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Destiny 34: Sila vs. Mishima PBP Commentary |
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 Carls Classic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carls Classic!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikkson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Erikkson forces Classic back against the cage and clinches.
Erikkson manages to break the clinch.
Erikkson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Erikkson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Classic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Erikkson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Erikkson trying to control the position.
Classic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Erikkson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Classic on the ground.
Let's hope that Classic 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Carls Classic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Erikkson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Classic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Classic pulls Erikkson in to control the position.
Erikkson wants to control from the top but Classic keeps moving.
Erikkson being controlled here momentarily.
Erikkson looking to sit in guard and control but Classic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Classic lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Classic drops back looking for a leg! Erikkson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Erikkson manages to kick Classic off! Classic jumps back into Erikkson's guard.
Classic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Classic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Erikkson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Classic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Classic works over Erikkson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Classic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Erikkson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erikkson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Classic is controlling him well.
Classic working the ground and pound from side control.
Classic controlling from side mount.
Erikkson is trying to get back to half guard.
Erikkson is breathing heavily.
Classic controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Erikkson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Classic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Erikkson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carls Classic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Erikkson throws a nice looking combination but Classic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Erikkson blocks the body kick.
Erikkson throws a right hand that Classic ducks under and follows up with a left that Classic also avoids with ease.
Erikkson dives in and scores a takedown into Classic's guard.
Classic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Classic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Erikkson!
Erikkson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Classic controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Classic dominating with strikes here.
Classic controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Classic is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Classic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carls Classic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Woko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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, Will Genia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Woko !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genia slips under a jab from Woko .
Woko throws a series of punches but Genia avoids them all with ease.
Genia looks to land a body kick but Woko moved away.
Genia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Genia ducks right into an uppercut from Woko .
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Genia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Genia slips a jab and a cross from Woko .
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Genia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Woko . Those never looked like landing.
Woko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Genia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Woko throws a shot to the body.
Woko throws a nice looking combination but Genia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Woko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Genia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Genia scores a nice knee to the body.
Woko tries to throw a body punch but Genia avoids it by throwing Woko back against the cage.
Genia presses Woko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Genia lands a good knee to the midsection. Woko won't want to take too many of those.
I was talking to Genia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Woko looks winded!
Genia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Woko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Genia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Genia scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kenji Woko has been cut.
Genia stalling the fight.
Genia landing knees to the head.
Genia lands an elbow inside that Woko shrugs off.
Genia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Genia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Genia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Woko 's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Genia crunches a lovely knee into Woko 's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Woko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Genia lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Genia - that landed with a thud.
Genia lands an elbow that stopped Woko in his tracks for a moment.
Genia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Genia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Genia.
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!
Genia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Woko up against the cage.
Genia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Genia lands a knee to the body.
Genia is struggling to control the position.
Genia crunches a lovely knee into Woko 's ribcage.
Genia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Genia obliges.
Genia has Woko pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Genia.
Genia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Woko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Genia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Genia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Genia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Genia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Genia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Woko 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Genia throws a nice head kick!
Woko swats away the attempt to clinch by Genia.
Woko throws a right and a left that Genia avoids nicely.
Genia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Genia connects with a leg kick. Woko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Woko throws an off balance right hand
and Genia moves into the clinch.
Genia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Woko is breathing heavily.
Genia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Genia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Genia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Genia landing knees to the body.
Genia lands an elbow that stopped Woko in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Kenji Woko 's cut even more.
Genia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Will Genia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Genia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Genia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Genia's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Genia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woko can do to turn this around?
Genia missing with knees to the body.
Genia stalling in the clinch.
Woko can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Woko misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Woko .
Woko swings wildly with an uppercut but Genia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Genia as Woko tries to tie him up.
Woko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Genia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Genia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Woko .
Genia stalling the fight.
Genia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia is not content to let Woko control the position.
Genia is concentrating on defense, preventing Woko from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Genia is trying to control but can't.
Genia has his hands clasped together around Woko 's back. He's all about the action.
Woko is keen to just control but Genia is a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Woko as he connects with a hook.
Woko cracks Genia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Genia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woko .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia tries to clinch there but Woko circles away.
A combination from Woko does no damage.
Woko throws a big shot that misses.
Genia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Woko counters with a series of strikes. Genia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kenji Woko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Genia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Genia scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Genia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Woko 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Genia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Genia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woko misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Genia.
Genia tries to clinch but Woko moves out of range.
No joy there for Woko , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Woko , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Genia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Genia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia throws a head kick but Woko moves out of range.
Genia doesn't manage to clinch there - Woko circles away.
A head kick from Genia lands but Woko takes it in his stride.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by Genia.
Woko keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Woko misses the target.
Woko misses with a few strikes there.
Will Genia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia wants to clinch up but Woko keeps it at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Genia!
Genia connects with an inside leg kick.
Woko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Genia.
Genia doesn't manage to clinch there - Woko circles away.
Woko throws a looping overhand right but Genia ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genia moves into the clinch.
Genia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Woko .
Genia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Woko .
Woko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Genia lands a knee to the head.
Genia is pushing Woko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woko stalling in the clinch but Genia improves position.
Genia crunches a lovely knee into Woko 's ribcage.
Genia is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Will Genia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Woko .
Woko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Genia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenji Woko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Genia is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woko .
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Genia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Genia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Genia!
Will Genia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Matta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matta has chosen Velociraptor by SUBSONICA as his entrance music. Enrico Matta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enrico Matta!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like David Perez has been cut.
Matta throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.
Perez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matta tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Perez is in Matta's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Matta pulls Perez in close to his closed guard and prevents Perez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Perez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Perez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Matta, who protects the arm well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matta tries to bench press Perez off him but Perez keeps the position.
Matta prevents Perez from improving position.
Matta is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matta wants to control but Perez postures up.
Perez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Matta has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Perez but great work by Matta.
Perez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Matta is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perez is trying to get back to half guard.
Perez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matta prevents Perez from improving his position.
Perez looking for submissions off his back.
Perez is not content to let Matta control the position.
Matta stalling.
Perez with the active half guard here but Matta passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matta trying to control the action but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez tries to improve position but can't.
Matta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perez keeps working.
Perez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Matta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matta in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Perez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to pass the guard but Matta defending well.
Perez is working for a kimura but Matta is defending it quite comfortably.
Matta manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matta is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enrico Matta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Perez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Matta there.
Matta works over Perez's head and body with a nice combination.
Matta keeps Perez at a distance using the push kick.
Matta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perez's calf.
Nice sprawl there from Matta as Perez shoots in.
Enrico Matta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matta sprawls well. Matta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perez gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perez is rocked!
Perez leaves his chin hanging out and Matta seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Perez crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enrico Matta!
A relieved looking Enrico Matta 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Danielson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielson blocks a head kick by Chambers.
Chambers moves into range and clinches up with Danielson.
Chambers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Danielson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Danielson takes a shot to the head.
Chambers lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ray Danielson has been cut.
Chambers lands an elbow just above Danielson 's eye.
Chambers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danielson's efforts to push away.
Chambers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danielson gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Chambers!
After winning the bout, Jack Chambers 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 Dav Rolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolling kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Breathe by The Prodigy. Dux has chosen Lose My Mind as his entrance music. John Dux will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dav Rolling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Dux!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux throws an off balance right hand
so Rolling counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rolling throws an elbow that misses. Dux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rolling's guard. Nice move by Dux!
Dux wants to stand but Rolling is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dux wants to control from the top but Rolling keeps moving.
Rolling 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.
Dux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rolling swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dux wants to stand but Rolling is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rolling is trying to control the position but Dux postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux looking to pass the guard.
Rolling is pulling down on Dux's head to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rolling misses with a body shot
and Dux counters with a straight right hand.
Rolling scores with a one two! Dux had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rolling looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rolling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dux throws a series of punches but Rolling moves out of range.
Dux 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.
John Dux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dux punishes Rolling's body with a nice straight punch.
Dux misses with an uppercut. Rolling saw that one coming.
Dux avoids the body shot from Rolling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux blocks a leg kick.
Dux misses with a straight left.
Dux moves away from the strike by Rolling.
Rolling throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dux.
Dux jabs Rolling right on the nose. Rolling blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolling throws a hook to the side of Dux's head but Dux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dux scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rolling throws a shot from downtown. Dux moves away and avoids it.
John Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolling throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dux throws a nice looking combination but Rolling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Rolling misses the target.
Rolling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rolling throws a leg kick
enabling Dux to counter with a crisp jab.
Rolling shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolling was well out of range. Poor timing from Dux.
Rolling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rolling cracks Dux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rolling scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rolling trying to control the position but Dux is working away.
Rolling working the strikes but Dux uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolling seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dux is staying active underneath Rolling, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dux trying to control here.
Dux looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolling wants to take a breather but Dux is having none of it.
Rolling slips a nice elbow through Dux's hands, connecting with Dux's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolling with the ground and pound but Dux uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rolling trying to control the position from guard on top but Dux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dav Rolling 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.
Rolling throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dux counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dux, right into the meat.
Dux scores with a jab to the head.
Rolling tries for a takedown but Dux sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rolling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rolling.
Rolling is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dux's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rolling moves out of range of the strikes.
Rolling lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rolling misses with a shot to the body
and Dux counters with a nice body shot.
Dux might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dux dips to his left and cracks Rolling with an uppercut!
Rolling avoids the body shot from Dux.
Dux takes a swing at Rolling's ribcage but misses.
Dux is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux scores with a nice head shot.
Dux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rolling.
Rolling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John Dux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rolling loads up on a big right hand but Dux slips the punch.
Dux scores with a nice head shot.
Rolling loads up on a big right hand but Dux slips the punch.
Rolling looks to throw the jab but Dux is out of range.
A slow jab from Rolling misses its intended target.
Rolling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rolling throws the left hand but Dux avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux misses with a looping left.
Dux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rolling. That did some damage!
Dux bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rolling throws a jab but it's blocked by Dux.
Rolling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dav Rolling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolling dives in and grabs Dux's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dux pushes down on Rolling's head and hops out.
Rolling gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rolling is rocked!
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!
Rolling swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dux counters with a huge left! Rolling is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dux isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rolling from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Dux!
John Dux seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hollow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollow comes into the arena with Right The Lightning blaring out of the sound system. Mars has chosen Solaar Pleure by Solaar as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hollow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mars.
Hollow looks to land a right hand but Mars moved out of range.
Hollow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hollow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollow tries to bum rush Mars with a series of wild strikes but Mars uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mars dodges the punch combination from Hollow.
We've been told by Hollow's head coaches at Reign in Blood that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mars slips under a jab.
Hollow blocks a head kick by Mars.
Hollow clinches up with Mars and pushes him back against the cage.
Mars tries to throw a body punch but Hollow avoids it by throwing Mars back against the cage.
Hollow wants to break free but Mars has control.
Hollow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mars misses with the head strike.
Mars keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hollow's efforts to push away.
Hollow tries to circle away but Mars has him pinned against the cage.
Hollow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hollow is trying to break the clinch but Mars is controlling him.
Mars lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Mars.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars prevents Hollow from breaking the clinch.
Hollow blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Mars.
Hollow can't break the clinch.
Hollow prevents a body shot from Mars.
Mars throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hollow can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hollow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mars.
Hollow is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Mars.
Mars is leaning against Hollow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mars with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mars tries a body shot but Hollow blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Mars.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mars has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mars throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mars lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mars cracks Hollow with a nice body shot.
Mars scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mars.
Mars lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mars.
Mars lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Jack Hollow has been cut.
Mars lands a body shot.
Mars lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mars working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mars lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hollow is rocked!
Mars pushes Hollow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mars lands a body punch.
Mars lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Hollow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mars drops Hollow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hollow is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hollow blocks an uppercut.
Mars lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mars.
Mars lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hollow seems to have got his legs back now.
Mars looking to throw knees to the head but Hollow is blocking nicely.
Mars tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mars works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mars lands with a left to the head.
Mars lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars presses Hollow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mars working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mars cracks Hollow with a nice body shot.
Mars drops Hollow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hollow is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mars tries to work over Hollow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mars lands a nice uppercut.
Mars lands a big right hand! Hollow is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Pacioretty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Pacioretty 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tebato Nakara!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakara wants to clinch up but Pacioretty keeps it at a distance.
Nakara tries to clinch there but Pacioretty circles away.
Nakara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakara clinches up against the cage.
Pacioretty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Nakara.
Nakara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pacioretty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pacioretty ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pacioretty no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pacioretty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakara trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pacioretty's guard.
Nakara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pacioretty is keeping the position for now.
Nakara with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacioretty wants to get back to his feet but Nakara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pacioretty wants to sweep here but Nakara controlling him for the moment.
Pacioretty has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nakara is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Pacioretty wants a takedown.
Nakara is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pacioretty is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nakara to the mat. Nakara regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pacioretty wants to pass the guard but Nakara is keeping the position.
We've been hearing that Pacioretty has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nakara keeping moving, preventing Pacioretty from controlling successfully.
Pacioretty won't allow Nakara to get back to his feet.
Pacioretty wants to control from the top but Nakara keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakara 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Pacioretty wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pacioretty closes the distance and clinches.
Nakara looking to throw knees to the head but Pacioretty is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacioretty wants a takedown but no success here.
Nakara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pacioretty is keeping busy.
Nakara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacioretty.
Pacioretty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nakara gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Pacioretty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakara leaning against his opponent.
Nakara wants a takedown but no success here.
Nakara goes for a takedown attempt but Pacioretty pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tebato Nakara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacioretty misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakara is fending him off so far but Pacioretty persists. Nope, Nakara circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacioretty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacioretty lands a nice looking body shot.
Pacioretty lands a jab to the nose.
Nakara lands a leg kick that knocks Pacioretty off balance momentarily.
Nakara misses with a body kick.
Nakara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pacioretty shoots in looking for a takedown. Nakara tries to sprawl out of it but Pacioretty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nakara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacioretty tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nakara defends well and Pacioretty ends up having to push Nakara into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nakara stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacioretty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakara lands an elbow inside that Pacioretty shrugs off.
Nakara scores with a shot to the side of Pacioretty's head.
Pacioretty goes for a takedown attempt but Nakara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pacioretty has managed to clinch.
Pacioretty gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nakara regains guard.
Pacioretty throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakara pulls Pacioretty in close to prevent any damage.
Pacioretty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been informed that Nakara has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakara controlling the position.
Nakara is looking to stand up but Pacioretty isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pacioretty dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pacioretty forces Nakara back against the cage and clinches.
Pacioretty manages to break the clinch.
Max Pacioretty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakara throws a low kick but Pacioretty avoids it.
Nice jab there from Pacioretty.
Nakara throws a head kick that misses.
Pacioretty misses with an uppercut. Nakara saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Nakara.
Pacioretty drives through and clinches with Nakara against the cage.
Nakara lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacioretty wants to sweep but no luck.
Pacioretty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakara's guard.
Nakara trying to strike off his back.
Pacioretty got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nakara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pacioretty has managed to get both his arms back between Nakara's legs - danger averted.
Pacioretty working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakara's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nakara is looking to stand up but Pacioretty isn't so interested in that idea.
Pacioretty is in close to Nakara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakara is trying to control the position but Pacioretty postures up.
Pacioretty stays in close to Nakara's body and controls the position.
Pacioretty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nakara is looking to control Pacioretty's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakara avoid being mounted?
Pacioretty with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nice strikes from Pacioretty there.
Max Pacioretty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakara has hold of Pacioretty's hands but Pacioretty slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pacioretty throwing shots but Nakara is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pacioretty lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacioretty working over Nakara with some ground and pound. Nakara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pacioretty seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pacioretty is stalling here. Nakara is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pacioretty seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nakara has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nakara is looking to take a break and control but Pacioretty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakara looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pacioretty is avoiding damage well.
Pacioretty is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pacioretty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pacioretty is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakara wants to control but Pacioretty is keeping him busy.
Pacioretty holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara wants to stand but Pacioretty is controlling his arm.
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.
Pacioretty is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pacioretty is not content to let Nakara control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nakara slaps away a takedown attempt from Pacioretty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakara scores with a spinning back kick!
Max Pacioretty is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakara clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pacioretty dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Pacioretty is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nakara's half guard.
Pacioretty is thwarting Nakara's attempts to control the position.
Nakara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pacioretty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pacioretty stopping the sweep attempt from Nakara.
Nakara keeping full guard, as Pacioretty tries to pass.
Pacioretty being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pacioretty's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakara is trying to keep Pacioretty in close.
Nakara lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pacioretty!
Pacioretty manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pacioretty pushes Nakara off and gets back to his feet.
Pacioretty drives through and clinches with Nakara against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacioretty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nakara circles away.
A good leg kick by Nakara.
Nakara throws a head kick that misses.
Pacioretty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakara moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakara is looking to control Pacioretty's arms but Pacioretty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nakara has his back to the cage.
Pacioretty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakara misses with some punches.
Pacioretty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pacioretty works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pacioretty with a nice head shot there.
Pacioretty slips nicely into half guard.
Nakara is looking to escape.
Nakara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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.
Nakara is controlling Pacioretty's trapped leg to prevent Pacioretty from advancing to side control.
Nakara pushes Pacioretty off looking to stand but Pacioretty dives back in and keeps control.
Pacioretty looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nakara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pacioretty wants to control but Nakara is keeping him busy.
Pacioretty lands with a punch from half guard.
Pacioretty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacioretty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pacioretty lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakara manages to get to full guard.
Pacioretty with a nice head shot there.
Pacioretty working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakara's head.
Pacioretty with a nice head shot there.
Pacioretty throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakara controls Pacioretty momentarily but Pacioretty frees himself.
Pacioretty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tebato Nakara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Pacioretty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakara keeping moving, preventing Pacioretty from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Pacioretty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacioretty, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Pacioretty!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loves To Spooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spooge has chosen Litte Things - One Direction as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Loves To Spooge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Good kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Loves To Spooge!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spooge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sithole motions for Spooge to come forward. Sithole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sithole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spooge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sithole misses with a kick to the body.
Sithole lands a right hook to the body.
Spooge looks to score with a jab to the body but Sithole is just out of range.
Sithole blocks a head kick by Spooge.
Sithole throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spooge's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spooge throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spooge swinging wildly here.
Sithole throws a head kick that misses.
Sithole throws a sloppy head kick and Spooge moves out of range easily.
Sithole catches Spooge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sithole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spooge misses with a double jab.
Spooge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sithole.
Sithole blocks a head kick by Spooge.
Spooge misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Spooge quickly recovers to half guard.
Sithole is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sithole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sithole in particular looking to stall.
Spooge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sithole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spooge is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Moses Sithole.
Sithole misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole cracks Spooge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Loves To Spooge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sithole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spooge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spooge throws a chopping leg kick but Sithole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sithole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spooge.
Spooge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sithole. That one must have hurt.
Spooge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sithole takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spooge misses with a jab to the body
and Sithole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sithole throws a wild body kick that Spooge sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheers as Sithole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spooge doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spooge. Sithole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sithole looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Spooge!
Spooge struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sithole is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Spooge will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sithole seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spooge for as long as he can get away with.
Sithole grinds an elbow into Spooge's temple.
Spooge is trying to escape the position but Sithole is controlling the position.
Spooge is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sithole scoring with punches from side control.
Spooge is looking for a sweep.
Sithole content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sithole in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Spooge felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sithole moves into full mount!
Sithole landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Sithole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sithole misses with a wild combination.
Sithole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spooge on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spooge misses with an uppercut
and Sithole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moses Sithole is winning the standup battle so far.
Sithole throws a shot from downtown. Spooge moves away and avoids it.
Sithole looks to score with a jab to the body but Spooge is just out of range.
Spooge thows a body shot but no joy.
Sithole clobbers Spooge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sithole lands a jab to the head.
Spooge throws a combination that misses
and Sithole counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sithole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spooge avoids the head kick by Sithole.
Spooge stuffs the takedown.
Spooge tries to bum rush Sithole with a series of wild strikes but Sithole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spooge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spooge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spooge gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sithole to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sithole controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sithole postures up.
Sithole sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spooge's guard.
Spooge is trying to stand back up but Sithole is controlling him
Sithole seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sithole works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spooge is trying to get back to his feet.
Sithole is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sithole lands some shots froms side control.
Sithole looks up at the clock and then as Spooge takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sithole smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Spooge taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sithole working the ground and pound.
Spooge is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sithole is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sithole sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole landing shots from mount.
Sithole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Spooge in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sithole putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Sithole landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sithole controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole dominating with strikes here.
Sithole controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sithole pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Sithole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Sithole dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sithole connects with a looping right hand.
Spooge looks to land a body kick but Sithole moved away.
Sithole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spooge can do to turn this around?
Spooge throws a body kick that misses
and Sithole decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spooge's guard.
Sithole throwing strikes but missing.
Sithole's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sithole stands and throws Spooge's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spooge is letting Sithole control him for a moment.
Spooge takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole slows the pace down.
Sithole lands an elbow.
Sithole working the head and body with strikes.
Sithole is chipping away with strikes.
Sithole just content to control the position.
Moses Sithole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sithole scores with a couple of short elbows.
Spooge tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sithole wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spooge is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Loves To Spooge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sithole works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sithole is staying tight to Spooge's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Spooge is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sithole is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole content just to control the position here.
Sithole punishing his opponent with strikes.
Spooge slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sithole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sithole performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sithole lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sithole content to control rather than advance.
Sithole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sithole works his way into side control.
Sithole controlling from side mount.
Sithole landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sithole in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sithole moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Sithole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sithole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Sithole!
An out of breath Moses Sithole thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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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). This should be a great matchup!
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191 lbs
7 - 0 - 1 |
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202 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1, 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 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pae tries to bum rush Vari with a series of wild strikes but Vari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pae scores with a head kick. Vari tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nari Vari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vari swings for the body but Pae moves out of range.
Vari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pae under the eye.
Pae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Vari misses.
Vari moves out of range as Pae throws a body kick.
Pae closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vari counters with a nice body shot.
Vari throws a shot to the body.
Pae clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pae lands an uppercut.
Vari is looking to break free of the clinch but Pae has double underhooks.
Vari prevents a body shot from Pae.
Vari is trying to break the clinch but Pae has him pressed against the cage.
Pae lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pae tries to throw a body punch but Vari avoids it by throwing Pae back against the cage.
Vari tries a body shot but Pae blocks it.
Vari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pae is working Vari over against the cage.
Vari lands with a light punch inside.
Pae missing with knees to the body.
Vari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pae.
Pae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vari lands a shot to the body.
Pae misses with a knee to the head.
Pae blocks a body shot from Vari.
Vari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pae is looking to clinch.
Vari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vari. Pae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pae moves away from the strike by Vari.
A jab from Vari misses.
Vari with a jab.
Vari scores with a head kick.
Vari throws a head kick but Pae moves out of range.
Pae misses with a low kick.
Vari cracks Pae with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vari misses with a hook to the body
and Pae counters with an inside leg kick.
Vari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Pae blocks the leg kick.
Vari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pae.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vari. Vari obviously looking to wear him down.
Vari throws a chopping leg kick but Pae manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pae throws a head kick but Vari moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pae, right into the meat.
Pae with a jab.
Pae fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pae is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pae. That's going to slow Vari down.
Pae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pae ducks under a wild hook from Vari.
Vari misses with a body shot.
Pae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vari. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pae.
Vari is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Vari misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vari misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Vari.
Pae takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pae circles away quickly and effectively.
Pae avoids the head kick by Vari.
Pae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pae.
Pae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pae gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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 misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vari blocks a body shot from Pae.
Vari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pae. That's going to slow Vari down.
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.
That's time! Pae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vari connects with a body shot that sends Pae's belly button to the back.
Vari misses with a hook. Pae ducked under it nicely.
Vari thows a leg kick but Pae checks it
and Pae counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vari's knee momentarily.
Pae throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vari. Pae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe Pae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pae looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pae throws a leg kick that misses.
Vari dodges the punch combination from Pae.
Vari loads up on a big right hand but Pae slips the punch.
Pae lands a leg kick that knocks Vari off balance momentarily.
Pae tries to clinch but Vari moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joe Pae is winning the standup battle so far.
Vari motions for Pae to come forward. Vari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pae manages to avoid it.
Vari walks into a stiff left hand from Pae.
Pae instigates a clinch.
Vari is trying to break the clinch but Pae has him pressed against the cage.
Vari misses with a punch to the body.
Pae lands a knee to the body.
Pae unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pae throws a head punch that misses.
Vari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Pae.
Vari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pae working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pae tries to land knees in the clinch but Vari avoids the damage to the body.
Pae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe Pae has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vari breaks from the clinch.
Pae lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vari slips a jab and a cross from Pae.
Vari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vari throws out a leg kick but Pae moves out of range and Vari only half commits.
Vari slips under a jab from Pae.
Vari thows a body shot but no joy.
Pae has closed the distance and engaged Vari in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari breaks the clinch.
Pae wants to clinch up but Vari keeps it at a distance.
Vari throws a front kick that sends Pae stumbling back into the cage.
Pae tries to clinch there but Vari circles away.
Pae scores with a leg kick.
Vari tries a head kick but it misses.
Pae misses with a hook.
Vari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Pae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pae throws a low kick, looking for Vari's leg but Vari calmly moves out of range.
Vari throws a hook to the side of Pae's head but Pae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vari looks to throw the jab but Pae is out of range.
Pae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vari's calf.
Vari misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vari wants to slow Pae down by chopping away at his legs.
Vari avoids the head kick by Pae.
Pae tries to land a leg kick but Vari saw it coming and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vari checks a leg kick.
Pae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vari.
Vari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vari throws out a loose jab but Pae uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vari works Pae's body with a nice hook.
Vari fails to land with a series of punches.
Pae showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Pae dominated that second round.
That's time! Pae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pae.
Vari throws a low kick but Pae avoids it.
Vari swats away the attempt to clinch by Pae.
Vari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pae.
Pae slips a straight right by Vari.
A head kick misses from Vari.
Pae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pae closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pae presses Vari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Pae - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Pae.
Pae lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vari backwards.
Vari is trying to push Pae away but Pae has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vari fails to land.
Pae throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pae.
Vari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pae working aggressively here.
Pae prevents Vari from breaking the clinch.
Vari is looking to break free of the clinch but Pae has double underhooks.
Vari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Pae.
Pae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vari.
Pae lands a knee to the body.
Vari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vari tries to break free but Pae pushes him back against the cage.
Vari is looking to break free of the clinch but Pae has double underhooks.
Pae lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pae.
Pae tries to land a knee to the head but Vari blocks with his arms.
Pae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vari blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Pae.
Pae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pae tries to land knees in the clinch but Vari avoids the damage to the body.
Pae lands a good knee to the midsection. Vari won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae tries to land a knee to the head but Vari blocks with his arms.
Vari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vari can't break the clinch.
Pae lands a shot to the body.
Pae lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pae.
Pae unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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 scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pae pushes Vari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vari can do to turn this around?
Vari throws out a loose jab but Pae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pae misses with a double jab.
Vari throws the kick towards the body but Pae avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vari lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pae lands a jab to the nose.
Pae drops Vari with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vari looks back up at him and smiles so Pae waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Vari is rocked!
Vari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vari is still on wobbly legs! Can Pae finish him?
Pae throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pae pushes Vari away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pae clinches.
Pae pushes Vari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pae is leaning against Vari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pae crunches a lovely knee into Vari's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pae.
Knees to the body from Pae.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Pae clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pae gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vari seems to have recovered his senses.
Vari working hard to break the clinch.
Pae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pae.
Pae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Vari blocks the low kick.
Pae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vari checks it well.
Vari misses with an uppercut.
Vari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pae counters with an inside leg kick.
Pae takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pae takes a swing at Vari's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari misses with a low kick.
Vari throws a head kick that misses.
Pae blocks a head kick by Vari.
Vari throws a jab but it's blocked by Pae.
Pae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vari.
Sloppy strikes from Vari. Those never looked like landing.
Vari is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A cross from Pae lands.
Vari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pae's calf.
Vari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pae in his tracks.
Vari just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vari.
Vari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pae manages to avoid it.
Pae fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Vari catches Pae right on the button with a cross.
Pae tries to clinch up but Vari circles away and keeps his distance.
Pae lands a lovely overhand right.
Pae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vari.
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 lands with a good body shot.
Vari ducks under a wild hook from Pae.
Pae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pae swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pae. Pae obviously looking to wear him down.
Vari throws a lazy body kick
and Pae holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pae obliges.
Vari struggles to land a body shot inside as Pae controls his hands.
Vari is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pae trying to land knees to the body.
Vari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pae missing with knees to the body.
Pae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vari.
Vari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vari tries to circle away but Pae has him pinned against the cage.
Vari blocking some punches.
Vari scores with a hook to the body.
Vari tries to throw a body punch but Pae avoids it by throwing Vari back against the cage.
Pae keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vari's efforts to push away.
Pae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pae tries to land knees in the clinch but Vari avoids the damage to the body.
Pae trying to land knees to the body.
Pae blocking some punches.
Vari has had enough of the clinch but Pae keeps him there for the moment.
Vari blocks an uppercut.
Vari pushes Pae back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pae misses with a body punch.
Vari blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pae struggles to land a body shot inside as Vari controls his hands.
Pae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Pae gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vari takes a swing at Pae's ribcage but misses.
Vari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pae swings for the body but Vari moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Vari.
Pae throws a head kick that misses.
Vari misses with a low kick.
Pae throws a sloppy head kick and Vari moves out of range easily.
Vari tries to land a leg kick but Pae saw it coming and moves away.
Pae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pae closes the distance but Vari moves to the side
and Vari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pae was well out of range. Poor timing from Vari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the body from Vari misses
and Pae counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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.
Nice defenses there by Pae.
Vari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vari keeps the fight on the outside.
Pae throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vari's head.
Vari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vari thows a body shot but no joy.
Pae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari swats away the attempt to clinch by Pae.
Pae ducks under a wild hook from Vari.
Vari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vari lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice cross by Pae.
Pae closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pae misses with a body punch.
Pae misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Vari as the two fighters clinch.
Vari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vari misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vari working hard to break the clinch.
Pae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pae throws a punch but it's blocked by Vari.
Pae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pae tries to work over Vari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vari breaks the clinch.
Vari checks a leg kick nicely.
Pae throws a series of punches but Vari moves out of range.
Vari cracks the inside of Pae's front leg.
Vari throws a series of punches but Pae moves out of range.
Vari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vari scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Vari.
Vari stuns Pae with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pae.
Vari throws a body punch but Pae moves out of range.
Joe Pae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pae moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vari scores with the left hand. Pae knows he should have avoided that one.
Pae looks to land a combination but Vari avoids it well.
Pae takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pae avoids the body shot from Vari.
A solid body kick from Pae.
Pae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nari Vari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Vari.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nari Vari.
Well Pae 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joe Pae!
Joe Pae retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Joe Pae 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Afa Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima has chosen All I Do Is Win as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima looks to score with a jab to the body but Sila is just out of range.
We've been told by Sila's head coaches at Saboteur's Playground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sila connects with a crisp jab.
Sila changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mishima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by Sila.
Mishima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mishima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sila.
Sila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sila scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sila. Mishima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mishima moves away from the strike by Sila.
Sila misses with a lunging right hand
and Mishima counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mishima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mishima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sila is adopting a defensive guard.
Mishima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mishima postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sila is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mishima, into his guard.
Mishima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mishima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila looking to pass the guard.
Sila is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sila pushing down on Mishima's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sila is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mishima defends it well.
Mishima is looking for a sweep. Sila is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mishima looking for submissions off his back.
Sila trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima with the active half guard here but Sila passes nicely into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sila trying to control the position but Mishima is working away.
Mishima is looking to reverse the position.
Sila is trying to get an arm triangle but Mishima is defending well.
Mishima tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sila wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sila content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mishima is trying to improve his position.
Sila working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima looking for a sweep but Sila has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mishima wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Sila just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mishima is trying to break free.
Sila controls the position.
Mishima is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Mishima's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afa Sila dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mishima walks into a jab.
Mishima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mishima moves away.
Sila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Sila.
Jin Mishima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sila throws a right hand that misses
and Mishima counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mishima is trying to work for a kimura but Sila is defending well.
Sila controlling the position for now.
Mishima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mishima is looking for a kimura but Sila is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mishima to get the leverage.
Mishima is looking to advance position but Sila won't allow it.
Sila is defending against the submission attempts here by Mishima.
Mishima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mishima is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sila sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila is controlling Mishima's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mishima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sila defends it well.
Mishima is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mishima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sila defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Sila as he works his way to full guard.
Mishima throws an elbow that misses. Sila uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mishima's guard. Nice move by Sila!
Sila slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jin Mishima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mishima tries to improve position but can't.
Mishima manages to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mishima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sila pulls his head out easily.
Mishima is breathing heavily.
Well, if Sila 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.
Mishima regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mishima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mishima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sila can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sila pushes down on Mishima's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Mishima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sila misses with an uppercut. Mishima saw that one coming.
Sila just misses with a punch to the body.
Sila misses with a jab to the body
and Mishima counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sila won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from Mishima are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sila is trying to control Mishima's posture but Mishima avoids it.
Mishima in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Sila is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jin Mishima!
Jin Mishima is the new lightweight champion!
Jin Mishima really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tokyo United Fightwear ($9 shirts) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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