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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fujita Hitomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doctore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oenomaus Doctore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fujita Hitomi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctore misses with a straight right.
Hitomi throws a lazy uppercut
and Hitomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doctore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice jab there from Doctore.
Hitomi throws an off balance right hand
enabling Doctore to counter with a crisp jab.
Doctore throws a low kick but Hitomi moves out of range easily.
Doctore misses with an uppercut.
Hitomi swings widly with a right hand
and Doctore counters with a right hand to the body.
Doctore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doctore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doctore tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hitomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Hitomi.
Doctore avoids the body shot from Hitomi.
Doctore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hitomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Doctore.
Hitomi tries to clinch but Doctore moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitomi misses with a body punch
and Doctore counters with a big right hand! Oh Hitomi is in trouble here! Doctore follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oenomaus Doctore!
An out of breath and clearly excited Oenomaus Doctore thanked Fanatic Inc. [ $25.00 ] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cleto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korean Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zombie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ZOMBIE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cleto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Korean Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Zombie lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Zombie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zombie misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Zombie.
Zombie avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Zombie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zombie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zombie throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Zombie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zombie throws out the jab.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Zombie counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zombie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zombie throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Korean Zombie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cruz avoids the head kick by Zombie.
Cruz rushes Zombie and presses him up against the ropes.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Zombie has the dominant position.
Zombie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie lands with a left to the head.
Zombie tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Zombie drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Zombie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Zombie being controlled against the ropes.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zombie up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cruz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zombie is looking to control Cruz's arms but Cruz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zombie has his back to the ropes.
Cruz stalling.
Zombie trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Zombie wants to stall.
Zombie misses with the head strike.
Zombie working aggressively here.
Zombie taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zombie.
Zombie misses with the head strike.
Zombie trying to control the position but instead, Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zombie into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Korean Zombie.
Cruz tries to clinch but Zombie moves out of range.
Zombie only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cruz scores with a one two! Zombie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zombie counters with a body kick.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Zombie in a clinch.
Zombie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling him.
Zombie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Zombie.
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Zombie is trying to stall.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Zombie has the dominant position.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with some punches.
Zombie misses with some punches.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz is working Zombie over against the ropes.
Zombie breaks the clinch.
Zombie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zombie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zombie throws a lazy body kick
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Zombie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zombie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Zombie appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zombie misses with a few strikes there.
Zombie misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
Zombie lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Zombie.
Zombie misses with a double jab.
Cruz scores with a one two! Zombie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zombie misses with a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zombie takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zombie, right into the meat.
Zombie cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zombie lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the ropes and back into range.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Zombie misses with a body punch
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz throws a right hand that Zombie ducks under and follows up with a left that Zombie also avoids with ease.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zombie.
Zombie connects with a solid leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zombie, right into the meat.
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zombie taking a breather.
Cruz is trying to push Zombie away but Zombie has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zombie breaks the clinch.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zombie misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Korean Zombie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick from Zombie.
Zombie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zombie misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Zombie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zombie cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Zombie moves out of range.
Korean Zombie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zombie misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Zombie connects with a single shot there.
Zombie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Cruz has Zombie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zombie taking a breather.
Zombie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zombie is trying to drag Cruz to the mat but Cruz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling him.
Zombie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korean Zombie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Zombie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zombie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie stalling in the clinch but Cruz improves position.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Zombie throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Zombie only half commits.
Zombie misses with a leg kick.
Cruz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zombie.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie wants to counter with a clinch but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zombie with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Zombie.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zombie misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Zombie keeps it at a distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zombie.
Zombie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Zombie.
Zombie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zombie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zombie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zombie throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Zombie fakes the leg kick and cracks Cruz in the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cruz rushes Zombie and presses him up against the ropes.
Zombie tries to stall but Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zombie misses with an elbow strike.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
Zombie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling him.
Zombie trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zombie is looking to control Cruz's arms but Cruz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zombie has his back to the ropes.
Zombie breaks from the clinch.
Zombie misses with a kick to the body
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zombie.
Zombie lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Zombie misses.
As Zombie tries to get set, Cruz tries to push him back and clinch up but Zombie manages to avoid the attempt.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zombie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Zombie - just one landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zombie throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Zombie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz instigates a clinch.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Zombie fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zombie.
Zombie tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zombie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zombie tries to stall but Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Zombie has him pressed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Zombie.
Zombie goes for a takedown attempt but Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zombie misses with a body kick.
As Zombie looks to move away, Cruz throws a big counter combo but Zombie just gets out of the way.
Zombie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zombie throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz is looking for a counter combo.
Cleto Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zombie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zombie thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Korean Zombie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zombie throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Zombie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zombie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zombie, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Zombie stalling in the clinch but Cruz improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zombie tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Zombie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Zombie in a clinch.
Zombie manages to break the clinch.
Zombie throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zombie misses the jab.
A lazy left from Zombie finds it's target.
Nice body kick there by Zombie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Zombie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Zombie tries a quick counter leg kick but Cruz is wise to it.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Zombie throws a counter combo.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zombie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie wants to stall.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zombie has him pressed against the ropes.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling the position.
Zombie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz stalls.
Zombie prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz wants to break free but Zombie has control.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Zombie avoids nicely.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Zombie.
Cruz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zombie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zombie throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zombie scores with a spinning back kick!
Zombie throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Zombie.
Zombie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Zombie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Zombie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zombie prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Zombie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zombie throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zombie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Zombie fails to land.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz wants to break free but Zombie has control.
Zombie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruz is keeping busy.
Zombie looking to slow down the pace here.
Zombie is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Cruz has denied him.
Zombie is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cruz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zombie trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zombie has him pressed against the ropes.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz has Zombie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zombie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruz is keeping busy.
Cruz gets underhooks to prevent Zombie's takedown attempt.
Cleto Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korean Zombie.
Zombie throws a head punch that misses.
Zombie tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zombie.
Zombie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Zombie against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zombie can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Zombie is trying to drag Cruz to the mat but Cruz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Zombie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with the body kick
and Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
Zombie throws a leg kick
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zombie throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz clinches up against the ropes.
Zombie looking to stall.
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zombie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Zombie.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cleto Cruz.
I think Zombie 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Korean Zombie!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Cleto Cruz!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Korean Zombie!
Korean Zombie wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Korean Zombie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the ring accompanied by Perfect-Ed Sheeran. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nelson looking to stall.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Nelson is pushing Penn up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Penn digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Penn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Penn.
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!
Nelson tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Nelson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Nelson tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn lands a left hand.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn working aggressively here.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes.
Nelson tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson is struggling to control the position.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
Nelson is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Penn.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Nelson.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Penn gets a clinch.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Nelson tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn blocking some punches.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
A short left from Penn.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
BJ Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn pushes Nelson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Nelson working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Nelson is rocked!
A body shot lands from Penn.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Penn lands a body punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
A short right from Penn on the inside.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn letting Nelson take a breather here.
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nelson with a big uppercut! Nelson tries to clinch up but Penn pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Nelson to the mat! Nelson covers up and Penn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). BJ Penn!
After winning the bout, BJ Penn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aki Sunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong Ji Woo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Sunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ji Woo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ji Woo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo tries a body shot but Sunn blocks it.
Ji Woo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
Ji Woo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sunn prevents a body shot from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ji Woo lands with a light punch inside.
Ji Woo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Ji Woo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sunn or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ji Woo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sunn.
Sunn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ji Woo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aki Sunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ji Woo has him pressed against the ropes.
Ji Woo lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ji Woo as Sunn tries to tie him up.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Ji Woo as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sunn takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sunn is rocked!
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Sunn.
Oh Sunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Sunn.
Ji Woo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Ji Woo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sunn seems to have got his legs back now.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ji Woo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sunn is trying to push Ji Woo away but Ji Woo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ji Woo throws a big uppercut that drops Sunn! More strikes from Ji Woo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sunn lies dazed against the ropes as Ji Woo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bong Ji Woo!
A relieved looking Bong Ji Woo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waki Sashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waki Sashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Soares!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sashi enables Soares to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sashi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sashi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sashi looking to control.
Sashi is pulling down on Soares's head. It's preventing any offense from Soares, at least for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Soares wants to control from the top but Sashi keeps moving.
Sashi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Soares is posturing up here but Sashi has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Soares tries to roll out but it's too tight and Soares has to tap! Slick submission there by Sashi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Waki Sashi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Goki Shibukawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yung Hung Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shibukawa comes into the arena with Ramallah - Days of Revenge blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goki Shibukawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shibukawa's head backwards.
Shibukawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Shibukawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shibukawa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dong lands a lovely overhand right.
Shibukawa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dong circles away.
Dong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shibukawa has time to react.
Shibukawa wants to land a leg kick but Dong is out of range.
Dong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shibukawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shibukawa.
A little jabbing left from Dong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dong digs a good body shot into Shibukawa's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong throws a right and a left that Shibukawa avoids nicely.
Dong lands an overhand right.
Dong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shibukawa.
Dong connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Dong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shibukawa doesn't seem phased though.
Dong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shibukawa throws a leg kick
and Dong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibukawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.
Dong scores with a jab to the head.
Shibukawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dong counters with a nice body shot.
Shibukawa dives in and grabs Dong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dong pushes down on Shibukawa's head and hops out.
Shibukawa throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Dong to counter with a crisp jab.
Shibukawa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dong quickly recovers to half guard.
Shibukawa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dong can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shibukawa breaks from Dong's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Shibukawa punching from mount but Dong doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shibukawa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dong is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa scoring with strikes but Dong is staying in there.
Shibukawa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shibukawa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shibukawa controlling his opponent.
Shibukawa avoids the attempt from Dong to control.
Shibukawa trying to control but Dong is having none of it.
Shibukawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shibukawa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shibukawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Shibukawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shibukawa is landing with some decent strikes but Dong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shibukawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shibukawa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dong is bucking up trying to escape but Shibukawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Shibukawa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shibukawa lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Shibukawa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shibukawa lands a nice shot to the head.
Dong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shibukawa controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shibukawa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dong looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Shibukawa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa looking to ground and pound but Dong is blocking nicely.
Shibukawa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Shibukawa lands a nice shot to the head.
Dong avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shibukawa.
Shibukawa avoids the attempt from Dong to control.
Shibukawa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Shibukawa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shibukawa punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa unloads with some shots from mount but Dong bucks and avoids them well.
Shibukawa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shibukawa controlling from mount.
Shibukawa lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shibukawa lands a big elbow.
Shibukawa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shibukawa looking to finish Dong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dong!
Dong can't escape the position.
Dong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa controlling from the full mount.
Dong is looking to improve his position but Shibukawa isn't that keen on the idea.
Shibukawa with a couple of short strikes.
Shibukawa controlling the position easily from mount.
Shibukawa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dong hang on?
Shibukawa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dong is squirming around, avoiding Shibukawa's attempts to control the action.
Shibukawa unloading with bombs!
Dong taking shots to the head.
Dong wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shibukawa.
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.
Shibukawa controlling the position easily from mount.
Dong is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa with the ground and pound from mount.
Shibukawa scoring with strikes but Dong is staying in there.
Shibukawa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dong?
Shibukawa controlling from the full mount.
Shibukawa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shibukawa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goki Shibukawa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shibukawa doesn't seem bothered though.
Shibukawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dong.
Shibukawa throws a solid leg kick but Dong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shibukawa.
Shibukawa tries to work over Dong's front leg with a kick but Dong checks it.
Shibukawa wants to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dong, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa feints and as Dong raises his hands in defense, Shibukawa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shibukawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dong can do to turn this around?
Shibukawa with a nice head shot there.
Shibukawa looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibukawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shibukawa lands a couple of elbows.
Dong is trying to hold Shibukawa in close to prevent damage but Shibukawa has managed to pass into half guard.
Shibukawa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shibukawa thows a huge punch but Dong dodges it nicely.
Dong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shibukawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shibukawa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shibukawa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dong!
Shibukawa landing punches.
Shibukawa with a couple of short strikes.
Dong tries to lock up and control but Shibukawa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dong is in a horrible position here. Shibukawa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa lands a big elbow.
Shibukawa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shibukawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shibukawa with good strikes from the mount here!
Goki Shibukawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shibukawa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shibukawa trying to control but Dong is having none of it.
Shibukawa lands a couple of good shots and Dong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa lands a shot to the body.
Shibukawa scores with strikes from the back.
Shibukawa tries to get the hooks in deep but Dong pushed the leg off.
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!
Dong tries to break free.
Shibukawa is trying to control but Dong is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Shibukawa dominating with strikes here.
Dong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa punching from mount but Dong doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dong tries to hold on but Shibukawa pushes him away.
Shibukawa lands a big elbow.
Shibukawa scoring with strikes but Dong is staying in there.
Shibukawa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shibukawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shibukawa scoring with strikes but Dong is staying in there.
Dong taking shots to the head.
Shibukawa lands a couple of good shots and Dong has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Shibukawa scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dong is looking for a way out.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shibukawa lands shots from the back.
What can Dong do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Shibukawa throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Dong!
Shibukawa thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Shibukawa lands a shot to the head.
Shibukawa struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa misses with an elbow to the head.
Shibukawa is working the ground and pound. Can Dong escape?
Shibukawa scores with punches and elbows.
Dong is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Dong staying busy and making it hard for Shibukawa to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa is working the ground and pound. Can Dong escape?
Shibukawa is looking to control Dong but Dong is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Shibukawa is landing with strikes from the back.
Shibukawa biding his time, controlling Dong.
Shibukawa scores with strikes from the back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dong staying busy and making it hard for Shibukawa to control.
Dong grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Dong covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Dong grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Shibukawa scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dong is looking for a way out.
Shibukawa lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dong.
Shibukawa is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goki Shibukawa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dong blocks a leg kick.
Dong throws a jab when Shibukawa was well out of range.
Shibukawa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dong quickly recovers to half guard.
Shibukawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Shibukawa is nestled in close to Dong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shibukawa thows a huge punch but Dong dodges it nicely.
Shibukawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shibukawa working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dong defending well though.
Ground and pound from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibukawa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shibukawa stalling.
Shibukawa thows a huge punch but Dong dodges it nicely.
Shibukawa is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Shibukawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shibukawa is keen to just control but Dong is a slippery customer.
Shibukawa throwing shots but Dong is blocking nicely.
Shibukawa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shibukawa's head.
Dong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shibukawa.
A little jabbing left from Dong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Shibukawa is predictable there
and Shibukawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong tests Shibukawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shibukawa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dong stuns Shibukawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dong lands a jab to the nose.
Dong missing with a left hand there. Shibukawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shibukawa goes for a double leg but Dong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Dong continues to drive forward.
Shibukawa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goki Shibukawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goki Shibukawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shibukawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yung Hung Dong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dong connects with a right hand. Shibukawa shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shibukawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Dong. That snapped Shibukawa's head back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shibukawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Dong there.
Shibukawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Shibukawa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shibukawa lands in his opponent's guard.
Shibukawa postures up.
Shibukawa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shibukawa landing some decent shots from guard.
Shibukawa wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Shibukawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shibukawa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shibukawa sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shibukawa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shibukawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong lands a body shot.
Shibukawa with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Dong counter with a right hand.
Dong connects with a jab.
Shibukawa shoots in but Dong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shibukawa takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Shibukawa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dong counters with a straight right hand.
Dong throws out a powerful jab.
Dong connects with a looping right hand.
Shibukawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dong to score with a decent uppercut.
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa shoots in but Dong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yung Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands a body shot.
Dong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shibukawa's hands.
Donk. Dong catches Shibukawa right on the button with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Dong there.
Nice jab there from Dong.
Shibukawa throws a right hand that misses
and Dong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shibukawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shibukawa is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Dong! Shibukawa is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yung Hung Dong!
A very excited looking Yung Hung Dong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Ross!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez misses with a kick to the body.
Dominguez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ross was covering up waiting for the punch and Dominguez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dominguez wants to pass the guard but Ross is keeping the position.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Dominguez is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Ross is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ross looking to control.
Ross wants to sweep here but Dominguez controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ross looks for a takedown but Dominguez sprawls well.
Dominguez pushes Ross up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ross is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dominguez has Ross pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dominguez pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Ross tumbling to the mat - Dominguez dives into Ross's guard.
Dominguez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ross's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is just content to waste time from the top position. Ross takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominguez won't allow Ross to sweep him here.
Dominguez passes Ross's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dominguez is thwarting Ross's attempts to control the position.
Dominguez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dominguez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dominguez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dominguez controlling from mount.
Ross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dominguez avoids the attempt from Ross to control.
Dominguez controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ross is controlling an arm, preventing Dominguez from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Dominguez controlling the position easily from mount.
Dominguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ross is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ross prevents Dominguez from taking his back.
Dominguez controlling from mount.
Ross is looking to improve his position but Dominguez isn't that keen on the idea.
Ross is squirming around, avoiding Dominguez's attempts to control the action.
Ross is just holding on here. Dominguez manages to take his back.
Ross is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Dominguez gets his way!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ross defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dominguez doesn't have the hooks in and Ross manages to turn into his guard.
Dominguez wants to improve his position but instead Ross has moved into half guard.
Dominguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ross pulls his head out easily.
Ross trying to pass the guard but Dominguez defending well.
Dominguez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dominguez tries to get out of the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to control here.
Ross with the ground and pound but Dominguez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dominguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ross is one step ahead there.
Ross wants to stand and escape but instead Dominguez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dominguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Ross is retaining full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ross is striking off his back. Dominguez thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Dominguez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ross is trying to get back to full guard.
Dominguez stalling.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ross is trying to control but can't.
Ross is trying to get back to full guard.
Ross trying to control here.
Ross flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ross.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dominguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ross, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Dominguez misses.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dominguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez working aggressively here.
Dominguez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Dominguez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dominguez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ross on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ross controls Dominguez momentarily but Dominguez frees himself.
Dominguez advances to half guard.
Dominguez prevents Ross from improving his position.
Ross missing with punches from the bottom.
Dominguez wants to take a breather but Ross is having none of it.
Rico Dominguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Dominguez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dominguez is thwarting Ross's attempts to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dominguez is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dominguez's waist but Dominguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ross off to one side.
Michael Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
Dominguez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ross checks it well.
Ross falls off balance throwing a combination
so Dominguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross is trying to control the position but Dominguez postures up.
Ross wants to control but Dominguez passes easily into half guard.
Ross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dominguez trying to mount his opponent but Ross defends it.
Dominguez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ross sees it coming and defends easily.
Dominguez wants to free his trapped foot but Ross is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ross misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dominguez trying to control the pace.
Dominguez is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dominguez seems to be working for a kimura but Ross defends the submission attempt.
Ross is looking to improve his position.
Ross gets full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez advances position into side control!
Dominguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Dominguez controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
You can see the frustration on Ross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ross is looking to reverse the position.
That's six 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.
Ross struggling a bit here.
Dominguez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dominguez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dominguez looks to throw the jab but Ross is out of range.
Ross tries to clinch up but Dominguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross throws a leg kick
and Dominguez counters with a shoot takedown. Ross fights it but they end up in guard.
Ross is trying to control the position but Dominguez postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ross is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dominguez has his hands clasped together but Ross extends and breaks Dominguez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Ross!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quincy Hanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagasaki's entrance music is Execute Plan TX-9. A fine choice. Santosh Nagasaki had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santosh Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quincy Hanley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Nagasaki misses
and Hanley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nagasaki thinking.
Nagasaki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hanley did well to prevent Nagasaki getting side control.
Nagasaki is trying to control. Hanley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hanley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nagasaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nagasaki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nagasaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hanley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hanley trying to hold on to Nagasaki's head to control him but Nagasaki postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki slips a nice elbow through Hanley's hands, connecting with Hanley's forehead.
Hanley wants to control but Nagasaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Nagasaki there.
Nagasaki working over Hanley with some ground and pound. Hanley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nagasaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nagasaki 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.
Nagasaki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hanley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanley gets back to full guard.
Nagasaki content to stall in guard here.
Nagasaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hanley's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nagasaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hanley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hanley looking to control.
Nagasaki working some strikes from top position.
Nagasaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nagasaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Nagasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanley is trying to keep Nagasaki in close.
Nagasaki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nagasaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki cracks Hanley with a solid left hand.
Nagasaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Nagasaki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nagasaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hanley's head.
Nagasaki throwing strikes but missing.
Nagasaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hanley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nagasaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nagasaki landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki stands up over Hanley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nagasaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Nagasaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nagasaki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nagasaki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nagasaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Nagasaki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nagasaki is in close to Hanley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hanley has momentary wrist control but Nagasaki slips an elbow through the middle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki stands up over Hanley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nagasaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hanley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nagasaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nagasaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hanley keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.
Nagasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nagasaki is working Hanley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hanley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nagasaki controls the pace.
Nagasaki scoring with some ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Nagasaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Nagasaki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nagasaki connects with a nice short shot to Hanley's temple.
Nice strikes from Nagasaki there.
Hanley is rocked!
Nagasaki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hanley is still in real trouble! Can Nagasaki finish him?
Nagasaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanley has hold of Nagasaki's hands but Nagasaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nagasaki wants to take a breather but Hanley is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanley tries to get to full guard but Nagasaki has control of the leg.
Hanley seems to have recovered his senses.
Nagasaki lands strikes from half guard.
Nagasaki winds up and cracks Hanley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hanley is trying to maintain the position but Nagasaki is very close to passing his half guard.
Nagasaki slips a nice elbow through Hanley's hands, connecting with Hanley's forehead.
Nagasaki passes to full mount!
Nagasaki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hanley hang on?
Nagasaki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nagasaki content just to control the position here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nagasaki scoring with strikes but Hanley is staying in there.
Nagasaki lands a big shot there that rocks Hanley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nagasaki looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hanley covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santosh Nagasaki!
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