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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egil Wiik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wiik's choice of entrance music: Rummelsnuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Nunes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Egil Wiik!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Nunes misses.
Wiik looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nunes swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Nunes . Those never looked like landing.
Wiik closes the distance and clinches up with Nunes , looking for a takedown. Wiik pushes Nunes against the ropes but Nunes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Nunes lands.
It looks like Egil Wiik has been cut.
Wiik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nunes throws a right and a left that Wiik avoids nicely.
Nunes lands a left and a right that send Wiik crashing to the mat, dazed. Nunes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wiik 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OH! Wiik has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Nunes smells blood and charges in for the finish! Nunes unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Wiik sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dennis Nunes !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlin Paschal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rune Ankjrll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankjrll has chosen Laibach as his entrance music. Rune Ankjrll struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marlin Paschal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rune Ankjrll!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ankjrll quickly recovers to half guard.
Ankjrll looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Paschal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Paschal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ankjrll with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paschal is looking for a kimura but Ankjrll is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paschal to get the leverage.
Paschal is trying to work for a kimura but Ankjrll is defending well.
Paschal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Paschal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ankjrll has hold of Paschal's hands but Paschal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paschal frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Paschal 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.
Paschal landing punches.
Paschal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Paschal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paschal controlling the pace for now.
Ankjrll told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Paschal is landing with some decent strikes but Ankjrll is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paschal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paschal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ankjrll can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ankjrll is in a horrible position here. Paschal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paschal working the ground and pound effectively.
Paschal unloading with bombs!
Paschal with the ground and pound from mount.
Paschal goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ankjrll turns into him and now he's in Paschal's guard.
Paschal controlling Ankjrll's posture.
Ankjrll postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankjrll is sitting in close to Paschal's body. Paschal has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ankjrll is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ankjrll is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Paschal.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marlin Paschal!
A victorious Marlin Paschal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Rune Ankjrll was interviewed post fight and said 'He`s a cheat and a joke'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaya Ishida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Sadewo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rio Sadewo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaya Ishida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rio Sadewo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadewo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ishida's guard.
Ishida wants to sweep but no luck.
Sadewo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ishida controls Sadewo momentarily but Sadewo frees himself.
Sadewo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ishida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ishida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sadewo is aware though and is defending well.
Ishida lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishida throwing strikes from guard but Sadewo blocks nicely.
Ishida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ishida wants to pass the guard but Sadewo is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadewo keeping moving, preventing Ishida from controlling successfully.
Sadewo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sadewo keeping moving, preventing Ishida from controlling successfully.
Ishida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sadewo is keeping the position for now.
Sadewo keeping moving, preventing Ishida from controlling successfully.
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.
Sadewo looking to control.
Sadewo keeping moving, preventing Ishida from controlling successfully.
Ishida wants to pass the guard but Sadewo is keeping the position.
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.
Ishida trying to control but Sadewo is working from the bottom.
Sadewo 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.
Ishida throws a big right hand that misses.
Ishida looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sadewo clinches.
Sadewo avoiding damage as Ishida throws knees to the body.
Sadewo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ishida regains guard immediately.
Sadewo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ishida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishida is thwarting Sadewo's attempts to control the position.
Ishida wants to control but Sadewo is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sadewo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sadewo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ishida.
Sadewo trying to hold on to Ishida's head to control him but Ishida postures up.
Nice strikes from Ishida there.
Ishida wants to pass to mount but Sadewo is defending the position.
Ishida works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Ishida there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishida prevents Sadewo from getting the reversal.
Ishida 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.
Sadewo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sadewo landing some decent shots from guard.
Sadewo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sadewo passes Ishida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sadewo working over Ishida with some ground and pound. Ishida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ishida tries to roll over but Sadewo keeps him under control.
Ishida trying to control but Sadewo postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ishida wants to get back to full guard but Sadewo has passed into side control.
Ishida manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rio Sadewo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ishida misses with a hook
and Sadewo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sadewo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ishida was covering up waiting for the punch and Sadewo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ishida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sadewo stopping the sweep attempt from Ishida.
Sadewo trying to control but Ishida is working from the bottom.
Ishida looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sadewo has picked Ishida up and slammed him! Ishida can't keep hold of the triangle and Sadewo manages to pass to side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishida tries to bench press Sadewo off him but Sadewo keeps the position.
Ishida sneaks back into half guard.
Ishida wants to improve his position but Sadewo is controlling well.
Sadewo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishida gets back to full guard.
Ishida keeping moving, preventing Sadewo from controlling successfully.
Sadewo postures up.
Sadewo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ishida has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sadewo has managed to get both his arms back between Ishida's legs - danger averted.
Sadewo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ishida has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sadewo has managed to get both his arms back between Ishida's legs - danger averted.
Ishida is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ishida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sadewo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadewo stays in close to Ishida's body and controls the position.
Sadewo postures up.
Ishida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sadewo is one step ahead there.
Sadewo trying to control but Ishida is working from the bottom.
Ishida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sadewo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ishida trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sadewo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ishida has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sadewo has managed to get both his arms back between Ishida's legs - danger averted.
Sadewo with a nice head shot there.
Ishida looking for a sweep. Not yet Ishida, not yet.
Sadewo postures up.
Ishida looking for a guillotine here but Sadewo defends easily.
Ishida working a defensive guard here.
Rio Sadewo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sadewo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishida keeping full guard, as Sadewo tries to pass.
Sadewo wanted to stand there but Ishida had control of the position.
Ishida working for a triangle but Sadewo defends it easily.
Sadewo wants to control from the top but Ishida keeps moving.
Ishida manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sadewo manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sadewo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rio Sadewo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice takedown defense from Sadewo. No joy for Ishida on that attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sadewo.
Sadewo drives through with a takedown into Ishida's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sadewo wants to pass the guard but Ishida is keeping the position.
Sadewo wants to get up but he can't break Ishida's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sadewo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sadewo wants to control from the top but Ishida keeps moving.
Ishida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sadewo is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadewo is working Ishida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ishida is rocked!
Ishida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oh Ishida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sadewo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Sadewo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ishida has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sadewo has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Ishida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sadewo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sadewo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sadewo wants to stand but Ishida is controlling his arm.
Ishida tries to buck Sadewo off but Sadewo is having none of it.
Sadewo controlling the position.
Sadewo lands a nice forearm strike.
Sadewo scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ishida is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sadewo can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rio Sadewo!
An out of breath Rio Sadewo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Breznhev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nosyaj Rram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breznhev comes to the ring accompanied by Death Grips - Guillotine (Instrumental) . Nosyaj Rram has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aleks Breznhev's chin.
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Aleks Breznhev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nosyaj Rram!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breznhev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've been informed that Rram 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.
Rram throws a combination that misses
and Breznhev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rram won't be happy with that.
Breznhev is looking to take a break and control but Rram is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Breznhev is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rram is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rram is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Breznhev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Breznhev trying to mount his opponent but Rram defends it.
Breznhev wants to take a breather but Rram is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram is trying to stand back up but Breznhev is controlling him
Breznhev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breznhev trying to control the action but Rram is working from the bottom.
Breznhev prevents Rram from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev trying to control the action but Rram is working from the bottom.
Breznhev not landing any meaningful shots 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.
Breznhev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Breznhev thows a huge punch but Rram dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Breznhev lands a nice short elbow.
Breznhev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Breznhev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Breznhev wants to free his trapped foot but Rram is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Breznhev thows a huge punch but Rram dodges it nicely.
Breznhev is just content to waste time from the top position. Rram takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Breznhev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev trying to control but Rram is working from the bottom.
Rram avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breznhev preventing the sweep.
Breznhev postures up in Rram's guard and throws a big left but Rram blocks it.
Breznhev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breznhev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rram utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rram wants to stand up but Breznhev is controlling him.
Breznhev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rram avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breznhev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rram utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Breznhev throwing strikes from guard but Rram blocks nicely.
Breznhev is looking to work some ground and pound but Rram has wrist control.
Breznhev landing with the ground and pound.
Breznhev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Breznhev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rram can't keep his opponent in guard - Breznhev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Breznhev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Breznhev.
Breznhev wants to control but Rram is keeping him busy.
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. Breznhev connects with a nice short shot to Rram's temple.
Breznhev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breznhev trying to control from half guard but Rram is working away.
Breznhev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rram keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rram is looking for a sweep. Breznhev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Breznhev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rram keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rram regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Breznhev.
Rram utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rram keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev 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.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Breznhev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rram throws a series of punches but Breznhev moves out of range.
Breznhev throws a hook but Rram avoids it easily.
Rram looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rram defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Breznhev.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Rram lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Breznhev backs up against the ropes.
Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Breznhev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Breznhev lands a nice short elbow.
Breznhev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Breznhev working the head and body with strikes.
Rram has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Breznhev is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Breznhev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. Breznhev connects with a nice short shot to Rram's temple.
Breznhev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Breznhev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Breznhev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Breznhev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rram's head.
Breznhev is keen to just control but Rram is a slippery customer.
Breznhev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Breznhev throwing shots but Rram is blocking nicely.
Breznhev lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aleks Breznhev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breznhev is pressing down on Rram's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rram is holding on for now.
Breznhev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Breznhev drops an elbow to the side of Rram's head.
Breznhev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rram trying to hold on to Breznhev's head to control him but Breznhev postures up.
Breznhev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rram can do to turn this around?
Rram manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Breznhev keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Breznhev tries to pull guard but Rram forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breznhev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Breznhev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breznhev is trying to pull guard but Rram has him pressed against the ropes.
Rram breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a series of punches but Breznhev avoids them all with ease.
Rram misses with the combination.
Rram lands with a nice body punch.
Breznhev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rram's guard.
Breznhev landing with the ground and pound.
Breznhev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Breznhev is in close to Rram's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Breznhev postures up and lands a big shot to Rram's brow.
Breznhev throws an elbow that misses. Rram uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Breznhev's guard. Nice move by Rram!
Breznhev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Breznhev tries to get out of the position.
Rram stopping the sweep attempt from Breznhev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev is trying to control the position but Rram postures up.
Breznhev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rram is one step ahead there.
Breznhev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breznhev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Breznhev prevents Rram from getting back to his feet.
Breznhev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rram's head.
Breznhev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rram's head.
Breznhev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Breznhev with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab, jab by Breznhev - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Breznhev.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Breznhev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rram defends it nicely.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Breznhev shoots for a takedown but Rram saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram throws a series of punches but Breznhev avoids them all with ease.
Rram closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rram connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev throws a hook but Rram avoids it easily.
Rram misses with a hook. Breznhev ducked under it nicely.
Breznhev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
Breznhev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rram manages to avoid it.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breznhev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rram to the ground. Breznhev is now in Rram's guard.
Rram is controlling Breznhev's posture.
Rram looking for a sweep. Not yet Rram, not yet.
Breznhev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Breznhev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breznhev works over Rram with some ground and pound from guard.
Breznhev stopping the sweep attempt from Rram.
Breznhev wants to control from the top but Rram keeps moving.
Breznhev postures up.
Breznhev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rram works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Breznhev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Rram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev lands a couple of digs.
Breznhev working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Breznhev throws a strike but Rram rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rram tries to stand but Breznhev is controlling from the bottom.
Breznhev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rram is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Breznhev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rram looks like he's trying to stand up.
Breznhev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rram avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Breznhev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev is stalling here. Rram is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Breznhev seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rram has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Breznhev manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Breznhev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Breznhev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breznhev thows a huge punch but Rram dodges it nicely.
Breznhev throws a strike but Rram avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rram keeping full guard, as Breznhev tries to pass.
Breznhev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Breznhev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Aleks Breznhev did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Breznhev slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Breznhev needs to keep his hands up - Rram had a free shot at his head there.
Breznhev misses with a looping left.
Breznhev slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Breznhev gets a takedown into half guard.
Breznhev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rram wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Breznhev is working away from the top position though.
Breznhev winds up and cracks Rram with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Breznhev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev wants to control but Rram is keeping him busy.
Rram gets back to full guard.
Breznhev passes Rram's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Breznhev there.
Breznhev winds up and cracks Rram with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Breznhev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rram avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Breznhev.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Breznhev lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev throwing shots but Rram is blocking nicely.
Breznhev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rram is refusing to be controlled, as Breznhev sits in half guard.
Breznhev working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rram's thigh. Rram counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Breznhev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rram wants to stand and escape but Breznhev is having none of it.
Rram wants to sweep here but Breznhev controlling him for the moment.
Breznhev throwing strikes from guard but Rram blocks nicely.
Breznhev throwing strikes from guard but Rram blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev lands a couple of elbows.
Breznhev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rram is keeping the position for now.
Breznhev cracks Rram with a solid left hand.
Breznhev tries to free his leg and advance position but Rram is retaining full guard.
Breznhev controlling from the top position.
Breznhev postures up and lands a big shot to Rram's brow.
Breznhev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rram works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rram is trying to control the position but Breznhev postures up.
That's four 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.
Breznhev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breznhev looking to sit in guard and control but Rram gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rram won't allow Breznhev to sweep him here.
Breznhev is trying to hold Rram in close to prevent damage but Rram has managed to pass into half guard.
Breznhev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rram wants to stand but Breznhev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Breznhev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev had his way with Nosyaj Rram in 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!
Rram misses with a combination
and Breznhev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Breznhev lands strikes from half guard.
Breznhev is looking to take a break and control but Rram is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Breznhev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breznhev slips a nice elbow through Rram's hands, connecting with Rram's forehead.
Breznhev drops an elbow to the side of Rram's head.
Ground and pound from Breznhev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breznhev is trying to control the action in half guard but Rram is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rram tries to kick Breznhev off but Breznhev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Breznhev wants to control but Rram is keeping him busy.
Breznhev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Breznhev slips a nice elbow through Rram's hands, connecting with Rram's forehead.
Breznhev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rram's head.
Breznhev wants to pass the guard but Rram is defending well.
Breznhev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Breznhev is trying to control. Rram wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Breznhev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Breznhev wants to take a breather but Rram is having none of it.
Breznhev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Breznhev throwing shots but Rram is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rram regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Breznhev.
Breznhev cracks Rram with a solid left hand.
Breznhev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rram wants to stand but Breznhev is controlling the position.
Rram has momentary wrist control but Breznhev slips an elbow through the middle.
Breznhev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Breznhev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Breznhev throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev landing with the ground and pound.
Rram preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rram is on top in guard.
Breznhev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Breznhev is working hard here to advance position.
Rram trying to control but Breznhev is working from the bottom.
Rram preventing the sweep.
Rram is looking to stand up but Breznhev won't let him.
Breznhev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rram trying to control the position from guard on top but Breznhev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Breznhev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rram misses with a combination
so Breznhev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nosyaj Rram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rram wants to stand but Breznhev is controlling the position.
Breznhev throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breznhev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rram wants to stand and escape but Breznhev is having none of it.
Rram is looking for a triangle but Breznhev pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleks Breznhev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Breznhev, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleks Breznhev!
Aleks Breznhev retains his featherweight title!
Aleks Breznhev took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I told you, this belt is mine until I decide to let go of it'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Your Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Your Down!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Honda!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda shoots for a takedown but Down saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Honda looks to move away, Down throws a big counter combo but Honda just gets out of the way.
Yoko Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda shoots in looking for a takedown but Down manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Honda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Honda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Your Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoko Honda.
Honda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Down manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Down can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Honda controls the pace.
Honda advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Down with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Down is looking to escape.
Honda lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Honda manages to move to mount!
Down on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Down tries to get out of the position.
Honda punishing his opponent with strikes.
Honda content just to control the position here.
Honda won't let Down get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Honda breaks from Down's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Down is rocked!
Honda softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Down is out cold! Honda jumps to his feet and celebrates on the ropes with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoko Honda!
Yoko Honda is the new heavyweight champion!
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