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Destiny 30: Pae vs. Vari II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JunJun Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshida Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida Tanaka has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunJun Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshida Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones passes Tanaka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones stands up out of the half guard.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tanaka.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones darts in and clinches Tanaka up against the cage.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones dives in and grabs Tanaka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tanaka pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tanaka sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tanaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
JunJun Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones working Tanaka over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tanaka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tanaka looks winded!
Jones lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because JunJun Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tanaka shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Tanaka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanaka throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That kick from Jones tenderised Tanaka's leg. Tanaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
Jones throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tanaka on his heels. He'll look to pass Tanaka's guard now, I'm sure.
Tanaka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tanaka throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tanaka!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JunJun Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tanaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Tanaka. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones scores with a push kick.
Jones throws a head kick that Tanaka semi-blocks.
Tanaka shoots in but no luck this time.
JunJun Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones drives through and clinches with Tanaka against the cage.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanaka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tanaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JunJun Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Jones stands up.
Tanaka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tanaka!
Tanaka is looking for a sweep.
Jones just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tanaka down.
Tanaka bucks up and tries to throw Jones off but instead Jones has got his back!
I would not like to be Tanaka right now.
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!
Tanaka is covering up but some of the strikes from Jones are getting through and doing damage.
Jones 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.
Jones is landing with strikes. Tanaka can't take much more of this.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The referee is taking a good look at Tanaka as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jones!
Good control from Jones.
Jones lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Tanaka hold on?!
Jones working for a choke but Tanaka is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tanaka defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jones lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jones.
Tanaka covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is looking for the choke from the back position but Tanaka is controlling his hands well.
Tanaka rolls, trying to escape but Jones keeps control of the position.
Jones lands with a hammerfist to the side of Tanaka's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JunJun Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones thumps Tanaka with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Tanaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tanaka was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanaka can do to turn this around?
Jones lands an elbow.
Tanaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lull in the action here as Jones stalls from top position.
Jones decides to stand back up. Jones steps back and let's Tanaka get back to his feet.
Tanaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tanaka trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.
Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tanaka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Tanaka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Tanaka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tanaka takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Tanaka gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Tanaka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tanaka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in 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!
Jones stands up from Tanaka's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tanaka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tanaka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Jones slows the pace down.
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
Tanaka being controlled for a moment.
Jones advances to mount.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones get's back to his feet.
Tanaka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Tanaka misses.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tanaka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones just content to control the position.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
JunJun Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JunJun Jones!
A very excited looking JunJun Jones rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Erikkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym (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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Erikkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym moves to clinch but Erikkson breaks away
and Erikkson counters with a two punch combo.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym throws a head kick that misses.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym takes a swing at Erikkson's ribcage but misses.
Erikkson throws a series of punches but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym moves out of range.
A combination from Erikkson does no damage.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Erikkson.
Some wild striking there from Erikkson.
Erikkson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym gets tackled into the cage by Erikkson. Erikkson maintains the clinch.
Erikkson keeps control of PKSaenchaimuaythaigym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erikkson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
Come on PKSaenchaimuaythaigym - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikkson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Erikkson tries to break the clinch but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is controlling the position.
Erikkson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Erikkson misses.
Erik Erikkson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erikkson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Erikkson swivels and escapes.
Erik Erikkson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
Erikkson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Erikkson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Erikkson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Erikkson's efforts to push away.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is trying to pull guard but Erikkson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Erikkson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Erikkson working hard to break the clinch.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym trying to stall but Erikkson improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Erikkson tries to break the clinch but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is controlling the position.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym landing knees to the head.
It looks like Erik Erikkson has been cut.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is trying to push Erikkson away but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Erikkson is defending well.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is trying to break free.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym keeps control of Erikkson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym prevents Erikkson from breaking the clinch.
Erikkson keeps control of PKSaenchaimuaythaigym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Erikkson is trying to push PKSaenchaimuaythaigym away but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Erikkson is trying to push PKSaenchaimuaythaigym away but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Erikkson has had enough of the clinch but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym stalling in the clinch but Erikkson improves position.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Erikkson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Erikkson jabs PKSaenchaimuaythaigym to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Horrible takedown by PKSaenchaimuaythaigym or perhaps it was just good defense by Erikkson which made him look bad.
Erikkson keeps the fight on the outside.
Erikkson moves into the clinch successfully.
Erikkson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym defending well as Erikkson loads up on a big left hand.
Erikkson fails to land with a series of punches.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erikkson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - PKSaenchaimuaythaigym looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikkson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
No luck for Erikkson with that takedown attempt.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym shoots and misses
and Erikkson counters with a three punch combo that has PKSaenchaimuaythaigym backing up. PKSaenchaimuaythaigym nods at Erikkson to acknowledge the strikes.
Erikkson is breathing heavily.
Erikkson misses with a series of wild punches.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym throws a right and a left that Erikkson avoids nicely.
Erikkson misses with a double jab.
Erikkson slaps away a takedown attempt from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym, before circling back to the center of the mat.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym throws a body punch but Erikkson moves out of range.
Erikkson wants to clinch.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym shoots in for a double leg but Erikkson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Erikkson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Erikkson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym has a takedown stuffed.
Erikkson misses with a takedown attempt - PKSaenchaimuaythaigym sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
Erikkson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Erik Erikkson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erikkson throws a head kick but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym moves out of range.
A combination from Erikkson does no damage.
Erikkson avoids the head kick by PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Erik Erikkson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym moves in looking to clinch but Erikkson pushes him off.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym fails with a takedown attempt.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikkson misses with a series of wild punches.
Erikkson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Erikkson pinned against the cage. Erikkson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Erikkson has closed the distance and engaged PKSaenchaimuaythaigym in a clinch.
Erikkson is trying to break the clinch but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym has him pressed against the cage.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym jumps guard but Erikkson stands there with PKSaenchaimuaythaigym around his waist. PKSaenchaimuaythaigym gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikkson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erikkson instigates a clinch.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Erikkson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Erikkson.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
Erikkson rushes PKSaenchaimuaythaigym and presses him up against the cage.
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!
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erikkson prevents PKSaenchaimuaythaigym from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym goes for a takedown in the clinch but Erikkson prevents it.
Erikkson is trying to break the clinch but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym has him pressed against the cage.
Erikkson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym wants to take the fight to the mat but Erikkson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Erikkson tries to circle away but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym has him pinned against the cage.
Erik Erikkson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Erikkson is trying to push PKSaenchaimuaythaigym away but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Erikkson prevents PKSaenchaimuaythaigym from breaking the clinch.
Erikkson working hard to break the clinch.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Erikkson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is looking to break free of the clinch but Erikkson has double underhooks.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym looking to slow down the pace here.
Erikkson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikkson tries to circle away but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym has him pinned against the cage.
Erikkson tries to break free but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym pushes him back against the cage.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is trying to pull guard but Erikkson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym keeps control of Erikkson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym tries to stall but Erikkson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Erikkson walks away with a smile on his face. PKSaenchaimuaythaigym gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Erikkson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Erikkson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erikkson slaps away a takedown attempt from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Erikkson does no damage.
Erikkson closes the distance and clinches up with PKSaenchaimuaythaigym, looking for a takedown. Erikkson pushes PKSaenchaimuaythaigym against the cage but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Erikkson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Erikkson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A left and a right from Erikkson both land. Nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
Erikkson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erikkson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erikkson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
No joy there for Erikkson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Erikkson misses with a series of wild punches.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Erikkson avoids it really well and circles away.
Erikkson lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikkson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Erik Erikkson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
The fight stays on the outside here - PKSaenchaimuaythaigym looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Erikkson tries to clinch up.
Erikkson has PKSaenchaimuaythaigym up against the cage in a clinch.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Erikkson breaks the clinch.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Erikkson swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym. Erikkson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erikkson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikkson misses with the combination.
A combination from Erikkson does no damage.
Erikkson misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - PKSaenchaimuaythaigym finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym has a takedown stuffed.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is looking to clinch but Erikkson is avoiding it.
Erikkson throws a series of punches but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym moves out of range.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym closes this distance looking for a takedown but Erikkson circles away.
Erikkson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Erikkson goes for a double leg but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as PKSaenchaimuaythaigym continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Erikkson smiles and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym tries to bum rush Erikkson with a series of wild strikes but Erikkson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is looking to clinch.
Erik Erikkson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Erikkson scores with a one two! PKSaenchaimuaythaigym had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Erikkson tries to avoid it but PKSaenchaimuaythaigym manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Erikkson to the ground. Erikkson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Erikkson misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym.
Erikkson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from PKSaenchaimuaythaigym. Erikkson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erikkson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Erikkson wants it to stay on the feet.
PKSaenchaimuaythaigym looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Erikkson gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Erikkson prevents PKSaenchaimuaythaigym from improving his position.
Erikkson passes into side control, despite PKSaenchaimuaythaigym's attempt to control the position.
Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on PKSaenchaimuaythaigym's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Erik Erikkson.
Well Erikkson 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Erikkson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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192 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Danielson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Don counter with a right hand.
Danielson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Danielson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Danielson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Danielson lands a knee to the head.
Danielson pushes Don back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Danielson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Danielson obliges.
Don is trying to push Danielson away but Danielson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Danielson just leaning against Don, taking a breather.
Danielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Danielson scores with a knee to the head.
Danielson misses with a knee to the head.
Don has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Don working hard to break the clinch.
Danielson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Danielson lands a damaging elbow.
Don tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson landing knees to the head.
Danielson cracks Don with a nice body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Danielson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danielson stalling in the clinch.
Danielson with a knee to the head.
Danielson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Danielson lands with a left to the head.
Don is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Danielson.
Oh Don is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danielson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danielson lands a nice elbow.
Don wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Don seems to have got his legs back now.
Danielson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Don is trying to break the clinch but Danielson has him pressed against the cage.
Danielson lands a good knee to the midsection. Don won't want to take too many of those.
Don is breathing heavily.
Danielson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Danielson.
Danielson landing knees to the head.
Danielson cracks Don with a nice body shot.
Danielson scores with a knee to the head.
Danielson stalling in the clinch.
Danielson scores with a shot to the side of Don's head.
Don tries to land knees in the clinch but Danielson avoids the damage to the body.
Danielson lands a knee to the head.
Danielson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Don is looking to break free of the clinch but Danielson has double underhooks.
Don takes a knee right on the jaw!
Don tries to stall but Danielson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Don takes a knee right on the jaw!
Danielson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Don backwards.
Danielson lands with a left to the head.
Danielson jerks Don's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Don drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Danielson goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Danielson because Don was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ray Danielson!
A relieved looking Ray Danielson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nebojsa Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars has chosen Solaar Pleure by Solaar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nebojsa Lopez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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277 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nebojsa Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Mars throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Mars.
Mars throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Mars works the jab nicely.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Mars pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Mars which made him look bad.
Lopez tries to clinch
and Mars counters with a nice right hand that sends Lopez toppling to the canvas! Lopez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mars finish him?!
Lopez is rocked!
It looks like Nebojsa Lopez has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopez circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Mars. Lopez falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Mars!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Mars!
After winning the bout, Vincent Mars thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dav Rolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolling is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breathe by The Prodigy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Experienced |
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Lebow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dav Rolling!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lebow scores with a hook to the body. Rolling takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Rolling.
Lebow takes the fight into the clinch.
Rolling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rolling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lebow taking a breather.
Lebow can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Rolling tightens his grip and picks Lebow up, before dumping him to the ground. Lebow manages to land in guard.
Rolling slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rolling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rolling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lebow keeping moving, preventing Rolling from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rolling is working Lebow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rolling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lebow keeping moving, preventing Rolling from controlling successfully.
Rolling might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lebow haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rolling throws a big elbow that misses.
Rolling connects with a couple of short punches.
Rolling stops Lebow from standing up.
Rolling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lebow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rolling scoring with some ground and pound.
Rolling trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebow wants to stand up but Rolling is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolling postures up and lands a big shot to Lebow's brow.
Rolling passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolling winds up and cracks Lebow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rolling throwing shots but Lebow is blocking nicely.
Lebow has hold of Rolling's hands but Rolling slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rolling is controlling the pace.
Lebow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rolling.
Rolling with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rolling drops an elbow to the side of Lebow's head.
Lebow is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolling seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lebow is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dav Rolling!
Our winner, Dav Rolling, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tonnie Mazloum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonnie Mazloum is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonnie Mazloum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabber just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mazloum circles away quickly and effectively.
Jabber scores with a head kick.
It looks like Tonnie Mazloum has been cut.
Mazloum lands a slapping body shot.
Jabber with a nice cross.
We've been told by Mazloum's head coaches at Legendary .Inc that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jabber throws a head kick but Mazloum moves out of range.
Mazloum drives through and clinches with Jabber against the cage.
Jabber swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazloum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabber blocks a body shot from Mazloum.
Jabber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Mazloum.
Jabber misses with a body punch.
Jabber is trying to break the clinch but Mazloum has him pressed against the cage.
Mazloum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Mazloum.
Jabber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jabber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mazloum blocks it with crossed arms.
Jabber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mazloum has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Mazloum.
Mazloum lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabber is trying to break the clinch but Mazloum has him pressed against the cage.
Jabber misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mazloum avoids the elbow strike from Jabber, against the cage.
Jabber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mazloum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jabber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mazloum blocks an uppercut.
Mazloum prevents Jabber from breaking the clinch.
Mazloum taking a breather.
Mazloum lands with a short shot to the head.
Jabber letting Mazloum take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazloum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mazloum keeps control of Jabber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jabber wants to get back to striking at distance but Mazloum won't allow it.
Jabber is trying to force a seperation but Mazloum has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazloum works on Jabber's body with a couple of short punches.
Jabber has had enough of the clinch but Mazloum keeps him there for the moment.
Jabber wants to get back to striking at distance but Mazloum won't allow it.
Mazloum keeps control of Jabber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jabber swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazloum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazloum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Jabber fails to land.
Jabber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mazloum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mazloum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mazloum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jabber backwards.
Jabber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mazloum has him pressed against the cage.
Mazloum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mazloum lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mazloum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazloum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jabber is rocked!
Jabber throws a head punch that misses.
Jabber is still on wobbly legs! Can Mazloum finish him?
Mazloum lands with a short shot to the head.
Jabber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabber wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Mazloum.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mazloum pushes Jabber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jabber breaks from the clinch.
Mazloum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mazloum lunges at Jabber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jabber's hand.
Jabber throws a series of punches but Mazloum avoids them all with ease.
Mazloum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mazloum tried to score with a low kick but Jabber checks it.
Mazloum just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazloum connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jabber. Jabber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mazloum cracks Jabber with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jabber falls to his knees and Mazloum doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tonnie Mazloum!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Pacioretty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins has chosen Heaven Shall Burn - Combat as his entrance music. Jimbo Jenkins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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21
212 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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27
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pacioretty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimbo Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacioretty staying out of range there.
Jenkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Pacioretty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pacioretty checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Pacioretty scores with a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Pacioretty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pacioretty postures up.
Jenkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Jenkins, not yet.
Jenkins trying to keep a closed guard but Pacioretty is proving a slippery customer.
Pacioretty decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A good leg kick by Jenkins.
Pacioretty avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacioretty forces Jenkins back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacioretty takes an elbow to the temple.
Jenkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jenkins is pressed up against the cage. Pacioretty has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jenkins down to the mat. Jenkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pacioretty ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Pacioretty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenkins.
Pacioretty moves into the clinch.
Pacioretty blocks an elbow strike.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Pacioretty 's eye.
It looks like Max Pacioretty has been cut.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow.
Pacioretty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Pacioretty has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jenkins regains guard immediately.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pacioretty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pacioretty is working Jenkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pacioretty preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pacioretty working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jenkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pacioretty trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins working for a triangle but Pacioretty defends it easily.
Pacioretty 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.
Jenkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Jenkins, not yet.
Pacioretty wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty passes into half guard.
Pacioretty prevents Jenkins from improving his position.
Pacioretty slows the pace down in half guard.
Pacioretty 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.
Pacioretty takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins has one foot on Pacioretty's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jimbo Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins misses with a low kick as Pacioretty jumps back.
Pacioretty drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pacioretty postures up and lands a big shot to Jenkins's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacioretty scoring with some ground and pound.
Jenkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pacioretty's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pacioretty holds on and takes a little breather.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Jenkins is pushing down on Pacioretty's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pacioretty is fighting to maintain full guard but Jenkins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pacioretty is looking to improve his position.
Pacioretty wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacioretty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Pacioretty trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pacioretty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Pacioretty's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pacioretty shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jenkins is trying to defend but Pacioretty finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jenkins is looking to control Pacioretty's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jenkins avoid being mounted?
Jenkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pacioretty.
Pacioretty landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pacioretty connects with a nice short shot to Jenkins's temple.
Jenkins tries to roll over but Pacioretty keeps him under control.
Pacioretty is trying to control the action in half guard but Jenkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pacioretty is really struggling to control Jenkins but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jenkins holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is looking for a sweep. Pacioretty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jenkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pacioretty is trying for a kimura here. Jenkins looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pacioretty wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Pacioretty!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Hitoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Olynyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olynyk has chosen Jag - Versace as his entrance music. 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daiki Hitoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelly Olynyk!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitoshi misses with a wild combination.
Olynyk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Olynyk misses with a low kick.
A jab from Hitoshi misses.
Olynyk misses with a low kick.
Hitoshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hitoshi avoids the head kick by Olynyk.
Hitoshi throws a right and a left that Olynyk avoids nicely.
Olynyk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Olynyk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Olynyk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Olynyk connects with a body shot that sends Hitoshi's belly button to the back.
Hitoshi looks to land a right hand but Olynyk moved out of range.
Olynyk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Hitoshi.
Hitoshi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olynyk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Olynyk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitoshi misses with the head strike.
Olynyk told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitoshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olynyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hitoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olynyk blocks an uppercut.
Hitoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hitoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Olynyk lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Daiki Hitoshi has been cut.
A body shot lands from Olynyk.
Hitoshi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olynyk backwards.
Olynyk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hitoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Olynyk on the inside.
Nice body punch from Olynyk - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olynyk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Olynyk lands an uppercut.
Olynyk breaks the clinch.
Olynyk slips a jab from Hitoshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olynyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hitoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Olynyk.
Hitoshi fails to land the takedown.
Hitoshi throws a shot from downtown. Olynyk moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Olynyk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hitoshi is breathing heavily.
Olynyk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Olynyk tries to clinch but Hitoshi is having none of it.
Olynyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olynyk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitoshi throws out the jab.
Olynyk moves in looking to clinch but Hitoshi pushes him off.
Olynyk lands a big head kick that sends Hitoshi tumbling to the mat! Olynyk takes a step backwards and waves Hitoshi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hitoshi is rocked!
Olynyk circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Hitoshi tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Olynyk wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kelly Olynyk!
Kelly Olynyk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afa Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Afa Sila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Zong!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sila counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sila is stalling in the full guard.
Zong trying to keep a closed guard but Sila is proving a slippery customer.
Sila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zong trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sila drops back looking for a leg! Zong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zong manages to kick Sila off! Sila jumps back into Zong's guard.
Sila avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sila pushes down on Zong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zong actively working from the bottom here.
Zong tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sila has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sila looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila looking for a guillotine from mount but Zong is having none of it.
Sila controlling his opponent.
Zong is just holding on here. Sila manages to take his back.
Zong wants to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sila working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Zong is doing well to defend. Sila seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Zong is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Afa Sila!
Afa Sila retains his lightweight title!
Afa Sila really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nari Vari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nari Vari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Pae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vari moves into the clinch.
A short left from Pae.
Vari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pae.
Vari throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Vari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pae checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nari Vari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pae moves away.
A head kick misses from Pae.
Pae tries a head kick but it misses.
Pae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vari.
Pae throws a head kick that misses.
Pae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pae scores with a leg kick.
Pae throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pae.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pae tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Pae tenderised Vari's leg. Vari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pae.
Vari scores with a nice strike.
Vari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pae's head backwards.
Vari misses the shot to the body.
Pae clinches with his opponent.
Pae missing with knees to the body.
Pae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pae lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vari lands with a right to the head.
Vari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pae tries a head kick but it misses.
Pae tries to land a front kick but Vari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pae throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pae misses with a low kick.
Pae tries a head kick but it misses.
Vari throws a lazy right hand but Pae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pae tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Pae.
Vari digs a good body shot into Pae's ribs.
Pae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pae moves out of range of the leg kick from Vari.
Vari throws a right hand that Pae ducks under and follows up with a left that Pae also avoids with ease.
Pae misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pae throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vari.
Vari looks to throw the jab but Pae is out of range.
Pae throws a lazy head kick
and Vari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vari just misses with a punch to the body.
Pae scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pae goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vari lands a nice looking body shot.
Pae connects with an inside leg kick.
Vari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pae looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vari thows a body shot but no joy.
Vari scores with a jab. Pae acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pae throws a low kick, looking for Vari's leg but Vari calmly moves out of range.
Vari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pae.
Vari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vari throws a leg kick but Pae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pae avoids the body shot from Vari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vari.
Vari misses with a leg kick.
Vari tries to clinch up but Pae circles away and keeps his distance.
Pae lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pae.
A telegraphed right hand from Vari misses the target.
A low kick from Vari misses
and Pae holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vari blocks an uppercut.
Vari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Pae fails to land.
Vari misses with a body punch.
Vari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vari throws a shot to the body.
Vari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Pae will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vari throws a hook but Pae avoids it easily.
Joe Pae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vari throws a big shot that misses.
Vari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pae moves out of range as Vari strikes.
Jab from Vari.
Vari lands with an overhand left.
Vari scores with a nice strike.
Vari slips a jab from Pae.
Vari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vari takes a swing at Pae's ribcage but misses.
Pae gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pae missing with knees to the body.
Pae tries a knee to the head but Vari blocks it.
Pae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vari blocks it with crossed arms.
Vari lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pae tries to throw a body punch but Vari avoids it by throwing Pae back against the cage.
Pae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vari is trying to push Pae away but Pae has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Pae.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pae.
Pae tries to land a knee to the head but Vari blocks with his arms.
Pae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pae struggles to land a body shot inside as Vari controls his hands.
Vari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Pae's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pae lands an uppercut.
Vari misses with a body punch.
Pae has Vari pressed against the cage, preventing Vari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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 body shot lands from Vari.
Vari misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari avoiding damage as Pae throws knees to the body.
Vari is trying to force a seperation but Pae has the dominant position.
Vari managing to block the knees to the body from Pae.
A hook to the body from Pae.
Pae lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pae blocks an uppercut.
Vari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pae throws a head punch that misses.
Pae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vari is defending well for now.
Pae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vari scores with a hook to the body. Pae takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pae wants to clinch up but Vari keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vari throws a shot from downtown. Pae moves away and avoids it.
Vari throws a right and a left that Pae avoids nicely.
Vari throws a big shot that misses.
Vari lands with a good body shot.
Pae doesn't manage to clinch there - Vari circles away.
Vari jabs Pae to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vari thows a body shot but no joy.
Vari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pae at a distance.
Vari cracks the inside of Pae's front leg.
Vari throws a hook but Pae avoids it easily.
Vari throws a poor cross that misses
and Pae moves into the clinch.
Vari tries to work over Pae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vari avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pae tries to clinch but Vari moves out of range.
Vari thuds a left hand into Pae's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vari swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vari misses the target.
Jab from Vari.
Vari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pae circles away quickly and effectively.
Pae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vari.
Nari Vari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vari blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vari misses the jab.
No joy there for Pae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pae throws a one two combo.
Vari blocks a head kick by Pae.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nari Vari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pae looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pae lands a head kick. Vari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pae lands with a nice body kick.
Vari jabs at Pae's body.
Vari tries a low kick but Pae avoids it.
Vari just misses with a punch to the body.
Vari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vari tries to bum rush Pae with a series of wild strikes but Pae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pae. Pae circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Pae.
Pae lands a front kick.
Vari just misses with a punch to the body.
Pae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari missing with a left hand there. Pae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vari tries to clinch but Pae moves away
and Pae counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pae.
Vari wants to get back to striking at distance but Pae won't allow it.
Pae trying to land knees to the body.
Vari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pae with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vari is trying to break the clinch but Pae is controlling him.
Pae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe Pae has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pae tries a body shot but Vari blocks it.
Nice body punch from Vari - that landed with a thud.
Pae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vari.
Vari tries a body shot but Pae blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vari.
Vari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vari lands with a left to the head.
Vari prevents a body shot from Pae.
Vari blocks an elbow strike.
Vari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vari avoiding damage as Pae throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pae misses with a knee strike.
Vari misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vari blocks it with crossed arms.
Vari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pae misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vari looks to throw the jab but Pae is out of range.
Vari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pae walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pae misses with a head kick.
Vari throws a hook but Pae blocks it.
The fighters circling - Vari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vari throws a leg kick but Pae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pae goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pae.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pae throws a head kick that misses.
Vari throws a shot to the body.
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!
Pae throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vari.
Pae takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vari thuds a left hand into Pae's body.
Vari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vari lands a right hook to the body.
Vari thows a body shot but no joy.
Vari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Vari catches Pae right on the button with a cross.
Vari throws a jab but it's blocked by Pae.
Vari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pae.
Pae blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nari Vari really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pae moves out of range as Vari strikes.
Pae tries to clinch up.
Pae plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pae moves away.
Pae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pae.
Vari throws out a loose jab but Pae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vari throws out the jab.
Pae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vari misses with a looping left.
Vari swats away the attempt to clinch by Pae.
Pae swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari blocks a head kick by Pae.
Vari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pae scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vari. That's going to slow Pae down.
Vari cracks Pae with a good jab.
Vari throws a series of punches but Pae avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vari.
Vari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vari connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Vari. That snapped Pae's head back.
Pae moves into range and clinches up with Vari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pae missing with knees to the body.
Vari tries to break the clinch but Pae is controlling the position.
Pae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vari wants to break free but Pae has control.
Pae swings wildly with an uppercut but Vari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Vari.
Vari works on Pae's body with a couple of short punches.
Vari breaks the clinch.
Pae takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Pae checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pae has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pae's elbow.
Pae struggles to land a body shot inside as Vari controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pae has a couple of punches blocked by Vari.
Pae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pae throws a punch but it's blocked by Vari.
Pae misses with a knee strike.
Pae unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vari avoiding damage as Pae throws knees to the body.
Vari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pae obliges.
Vari lands with a light punch inside.
Vari tries to break the clinch but Pae is controlling the position.
Pae throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vari is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Vari.
Pae tries to land knees in the clinch but Vari avoids the damage to the body.
Pae lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pae lands a shot to the body.
Pae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vari's elbow.
Pae missing with knees to the body.
Pae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vari.
Pae throws a punch but it's blocked by Vari.
Pae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vari backwards.
Pae misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joe Pae will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vari misses with a low kick.
Vari throws a shot to the body.
Vari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pae.
Vari moves out of range of the body kick from Pae.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vari. Pae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vari throws out a loose jab but Pae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pae fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Vari blocks the low kick.
Pae moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Pae blocks the leg kick.
Pae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vari.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vari throws an off balance right hand
and Pae counters with a nice body kick.
Pae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari keeps the fight on the outside.
Vari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pae moves away from the strike by Vari.
Vari throws a body punch but Pae moves out of range.
Vari looks to score with a jab to the body but Pae is just out of range.
Vari swings for the body but Pae moves out of range.
Vari connects with the punch.
Pae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vari, as that shot connected.
Vari dodges the punch combination from Pae.
Vari just misses with a punch to the body.
Pae slips under a jab from Vari.
Vari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pae counters with an outside leg kick.
Vari is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pae.
A shot to the body from Vari misses
and Pae counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vari tries to throw a body punch but Pae avoids it by throwing Vari back against the cage.
Pae looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vari misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Vari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vari managing to block the knees to the body from Pae.
Pae blocks a body shot from Vari.
Pae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vari avoids it.
A short right from Vari on the inside.
Vari managing to block the knees to the body from Pae.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae lands a knee to the body.
Vari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vari blocking some punches.
Pae can't find room to land a body shot as Vari controls the action.
Vari tries to break free but Pae pushes him back against the cage.
Pae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vari's elbow.
Pae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pae misses with a body punch.
Vari tries a body shot but Pae blocks it.
Vari prevents a body shot from Pae.
Pae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vari is defending well for now.
Vari misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pae tries a knee to the head but Vari blocks it.
Vari tries a body shot but Pae blocks it.
Pae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vari is defending well for now.
Pae landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pae misses with a punch to the body.
Pae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Vari fails to land.
Pae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pae can't find room to land a body shot as Vari controls the action.
Nice body punch from Vari.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vari struggles to land a body shot inside as Pae controls his hands.
A short right from Pae on the inside.
Pae throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Pae.
I think Pae 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:49
The fight is ruled a draw!
Joe Pae retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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