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DFC 06: New Years - Explosion PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Wayne Andrews was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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143 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Paquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews tries to clinch up but Paquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Paquiao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andrews wants to clinch up but Paquiao keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Paquiao misses.
Andrews is looking to clinch.
Paquiao shoots in for a takedown but Andrews shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paquiao fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Paquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Paquiao misses the target.
Andrews tries to clinch but Paquiao is having none of it.
Andrews instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquiao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andrews smiles and moves away.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrews slips under a jab.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Paquiao circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews tries to clinch up but Paquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrews is looking to clinch but Paquiao is avoiding it.
Paquiao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Manny Paquiao has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Paquiao misses.
Andrews pushes Paquiao up against the ropes in a clinch.
Paquiao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Andrews avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Andrews scores with a knee to the head.
Paquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but Paquiao blocks with his arms.
Andrews taking a breather.
Paquiao dodges an elbow strike from Andrews.
Paquiao tries for a takedown but Andrews manages to get underhooks.
Andrews throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Andrews.
Paquiao is working for takedown but Andrews is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andrews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrews wants to clinch up but Paquiao keeps it at a distance.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Paquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Andrews's shoulder, as Andrews tries to avoid the shot.
Andrews wants to clinch up but Paquiao keeps it at a distance.
Andrews rushes Paquiao and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Andrews tries to land knees in the clinch but Paquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Andrews utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Andrews.
Andrews is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paquiao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Andrews just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Andrews lands a nice elbow.
Paquiao is breathing heavily.
Paquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andrews taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andrews looking to throw knees to the head but Paquiao is blocking nicely.
Andrews connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paquiao's face.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but Paquiao blocks with his arms.
Paquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Andrews looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andrews throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Andrews lands a nice elbow.
Andrews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paquiaos head.
Andrews lands a knee to the head.
Paquiao letting Andrews take a breather here.
Andrews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrews fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews tries to clinch up but Paquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Paquiao looks to land a left hand but Andrews moved out of range nicely.
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.
Andrews has managed to clinch.
Andrews breaks the clinch.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Paquiao circles away.
Andrews closes the distance and pushes Paquiao back into the ropes.
Andrews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrews stuffs the takedown.
Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paquiao.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paquiao tries to keep at a distance but Andrews has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andrews slows down the pace here.
Paquiao looking for a takedown.
Paquiao takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Andrews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Paquiao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paquiao misses with an uppercut.
Paquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Paquiao with that takedown attempt.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Paquiao circles away.
Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paquiao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews tries to clinch up but Paquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrews is looking to clinch.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrews tries to clinch but Paquiao moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paquiao shoots in and drives through. Andrews sprawls well.
Andrews fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrews has closed the distance and engaged Paquiao in a clinch.
Andrews is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Andrews stops a takedown attempt from Paquiao.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Paquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrews with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andrews with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Andrews.
Andrews trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Andrews.
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.
Andrews stalling in the clinch.
Andrews throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Andrews gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paquiao.
Paquiao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Andrews scores with a knee to the head.
Paquiao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andrews smiles and moves away.
Andrews keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paquiao.
Paquiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrews tries to clinch but Paquiao is having none of it.
Andrews wants to clinch.
Andrews fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Paquiao circles away.
Andrews tries to clinch up.
Andrews wants to clinch up but Paquiao keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrews misses the target.
Paquiao looks to land a left hand but Andrews moved out of range nicely.
Paquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrews tries to clinch but Paquiao moves out of range.
Andrews lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews scores with a jab to the head.
Paquiao is rocked!
Andrews closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Paquiao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paquiao seems to have got his legs back now.
Andrews stuffs the takedown attempt from Paquiao. Paquiao gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrews shoots for a double leg takedown but Paquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Andrews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Paquiao circles away.
Andrews tries to clinch but Paquiao moves out of range.
Andrews tries to clinch up but Paquiao circles away and keeps his distance.
Paquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Paquiao shoots and misses
and Andrews counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Paquiao! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Andrews!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Andrews!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyamoto Musashi had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Musashi lands a jab.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Musashi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Musashi moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Aldo goes down! Can Musashi finish him!?
Aldo is rocked!
Musashi wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Musashi is stalling in the full guard.
Musashi preventing the sweep.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet but Musashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aldo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aldo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Musashi manages to get himself to full guard.
Musashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aldo is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Aldo has his hands clasped together but Musashi extends an breaks Aldo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Musashi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Alb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamorou Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alb comes to the ring accompanied by Sandstorm. Takamura comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cascabel kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Alb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamorou Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamura fails to land the takedown.
Alb looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Takamura!
Alb controlling from the full mount.
Takamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alb. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alb moves to take his opponent's back.
I would not like to be Takamura right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura won't enjoy being in this position. Alb looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Takamura is tapping - it's over boys! Alb picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Alb!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto has chosen Otep - Blood Pigs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Matsumoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
Matsumoto has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matsumoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Matsumoto pulls guard.
Matsumoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Matsumoto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thomas is controlling him.
Matsumoto uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Matsumoto has his takedown stuffed
so Thomas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matsumoto scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the ropes.
Matsumoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Corey Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Matsumoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matsumoto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Matsumoto trying to control the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Matsumoto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Matsumoto controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Matsumoto is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Matsumoto lands a big elbow.
Matsumoto trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Matsumoto lands a big elbow.
Matsumoto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Thomas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matsumoto on the ground.
Matsumoto lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matsumoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Matsumoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Thomas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Matsumoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matsumoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice elbow there by Matsumoto.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.
Matsumoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thomas is looking to escape.
Matsumoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matsumoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitoshi Matsumoto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matsumoto thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matsumoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matsumoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Matsumoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matsumoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matsumoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matsumoto tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Matsumoto wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsumoto clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matsumoto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Matsumoto has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thomas off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Matsumoto moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thomas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Matsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matsumoto counters by moving into the clinch.
Matsumoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matsumoto tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Matsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matsumoto looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Matsumoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corey Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matsumoto clinches.
Thomas has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Matsumoto regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matsumoto is on top in guard.
Matsumoto lands a couple of elbows.
Thomas being controlled here, momentarily.
Matsumoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Matsumoto shoots and misses
and Thomas counters with a head kick. That will keep Matsumoto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Corey Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Matsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Matsumoto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Matsumoto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks the strikes from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matsumoto pushes Thomas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thomas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Matsumoto taking a bit of punishment here - Thomas scoring with strikes.
Matsumoto wants to control but Thomas postures up.
Matsumoto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Thomas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Thomas wants to stand but Matsumoto has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitoshi Matsumoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Matsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matsumoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matsumoto jumps into guard, dragging Thomas to the mat.
Matsumoto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matsumoto striking off his back but it's not causing Thomas any problems.
Hitoshi Matsumoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matsumoto manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Matsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matsumoto jabs at Thomas's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matsumoto darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown. Matsumoto fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Matsumoto punching from the bottom.
Matsumoto wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.
Matsumoto controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
Matsumoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matsumoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Matsumoto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matsumoto wants to get back to his feet but Thomas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matsumoto wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas shoots in but Matsumoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matsumoto closes the distance and clinches.
Matsumoto works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matsumoto defends well.
Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Matsumoto passes into side control.
Thomas tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Matsumoto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Thomas!
Matsumoto trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Matsumoto content just to control the position here.
Matsumoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitoshi Matsumoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matsumoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitoshi Matsumoto!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Mateus dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
dos Santos connects with the punch.
dos Santos tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A swing and a miss from dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but dos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by dos Santos which made him look bad.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
dos Santos leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones dives in and grabs dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. dos Santos pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
dos Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones is breathing heavily.
dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
dos Santos lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. dos Santos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones shoots in but dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as dos Santos sprawls well. dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos misses with a straight right.
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.
dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with dos Santos but dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jones. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
dos Santos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
dos Santos looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. dos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. dos Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
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.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
dos Santos takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
dos Santos controlling the position well.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
dos Santos wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones trying to pass the guard but dos Santos defending well.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauro Mateus dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Jones is trying to control. dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones tries for a takedown but dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones dodges the punch combination from dos Santos.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? dos Santos is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for dos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jon Jones.
I think dos Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonei Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonei Morgan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonei Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Akiyama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akiyama looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Morgan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Akiyama.
Morgan clinches up with Akiyama and pushes him back against the ropes.
Morgan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Akiyama regains guard.
Morgan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan scores with punches from side control.
Morgan cracks Akiyama with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Morgan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Akiyama takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morgan grinds an elbow into Akiyama's temple.
Akiyama on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morgan is putting a hurting on Akiyama here, landing some big shots from side control.
Morgan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Akiyama's shoulder. That is not cool.
Morgan cracks Akiyama with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morgan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Akiyama, who protects the arm well.
Morgan landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scores with punches from side control.
Morgan scoring with punches from side control.
Morgan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Akiyama is trying to control Morgan's posture but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan lands a nice forearm strike.
Morgan tries for a kimura but Akiyama is defending well.
Morgan is chipping away with strikes.
Morgan trying to control the action but Akiyama is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan scoring with punches from side control.
Morgan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Akiyama rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morgan's guard! Nice work there by Akiyama!
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Akiyama trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akiyama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akiyama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Akiyama throws and elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Akiyama's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
Morgan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Akiyama is not content to let Morgan control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morgan connects with a decent elbow.
Akiyama struggling a bit here.
Morgan working the head with strikes.
Morgan cracks Akiyama with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morgan working the ground and pound.
Morgan cracks Akiyama with a big elbow.
Morgan cracks Akiyama with a big right hand but Akiyama just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan cracks Akiyama with a big right hand but Akiyama just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Morgan cracks Akiyama with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morgan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Akiyama down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonei Morgan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morgan throws a head kick that Akiyama semi-blocks.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akiyama ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
Morgan scores a takedown into full mount!
Akiyama is trying to escape the mount.
Morgan swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tonei Morgan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Hayter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Hayter had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Hayter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Martin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Hayter.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Hayter misses the jab.
Martin throws a series of punches but Hayter avoids them all with ease.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
Hayter moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Hayter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin looks to land a combination but Hayter avoids it well.
Hayter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martin's head.
It looks like Ryan Martin has been cut.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Martin misses.
Hayter slips a straight right by Martin.
Hayter throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a right hand that Hayter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayter also avoids with ease.
Hayter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
A left and a right from Martin both land. Nice combination.
Hayter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayter is breathing heavily.
Martin works the jab nicely.
Oooh a lovely combination from Martin sends Hayter down but not out. Martin dives into side control looking to finish.
Hayter is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Martin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayter throws a one two combo.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Hayter off the ropes and back into rage.
Ryan Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayter throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Hayter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayter circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hayter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hayter tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin throws a series of punches but Hayter moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayter throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Martin.
Hayter throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hayter tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin lands a head shot.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Hayter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hayter duly obliges.
Hayter walks into a jab.
Hayter walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Hayter.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayter misses with a few strikes there.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayter tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Hayter ducks down to avoid it.
Hayter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Martin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hayter defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayter throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Hayter throws a series of strikes that have Martin backpedaling.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayter at a distance.
Martin scores with a jab. Hayter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hayter ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Good standup being displayed there by Martin as he connects with a hook.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayter moves away.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayter counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Hayter throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Hayter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hayter has time to react.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Hayter catches Martin right on the button with a cross.
Hayter throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hayter lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Martin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martin.
Hayter scores with a one two! Martin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
David Hayter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayter throws a one two combo.
Martin throws a good cross that connects.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayter throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin scores with a jab to the head.
Hayter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayter lands with a good body shot.
Martin swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a three punch combo!
Hayter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hayter avoids the body shot from Martin.
Hayter fakes the leg kick and cracks Martin in the body.
Hayter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayter.
Martin throws a hook but Hayter avoids it easily.
Hayter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hayter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martin jabs Hayter right on the nose. Hayter blinks but takes it well.
Hayter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Hayter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hayter!
Hayter needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
Hayter throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice cross by Martin.
A nice combination there by Martin.
Hayter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Martin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hayter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Hayter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hayter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Hayter scores with a head kick.
Hayter walks into a straight right hand from Martin.
Hayter scores with a punch to the head.
Martin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Hayter off the ropes and back into rage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin misses with a double jab
and Hayter counters with a head kick.
Hayter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayter throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Hayter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hayter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hayter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayter circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayter throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayter moves away from the strike by Martin.
Hayter tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayter slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Hayter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Martin throws a good cross that connects.
Hayter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin sizes up Hayter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Hayter slips the punch.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Hayter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin looks to land a combination but Hayter avoids it well.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin throws the left hand but Hayter avoids the punch easily.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin misses with a double jab
and Hayter counters with a left and a right that stings Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayter scores with a head kick.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin throws a right hand that Hayter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayter also avoids with ease.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Hayter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Hayter lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Hayter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayter slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Hayter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martin avoids the head kick by Hayter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martin avoids the head kick by Hayter.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Hayter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayter.
Hayter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Hayter's head but Hayter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin lands a nice hook to Hayter's body. Hayter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
David Hayter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayter slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin cracks a nice hook into Hayter's ribs.
Ryan Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Hayter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Martin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Molina.
Molina bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
It looks like Jet Li has been cut.
Molina misses with a two punch combination.
Molina throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Molina throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li misses with a body shot.
Molina scores with a nice strike.
Molina throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
Molina throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Molina.
Li misses with a body shot.
Molina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Molina lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Molina misses with a series of wild punches.
Molina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li thows a body shot but no joy.
Li takes one to the chin there.
Molina scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Jet Li's cut even more.
Molina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Molina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Molina looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Molina swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Molina throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Li misses with a looping right.
Li throws a body punch but Molina moves out of range.
Molina throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Molina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Li on the side of the head.
Molina fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Molina.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
Li misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Molina counters with a left to the body.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li walks into a stiff left hand from Molina.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Molina ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Molina tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li misses the jab.
Molina works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Molina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Molina with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molina misses with a double jab.
Molina lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Molina.
The cut above Jet Li's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Molina sends Li crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Molina is motioning to the referee to let Li up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Li is rocked!
Li throws a shot from downtown. Molina moves away and avoids it.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Molina finish him?
Molina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Molina.
Molina lands a big uppercut and Li crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Li looks OK. Molina waves Li back to his feet!
Jet Li's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Molina drops Li with a huge uppercut! Li drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Molina is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Molina!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Jackson is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddell swivels and escapes.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Liddell moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Liddell throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
Liddell looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Liddell misses with a combination
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liddell sprawls well. Liddell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Liddell lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddell looks gassed!
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson works Liddell's body with a nice hook.
Liddell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson punishes Liddell's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liddell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Liddell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liddell wants it to stay on the feet.
Liddell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Liddell's head back.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Liddell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Liddell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Liddell tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liddell takes one to the side of the head.
Liddell is rocked!
Liddell walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Jackson swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Jackson!
Michael Jackson retains his light heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shin Nara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seagul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
163 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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161 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Nara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Seagul!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagul throws a leg kick but Nara checks it.
A leg kick checked by Nara.
Nara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seagul throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nara.
Nara tries to bum rush Seagul with a series of wild strikes but Seagul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nara checks a leg kick.
Nara checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nara. Seagul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seagul 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.
Seagul fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nara checks it well.
Nara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seagul wants to slow Nara down by chopping away at his legs.
Seagul misses with a leg kick.
Seagul 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.
Nara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nara lands a two punch combo.
Nara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seagul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Nara blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Seagul misses.
Nara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nara checks the leg kick.
Seagul misses with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seagul 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 Nara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seagul tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nara is able to avoid easily.
Nara misses with a hook. Seagul ducked under it nicely.
Seagul tries to land a leg kick but Nara saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nara tries to bum rush Seagul with a series of wild strikes but Seagul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seagul misses with a low kick as Nara jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nara checks a leg kick.
Seagul tries to work over Nara's front leg with a kick but Nara checks it.
Seagul throws and low kick but Nara moves out of range easily.
Nara checks the leg kick.
Seagul wants to slow Nara down by chopping away at his legs.
Nara misses with a wild combination.
Seagul 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.
Nara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seagul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seagul on the side of the head.
Seagul throws out a leg kick but Nara moves out of range and Seagul only half commits.
Seagul throws out a leg kick but Nara moves out of range and Seagul only half commits.
Nara lands a jab to Seagul's midsection.
Nara blocks a leg kick.
Seagul shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seagul wants to land a leg kick but Nara is out of range.
Seagul attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Seagul throws a front kick aimed at Nara's knee but Nara avoids it well.
Seagul fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nara is out of range.
A combination from Nara does no damage.
Seagul drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nara blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Nara.
Nara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nara throws a right hand that Seagul ducks under and follows up with a left that Seagul also avoids with ease.
Nara checks a leg kick nicely.
Seagul throws a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nara misses with a series of wild punches.
Nara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Seagul throws a low kick but Nara avoids it.
Nara throws a right hand that Seagul ducks under and follows up with a left that Seagul also avoids with ease.
Nara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nara lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Seagul can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Nara and Seagul drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Nara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shin Nara!
Shin Nara retains his lightweight title!
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