drift moves nicely into side control.
Drift tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drift misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drift controls the position.
Murakami is looking to regain half guard here but Drift keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drift is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murakami knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Drift controlling from side mount.
Drift wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murakami keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami trying to remain calm as Drift controls from the top position.
Drift tries for a kimura but Murakami is defending well.
Drift controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Murakami is looking for a sweep.
Drift working away.
Drift is looking to take a break and control but Murakami is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murakami gets back to half guard.
Murakami is looking to improve his position.
Tokyo Drift has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami wants to control but Drift is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murakami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drift lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drift throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murakami was covering up waiting for the punch and Drift finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murakami trying to keep a closed guard but Drift is proving a slippery customer.
Drift works a leg free and moves into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drift sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokyo Drift showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hideaki Murakami's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Murakami tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Drift.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drift fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murakami, pushing him back against the cage.
Murakami goes for a takedown attempt but Drift pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Drift shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murakami's guard.
Drift won't allow Murakami to sweep him here.
Drift pushes down on Murakami's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Murakami looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drift keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drift postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Murakami to stand up.
Murakami gets caught napping as Drift dives in and scores a takedown. Murakami manages to retain 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!
Murakami has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Drift has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drift wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murakami is being controlled here.
Murakami tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drift wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Drift politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Drift prefers to stall for the moment though.
Murakami is trying to improve his position.
Drift is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Murakami will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Murakami is looking for a sweep.
Murakami pushes Drift away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Drift gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Murakami is trying to improve his position.
Drift is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Murakami looks calm but he's in trouble here. Drift gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Murakami is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Drift lets go of the hold and Murakami can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tokyo Drift!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tokyo Drift thanked 1337 ANZAC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gein might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Puritania. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
28 - 15 - 1 |
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26
190 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto has his takedown stuffed
and Gein counters with a nice body shot.
Katsumoto tries to clinch but Gein moves out of range.
Katsumoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gein dodges the punch combination from Katsumoto.
Gein throws out a powerful jab.
Katsumoto swinging wildly here.
Gein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katsumoto throws a hook but Gein blocks it.
Gein misses with the combination.
Gein checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto tries to clinch but Gein moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein with a hook.
Gein lands with a good body shot.
Gein scores with a decent looking hook.
Katsumoto shoots in for a takedown but Gein shows good takedown defense.
Gein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gein misses with a wild combination.
Katsumoto closes the distance but Gein moves to the side
and Gein counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Katsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Katsumoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand.
Otis Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Katsumoto.
Gein looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsumoto is just out of range.
Jab by Katsumoto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gein scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto dodges the punch combination from Gein.
Gein scores with a body shot.
Gein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Katsumoto misses.
Katsumoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gein.
Gein with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gein.
Gein connects with a body shot.
Katsumoto tries to clinch there but Gein circles away.
Saku Katsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Katsumoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Katsumoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katsumoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Gein counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gein circles away.
Katsumoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gein to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Gein lands.
Gein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Katsumoto is rocked!
Gein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katsumoto.
Gein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katsumoto.
Gein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Katsumoto tries to clinch but Gein moves out of range.
Katsumoto tries to clinch but Gein moves away
letting Gein counter with a right hand.
Gein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Katsumotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsumoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gein avoids it really well and circles away.
Katsumoto takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gein lands a hook that snaps the head of Katsumoto backwards.
Katsumoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katsumoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katsumoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gein misses with a double jab
and Katsumoto counters with a series of strikes. Gein will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gein looks to throw the jab but Katsumoto is out of range.
Katsumoto throws a right and a left that Gein avoids nicely.
Gein lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsumoto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gein to score with a decent uppercut.
Katsumoto misses with a combination
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horrible takedown by Katsumoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Gein which made him look bad.
Katsumoto tries to clinch up
and Gein counters with a one-two to the body.
Katsumoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Gein finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Katsumoto. Those never looked like landing.
Katsumoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Katsumoto wants to clinch up but Gein keeps it at a distance.
Gein throws out a powerful jab.
Katsumoto looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gein.
Katsumoto has a takedown stuffed.
Katsumoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katsumoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Gein to counter with a crisp jab.
Otis Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Katsumoto.
Katsumoto is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Katsumoto shoots and misses
and Gein counters with a right hand to the body.
Katsumoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gein jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab from Gein.
Katsumoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Gein lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Katsumoto goes down and covers up as Gein starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otis Gein!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley has chosen Eminem - Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Christian Wesley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hans Schwarz's chin.
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Schwarz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christian Wesley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wesley. Wesley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Christian Wesley has been cut.
Schwarz misses with a wild body shot.
Schwarz just misses with a punch to the body.
Schwarz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwarz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesley.
Christian Wesley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schwarz misses with a jab to the body
and Wesley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wesley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wesley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schwarz slips under a jab from Wesley.
A big right from Wesley misses.
Schwarz just misses with a punch to the body.
Wesley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schwarz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wesley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schwarz was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schwarz closes the distance and pushes Wesley back into the cage.
Schwarz gets through Wesley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wesley can't find room to land a body shot as Schwarz controls the action.
Wesley misses with a body punch.
Wesley letting Schwarz take a breather here.
Wesley misses with a body punch.
Schwarz is leaning against Wesley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schwarz has Wesley pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wesley fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Schwarz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesley tries to throw a body punch but Schwarz avoids it by throwing Wesley back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wesley pushes Schwarz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wesley swings wildly with an uppercut but Schwarz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wesley as Schwarz tries to tie him up.
Wesley tries to throw a body punch but Schwarz avoids it by throwing Wesley back against the cage.
Schwarz slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hans Schwarz.
Wesley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schwarz just misses with a punch to the body.
Schwarz works Wesley's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Schwarz finds it's target.
Nice body punch from Schwarz.
A slow jab from Schwarz misses its intended target.
Wesley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schwarz was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesley.
Schwarz misses with a right hand
and Wesley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schwarz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Wesley misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarz lands a nice looking body shot.
Wesley looks winded!
Wesley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That has opened up Christian Wesley's cut even more.
Wesley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Schwarz is looking to wear down Wesley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schwarz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wesley is rocked!
Schwarz scores with a jab to the body.
Wesley is still on wobbly legs! Can Schwarz finish him?
Schwarz fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Wesley square on the jaw! Damn, Wesley is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Schwarz!
A very excited looking Hans Schwarz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo has chosen Rough Rida 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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27
195 lbs
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34
185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Aldo looks winded!
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aldo has managed to clinch.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldo.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aldo avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
Aldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aldo dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Aldo blocks the elbow strike.
Kim landing knees to the head.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Kim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Kim lands a knee to the head.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aldo avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aldo avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Aldo managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Aldo tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Kim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Kim.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aldo avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aldo tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Kim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim lands a knee to the body.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo misses with the head strike.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim lands a knee to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim lands a nice knee to the body.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Kim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Aldo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice shot lands for Kim.
Kim feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
Kim clinches up with Aldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldo.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Aldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aldo's brow.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldo working aggressively here.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aldo's brow.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aldo's brow.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kim landing knees to the head.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Aldo managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Aldo blocks with his arms.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kim.
A short body shot lands from Aldo as the two fighters clinch.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aldo's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Kim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Aldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aldo throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind Aldo 's knee.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Kim misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aldo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kim - the referee stops the clock and Aldo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kim. Aldo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aldo lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Kim lands a nice knee to the body.
Aldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Aldo on the inside.
Mikey Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A knee to the head by Kim.
Aldo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Aldo avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Aldo.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
Aldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Aldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Aldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Nice body punch from Aldo - that landed with a thud.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aldo avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Kim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aldo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Aldo is leaning against Kim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim landing knees to the head.
Kim prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Aldo dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mikey Kim!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Mikey Kim!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Mikey Kim!
Mikey Kim wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Mikey Kim thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Lunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lunde has chosen Time to say goodbye as his entrance music. Yegor Klitschko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Lunde!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lunde.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that Lunde avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Klitschko.
Klitschko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lunde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klitschko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
Lunde shoots in looking for a takedown. Klitschko tries to sprawl out of it but Lunde keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klitschko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lunde throws a hook but Klitschko avoids it easily.
Klitschko ducks under a wild hook from Lunde.
Klitschko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klitschko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lunde has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko is trying to break free.
Lunde pulls guard successfully.
Lunde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lunde has control of Klitschko's left arm, preventing Klitschko from doing any damage.
Klitschko is looking to stand up but Lunde won't let him.
Lunde keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.
Lunde is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lunde looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lunde controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunde working over Klitschko with some ground and pound. Klitschko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Klitschko trying to hold on to Lunde's head to control him but Lunde postures up.
Lunde looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klitschko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lunde is working for a submission of some sort.
Lunde works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunde is landing with some decent strikes but Klitschko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Klitschko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lunde is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Klitschko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lunde landing shots from mount.
Klitschko is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lunde takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lunde with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko is bucking up trying to escape but Lunde cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lunde landing strikes, looking to finish!
Klitschko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Klitschko tries to get out of the position.
Klitschko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lunde controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Lunde dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lunde slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Lunde throws out a powerful jab.
Klitschko fails to land with a series of punches.
Klitschko slaps away a takedown attempt from Lunde, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klitschko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lunde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klitschko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lunde throwing strikes but missing.
Lunde seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunde stops Klitschko from standing up.
Lunde with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klitschko wants to get back to his feet but Lunde is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lunde throws a big elbow that misses.
Klitschko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lunde controls the pace.
Lunde working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Klitschko's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lunde is stalling in the full guard.
Lunde missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lunde slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hank Lunde has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lunde gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Klitschko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lunde is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lunde has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klitschko postures up in Lunde's guard and throws a big left but Lunde blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko is looking to stand up but Lunde won't let him.
Klitschko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lunde on the ground.
Lunde controlling Klitschko's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hank Lunde.
Lunde slips under a jab from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a jab but it's blocked by Lunde.
Lunde throws a sloppy body shot
and Klitschko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lunde.
No joy there for Klitschko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lunde checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lunde fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Klitschko to the ground. Lunde is now in Klitschko's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lunde is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lunde thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Lunde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Klitschko tries to land a front kick but Lunde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lunde fails to land the takedown.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
No joy there for Klitschko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lunde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klitschko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Klitschko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lunde misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Lunde dodges the punch combination from Klitschko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Klitschko.
Klitschko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lunde napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Klitschko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lunde manages to work his way to half guard, despite Klitschko's best efforts.
Lunde is trying to maintain the position but Klitschko is very close to passing his half guard.
Lunde is pressing down on Klitschko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Klitschko tries to stand but Lunde is controlling from the bottom.
Klitschko trying to control but Lunde is working from the bottom.
Lunde pulls Klitschko in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Klitschko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
Klitschko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lunde decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Klitschko's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lunde with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klitschko trying to keep a closed guard but Lunde is proving a slippery customer.
Lunde drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Klitschko dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunde seems keen to control Klitschko's posture.
Lunde lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Klitschko!
Lunde controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lunde landing strikes from the mount and Klitschko is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunde is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lunde cracks Klitschko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lunde quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Lunde but it's paid off an Klitschko is forced to tap! Nice work by Lunde.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hank Lunde!
Hank Lunde seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Fernan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernan feints and as Verzosa raises his hands in defense, Fernan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verzosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fernan is one step ahead there.
Verzosa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fernan throwing strikes from guard but Verzosa blocks nicely.
Fernan postures up in Verzosa's guard and throws a big left but Verzosa blocks it.
Verzosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fernan is aware though and is defending well.
Verzosa working for a triangle but Fernan defends it easily.
Fernan is looking to work some ground and pound but Verzosa has wrist control.
Verzosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fernan is aware though and is defending well.
Verzosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa is looking for a triangle but Fernan pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fernan.
Verzosa has his foot on Fernan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fernan works his way back into a safe position though.
Fernan connects with a couple of short punches.
Fernan wants to pass the guard but Verzosa is keeping the position.
Fernan lands a couple of elbows.
Verzosa wants to stand but Fernan is controlling the position.
Verzosa keeping full guard, as Fernan tries to pass.
Verzosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Verzosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fernan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fernan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Verzosa is keeping the position for now.
Verzosa wants to sweep here but Fernan controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan drops back looking for a leg! Verzosa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Verzosa manages to kick Fernan off! Fernan jumps back into Verzosa's guard.
Fernan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernan throwing strikes but missing.
Verzosa has his foot on Fernan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fernan works his way back into a safe position though.
Verzosa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Fernan is defending well. Verzosa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Fernan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Verzosa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Remedios Verzosa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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