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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rickey Shakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gio Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickey Shakes looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rickey Shakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gio Avila!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shakes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Avila closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shakes's guard.
Avila is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shakes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shakes has escaped and now he's on top!
Avila is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Avila looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Avila is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shakes is aware though and is defending well.
Avila working for a triangle but Shakes defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avila looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shakes defends it easily.
Shakes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Avila looking for a guillotine here but Shakes defends easily.
Avila throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Avila is looking for a triangle here but Shakes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Avila is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Avila is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shakes pulls his head out easily.
Avila is looking for a sweep. Shakes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've been hearing that Shakes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Avila looking for submissions off his back.
Avila looking for submissions off his back.
Avila gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes wants to get up but he can't break Avila's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Avila 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Avila is on top in guard.
Avila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Avila tries to free his leg and advance position but Shakes is retaining full guard.
Shakes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Avila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Avila stands and throws Shakes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila is trying to get an arm triangle but Shakes is defending well.
Avila is trying to get an arm triangle but Shakes is defending well.
Shakes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Avila thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Avila tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Avila wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shakes, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gio Avila dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Avila drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gio Avila has got the better of the ground game so far.
Avila wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shakes, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Shakes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Avila tries for a kimura but Shakes is defending well.
Avila is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shakes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shakes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Avila is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shakes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Avila working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Avila tries for a kimura but Shakes is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shakes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Avila working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shakes tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila tries for a kimura but Shakes is defending well.
Avila has hold of Shakes's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shakes tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Avila cranks the arm and Shakes screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shakes, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gio Avila!
Gio Avila decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helios Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helios Garcius!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcius misses with a double jab.
A jab lands there for Garcius.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcius moves into the clinch.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcius moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Garcius is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight throws a series of punches but Garcius avoids them all with ease.
Knight lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helios Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcius misses with a double jab
and Knight counters with a three punch combo that has Garcius backing up. Garcius nods at Knight to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcius.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses.
Knight scores with a three punch combo!
Garcius scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcius misses with a body kick.
Knight throws a series of punches but Garcius avoids them all with ease.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcius looks to clinch
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcius fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcius misses with a two punch combination.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcius.
Garcius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcius throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcius misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knight!
Knight throws a right hand that Garcius ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcius also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcius.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Garcius.
Sloppy strikes from Garcius. Those never looked like landing.
Knight throws out a powerful jab.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Garcius tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knight counters with a two punch combo.
Garcius tries to clinch up
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcius misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcius circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcius throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcius scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcius misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a series of strikes. Garcius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knight's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knight duly obliges.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcius.
Garcius misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Garcius.
Garcius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Knight dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcius doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Garcius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcius tries to clinch up.
Aaron Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcius drives through with a takedown into Knight's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Garcius stops Knight from standing up.
Knight pushes Garcius off and scrambles back to his feet.
Garcius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knight lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcius can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Knight.
Aaron Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a crisp one two that drops Garcius! Knight thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Garcius to his feet! Garcius is in big trouble!
Garcius is rocked!
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcius slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Garcius misses with a few strikes there.
Garcius misses with a leg kick.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knight checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcius moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Garcius dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Garcius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knight counters with a two punch combo.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcius tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight is working the combinations to good effect here.
Garcius tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Garcius tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Garcius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcius slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aaron Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Garcius wants to clinch.
Garcius instigates a clinch.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Garcius tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Garcius swinging wildly here.
A cross from Knight lands.
Garcius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcius.
Garcius throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
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!
Garcius wants to clinch.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Knight scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcius wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Knight dominated that second round.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garcius gets a clinch.
Garcius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight looks to land a combination but Garcius avoids it well.
Garcius slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Garcius misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcius.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Garcius misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcius darts in trying to clinch
and Knight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garcius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Knight is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garcius wants to clinch.
Garcius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcius.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcius is defended easily by Knight.
Aaron Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helios Garcius.
Garcius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius wants to clinch
and Knight counters with a series of strikes. Garcius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knight jabs Garcius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Garcius throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Knight.
Garcius is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Garcius seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcius tries to clinch up
and Knight counters with a three punch combo that has Garcius backing up. Garcius nods at Knight to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcius misses with a wild combination.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcius misses with a takedown attempt - Knight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcius throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Knight drops Garcius with a beautiful combination! Garcius stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Knight is looking for the KO!
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Garcius.
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!
Garcius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garcius tries to clinch but Knight moves away
and Knight counters with a crisp one two that drops Garcius! Knight thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Garcius to his feet! Garcius is in big trouble!
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcius circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcius tried to score with a low kick but Knight checks it.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Knight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knight is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Garcius presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helios Garcius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aaron Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Garcius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knight, 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 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Knight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe's entrance music is (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you. A fine choice. Martez Cortega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martez Cortega!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortega tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortega.
Cortega gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cortega scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe landing some decent shots from guard.
Joe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortega looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortega doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cortega is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Joe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cortega looking for a guillotine here but Joe defends easily.
Cortega is looking for a triangle but Joe pushes his legs off easily.
Joe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Cortega trying to keep a closed guard but Joe is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Joe there.
Joe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cortega is able to avoid easily.
Cortega throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joe's waist but Joe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cortega off to one side.
Joe tries to clinch but Cortega is having none of it.
Joe cracks Cortega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cortega throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Joe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cortega's half guard.
Cortega missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cortega is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cortega defending well though.
Cortega is trying to get back to full guard.
Cortega manages to get to full guard.
Joe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cortega has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cortega holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Joe content to stall in guard here.
Cortega has his foot on Joe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joe works his way back into a safe position though.
Cortega throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
Cortega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Joe dominated that round.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Joe.
A nice left hand lands by Joe.
Cortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortega can do to turn this around?
Joe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joe misses with some punches.
Cortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortega tries to circle away but Joe has him pinned against the cage.
Cortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe has double underhooks.
Cortega changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Joe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cortega leaves Joe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortega moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Joe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joe tried to score with a low kick but Cortega checks it.
Cortega gets tackled into the cage by Joe. Joe maintains the clinch.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Cortega pulls guard effortlessly.
Joe content to stall in guard here.
Cortega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe trying to control but Cortega is working from the bottom.
Cortega is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joe wants to control from the top but Cortega keeps moving.
Cortega looking for a guillotine here but Joe defends easily.
Cortega working a defensive guard here.
Joe wants to control from the top but Cortega keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cortega keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe dives in and grabs Cortega's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cortega pushes down on Joe's head and hops out.
Joe throws a hook but Cortega blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Joe.
Cortega gets caught flat footed, as Joe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Joe is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Cortega has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Joe is looking to defend but Cortega has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Joe! Cortega pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Joe taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Martez Cortega!
Martez Cortega decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yegor Klitschko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
248 lbs
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292 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko misses with a straight left.
Tennant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tennant scores with a shot to the body.
Tennant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Tennant throws an overhand right that lands on Klitschko's shoulder, as Klitschko tries to avoid the shot.
Tennant misses with a wild combination.
Tennant cracks Klitschko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klitschko lands a nice shot to the body.
Tennant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klitschko doesn't seem bothered though.
Tennant avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tennant lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Klitschko.
Klitschko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tennant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Klitschko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tennant checks it well.
Tennant missing with a left hand there. Klitschko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tennant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tennant throws a shot from downtown. Klitschko moves away and avoids it.
Tennant throws a series of punches but Klitschko avoids them all with ease.
Klitschko throws a shot from downtown. Tennant moves away and avoids it.
Tennant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klitschko.
Klitschko blocks a jab.
Tennant throws a lazy right hand but Klitschko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tennant darts in trying to clinch
and Klitschko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Tennant misses.
Tennant feints a jab promting Klitschko to slip. Tennant then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Klitschko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tennant.
Klitschko throws a body shot but no joy.
David Tennant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tennant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klitschko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Klitschko throws the left hand but Tennant avoids the punch easily.
Klitschko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tennant.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tennant. Klitschko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tennant drops his hands momentarily and Klitschko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko swinging wildly here.
Tennant jabs Klitschko right on the nose. Klitschko blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Tennant finds it's way through Klitschko's defenses.
Tennant takes one to the side of the head.
Tennant scores with a jab to the body.
Tennant swinging wildly here.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Tennant uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tennant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klitschko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tennant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tennant missing with a left hand there. Klitschko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tennant misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klitschko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Klitschko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tennant in his tracks.
Klitschko misses the shot to the body.
Tennant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a right hand
and Tennant counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Klitschko down! Tennant is looking to finish but Klitschko is intelligently defending himself.
Klitschko is rocked!
Tennant gets to his feet - Klitschko follows without any prompting.
Oh Klitschko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Tennant connects with the perfect overhand right and Klitschko falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Tennant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tennant!
David Tennant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne comes to the cage accompanied by Finntroll - Trollhammaren. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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183 lbs
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BeeJay Penn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorne lands a head kick. Penn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorne.
Thorne is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Penn checks a low kick from Thorne.
Thorne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thorne throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Thorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thorne misses with a looping right.
Penn cracks Thorne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorne tries to score with a low kick but Penn moves his leg out of the way.
Thorne thuds his shin into the meat of Penn's side.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Thorne's defenses.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn cracks Thorne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Penn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penn takes a swing at Thorne's ribcage but misses.
Thorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected.
Thorne closes the distance and clinches.
Thorne being controlled against the cage.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thorne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thorne working aggressively here.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorne scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Penn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn trying to stall but Thorne improves his position.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Penn controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn tries a body shot but Thorne blocks it.
Thorne looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Thorne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Thorne, against the cage.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Thorne, against the cage.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne misses with an elbow strike.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling the position.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Thorne, against the cage.
Penn taking a breather.
Penn prevents a body shot from Thorne.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorne prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling the position.
Penn breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Thorne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thorne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Penn checks a low kick from Thorne.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
Penn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thorne if he has to take too many more of those.
Thorne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thorne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thorne drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
Thorne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Thorne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorne.
Thorne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Thorne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larry Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorne cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Thorne misses with a hook.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Thorne with an uppercut!
It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.
Thorne moves out of range as Penn throws a body kick.
Thorne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Thorne.
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!
Thorne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thorne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Thorne misses.
Thorne throws a lazy head kick
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thorne's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorne.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorne tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Thorne throws a nice head kick!
BeeJay Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thorne is out of range and Penn settles back down.
Thorne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thorne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice cross by Penn.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn lands a nice hook to Thorne's body. Thorne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thorne thows a leg kick but Penn checks it
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn checks the leg kick.
Penn blocks a head kick by Thorne.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
A low kick from Thorne misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Thorne misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thorne throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Thorne ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn scoring well with a low kick there.
Thorne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn cracks Thorne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thorne wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorne.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Thorne with an uppercut!
Thorne is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn.
Oh Thorne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorne throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Penn sizes up Thorne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penn lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BeeJay Penn!
Jumping up and down and very excited, BeeJay Penn waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gunther -Ding Dong Song . Schilling has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. Malutin Andrey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
146 lbs
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28
145 lbs
8 - 11 - 2 |
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schilling wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schilling closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schilling lands in his opponent's guard.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schilling is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schilling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schilling throws a strike but Andrey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Schilling has a closed guard, preventing Andrey from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schilling escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andrey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andrey wants to get up but he can't break Schilling's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Schilling is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schilling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andrey is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey wanted to stand there but Schilling had control of the position.
Andrey preventing the sweep.
Schilling is working an open guard so Andrey takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Andrey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schilling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been informed that Schilling has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Schilling connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrey looks to throw the jab but Schilling is out of range.
Andrey misses with a body shot.
Malutin Andrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andrey lands with a slapping head kick.
Andrey lands a head kick. Schilling smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey throws a low kick but Schilling avoids it.
Andrey misses with an uppercut
and Schilling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schilling throwing strikes but missing.
Schilling has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andrey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schilling slips nicely into half guard.
Schilling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schilling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrey keeps working.
Schilling is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andrey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schilling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schilling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schilling not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling thows a huge punch but Andrey dodges it nicely.
Schilling moves into full mount! Andrey won't be happy about that!
Andrey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Schilling throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Andrey tries to buck Schilling off but he can't manage it.
Schilling lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Andrey tries to buck Schilling off but he can't manage it.
Schilling landing strikes, looking to finish!
Schilling won't let Andrey get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Schilling pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Schilling in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Schilling is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrey wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilling raining down shots from the mount!
Schilling tries to control but Andrey wriggling away.
Schilling lands a heavy elbow.
Andrey wants to get back to his feet.
Schilling can't control as he wanted to and Andrey manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Andrey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Schilling there.
Schilling wants to free his trapped foot but Andrey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Schilling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schilling looking for a submission but Andrey manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Schilling throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Schilling dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andrey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schilling counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schilling is looking to take a break and control but Andrey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andrey kicks off Schilling and gets to his feet.
Schilling slips a jab and a cross from Andrey.
Andrey throws a head kick but Schilling moves out of range.
Schilling connects with a body shot.
Schilling tries to clinch up.
Andrey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schilling blocks the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab lands there for Schilling.
Andrey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schilling.
Schilling throws a good cross that connects.
Schilling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrey.
Malutin Andrey is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schilling lands with a straight right. Andrey didn't see that one coming.
Andrey throws a series of punches but Schilling moves out of range.
Andrey swinging wildly here.
Schilling lands a nice hook to Andrey's body. Andrey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Andrey checks a low kick from Schilling.
Andrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Andrey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schilling shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andrey but Andrey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Andrey.
Malutin Andrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrey throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andrey.
Andrey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been told by Andrey's head coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Schilling tries to clinch but Andrey moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Andrey. Those never looked like landing.
Andrey misses with an uppercut
so Schilling counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Andrey is looking to stand up but Schilling isn't so interested in that idea.
Schilling content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schilling accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schilling trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schilling chips away with some ground and pound.
Schilling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schilling accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schilling trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schilling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schilling is controlling him.
Schilling postures up and lands a big shot to Andrey's brow.
Schilling slips nicely into half guard.
Andrey kicks off Schilling and gets to his feet.
A head kick misses from Andrey.
Schilling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrey's waist but Andrey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schilling off to one side.
Schilling is looking to clinch.
Schilling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schilling missing with a left hand there. Andrey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schilling misses with an uppercut.
Schilling moves out of range as Andrey throws a body kick.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick and Schilling moves out of range easily.
Andrey scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schilling.
Andrey looks to throw the jab but Schilling is out of range.
Schilling will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malutin Andrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Schilling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrey misses with a two punch combination.
Andrey swings widly with a right hand
and Schilling counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schilling.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schilling is controlling him.
Schilling connects with a couple of short punches.
Schilling throws a big elbow that misses.
Andrey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schilling.
Andrey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schilling is controlling him.
Andrey manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schilling closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrey circles away.
Andrey throws the left hand but Schilling avoids the punch easily.
Andrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schilling.
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 Malutin Andrey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Andrey misses with a looping left.
Andrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrey swinging wildly here.
Schilling throws a leg kick
letting Andrey counter with a right hand.
Andrey throws a lazy right hand but Schilling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schilling throws a leg kick
and Andrey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Andrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrey stalls.
Andrey misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schilling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schilling lands a hook that snaps the head of Andrey backwards.
Schilling presses Andrey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schilling works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schilling trying to control but Andrey is working from the bottom.
Schilling tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrey is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling trying to control but Andrey is working from the bottom.
Schilling is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Andrey wants to stand and escape but Schilling is having none of it.
Andrey keeping moving, preventing Schilling from controlling successfully.
Schilling postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Andrey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andrey wants to stand up but Schilling is controlling him.
Schilling wants to control from the top but Andrey keeps moving.
Schilling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andrey wants to stand up but Schilling is controlling him.
Andrey keeping moving, preventing Schilling from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Andrey wants to stand and escape but Schilling is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schilling avoids the head kick by Andrey.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schilling.
Schilling misses with a looping left.
Schilling's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andrey under the eye.
Andrey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schilling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andrey scrambles back to his feet.
Andrey connects with a high kick.
Andrey looks to land a combination but Schilling avoids it well.
Andrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schilling gets a double leg takedown into Andrey's guard.
Andrey wants to stand but Schilling is controlling the position.
Schilling landing some decent shots from guard.
Schilling controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling distracts Andrey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schilling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrey is keeping the position for now.
Andrey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Schilling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andrey sizes up Schilling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schilling counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schilling is working for a kimura but Andrey is defending it quite comfortably.
Schilling wants to control but Andrey is keeping him busy.
Andrey pushes Schilling off looking to stand but Schilling dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Schilling there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilling wants to pass the guard but Andrey is defending well.
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!
Schilling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andrey is trying to stand back up but Schilling is controlling him
Andrey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andrey pushes Schilling off looking to stand but Schilling dives back in and keeps control.
Schilling tries to pass the half guard into mount. Andrey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schilling takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schilling is trying to work for a kimura but Andrey is defending well.
Schilling is nestled in close to Andrey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schilling takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schilling lands strikes from half guard.
Andrey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Schilling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schilling 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Schilling!
A relieved looking Joe Schilling thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corll has chosen South Texas Death Ride as his entrance music. 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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193 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Meighen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Corll!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corll checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corll looks to score with a jab to the body but Meighen is just out of range.
Corll misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corll.
Meighen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Meighen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corll connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meighen's hands.
Corll just misses with a punch to the body.
Meighen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corll.
Corll keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corll scores with a nice right hand.
Corll tried to score with a low kick but Meighen checks it.
Meighen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Corll displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meighen throws out the jab.
Corll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meighen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meighen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corll moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corll ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corll misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll connects with a leg kick. Meighen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corll. Meighen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corll lands a head shot.
Corll fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Corll goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Corll throws a sloppy head kick and Meighen moves out of range easily.
Corll lands a right hook to the body.
Meighen thumps Corll with a low kick.
Corll misses with a hook. Meighen ducked under it nicely.
Meighen ducks right into an uppercut from Corll.
Meighen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corll lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Meighen misses with a hook to the body
and Corll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meighen is rocked!
Meighen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dean Corll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corll misses with a looping left.
Corll looks to throw a body kick
and Corll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corll misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Corll checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Corll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meighen.
Meighen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meighen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meighen throws a leg kick that misses.
Meighen wants to clinch.
Corll has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Meighen slips a jab from Corll.
Corll throws a low kick, looking for Meighen's leg but Meighen calmly moves out of range.
Meighen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corll manages to avoid it.
Meighen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Corll will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corll throws a jab but it's blocked by Meighen.
Corll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meighen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corll. That did some damage!
A low kick from Corll is predictable there
and Meighen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Meighen.
Meighen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corll.
Corll with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meighen manages to avoid it.
Corll throws an overhand right that lands on Meighen's shoulder, as Meighen tries to avoid the shot.
Meighen with a hook.
Meighen lands an overhand right.
Meighen throws a jab but it's blocked by Corll.
Nice body punch from Corll.
No luck for Corll with that takedown attempt.
Meighen moves in looking to clinch but Corll pushes him off.
Meighen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corll.
Corll darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meighen tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Meighen misses
and Corll counters with an outside leg kick.
Corll throws a right hand that Meighen ducks under and follows up with a left that Meighen also avoids with ease.
Arthur Meighen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meighen moves out of range of the body kick from Corll.
Corll fails with a takedown attempt.
Arthur Meighen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Corll.
Meighen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corll misses with a body kick.
Meighen wants to clinch.
Corll scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meighen doesn't seem bothered though.
Meighen closes the distance and pushes Corll back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meighen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corll misses with the head strike.
Meighen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Corll dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Corll misses with an uppercut. Meighen saw that one coming.
Corll walks into a straight right hand from Meighen.
Meighen throws a body shot but no joy.
Corll scores with a kick to the body.
Corll fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dean Corll seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Corll there.
Corll misses with a body shot.
Corll misses with a wild combination.
Corll lands the left hand.
Oh Meighen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meighen scores with a hook.
Meighen seems to have got his legs back now.
Meighen drops his hands momentarily and Corll takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meighen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meighen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corll misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen misses the shot to the body.
Meighen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meighen throws an overhand right that lands on Corll's shoulder, as Corll tries to avoid the shot.
Corll shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Corll scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corll lands a nice shot to the body.
Meighen blocks a leg kick.
Meighen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corll moves away.
Meighen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meighen scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meighen. Corll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corll closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meighen circles away.
Meighen lands a nice hook to Corll's body. Corll takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corll lands a high kick!
Corll lands a jab to Meighen's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corll takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corll throws a body kick that misses.
Corll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meighen. Corll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corll bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meighen's head backwards.
Meighen is looking to land body kicks.
Meighen missing with a left hand there. Corll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meighen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corll connects with the punch.
Meighen gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Corll gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Meighen is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Corll!
Our winner, Dean Corll, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Big Booty Woman. Sim Salabim could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Kyle's chin.
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159 lbs
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37
155 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
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salabim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kyle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salabim jabs Kyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salabim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salabim gets tackled into the cage by Kyle. Kyle maintains the clinch.
Salabim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salabim blocking some punches.
Salabim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Salabim has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salabim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyle.
A head punch on the inside from Salabim fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salabim misses with a punch on the inside.
Salabim throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
Salabim struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyle controls his hands.
Kyle blocks a body shot from Salabim.
Salabim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle working aggressively here.
Salabim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kyle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim lands a left hand.
Salabim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salabim.
Good body shot from Kyle.
Salabim misses with the head strike.
Salabim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyle misses with some punches.
Salabim lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle tries a body shot but Salabim blocks it.
Kyle blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salabim.
We've been informed that Kyle has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Salabim is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kyle is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sim Salabim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salabim working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salabim.
Salabim misses with a punch to the body.
Salabim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salabim scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kyle has a couple of punches blocked by Salabim.
Salabim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle blocks a body shot from Salabim.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kyle blocks a body shot from Salabim.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyle.
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 Sim Salabim 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.
Salabim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salabim cracks Kyle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Salabim throws a combination that misses
and Kyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salabim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salabim throws a head punch that misses.
Salabim throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salabim blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Salabim tries a body shot but Kyle blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim throws a head punch that misses.
Salabim misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kyle fails to land.
Kyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Salabim controls his hands.
Salabim blocks an uppercut.
Kyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salabim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salabim lands with a light punch inside.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salabim.
Salabim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kyle blocking some punches.
Salabim wants the takedown. Kyle is fighting it off but Salabim persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kyle's guard against the cage.
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!
Salabim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salabim slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kyle parries the strikes from Salabim easily there. Salabim is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kyle to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Salabim seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Salabim throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Salabim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kyle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salabim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kyle keeps working.
Salabim throws a strike aimed at the side of Kyle's head but Kyle avoids it well.
Salabim controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kyle is not content to let Salabim control the position.
Salabim staying calm.
Salabim is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kyle has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kyle wants to control but Salabim postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sim Salabim dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Salabim moves away from the strike by Kyle.
Salabim misses the shot to the body.
Salabim connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Salabim.
Kyle sizes up Salabim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salabim moves into the clinch.
Salabim misses with a punch on the inside.
Sim Salabim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salabim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kyle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salabim lands with a short shot to the head.
Kyle working aggressively here.
Kyle blocks a body shot from Salabim.
Kyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salabim can't find room to land a body shot as Kyle controls the action.
Kyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Salabim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salabim takes a shot to the head.
David Kyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salabim.
Salabim struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyle controls his hands.
Salabim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyles head.
Kyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salabim can't find room to land a body shot as Kyle controls the action.
Salabim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyle's elbow.
Salabim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kyle unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Salabim! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kyle is unloading with more strikes now! Salabim drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Kyle!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Kyle waved his t-shirt featuring REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka has chosen Yuudachi as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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117 lbs
36 - 16 - 3 |
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139 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius stuffs the takedown.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aurelius throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Aurelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Tanaka with a poor takedown
and Aurelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aurelius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aurelius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tanaka has a takedown stuffed.
Sigvard Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tanaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Aurelius. Beautiful body shot.
Tanaka tries for a takedown but Aurelius circles away easily
and Aurelius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius connects with an inside leg kick.
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanaka defending well as Aurelius loads up on a big left hand.
Tanaka slips under a jab.
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. Tanaka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanaka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanaka.
Aurelius cracks Tanaka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sigvard Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius lands a leg kick that knocks Tanaka off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aurelius misses with a body shot
and Tanaka counters with a head kick.
Aurelius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tanaka's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka dives in and grabs Aurelius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aurelius pushes down on Tanaka's head and hops out.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Aurelius misses with a low kick as Tanaka jumps back.
Aurelius lands a leg kick that knocks Tanaka off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Aurelius misses
and Tanaka moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius prevents a body shot from Tanaka.
A right handed body shot lands from Aurelius.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
Aurelius lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aurelius.
A short right from Tanaka on the inside.
Aurelius misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aurelius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aurelius pushes Tanaka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aurelius lands with a short shot to the head.
Aurelius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tanakas head.
Aurelius is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka avoids the elbow strike from Aurelius, against the cage.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Aurelius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tanaka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
Tanaka trying to keep a closed guard but Aurelius is proving a slippery customer.
Tanaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aurelius is one step ahead there.
Aurelius working some strikes from top position.
Tanaka lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tanaka looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aurelius throws a wild body kick that Tanaka sees coming a mile off.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Aurelius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanaka can do to turn this around?
Aurelius jabs at Tanaka's body.
Aurelius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aurelius scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aurelius.
Tanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelius throws out the jab.
Tanaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanaka slips under a jab.
Aurelius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Tanaka fails with a takedown attempt.
Aurelius misses with a shot to the body
and Tanaka counters with a single leg into guard. Aurelius didn't expect that.
Tanaka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelius is keeping the position for now.
Aurelius trying to strike off his back.
Aurelius keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Aurelius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tanaka is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Aurelius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aurelius looking for a sweep. Not yet Aurelius, not yet.
Aurelius throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tanaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelius is retaining full guard.
Tanaka passes into half guard.
Aurelius tries to get to full guard but Tanaka has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aurelius defends it well.
Aurelius misses with some strikes from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aurelius here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Aurelius is looking to improve his position.
Aurelius is working hard here to advance position.
Tanaka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aurelius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tanaka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tanaka working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tanaka is working for a submission of some sort.
Tanaka controlling the action here.
Tanaka seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Aurelius has recovered full guard.
Aurelius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanaka stopping the sweep attempt from Aurelius.
Aurelius trying to keep a closed guard but Tanaka is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tanaka throws out a loose jab but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Aurelius. No joy for Tanaka on that attempt.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aurelius shoots for a takedown but Tanaka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aurelius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Aurelius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aurelius to the mat! Aurelius manages to get full guard.
Aurelius keeping full guard, as Tanaka tries to pass.
Aurelius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanaka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tanaka trying to control the position but Aurelius is working away.
Tanaka moves into full mount!
Aurelius gets back to half guard.
Aurelius is staying active underneath Tanaka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tanaka is pressing down on Aurelius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aurelius is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is thwarting Aurelius's attempts to control the position.
Tanaka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aurelius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but Aurelius defending well.
Aurelius is refusing to be controlled, as Tanaka sits in half guard.
Shinji Tanaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aurelius trying to control here.
Tanaka trying to mount his opponent but Aurelius defends it.
Aurelius is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tanaka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tanaka's back!
Aurelius has the hooks in. Tanaka is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Aurelius doesn't have the hooks in and Tanaka manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Aurelius is keeping the position.
Aurelius is trying to keep Tanaka in close.
Aurelius wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aurelius keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Sigvard Aurelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanaka passes Aurelius's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aurelius on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Tanaka passes to side control.
Tanaka advances to full mount.
Aurelius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tanaka tries to control but Aurelius wriggling away.
Aurelius is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelius is controlling an arm, preventing Tanaka from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Shinji Tanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinji Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aurelius 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 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigvard Aurelius!
A victorious Sigvard Aurelius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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