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RS 62 - Cox World Tour PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Redemption as his entrance music. Andrei Arlovsky looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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240 lbs
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272 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrei Arlovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Arlovsky was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arlovsky is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Arlovsky is retaining full guard.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arlovsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arlovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Arlovsky.
Arlovsky misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Arlovsky is out of range.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones has hold of Arlovsky's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Arlovsky tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Jones cranks the arm and Arlovsky screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Arlovsky, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jason Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Totman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Totman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Operation Ground and Pound kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Maurice Irvin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maurice Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Totman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Totman misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Totman does no damage.
Totman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Totman needs to keep his hands up - Irvin had a free shot at his head there.
Totman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irvin loads up on a big right hand but Totman slips the punch.
Totman lands a head shot.
Irvin misses with a shot to the body
and Totman counters with a series of strikes. Irvin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Totman moves into the clinch.
Irvin manages to break the clinch.
Irvin tries to land a body kick
and Totman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irvin slips a jab and a cross from Totman.
Irvin connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irvin scores with a hook.
Totman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irvin digs a good hook to Totman's body.
Irvin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Totman looks gassed!
Irvin looks to throw the jab but Totman is out of range.
Irvin throws a looping overhand right but Totman ducks down to avoid it.
Totman checks a low kick from Irvin.
Totman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin catches Totman napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Totman to the canvas!
Totman is rocked!
Irvin lands a couple of elbows.
Totman is still in real trouble! Can Irvin finish him?
Irvin 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.
Totman is working an open guard so Irvin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Totman seems to have recovered his senses.
Irvin loads up on a big right hand but Totman slips the punch.
Irvin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sam Totman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irvin lands a big shot that drops Totman! Can he finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irvin gets to his feet. Totman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Maurice Irvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irvin throws a sloppy body shot
and Totman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Totman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Totman.
Irvin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Totman checks it well.
Irvin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Totman.
Irvin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Irvin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Irvin misses with a straight right.
Totman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irvin moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totman slips a jab from Irvin.
Totman slips under a jab from Irvin.
Irvin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Irvin.
Irvin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Totman tries to clinch but Irvin is having none of it.
Totman is looking to clinch but Irvin is avoiding it.
Totman tries to clinch but Irvin moves out of range.
Irvin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Irvin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Irvin wants to slow Totman down by chopping away at his legs.
Irvin misses with an uppercut. Totman saw that one coming.
Irvin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irvin throws a lazy right hand but Totman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Totman rushes Irvin and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totman has a couple of punches blocked by Irvin.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Totman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irvin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irvin misses with a straight right.
Irvin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irvin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Irvin loads up on a big right hand but Totman slips the punch.
Irvin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Totman moves away.
Irvin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Totman darts in and clinches Irvin up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Totman.
Irvin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Totman has a couple of punches blocked by Irvin.
Totman lands a body punch.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
Totman lands a hook that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Totman has a couple of punches blocked by Irvin.
Totman scores with a hook to the body.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
Irvin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irvin can't get the takedown.
Irvin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Totman regains guard immediately.
Irvin gets to his feet - Totman follows without any prompting.
Irvin throws a shot from downtown. Totman moves away and avoids it.
Totman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Irvin slips a jab and a cross from Totman.
Totman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Totman duly obliges.
Irvin throws a shot from downtown. Totman moves away and avoids it.
Totman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Totman wants to clinch up but Irvin keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Totman tests Irvin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Irvin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Totman counters by moving into the clinch.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Totman is controlling him.
Totman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Irvin blocks an uppercut.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Irvin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice combination there by Totman.
Nice straight punches there by Irvin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Irvin.
Totman staying out of range there.
Irvin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Irvin can't break the clinch.
Irvin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Totman has him pressed against the cage.
Irvin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Totman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irvin wants to break free but Totman has control.
Totman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irvin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Totman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Totman throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
A short right from Totman.
Totman gets underhooks to prevent Irvin's takedown attempt.
Totman lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Totman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Totman.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
Totman lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Totman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Totman lands with a right to the head.
Irvin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Irvin is looking to break free of the clinch but Totman has double underhooks.
Totman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Totman misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
Totman misses with some punches.
Totman gets through Irvin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Totman - that landed with a thud.
Totman is leaning against Irvin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Totman.
Totman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
Totman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Totman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
Irvin blocking some punches.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman has a couple of punches blocked by Irvin.
Irvin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irvin throws a jab when Totman was well out of range.
A low kick from Irvin is predictable there
and Totman counters with a three punch combo that has Irvin backing up. Irvin nods at Totman to acknowledge the strikes.
A shot to the body from Irvin misses
and Totman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Totman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Irvin in his tracks.
Totman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Irvin's hands.
Irvin lands a slapping body shot.
Totman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Irvin doesn't seem bothered though.
Totman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irvin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Totman lands a really nice looking cross but Irvin seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Totman works over Irvin's head and body with a nice combination.
Irvin closes the distance and clinches up with Totman, looking for a takedown. Irvin pushes Totman against the cage but Totman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Totman digs a good hook to Irvin's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Totman. Beautiful body shot.
Totman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Irvin's hands.
Irvin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Irvin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Totman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Irvin on the side of the head.
Sam Totman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Totman stalks Irvin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Irvin's face. Irvin staggers backwards, shaken.
Totman sizes up Irvin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Irvin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Totman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Totman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Totman scores with a one two! Irvin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Totman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Totman connects with the punch.
Totman digs a good hook to Irvin's body.
Nice uppercut there from Totman.
Irvin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Totman clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Totman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Totman.
Totman scores with a shot to the side of Irvin's head.
Totman throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
A shot in the inside from Totman.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irvin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Totman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Totman is leaning against Irvin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irvin.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
Totman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Totman lands with a right to the head.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
Irvin cracks Totman with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
Irvin blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
Irvin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Totman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Totman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Totman 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!
Irvin throws a shot from downtown. Totman moves away and avoids it.
Totman wants to land a leg kick but Irvin is out of range.
Maurice Irvin is winning the standup battle so far.
Totman slips under a jab.
Totman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Irvin misses the jab.
Irvin misses with a looping left.
Irvin loads up on a big right hand but Totman slips the punch.
Irvin misses with a hook. Totman ducked under it nicely.
Totman digs a good hook to Irvin's body.
Irvin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Totman's half guard.
Totman kicks off Irvin and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Totman throws a combination. Irvin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good standup being displayed there by Totman as he connects with a hook.
Totman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Totman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Totman moves into the clinch successfully.
Totman throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Totman lands with a left to the head.
Totman has Irvin pressed against the cage, preventing Irvin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Totman.
Irvin wants to break free but Totman has control.
Irvin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Totman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Totman thuds a left hand into Irvin's body.
Totman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Irvin swats away the attempt to clinch by Totman.
Totman lands a slapping body shot.
Irvin looks to land a right hand but Totman moved out of range.
Irvin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Totman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irvin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Totman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Irvin's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin missing with a left hand there. Totman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irvin moves forwards but Totman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Totman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Totman digs a good body shot into Irvin's ribs.
Totman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Irvin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Totman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Totman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Irvin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Totman.
Totman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Totman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Totman thumps Irvin with a low kick.
Totman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Totman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Totman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Totman.
Totman connects with the punch.
Totman takes the fight into the clinch.
Irvin tries to break free but Totman pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Totman has him pressed against the cage.
Totman lands a nice uppercut.
Totman throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Totman misses with the head strike.
Irvin throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Totman.
Good body shot from Totman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irvin.
Totman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Totman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Totman lands a hook that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Totman throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Irvin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Totman fails to land.
Sam Totman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Totman misses with a punch on the inside.
Irvin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Totman lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Totman.
Totman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Totman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irvin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Totman scores with a shoulder strike.
Totman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Irvin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Totman.
Totman lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Totman.
A short right from Totman on the inside.
Totman misses with the head strike.
Totman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Totman throws a head punch that misses.
Totman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Totman misses with some punches.
Totman swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Totman scores with a hook to the body.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Totman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Totman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Totman.
Irvin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irvin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Totman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Totman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Totman 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Totman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuuken Hoshikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Tamura (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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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuuken Hoshikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshikawa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tamura.
It looks like Kenji Tamura has been cut.
Tamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Hoshikawa - just one landing.
Nice jab there from Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoshikawa, as that shot connected.
Tamura misses with a wild combination.
Tamura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoshikawa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tamura momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa lands a jab.
Hoshikawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoshikawa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Hoshikawa.
Tamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoshikawa.
Tamura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoshikawa scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura throws a leg kick
and Hoshikawa counters with a leg kick.
Hoshikawa clinches up against the cage.
Tamura is trying to force a seperation but Hoshikawa has the dominant position.
Hoshikawa missing with knees to the body.
Hoshikawa lands a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa is stalling here.
Hoshikawa is leaning against Tamura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoshikawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tamura looks gassed!
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!
Hoshikawa lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshikawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tamura avoids it.
Hoshikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoshikawa stalling.
Hoshikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoshikawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tamura.
Hoshikawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tamura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoshikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshikawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hoshikawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hoshikawa.
Tamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoshikawa has him pressed against the cage.
Hoshikawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshikawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoshikawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Hoshikawa.
That has opened up Kenji Tamura's cut even more.
Tamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoshikawa has double underhooks.
Tamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoshikawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamura blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tamura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoshikawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshikawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tamura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoshikawa tries a knee to the head but Tamura blocks it.
Hoshikawa misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa taking a breather.
Hoshikawa working Tamura over with knees to the body.
Hoshikawa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoshikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoshikawa taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Tamura's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tamura throws a right and a left that Hoshikawa avoids nicely.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshikawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa tries to clinch there but Tamura circles away.
Tamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamura tries to bum rush Hoshikawa with a series of wild strikes but Hoshikawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoshikawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamura takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Tamura misses
and Tamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa feints and then cracks Tamura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tamura down.
Tamura is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Hoshikawa - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshikawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tamura on the side of the head.
Hoshikawa throws a sloppy head kick
and Tamura counters with a three punch combo that has Hoshikawa backing up. Hoshikawa nods at Tamura to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Tamura does no damage.
Hoshikawa throws a nice looking combination but Tamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoshikawa scores with a nice head shot.
Hoshikawa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hoshikawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoshikawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tamura misses with a two punch combination.
Hoshikawa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoshikawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hoshikawa throws a nice head kick!
Hoshikawa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshikawa is looking to slow Tamura down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshikawa throws a sloppy head kick
and Tamura counters with a series of strikes. Hoshikawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hoshikawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tamura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoshikawa throws a head kick that Tamura semi-blocks.
Hoshikawa throws a right hand that Tamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Tamura also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by Hoshikawa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoshikawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoshikawa lands with an uppercut that bounces Tamura off the cage and back into rage.
Hoshikawa scores with a three punch combo!
Hoshikawa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hoshikawa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hoshikawa duly obliges.
Tamura drops his hands momentarily and Hoshikawa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hoshikawa lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoshikawa lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshikawa throws a head kick that misses.
Hoshikawa lands a head kick. Tamura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoshikawa moves into range and clinches up with Tamura.
Hoshikawa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tamura avoiding damage as Hoshikawa throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoshikawa.
Tamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoshikawa connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Kenji Tamura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hoshikawa controlling the action here for a moment.
Hoshikawa lands a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamura being controlled against the cage.
Hoshikawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamura blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Hoshikawa as the two fighters clinch.
Hoshikawa misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tamura blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hoshikawa obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoshikawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tamura is defending well for now.
Hoshikawa has Tamura pushed against the cage.
Hoshikawa tries a knee to the head but Tamura blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Tamura's cut.
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!
Tamura throws a lazy head kick
and Hoshikawa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tamura is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoshikawa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tamura throws a combination that misses
and Hoshikawa counters with a straight right hand.
Tamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoshikawa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tamura if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoshikawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tamura can do to turn this around?
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tamura lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoshikawa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoshikawa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hoshikawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoshikawa.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hoshikawa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hoshikawa looking to throw knees to the head but Tamura is blocking nicely.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoshikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshikawa tries to land a knee to the head but Tamura blocks with his arms.
Hoshikawa looking to throw knees to the head but Tamura is blocking nicely.
Hoshikawa landing knees to the head.
Hoshikawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamura blocks it with crossed arms.
Tamura is trying to break the clinch but Hoshikawa has him pressed against the cage.
Hoshikawa trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshikawa throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshikawa cracks Tamura with a nice body shot.
Tamura avoiding damage as Hoshikawa throws knees to the body.
Tamura being controlled against the cage.
Tamura is trying to force a seperation but Hoshikawa has the dominant position.
A short left from Hoshikawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoshikawa prevents Tamura from breaking the clinch.
Hoshikawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoshikawa tries a knee to the head but Tamura blocks it.
Hoshikawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tamura.
Hoshikawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoshikawa wants to stall.
Hoshikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshikawa is stalling here.
Hoshikawa tries to stall but Tamura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tamura is trying to break free.
Hoshikawa missing with knees to the body.
Hoshikawa connects with a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa just leaning against Tamura, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshikawa misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa misses with the head strike.
Hoshikawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tamura's efforts to push away.
Hoshikawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Tamura avoids the damage to the body.
Kenji Tamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamura tries to circle away but Hoshikawa has him pinned against the cage.
Tamura trying to control the position but instead, Hoshikawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tamura into the cage.
Tamura misses with some punches.
Hoshikawa prevents Tamura from breaking the clinch.
Tamura misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Hoshikawa.
Tamura wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoshikawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoshikawa is trying to stall.
Hoshikawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tamura up against the cage.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoshikawa misses with a knee strike.
Tamura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoshikawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamura blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tamura as Hoshikawa tries to tie him up.
Hoshikawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoshikawa blocks an uppercut.
Tamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshikawa lands with a short shot to the head.
Tamura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoshikawa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuuken Hoshikawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoshikawa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuuken Hoshikawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustaine's entrance music is This Day We Fight! by Megadeth. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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182 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mustaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Pieru.
Pieru swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustaine.
A head kick misses from Pieru.
Pieru works Mustaine's body with a nice hook.
Mustaine slips a jab from Pieru.
Pieru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A shot to de liver by Mustaine. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pieru is defended easily by Mustaine.
Mustaine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pieru.
Mustaine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pieru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pieru stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mustaine.
Pieru closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mustaine did well to prevent Pieru getting side control.
Pieru trying to control from half guard but Mustaine is working away.
Pieru throwing shots but Mustaine is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustaine keeping hold of Pieru's head, controlling as best he can.
Pieru drops an elbow to the side of Mustaine's head.
Pieru with the ground and pound but Mustaine uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru tries to free his leg and advance position but Mustaine is retaining full guard.
Pieru is in close to Mustaine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pieru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pieru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pieru postures up in Mustaine's guard and throws a big left but Mustaine blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru trying to control but Mustaine is working from the bottom.
Pieru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustaine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru throws a strike but Mustaine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mustaine passes into half guard.
Pieru trying to control from the bottom.
Mustaine is trying to control the action in half guard but Pieru is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine wants to pass to mount but Pieru is defending the position.
Pieru wants to improve his position but Mustaine is controlling well.
Mustaine stops Pieru from getting back to his feet.
Pieru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mustaine tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Pieru with that takedown attempt.
Mustaine punishes Pieru's body with a nice straight punch.
Pieru looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mustaine!
Pieru looks gassed!
Pieru with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pieru thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mustaine holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pieru tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pieru throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mustaine blocking the ground and pound.
Pieru landing punches.
Pieru looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Pieru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Pieru dominated that round.
That's time! Mustaine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Pieru. That snapped Mustaine's head back.
Dave Mustaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustaine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pieru shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mustaine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.
Pieru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pieru winds up and cracks Mustaine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pieru throwing shots but Mustaine is blocking nicely.
Pieru looks to land a strike but Mustaine avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mustaine keeping full guard, as Pieru tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru is working Mustaine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pieru trying to control but Mustaine is working from the bottom.
Pieru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pieru throwing strikes from guard but Mustaine blocks nicely.
Pieru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mustaine looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Mustaine is controlling Pieru's posture.
Pieru is looking to work some ground and pound but Mustaine has wrist control.
Mustaine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mustaine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mustaine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Mustaine as Pieru shoots in.
Pieru blocks a head kick by Mustaine.
Dave Mustaine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pieru throws a head kick but Mustaine moves out of range.
Pieru lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mustaine circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Mustaine misses the target.
Mustaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Pieru is just out of range.
Pieru throws a hook but Mustaine avoids it easily.
Pieru tries a head kick but it misses.
Mustaine misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Pieru misses.
Mustaine avoids the body shot from Pieru.
Pieru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustaine.
Pieru with a nice cross.
Pieru misses with a double jab
and Mustaine counters with a good low kick that Pieru was not able to check.
Mustaine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pieru drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mustaine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yrjo Pieru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mustaine working a defensive guard here.
Pieru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustaine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pieru throws and elbow that misses. Mustaine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pieru's guard. Nice move by Mustaine!
Mustaine looking to pass the guard.
Pieru wants to sweep here but Mustaine controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mustaine tries to close the distance and clinch but Pieru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mustaine.
Mustaine wants to clinch.
Mustaine tries to clinch but Pieru is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Pieru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mustaine tries to clinch there but Pieru circles away.
Pieru throws a series of strikes that have Mustaine backpedaling.
Mustaine tries to clinch but Pieru is having none of it.
Pieru shoots in but Mustaine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pieru throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mustaine's waist but Mustaine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pieru off to one side.
Pieru closes the distance and clinches up with Mustaine, looking for a takedown. Pieru pushes Mustaine against the cage but Mustaine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dave Mustaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Pieru.
Mustaine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mustaine!
Pieru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mustaine moves in looking to clinch but Pieru pushes him off.
Mustaine tries to close the distance and clinch but Pieru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustaine clinches up against the cage.
Mustaine gets underhooks to prevent Pieru's takedown attempt.
Pieru tries to circle away but Mustaine has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mustaine.
Mustaine prevents Pieru from breaking the clinch.
Pieru gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mustaine regains guard.
Pieru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pieru throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustaine controls Pieru momentarily but Pieru frees himself.
Pieru postures up in Mustaine's guard and throws a big left but Mustaine blocks it.
Pieru tries to free his leg and advance position but Mustaine is retaining full guard.
Mustaine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru looking to sit in guard and control but Mustaine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Pieru is looking to stand up but Mustaine isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pieru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dave Mustaine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustaine tries to clinch but Pieru is having none of it.
Pieru misses with a body punch
and Mustaine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mustaine but Mustaine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mustaine moves in looking to clinch but Pieru pushes him off.
Pieru looks to land a left hand but Mustaine moved out of range nicely.
Mustaine throws a combination that misses
and Pieru counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mustaine won't be happy with that.
Pieru scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is working Mustaine over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pieru scoring with punches from side control.
Pieru with the ground and pound but Mustaine regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Pieru with the ground and pound but Mustaine uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mustaine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pieru's guard.
Pieru wants to get back to his feet but Mustaine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mustaine wants to pass the guard but Pieru is keeping the position.
Mustaine postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine preventing the sweep.
Mustaine won't allow Pieru to get back to his feet.
Mustaine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mustaine won't allow Pieru to get back to his feet.
Dave Mustaine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pieru keeping moving, preventing Mustaine from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pieru tries to land a front kick but Mustaine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mustaine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pieru swinging wildly here.
Yrjo Pieru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pieru misses with a combination
and Mustaine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Pieru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pieru 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjo Pieru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shina Aoyki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthor Basilicus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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164 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shina Aoyki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoyki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
Aoyki tries to advance to mount but Basilicus denies him.
Basilicus trying to remain calm as Aoyki controls from the top position.
Aoyki working away.
Aoyki tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoyki is working to tighten is grip on Basilicus's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Basilicus has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Aoyki is really squeezing tight and eventually Basilicus passes out! Aoyki breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shina Aoyki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanori Gomi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi looks to land a combination but Tanaka avoids it well.
Gomi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Tanaka misses.
Gomi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taka Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Tanaka swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Gomi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tanaka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomi looking to sit in guard and control but Tanaka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gomi looking to control but Tanaka passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to take a breather but Gomi is having none of it.
Tanaka stalling.
Gomi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tanaka manages to pass to mount!
Gomi working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tanaka controlling the position easily from mount.
Tanaka wants to finish this one by submission but Gomi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tanaka.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka controlling his opponent.
Tanaka landing punches.
Tanaka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gomi hang on?
Tanaka wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka has control of Gomi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gomi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tanaka is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gomi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gomi shrugs it off.
Tanaka is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gomi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tanaka controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Tanaka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tanaka misses with a takedown
and Gomi counters with a right hand to the body.
Tanaka punishes Gomi's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomi lands an overhand right.
Gomi misses with a body punch
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick.
Gomi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tanaka fails with the takedown
and Gomi counters with a one-two to the body.
Tanaka misses with a takedown
and Gomi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gomi.
Takanori Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taka Tanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gomi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gomi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut.
Tanaka misses with a body shot
and Gomi counters with a one-two to the body.
Gomi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tanaka lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tanaka. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tanaka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tanaka is pressing down on Gomi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gomi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Tanaka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomi is aware though and is defending well.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Gomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomi trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Tanaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomi.
Tanaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomi.
Tanaka throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gomi uses it to pass to side control.
The strikes coming from Gomi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control the position but Tanaka is working away.
Gomi landing a few strikes.
Tanaka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gomi is thwarting Tanaka's attempts to control the position.
Tanaka is trying is best to control the position here.
Gomi thows a huge punch but Tanaka dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tanaka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
Gomi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tanaka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Takanori Gomi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gomi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanaka throws a body kick that misses.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomi.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomi.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Tanaka blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Tanaka takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Tanaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Tanaka jabs Gomi right on the nose. Gomi blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tanaka. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tanaka.
Tanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomi sprawls well. He's pushed Tanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanori Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomi is looking to wear down Tanaka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanaka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Takanori Gomi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanaka.
Tanaka scores with a hook.
Gomi ducks right into an uppercut from Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Tanaka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tanaka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Taka Tanaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanaka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gomi tries to hold on but Tanaka postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tanaka tries to control but Gomi wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tanaka swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gomi is now in Tanaka's guard. A big mistake from Tanaka there, giving up the dominant position!
Gomi throws a big right hand that misses.
Gomi looking to pass the guard.
Gomi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taka Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tanaka 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taka Tanaka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papoh Bamoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimiliano Tormento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamoya kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lupang Hinirang. Tormento has chosen "Cianuro" (Tormento ft Esa) as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papoh Bamoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Massimiliano Tormento!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamoya looks to land a right hand but Tormento moved out of range.
Bamoya tries to clinch there but Tormento circles away.
Bamoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tormento was well out of range. Poor timing from Bamoya.
Tormento shoots for a double leg takedown but Bamoya sprawls well. He's pushed Tormento's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tormento misses with a double jab.
Tormento misses with a body kick.
Tormento scores with a nice strike.
Bamoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tormento connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bamoya. Bamoya circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bamoya tries to clinch there but Tormento circles away.
Bamoya throws out a loose jab but Tormento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tormento swats away the attempt to clinch by Bamoya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamoya tries to clinch but Tormento moves out of range.
Tormento misses with the combination.
Bamoya takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bamoya wants to get back to his feet but Tormento drags him back down.
Tormento working away.
Tormento in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bamoya wants to get back to his feet.
Tormento wants to control but Bamoya is keeping him busy.
Tormento throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tormento wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bamoya, who protects the arm well.
Tormento throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Bamoya. No joy for Tormento on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamoya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Bamoya misses the target.
Bamoya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tormento circles away quickly and effectively.
Tormento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bamoya looks for the body kick but Tormento saw that one coming.
Bamoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tormento.
Tormento misses with a straight right.
Bamoya throws a combination that misses
and Tormento counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bamoya darts in trying to clinch
and Tormento counters with a leg kick.
Tormento takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tormento throws a shot from downtown. Bamoya moves away and avoids it.
Tormento lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamoya sizes up Tormento with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tormento circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tormento counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bamoya thinking.
Tormento throws a sloppy head kick and Bamoya moves out of range easily.
Bamoya wants to clinch but Tormento slips to the side
and Tormento counters with a straight right hand.
Bamoya tries to clinch
and Tormento counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tormento pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bamoya moves away from the strike by Tormento.
Bamoya looks to clinch
and Tormento counters with a left and a right that stings Bamoya.
Bamoya scores with a jab. Tormento acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bamoya gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tormento shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Papoh Bamoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tormento lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tormento goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bamoya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tormento counters with an outside leg kick.
Tormento cracks Bamoya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bamoya tries a head kick but it misses.
Tormento swats away the attempt to clinch by Bamoya.
Bamoya closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tormento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bamoya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bamoya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamoya misses with a hook to the body
and Tormento counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bamoya won't be happy with that.
Bamoya sneaks back into half guard.
Tormento wants to control but Bamoya is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Papoh Bamoya will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bamoya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick by Tormento misses
and Bamoya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bamoya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tormento counters with a stiff right hand.
Bamoya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tormento counters with a stiff right hand.
Tormento lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bamoya scores with a sloppy right hand. Tormento should have avoided that one.
Bamoya throws a combination that misses
and Bamoya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papoh Bamoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bamoya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tormento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bamoya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bamoya needs to keep his hands up - Tormento had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamoya moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Tormento 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bamoya misses with an uppercut.
Tormento circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tormento counters with a low kick, right behind Bamoya 's knee.
Bamoya wants to clinch.
Tormento misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bamoya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tormento manages to avoid it.
A big left from Bamoya misses.
Tormento misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamoya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tormento lands with a right hand.
Bamoya pushes Tormento up against the cage in a clinch.
Bamoya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tormento misses with an elbow over the top.
Tormento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tormento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bamoya's face.
Tormento blocks an elbow strike from Bamoya.
Bamoya misses with a knee strike.
Tormento misses with the head strike.
Bamoya landing knees to the body.
Tormento working aggressively here.
Bamoya throws an elbow that misses.
Bamoya tries to land a knee to the head but Tormento blocks with his arms.
Bamoya blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tormento lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tormento blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bamoya pushes off an throws an elbow but Tormento leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tormento wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tormento lands an uppercut.
Tormento scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tormento lands a body punch.
Bamoya keeps control of Tormento as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bamoya.
Bamoya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tormento.
Tormento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bamoya misses the shot to the body.
Bamoya needs to keep his hands up - Tormento had a free shot at his head there.
Bamoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bamoya wants to clinch but Tormento slips to the side
and Tormento decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bamoya's guard.
Bamoya wants to stand but Tormento is controlling the position.
Tormento trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bamoya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bamoya is looking to stand up but Tormento isn't so interested in that idea.
Bamoya has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tormento off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bamoya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamoya moves into the clinch.
Bamoya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bamoya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tormento throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamoya.
Tormento throws a head punch that misses.
Tormento tries to land knees in the clinch but Bamoya avoids the damage to the body.
Tormento lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bamoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Tormento avoids the damage to the body.
Bamoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tormento is defending well for now.
Tormento misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bamoya.
Tormento lands a shoulder strike.
Tormento on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tormento misses with the head strike.
Tormento blocks an elbow strike from Bamoya.
Bamoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tormento is defending well for now.
Tormento lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bamoya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tormento managing to block the knees to the body from Bamoya.
Tormento lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bamoya or not.
Tormento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tormento lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tormento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bamoya's face.
Tormento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tormento lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tormento tests Bamoya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papoh Bamoya dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A low kick from Bamoya is predictable there
and Tormento counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tormento slips a jab and a cross from Bamoya.
Tormento misses with an uppercut.
Bamoya scores with a spinning back kick!
A big left from Bamoya misses.
Tormento chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bamoya tries to clinch up
and Tormento counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bamoya darts in trying to clinch
and Tormento counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tormento blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamoya misses with a looping right.
Tormento cracks the inside of Bamoya's front leg.
Tormento lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bamoya will feel that in the morning.
Bamoya slips under a jab from Tormento.
Tormento defending well as Bamoya loads up on a big left hand.
Bamoya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tormento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bamoya tries to clinch up
and Tormento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tormento dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bamoya throws a head kick but Tormento moves out of range.
Bamoya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Massimiliano Tormento has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamoya blocks a jab.
Bamoya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tormento.
Bamoya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bamoya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bamoya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bamoya looks to clinch
and Bamoya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tormento lands a nice shot to the body.
Bamoya throws a head kick that misses.
Bamoya throws a big shot that misses.
Tormento throws out a powerful jab.
Tormento lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bamoya circles away quickly and effectively.
Tormento with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bamoya to score with a decent uppercut.
Bamoya digs a good hook to Tormento's body.
Bamoya wants to clinch
and Tormento connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamoya tries to clinch
and Tormento counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bamoya wants to clinch
and Tormento counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bamoya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tormento jabs Bamoya right on the nose. Bamoya blinks but takes it well.
Tormento fails to land with a series of punches.
Tormento circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tormento counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bamoya wants to clinch
and Tormento counters with a nice body kick.
Bamoya clinches but Tormento breaks the clinch
and Tormento counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormento shoots in looking for a takedown. Bamoya tries to sprawl out of it but Tormento keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bamoya manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bamoya closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tormento counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papoh Bamoya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tormento scores with a push kick.
Crunch! Tormento slams his shin into Bamoya's torso.
Tormento lands a body shot.
Bamoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tormento.
Bamoya looks to clinch
and Tormento counters with a three punch combo that has Bamoya backing up. Bamoya nods at Tormento to acknowledge the strikes.
Tormento gets a takedown into half guard.
Tormento wants to pass the guard but Bamoya is defending well.
Tormento has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bamoya defend it? Tormento steps over the head and cranks it - Bamoya is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tormento!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Massimiliano Tormento!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mongo Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Yamazaki (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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220 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mongo Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Yamazaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamazaki blocks a jab.
Yamazaki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Mongo Malone has been cut.
Yamazaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamazaki takes a swing at Malone's ribcage but misses.
Yamazaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Malone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamazaki lands a big uppercut and Malone crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Malone looks OK. Yamazaki waves Malone back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamazaki misses with a few strikes there.
Malone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamazaki loads up on a big right hand but Malone slips the punch.
Malone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamazaki.
Yamazaki misses with a few strikes there.
Yamazaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamazaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Malone misses with a double jab.
Yamazaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mongo Malone's cut is getting worse.
Yamazaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone scores with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malone.
A head kick misses from Malone.
Malone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamazaki counters with a crisp one two that drops Malone! Yamazaki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Malone to his feet! Malone is in big trouble!
Malone is rocked!
Malone is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamazaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Malone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamazaki misses with a two punch combination.
Yamazaki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamazaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malone seems to have got his legs back now.
Malone lands with a kick to the temple. Yamazaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamazaki lunges at Malone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malone's hand.
Mongo Malone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters circling - Malone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamazaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamazaki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yamazaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malone counters with a head kick. That will keep Yamazaki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Malone lands with an overhand left.
Yamazaki fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamazaki momentarily.
Malone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yamazaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malone.
Malone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Yamazaki.
Malone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Malone scores with a shoulder strike.
Malone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yamazaki manages to break the clinch.
Yamazaki's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yamazaki duly obliges.
Malone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamazaki's calf.
Malone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malone throws a head kick that misses.
Malone tries to clinch but Yamazaki is having none of it.
Yamazaki lands with a good body shot.
Malone moves in looking to clinch but Yamazaki pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamazaki moves away.
A punch combination from Yamazaki misses.
Malone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamazaki moves away.
Yamazaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamazaki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Malone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamazaki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jeez, Mongo Malone's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mongo Malone's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kazushi Yamazaki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cades comes to the cage accompanied by The Ace Of Spades - Motorhead. Mike Cades has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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269 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Cades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cades scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cades looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Cades.
Cades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cades throws out a loose jab but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cades throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
Mike Cades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cades loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
Cades throws a lazy right hand but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johansson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cades manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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.
Johansson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cades works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansson trying to move into half guard but instead Cades has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cades showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johansson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cades stands and throws Johansson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cades in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cades wants to stand but Johansson is controlling his arm.
Johansson tries to buck Cades off but Cades is having none of it.
Cades looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johansson is avoiding damage well.
Cades looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johansson is avoiding damage well.
Johansson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cades's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Johansson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cades.
Johansson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johansson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cades.
Cades thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cades throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cades connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cades.
Cades wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
Johansson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Cades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Johansson.
Good exchange - Cades coming out on top.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Cades.
Cades lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cades.
Cades lands a jab.
Mike Cades is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cades misses with a hook.
Cades throws a lazy right hand but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cades tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cades is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cades tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Cades scores with a hook.
Cades lands a jab.
Cades tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Cades scores with the left hand. Johansson knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cades as he avoids it easily.
Cades throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson gets a clinch.
Cades works on Johansson's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Knees to the body from Cades.
Johansson looks gassed!
Cades lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Daniel Johansson has been cut.
Cades lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Cades.
Cades lands an elbow just above Johansson 's eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johansson misses with a knee strike.
Cades dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cades scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cades lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cades walks away with a smile on his face. Johansson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cades lands a left and a right that sends Johansson crashing to the canvas! Cades dives into mount looking to finish!
Johansson is rocked!
Cades connects with a bit shot that sees Johansson covering up! More strikes from Cades and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cades is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Cades!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Moukari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. Moukari has chosen Sunblock - I'll Be Ready as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
170 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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26
180 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Moukari!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox misses with a wild combination.
Cox lands a body shot.
Cox digs a good body shot into Moukari's ribs.
Moukari throws the kick towards the body but Cox avoids it.
Cox slips a straight right by Moukari.
Moukari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cox was well out of range. Poor timing from Moukari.
Moukari misses with an uppercut. Cox saw that one coming.
Cox throws a good cross that connects.
Moukari throws a right and a left that Cox avoids nicely.
Moukari throws a hook but Cox avoids it easily.
Moukari gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cox tries to free his leg and advance position but Moukari is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox looking to sit in guard and control but Moukari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moukari slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cox looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Moukari passes into side control.
Cox is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moukari has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Moukari throws a hook to the side of Cox's head but Cox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cox moves out of range of the strikes.
Cox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moukari.
Moukari takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Moukari misses.
Moukari throws a shot from downtown. Cox moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Cox.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moukari moves away.
Moukari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moukari, right into the meat.
Cox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moukari throws out the jab.
Cox motions for Moukari to come forward. Cox throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Augustus Moukari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cox shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moukari manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cox looking to pass the guard.
Cox forces his way into half guard.
Moukari trying to control but Cox postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moukari is not content to let Cox control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moukari is refusing to be controlled, as Cox sits in half guard.
Cox is looking to advance position but Moukari won't allow it.
Cox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moukari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moukari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cox counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Moukari's guard now.
Cox trying to control the position from guard on top but Moukari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moukari wants to stand and escape but Cox is having none of it.
Moukari keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Moukari is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eaton Cox just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moukari throws a right and a left that Cox avoids nicely.
Cox fails with a takedown attempt.
Moukari misses with an uppercut. Cox saw that one coming.
Cox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cox.
A big right from Cox misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moukari throws a leg kick that misses.
Cox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moukari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moukari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moukari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moukari throws out the jab.
Moukari slaps away a takedown attempt from Cox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eaton Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moukari stops Cox from passing to mount.
Moukari manages to get back to half guard.
Moukari tries to kick Cox off but Cox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cox looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cox seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moukari knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cox sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cox wants to free his trapped foot but Moukari is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moukari is not content to let Cox control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Moukari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Augustus Moukari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cox slips a straight right by Moukari.
Cox is looking to wear down Moukari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cox ducks under a wild hook from Moukari.
Cox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moukari is fending him off so far but Cox persists. Nope, Moukari circles away and we're back to standing.
Cox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moukari misses with a few strikes there.
Cox lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox avoids the body shot from Moukari.
Moukari checks a leg kick.
Cox tries to move into range but Moukari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moukari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Moukari as he checks the leg kick.
Moukari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cox manages to avoid it.
Cox fails to land the takedown.
Moukari works Cox's body with a nice hook.
Cox shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox is looking to take a break and control but Moukari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moukari tries to kick Cox off but Cox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox is pressing down on Moukari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moukari is holding on for now.
Moukari trying to hold on to Cox's head to control him but Cox postures up.
Moukari is trying to stand.
Cox trying to control the action but Moukari is working from the bottom.
Cox seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Moukari is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eaton Cox!
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