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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine comes to the cage accompanied by Let the bodies hit the floor!. Daisuke Numazawa 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numazawa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Numazawa misses
and Delphine counters with a takedown into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Delphine's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Numazawa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Delphine.
Numazawa tries to bench press Delphine off him but Delphine keeps the position.
Delphine in side control, throwing shots but Numazawa defends.
Numazawa is looking for a sweep.
Numazawa defending against the ground and pound.
Numazawa struggling a bit here.
Numazawa tries to improve position but can't.
Numazawa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delphine lands an elbow.
Delphine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Numazawa is looking for a sweep.
Delphine working the ground and pound but Numazawa is defending the strikes.
Delphine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Delphine is trying to ground and pound but Numazawa uses the momentary lack of control by Delphine to regain half guard.
Delphine trying to mount his opponent but Numazawa defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numazawa manages to get to full guard.
Numazawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delphine is one step ahead there.
Delphine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Numazawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delphine.
Delphine postures up.
Numazawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Delphine slips nicely into half guard.
Delphine working the head and body with strikes.
Delphine is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Numazawa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Delphine is working away from the top position though.
Delphine wants to work for an arm triangle but Numazawa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delphine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Delphine passes the guard and advances to mount!
Delphine wants to finish this one by submission but Numazawa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Delphine.
Delphine raining down shots from the mount!
Delphine breaks from Numazawa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delphine dominating with strikes here.
Delphine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Numazawa?
Delphine unloading with bombs!
Numazawa is rocked!
Delphine lands a big shot to the head and Numazawa winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Danny Delphine!
Danny Delphine made sure to mention his sponsor, Meet the Future in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Doi (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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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Neeson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neeson.
Doi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Neeson dives in for a single leg takedown but Doi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yoshi Doi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Neeson.
Doi controlling the action here for a moment.
Doi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Liam Neeson has been cut.
Doi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshi Doi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neeson as he jumps to the side.
Doi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Neeson tries to avoid it but Doi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Neeson to the ground. Neeson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Neeson shoots in and bounces Doi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neeson trying to control but Doi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doi's head.
Neeson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Neeson preventing the sweep.
Neeson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doi is keeping the position for now.
Doi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neeson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neeson trying to control but Doi is working from the bottom.
Neeson stops Doi from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Doi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Neeson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Neeson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neeson looking for a guillotine here but Doi defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doi stopping the sweep attempt from Neeson.
Doi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neeson looking to control.
Doi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Neeson is proving hard to escape from.
Doi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yoshi Doi.
The fighters circling - Neeson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doi stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neeson dives in for a single leg takedown but Doi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Doi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neeson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neeson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Doi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neeson up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Doi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Neeson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doi is trying to trip Neeson. He has hold of a leg but Neeson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Doi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Doi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neeson looking to control.
Doi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doi prevents Neeson from getting back to his feet.
Neeson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doi gets to his feet. Neeson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neeson fails with a takedown attempt.
Doi shoots in looking for a takedown but Neeson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Doi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Doi shoots and misses
and Neeson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Doi's guard now.
Doi being controlled here, momentarily.
Doi is trying to hold Neeson in close to prevent damage but Neeson has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doi tries to roll over but Neeson keeps him under control.
Doi is not content to let Neeson control the position.
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 Yoshi Doi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liam Neeson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Doi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Neeson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doi somewhat.
Neeson stuffs the takedown attempt from Doi. Doi gets slowly back to his feet.
Neeson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neeson thows a body shot but no joy.
Doi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neeson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Doi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown but Doi shows good takedown defense.
Doi forces Neeson back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Doi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doi manages to break the clinch.
Doi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Neeson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Doi!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doi keeps working.
Neeson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Doi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Neeson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Doi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neeson wants to work for an arm triangle but Doi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neeson trying to control the action but Doi is working from the bottom.
Doi wants to get back to his feet.
Neeson content to control rather than advance.
Doi is trying to maintain the position but Neeson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson trying to control the action but Doi is working from the bottom.
Doi is trying to stand back up but Neeson is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Neeson looks for a takedown but Doi sprawls well.
Doi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neeson but Neeson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Neeson's waist but Neeson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doi off to one side.
Neeson stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neeson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoshi Doi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doi has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neeson lands a body shot.
Neeson shoots in looking for a takedown but Doi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neeson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Neeson tries for a takedown but Doi circles away easily
and Doi counters with a series of strikes. Neeson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Doi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doi checks a low kick from Neeson.
Neeson goes for a double leg but Doi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Doi continues to drive forward.
Doi jumps into guard, dragging Neeson to the mat.
Neeson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Doi being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Neeson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Liam Neeson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Doi shoots in but no luck this time.
Neeson tries for a takedown but Doi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neeson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neeson somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neeson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Doi!
Doi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Neeson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Neeson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Neeson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Neeson gets caught flat footed, as Doi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Doi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Neeson is proving hard to escape from.
Neeson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Neeson is on top in guard.
Neeson won't allow Doi to sweep him here.
Neeson stops Doi from standing up.
Doi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Doi keeping moving, preventing Neeson from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liam Neeson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Doi. No joy for Neeson on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doi misses with a takedown
and Neeson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Doi's guard.
Doi wants to hit a switch here but Neeson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Doi there!
Neeson raining down shots from the mount!
Neeson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Doi is trying to stand up.
Neeson with shots to the head and body - Doi looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neeson wants to control the pace but Doi is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
My spies in Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform me that Neeson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson breaks from Doi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Doi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Neeson.
Neeson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Doi's face.
Neeson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Neeson wants to control the pace but Doi is squirming around nicely.
Liam Neeson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Neeson landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doi is desperately trying to improve his position but Neeson has a good base and remains in mount.
Doi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Neeson.
Neeson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Doi working to try and regain half guard.
Neeson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doi is looking to escape.
Doi tries to lock up and control but Neeson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Doi is in a horrible position here. Neeson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson scoring with strikes but Doi is staying in there.
Doi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Neeson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Doi regains half guard.
Doi is refusing to be controlled, as Neeson sits in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Liam Neeson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Doi looks for a takedown but Neeson sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Neeson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Neeson 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Liam Neeson!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Liam Neeson!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Liam Neeson!
Liam Neeson wins by unanimous decision!
Liam Neeson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Yu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klitschko scores with a nice head shot.
Yu digs a good body shot into Klitschko's ribs.
Yu throws out a powerful jab.
Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yu misses with a straight left.
Klitschko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
Klitschko throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klitschko lands with a straight right. Yu didn't see that one coming.
Yu staying out of range there.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klitschko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Yu misses with a hook. Klitschko ducked under it nicely.
Yu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klitschko has time to react.
Klitschko ducks right into an uppercut from Yu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Yu takes a swing at Klitschko's ribcage but misses.
Yu throws a shot from downtown. Klitschko moves away and avoids it.
Yu takes a swing at Klitschko's ribcage but misses.
Yu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klitschko.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Klitschko connects with a body shot that sends Yu's belly button to the back.
Klitschko slips a jab and a cross from Yu.
Yu scores with a shot to the body.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Jack Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klitschko. Klitschko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yu lands with a nice combination. Klitschko backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klitschko rushes Yu and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klitschko.
Yu has Klitschko pressed against the cage, preventing Klitschko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yu stalling in the clinch but Klitschko improves position.
Yu pushes off an throws an elbow but Klitschko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yu.
Klitschko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yu misses the shot to the body.
Yu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Yu looks to land a left hand but Klitschko moved out of range nicely.
Yu lands with a right hand.
Yu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klitschko throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu.
Yu tests Klitschko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yu throws a hook but Klitschko avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Klitschko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Yu.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Yu with a series of wild strikes but Yu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu lands with an uppercut that bounces Klitschko off the cage and back into range.
Yu throws a hook to the side of Klitschko's head but Klitschko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
Klitschko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu.
Yu tries to clinch there but Klitschko circles away.
Yu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klitschko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klitschko tries to clinch there but Yu circles away.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yu throws a jab but it's blocked by Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yu misses with a lunging right hand
and Klitschko counters with a series of strikes. Yu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klitschko throws a series of strikes that have Yu backpedaling.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu throws out a loose jab but Klitschko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klitschko at a distance.
Yu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Klitschko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klitschko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jack Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko lands a nice shot to the body.
Yu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klitschko on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klitschko has time to react.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Yu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Yu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Yu's cut.
That's time! Klitschko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klitschko misses with the combination.
Yu throws out a powerful jab.
Yu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Jack Yu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Klitschko misses the target.
Klitschko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yu backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Yu moves into the clinch.
Yu misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Klitschko coming out on top.
Yu misses with a two punch combination.
Klitschko looks to land a right hand but Yu moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a wild body shot.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klitschko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Klitschko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yu takes one to the chin there.
Yu jabs at Klitschko's body.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Klitschko in his tracks.
Klitschko swings for the body but Yu moves out of range.
Yu fails to land with a series of punches.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko works over Yu's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko throws a right hand that Yu ducks under and follows up with a left that Yu also avoids with ease.
Klitschko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu swinging wildly here.
Yu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Klitschko backs up against the cage.
A big right from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Klitschko. Those never looked like landing.
Yu connects with a body shot that sends Klitschko's belly button to the back.
Yu lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klitschko works over Yu's head and body with a nice combination.
Yu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yu lands with a straight right. Klitschko didn't see that one coming.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu scores with a body shot.
Yu tries to bum rush Klitschko with a series of wild strikes but Klitschko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu digs a good body shot into Klitschko's ribs.
Yu scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klitschko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yu tries to bum rush Klitschko with a series of wild strikes but Klitschko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu takes a swing at Klitschko's ribcage but misses.
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but Yu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yu misses with a two punch combination.
Klitschko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Klitschko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klitschko lands a jab to the head.
Klitschko swings for the body but Yu moves out of range.
Yu digs a good hook to Klitschko's body.
Yu throws a big shot that misses.
Yu looks to throw the jab but Klitschko is out of range.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klitschko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Klitschko misses the target.
Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yu catches Klitschko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klitschko.
Yu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Klitschko moves into range and clinches up with Yu.
Klitschko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yu stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Yu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Yu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Yu's cut.
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.
Klitschko fails to land the takedown.
Klitschko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Yu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko jabs at Yu's body.
Klitschko misses with a looping right.
Klitschko works over Yu's head and body with a nice combination.
Yu moves into range and clinches up with Klitschko.
Yu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klitschko prevents a body shot from Yu.
Yu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yu working aggressively here.
Yu tries a body shot but Klitschko blocks it.
Klitschko manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yu, as that shot connected.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Yu with a series of wild strikes but Yu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu misses with a looping left.
Yu moves away from the strike by Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Klitschko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klitschko misses the shot to the body.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Klitschko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klitschko slips a straight right by Yu.
A jab from Yu misses.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yu throws a nice looking combination but Klitschko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klitschko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klitschko's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yu punishes Klitschko's body with a nice straight punch.
Klitschko misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klitschko slips a jab and a cross from Yu.
Yu lands a really nice looking cross but Klitschko seems unphased.
Klitschko misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yu scoring well with a low kick there.
Yu lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko connects with a right hand. Yu shakes it off.
A right-left combo lands from Yu.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Klitschko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Klitschko misses.
Yu lands a slapping body shot.
Klitschko walks into a straight right hand from Yu.
Yegor Klitschko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klitschko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Klitschko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klitschko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Klitschko throws a looping overhand right but Yu ducks down to avoid it.
Yu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klitschko was well out of range. Poor timing from Yu.
Yu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu tries to work over Klitschko's front leg with a kick but Klitschko checks it.
Yu cracks a nice hook into Klitschko's ribs.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
Yu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Yu connects with an inside leg kick.
Klitschko misses with a hook. Yu ducked under it nicely.
Yu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klitschko at a distance.
Yu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu lands a right hook to the body.
Klitschko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yu.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Yu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jack Yu!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jack Yu!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jack Yu!
Jack Yu wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Jack Yu 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto has chosen Feel the Drive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
154 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Okamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Okamoto throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penn doesn't seem bothered though.
Okamoto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Okamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okamoto wants to slow Penn down by chopping away at his legs.
Okamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okamoto throws a low kick but Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn shoots in but no luck this time.
Okamoto tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okamoto. Okamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Penn trying to control the position but Okamoto is working away.
Okamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Okamoto is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto parries the strikes from Penn easily there. Penn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Okamoto to escape.
What's Okamoto going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Penn wants to control but Okamoto is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Penn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
You can see the frustration on Okamoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Okamoto is looking for a sweep.
Okamoto keeps trying to improve his position.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Okamoto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Penn working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is trying to get back to half guard.
Okamoto is trying to control Penn's posture but Penn avoids it.
Okamoto is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okamoto is looking to reverse the position.
Okamoto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Penn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Penn working over Okamoto with some ground and pound. Okamoto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Okamoto is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Okamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Okamoto is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okamoto is pressing down on Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Okamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn forces his way into half guard.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okamoto keeps working.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Okamoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Okamoto.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Okamoto is retaining full guard.
Okamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Penn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Okamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Okamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn won't allow Okamoto to sweep him here.
Penn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Okamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Okamoto, not yet.
Okamoto working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn controlling from the top position.
Okamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Okamoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Penn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okamoto.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Okamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiroyuki Okamoto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okamoto.
A bone on bone clash there as Penn blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Okamoto misses.
Okamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okamoto.
Penn checks a low kick from Okamoto.
Penn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Okamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Okamoto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Okamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Okamoto, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Okamoto sprawls well.
Okamoto throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Okamoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okamoto throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Okamoto only half commits.
Penn checks a leg kick nicely.
Penn avoids the head kick by Okamoto.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Okamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Okamoto.
Okamoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto throws a low kick, looking for Penn's leg but Penn calmly moves out of range.
Okamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okamoto. Okamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Okamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penn moves out of range as Okamoto throws a body kick.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Okamoto lands a front kick.
Okamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Penn with a poor takedown
and Okamoto counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Okamoto sprawls well. Okamoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okamoto can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Okamoto misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Penn blocks the leg kick.
Okamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Penn checks the leg kick.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Okamoto avoids it really well and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
Okamoto wants to land a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okamoto.
Okamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Penn moved away.
Okamoto misses with a looping left.
Okamoto looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Okamoto swivels and escapes.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okamoto.
Damien Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okamoto tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okamoto misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn tries for a takedown but Okamoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Okamoto throws a front kick aimed at Penn's knee but Penn avoids it well.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Penn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okamoto throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Penn checks a low kick from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Okamoto delivers a nice body kick.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn checks a low kick from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Penn moved away.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Penn looks for a takedown but Okamoto sprawls well.
Okamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Okamoto.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown but Okamoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Penn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okamoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Okamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Okamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Okamoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Penn somewhat.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Okamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Okamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okamoto looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Okamoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn goes for a double leg but Okamoto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Okamoto continues to drive forward.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Okamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Okamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Okamoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Okamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Okamoto is pushing Penn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Penn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Okamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Okamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Okamoto - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penn.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Penn moved away.
Okamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Okamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okamoto lands with a cross.
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!
Okamoto tries a low kick but Penn avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Okamoto but Okamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Okamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okamoto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Hiroyuki Okamoto wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Hiroyuki Okamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Damien Penn spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for the great fight, I am going to review the tapes and trainer harder. Next time you are going to have to work harder for the W against me!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haryy Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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35
185 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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29
179 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haryy Houdini!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Miyamoto. Houdini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houdini shoots in for a double leg but Miyamoto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Houdini changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miyamoto tries to avoid it but Houdini manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miyamoto to the ground. Miyamoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miyamoto closes the distance and pushes Houdini back into the cage.
I was talking to Miyamoto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Houdini tries to score a body lock takedown but Miyamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Phoenix Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haryy Houdini.
Houdini decides to pull 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Houdini trying to control the position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Houdini manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Houdini tries to pull guard but Miyamoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Houdini drops back down to his feet.
Houdini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miyamoto lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Miyamoto.
Houdini blocks a body shot from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Haryy Houdini has been cut.
Miyamoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houdini fails to pull guard.
Miyamoto stalling in the clinch but Houdini improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini successfully pulls guard.
Miyamoto wants to get up but he can't break Houdini's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Houdini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miyamoto.
Houdini looking to control.
Miyamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Houdini has wrist control.
Houdini is looking to stand up but Miyamoto isn't so interested in that idea.
Miyamoto throwing strikes from guard but Houdini blocks nicely.
Miyamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Miyamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Houdini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houdini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Houdini swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miyamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Houdini.
Miyamoto scores with a shot to the side of Houdini's head.
Miyamoto blocks a body shot from Houdini.
Houdini scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houdini avoids it.
Miyamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Houdini is looking for a takedown.
Miyamoto just leaning against Houdini, taking a breather.
Miyamoto wants to stall.
Miyamoto working aggressively here.
Miyamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyamoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Miyamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Houdini backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Houdini shrugs off.
Houdini decides to pull guard.
Miyamoto wants to stand but Houdini has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Houdini is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miyamoto is controlling him.
Miyamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Miyamoto gets to his feet. Houdini looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Miyamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miyamoto slows down the pace here.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Houdini in his tracks for a moment.
Houdini takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houdini takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houdinis head.
Houdini tries to work over Miyamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Houdini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miyamoto or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Houdini shrugs off.
Houdini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Houdini clinches up with Miyamoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Miyamoto lands a right hand.
Houdini jumps guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Houdini manages to pull guard.
Houdini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miyamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miyamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Houdini has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyamoto wants to stand but Houdini is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miyamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Miyamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haryy Houdini's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miyamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Houdini pulls Miyamoto into guard.
Miyamoto wants to get up but he can't break Houdini's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miyamoto gets to his feet. Houdini looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Miyamoto misses with a double jab
and Houdini counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Houdini.
Houdini is trying to pull guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Houdini drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Houdini tries to work over Miyamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Houdini 's eye.
Houdini manages to break the clinch.
Miyamoto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyamoto closes the distance and pushes Houdini back into the cage.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Miyamoto.
Houdini misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Houdini prevents a body shot from Miyamoto.
Houdini jumps guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Phoenix Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haryy Houdini.
Miyamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Houdini's defenses.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Houdini 's eye.
Houdini is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miyamoto to keep the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Houdini jumps guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miyamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Houdini is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Houdini prevents a body shot from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Haryy Houdini's cut even more.
Miyamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Houdini or not.
Houdini is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Miyamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Miyamoto stalling in the clinch but Houdini improves position.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Houdini fails to pull guard.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto effectively controlling the action here.
Miyamoto lands with a right to the head.
Houdini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houdini avoids it.
Houdini misses with a punch to the body.
Houdini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miyamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Houdini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Phoenix Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyamoto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Houdini has Miyamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Houdini shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyamoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Houdini tries to pull guard but Miyamoto won't allow it.
Miyamoto has Houdini pressed against the cage, preventing Houdini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Houdini tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miyamoto smiles and moves away.
Miyamoto connects with a single shot there.
Miyamoto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miyamoto closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Miyamoto.
Houdini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Houdini is defending well for now.
Houdini misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Miyamoto.
Houdini is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Houdini is still on wobbly legs! Can Miyamoto finish him?
Miyamoto cracks Houdini with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houdini is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miyamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miyamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Miyamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miyamoto lands a right hand.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Houdini in his tracks for a moment.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto working Houdini over with knees to the body.
Miyamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miyamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miyamoto drops Houdini onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Houdini is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Miyamoto creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Houdini! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Miyamoto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Miyamoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Phoenix Miyamoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Szczakowiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szczakowiecki has chosen "Lunatic Fringe" by Red Rider as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tomasz Szczakowiecki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Gunnarsson's chin.
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World class 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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson defending well as Szczakowiecki loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Szczakowiecki was well out of range.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szczakowiecki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Szczakowiecki throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
A jab from Szczakowiecki misses.
Szczakowiecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Szczakowiecki tries to clinch up.
Szczakowiecki thows a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson jabs at Szczakowiecki's body.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Szczakowiecki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szczakowiecki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Szczakowiecki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Szczakowiecki wants to clinch up but Gunnarsson keeps it at a distance.
Gunnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Szczakowiecki throws an off balance right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson lunges at Szczakowiecki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Szczakowiecki's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunnarsson looks to land a right hand but Szczakowiecki moved out of range.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Szczakowiecki tries to clinch up.
Gunnarsson walks into a stiff left hand from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnarsson tries to work over Szczakowiecki's front leg with a kick but Szczakowiecki checks it.
Szczakowiecki darts in looking for a takedown but Gunnarsson gets double underhooks and turns Szczakowiecki into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Gunnarsson 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.
Gunnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Szczakowiecki.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Szczakowiecki blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunnarsson.
Szczakowiecki tries to score a body lock takedown but Gunnarsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Szczakowiecki 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.
Peter Gunnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczakowiecki throws a series of punches but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnarsson tries to work over Szczakowiecki's front leg with a kick but Szczakowiecki checks it.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping left.
Szczakowiecki misses the shot to the body.
Gunnarsson scores with a body shot.
Szczakowiecki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Szczakowiecki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gunnarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Szczakowiecki misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szczakowiecki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Szczakowiecki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnarsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gunnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Szczakowiecki on the side of the head.
Szczakowiecki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szczakowiecki is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Szczakowiecki.
Nice body punch from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice head shot.
Szczakowiecki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice right hand.
Szczakowiecki throws a right and a left that Gunnarsson avoids nicely.
Szczakowiecki misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Szczakowiecki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson lands with a cross.
Szczakowiecki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Szczakowiecki has a takedown stuffed.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Szczakowiecki. Those never looked like landing.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczakowiecki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Szczakowiecki is looking to clinch.
Gunnarsson throws out a leg kick but Szczakowiecki moves out of range and Gunnarsson only half commits.
Szczakowiecki closes the distance and clinches.
Gunnarsson has hold of one of Szczakowiecki's legs. Szczakowiecki is fighting the takedown attempt but Gunnarsson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Szczakowiecki is working from the bottom.
Szczakowiecki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gunnarsson looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szczakowiecki keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
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 Peter Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Szczakowiecki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gunnarsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gunnarsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Gunnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szczakowiecki throws out the jab.
Gunnarsson with a jab.
Szczakowiecki tries to clinch up.
Gunnarsson lands a jab to the nose.
Gunnarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Szczakowiecki's head.
Gunnarsson stuns Szczakowiecki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peter Gunnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Szczakowiecki misses with a takedown attempt - Gunnarsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gunnarsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Szczakowieckis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Szczakowiecki fails with the takedown.
Peter Gunnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki scores with a body shot.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Szczakowiecki doesn't seem bothered though.
Szczakowiecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Szczakowiecki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szczakowiecki walks into a jab.
Gunnarsson looks to land a left hand but Szczakowiecki moved out of range nicely.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Szczakowiecki misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson misses with a double jab.
Gunnarsson looks to land a right hand but Szczakowiecki moved out of range.
Gunnarsson lands with a nice combination. Szczakowiecki backs away looking to recover.
Gunnarsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Szczakowiecki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczakowiecki. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczakowiecki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunnarsson is fending him off so far but Szczakowiecki persists. Nope, Gunnarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Szczakowiecki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Szczakowiecki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunnarsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczakowiecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Szczakowiecki scores with a jab. Gunnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Szczakowiecki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki throws a lazy right hand but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Szczakowiecki is staying active underneath Gunnarsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gunnarsson working Szczakowiecki over with strikes.
Szczakowiecki is looking to improve his position.
Gunnarsson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Szczakowiecki!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki tries to reverse the position but Gunnarsson maintains control.
Szczakowiecki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gunnarsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Szczakowiecki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gunnarsson is trying to work for a kimura but Szczakowiecki is defending well.
Gunnarsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Szczakowiecki pushes Gunnarsson off but Gunnarsson dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Szczakowiecki rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gunnarsson's guard! Nice work there by Szczakowiecki!
Szczakowiecki advances to half guard.
Szczakowiecki wants to pass the guard but Gunnarsson is defending well.
Szczakowiecki 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczakowiecki wants to control but Gunnarsson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Gunnarsson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Jab by Szczakowiecki.
Gunnarsson looks to land a left hand but Szczakowiecki moved out of range nicely.
Szczakowiecki misses with a straight left.
Szczakowiecki fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Szczakowiecki was well out of range.
Gunnarsson lands a jab to the head.
Gunnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Szczakowiecki misses the target.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Szczakowiecki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Szczakowiecki works the jab nicely.
Szczakowiecki darts in looking for a takedown but Gunnarsson gets double underhooks and turns Szczakowiecki into the cage.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Gunnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gunnarsson fails to land.
Szczakowiecki wants a takedown but no success here.
Peter Gunnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Szczakowiecki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki blocking some punches.
Szczakowiecki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Szczakowiecki is trying to break the clinch but Gunnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Szczakowiecki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gunnarsson prevents it.
Szczakowiecki gets control of Gunnarsson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Szczakowiecki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Szczakowiecki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Szczakowiecki wants to stand but Gunnarsson is controlling the position.
Gunnarsson wants to control from the top but Szczakowiecki keeps moving.
Gunnarsson works over Szczakowiecki with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson prevents Szczakowiecki from getting back to his feet.
Gunnarsson landing with the ground and pound.
Szczakowiecki working a defensive guard but Gunnarsson passes into half guard.
Szczakowiecki is trying to control but can't.
Gunnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Szczakowiecki's head.
Gunnarsson with the ground and pound but Szczakowiecki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Szczakowiecki wants to stand up but Gunnarsson is controlling him.
Gunnarsson looking to sit in guard and control but Szczakowiecki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is trying to keep Szczakowiecki in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szczakowiecki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gunnarsson is trying to control but Szczakowiecki passes into side control!
Szczakowiecki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gunnarsson's legs.
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.
Szczakowiecki tries to move to mount but Gunnarsson blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tries to improve position but can't.
Gunnarsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gunnarsson moves into full guard.
Szczakowiecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szczakowiecki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gunnarsson dives on top into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Szczakowiecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczakowiecki wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gunnarsson manages to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Gunnarsson.
Well Gunnarsson 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Peter Gunnarsson wins by unanimous decision!
Peter Gunnarsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Tomasz Szczakowiecki stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lose, I don't Understand?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Right Above It ft. Drake. Kent is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'll be Back. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
196 lbs
15 - 14 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Kent!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane misses with a few strikes there.
Kent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laane jabs Kent right on the nose. Kent blinks but takes it well.
Laane works Kent's body with a nice hook.
Laane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laane moves out of range of the strikes.
Laane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kent scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Laane misses.
Laane misses with a head kick.
Laane wants to clinch.
Laane takes the fight into the clinch.
Laane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Kent can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Laane has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Laane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kent's defenses.
Laane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent dodges an elbow strike from Laane.
Kent tries to break the clinch but Laane is controlling the position.
Laane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kent.
Laane scores with a shoulder strike.
Laane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laane scores with a knee to the head.
Laane wants to break free but Kent has control.
Laane tries to throw a body punch but Kent avoids it by throwing Laane back against the cage.
Laane tries a knee to the head but Kent blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Kent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laane scores with a three punch combo!
Laane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kent.
Kent closes the distance and clinches.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kent thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Laane tries to clinch there but Kent circles away.
Laane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kent's hands.
Laane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kent.
Laane tries to clinch there but Kent circles away.
Kent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kent throws a right hand that Laane ducks under and follows up with a left that Laane also avoids with ease.
Kent takes a swing at Laane's ribcage but misses.
Laane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laane throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.
Kent swings for the body but Laane moves out of range.
Laane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Laane there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent cracks Laane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Laane misses.
Nice cross by Kent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Laane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kent throws a body punch but Laane moves out of range.
Laane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kent backs up against the cage.
Laane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kent throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laane on the side of the head.
Laane is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kent just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Laane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laane misses with a double jab.
Laane slips under a jab from Kent.
Laane seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch combination from Laane misses.
Laane lands a head kick!
A big right from Kent misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Laane.
Kent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laane circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Laane does no damage.
Laane avoids the body shot from Kent.
Kent just misses with a punch to the body.
Kent looks to throw the jab but Laane is out of range.
Laane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kent avoids the head kick by Laane.
Kent takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laane tries a body shot but Kent blocks it.
Laane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kent blocks it with crossed arms.
Laane 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!
Kent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kent blocks an elbow strike from Laane.
Laane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kent's face.
Laane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Andrus Laane will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laane catches Kent with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kent throws a jab but it's blocked by Laane.
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kent misses with a body punch
and Laane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrus Laane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kent throws a series of punches but Laane moves out of range.
Laane throws a nice looking combination but Kent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kent.
Laane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kent.
Laane misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Kent misses.
Kent misses with a body shot.
Kent misses the shot to the body.
Laane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kent throws a body punch but Laane moves out of range.
Laane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Laane blocks a jab.
Laane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kent misses with a few strikes there.
Kent swings for the body but Laane moves out of range.
Laane is looking to land body kicks.
Laane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Laane.
Kent scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Laane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laane misses with a series of wild punches.
Kent misses the shot to the body.
Laane lands the left hand.
Kent walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane throws a nice looking combination but Kent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kent takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kent counters with a left hand that sends Laane to the canvas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kent is controlling him.
Kent tries to stand but Laane is controlling from the bottom.
Kent gets to his feet. Laane looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kent misses with a body shot.
Laane gets tackled into the cage by Kent. Kent maintains the clinch.
Kent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kent avoiding damage as Laane throws knees to the body.
Laane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kent is trying to break the clinch but Laane has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laane can't break the clinch.
Laane missing with knees to the body.
Laane tries to land knees in the clinch but Kent avoids the damage to the body.
Kent is trying to break the clinch but Laane has him pressed against the cage.
Laane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Peter Kent has been cut.
Laane lands a knee to the head.
Laane scores with a shoulder strike.
Kent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kent displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Laane gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kent gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Kent!
Peter Kent decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cecil Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peoples kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Party People by Nelly Featuring Fergie. Bruce Do acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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32
180 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
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31
180 lbs
20 - 7 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cecil Peoples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peoples throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Do stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peoples closes the distance looking to clinch
and Do counters with an outside leg kick.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peoples tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Do counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peoples is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peoples misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peoples moves in looking to clinch but Do pushes him off.
Do closes the distance and pushes Peoples back into the cage.
Peoples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peoples lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peoples trying to stall but Do improves his position.
I was talking to Peoples's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Do.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Peoples blocks with his arms.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Peoples avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
Peoples breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Do gets a double leg takedown into Peoples's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do won't allow Peoples to get back to his feet.
Peoples working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Peoples blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peoples is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Do chips away with some ground and pound.
Do with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Do throws an elbow that misses. Peoples uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Do's guard. Nice move by Peoples!
Peoples trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
Peoples throws a big right hand that misses.
Do utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do controls Peoples momentarily but Peoples frees himself.
Peoples wants to get up but he can't break Do's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peoples trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples trying to stand up but can't free himself from Do's guard.
Do pulls Peoples in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That kick from Do tenderised Peoples's leg. Peoples is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Do. That's going to slow Peoples down.
Peoples scores with a crisp jab that stopped Do in his tracks.
Peoples tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Do paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peoples tries to clinch but Do moves away
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Peoples's shoulder, as Peoples tries to avoid the shot.
Peoples moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do closes the distance and pushes Peoples back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do working aggressively here.
Do lands a knee to the head.
Peoples breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peoples cracks Do with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peoples connects with a solid leg kick.
Peoples walks into a straight right hand from Do.
Do fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peoples, pushing him back against the cage.
Peoples struggles to land a body shot inside as Do controls his hands.
Peoples blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peoples is looking to break free of the clinch but Do has double underhooks.
Do lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Peoples avoids the damage to the body.
Peoples scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Do throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Do.
Do with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Do dominated that 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.
Do tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Peoples swivels and escapes.
It looks like Cecil Peoples has been cut.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Peoples.
Peoples tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peoples fails in his attempt to clinch.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peoples throws a lazy head kick
and Do counters with an inside leg kick.
Peoples tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Do misses with a takedown attempt - Peoples sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peoples tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Do pushes Peoples up against the cage in a clinch.
Peoples avoiding damage.
Do wants a takedown but no success here.
Cecil Peoples has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Do.
A short left from Do.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with a punch to the body.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Do cracks Peoples with a nice body shot.
Peoples looking to slow down the pace here.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Peoples is blocking nicely.
Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peoples in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bruce Do seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peoples in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Do creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do lands a shot to the body.
Peoples is trying to force a seperation but Do has the dominant position.
Peoples is trying to force a seperation but Do has the dominant position.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peoples is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Do lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peoples backwards.
Do pushes off an throws an elbow but Peoples leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Do.
Peoples is rocked!
Do lands a good knee to the midsection. Peoples won't want to take too many of those.
Oh Peoples is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Do lands an uppercut.
Do stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Do working the clinch nicely. Peoples is working for position but Do cracks him with a big knee to the head! Peoples crumples up against the cage and Do lands two more shots before the ref can save Peoples! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bruce Do!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bruce Do waved his t-shirt featuring Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
Cecil Peoples was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time, I will smash this chump with the spinning backfist'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (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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39
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38 - 20 - 2 |
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31
195 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.
Gein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Gein shoots in but no luck this time.
Gein shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gein takes the fight into the clinch.
Gein wants to stall.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gein manages to break the clinch.
Gein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Gein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Gein avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gein.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Gein avoids the damage to the body.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gein dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim blocking some punches.
Gein breaks from the clinch.
Kim works Gein's body with a nice hook.
Gein needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
No luck for Gein with that takedown attempt.
Gein rushes Kim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Gein in his tracks for a moment.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gein taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kim keeps control of Gein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gein blocks the elbow strike.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Gein managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gein's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
Gein lands with a left to the head.
Kim keeps control of Gein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gein misses with some punches.
Gein managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Gein stalls.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Gein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gein fails to land.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gein.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Gein in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein presses Kim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gein blocks an elbow strike.
Kim presses Gein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gein misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gein fails to land.
Gein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gein is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Kim lands a shot to the body.
Gein avoids the elbow strike from Kim, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Gein takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gein working aggressively here.
Gein misses with some punches.
Gein managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Gein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim lands a hook that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Gein working aggressively here.
Gein blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gein's defenses.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gein fails to land.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Gein in his tracks for a moment.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikey Kim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Gein gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gein.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Gein rushes Kim and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gein fails to land.
Gein lands an uppercut.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Mikey Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gein's brow.
Gein takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kim avoiding damage as Gein throws knees to the body.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Gein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein is trying to force a seperation but Kim has the dominant position.
Gein lands a left hand.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Gein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gein.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gein.
Gein throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Gein blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Gein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gein just leaning against Kim, taking a breather.
Gein dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gein misses with the head strike.
Gein misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein wants to stall.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Gein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gein's face.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
Kim lands a good knee to the midsection. Gein won't want to take too many of those.
Gein misses with some punches.
Gein lands a right hand.
Gein tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Gein shrugs off.
It looks like Otis Gein has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
Gein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Gein blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Gein blocks an uppercut.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gein wants to stall.
Gein managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Still in the clinch, Kim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gein misses with the head strike.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gein dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
A head punch on the inside from Gein fails to land.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gein is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gein throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
A knee to the head by Kim.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gein's defenses.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Gein is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Gein misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gein scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim blocking some punches.
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 Otis Gein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Otis Gein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gein with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kim counters with a head kick. That will keep Gein thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gein is rocked!
Kim cracks Gein on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gein falls backwards against the cage. Kim follows up with more strikes that drop Gein to his knees. Kim keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gein! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Kim!
Our winner, Mikey Kim, 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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