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EMPIRE VI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Gailfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussier da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Gailfus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Gailfus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jussier da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gailfus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gailfus is nestled in close to da Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
da Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gailfus is working away from the top position though.
Gailfus wants to work for an arm triangle but da Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gailfus is nestled in close to da Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
da Silva tries to roll over but Gailfus keeps him under control.
Gailfus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
da Silva moves into full guard.
Gailfus passes da Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
da Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gailfus is nestled in close to da Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gailfus maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! da Silva could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gailfus has cracked it and da Silva is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gailfus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Gailfus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DK Oakston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oakston comes into the arena with Beastie Boys - High Plains Drifter blaring out of the sound system. DK Oakston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DK Oakston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Oakston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oakston managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.
Oakston has clasped his hands together around Hunter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hunter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hunter tries to pass to full mount but Oakston defends it.
Hunter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hunter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oakston sees it coming and defends easily.
Oakston kicks Hunter off and gets back to his feet.
Oakston lands a two punch combo.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Oakston.
Hunter moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hunter throws an elbow but misses.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like DK Oakston has been cut.
Oakston is trying to force a seperation but Hunter has the dominant position.
Hunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oakston's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakston working hard to break the clinch.
Oakston wants to break free but Hunter has control.
Oakston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oakston looking for a takedown.
Oakston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oakston is defending well for now.
Oakston wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DK Oakston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oakston avoiding damage as Hunter throws knees to the body.
Hunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oakston's efforts to push away.
Hunter keeps control of Oakston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oakston working hard to break the clinch.
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oakston managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.
Oakston turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Oakston manages to end up in side control.
Hunter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oakston off and has taken his back!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hunter patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hunter looks gassed!
Oakston trying to get back to his feet but Hunter is in full control for now.
Hunter looking to break Oakston's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Oakston remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hunter will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakston is trying to break free.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hunter is trying to stick to Oakston's back but Oakston is turning into Hunter. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hunter's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Oakston.
Oakston is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.
Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hunter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oakston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oakston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter is looking for a triangle but Oakston pushes his legs off easily.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Oakston from controlling successfully.
Hunter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Oakston has passed into half guard!
Oakston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakston is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oakston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunter is trying to control but can't.
Oakston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunter won't allow Oakston to pass to mount.
Oakston is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Oakston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunter stops a takedown attempt from Oakston.
Hunter lands an elbow just above Oakston 's eye.
Oakston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oakston managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.
Oakston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunter taking a breather.
Oakston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oakston blocks it with crossed arms.
Oakston managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Oakston avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oakston's defenses.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Oakston avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oakston walks away with a smile on his face. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oakston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Oakston.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Oakston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oakston blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Oakston throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oakston checks it well.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Oakston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oakston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oakston avoids the body shot from Hunter.
Hunter swings for the body but Oakston moves out of range.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Oakston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter swings for the body but Oakston moves out of range.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Oakston's shoulder, as Oakston tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Oakston.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Oakston moves out of range easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oakston shoots in but Hunter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunter thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunter tries to score with a low kick but Oakston moves his leg out of the way.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vincent Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oakston feints and as Hunter raises his hands in defense, Oakston changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oakston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oakston manages to get himself to full guard.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Oakston keeps moving.
Oakston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunter is aware though and is defending well.
Hunter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oakston has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunter throws a strike but Oakston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunter controls Oakston momentarily but Oakston frees himself.
Oakston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunter controls Oakston momentarily but Oakston frees himself.
Hunter working a defensive guard but Oakston passes into half guard.
Oakston is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hunter tries to roll over but Oakston keeps him under control.
Oakston is looking for a kimura but Hunter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oakston to get the leverage.
That's eight 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.
Oakston trying to control from half guard but Hunter is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oakston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oakston rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunter throws a head kick but Oakston moves out of range.
Oakston checks a low kick from Hunter.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oakston shoots in and bounces Hunter off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Oakston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oakston is posturing up here but Hunter has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Oakston tries to roll out but it's too tight and Oakston has to tap! Slick submission there by Hunter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vincent Hunter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunny Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sunny Slade enters the ring!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sunny Slade!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade wants to clinch.
Kong shoots in but no luck this time.
Slade looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
Slade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slade drops Kong with a beautiful combination! Kong stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Slade is looking for the KO!
Kong is rocked!
It looks like Kim Kong has been cut.
Slade looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oh Kong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kong seems to have got his legs back now.
Kong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Slade's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Slade's back!
Kong looking to break Slade's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Slade remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kong will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Slade has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kong.
Kong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slade tries to break free.
Slade trying to control but not successfully.
Kong looking for the RNC.
Kong is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade trying to control the position but Kong manages to sink in the hooks.
Kong is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kong looking for the choke from the back.
Kong is looking for a rear naked choke here but Slade reverses the position brilliantly into Kong's guard!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Slade working some strikes from top position.
Slade wants to stand but Kong is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade tries to free his leg and advance position but Kong is retaining full guard.
Slade is looking to stand up but Kong won't let him.
Slade must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slade content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kong has his foot on Slade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slade works his way back into a safe position though.
Slade trying to control the position from guard on top but Kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slade lands a couple of digs.
Kong is trying to keep Slade in close.
Slade lands a couple of digs.
Slade looking to pass the guard.
Slade keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kong's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slade distracts Kong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Slade wants to stand but Kong has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slade defends it easily.
Kong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slade cracks Kong with a solid left hand.
Slade wants to control from the top but Kong keeps moving.
Kong is trying to control the position but Slade postures up.
Slade landing with the ground and pound.
Slade landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Slade should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kong has tightened it up now! Slade should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kim Kong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and christian sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, christian sly!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan misses with a two punch combination.
sly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Callahan is fending him off so far but sly persists. Nope, Callahan circles away and we're back to standing.
sly throws and low kick but Callahan moves out of range easily.
Callahan swats away the attempt to clinch by sly.
sly slips a jab and a cross from Callahan.
sly moves into the clinch.
sly is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Callahan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
sly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Callahan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thomas Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of christian sly.
sly tries for a takedown. No joy.
sly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
sly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Callahan lands a left and a right that send sly crashing to the mat, dazed. Callahan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
sly is rocked!
It looks like christian sly has been cut.
sly looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Callahan grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! sly takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Callahan cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Callahan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephan Bonnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephan Bonnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seppo Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Teppo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bonnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Teppo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bonnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonnar prevents Teppo from getting back to his feet.
Bonnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Teppo's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Teppo is looking to stand up but Bonnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Bonnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Teppo has wrist control.
Teppo wants to stand and escape but Bonnar is having none of it.
Bonnar wants to pass the guard but Teppo is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Teppo misses with a takedown
and Bonnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bonnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bonnar controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bonnar connects with a nice short shot to Teppo's temple.
Bonnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bonnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonnar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar prevents Teppo from standing back up.
Bonnar thows a huge punch but Teppo dodges it nicely.
Teppo is not content to let Bonnar control the position.
Bonnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bonnar stops Teppo from getting back to his feet.
Teppo kicks Bonnar off and gets back to his feet.
Bonnar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Teppo!
Teppo looks gassed!
Bonnar won't let Teppo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bonnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Teppo wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bonnar cracks Teppo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bonnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Teppo is in a horrible position here. Bonnar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bonnar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Teppo looks a forlorn figure.
Bonnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bonnar lands with some strikes.
Bonnar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Teppo is rocked!
Teppo tries to buck Bonnar off but he can't manage it.
Bonnar is landing with some decent strikes but Teppo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Teppo is still in real trouble! Can Bonnar finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonnar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Teppo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bonnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar cracks Teppo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Teppo seems to have recovered his senses.
Bonnar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bonnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Teppo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bonnar.
Teppo is trying to buck Bonnar off.
Sloppy strikes there by Bonnar.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Teppo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bonnar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Teppo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Teppo trying to control from half guard but Bonnar is working away.
Bonnar trying to hold on to Teppo's head to control him but Teppo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Teppo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bonnar controls Teppo momentarily but Teppo frees himself.
Teppo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bonnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Teppo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonnar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Teppo's guard now.
Bonnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teppo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Teppo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bonnar is controlling him.
Bonnar lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bonnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Teppo has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bonnar gets caught flat footed, as Teppo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bonnar trying to keep a closed guard but Teppo is proving a slippery customer.
Bonnar 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.
Teppo trying to control but Bonnar is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Teppo tries to kick Bonnar off but Bonnar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bonnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bonnar working the head and body with strikes.
Teppo wants to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bonnar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Teppo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Teppo taking a bit of punishment here - Bonnar scoring with strikes.
Teppo wants to get back to his feet.
Teppo sneaks out the side door and pushes Bonnar away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Teppo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonnar.
Teppo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bonnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stephan Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Teppo.
Teppo wants to get back to his feet.
Bonnar wants to pass the guard but Teppo is defending well.
Bonnar wants to take a breather but Teppo is having none of it.
Teppo tries to kick Bonnar off but Bonnar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bonnar working over Teppo with some ground and pound. Teppo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Teppo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bonnar.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Teppo defending well though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Teppo shoots and misses
and Bonnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Teppo can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Teppo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bonnar stops Teppo from standing up.
Bonnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Bonnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Teppo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Teppo fails with the takedown
and Bonnar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bonnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Teppo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bonnar is controlling him.
Bonnar landing with the ground and pound.
Bonnar won't allow Teppo to get back to his feet.
Bonnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Bonnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Teppo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bonnar stops Teppo from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Teppo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonnar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teppo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Teppo is looking to stand up but Bonnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Bonnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Bonnar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Teppo misses with a takedown
and Bonnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Teppo won't be happy with that.
Bonnar working the head with strikes.
Bonnar trying to control the position but Teppo is working away.
Teppo is trying to buck Bonnar off.
Bonnar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Teppo down.
Teppo wants to get back to his feet but Bonnar drags him back down.
Bonnar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Teppo is not content to let Bonnar control the position.
Bonnar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Teppo misses with a takedown attempt
and Bonnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Teppo is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar slips a nice elbow through Teppo's hands, connecting with Teppo's forehead.
Bonnar prevents Teppo from standing back up.
Bonnar is nestled in close to Teppo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Teppo wants to get back to his feet.
Bonnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teppo can do to turn this around?
Bonnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stephan Bonnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonnar is trying to control. Teppo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Teppo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Bonnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stephan Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Teppo.
Bonnar stops Teppo from standing up.
Bonnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bonnar stops Teppo from standing up.
Bonnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bonnar stands up over Teppo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo wants to get back to his feet but Bonnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bonnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Teppo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Teppo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teppo wants to stand and escape but Bonnar is having none of it.
Bonnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Teppo wants to stand up but Bonnar is controlling him.
Bonnar wants to control from the top but Teppo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Teppo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bonnar gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Teppo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Teppo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonnar is keeping the position for now.
Bonnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teppo's guard.
Teppo wants to get back to his feet but Bonnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bonnar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo keeping full guard, as Bonnar tries to pass.
Bonnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Teppo is looking to stand up but Bonnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Bonnar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Teppo's guard.
Teppo is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teppo has his takedown stuffed
and Bonnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bonnar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teppo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bonnar manages to mount him!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Teppo bucks Bonnar off and manages to get back to his feet!
Teppo gets caught flat footed, as Bonnar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bonnar won't allow Teppo to get back to his feet.
Teppo keeping moving, preventing Bonnar from controlling successfully.
Bonnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Bonnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bonnar wants to pass the guard but Teppo is keeping the position.
Bonnar prevents Teppo from getting back to his feet.
Teppo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teppo with a poor takedown
and Bonnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Teppo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Teppo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Teppo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bonnar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Teppo tries to escape but Bonnar is in control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bonnar drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar stops Teppo from standing up.
Bonnar lands a couple of digs.
Bonnar lands a couple of digs.
Teppo wants to get back to his feet but Bonnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bonnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Teppo wants to stand and escape but Bonnar is having none of it.
Bonnar landing with the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bonnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teppo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teppo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Teppo lands in his opponent's guard.
Bonnar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Teppo postures up in Bonnar's guard and throws a big left but Bonnar blocks it.
Teppo preventing the sweep.
Bonnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teppo lands a couple of digs.
Teppo lands a couple of elbows.
Teppo wants to control from the top but Bonnar keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Teppo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bonnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Bonnar tries to advance to mount but Teppo denies him.
Bonnar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bonnar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Teppo parries the strikes from Bonnar easily there. Bonnar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Teppo to escape.
Teppo wants to get back to his feet.
Teppo tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Seppo Teppo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephan Bonnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Teppo is squirming around, avoiding Bonnar's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Bonnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonnar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Stephan Bonnar!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Stephan Bonnar!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Stephan Bonnar!
Stephan Bonnar wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apongo Sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sax comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Chemical Brothers- Galvanize kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Apongo Sing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Juha Sax!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sing scores with a takedown into Sax's guard.
Sax trying to control the position.
Sax preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sing tries to free his leg and advance position but Sax is retaining full guard.
Sing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sing throws and elbow that misses. Sax uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sing's guard. Nice move by Sax!
Sax slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Sing.
Sing tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sax avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sing connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sax is trying desperately to improve position.
Sing landing strikes from the mount and Sax is in trouble!
Sing raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Sax is squirming around, avoiding Sing's attempts to control the action.
Sing raining down shots from the mount!
Sax looks gassed!
Sing with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sing working Sax over with strikes here.
Sing scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sing with good strikes from the mount here!
Sing working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sing avoids the attempt from Sax to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sax can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sing has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sax's face.
Sing has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sax's face.
Sing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sing dominating with strikes here.
Sing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing is landing with some decent strikes but Sax is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sing lands a big shot there that rocks Sax but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Sing.
Sing lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sing with shots to the head and body - Sax looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sax is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sing lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sing punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sing in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sing punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sing with good strikes from the mount here!
Sing avoids the attempt from Sax to control.
Sax keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sax is bucking up trying to escape but Sing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Sing connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sing punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sax tries to lock up and control but Sing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sing breaks from Sax's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sax taking shots to the head.
Sax suckers Sing into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Sax is now in Sing's guard!
Sax slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sax wants to pass the guard but Sing is keeping the position.
Sing has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sax off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sax trying to stall but Sing improves his position.
Sax pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Sax as Sing shoots in.
Sax tries to clinch but Sing is having none of it.
Sing dives in and grabs Sax's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sax pushes down on Sing's head and hops out.
Sing stuffs the takedown attempt from Sax. Sax gets slowly back to his feet.
Sing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sax counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apongo Sing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sing wants to get back to his feet but Sax is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sax trying to control but Sing is working from the bottom.
Sing throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sax is controlling him.
Sax wants to control from the top but Sing keeps moving.
Sing scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sing scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sing in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sax on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sing in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sax is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sax takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sax takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sing misses with the ground and pound.
Sing wants to control but Sax is keeping him busy.
Sing sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sax is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sing lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sax down.
Sing creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sax sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sing misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sax on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sing passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sax!
Sing dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sing throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apongo Sing dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sing has his takedown stuffed
and Sax counters with a series of strikes. Sing will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sax closes the distance and pushes Sing back into the ropes.
Sax is trying to maintain a safe position but Sing gets an underhook and turns Sax into the ropes.
Sax throws an elbow but it misses.
Sing prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sing tries to score a body lock takedown but Sax shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sax lands a nice elbow.
Sax gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apongo Sing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sax comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sing is working for takedown but Sax is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sax breaks the clinch.
Sax looks for a takedown but Sing sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sax shoots in and drives through. Sing sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax is looking to clinch.
Sax clinches with his opponent.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Sing's takedown attempt.
Sax lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sax throws an elbow but misses.
Sing jumps guard but Sax stands there with Sing around his waist. Sing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sax manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sing.
Sax throws a head kick that Sing semi-blocks.
Sax closes the distance and pushes Sing back into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sax prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sax instigates a clinch.
Sax lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sing can't get the takedown.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sax throws an elbow that misses.
Sax trying to stall but Sing improves his position.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Sing avoids the damage to the body.
Sing has Sax pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Sax manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sax lands a good knee to the midsection. Sing won't want to take too many of those.
Sax wants to stall.
Sax pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juha Sax.
Sing gets caught flat footed, as Sax shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sing wants to stand but Sax is controlling the position.
Sax looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax prevents Sing from getting back to his feet.
Sax distracts Sing with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sing looking for a guillotine here but Sax defends easily.
Sing thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sing swats away the attempt to clinch by Sax.
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.
Sax gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sax tries to stall but Sing uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sax creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sing goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sax prevents it.
Sax throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sing wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sing as Sax tries to tie him up.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Sing's takedown attempt.
Sax stalling.
Sax lands an elbow just above Sing 's eye.
Sax lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sing has hold of one of Sax's legs. Sax is fighting the takedown attempt but Sing gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sing is looking to work some ground and pound but Sax has wrist control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sax avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sax is keeping the position for now.
Sing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sax works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sax gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Sing counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sax utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sing throwing strikes from guard but Sax blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sing throwing strikes but missing.
Sax preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sax wants to stand up but Sing is controlling him.
Juha Sax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sing throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sing.
Sax shoots in for a double leg but Sing sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sax can do to turn this around?
Sax doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sing.
Sing throws a strike but Sax rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sax trying to control the position from guard on top but Sing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sing has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sax off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sax slaps away a takedown attempt from Sing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sing.
Nice takedown defense from Sax. No joy for Sing on that attempt.
Sax tries to clinch up but Sing circles away and keeps his distance.
Sax closes the distance and clinches.
Sing is trying to drag Sax to the mat but Sax just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sing.
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!
Sing throwing strikes but Sax manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sax scoring with punches from side control.
Sax misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sax throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sing is trying to get back to his feet.
Sax stands up.
Sing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sax slaps away a takedown attempt from Sing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sax throws a push kick but Sing slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apongo Sing showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sing 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Apongo Sing!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Apongo Sing!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Apongo Sing!
Apongo Sing wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolfo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney has chosen Tenacious D - Master Exploder as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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22
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adolfo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Toney!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez feints and as Toney raises his hands in defense, Martinez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Toney lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez pushes Toney up against the ropes in a clinch.
Toney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martinez working over Toney with some ground and pound. Toney looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Toney scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Martinez manages to mount him!
Martinez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Toney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martinez lands a big elbow.
Martinez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Toney is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martinez content just to control the position here.
Toney should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Toney's face.
Toney wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Martinez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martinez content just to control the position here.
Toney is trying to escape the mount.
Martinez lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez controlling his opponent.
Martinez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Martinez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martinez content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Adolfo Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Toney misses with the combination.
Toney throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toney slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toney throws out a powerful jab.
Bernard Toney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toney throws out the jab.
Toney scores with a one two! Martinez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Toney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez defending well as Toney loads up on a big left hand.
Toney with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toney misses the shot to the body.
Toney tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Toney.
Toney lands a nice looking body shot.
Toney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Toney. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Jab, jab by Toney - just one landing.
Toney scores with a jab to the head.
Toney cracks Martinez with a good jab.
Toney feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Martinez sprawling to the canvas! Martinez rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Toney finish him?!
Martinez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toney throws out a powerful jab.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Toney drops Martinez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Martinez! Toney dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Bernard Toney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between TEBATO NAKARA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for TEBATO NAKARA has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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143 lbs
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144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TEBATO NAKARA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NAKARA slips a straight right by Bate.
Bate has taken the fight to the clinch.
NAKARA pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bate misses with an uppercut. NAKARA saw that one coming.
NAKARA throws a head kick but Bate moves out of range.
NAKARA tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bate has closed the distance and engaged NAKARA in a clinch.
Bate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bate ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bate no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bate trying to control the position.
Bate looking to hit a scissor sweep but NAKARA is one step ahead there.
NAKARA has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bate seems keen to control NAKARA's posture.
Bate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but NAKARA can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NAKARA won't allow Bate to sweep him here.
Bate is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
NAKARA stopping the sweep attempt from Bate.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bate is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bate forces his way into half guard.
Bate looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bate seems to be working for a kimura but NAKARA defends the submission attempt.
Bate wants to work for an arm triangle but NAKARA is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate wants to free his trapped foot but NAKARA is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but NAKARA does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bate is sneakily working for an arm triangle but NAKARA sees it coming and defends easily.
Bate is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, NAKARA has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bate looks gassed!
Bate is looking to advance position but NAKARA won't allow it.
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.
Bate is looking for a kimura but NAKARA is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bate to get the leverage.
NAKARA tries to kick Bate off but Bate keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
NAKARA throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by NAKARA there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bate shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. NAKARA is trying to defend but Bate finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bate trying to mount his opponent but NAKARA defends it.
NAKARA is trying to stand back up but Bate is controlling him
NAKARA on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if NAKARA tries to get out of the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bate is sneakily working for an arm triangle but NAKARA sees it coming and defends easily.
Bate seems to be working for a kimura but NAKARA defends the submission attempt.
Bate wants to pass the guard but NAKARA is defending well.
That's six 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.
Bate is trying to work for a kimura but NAKARA is defending well.
NAKARA is not content to let Bate control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from NAKARA misses.
NAKARA swinging wildly here.
NAKARA throws a head kick that misses.
Bate shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bate was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as NAKARA is looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
NAKARA is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bate misses with a head shot.
Bate jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but NAKARA manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bate tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
NAKARA is not content to let Bate control the position.
Bate working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to get an arm triangle but NAKARA is defending well.
Bate tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
NAKARA is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
NAKARA throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
NAKARA tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from NAKARA misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bate looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bate is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, NAKARA has managed to free his arm - good work.
NAKARA is staying active underneath Bate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bate is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bate tries to pass to full mount but NAKARA defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bate is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bate moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sloppy strikes there by Bate.
Bate tries to move to mount but NAKARA blocks the move with his legs.
Bate looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bate tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate trying to control the action but NAKARA is working from the bottom.
Bate tries for a kimura but NAKARA is defending well.
Bate is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, NAKARA has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bate wants to control but NAKARA is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
NAKARA tries for a takedown but Bate circles away easily
and Bate counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bate trying to control the action but NAKARA is working from the bottom.
Bate is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, NAKARA has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bate is sneakily working for an arm triangle but NAKARA sees it coming and defends easily.
Bate looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's six 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.
Bate is trying to control. NAKARA wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed NAKARA's head.
Bate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from NAKARA.
Bate throws a body punch but NAKARA moves out of range.
Bate takes a kick to the side of the head.
NAKARA with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bate counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
NAKARA knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bate on the ground.
Bate stops NAKARA from getting back to his feet.
Bate works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bate looking to isolate an arm here. NAKARA doesn't see it coming and as Bate extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Bate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyrone Bate!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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20
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Light!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Kim throws a right hand that Light ducks under and follows up with a left that Light also avoids with ease.
Kim swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Light is defended easily by Kim.
Light misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Light with that takedown attempt.
Light shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kim napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Light throws an elbow but Kim slips to the side and avoids it well.
Light creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kim dodges the ground and pound from Light.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Light is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Light tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Light has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Light has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Light trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
Light is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Light throws a strike aimed at the side of Kim's head but Kim avoids it well.
Light tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Light has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Light thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Light thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kim parries the strikes from Light easily there. Light is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kim to escape.
Light throws an elbow but Kim slips to the side and avoids it well.
Light looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kim parries the strikes from Light easily there. Light is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kim to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Light looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Light on the ground.
Light looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kim dodges the ground and pound from Light.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Light is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Light is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Light looks gassed!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Light working the ground and pound but Kim is defending the strikes.
Kim stops Light from passing to mount.
A lull in the action here as Light stalls from top position.
Light wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kim, who protects the arm well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Light seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Light misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Light throwing shots but missing, from side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Kim does it's job there.
Light is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Light.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Light looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim misses with the combination.
Light dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Light's head and hops out.
Light tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Light.
Light is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Light or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Light is looking to clinch.
Light tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Light fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Light dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kim lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Light fails with a takedown attempt.
Light closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kim circles away.
Light throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kim's waist but Kim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Light off to one side.
Jung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Light.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kim stuffs the takedown attempt from Light. Light gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Light.
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kim shoots in and drives through. Light sprawls well.
Kim throws a hook but Light avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Light looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kim is fending him off so far but Light persists. Nope, Kim circles away and we're back to standing.
Light shoots and misses
and Kim counters with a one-two to the body.
Kim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Light shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kim counters with a left and a right that stings Light.
Light is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Kim. No joy for Light on that attempt.
Kim goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Light scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kim is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Light asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
Kim is not content to let Light control the position.
Light is trying to get an arm triangle but Kim is defending well.
Light throws a strike aimed at the side of Kim's head but Kim avoids it well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim is not content to let Light control the position.
Light lands an elbow.
It looks like Jung Kim has been cut.
Kim is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Light is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Light throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Light wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Light throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Light working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Light fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Light in side control, throwing shots but Kim defends.
Light misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kim wants to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Light has his takedown stuffed
and Kim counters with a two punch combo.
Light fails with a takedown attempt.
Light has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice takedown defense from Kim. No joy for Light on that attempt.
Bobby Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Light with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Light or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Kim misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Light fails with the takedown.
Light changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kim tries to avoid it but Light manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kim to the ground. Kim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Kim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Light tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Light.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jung Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Bobby Light!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Bobby Light!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Bobby Light!
Bobby Light wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Gabos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Shiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gabos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fortuna, Imperatrix Mundi by Carl Orff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgio Gabos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Shiro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gabos.
Gabos leaves Shiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good work by Gabos as he checks the leg kick.
Shiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gabos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gabos tries to get out of the position.
Shiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gabos controlling Shiro's posture.
Shiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shiro wants to pass the guard but Gabos is keeping the position.
Gabos wants to sweep here but Shiro controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiro drops back looking for a leg! Gabos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gabos manages to kick Shiro off! Shiro jumps back into Gabos's guard.
Shiro wants to control from the top but Gabos keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gabos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gabos lands a nice shot to the body.
Shiro looks gassed!
Gabos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gabos lands a left and a right that send Shiro crashing to the mat, dazed. Gabos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Shiro is rocked!
It looks like Jin Shiro has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabos shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Shiro takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Gabos sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Shiro bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giorgio Gabos!
Giorgio Gabos is the new welterweight champion!
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