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UCFL Wednesday Warfare # 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yuudachi. Shinji Tanaka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Martin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Martin misses.
Tanaka has a takedown stuffed.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin stalks Tanaka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tanaka's face. Tanaka staggers backwards, shaken.
Steve Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanaka.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin misses the jab.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Martin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanaka passes Martin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martin is doing well to control the position and prevent Tanaka from advancing to side control.
Martin is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at K.O. Koala's, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Tanaka is pressing down on Martin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martin is holding on for now.
Tanaka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Tanaka wants to free his trapped foot but Martin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is keen to just control but Martin is a slippery customer.
Martin pushes Tanaka off and gets back to his feet.
Martin punishes Tanaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanaka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Martin defends well and Tanaka ends up having to push Martin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Tanaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin scores with a shoulder strike.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Tanaka ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tanaka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tanaka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martin won't allow Tanaka to sweep him here.
Martin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martin chips away with some ground and pound.
Tanaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martin is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tanaka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Our spies down at at Z-Force Academy inform us that Tanaka has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tanaka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin tries to roll over but Tanaka keeps him under control.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but Martin defending well.
Tanaka is trying to control. Martin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin won't allow Tanaka to pass to mount.
Tanaka wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Tanaka prevents Martin from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Martin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martin is looking to clinch.
A jab from Martin does it's job there.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanaka.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
Martin misses the body punch
and Tanaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Tanaka.
Martin wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tanaka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tanaka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
Tanaka looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tanaka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martin's guard.
Tanaka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tanaka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanaka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanaka trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin pushes Tanaka off and scrambles back to his feet.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanaka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka fails with a takedown attempt.
Tanaka darts in looking for a takedown but Martin gets double underhooks and turns Tanaka into the cage.
Steve Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a shot to the side of Tanaka's head.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanaka.
Tanaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tanaka fails to pull guard.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tanaka blocking some punches.
Tanaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka lands with a left to the head.
Tanaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanaka working aggressively here.
A short right from Tanaka on the inside.
Martin trying to control the position but instead, Tanaka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martin into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
Tanaka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tanaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanaka.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin prevents a body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Martin holds him up against the cage and eventually Tanaka drops back down to his feet.
Tanaka trying to stall but Martin improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shinji Tanaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanaka moves away.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tanaka's hands.
Martin lands a nice hook to Tanaka's body. Tanaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin looks to land a combination but Tanaka avoids it well.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanaka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Tanaka blocks the low kick.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tanaka throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin scores with a nice strike.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Martin.
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tanaka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
Tanaka is looking to pass Martin's guard but actually Martin recovers to full guard.
Tanaka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martin's guard.
Tanaka is stalling here. Martin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tanaka seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Martin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka tries to improve position but can't.
Tanaka managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Martin.
Tanaka sneaks back into half guard.
Martin is thwarting Tanaka's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Martin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tanaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanaka is on top in guard.
Martin keeping full guard, as Tanaka tries to pass.
Tanaka looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tanaka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanaka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Martin keeping full guard, as Tanaka tries to pass.
Tanaka passes into half guard.
Tanaka uses his free foot to push down on Martin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Martin.
Tanaka looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tanaka is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Martin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Martin!
Tanaka wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin cracks Tanaka with a solid left hand.
Martin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tanaka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tanaka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martin is working Tanaka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tanaka trying to control the position.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tanaka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tanaka is pressing down on Martin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martin is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shinji Tanaka.
I think Tanaka 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Aragus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aragus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kill of the Night - Gin Wigmore. Mikey Moo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kip Aragus's chin.
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Moo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kip Aragus!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aragus is trying to defend but Moo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aragus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aragus.
Aragus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aragus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Aragus to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Moo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Aragus pulls down on the head and he's put Moo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kip Aragus!
A very excited looking Kip Aragus rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Adam Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr misses with a combination
and Jensen counters with a nice body kick.
Jensen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jensen won't allow Jones Jr to sweep him here.
Jensen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones Jr is retaining full guard.
Jones Jr looking for a guillotine here but Jensen defends easily.
Jensen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Jones Jr blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jensen throws a big right hand that misses.
Jensen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Jensen trying to control but Jones Jr is working from the bottom.
Jones Jr wants to get back to his feet but Jensen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr is looking to sweep but instead, Jensen has passed into half guard.
Jensen is keen to just control but Jones Jr is a slippery customer.
Jones Jr controlling the position well.
Jensen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jones Jr controls his leg.
Jensen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones Jr!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jensen with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones Jr is just holding on here. Jensen manages to take his back.
We've been informed that Jones Jr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jones Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jensen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Jones Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jones Jr is trying to defend against the choke here but Jensen has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Jensen Tightens the hold and Jones Jr taps out furiously! Jensen displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Jensen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaname Tosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaname Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cade throws a hook but Tosen avoids it easily.
Cade swings widly with a right hand
and Tosen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cade's guard now.
Tosen throwing strikes from guard but Cade blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tosen won't allow Cade to get back to his feet.
Cade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tosen.
Tosen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We're going to have a standup here because Carl Cade wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cade is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Tosen.
Carl Cade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cade tries to bum rush Tosen with a series of wild strikes but Tosen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cade tries to close the distance and clinch but Tosen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tosen jabs at Cade's body.
Tosen circles away from the clinch attempt
so Tosen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cade pushes Tosen off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
Cade throws an off balance right hand
so Tosen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tosen trying to control but Cade is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kaname Tosen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cade has closed the distance and engaged Tosen in a clinch.
Cade is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tosen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cade is defending well.
Tosen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cade throws a hook to the side of Tosen's head but Tosen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tosen goes for a double leg but Cade avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cade continues to drive forward.
Carl Cade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaname Tosen.
Tosen tries to score a body lock takedown but Cade shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade blocking some punches.
Tosen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Tosen blocks the leg kick.
Cade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cade throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tosen takes one to the side of the head.
Tosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
Cade wants to clinch.
Cade has managed to clinch.
Tosen lands with a light punch inside.
Tosen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cades head.
Tosen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cade trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Check out the look on Tosen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cade prevents Tosen from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaname Tosen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cade throws a lazy uppercut
and Tosen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cade's guard now.
Tosen wants to control from the top but Cade keeps moving.
Cade wants to get back to his feet but Tosen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cade closes the distance but Tosen moves to the side
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Tosen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cade throws a poor cross that misses
and Tosen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tosen tries to pass to full mount but Cade defends it.
Tosen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Tosen there.
Tosen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tosen wants to pass the guard but Cade is defending well.
Cade wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen moves nicely into side control.
Tosen is trying to get an arm triangle but Cade is defending well.
Tosen moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade is squirming around, avoiding Tosen's attempts to control the action.
Cade is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Tosen has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tosen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaname Tosen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cade shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tosen eats them both and turns towards Cade to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tosen circles away quickly and effectively.
Cade throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cade.
Cade misses with an uppercut. Tosen saw that one coming.
Tosen throws a series of punches but Cade avoids them all with ease.
Tosen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tosen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cade.
Cade uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tosen has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cade throws a nice looking combination but Tosen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tosen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Cade.
Tosen moves away from the strike by Cade.
Cade looks to land a combination but Tosen avoids it well.
Tosen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cade, pushing him back against the cage.
Tosen throws a head punch that misses.
Tosen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tosen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cade lands with a right that hurts Tosen. Tosen looks to clinch but Cade throws a short knee that drops Tosen. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Carl Cade!
Carl Cade seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fionn McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fionn McCool!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz is looking to clinch but McCool is avoiding it.
Diaz slips under a jab from McCool.
McCool dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
McCool lands a big right hand that sends Diaz crashing to the mat! McCool stays standing though and waves Diaz back to his feet!
Diaz is rocked!
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCool throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - McCool sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCool is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Diaz flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Diaz is out cold! McCool holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fionn McCool!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent comes to the cage accompanied by Very Sad Piano Music.... Lonely Raindrops by Domokos Elod .. Burns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die by the drop. On his way into the cage it seems that Clark Kent has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Clark Kent seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clark Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, William Burns!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kent missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kent throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burns counters with a right hand to the body.
Kent misses with a body kick.
Kent throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns throws a series of punches but Kent moves out of range.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kent misses with a left hand
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Kent.
Kent looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body kick from Kent.
Burns with a jab.
It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Kent's belly button to the back.
Kent feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burnss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Kent missing with knees to the body.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kent definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kent tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the cage.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clark Kent's cut is getting worse.
Good body shot from Burns.
Kent is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Burns.
Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Kent shrugs off.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Burns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns lands a body shot.
Burns drops Kent onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kent is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kent is rocked!
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Kent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kent is pressed against the cage. Burns pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Kent! Two more big strikes from Burns and Kent crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). William Burns!
William Burns made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Clark Kent stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lose, I don't Lose.....Die Bastards!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Crashing Mashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Renato Crashing Mashin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Renato Crashing Mashin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Crashing Mashin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Riley Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grimm throws a strike but Crashing Mashin manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Grimm tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renato Crashing Mashin!
Renato Crashing Mashin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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