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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane comes into the arena with Akon - Never Gonna Get It blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Andrus Laane has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andrus Laane seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane clinches up against the cage.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laane misses with a knee to the head.
Laane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laane throws a series of punches but Miyamoto avoids them all with ease.
Laane swinging wildly here.
Laane misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been informed that Miyamoto has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Miyamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miyamoto tests Laane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laane scores with a spinning back kick!
Miyamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Laane connects with a leg kick. Miyamoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laane cracks the inside of Miyamoto's front leg.
Laane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyamoto.
Laane has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miyamoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Miyamoto avoiding damage as Laane throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laane.
Miyamoto misses with the head strike.
Laane leaning against his opponent.
Miyamoto wants to stall.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Laane can't break the clinch.
Miyamoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miyamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Laane.
Laane throws a head punch that misses.
Laane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laane's defenses.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miyamoto.
Laane is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miyamoto taking a breather.
Laane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miyamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Laane.
Laane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Laane has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Miyamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyamoto scores with a shot to the side of Laane's head.
Miyamoto lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Laane fails to land.
Laane avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
Laane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laane dodges an elbow strike from Miyamoto.
Laane takes a shot to the head.
Miyamoto cracks Laane with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miyamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Laane.
Laane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laane takes an elbow to the temple.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miyamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miyamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Miyamoto.
Laane is rocked!
Laane tries to stall but Miyamoto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oh Laane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miyamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miyamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miyamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Laane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Laane in his tracks for a moment.
Miyamoto lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Laane to his knees! Miyamoto keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Miyamoto!
Phoenix Miyamoto 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark comes to the cage accompanied by RUN DMC its like that. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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248 lbs
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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
41 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oakley Bark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bark avoids the body shot from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bark on the side of the head.
Klitschko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Bark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bark.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Klitschko 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 Bark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Klitschko misses the jab.
Klitschko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bark dives in and grabs Klitschko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Klitschko pushes down on Bark's head and hops out.
Klitschko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Klitschko throws a right hand that Bark ducks under and follows up with a left that Bark also avoids with ease.
Bark 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.
Bark blocks a jab.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klitschko throws a lazy uppercut
and Bark counters with a single leg into guard. Klitschko didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bark tries to free his leg and advance position but Klitschko is retaining full guard.
Bark trying to control the position from guard on top but Klitschko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Klitschko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Klitschko has escaped and now he's on top!
Bark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Klitschko!
Bark wants to control the pace but Klitschko is squirming around nicely.
Bark is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Klitschko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Klitschko is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bark.
Bark is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Klitschko to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Klitschko shrugs it off.
Bark tries to control but Klitschko wriggling away.
Bark is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Klitschko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bark looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark trying to control but Klitschko is having none of it.
Bark controlling from mount.
Klitschko is working to get back to half guard.
Klitschko wants to control but Bark is having none of it.
Bark is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Klitschko has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Klitschko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko trying to control the position from guard on top but Bark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bark wants to get back to his feet but Klitschko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bark keeping moving, preventing Klitschko from controlling successfully.
Klitschko wants to pass the guard but Bark is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klitschko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 Oakley Bark 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.
Klitschko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klitschko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klitschko tries to avoid it but Bark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klitschko to the ground. Klitschko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bark changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Klitschko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bark working away.
Bark swings around for an armbar but Klitschko sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bark's guard.
Klitschko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bark has his foot on Klitschko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Klitschko works his way back into a safe position though.
Bark looking to control.
Bark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Klitschko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klitschko postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko is working Bark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bark being controlled here, momentarily.
Bark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Klitschko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bark wants to sweep here but Klitschko controlling him for the moment.
Klitschko is looking to stand up but Bark won't let him.
Klitschko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark is looking to sweep but instead, Klitschko has passed into half guard.
Bark is trying to get back to full guard.
Klitschko is controlling the pace.
Klitschko 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.
Bark scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Klitschko manages to mount him!
Klitschko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bark's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bark tries to reverse the position but Klitschko maintains control.
Klitschko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bark is looking to improve his position but Klitschko isn't that keen on the idea.
Klitschko wants to control the pace but Bark is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bark wants to hold on but Klitschko pushes him away.
Klitschko controlling the position easily from mount.
Bark working to try and regain half guard.
Klitschko looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klitschko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Klitschko throws a body punch but Bark moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bark.
Klitschko stuffs the takedown attempt from Bark. Bark gets slowly back to his feet.
Bark shoots for a takedown but Klitschko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oakley Bark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Klitschko defends well and Bark ends up having to push Klitschko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Klitschko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Klitschko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko throws a leg kick that misses.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko throws a body punch but Bark moves out of range.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bark.
Oakley Bark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Klitschko misses
and Bark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko wants to clinch up but Bark keeps it at a distance.
Klitschko scores with a punch to the head.
Klitschko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bark circles away quickly and effectively.
Klitschko stuns Bark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klitschko stuffs the takedown attempt from Bark. Bark gets slowly back to his feet.
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klitschko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Bark moves out of range.
Bark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Klitschko defends well and Bark ends up having to push Klitschko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bark has Klitschko pressed against the cage, preventing Klitschko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klitschko pushes off an throws an elbow but Bark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark is trying to drag Klitschko to the mat but Klitschko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Klitschko breaks the clinch.
Klitschko moves in looking to clinch but Bark pushes him off.
Klitschko with a jab.
Bark tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Klitschko lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bark.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klitschko.
Nice jab there from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark avoids the body shot from Klitschko.
Klitschko lands a glancing blow to the side of Bark's head.
Bark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Klitschko is fending him off so far but Bark persists. Nope, Klitschko circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Bark tries for a takedown but Klitschko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bark looks for a takedown but Klitschko sprawls well.
Bark checks a leg kick nicely.
Bark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bark shoots in and gets a takedown into Klitschko's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bark trying to control the position from guard on top but Klitschko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klitschko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klitschko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bark sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Klitschko's guard.
Klitschko is trying to stand up here but Bark is controlling him well.
Bark wants to control but Klitschko is keeping him busy.
Bark looking for a submission but Klitschko manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Klitschko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bark passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yegor Klitschko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klitschko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Yegor Klitschko!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Yegor Klitschko!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yegor Klitschko!
Yegor Klitschko wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Yegor Klitschko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Neeson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasati cracks the inside of Neeson's front leg.
A punch combination from Kawasati misses.
Neeson looks for a takedown but Kawasati sprawls well.
Kawasati throws a right hand that Neeson ducks under and follows up with a left that Neeson also avoids with ease.
Neeson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kawasati pinned against the cage. Kawasati gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kawasati throws a combination. Neeson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Liam Neeson has been cut.
Kawasati connects with a high kick.
Kawasati scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kawasati as he avoids it easily.
Yuuto Kawasati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Neeson.
That kick from Kawasati tenderised Neeson's leg. Neeson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Neeson shoots in and bounces Kawasati off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neeson is fighting to break Kawasati's control of his arms but Kawasati is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati'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.
Neeson stops Kawasati from standing up.
Neeson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawasati is keeping the position for now.
Neeson looking to sit in guard and control but Kawasati gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Neeson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neeson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yuuto Kawasati has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Kawasati.
Kawasati throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been told by Kawasati's head coaches at Xtreme Punishment that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice body kick there by Kawasati.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawasati swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawasati throws a right hand that Neeson ducks under and follows up with a left that Neeson also avoids with ease.
Yuuto Kawasati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neeson slips a jab and a cross from Kawasati.
Neeson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kawasati.
Neeson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kawasati wants it to stay on the feet.
Neeson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kawasati bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neeson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kawasati circles away.
Neeson misses with a takedown
and Kawasati counters with a series of strikes. Neeson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Neeson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kawasati delivers a nice body kick.
Kawasati shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neeson eats them both and turns towards Kawasati to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kawasati throws a sloppy head kick and Neeson moves out of range easily.
Neeson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice sprawl there from Kawasati as Neeson shoots in.
Kawasati displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neeson moves out of range of the body kick from Kawasati.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kawasati is fending him off so far but Neeson persists. Nope, Kawasati circles away and we're back to standing.
Neeson shoots in but Kawasati avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neeson looks winded!
A head kick misses from Kawasati.
Neeson has a takedown stuffed.
We've been informed that Neeson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kawasati throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kawasati misses with a body kick.
Kawasati misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Neeson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kawasati throws a right and a left that Neeson avoids nicely.
Kawasati throws a series of strikes that have Neeson backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawasati throws a wild body kick that Neeson sees coming a mile off.
Kawasati scores with a one two! Neeson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Neeson fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Kawasati dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Neeson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Neeson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kawasati.
Sloppy strikes from Kawasati. Those never looked like landing.
Yuuto Kawasati is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neeson looking to score a takedown here. Kawasati is defending well but Neeson drives through and ends up in Kawasati's guard.
Neeson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawasati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawasati pulls Neeson in to control the position.
Kawasati has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Neeson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Neeson looking for a takedown.
Kawasati stalling the fight.
Neeson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neeson takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neeson's face.
Kawasati breaks the clinch.
Kawasati throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawasati throws a right and a left that both miss.
A clash of legs there as Neeson blocks the low kick.
Neeson has his takedown stuffed
and Kawasati counters with a left and a right that stings Neeson.
Yuuto Kawasati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Neeson.
Kawasati throws a front kick that sends Neeson stumbling back into the cage.
Kawasati lands a nice looking body kick.
Kawasati tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neeson slips a jab and a cross from Kawasati.
Neeson throws out a leg kick but Kawasati moves out of range and Neeson only half commits.
Some bone on bone action there as Neeson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Neeson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawasati moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati misses with a series of wild punches.
Kawasati finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kawasati misses with a few strikes there.
Kawasati rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neeson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kawasati misses with a head kick.
Kawasati displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neeson.
Kawasati throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Kawasati.
Yuuto Kawasati is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawasati throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neeson fails with the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Kawasati.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati swinging wildly here.
Neeson checks a low kick from Kawasati.
Neeson has a takedown stuffed.
Neeson shoots in looking for a takedown but Kawasati manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neeson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Neeson gets the takedown into side control.
Neeson controlling the position from side mount.
Neeson trying to control the action but Kawasati is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neeson working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawasati explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neeson dodges the punch combination from Kawasati.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yuuto Kawasati will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liam Neeson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Kawasati displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Neeson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kawasati.
Kawasati throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kawasati throws a low kick, looking for Neeson's leg but Neeson calmly moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Neeson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kawasati which made him look bad.
Neeson shoots and misses
and Kawasati makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Neeson really felt that one!
Neeson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawasati moves away.
Kawasati misses with a head kick.
Neeson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yuuto Kawasati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Neeson.
Kawasati lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Neeson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Kawasati. Those never looked like landing.
Kawasati looks to land a combination. Neeson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kawasati misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kawasati counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neeson won't be happy with that.
Kawasati just content to control the position.
Neeson tries to buck Kawasati off but Kawasati is having none of it.
The referee asks Kawasati politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kawasati prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kawasati stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Neeson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawasati.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neeson shoots and misses
and Kawasati counters with a single leg into guard. Neeson didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati gets to his feet. Neeson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Neeson shoots in looking for a takedown but Kawasati manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neeson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kawasati throws a right hand that Neeson ducks under and follows up with a left that Neeson also avoids with ease.
Kawasati lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neeson circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawasati.
Neeson dives in for a single leg takedown but Kawasati sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Neeson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kawasati pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kawasati pushes Neeson away with a front kick.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kawasati but Kawasati pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kawasati throws a combination. Neeson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kawasati moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kawasati throws a low kick but Neeson avoids it.
Kawasati throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kawasati keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kawasati dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neeson. That did some damage!
Liam Neeson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neeson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kawasati swivels and escapes.
Neeson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kawasati.
Kawasati closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kawasati tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawasati is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neeson can do to turn this around?
Kawasati defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neeson.
Neeson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kawasati defends well and Neeson ends up having to push Kawasati into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kawasati lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Kawasati.
Kawasati breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati checks a leg kick.
Neeson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kawasati. That one must have hurt.
Kawasati rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neeson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kawasati as he avoids it easily.
Kawasati cracks the inside of Neeson's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawasati moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Neeson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kawasati lands a leg kick that knocks Neeson off balance momentarily.
Neeson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kawasati shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neeson eats them both and turns towards Kawasati to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kawasati throws a series of punches but Neeson avoids them all with ease.
Yuuto Kawasati is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neeson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kawasati.
Kawasati lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Neeson circles away quickly and effectively.
Kawasati lets loose with a powerful body kick. Neeson will feel that in the morning.
Neeson throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuuto Kawasati showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kawasati 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Yuuto Kawasati!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yuuto Kawasati!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Yuuto Kawasati!
Yuuto Kawasati wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Got Money. Hyun Sudo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 32 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman scores with a takedown into Sudo's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sudo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coleman passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Sudo's temple.
Coleman winds up and cracks Sudo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sudo wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy.
Sudo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've been hearing that Coleman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sudo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sudo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Coleman blocks the strikes from Sudo.
Sudo is looking to escape.
Coleman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sudo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coleman 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.
Coleman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sudo!
Sudo looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
Coleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sudo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Coleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Coleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Coleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sudo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sudo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Sudo goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Coleman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Coleman!
Mark Coleman very nearly forgot to thank Springfield HW Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - Hate Me Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Penn!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakashi closes the distance and clinches.
Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kakashi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kakashi has managed to clinch.
Penn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kakashi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Penn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kakashi after a bit of a struggle.
Aoki Kakashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Penn.
Penn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kakashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kakashi clinches with his opponent.
Kakashi has picked Penn up - he's going for a ride! Kakashi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kakashi seems to be working for a kimura but Penn defends the submission attempt.
Kakashi is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakashi wants to pass to mount but Penn is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi passes to full mount!
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
Kakashi avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
Penn regains half guard.
Kakashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Kakashi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Penn defends it well.
Kakashi wants to free his trapped foot but Penn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn actively working from the bottom here.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn gets back to full guard.
Penn is trying to control the position but Kakashi postures up.
Penn working for a triangle but Kakashi defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kakashi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penn is trying to control the position but Kakashi postures up.
Kakashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Kakashi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kakashi working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kakashi is aware though and is defending well.
Penn controls Kakashi momentarily but Kakashi frees himself.
Kakashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kakashi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kakashi postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Kakashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Kakashi is proving a slippery customer.
Kakashi controlling from the top position.
Aoki Kakashi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kakashi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi gets the takedown into side control.
Kakashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Penn is looking to reverse the 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!
Penn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kakashi is trying to get an arm triangle but Penn is defending well.
Kakashi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Penn, who protects the arm well.
Kakashi in side control, throwing shots but Penn defends.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn tries to bench press Kakashi off him but Kakashi keeps the position.
Kakashi is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Kakashi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penn gets caught napping as Kakashi dives in and scores a takedown. Penn manages to retain guard.
Kakashi is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kakashi is looking to get to half guard.
Penn avoids the attempt from Kakashi to control.
Kakashi is in a horrible position here. Penn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Penn cracks Kakashi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Kakashi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi tries to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Penn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Penn lands a big shot there that rocks Kakashi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kakashi is rocked!
Kakashi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh Kakashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Penn! Kakashi is hurt baaadly! Penn is firing away with more strikes - Kakashi is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Penn!
Damien Penn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent comes to the cage accompanied by I'll be Back. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein shoots in for a takedown but Kent shows good takedown defense.
Gein ducks under a wild hook from Kent.
Kent lands a jab.
Kent misses with a two punch combination.
Kent tries to bum rush Gein with a series of wild strikes but Gein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gein tries to clinch up but Kent circles away and keeps his distance.
Kent misses with a straight left.
Gein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kent throws a right and a left that Gein avoids nicely.
Kent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kent throws an off balance right hand
and Kent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Peter Kent has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Gein as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kent swats away the attempt to clinch by Gein.
Otis Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gein tries to bum rush Kent with a series of wild strikes but Kent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gein slips a straight right by Kent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein doesn't manage to clinch there - Kent circles away.
Kent is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gein's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kent forces Gein back against the cage and clinches.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kent just misses with a punch to the body.
Kent fails to land with a series of punches.
Gein rushes Kent and presses him up against the cage.
Kent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peter Kent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Gein throws a hook to the side of Kent's head but Kent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gein moves away from the strike by Kent.
Gein scores with a takedown into Kent's guard.
Kent working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gein.
Kent looking to control.
Gein won't allow Kent to get back to his feet.
Gein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gein throws a big elbow that misses.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
Kent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kent trying to strike off his back.
Kent has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gein content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gein stops Kent from standing up.
Kent throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gein is fighting to break Kent's control of his arms but Kent is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein is in close to Kent's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kent wants to sweep here but Gein controlling him for the moment.
Kent working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kent throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kent trying to keep a closed guard but Gein is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Peter Kent just wasn't active enough.
Kent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kent connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent swings for the body but Gein moves out of range.
Kent looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gein tries to clinch but Kent is having none of it.
Gein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kent lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kent.
Gein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kent circles away.
Kent misses with a hook.
Kent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gein was well out of range. Poor timing from Kent.
Gein avoids the body shot from Kent.
Kent throws a series of punches but Gein moves out of range.
Kent gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein trying to control but Kent is working from the bottom.
Gein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Otis Gein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Kent's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gein wants to clinch up but Kent keeps it at a distance.
Gein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kent uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gein looking to score a takedown here. Kent is defending well but Gein drives through and ends up in Kent's guard.
Kent working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gein.
Gein wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
Kent trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kent controls Gein momentarily but Gein frees himself.
Gein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gein slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein throws an elbow but Kent slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kent can't do much from the bottom here.
Kent is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at TOUGH DOJO-Family Dojo for best result, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein working the body and head with strikes.
Kent tries to bench press Gein off him but Gein keeps the position.
Gein scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kent to see if he's OK.
Gein landing strikes.
Gein trying to control the position but Kent is working away.
Gein looks up at the clock and then as Kent takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kent avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gein.
Gein in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kent is trying to get back to his feet.
Gein wants to control for a moment but Kent uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent is not content to let Gein control the position.
Kent trying to control but Gein postures up.
Gein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gein takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kent is controlling Gein's trapped leg to prevent Gein from advancing to side control.
Kent is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Gein working for a submission but Kent is keeping him at bay.
Gein landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein working Kent over with strikes here.
Gein lands a couple of good shots and Kent has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gein connects with a big shot to the side of Kent's head.
Otis Gein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gein is landing with strikes from the back.
Gein scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Kent 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!
Kent just trying to survive but Gein is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kent wants to escape the position.
Kent trying to control the hands but Gein won't let him.
Kent takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Oh Kent is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gein is landing big shots and Kent is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otis Gein!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Osei Tutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Osei Tutu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
155 lbs
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158 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Osei Tutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osei Tutu throws a series of punches but Gunnarsson avoids them all with ease.
Osei Tutu misses with a left hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a left and a right that stings Osei Tutu.
Nice defenses there by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu ducks right into an uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Osei Tutu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Osei Tutu throws a leg kick but Gunnarsson moved away.
Some wild striking there from Osei Tutu.
We've been told by Osei Tutu's head coaches at Xtreme Punishment that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Osei Tutu slips a straight right by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gunnarsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Osei Tutu wants to clinch.
Osei Tutu is looking to clinch.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Osei Tutu's head back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Osei Tutu works Gunnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Osei Tutu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Osei Tutu is looking to clinch but Gunnarsson is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Danny Osei Tutu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osei Tutu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Osei Tutu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gunnarsson has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson with a nice cross.
Osei Tutu lands with a shot to the body.
Osei Tutu tries a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Osei Tutu throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Osei Tutu misses the jab.
Gunnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Osei Tutu ducks down to avoid it.
Gunnarsson takes a swing at Osei Tutu's ribcage but misses.
Osei Tutu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunnarsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Osei Tutu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Osei Tutu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gunnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Osei Tutu ducks down to avoid it.
Osei Tutu throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Osei Tutu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osei Tutu looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
Gunnarsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Osei Tutu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danny Osei Tutu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osei Tutu takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Gunnarsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Osei Tutu moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson 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.
Some wild striking there from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu wants to clinch.
Osei Tutu fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Osei Tutu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Osei Tutu misses the shot to the body.
Osei Tutu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osei Tutu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunnarsson.
Osei Tutu has Gunnarsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Osei Tutu taking a breather.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Osei Tutu controls the action.
Gunnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunnarsson gets through Osei Tutu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson missing with knees to the body.
Gunnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Osei Tutu avoids it by throwing Gunnarsson back against the cage.
Osei Tutu effectively controlling the action here.
Gunnarsson is trying to push Osei Tutu away but Osei Tutu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson pushes Osei Tutu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osei Tutu.
A head punch on the inside from Gunnarsson fails to land.
Osei Tutu crunches a lovely knee into Gunnarsson's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Osei Tutu backwards.
Gunnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Osei Tutu misses with some punches.
Gunnarsson lands an uppercut.
Gunnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Osei Tutu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
Gunnarsson looks to land a right hand but Osei Tutu moved out of range.
Gunnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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 Danny Osei Tutu will probably get the nod.
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.
Osei Tutu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Osei Tutu misses with a head kick.
Osei Tutu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Osei Tutu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gunnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Osei Tutu's head.
Osei Tutu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Osei Tutu wants to clinch.
Osei Tutu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gunnarsson at a distance.
Osei Tutu throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gunnarsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Osei Tutu is looking for a sweep.
Gunnarsson throws an elbow but Osei Tutu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gunnarsson scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osei Tutu wants to control but Gunnarsson postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Osei Tutu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Osei Tutu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gunnarsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gunnarsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Osei Tutu down.
You can see the frustration on Osei Tutu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gunnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gunnarsson is working Osei Tutu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Osei Tutu is rocked!
Gunnarsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Osei Tutu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osei Tutu tries to improve position but can't.
Osei Tutu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson cracks Osei Tutu with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gunnarsson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Osei Tutu is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gunnarsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Gunnarsson!
Our winner, Peter Gunnarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel has chosen The Wizard by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Remedios Verzosa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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34
190 lbs
36 - 12 - 0 |
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34
185 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Emanuel there.
Emanuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emanuel closes the distance and clinches.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verzosa prevents Emanuel from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Verzosa.
Emanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emanuel manages to break the clinch.
Emanuel swings for the body but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa lands with a cross.
A left lands for Emanuel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel throws a nice head kick!
Verzosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Verzosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emanuel throws a head kick that misses.
Verzosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick by Emanuel misses
and Verzosa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Verzosa tries to work over Emanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Verzosa blocks it.
Verzosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emanuel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Verzosa backwards.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Emanuel controls the action.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emanuel's elbow.
Verzosa lands a nice uppercut.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verzosa lands a left hand.
Emanuel tries to break the clinch but Verzosa is controlling the position.
Emanuel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emanuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Verzosa is just out of range.
Emanuel swings for the body but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa looks for the body kick but Emanuel saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa looks to land a left hand but Emanuel moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Verzosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emanuel throws a wild body kick that Verzosa sees coming a mile off.
Emanuel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Emanuel looks for the body kick but Verzosa saw that one coming.
Verzosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Saboteur's Playground in the buildup to the fight.
Verzosa takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Emanuel.
Verzosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel misses the shot to the body.
Verzosa walks into a stiff left hand from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to keep at a distance but Verzosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emanuel working hard to break the clinch.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verzosa lands an uppercut.
Emanuel breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel looks to land a right hand but Verzosa moved out of range.
Emanuel blocks a leg kick.
Emanuel throws a sloppy head kick and Verzosa moves out of range easily.
Emanuel misses with a wild body shot.
Emanuel misses with a wild body shot.
Emanuel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Emanuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Verzosa.
Verzosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Verzosa eats them both and turns towards Emanuel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Emanuel takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Verzosa.
Verzosa blocking some punches.
Emanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Verzosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Verzosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Emanuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emanuel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emanuel misses with a head kick.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Verzosa ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Emanuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emanuel blocks a jab.
Verzosa scores with a head kick.
Verzosa wants to clinch.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verzosa connects with a body shot that sends Emanuel's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emanuel misses with a kick to the body
and Verzosa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emanuel.
Emanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emanuel takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthew Emanuel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emanuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Verzosa blocks a head kick by Emanuel.
Verzosa lands a nice hook to Emanuel's body. Emanuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Verzosa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Emanuel has managed to clinch.
Verzosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Verzosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Verzosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Verzosa lands a body punch.
Emanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Verzosa on the inside.
Verzosa lands with a light punch inside.
Verzosa lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike.
Emanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Verzosa.
Emanuel is breathing heavily.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emanuel.
Verzosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Verzosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Verzosa.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Verzosa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emanuel is trying to break the clinch but Verzosa is controlling him.
Emanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Emanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Emanuel wants to get back to striking at distance but Verzosa won't allow it.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Verzosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verzosa.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike.
Remedios Verzosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Verzosa prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verzosa tries to work over Emanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Verzosa controls his hands.
Verzosa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Verzosa.
A body shot lands from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emanuels head.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Emanuel controls the action.
Verzosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Verzosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Emanuel controls his hands.
Verzosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Verzosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Verzosa.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Verzosa avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the cage.
Verzosa pushes Emanuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Verzosa blocks an uppercut.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Verzosa lands with a light punch inside.
Emanuel is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verzosa.
Emanuel is still on wobbly legs! Can Verzosa finish him?
Nice body punch from Verzosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verzosa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Emanuel to his knees! Verzosa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remedios Verzosa!
After the big win, Remedios Verzosa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Project Mayhem and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
175 lbs
26 - 15 - 0 |
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178 cm
31
180 lbs
19 - 7 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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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
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Do lands a jab to the nose.
Do scores with a nice head shot.
Do buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Do.
Do shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Do chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Do closes the distance and clinches.
Do crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but Do forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Do told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Do scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakuraba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Do lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakuraba won't want to take too many of those.
Do landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakuraba wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba looking for a takedown.
Sakuraba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Do gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Do lands a nice knee to the body.
Do working Sakuraba over with knees to the body.
Sakuraba looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sakuraba is rocked!
A hook to the body from Do.
Oh Sakuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Do.
Sakuraba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Do landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Do landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Do using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Do lands a big knee! That's hurt Sakuraba! Oh, he's all over the place! Do lands another knee that sends Sakuraba to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Do!
Bruce Do gave a mention to Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiddler connects with a crisp jab.
Sanches swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanches swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses.
Sanches checks the leg kick.
Sanches finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanches looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanches is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fiddler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Damage in the buildup to the fight.
Sanches misses with a looping left.
Fiddler lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy body kick from Sanches
and Fiddler counters with a nice body shot.
Fiddler defending well as Sanches loads up on a big left hand.
Fiddler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanches on the side of the head.
Sanches looks to land a body kick but Fiddler moved away.
Sanches throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fiddler throws a body punch but Sanches moves out of range.
Fiddler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fiddler lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanches is rocked!
Crack! Fiddler connects with the perfect overhand right and Sanches falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Fiddler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddie Fiddler!
Freddie Fiddler is the new heavyweight champion!
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