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JLF 37: Shit Stains PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Chee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janno Kivessoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivessoo has chosen Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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290 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
11 - 12 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Chee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Janno Kivessoo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chee cracks Kivessoo with a big right hand and Kivessoo goes down!
It looks like Janno Kivessoo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chee postures up.
Chee postures up in Kivessoo's guard and throws a big left but Kivessoo blocks it.
Chee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kivessoo working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chee thows a big elbow that misses.
Chee landing some decent shots from guard.
Chee is looking to work some ground and pound but Kivessoo has wrist control.
Chee is looking to work some ground and pound but Kivessoo has wrist control.
Chee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kivessoo dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chee has his foot on Kivessoo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kivessoo works his way back into a safe position though.
Kivessoo tries to stand but Chee is controlling from the bottom.
Kivessoo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kivessoo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kivessoo's guard.
Chee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kivessoo is keeping the position for now.
Chee trying to move into half guard but instead Kivessoo has managed to sweep!
Chee has his foot on Kivessoo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kivessoo works his way back into a safe position though.
Chee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chee tries to get out of the position.
Chee is breathing heavily.
Kivessoo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kivessoo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chee, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivessoo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kivessoo checks it well.
Kivessoo connects with a single shot there.
Chee walks into a left hand.
Kivessoo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chee's head.
Kivessoo stuffs the takedown attempt from Chee. Chee gets slowly back to his feet.
Kivessoo looks to land a combination. Chee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kivessoo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chee momentarily.
Chee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kivessoo lunges at Chee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chee's hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kivessoo - the referee stops the clock and Chee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kivessoo. Chee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kivessoo.
Chee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kivessoo lands a head kick. Chee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kivessoo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kivessoo is fending him off so far but Chee persists. Nope, Kivessoo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Chee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kivessoo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kivessoo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chee.
Kivessoo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kivessoo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivessoo thumps Chee with a low kick.
Chee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kivessoo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kivessoo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kivessoo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Kivessoo.
Kivessoo sizes up Chee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kivessoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kivessoo works over Chee's head and body with a nice combination.
Janno Kivessoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kivessoo lands with a slapping head kick.
Kivessoo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kivessoo lands with a right that hurts Chee. Chee looks to clinch but Kivessoo throws a short knee that drops Chee. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Janno Kivessoo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Cedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cedor has chosen Carl Orff's O Fortuna as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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216 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romulo Barral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Cedor!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cedor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barral.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barral.
Barral ducks under a wild hook from Cedor.
Cedor throws a series of punches but Barral avoids them all with ease.
Cedor scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Cedor. No joy for Barral on that attempt.
Barral throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cedor scores with a jab.
Cedor throws a solid leg kick but Barral takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cedor.
Barral throws a head kick that misses.
Cedor forces Barral back against the ropes and clinches.
Cedor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barral.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romulo Barral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cedor manages to break the clinch.
Cedor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cedor stuffs the takedown attempt from Barral. Barral gets slowly back to his feet.
Barral shoots for a takedown but Cedor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cedor lands a left and a right that send Barral crashing to the mat, dazed. Cedor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barral is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral tries to get into range but Cedor steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Barral! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Cedor scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Cedor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samm Mah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mah's entrance music is Fuck You Lucy - Atmosphere. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
13 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samm Mah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Scylla!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mah has managed to clinch.
Mah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mah misses with some punches.
Mah avoiding damage.
Mah pushes Scylla back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Scylla is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Mah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mah prevents a takedown attempt there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mah.
Mah lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Mah to work.
Scylla can't get the takedown.
Samm Mah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Scylla.
Mah avoiding damage.
Mah lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mah.
Mah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah gets through Scylla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scylla backwards.
Mah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scylla looks gassed!
Mah prevents a takedown attempt there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mah.
Mah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mah.
Come on Mah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scylla backwards.
Mah lands a nice uppercut.
Mah stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mah.
A right hand to the body from Mah.
Mah breaks the clinch.
Scylla closes the distance and clinches up with Mah, looking for a takedown. Scylla pushes Mah against the ropes but Mah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Mah. No joy for Scylla on that attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Mah.
Mah clinches.
Mah lands a left hand.
Mah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Scylla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mah lands with a left to the head.
Mah lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scylla backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mah lands an elbow that stopped Scylla in his tracks for a moment.
Mah scores with a shoulder strike.
Mah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scylla.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mah manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mah.
Mah digs a right hand underneath Scylla's ribcage. Scylla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mah scores with a hook to the body.
Come on Mah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short left from Mah.
Mah stalling the fight.
Mah lands a body punch.
Mah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mah lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mah displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scylla up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samm Mah dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mah rushes Scylla and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mah pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samm Mah.
Mah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mah wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scylla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scylla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mah defends it nicely.
Samm Mah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Scylla.
Scylla is breathing heavily.
Scylla moves forwards but Mah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scylla shoots in but Mah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scylla shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mah sprawls well. Mah wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scylla gets slowly back to his feet.
Mah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mah.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scylla backwards.
Mah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mah for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Mah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mah slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samm Mah.
Mah clinches up with Scylla and pushes him back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Mah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mah stalling against the ropes.
Mah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mah lunges at Scylla with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scylla's hand.
A cross from Mah lands.
Mah slaps away a takedown attempt from Scylla, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Samm Mah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scylla shoots for a double leg takedown but Mah sprawls well. He's pushed Scylla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scylla shoots in and drives through. Mah sprawls well.
Mah clinches up against the ropes.
Mah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mah lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scylla backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Mah.
Mah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mah leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mah.
Scylla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mah lands with a light punch inside.
Mah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mah scores with a shoulder strike.
Mah scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mah - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mah lands a nice uppercut.
Mah lands a hook that snaps the head of Scylla backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mah.
Mah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scylla backwards.
Mah lands a body punch.
Mah lands a shot to the body.
Mah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samm Mah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mah.
Mah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scylla backwards.
Mah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scylla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mah is leaning against Scylla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scylla can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Mah as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mah is struggling to control the position.
Mah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scylla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samm Mah dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mah.
Scylla fails with a takedown attempt.
Scylla shoots in but Mah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mah moves into the clinch.
Mah manages to break the clinch.
Mah gets a clinch.
Scylla drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Samm Mah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Scylla.
Mah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mah controlling the action here for a moment.
Mah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah leaning against his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Mah as the two fighters clinch.
Scylla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mah.
Mah lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mah - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mah just leaning against Scylla, taking a breather.
Mah works on Scylla's body with a couple of short punches.
Mah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scylla backwards.
Mah lands a left hand.
Mah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mah digs a right hand into Scylla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scylla's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Mah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mah breaks the clinch.
Mah rushes Scylla and presses him up against the ropes.
Mah lands with a short shot to the head.
Scylla wants a takedown.
Mah taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Mah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scylla backwards.
Mah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mah breaks from the clinch.
Scylla closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mah controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Scylla trying to pass the guard but Mah defending well.
Samm Mah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scylla is looking for a kimura here.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mah seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kenny Scylla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scylla wants to pass the guard but Mah is keeping the position.
Mah is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samm Mah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samm Mah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Rolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sham Wow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sham Wow has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Rolling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sham Wow!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolling keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wow.
Rolling throws a low kick but Wow avoids it.
Wow keeps the fight on the outside.
Rolling fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rolling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wow.
Rolling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rolling throws out the jab.
Rolling swinging wildly here.
A solid body kick from Rolling.
Rolling lands a nice shot that snaps Wow's head back.
Rolling misses with a low kick.
David Rolling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolling misses the jab.
Rolling throws a wild body kick that Wow sees coming a mile off.
Wow checks a leg kick.
Rolling throws a push kick but Wow slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow slips a jab from Rolling.
Wow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rolling manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rolling manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wow manages to get himself to full guard.
Rolling stands up from Wow's guard - Rolling perhaps looking for a knockout.
No luck for Wow with that takedown attempt.
Rolling fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rolling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rolling scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolling clobbers Wow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rolling throws a head kick that misses.
Rolling throws a head kick that Wow semi-blocks.
Wow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rolling pinned against the cage. Rolling gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rolling is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Rolling, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rolling wants to land a leg kick but Wow is out of range.
Rolling throws a front kick that sends Wow stumbling back into the ropes.
Rolling wants to clinch up but Wow keeps it at a distance.
Wow misses with a hook.
Rolling thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wow manages to avoid it.
Rolling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rolling throws a right hand that Wow ducks under and follows up with a left that Wow also avoids with ease.
Rolling doesn't manage to clinch there - Wow circles away.
Rolling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rolling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rolling counters with a good, hard body kick but Wow shrugs it off.
Wow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rolling lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rolling throws a series of punches but Wow avoids them all with ease.
Rolling is looking to clinch but Wow is avoiding it.
Wow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rolling pinned against the cage. Rolling gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David Rolling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sham Wow.
Rolling tried to score with a low kick but Wow checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolling moves in looking to clinch but Wow pushes him off.
Wow avoids the head kick by Rolling.
Rolling connects with a solid leg kick.
Rolling connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wow momentarily.
Rolling throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rolling is keeping the position for now.
Rolling working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wow trying to control the position from guard on top but Rolling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rolling is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Rolling dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rolling misses with a series of wild punches.
Rolling misses with a low kick.
Rolling clinches but Wow breaks the clinch
and Wow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rolling is looking to stand up but Wow isn't so interested in that idea.
Rolling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wow.
Rolling escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rolling is trying to control the position but Wow postures up.
Wow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wow stands and throws Rolling's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rolling is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
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.
Rolling manages to get back to half guard.
Wow wants to pass the guard but Rolling is defending well.
Rolling is trying to maintain the position but Wow is very close to passing his half guard.
Rolling works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rolling trying to keep a closed guard but Wow is proving a slippery customer.
Wow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rolling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rolling is trying to control the position but Wow postures up.
Wow trying to control but Rolling is working from the bottom.
Rolling wants to sweep here but Wow controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow lands a couple of digs.
Wow forces his way into half guard.
Wow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rolling wants to get back to full guard.
Rolling is trying to stand.
Rolling trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Wow manages to pass to mount!
Wow controlling his opponent.
Wow putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow lands a heavy elbow.
Rolling sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wow throwing shots but Rolling is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rolling manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wow postures up.
Wow looking to sit in guard and control but Rolling gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rolling drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wow dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rolling avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wow slips nicely into half guard.
Wow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolling is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wow wants to control but Rolling is keeping him busy.
Wow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rolling is looking to improve his position.
Rolling is not content to let Wow control the position.
Rolling manages to get to full guard.
Wow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sham Wow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rolling misses with a looping right.
Rolling fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rolling.
Wow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rolling tries to clinch up
so Wow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sham Wow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rolling manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wow manages to get himself to full guard.
Rolling trying to control but Wow is working from the bottom.
Rolling wants to get up but he can't break Wow's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rolling manages to get himself to full guard.
Wow trying to move into half guard but instead Rolling has managed to sweep!
Rolling slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wow is not content to let Rolling control the position.
Rolling working away.
Rolling goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wow rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rolling's guard! Nice work there by Wow!
Wow wants to control from the top but Rolling keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow throws and elbow that misses. Rolling uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wow's guard. Nice move by Rolling!
Rolling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wow is keeping the position for now.
Rolling looking to sit in guard and control but Wow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wow stands up over Rolling, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rolling keeping moving, preventing Wow from controlling successfully.
Wow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolling controlling the position.
Rolling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wow.
Rolling keeping moving, preventing Wow from controlling successfully.
Wow is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rolling looking for a guillotine here but Wow defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rolling wants to get back to his feet but Wow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rolling is not content to let Wow control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolling is trying to get back to half guard.
Wow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rolling down.
Rolling can't do much from the bottom here.
Wow is looking to take a break and control but Rolling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rolling struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rolling dodges the ground and pound from Wow.
Rolling gets back to half guard.
Wow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sham Wow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sham Wow!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
149 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwayne Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Hicks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hicks clinches with his opponent.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hicks smiles and moves away.
Dwayne Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Gracie.
Hicks needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hicks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Hicks thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hicks lands a nice short elbow.
Hicks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hicks passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
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.
Hicks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Hicks throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Hicks slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Gracie trying to hold on to Hicks's head to control him but Hicks postures up.
Hicks working Gracie over with strikes.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Hicks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Hicks drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hicks is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hicks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hicks misses with a head shot. Gracie uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hicks tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Hicks slips an elbow through the middle.
Hicks thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hicks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hicks throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hicks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hicks 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.
Hicks is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Hicks.
Hicks being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hicks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Hicks getting side control.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hicks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hicks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie looks gassed!
Hicks with a nice head shot there.
Hicks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Hicks 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.
Dwayne Hicks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hicks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hicks lands in his opponent's guard.
Hicks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Hicks slips an elbow through the middle.
Hicks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hicks throwing strikes but missing.
Hicks is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hicks is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie has his foot on Hicks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hicks works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hicks's guard.
Hicks trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Hicks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hicks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Hicks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hicks landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Hicks controlling him for the moment.
Hicks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hicks connects with a couple of short punches.
Hicks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hicks landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hicks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hicks is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie.
Hicks works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hicks working the ground and pound.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hicks connects with a decent elbow.
Hicks working the ground and pound.
Hicks lands a few punches from side control.
Hicks cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
Hicks wants to control for a moment but Gracie uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hicks 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.
Gracie is not content to let Hicks control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Hicks stalling.
Hicks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hicks drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Hicks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hicks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hicks trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Hicks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Hicks dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hicks gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hicks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hicks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie is not content to let Hicks control the position.
Hicks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dwayne Hicks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Hicks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie working for a triangle but Hicks defends it easily.
Hicks lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hicks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hicks cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Hicks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hicks chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hicks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hicks wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Hicks chips away with some ground and pound.
Hicks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hicks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hicks distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dwayne Hicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hicks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hicks trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie working for a triangle but Hicks defends it easily.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hicks working some strikes from top position.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Hicks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hicks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hicks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hicks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hicks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hicks passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Hicks.
Hicks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hicks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie is looking to control Hicks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Hicks.
Hicks is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Hicks is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Hicks has passed into side control.
Hicks looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Hicks has a good base and remains in mount.
Hicks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hicks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hicks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
Hicks prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Hicks content just to control the position here.
Roland Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hicks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Hicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hicks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Hicks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamar Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Requiem for a Dream. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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167 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lamar Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Ueda seems unphased.
Lamar Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ueda lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ueda looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Ueda.
Ueda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ueda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Ueda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ueda lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ueda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ueda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Ueda blocks a jab.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Ueda avoids them all with ease.
Ueda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ueda.
Ueda tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ueda manages to avoid it.
Ueda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ueda tries to clinch up.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Ueda.
A jab from Lewis finds it's way through Ueda's defenses.
Ueda closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ueda lands in his opponent's guard.
Ueda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ueda 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.
Ueda trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda looking to sit in guard and control but Lewis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ueda has a closed guard, preventing Lewis from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lewis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Ueda is keeping the position.
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.
Lewis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ueda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
Lewis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ueda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewis is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jenji Ueda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ueda throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
A good leg kick by Ueda.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ueda counters with a good, hard body kick but Lewis shrugs it off.
Ueda clinches with his opponent.
Ueda stalling the fight.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ueda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Ueda has Lewis pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lewis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis is looking to control Ueda's arms but Ueda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lewis has his back to the ropes.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage as Ueda throws knees to the body.
Lewis controlling the action here for a moment.
Ueda missing with knees to the body.
Ueda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lewis.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lewis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ueda.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ueda stalling in the clinch but Lewis improves position.
Lewis avoids a wild elbow strike from Ueda.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ueda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ueda.
Ueda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis stalling in the clinch but Ueda improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Ueda.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda misses with an elbow strike.
Ueda is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Ueda into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ueda trying to control the position but instead, Lewis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ueda into the ropes.
Lewis wants to stall.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
Ueda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lewis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lewis avoiding damage as Ueda throws knees to the body.
Ueda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lewis tries to stall but Ueda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uedas head.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ueda takes a shot to the head.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ueda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ueda scores a nice knee to the body.
Ueda wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Ueda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis digs a right hand into Ueda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ueda's gas tank.
Ueda misses with a knee strike.
Lewis dodges an elbow strike from Ueda.
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Ueda tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Ueda working Lewis over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ueda.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis stalling against the ropes.
Lewis lands a shot to the body.
Lewis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ueda.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ueda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Ueda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jenji Ueda will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ueda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ueda lands a knee to the head.
Ueda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Ueda tries to tie him up.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Ueda misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lewis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Ueda lands an elbow inside.
Lewis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ueda missing with knees to the body.
Ueda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ueda misses with an elbow over the top.
A body shot lands from Lewis.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ueda lands an elbow just above Lewis 's eye.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Ueda taking a breather.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis is trying to maintain a safe position but Ueda gets an underhook and turns Lewis into the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ueda throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewis.
Ueda wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Knees to the body from Ueda.
Ueda looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis stalling.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ueda lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lewis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ueda.
Ueda lands a nice elbow.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Ueda into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ueda obliges.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Ueda throws an elbow but it misses.
Ueda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lewis is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis has Ueda pushed against the ropes.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis works on Ueda's body with a couple of short punches.
Ueda missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Ueda stalling in the clinch but Lewis improves position.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Ueda keeps him there for the moment.
Ueda misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda stalling in the clinch but Lewis improves position.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Lewis.
Lewis pushes Ueda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
Lewis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, Ueda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the ropes.
Ueda stalling in the clinch but Lewis improves position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ueda throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ueda struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ueda is keeping busy.
Ueda pushes off an throws an elbow but Lewis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ueda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lewis is keeping busy.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
Ueda taking a breather.
Ueda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Lewis.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lamar Lewis just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ueda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lewis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ueda tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ueda thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ueda throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Ueda does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lewis.
Lewis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ueda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ueda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ueda is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda lands a front kick.
Decent striking displayed by Ueda there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ueda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
An inside leg kick lands from Ueda.
Lewis scores with a nice strike.
Jenji Ueda is winning the standup battle so far.
Ueda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lewis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lewis.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ueda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ueda uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ueda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ueda letting Lewis take a breather here.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Lewis avoids the elbow strike from Ueda, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis avoids the elbow strike from Ueda, against the ropes.
Ueda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Ueda is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Ueda into the ropes.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
Lamar Lewis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ueda takes a shot to the head.
Ueda misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pushes Ueda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Ueda's head.
Ueda misses with a knee strike.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ueda looking to stall.
Lewis is leaning against Ueda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lewis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Lewis.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ueda is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Ueda into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ueda as Lewis tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Lewis.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike from Ueda.
Ueda misses with an elbow over the top.
Lewis tries to stall but Ueda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lewis controlling the action here for a moment.
Ueda wants to stall.
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.
Ueda wants a takedown.
Lewis holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike from Ueda.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Ueda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lewis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ueda looking to slow down the pace here.
Lewis pushes Ueda back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis works on Ueda's body with a couple of short punches.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Lewis cracks Ueda with a nice body shot.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Lewis dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ueda tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Lewis connects with a right hand. Ueda shakes it off.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ueda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Ueda's head but Ueda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ueda fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Ueda with that takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lewis catches Ueda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lewis lands with a cross.
Lewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ueda moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ueda takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Ueda throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lewis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ueda.
Lewis throws a body punch but Ueda moves out of range.
Ueda slips a jab from Lewis.
Ueda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Ueda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lewis throws a hook but Ueda avoids it easily.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ueda to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ueda tries to clinch up.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps Ueda's head back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ueda is defended easily by Lewis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenji Ueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ueda.
Lewis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ueda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ueda shoots in for a double leg but Lewis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ueda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ueda falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
Ueda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Ueda is out of range.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ueda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Ueda moves away and avoids it.
Ueda lands a high kick!
Lewis tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Lamar Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ueda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lewis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lewis cracks Ueda with a good jab.
Ueda moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Ueda's head but Ueda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ueda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Ueda is out of range.
Lewis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Ueda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ueda moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamar Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Lewis!
Lamar Lewis is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Toyokawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Toyokawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyokawa jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Toyokawa sprawls well.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toyokawa throws out the jab.
Diaz pushes Toyokawa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Toyokawa fails to land.
Toyokawa breaks the clinch.
Takeru Toyokawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toyokawa lands a body shot.
Diaz has Toyokawa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Toyokawa scores with a hook to the body.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Toyokawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz has Toyokawa pressed against the ropes, preventing Toyokawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz jumps guard but Toyokawa stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz pulls guard.
Diaz is trying to keep Toyokawa in close.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Toyokawa looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz controlling Toyokawa's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Toyokawa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Diaz is tightening it up a little... Toyokawa has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Toyokawa reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Toyokawa taps out! nice BJJ there by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Neil Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Hammett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammett comes to the ring accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hetfield's choice of entrance music: Harvester of Sorrow. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kirk Hammett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammett is looking to clinch but Hetfield is avoiding it.
Hammett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hetfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammett.
Hammett decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hammett trying to control the action but Hetfield is working from the bottom.
Hammett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hammett is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hammett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammett working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hetfield's thigh. Hetfield counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hammett trying to control but Hetfield is working from the bottom.
Hammett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hetfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hammett misses with a looping right.
Hammett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hetfield moves away.
Hetfield has Hammett up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hammett is trying to stall.
That's two 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.
Hetfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hammett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hetfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hammett's brow.
Hetfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hetfield lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Kirk Hammett has been cut.
Hammett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hetfield lands a knee to the head.
Hetfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hammett blocks an elbow strike.
Hammett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hetfield is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Hetfield.
Hammett is breathing heavily.
Hammett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hetfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammett is trying to break the clinch but Hetfield is controlling him.
Hetfield lands an elbow just above Hammett 's eye.
Hetfield working Hammett over with knees to the body.
Hetfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kirk Hammett's cut is getting worse.
Hetfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammett is rocked!
Hetfield connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Hammett badly! Hammett tumbles to the floor and Hetfield stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hetfield!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Blind by Korn. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Yvel!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yvel throws a nice head kick!
Lee is looking to clinch.
Yvel rushes Lee and presses him up against the ropes.
Lee gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Yvel regains guard.
Yvel wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yvel's head.
Yvel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Yvel has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage.
Lee won't allow Yvel to get back to his feet.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Yvel is retaining full guard.
Lee stops Yvel from standing up.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee won't allow Yvel to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good leg kick by Yvel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yvel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ruben Yvel has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Chung Lee has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yvel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Yvel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee avoids the head kick by Yvel.
Yvel tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee rushes Yvel and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yvel prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee prevents a body shot from Yvel.
Lee has Yvel pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Yvel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yvel slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee closes the distance but Yvel moves to the side
and Yvel counters with a nice body kick.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Yvel lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yvel throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Yvel back into the ropes.
Yvel breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yvel moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yvel.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yvel - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yvel. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yvel. Lee shrugs it off though.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yvel scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Yvel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yvel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Yvel gets a clinch.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Yvel's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Yvel.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yvel blocks an uppercut.
Yvel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yvel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Yvel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Lee clinches up against the ropes.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yvel breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee avoids the head kick by Yvel.
Yvel has managed to clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Yvel.
Yvel tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the ropes.
Yvel manages to break the clinch.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Yvel tries a head kick but it misses.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Yvel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yvel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yvel clinches with his opponent.
Lee prevents Yvel from breaking the clinch.
Yvel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yvel to the mat! Yvel manages to get full guard.
Lee postures up in Yvel's guard and throws a big left but Yvel blocks it.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yvel pushes Lee off and gets back to his feet.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yvel's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Yvel breaks from the clinch.
Ruben Yvel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yvel was covering up waiting for the punch and Lee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lee cracks Yvel with a solid left hand.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Yvel controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Yvel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yvel controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Yvel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee won't allow Yvel to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yvel counters with a head kick.
Yvel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yvel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch but Yvel moves away
and Yvel counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
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!
Yvel lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yvel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee prevents Yvel from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yvel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yvel counters with a big head kick but Lee shrugs it off.
Yvel tries to clinch up
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Yvel is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Yvel can't break the clinch.
Yvel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yvel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee working aggressively here.
Yvel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Yvel is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Yvel into the ropes.
Yvel wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel blocking some punches.
Yvel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chung Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Yvel in a clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Yvel taking a breather.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yvel throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Yvel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yvel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yvel is trying to defend but Lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yvel looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruben Yvel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee closes the distance but Yvel moves to the side
and Yvel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yvel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yvel.
Lee clinches up with Yvel and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yvel manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch
and Yvel counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yvel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yvel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Yvel sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice cross by Yvel.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Yvel.
A lazy left from Yvel finds it's target.
Yvel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
A big right from Yvel misses.
Yvel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Yvel lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Yvel.
Ruben Yvel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yvel misses with a shot to the body
and Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yvel's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yvel is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Yvel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee holds on for dear life, controlling Yvel's posture momentarily.
Yvel trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is looking to improve his position but Yvel isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Yvel's attempts to control the action.
Yvel avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Lee can't escape the position.
Yvel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Lee is trying to stand.
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.
Yvel avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Yvel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Yvel's attempts to control the action.
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
Yvel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yvel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Yvel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yvel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Yvel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claes Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claes Fleming has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hajime Saito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claes Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saito. Fleming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saito misses with a looping right.
Hajime Saito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saito misses with a series of wild punches.
Fleming feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saito's calf.
A swing and a miss from Saito.
Fleming slips a jab from Saito.
Saito takes a swing at Fleming's ribcage but misses.
Fleming slips a straight right by Saito.
Fleming misses with a head kick.
Saito lands a nice looking body shot.
Saito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saito missing with a left hand there. Fleming was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saito throws a lazy right hand but Fleming sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saito has a takedown stuffed.
Fleming keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saito.
Fleming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saito.
Fleming throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fleming on the side of the head.
Saito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fleming was well out of range. Poor timing from Saito.
A head kick misses from Fleming.
Saito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fleming can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saito throws out the jab.
Saito walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fleming.
Saito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleming moves away.
Fleming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fleming scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fleming keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fleming cracks the inside of Saito's front leg.
Fleming misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fleming manages to avoid it.
Fleming scores with a nice body kick.
Fleming throws a leg kick which misses Saito's front leg but catches the back leg as Saito tries to avoid it.
Fleming staying out of range there.
Saito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fleming feints and then cracks Saito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saito down.
Saito is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Fleming finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fleming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fleming connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fleming, right into the meat.
Fleming feints and then cracks Saito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saito down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming lands a head kick!
It looks like Hajime Saito has been cut.
Fleming throws a leg kick which misses Saito's front leg but catches the back leg as Saito tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fleming.
Fleming 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 Fleming there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fleming lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saito's sensitive parts.
Fleming lands with a nice body kick.
Claes Fleming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fleming throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fleming tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fleming. That's going to slow Saito down.
Fleming throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fleming. That's going to slow Saito down.
Fleming scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fleming throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saito's head.
Fleming turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fleming lands a head kick. Saito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saito is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Fleming! Saito is out on his feet! Fleming rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Saito is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Saito is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claes Fleming!
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