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JLF 29: Engulfed in Flames PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dim Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agent Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dim Mir had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Great elbows
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dim Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Agent Wang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir misses with the combination.
Mir drops Wang with a big left hand! Wang is injured, injured bad! Mir jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dim Mir!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuuji Hanamoto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pyotr Kalashnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanamoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kalashnikov as he jumps to the side.
Kalashnikov stalks Hanamoto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hanamoto's face. Hanamoto staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Shuuji Hanamoto has been cut.
Hanamoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hanamoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hanamoto is trying to control the action in half guard but Kalashnikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanamoto is controlling the pace.
Hanamoto is looking to take a break and control but Kalashnikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kalashnikov works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hanamoto wants to pass the guard but Kalashnikov is keeping the position.
Hanamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalashnikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hanamoto looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hanamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hanamoto shoots in for a takedown but Kalashnikov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanamoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hanamoto thows a big elbow that misses.
Hanamoto throwing strikes but missing.
Hanamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kalashnikov keeping moving, preventing Hanamoto from controlling successfully.
Hanamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalashnikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalashnikov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kalashnikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kalashnikov, not yet.
Hanamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanamoto throwing strikes from guard but Kalashnikov blocks nicely.
Kalashnikov keeping moving, preventing Hanamoto from controlling successfully.
Hanamoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalashnikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hanamoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kalashnikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hanamoto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hanamoto throwing shots but Kalashnikov is blocking nicely.
Hanamoto thows a huge punch but Kalashnikov dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanamoto trying to control the pace.
Hanamoto trying to pass the guard but Kalashnikov defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shuuji Hanamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shuuji Hanamoto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hanamoto looks for a takedown but Kalashnikov sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hanamoto is defended easily by Kalashnikov.
Pyotr Kalashnikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanamoto shoots in for a takedown but Kalashnikov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pyotr Kalashnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shuuji Hanamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanamoto is looking to clinch.
Hanamoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Kalashnikov sprawls well. He's pushed Hanamoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kalashnikov slaps away a takedown attempt from Hanamoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hanamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto closes the distance and clinches up with Kalashnikov, looking for a takedown. Hanamoto pushes Kalashnikov against the ropes but Kalashnikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shuuji Hanamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanamoto is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hanamoto.
Hanamoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kalashnikov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanamoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kalashnikov as he jumps to the side.
Hanamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalashnikov circles away.
Kalashnikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kalashnikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov lands a left and a right that send Hanamoto crashing to the mat, dazed. Kalashnikov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hanamoto is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalashnikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kalashnikov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalashnikov finish him?
Kalashnikov throws a leg kick which misses Hanamoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanamoto tries to avoid it.
Hanamoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Kalashnikov connects with a body shot.
Pyotr Kalashnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanamoto shoots in but Kalashnikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hanamoto fails with the takedown.
Kalashnikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanamoto's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanamoto's calf.
Kalashnikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanamoto fails with the takedown.
Kalashnikov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kalashnikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kalashnikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto dodges the punch combination from Kalashnikov.
Hanamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Kalashnikov moves out of range easily.
Hanamoto closes the distance and clinches up with Kalashnikov, looking for a takedown. Hanamoto pushes Kalashnikov against the ropes but Kalashnikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kalashnikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kalashnikov. That's going to slow Hanamoto down.
Kalashnikov jabs Hanamoto right on the nose. Hanamoto blinks but takes it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Hanamoto with that takedown attempt.
Kalashnikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Kalashnikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shuuji Hanamoto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hanamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kalashnikov tries to avoid it but Hanamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kalashnikov to the ground. Kalashnikov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kalashnikov throws a right hand that Hanamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanamoto also avoids with ease.
Pyotr Kalashnikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kalashnikov avoids it really well and circles away.
Hanamoto misses with a combination
and Kalashnikov counters with a leg kick.
Kalashnikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kalashnikov connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kalashnikov.
Hanamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kalashnikov sprawls well. Kalashnikov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Pyotr Kalashnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shuuji Hanamoto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Kalashnikov with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No luck for Hanamoto with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Kalashnikov. No joy for Hanamoto on that attempt.
Kalashnikov throws a leg kick which misses Hanamoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanamoto tries to avoid it.
Kalashnikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kalashnikov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hanamoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kalashnikov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hanamoto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hanamoto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Hanamoto crashes against the mat.
Hanamoto is looking to take a break and control but Kalashnikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Hanamoto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hanamoto throws a strike aimed at the side of Kalashnikov's head but Kalashnikov avoids it well.
Hanamoto is trying to ground and pound but Kalashnikov uses the momentary lack of control by Hanamoto to regain half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hanamoto tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hanamoto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kalashnikov sprawls well initially but Hanamoto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kalashnikov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hanamoto is keen to just control but Kalashnikov is a slippery customer.
Hanamoto throwing shots but Kalashnikov is blocking nicely.
Hanamoto slips a nice elbow through Kalashnikov's hands, connecting with Kalashnikov's forehead.
Hanamoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hanamoto trying to pass the guard but Kalashnikov defending well.
Hanamoto is trying to control. Kalashnikov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyotr Kalashnikov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kalashnikov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyotr Kalashnikov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JC Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Diaz had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 lbs
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186 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JC Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Hiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Hiro defends the submission attempt.
Hiro wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Hiro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hiro.
Hiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute 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.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hiro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hiro struggling a bit here.
Hiro is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Diaz is staying active.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Hiro struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro tries to improve position but can't.
Hiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hiro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hiro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hiro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Hiro stalling.
Hiro is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hiro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Despite being in the dominant position, JC Hiro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiro shoots in and bounces Diaz off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Hiro wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Hiro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but JC Hiro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hiro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hiro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Hiro controlling him for the moment.
Hiro wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Hiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Hiro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hiro wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hiro wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro advances to half guard.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, JC Hiro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hiro is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hiro pulls his head out easily.
Hiro is controlling the pace.
Hiro prevents Diaz from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hiro pulls his head out easily.
Hiro stalling.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Hiro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, JC Hiro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hiro is stalling in the full guard.
Hiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JC Hiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hiro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Hiro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hiro is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hiro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Hiro 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Despite being in the dominant position, JC Hiro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hiro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Hiro is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Diaz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Diaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Hiro 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.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is not content to let Hiro control the position.
Hiro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, JC Hiro just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hiro performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro passes to full mount!
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Hiro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyson Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiro blocks Diaz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
JC Hiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hiro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JC Hiro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paradox Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Andrews could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paradox Pro's chin.
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143 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paradox Pro!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews lands the left hand.
Pro fails with a takedown attempt.
Wayne Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andrews throws out a loose jab but Pro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrews stuns Pro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pro shoots in for a takedown but Andrews shows good takedown defense.
Pro has a takedown stuffed.
Wayne Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paradox Pro.
Andrews looks to land a combination but Pro avoids it well.
Andrews rushes Pro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Andrews breaks the clinch.
Pro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andrews.
Andrews drops Pro with a big left hand! Pro is injured, injured bad! Andrews jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Andrews!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chunky Munky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Godcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godcheck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Higher Ground by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. The key to victory for Chunky Munky has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chunky Munky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Godcheck!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munky moves into the clinch.
Munky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Munky.
Munky taking a breather.
Godcheck goes for a takedown attempt but Munky pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Josh Godcheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godcheck keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Godcheck misses with a two punch combination.
Godcheck 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.
Godcheck postures up in Munky's guard and throws a big left but Munky blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Godcheck's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Godcheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Godcheck throws and elbow that misses. Munky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Godcheck's guard. Nice move by Munky!
Munky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Godcheck's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munky wants to stand and escape but instead Godcheck has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Godcheck won't allow Munky to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Godcheck stopping the sweep attempt from Munky.
Munky is trying to control the position but Godcheck postures up.
Godcheck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godcheck throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Godcheck closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Godcheck seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Munky avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Godcheck.
Munky is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Godcheck asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munky is looking to regain half guard here but Godcheck keeps moving and retains side control.
Godcheck fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Munky on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Godcheck creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Munky sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Munky avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Godcheck.
Godcheck tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Godcheck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Munky is trying to improve his position.
Godcheck goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Munky rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Godcheck's guard! Nice work there by Munky!
Munky would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Godcheck is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Godcheck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Godcheck scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Godcheck. That snapped Munky's head back.
Godcheck swats away the attempt to clinch by Munky.
Munky wants to clinch.
Munky wants to clinch up but Godcheck keeps it at a distance.
Munky tries to clinch but Godcheck moves out of range.
Godcheck darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Munky wants to improve his position but Godcheck is controlling well.
Godcheck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck winds up and cracks Munky with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Munky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Godcheck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Godcheck lands strikes from half guard.
Godcheck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Godcheck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Munky kicks off Godcheck and gets to his feet.
Godcheck scores with a punch to the head.
Chunky Munky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Godcheck swats away the attempt to clinch by Munky.
Godcheck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Godcheck is breathing heavily.
Godcheck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munky trying to control but Godcheck postures up.
Godcheck misses with a head shot. Munky uses the momentum to regain guard.
Godcheck postures up.
Godcheck is in close to Munky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Godcheck stands and throws Munky's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Munky wants to control but Godcheck postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Munky some visible discomfort.
Godcheck misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Godcheck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Munky, who protects the arm well.
Munky can't do much from the bottom here.
Munky is trying to improve his position.
Godcheck is putting a hurting on Munky here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Munky is looking to reverse the position.
Godcheck fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Godcheck is trying to ground and pound but Munky uses the momentary lack of control by Godcheck to regain half guard.
Godcheck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Munky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Godcheck.
Godcheck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Munky's head.
Munky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Godcheck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Godcheck pushes him off.
Godcheck keeps the fight on the outside.
Godcheck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munky.
Munky wants to clinch up but Godcheck keeps it at a distance.
Godcheck keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky is looking to clinch but Godcheck is avoiding it.
Godcheck thows a body shot but no joy.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Godcheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Godcheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munky is looking to clinch but Godcheck is avoiding it.
Godcheck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Munky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munky tries to clinch there but Godcheck circles away.
Godcheck keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky is looking to clinch but Godcheck is avoiding it.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Godcheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Godcheck swats away the attempt to clinch by Munky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Godcheck.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Godcheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Godcheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Godcheck tries a head kick but it misses.
Godcheck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Godcheck drives through with a takedown into guard.
Godcheck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Godcheck thows a big elbow that misses.
Godcheck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Godcheck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Godcheck landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munky looking for a sweep. Not yet Munky, not yet.
Godcheck throws a big right hand that misses.
Munky is trying to control the position but Godcheck postures up.
Munky wants to stand but Godcheck is controlling the position.
Godcheck stands and throws Munky's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Godcheck tries to score with some ground and pound. Munky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Godcheck scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Godcheck misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Godcheck throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Munky is looking to reverse the position.
Godcheck misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Godcheck working away.
An elbow from Godcheck crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Godcheck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Munky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Godcheck to score with a decent uppercut.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Josh Godcheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Munky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Munky wants to clinch up but Godcheck keeps it at a distance.
Chunky Munky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godcheck swats away the attempt to clinch by Munky.
Munky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Godcheck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Munky circles away.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Munky tries to clinch up but Godcheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Munky wants to clinch up but Godcheck keeps it at a distance.
Godcheck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munky tries to clinch there but Godcheck circles away.
Godcheck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chunky Munky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godcheck shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Munky on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Munky tries to get out of the position.
Munky looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Godcheck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Godcheck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Godcheck!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Kick out the Jams by The MC5s. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall Miller!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Miller's head.
It looks like Randall Miller has been cut.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Lee leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee drops Miller with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Miller! Lee dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Rufus Lee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samm Mah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mah has chosen Fuck You Lucy - Atmosphere as his entrance music. Samm Mah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Morton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samm Mah!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mah looks to throw the jab but Morton is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Mah there.
Morton missing with a left hand there. Mah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morton shoots in for a takedown but Mah shows good takedown defense.
Morton throws a jab when Mah was well out of range.
Mah slips a jab and a cross from Morton.
Mah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morton.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mah. Morton shrugs it off though.
Morton scores with a jab to the body.
Morton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Morton catches Mah right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Morton misses.
Mah closes the distance and clinches.
Mah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morton lands a two punch combo.
Morton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mah tries to clinch there but Morton circles away.
Morton tries to bum rush Mah with a series of wild strikes but Mah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Morton.
Morton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morton looks to land a combination but Mah avoids it well.
Morton misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mah looks to throw the jab but Morton is out of range.
Morton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Morton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Morton misses.
Morton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mah dodges the punch combination from Morton.
Morton avoids the body shot from Mah.
Mah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morton manages to avoid it.
Micheal Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mah slips a jab and a cross from Morton.
Mah takes a swing at Morton's ribcage but misses.
Micheal Morton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mah gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mah prevents Morton from standing back up.
Mah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morton is looking to escape.
Mah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morton wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mah trying to control from half guard but Morton is working away.
Mah is nestled in close to Morton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mah not doing much here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mah working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morton's head.
Morton wants to get back to his feet.
Mah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samm Mah dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Morton misses.
Mah moves forwards but Morton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morton misses with a wild combination.
Morton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mah.
Mah throws a series of punches but Morton moves out of range.
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Mah counters with a series of strikes. Morton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morton misses with a combination
and Mah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morton thinking.
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Mah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Micheal Morton has been cut.
Mah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mah clinches.
Mah lands a left hand.
Morton prevents the takedown attempt.
Morton takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton has had enough of the clinch but Mah keeps him there for the moment.
Mah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mah lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Morton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mah stalling against the ropes.
Mah tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morton tries to stall but Mah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morton struggles to land a body shot inside as Mah controls his hands.
Mah effectively controlling the action here.
Mah keeps control of Morton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Micheal Morton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Mah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mah throws a jab when Morton was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mah looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mah trying to control but Morton is working from the bottom.
Mah won't allow Morton to get back to his feet.
Morton uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mah counters with an outside leg kick.
Mah thumps Morton with a low kick.
Morton slips under a jab from Mah.
Mah cracks Morton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mah looks to score with a jab to the body but Morton is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah has his takedown stuffed
and Morton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Micheal Morton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samm Mah.
Mah is breathing heavily.
Morton misses with a double jab.
Morton lands a nice shot to the body.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morton misses with a combination
and Mah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mah circles away quickly and effectively.
Morton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mah throws a good cross that connects.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mah chips away with some ground and pound.
Morton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morton tries to get out of the position.
Mah trying to control the position from guard on top but Morton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton wants to stand up but Mah is controlling him.
Mah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morton's head.
Mah stops Morton from standing up.
Mah thows a big elbow that misses.
Mah slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morton wants to get back to his feet but Mah drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samm Mah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Micheal Morton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Morton throws a nice looking combination but Mah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mah tries to clinch but Morton moves out of range.
Mah misses with a looping right.
Danga de danga de dang - Morton scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Mah.
Morton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mah counters with a straight right hand.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Samm Mah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Morton misses the target.
Morton takes a swing at Mah's ribcage but misses.
Morton staying out of range there.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mah counters with a left and a right that stings Morton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Mah.
Morton scores with a three punch combo!
Morton throws a nice looking combination but Mah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mah counters with a straight right hand.
Mah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morton misses with a hook.
Mah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morton's sensitive parts.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morton misses with a hook to the body
enabling Mah to counter with a crisp jab.
Morton fails with the takedown
and Mah holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mah is looking to control Morton's arms but Morton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mah has his back to the ropes.
Mah lands a nice uppercut.
Morton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Mah or perhaps it was just good defense by Morton which made him look bad.
Morton looks to land a left hand but Mah moved out of range nicely.
Mah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mah trying to control but Morton is working from the bottom.
Mah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah 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.
Mah won't allow Morton to get back to his feet.
Mah trying to control but Morton is working from the bottom.
Mah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Samm Mah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Morton scores with a four punch combination!
Morton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mah. Mah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mah counters with a thumping low kick.
Morton misses with a wild combination.
Mah tries to clinch up
and Morton counters with a stiff right hand.
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Mah counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morton.
Morton looks to land a combination but Mah avoids it well.
Micheal Morton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morton tries to bum rush Mah with a series of wild strikes but Mah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samm Mah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mah 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samm Mah!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mang Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cho Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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24
171 lbs
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24
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mang Tomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas jabs at Yamato's body.
A swing and a miss from Tomas.
Good leg kick by Yamato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamato. Tomas shrugs it off though.
Yamato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamato was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomas.
Tomas throws a hook but Yamato avoids it easily.
Mang Tomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomas lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Tomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
Nice cross by Tomas.
Yamato feints and then cracks Tomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomas down.
Yamato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tomas misses with an uppercut.
Yamato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomas.
Tomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tomas connects with a crisp jab.
Cho Yamato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamato fakes the leg kick and cracks Tomas in the body.
A swing and a miss from Tomas.
Tomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamato was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomas.
Tomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tomas is breathing heavily.
Tomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamato doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamato throws a sloppy head kick and Tomas moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Yamato.
Yamato connects with a single shot there.
Yamato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomas. That did some damage!
Yamato scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamato lands a head kick. Tomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yamato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato throws a leg kick which misses Tomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Tomas tries to avoid it.
Yamato lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Mang Tomas has been cut.
Yamato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamato lands with a hook. Tomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tomas. That did some damage!
Yamato connects with a crisp jab.
Yamato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tomas.
Yamato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomas.
Yamato throws a leg kick which misses Tomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Tomas tries to avoid it.
Yamato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamato thumps Tomas with a low kick.
Yamato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tomas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamato.
Tomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
Yamato thows a body kick. Tomas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yamato!
Yamato scoring well with a low kick there.
Tomas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yamato connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yamato - the referee stops the clock and Tomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yamato. Tomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch combination from Yamato misses.
Tomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamato lands with a slapping head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamato.
Yamato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamato connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamato connects with a single shot there.
Yamato stuns Tomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamato, right into the meat.
Yamato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamato scores with a leg kick.
Tomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamato. Yamato obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato throws a head kick that half lands.
Yamato connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tomas is rocked!
Yamato throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Tomas crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cho Yamato!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuffie Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo comes to the ring accompanied by Destroy Everything. Kisaragi has chosen Wanted Man by Rev Theory as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!This should be a great matchup!
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22
215 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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20
220 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Russo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuffie Kisaragi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisaragi throws a looping overhand right but Russo ducks down to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Russo.
Russo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kisaragi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russo.
Kisaragi wants to get back to full guard.
Russo throwing shots but Kisaragi is blocking nicely.
Russo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Russo passes to full mount!
Kisaragi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kisaragi tries to hold on but Russo pushes him away.
Kisaragi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Russo.
Russo 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo wants to control the pace but Kisaragi is squirming around nicely.
Kisaragi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Russo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Russo with the ground and pound from mount.
Russo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Russo working for a submission but Kisaragi is keeping him at bay.
Russo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kisaragi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kisaragi is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo thows a huge punch but Kisaragi dodges it nicely.
Kisaragi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Russo prevents Kisaragi from improving his position.
Kisaragi wants to control but Russo is keeping busy.
Russo wants to work for an arm triangle but Kisaragi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kisaragi to regain full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kisaragi fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Russo throws out a powerful jab.
Kisaragi lands with a right hand.
Russo staying out of range there.
Russo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kisaragi!
Russo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Russo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Russo looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Russo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kisaragi blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kisaragi is looking to escape.
Russo controlling from the full mount.
Russo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kisaragi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Russo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kisaragi has worked his arm free - good work by Kisaragi!
Kisaragi is not content to let Russo control the position.
Russo throwing strikes but Kisaragi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Russo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo lands with a hook. Kisaragi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kisaragi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kisaragi misses with an uppercut.
Russo throws a big shot that misses.
Kisaragi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kisaragi there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Yuffie Kisaragi has been cut.
Russo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kisaragi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russo fails with a takedown attempt.
Russo looks to throw the jab but Kisaragi is out of range.
Kisaragi misses with a looping right.
Russo misses with a takedown
and Kisaragi counters with a series of strikes. Russo will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi walks into a left hand.
Kisaragi blocks a jab.
Russo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Russo cracks Kisaragi with a big right hand but Kisaragi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Russo trying to control the position but Kisaragi is working away.
Russo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kisaragi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russo grinds an elbow into Kisaragi's temple.
Russo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kisaragi keeps working.
Russo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi is trying to control Russo's posture but Russo avoids it.
Kisaragi stops Russo from passing to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kisaragi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Russo did well to prevent Kisaragi getting side control.
Russo is trying to get back to full guard.
Russo desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Russo is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kisaragi jumps into side control!
Kisaragi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Russo keeps working.
Russo is looking for a sweep.
Russo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Russo actively working from the bottom here.
Russo is trying to control but Kisaragi passes into side control!
Kisaragi slows the pace down.
Kisaragi grinds an elbow into Russo's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Russo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kisaragi off and has taken his back!
Kisaragi breaks Russo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Russo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kisaragi chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russo looking to control.
Kisaragi tries to free his leg and advance position but Russo is retaining full guard.
Russo wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuffie Kisaragi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yuffie Kisaragi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
No luck for Russo with that takedown attempt.
Russo lands with an overhand left.
Russo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kisaragi's head backwards.
Kisaragi misses with a hook. Russo ducked under it nicely.
Kisaragi moves out of range as Russo strikes.
Russo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kisaragi tries to clinch up but Russo circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kisaragi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kisaragi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Jimmy Russo has been cut.
Kisaragi throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Russo defending well as Kisaragi loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi gets caught flat footed, as Russo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kisaragi keeping full guard, as Russo tries to pass.
Kisaragi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russo.
Kisaragi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kisaragi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Russo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Russo pushes down on Kisaragi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Russo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kisaragi wants to improve his position but Russo is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kisaragi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russo.
Russo slips a jab from Kisaragi.
Russo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kisaragi misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
Russo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Russo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kisaragi ducks under a wild hook from Russo.
Russo gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo is trying to control. Kisaragi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kisaragi defending well though.
Kisaragi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kisaragi wants to sweep but no luck.
Russo trying to control but Kisaragi is working from the bottom.
Russo postures up.
Kisaragi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russo.
Kisaragi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kisaragi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kisaragi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Russo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kisaragi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimmy Russo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russo has his takedown stuffed
and Kisaragi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kisaragi.
Russo tries for a takedown but Kisaragi circles away easily
and Kisaragi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kisaragi throws a one two combo.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jimmy Russo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kisaragi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Russo tries for a takedown but Kisaragi circles away easily
and Kisaragi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kisaragi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kisaragi misses the body punch
and Russo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kisaragi!
Russo with good strikes from the mount here!
Russo working Kisaragi over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kisaragi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Russo content just to control the position here.
Russo scoring with strikes but Kisaragi is staying in there.
Kisaragi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Russo wants to finish this one by submission but Kisaragi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Russo.
Russo landing punches.
Russo unloads with some shots from mount but Kisaragi bucks and avoids them well.
Kisaragi is squirming around, avoiding Russo's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Russo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kisaragi can't escape the position.
Russo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kisaragi is trying to escape the mount.
Kisaragi wants to hold on but Russo pushes him away.
Kisaragi is looking to get to half guard.
Russo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kisaragi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi can't escape the position.
Kisaragi tries to hold on but Russo pushes him away.
Jimmy Russo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kisaragi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Russo working the ground and pound effectively.
Russo is landing with some decent strikes but Kisaragi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Russo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kisaragi wants to control but Russo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kisaragi taking shots to the head.
Russo landing strikes from the mount and Kisaragi is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Russo.
Russo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kisaragi is squirming around, avoiding Russo's attempts to control the action.
Kisaragi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Russo had his way with Yuffie Kisaragi in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kisaragi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kisaragi walks into a jab.
Russo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Russo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kisaragi was covering up waiting for the punch and Russo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Russo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Russo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Russo postures up in Kisaragi's guard and throws a big left but Kisaragi blocks it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo cracks Kisaragi with a solid left hand.
Russo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kisaragi is keeping the position for now.
Kisaragi pulls Russo in close to prevent any damage.
Russo stopping the sweep attempt from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi is trying to control the position but Russo postures up.
Russo wants to control from the top but Kisaragi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Russo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kisaragi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Russo is one step ahead there.
Kisaragi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Russo wants to control from the top but Kisaragi keeps moving.
Russo forces his way into half guard.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kisaragi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yuffie Kisaragi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kisaragi's head.
Russo is trying to control the action in half guard but Kisaragi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Russo stalks Kisaragi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kisaragi's face. Kisaragi staggers backwards, shaken.
Russo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kisaragi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Russo throws a lazy right hand but Kisaragi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kisaragi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
Kisaragi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Russo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Russo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kisaragi avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Kisaragi misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Russo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kisaragi doesn't seem phased though.
Good standup being displayed there by Russo as he connects with a hook.
Kisaragi swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
Russo connects with a looping right hand.
Russo thuds a left hand into Kisaragi's body.
Kisaragi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
Kisaragi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Russo as he avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Russo.
Kisaragi tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:44
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Russo!
Jimmy Russo retains his light heavyweight title!
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