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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mc GInnley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yatamatomo Hirozaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirozaki has chosen Pantera - Primal Concrete Sledge as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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289 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Mc GInnley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yatamatomo Hirozaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc GInnley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mc GInnley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hirozaki but Hirozaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mc GInnley. Hirozaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hirozaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Mc GInnley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mc GInnley misses with a series of wild punches.
Mc GInnley dives in and grabs Hirozaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hirozaki pushes down on Mc GInnley's head and hops out.
Hirozaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mc GInnley.
Hirozaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Patrick Mc GInnley has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Hirozaki there.
Hirozaki steps in with a hook that catches Mc GInnley right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hirozaki follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mc GInnley looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yatamatomo Hirozaki!
A very excited looking Yatamatomo Hirozaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Patrick Mc GInnley had this to say: 'Might be time to retire you no'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe comes to the cage accompanied by Tan Dun- Night Flight. Hiro Watanabe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watanabe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Watanabe avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe wants to take the fight to the mat but Gracie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gracie taking a breather.
Gracie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Watanabe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie wants to stall.
Watanabe is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watanabe down to the mat. Watanabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Watanabe defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Watanabe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Watanabe wants to take the fight to the mat but Gracie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Watanabe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Watanabe working the head and body with strikes.
Watanabe trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to stand.
Watanabe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watanabe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie pushes Watanabe off looking to stand but Watanabe dives back in and keeps control.
Watanabe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Watanabe is controlling him well.
Watanabe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is trying to stand back up but Watanabe is controlling him
Watanabe controlling the action here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watanabe darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Watanabe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe has managed to clinch.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watanabe up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Watanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watanabe effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watanabe as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Watanabe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Watanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Watanabe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie scores with a push kick.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Watanabe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watanabe pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Watanabe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Watanabe is trying to drag Gracie to the mat but Gracie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Watanabe looking for a takedown.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie tries to work over Watanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watanabe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watanabe's brow.
Watanabe slows down the pace here.
Gracie landing knees to the head.
It looks like Hiro Watanabe has been cut.
Watanabe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Watanabe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Watanabe pushes him off.
Hiro Watanabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Watanabe.
Watanabe swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Watanabe shows good takedown defense.
Watanabe gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie pushes Watanabe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Watanabe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Watanabe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems a little lost for a moment, as Watanabe dominates the positioning.
Watanabe trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie is trying to buck Watanabe off.
Watanabe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gracie's legs.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Watanabe drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gracie bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Watanabe shoots in and gets a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Watanabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watanabe is controlling him.
Watanabe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Watanabe drags him back down.
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 Hiro Watanabe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiro Watanabe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Watanabe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watanabe as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Watanabe wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Watanabe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watanabe is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watanabe down to the mat. Watanabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watanabe counters by moving into the clinch.
Watanabe wants to break free but Gracie has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie trying to stall but Watanabe improves his position.
Watanabe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gracie is defending well.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Watanabe pulls Gracie into guard.
Watanabe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie postures up.
Hiro Watanabe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watanabe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie winds up and cracks Watanabe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Watanabe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Watanabe wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watanabe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Watanabe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watanabe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watanabe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Watanabe blocks nicely.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hiro Watanabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Watanabe has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Antonio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hiro Watanabe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watanabe clinches with his opponent.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watanabe avoids it.
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 Hiro Watanabe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watanabe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hiro Watanabe!
Hiro Watanabe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshido Nakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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150 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshido Nakamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamara goes for a double leg but Dos Santos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dos Santos continues to drive forward.
Nakamara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamara is defending well for now.
Nakamara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos misses with some punches.
Nakamara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Rafael Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakamara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamara moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dos Santos crunches a lovely knee into Nakamara's ribcage.
Dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Nakamara blocks it.
Nakamara manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Nakamara keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nakamara counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nakamara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakamara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Dos Santos's face as Nakamara controls the position.
Nakamara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dos Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nakamara goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dos Santos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nakamara's guard! Nice work there by Dos Santos!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakamara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakamara manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakamara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakamara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshido Nakamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos wants to clinch
and Nakamara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nakamara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound.
Nakamara has control of Dos Santos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dos Santos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nakamara controlling the position easily from mount.
Nakamara looking to ground and pound but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dos Santos turns into him and now he's in Nakamara's guard.
Dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Nakamara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dos Santos wants to stand up but Nakamara is controlling him.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Nakamara tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nakamara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshido Nakamara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nakamara clinches up against the cage.
Nakamara is trying to break free.
Nakamara lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos wants to control but Nakamara is keeping busy.
Dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Nakamara has control of the leg.
Nakamara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamara.
Nakamara is looking for a kimura here.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamara looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nakamara stands up from half guard.
Dos Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nakamara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nakamara tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dos Santos defends well and Nakamara ends up having to push Dos Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dos Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nakamara's brow.
Dos Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakamara has clasped his hands together around Dos Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
Dos Santos tries to buck Nakamara off but Nakamara is having none of it.
Nakamara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamara throws an elbow but Dos Santos slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamara is putting a hurting on Dos Santos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Check out the look on Nakamara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara cracks Dos Santos with a big elbow.
Nakamara working the ground and pound.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakamara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Santos controls the position for a moment.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Nakamara advances to full mount.
Nakamara tries to control but Dos Santos wriggling away.
Nakamara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nakamara looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nakamara looking to control but Dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nakamara is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Dos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakamara counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nakamara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dos Santos wants to stand up but Nakamara is controlling him.
Nakamara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshido Nakamara dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nakamara moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakamara has Dos Santos pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nakamara pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dos Santos tumbling to the mat - Nakamara dives into Dos Santos's guard.
Nakamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamara is pushing down on Dos Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dos Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakamara has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamara.
Nakamara seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Nakamara looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Nakamara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dos Santos is just riding it out for now. Nakamara eventually gives up the hold.
Nakamara is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.
Dos Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Nakamara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakamara is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara seems to be working for a kimura but Dos Santos defends the submission attempt.
Nakamara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dos Santos defending well though.
Nakamara is looking for a kimura here.
Nakamara drops an elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nakamara throwing shots but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Nakamara is working for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending it quite comfortably.
Nakamara lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakamara is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
Nakamara is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dos Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakamara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dos Santos tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nakamara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yoshido Nakamara!
An out of breath Yoshido Nakamara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Rafael Dos Santos spoke after the fight, saying 'Losing sucks I won't let this happen again '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuya Inoue has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefheart has closed the distance and engaged Inoue in a clinch.
Inoue is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Beefheart to keep the fight standing.
Beefheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beefheart throws an elbow but misses.
Beefheart breaks from the clinch.
Inoue drives through with a takedown into Beefheart's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Beefheart has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Inoue wants to control from the top but Beefheart keeps moving.
Inoue passes into half guard.
Beefheart controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Beefheart is not content to let Inoue control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Beefheart is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Beefheart flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Inoue is keen to just control but Beefheart is a slippery customer.
Inoue is thwarting Beefheart's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Inoue dives in and grabs Beefheart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beefheart pushes down on Inoue's head and hops out.
Inoue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beefheart.
Inoue tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beefheart defends well and Inoue ends up having to push Beefheart into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beefheart slowing the pace effectively.
Inoue takes a shot to the head.
Beefheart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inoue tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beefheart just stands there and leans against the cage.
A hook to the body from Beefheart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart tries a body shot but Inoue blocks it.
Beefheart gets underhooks to prevent Inoue's takedown attempt.
Beefheart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inoue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Inoue is looking for a takedown.
Inoue fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beefheart throws an elbow that misses.
Beefheart is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Beefheart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Inoue is trying to drag Beefheart to the mat but Beefheart just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Beefheart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beefheart tries a body shot but Inoue blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue tries for a takedown but Beefheart manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inoue.
Beefheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Beefheart.
It looks like Yuya Inoue has been cut.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.
Inoue fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beefheart lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beefheart.
Beefheart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beefheart tries to throw a body punch but Inoue avoids it by throwing Beefheart back against the cage.
Inoue blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Beefheart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue managing to block the knees to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart looking to stall.
Beefheart has Inoue pressed against the cage.
Inoue has picked Beefheart up - he's going for a ride! Inoue dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beefheart is looking to control Inoue's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beefheart avoid being mounted?
Inoue is keen to just control but Beefheart is a slippery customer.
Beefheart actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inoue prevents Beefheart from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoue trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inoue is trying to control the action in half guard but Beefheart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Beefheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
That's time! Inoue's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beefheart misses with a body shot.
Beefheart throws a hook to the side of Inoue's head but Inoue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inoue goes for a double leg but Beefheart avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Beefheart continues to drive forward.
Beefheart swings wildly with an uppercut but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Beefheart.
The referee calls for Beefheart to work.
Beefheart lands a hook that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inoue avoids the elbow strike from Beefheart, against the cage.
Beefheart misses with some punches.
Inoue is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Beefheart can't fight it off and eventually Inoue manages to take the fight to the floor. Beefheart looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beefheart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Inoue's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue wants to sweep but no luck.
Beefheart's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Inoue keeping moving, preventing Beefheart from controlling successfully.
Inoue controlling Beefheart's posture.
Beefheart stopping the sweep attempt from Inoue.
Beefheart trying to control the position from guard on top but Inoue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Captain Beefheart was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Inoue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Inoue takes one to the side of the head.
Beefheart keeps the fight on the outside.
Inoue moves out of range as Beefheart strikes.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch but Beefheart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beefheart misses with an uppercut. Inoue saw that one coming.
Beefheart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beefheart as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inoue takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Inoue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Inoue takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Inoue works over Beefheart's head and body with a nice combination.
Beefheart scores with a sloppy right hand. Inoue should have avoided that one.
Inoue throws a sloppy head kick and Beefheart moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue misses the shot to the body.
Beefheart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beefheart as he jumps to the side.
Beefheart tries to clinch up but Inoue circles away and keeps his distance.
Beefheart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Inoue looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beefheart tries to close the distance and clinch but Inoue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beefheart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Inoue in his tracks.
Beefheart connects with a leg kick. Inoue looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beefheart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beefheart thumps Inoue with a low kick.
Inoue tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beefheart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart scores with a jab to the jaw.
Inoue throws a lazy body kick
and Beefheart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Inoue throws a series of punches but Beefheart avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beefheart scores with a hook.
Captain Beefheart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beefheart lands with a good body shot.
Beefheart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beefheart blocks a leg kick.
Beefheart lands with a cross.
Beefheart throws a looping overhand right but Inoue ducks down to avoid it.
Inoue looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beefheart scores with a nice right hand.
Captain Beefheart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inoue looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inoue trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beefheart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Beefheart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Beefheart digs a good hook to Inoue's body.
Inoue shoots in but Beefheart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beefheart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beefheart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beefheart as he jumps to the side.
Inoue on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beefheart sprawls well. Beefheart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Inoue gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beefheart feints and then cracks Inoue's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inoue down.
Inoue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beefheart.
Beefheart avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beefheart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Inoue shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beefheart defends it nicely.
Beefheart looks for the body kick but Inoue saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown but Beefheart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beefheart throws a shot to the body.
Beefheart has Inoue up against the cage in a clinch.
Inoue looking for a takedown.
Beefheart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Inoue wants to take the fight to the mat but Beefheart manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Beefheart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inoue's elbow.
Inoue jumps guard but Beefheart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.
Inoue has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Beefheart after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inoue avoids it.
Beefheart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inoue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beefheart looking to throw knees to the head but Inoue is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Beefheart.
Beefheart avoiding damage.
Inoue tries to pull guard but Beefheart holds him up against the cage and eventually Inoue drops back down to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoue tries to pull guard but Beefheart holds him up against the cage and eventually Inoue drops back down to his feet.
Beefheart is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Inoue is looking to take this one to the mat.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beefheart can't find room to land a body shot as Inoue controls the action.
Beefheart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inoue jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Beefheart walks away with a smile on his face. Inoue gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown but Beefheart shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Inoue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Captain Beefheart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Inoue takes the fight into the clinch.
Inoue avoids the elbow strike from Beefheart, against the cage.
Beefheart misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beefheart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Inoue shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick from Inoue lands but Beefheart takes it in his stride.
Inoue misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoue tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beefheart.
Beefheart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Inoue shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beefheart pinned against the cage. Beefheart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Inoue walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beefheart instigates a clinch.
Yuya Inoue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inoue jumps guard but Beefheart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Beefheart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beefheart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Beefheart!
Captain Beefheart seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Tyco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamadou Abdoulaye (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Tyco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamadou Abdoulaye!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdoulaye bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sloppy strikes there by Abdoulaye.
Tyco is looking for a sweep.
Tyco gets back to half guard.
Tyco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyco actively working from the bottom here.
Abdoulaye winds up and cracks Tyco with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abdoulaye really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abdoulaye working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdoulaye is taking a breather. Tyco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tyco gets back to full guard.
Abdoulaye landing with the ground and pound.
Tyco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Abdoulaye!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyco misses with a head shot.
Abdoulaye wants to try and get back to his feet.
Abdoulaye taking shots to the head.
Tyco misses with some ground and pound and Abdoulaye recovers position to half guard.
Tyco is looking for a kimura but Abdoulaye is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyco to get the leverage.
Tyco thows a huge punch but Abdoulaye dodges it nicely.
Tyco prevents Abdoulaye from standing back up.
Tyco wants to control but Abdoulaye is keeping him busy.
Abdoulaye is trying to stand up here but Tyco is controlling him well.
Tyco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abdoulaye does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tyco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyco is trying to control. Abdoulaye wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdoulaye is looking to escape.
Tyco lands strikes from half guard.
Tyco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abdoulaye is looking to escape.
Tyco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyco wants to control but Abdoulaye is keeping him busy.
Abdoulaye has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Abdoulaye wants to get back to his feet.
Abdoulaye avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abdoulaye does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tyco prevents Abdoulaye from standing back up.
Abdoulaye looks winded!
Tyco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abdoulaye defending well though.
Tyco lands with a punch from half guard.
Tyco trying to control from half guard but Abdoulaye is working away.
Tyco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tyco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tyco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyco in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Abdoulaye tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tyco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyson Tyco!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Berkowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do comes into the arena with The Godfather Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. Berkowitz has chosen Macabre - Son Of Sam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Do could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Berkowitz's chin.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Berkowitz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Do looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Berkowitz has wrist control.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do postures up in Berkowitz's guard and throws a big left but Berkowitz blocks it.
Do is working Berkowitz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berkowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Do controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz looking for a sweep. Not yet Berkowitz, not yet.
Do stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berkowitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Do throws a strike but Berkowitz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Berkowitz wants to pass the guard but Do is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael Do has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Do on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Do fails to land with a series of punches.
Do throws a series of punches but Berkowitz moves out of range.
Berkowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Do.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Berkowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Do falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berkowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Berkowitz misses.
Decent striking displayed by Berkowitz there.
The fighters circling - Do throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Do moves away from the strike by Berkowitz.
Do avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz throws a leg kick but Do sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Do.
David Berkowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berkowitz throws out the jab.
Berkowitz blocks a jab.
Berkowitz motions for Do to come forward. Berkowitz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berkowitz throws a low kick but Do moves out of range easily.
Berkowitz throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
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 Michael Do will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Do slips under a jab.
Berkowitz scores with a leg kick.
Berkowitz throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Do slips a straight right by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berkowitz loads up on a big right hand but Do slips the punch.
Berkowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berkowitz throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berkowitz.
Do shoots in for a takedown but Berkowitz shows good takedown defense.
Berkowitz swings widly with a right hand
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
Berkowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.
Berkowitz swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Berkowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Do's calf.
Berkowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berkowitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Do showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz misses with a low kick.
Berkowitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Do.
Do lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkowitz throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkowitz misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Do checks a leg kick.
Michael Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Berkowitz.
It looks like Michael Do has been cut.
Berkowitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do keeps the fight on the outside.
Berkowitz looks to throw the jab but Do is out of range.
Berkowitz throws a looping overhand right but Do ducks down to avoid it.
Berkowitz thows a leg kick but Do checks it
and Do counters with a one-two to the body.
Do misses with a right hand
and Berkowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Berkowitz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Do.
It looks like David Berkowitz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do blocks a head kick by Berkowitz.
Berkowitz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Berkowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Do's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Do looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berkowitz lands a leg kick that knocks Do off balance momentarily.
Berkowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berkowitz sizes up Do with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Do lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Berkowitz lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with a double jab.
Berkowitz connects with a single shot there.
A low kick from Berkowitz is predictable there
and Do counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Do with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Berkowitz to score with a decent uppercut.
Do looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berkowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
David Berkowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berkowitz tests Do's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berkowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Berkowitz.
Do misses with the combination.
Berkowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Do takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Berkowitz tries to score with a low kick but Do moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do scores with a shot to the body.
Berkowitz slips a jab from Do.
Nice uppercut lands for Berkowitz. That snapped Do's head back.
Do tries to bum rush Berkowitz with a series of wild strikes but Berkowitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Berkowitz does it's job there.
Michael Do's cut is getting worse.
Berkowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz punishes Do's body with a nice straight punch.
Do takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Do.
Do changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Berkowitz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Do on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do shoots for a double leg takedown but Berkowitz sprawls well. He's pushed Do's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Berkowitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Berkowitz 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Berkowitz!
A victorious David Berkowitz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wrestlers Rape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aias Evander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrestlers Rape has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wrestlers Rape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aias Evander!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rape moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
An elbow from Rape crashes against the mat.
Evander really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rape. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evander avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rape.
Check out the look on Rape's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rape working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rape looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Evander is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Rape are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rape working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evander takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rape throws an elbow but Evander slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rape scoring with punches from side control.
Rape tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evander is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rape trying to control the position but Evander is working away.
Evander is looking to regain half guard here but Rape keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Rape cracks Evander with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rape cracks Evander with a big right hand but Evander just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rape wants to control but Evander is keeping him busy.
Evander looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Evander is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rape connects with a decent elbow.
Rape trying to control the position but Evander is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Evander can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rape working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Evander's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Rape's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rape throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rape thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Evander is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rape is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evander is not content to let Rape control the position.
Rape scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evander to see if he's OK.
Evander parries the strikes from Rape easily there. Rape is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Evander to escape.
Rape has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rape trying to control the action but Evander is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Rape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evander is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestlers Rape dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Evander, as that shot connected.
Rape fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rape.
Rape has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestlers Rape. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Evander.
Evander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rape.
An inside leg kick lands from Evander.
Evander scores with a sloppy right hand. Rape should have avoided that one.
Rape looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rape is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Evander's half guard.
Rape missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rape thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Rape is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wrestlers Rape overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rape throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rape controlling the action here.
Rape uses his free foot to push down on Evander's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Evander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rape wants to control the pace but Evander is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rape cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rape looking to finish with strikes here!
Evander is squirming around, avoiding Rape's attempts to control the action.
Evander wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rape.
The referee warns Evander that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evander is squirming around, avoiding Rape's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Evander that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rape looking to control but Evander is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rape working Evander over with strikes here.
Rape putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
You get the feeling that Evander really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rape working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rape jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Evander manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rape in side control, throwing shots but Evander defends.
Rape working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Evander tries to improve position but can't.
Rape in side control, throwing shots but Evander defends.
Rape controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rape wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evander keeps working.
Rape misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestlers Rape dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rape closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rape landing a few strikes.
Rape working the head and body with strikes.
Rape remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The strikes coming from Rape are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rape is working Evander over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rape tries to score with some ground and pound. Evander controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rape working the head with strikes.
Rape is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evander can do to turn this around?
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!
Rape is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rape scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evander to see if he's OK.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The strikes coming from Rape are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rape creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rape misses with the ground and pound.
Rape wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Evander, who protects the arm well.
Rape in side control, throwing shots but Evander defends.
Evander wants to get back to his feet.
Rape working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rape controlling the position from side mount.
The ground and pound from Rape seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Evander tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Evander managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rape thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rape in side control, throwing shots but Evander defends.
Rape is looking to take a break and control but Evander is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evander is trying to get back to half guard.
Rape staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rape misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rape in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rape in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rape wants to control but Evander is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rape looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Evander is avoiding damage well.
Rape lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wrestlers Rape showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rape, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestlers Rape!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Dale Arizona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hayabusa's choice of entrance music: Bombs Away by Bob. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Akira Hayabusa enters the cage!
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163 lbs
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166 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Glen Dale Arizona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayabusa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arizona throws a leg kick but Hayabusa moved away.
Hayabusa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arizona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arizona closes the distance but Hayabusa moves to the side
and Hayabusa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arizona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayabusa.
Arizona has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center - Evil Evolution in the buildup to the fight.
Hayabusa misses with a wild body shot.
Arizona tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Hayabusa counter with a right hand.
Arizona misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa shoots in for a takedown but Arizona shows good takedown defense.
Hayabusa scores with a shot to the body.
Arizona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayabusa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hayabusa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arizona throws the left hand but Hayabusa avoids the punch easily.
Arizona gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hayabusa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hayabusa is stalling in the full guard.
Hayabusa told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayabusa wants to control from the top but Arizona keeps moving.
Hayabusa slips nicely into half guard.
Hayabusa is trying to control. Arizona wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hayabusa trying to control from Arizona's half guard. Arizona has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayabusa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hayabusa wants to take a breather but Arizona is having none of it.
Arizona throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hayabusa is trying to work for a kimura but Arizona is defending well.
Hayabusa wants to free his trapped foot but Arizona is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arizona looks like he's trying to stand up.
Arizona flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Arizona looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arizona is breathing heavily.
Hayabusa passes to full mount!
Hayabusa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Arizona can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Arizona is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hayabusa breaks from Arizona's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Arizona is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hayabusa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arizona is looking to escape.
Hayabusa dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayabusa trying to control but Arizona is having none of it.
Hayabusa controlling the position easily from mount.
Arizona in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arizona tries to lock up and control but Hayabusa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hayabusa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Arizona is rocked!
Hayabusa wants to control the pace but Arizona is squirming around nicely.
Oh Arizona is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayabusa looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Arizona covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Hayabusa!
Akira Hayabusa 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stardust Corpsegrinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skye comes to the cage accompanied by Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. 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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151 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damion Skye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stardust Corpsegrinder!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corpsegrinder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skye.
Skye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Corpsegrinder.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Skye seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Corpsegrinder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skye avoids the head kick by Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder throws a wild body kick that Skye sees coming a mile off.
Skye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder with a jab.
Skye throws a combination that misses
and Corpsegrinder counters with a thumping low kick.
Skye takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder misses with a takedown
and Skye counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Corpsegrinder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Skye does no damage.
Corpsegrinder lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Skye throws a body punch but Corpsegrinder moves out of range.
Corpsegrinder shoots in looking for a takedown. Skye tries to sprawl out of it but Corpsegrinder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Damion Skye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stardust Corpsegrinder.
Skye tries to bum rush Corpsegrinder with a series of wild strikes but Corpsegrinder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skye throws a leg kick that misses.
Corpsegrinder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corpsegrinder fails with a takedown attempt.
Skye lands with a good body shot.
Skye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Corpsegrinder does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpsegrinder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Corpsegrinder.
Skye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corpsegrinder.
Skye displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skye throws out the jab.
Damion Skye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corpsegrinder looks to land a body kick but Skye moved away.
Corpsegrinder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skye.
Corpsegrinder works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skye throws a combination that misses
and Corpsegrinder counters with a leg kick.
Skye tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skye is looking to wear down Corpsegrinder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Corpsegrinder throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Skye's head.
Corpsegrinder looks to land a body kick but Skye moved away.
Corpsegrinder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye moves out of range of the body kick from Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder fails with the takedown.
Corpsegrinder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Skye swinging wildly here.
Skye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corpsegrinder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skye throws a series of punches but Corpsegrinder moves out of range.
Skye defending well as Corpsegrinder loads up on a big left hand.
Corpsegrinder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corpsegrinder lands a slapping body shot.
Corpsegrinder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skye moves out of range as Corpsegrinder throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Skye tries to clinch but Corpsegrinder moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Skye there.
Corpsegrinder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corpsegrinder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corpsegrinder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skye works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Skye.
Skye takes a swing at Corpsegrinder's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skye lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skye takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Corpsegrinder throws a leg kick
and Skye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Corpsegrinder shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Skye's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stardust Corpsegrinder will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Corpsegrinder looks to land a body kick but Skye moved away.
Skye lands with an uppercut that bounces Corpsegrinder off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Stardust Corpsegrinder has been cut.
Skye instigates a clinch.
Corpsegrinder manages to break the clinch.
Corpsegrinder closes the distance and pushes Skye back into the cage.
Corpsegrinder prevents a body shot from Skye.
Skye tries to work over Corpsegrinder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skye lands a body shot.
Corpsegrinder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skye lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skye managing to block the knees to the body from Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Corpsegrinder.
Danga de danga de dang - Skye scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corpsegrinder shoots in looking for a takedown. Skye tries to sprawl out of it but Corpsegrinder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Corpsegrinder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye lands with an uppercut that bounces Corpsegrinder off the cage and back into range.
Skye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corpsegrinder's head.
Skye misses with an uppercut.
Damion Skye is winning the standup battle so far.
Skye changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Skye.
Skye checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skye avoids the head kick by Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder scores with a jab.
Corpsegrinder fakes the leg kick and cracks Skye in the body.
Some wild striking there from Skye.
Skye jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Skye.
Corpsegrinder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skye tries to avoid it but Corpsegrinder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skye to the ground. Skye escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Corpsegrinder is looking to score with low kicks.
Skye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corpsegrinder.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skye just misses with a punch to the body.
Skye misses with an uppercut
and Corpsegrinder counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Skye swinging wildly here.
Corpsegrinder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skye stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corpsegrinder.
Skye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corpsegrinder.
Skye listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Skye scores with a hook to the body. Corpsegrinder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skye misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corpsegrinder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skye sprawls well. Skye wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corpsegrinder gets slowly back to his feet.
Damion Skye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stardust Corpsegrinder.
A jab lands there for Skye.
Skye throws an off balance right hand
and Corpsegrinder counters with a thumping low kick.
Skye misses with a wild combination.
Corpsegrinder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skye walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corpsegrinder.
Skye misses with a series of wild punches.
Corpsegrinder throws a head kick that Skye semi-blocks.
Skye lands with a hook. Corpsegrinder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Corpsegrinder.
No luck for Corpsegrinder with that takedown attempt.
Corpsegrinder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Corpsegrinder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skye connects with a body shot that sends Corpsegrinder's belly button to the back.
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corpsegrinder moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skye lands with a nice body punch.
Corpsegrinder lands with an uppercut that bounces Skye off the cage and back into range.
Corpsegrinder fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion Skye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stardust Corpsegrinder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Corpsegrinder misses with an uppercut
and Skye counters with a leg kick.
Skye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corpsegrinder doesn't seem bothered though.
Skye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corpsegrinder throws a push kick but Skye slaps the foot to one side.
Skye throws an off balance right hand
and Corpsegrinder counters with a nice uppercut.
Skye gets tackled into the cage by Corpsegrinder. Corpsegrinder maintains the clinch.
Corpsegrinder is trying to break the clinch but Skye is controlling him.
Corpsegrinder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skye has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corpsegrinder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damion Skye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skye throws a series of punches but Corpsegrinder moves out of range.
Skye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corpsegrinder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Corpsegrinder misses
and Skye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skye connects with a nice looking jab.
Corpsegrinder wants to land a leg kick but Skye is out of range.
A head kick misses from Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skye looks to land a body kick but Corpsegrinder moved away.
Corpsegrinder throws a head kick but Skye moves out of range.
Skye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skye misses with a lunging right hand
and Corpsegrinder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skye lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corpsegrinder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corpsegrinder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corpsegrinder looks for the body kick but Skye saw that one coming.
Corpsegrinder misses with a leg kick
and Skye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skye just misses with a punch to the body.
Corpsegrinder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Skye catches Corpsegrinder right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Skye scores with a four punch combination!
Skye tries to clinch up.
Skye works over Corpsegrinder's head and body with a nice combination.
Corpsegrinder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Corpsegrinder lands a body shot.
Corpsegrinder scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Corpsegrinder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corpsegrinder slows the pace down.
Corpsegrinder's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Skye tries to bench press Corpsegrinder off him but Corpsegrinder keeps the position.
Corpsegrinder content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Corpsegrinder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Skye tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Corpsegrinder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Skye's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Corpsegrinder is looking to take a break and control but Skye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skye manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corpsegrinder tries to get to full guard but Skye has control of the leg.
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 Damion Skye.
I think Skye has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Damion Skye!
An out of breath Damion Skye thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Stardust Corpsegrinder had this to say: 'I'll be back! thanks!'.
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