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DFC 07: Redemption PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ebank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Ebank's chin.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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, Gregory Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Ebank!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a straight left.
Ebank misses with a wild combination.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Ebank counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones tries to bum rush Ebank with a series of wild strikes but Ebank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones misses with a combination
and Ebank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ebank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gregory Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab-cross combination lands for Jones and sends Ebank crashing to the mat! Jones follows him down to the mat - Ebank regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Ebank is rocked!
It looks like Danny Ebank has been cut.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ebank is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ebank seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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!
Jones stops Ebank from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ebank's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ebank can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones throwing shots but Ebank is blocking nicely.
Ebank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ebank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ebank is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ebank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
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.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Ebank is defending the position.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Ebank slips the punch.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some wild striking there from Ebank.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Ebank counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danny Ebank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries for a takedown but Ebank sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Ebank moves out of range easily.
Ebank's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ebank duly obliges.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ebank counters with a two punch combo.
Ebank connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Nice takedown defense from Ebank. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Ebank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones looks to land a combination but Ebank avoids it well.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Ebank, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Ebank against the ropes but Ebank circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of punches but Ebank avoids them all with ease.
Ebank avoids the head kick by Jones.
Ebank lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones misses with the combination.
Ebank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ebank works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Ebank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ebank lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ebank throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ebank counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ebank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Ebank's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones tries to bum rush Ebank with a series of wild strikes but Ebank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ebank circles away quickly and effectively.
Ebank stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Ebank misses with a two punch combination.
Ebank throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Ebank counters with a right hand to the body.
Ebank gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ebank wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Ebank is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ebank does no damage.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Ebank counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ebank avoids it really well and circles away.
Ebank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Ebank.
Gregory Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to bum rush Ebank with a series of wild strikes but Ebank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones dives in and grabs Ebank's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ebank pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Ebank misses.
Jones throws a leg kick but Ebank moved away.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ebank counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Ebank counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Ebank counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ebank.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Danny Ebank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ebank counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Ebank to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Ebank counters with a one-two to the body.
Ebank throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ebank counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ebank's waist but Ebank gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Ebank stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones scores with a jab.
Ebank circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ebank counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebank staying out of range there.
Ebank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ebank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ebank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Ebank counters with a right hand to the body.
Ebank misses with a double jab.
Ebank throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Ebank moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
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 Gregory Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Ebank's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ebank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ebank walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Ebank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Ebank counters with a nice uppercut.
Ebank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Ebank sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ebank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ebank digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ebank lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ebank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a right and a left that Ebank avoids nicely.
Ebank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ebank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Ebank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ebank just misses with a punch to the body.
Ebank scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ebank counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ebank moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Ebank slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ebank scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones misses with a combination
and Ebank counters with a stiff right hand.
Ebank misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones looks to land a combination. Ebank sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ebank to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Ebank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ebank throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ebank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ebank throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Ebank sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ebank lands a body shot.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ebank tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Ebank is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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 Gregory Jones.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Knuckle Stone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Knuckle Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stone won't allow Lesnar to pass to mount.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lesnar works his way into side control.
Stone is trying to control Lesnar's posture but Lesnar avoids it.
Lesnar wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Stone is trying to improve his position.
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.
Lesnar tries to advance to mount but Stone denies him.
Lesnar scores with punches from side control.
Stone wants to control but Lesnar postures up.
Stone tries to improve position but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Lesnar drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone is pulling down on Lesnar's head. It's preventing any offense from Lesnar, at least for the moment.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stone wants to sweep here but Lesnar controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Lesnar on that attempt.
Lesnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stone tests Lesnar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lesnar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Lesnar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Knuckle Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Lesnar walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stone lands a lovely overhand right.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lesnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnar.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lesnar's calf.
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Lesnar pushes Stone against the ropes but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone thuds a left hand into Lesnar's body.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnar.
Stone throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone feints and then cracks Lesnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lesnar down.
Stone is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lesnar takes one on the button.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnar.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Lesnar's defenses.
Nice body kick from Stone.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckle Stone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lesnar feints and as Stone raises his hands in defense, Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stone looking to control.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lesnar doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone with a nice cross.
Lesnar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stone circles away.
Lesnar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stone is trying to defend but Lesnar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stone gets back to full guard.
Stone is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
Lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Stone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lesnar's head backwards.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Lesnar shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Stone scores with a spinning back kick!
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lesnar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Nice sprawl there from Stone as Lesnar shoots in.
Knuckle Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Lesnar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone connects with a looping right hand.
Stone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Stone as Lesnar shoots in.
Nice straight punches there by Stone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stone.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lesnar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Lesnar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lesnar misses with a takedown
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lesnar's knee momentarily.
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Lesnar pushes Stone against the ropes but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lesnar shoots and misses
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Lesnar's front leg but catches the back leg as Lesnar tries to avoid it.
Lesnar has his takedown stuffed
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Stone lands with an uppercut that bounces Lesnar off the ropes and back into rage.
Stone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Stone circles away easily
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Stone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lesnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Lesnar 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckle Stone dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Stone circles away easily
and Stone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lesnar is out of range.
Lesnar throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lesnar needs to keep his hands up - Stone had a free shot at his head there.
Lesnar moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Lesnar wants to clinch
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Knuckle Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Stone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knuckle Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Knuckle Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lesnar's calf.
Lesnar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stone counters with an inside leg kick.
Lesnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stone can pounce on him.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lesnar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesnar.
Lesnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lesnar's knee momentarily.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Stone wants to slow Lesnar down by chopping away at his legs.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a takedown
and Stone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from Stone finds it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Lesnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lesnar's sensitive parts.
A solid body kick from Stone.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnar.
Stone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lesnar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stone sprawls well initially but Lesnar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying desperately to improve position.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar scoring with strikes but Stone is staying in there.
Lesnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
Lesnar misses with a head shot.
Lesnar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lesnar avoids the attempt from Stone to control.
Lesnar tries to control but Stone wriggling away.
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.
Stone tries to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Lesnar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lesnar avoids the attempt from Stone to control.
Stone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lesnar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lesnar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lesnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stone regains half guard.
Lesnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lesnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lesnar wants to free his trapped foot but Stone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brock Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knuckle Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Stone!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Jose Aldo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jose Aldo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 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 has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andrews lands a left hand.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Andrews misses with an elbow over the top.
Aldo is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrews moves into the clinch successfully.
Andrews lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andrews pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike.
Andrews throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Andrews comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Andrews stalling in the clinch.
Aldo can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Andrews manages to get underhooks.
Andrews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Andrews.
A left hand lands to the body for Andrews.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews lands an elbow inside.
Andrews landing knees to the head.
Jose Aldo's cut is getting worse.
Aldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from Andrews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrews moves into the clinch.
Aldo is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aldo wants a takedown.
Andrews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrews has managed to clinch.
Andrews with a knee to the head.
Jose Aldo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Andrews lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Andrews lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldo won't want to take too many of those.
Andrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrews wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Andrews drives through and clinches with Aldo against the ropes.
Aldo dodges an elbow strike from Andrews.
Andrews lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Andrews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrews has closed the distance and engaged Aldo in a clinch.
Andrews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrews wants to clinch.
Andrews darts in and clinches Aldo up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Andrews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andrews gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andrews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andrews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrews connects with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Jose Aldo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Andrews content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Andrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Andrews is looking to clinch.
Aldo scores with a takedown into Andrews's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Andrews escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aldo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrews is retaining full guard.
Andrews looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andrews working for a triangle but Aldo defends it easily.
Aldo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aldo forces his way into half guard.
Andrews looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Aldo pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looking to control but Andrews is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aldo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Andrews taking shots to the head.
Andrews swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Andrews can't escape the position.
Aldo is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Aldo extends the arm and Andrews is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Aldo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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152 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Byrne slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kelly looks for a takedown but Byrne sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrne tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Byrne trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Byrne postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kelly is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Byrne, into his guard.
Byrne throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Byrne looking for a guillotine here but Kelly defends easily.
Kelly forces his way into half guard.
Byrne is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Kelly is working for a submission of some sort.
Kelly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two 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.
Byrne is looking for a sweep. Kelly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kelly is trying to work for a kimura but Byrne is defending well.
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Byrne is looking for a sweep. Kelly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Byrne is trying to control but can't.
Byrne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Byrne swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byrne.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Byrne circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Byrne as he avoids it easily.
Byrne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kelly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Byrne walks away with a smile on his face. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelly tries to clinch but Byrne moves away
and Byrne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Byrne.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Kelly tries to break free but Byrne pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne slows down the pace here.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Byrne should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrne.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Kelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Byrne smiles and moves away.
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Byrne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Byrne walks away with a smile on his face. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kelly fails with the takedown
and Byrne counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Byrne will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelly has his takedown stuffed
and Byrne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Byrne trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Byrne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kelly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Byrne has managed to get both his arms back between Kelly's legs - danger averted.
Byrne postures up and lands a big shot to Kelly's brow.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Byrne from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byrne drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kelly manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Byrne has Kelly in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne is looking for a triangle here but Kelly uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kelly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Byrne manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Byrne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kelly is trying to stand back up but Byrne is controlling him
Byrne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Byrne uses his free foot to push down on Kelly's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kelly.
Byrne is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kelly can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Byrne lands a big shot there that rocks Kelly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kelly throwing hammer fists to the chest of Byrne. What's that going to do exactly?
Byrne scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Byrne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kelly is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne has hold of Kelly's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kelly manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Byrne throws a strike there. Kelly manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Byrne is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Byrne is looking for a kimura here.
Byrne is looking for a kimura here.
Kelly punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Byrne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Byrne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelly shoots and misses
and Byrne counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Byrne wants to control but Kelly postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly swings around for an armbar but Byrne sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kelly's guard.
Byrne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Byrne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Byrne tries to pass.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Byrne from controlling successfully.
Kelly looking for subs off his back but Byrne has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kelly won't allow Byrne to pass to mount.
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.
Byrne drops an elbow to the side of Kelly's head.
Byrne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Byrne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelly keeps working.
Byrne looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Byrne passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne landing strikes, looking to finish!
Byrne prevents Kelly from getting the reversal.
Kelly is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Byrne locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Kelly is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Byrne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junichi Emmeraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Mysterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junichi Emmeraldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junichi Emmeraldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rey Mysterio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Emmeraldo. No joy for Mysterio on that attempt.
Mysterio shoots for a takedown but Emmeraldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mysterio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Emmeraldo's waist but Emmeraldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mysterio off to one side.
Junichi Emmeraldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Mysterio.
Mysterio is looking to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mysterio.
Emmeraldo regains half guard.
Emmeraldo is trying to maintain the position but Mysterio is very close to passing his half guard.
Emmeraldo actively working from the bottom here.
Emmeraldo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Emmeraldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mysterio wants to control from the top but Emmeraldo keeps moving.
Mysterio thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mysterio wants to pass the guard but Emmeraldo is keeping the position.
Emmeraldo looking for a triangle here. Mysterio is fighting it but it looks tight! Emmeraldo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mysterio is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Junichi Emmeraldo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Takamine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (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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19
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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23
212 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaito Takamine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takamine could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Takamine circles away easily
and Takamine counters by clinching up.
Takamine stops a takedown attempt from Sonnen.
Sonnen goes for a takedown attempt but Takamine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kaito Takamine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen.
Takamine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Takamine circles away easily
and Takamine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sonnen won't be happy with that.
Sonnen is not content to let Takamine control the position.
Sonnen is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamine moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sonnen pushes Takamine away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Takamine gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sonnen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sonnen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sonnen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Takamine manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Takamine stands and steps away. Sonnen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Takamine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Takamine's half guard.
Sonnen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takamine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamine is in trouble now - Sonnen has advanced to mount!
Sonnen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Takamine is in a horrible position here. Sonnen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sonnen content just to control the position here.
Sonnen trying to control but Takamine is having none of it.
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.
Takamine wants to hold on but Sonnen pushes him away.
Sonnen lands a big shot there that rocks Takamine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sonnen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Takamine tries to lock up and control but Sonnen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sonnen misses with some ground and pound and Takamine recovers position to half guard.
Sonnen is looking to advance position but Takamine won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chael Sonnen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takamine gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Takamine is trying to keep Sonnen in close.
Sonnen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sonnen looking to pass the guard.
Sonnenis looking to pass into half guard but Takamine pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Takamine is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamine trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takamine postures up in Sonnen's guard and throws a big left but Sonnen blocks it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takamine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sonnen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takamine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Takamine.
Sonnen goes for a takedown attempt but Takamine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Takamine clinches with his opponent.
Takamine is trying to drag Sonnen to the mat but Sonnen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Takamine breaks from the clinch.
Sonnen fails with the takedown
and Takamine counters with a shoot takedown. Sonnen fights it but they end up in guard.
Kaito Takamine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen.
Takamine wants to stand but Sonnen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sonnen kicks Takamine off and gets to his feet.
Sonnen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sonnen showed some decent athleticism there.
Sonnen is trying to control. Takamine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking to advance position but Takamine won't allow it.
Sonnen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takamine is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sonnen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sonnen looking to finish with strikes here!
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.
Sonnen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Takamine tries to lock up and control but Sonnen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chael Sonnen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sonnen landing punches.
Takamine taking shots to the head.
Sonnen lands a nice shot to the head.
Sonnen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sonnen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takamine?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sonnen misses with a kick to the body
and Takamine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Takamine wants to stand up but Sonnen is controlling the position.
Takamine prevents Sonnen from standing back up.
Takamine trying to control the action but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Sonnen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takamine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takamine throws a strike but Sonnen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Takamine wants to control from the top but Sonnen keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takamine stops Sonnen from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamine trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Takamine manages to pass to side control.
Takamine tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sonnen controls his leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sonnen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Takamine did well to prevent Sonnen getting side control.
Sonnen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Takamine's thigh. Takamine counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonnen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sonnen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sonnen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sonnen stops Takamine from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takamine is keeping the position for now.
Takamine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sonnen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Takamine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sonnen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Takamine!
Sonnen cracks Takamine with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Takamine manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Sonnen trying to mount his opponent but Takamine defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chael Sonnen.
I've got Sonnen 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaito Takamine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Illianenko's entrance music is Only God Can Judge Me. A fine choice. 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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245 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Illianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huima Kostaja!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Kostaja.
Illianenko misses with a straight right.
Kostaja throws a series of punches but Illianenko moves out of range.
Illianenko throws a series of punches but Kostaja moves out of range.
Illianenko throws a combination that misses
and Kostaja counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kostaja.
Kostaja wants to stand but Illianenko is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Illianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kostaja doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kostaja manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Illianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kostaja sitting in guard here, content to control.
Illianenko is looking for a triangle but Kostaja pushes his legs off easily.
Kostaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kostaja is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko looking to control.
Kostaja slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Illianenko looking for a guillotine here but Kostaja defends easily.
Illianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kostaja is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kostaja landing some decent shots from guard.
Illianenko keeping moving, preventing Kostaja from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Illianenko looking for a guillotine here but Kostaja defends easily.
Illianenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kostaja defends it easily.
Kostaja gets to his feet. Illianenko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Illianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kostaja.
Illianenko tests Kostaja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kostaja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kostaja misses with a combination
and Kostaja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Illianenko counters with a left to the body.
Kostaja takes a swing at Illianenko's ribcage but misses.
Illianenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kostaja misses with the combination.
Illianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Illianenko ducks under a wild hook from Kostaja.
Illianenko with a hook.
Kostaja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kostaja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivan Illianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kostaja stuns Illianenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kostaja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Illianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kostaja throws a combination that misses
and Illianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kostaja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Illianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kostaja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Illianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Illianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostaja.
Some wild striking there from Kostaja.
The fight stays on the outside here - Illianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huima Kostaja dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kostaja throws a right and a left that Illianenko avoids nicely.
Kostaja scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Illianenko throws a combination that misses
and Kostaja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Illianenko throws a combination. Kostaja tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kostaja misses with a double jab
and Illianenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kostaja thinking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Illianenko, as that shot connected.
Illianenko slips a straight right by Kostaja.
Kostaja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Illianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kostaja circles away quickly and effectively.
Illianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kostaja counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostaja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kostaja shoots in for a double leg but Illianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Illianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Illianenko.
Illianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kostaja counters with a two punch combo.
Illianenko misses with a double jab.
Kostaja is looking to clinch but Illianenko is avoiding it.
Illianenko misses with a double jab
and Kostaja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kostaja tries to clinch but Illianenko moves away
and Illianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Illianenko ducks under a wild hook from Kostaja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Illianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kostaja.
Kostaja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Illianenko.
Kostaja tries to clinch up
and Illianenko moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Illianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Illianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostaja has double underhooks.
Illianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Illianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kostaja makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kostaja swinging wildly here.
Kostaja tries for a takedown but Illianenko circles away easily
and Illianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Kostaja backing up. Kostaja nods at Illianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja thows a leg kick but Illianenko checks it
and Illianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Kostaja misses with a double jab.
Kostaja misses with a double jab
letting Illianenko counter with a right hand.
Huima Kostaja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Illianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostaja.
Kostaja throws a series of punches but Illianenko avoids them all with ease.
Illianenko throws a combination that misses
and Kostaja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Illianenko tests Kostaja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kostaja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Illianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja misses with a takedown attempt
and Illianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Kostaja backing up. Kostaja nods at Illianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Ivan Illianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huima Kostaja.
Illianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kostaja counters with a leg kick.
Illianenko throws a right and a left that Kostaja avoids nicely.
Kostaja fails to land with a series of punches.
Kostaja misses with a double jab.
Illianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Ivan Illianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Illianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Illianenko works over Kostaja's head and body with a nice combination.
Illianenko throws a series of punches but Kostaja moves out of range.
Illianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Kostaja. Kostaja gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huima Kostaja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kostaja misses with a double jab
and Illianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Illianenko does no damage.
Illianenko misses with a double jab.
Illianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kostaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Illianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kostaja.
Kostaja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Illianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Illianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostaja throws a half hearted mid kick.
Illianenko throws a combination that misses
and Kostaja counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kostaja.
Illianenko has had enough of the clinch but Kostaja keeps him there for the moment.
Illianenko tries to break free but Kostaja pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kostaja has Illianenko pressed against the ropes, preventing Illianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Illianenko tries to circle away but Kostaja has him pinned against the ropes.
Illianenko tries to break the clinch but Kostaja is controlling the position.
Illianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostaja has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Illianenko tries to break free but Kostaja pushes him back against the ropes.
Illianenko is trying to break the clinch but Kostaja is controlling him.
Illianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kostaja tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kostaja working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Kostaja.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Illianenko.
Kostaja pulls guard.
Kostaja avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Kostaja throws his legs up looking for a submission but Illianenko uses it to pass to side control.
Illianenko tries to score with some ground and pound. Kostaja controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Illianenko stands up and beckons Kostaja to his feet.
Illianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kostaja counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostaja works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Illianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Illianenko misses with the combination.
Kostaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Illianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Illianenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kostaja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kostaja lands a jab to Illianenko's midsection.
Kostaja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Illianenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Illianenko dodges the punch combination from Kostaja.
Illianenko slips a jab from Kostaja.
Kostaja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Huima Kostaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Illianenko scores with a one two! Kostaja had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Illianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Illianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kostaja counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Illianenko.
Ivan Illianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko misses with a double jab
and Kostaja counters with a good low kick that Illianenko was not able to check.
Illianenko throws a right and a left that Kostaja avoids nicely.
Illianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kostaja holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Illianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Kostaja has double underhooks.
Illianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Illianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kostaja misses with a two punch combination.
Kostaja has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Illianenko slips under a jab.
No joy there for Illianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Illianenko tries to clinch up.
Illianenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huima Kostaja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kostaja 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huima Kostaja!
Huima Kostaja is the new heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Chinatown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinatown has chosen Cocaine in my brain - Dillinger as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Saito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Chinatown!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chinatown circles away quickly and effectively.
Chinatown shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chinatown stalling away here and it's allowed Saito to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chinatown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saito looking for a sweep. Not yet Saito, not yet.
Chinatown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinatown stopping the sweep attempt from Saito.
Chinatown looking to pass the guard.
Saito keeping moving, preventing Chinatown from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chinatown slips a jab from Saito.
Saito dodges the punch combination from Chinatown.
Saito leaves Chinatown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chinatown shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saito napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito is not content to let Chinatown control the position.
Saito wants to get back to his feet but Chinatown drags him back down.
Chinatown controlling the position.
Chinatown is looking to take a break and control but Saito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saito sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinatown is trying to control. Saito wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chinatown is just content to waste time from the top position. Saito takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Saito keeping moving, preventing Chinatown from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Charlie Chinatown.
Saito slaps away a takedown attempt from Chinatown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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.
Saito throws a combination. Chinatown tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chinatown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chinatown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayato Saito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chinatown.
Saito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chinatown backs up against the ropes.
Charlie Chinatown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chinatown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saito defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chinatown.
Chinatown looks gassed!
A combination from Saito does no damage.
Saito misses with the combination.
Chinatown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chinatown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saito connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Charlie Chinatown has been cut.
Hayato Saito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saito cracks Chinatown with a good jab.
Saito throws a one two combo.
Chinatown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Saito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chinatown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice cross by Saito.
Chinatown is rocked!
Saito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chinatown is still on wobbly legs! Can Saito finish him?
Saito lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Saito scores with a decent looking hook.
Chinatown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Saito lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Chinatown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chinatown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chinatown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saito scores with a shot to the body.
Chinatown seems to have recovered his senses.
Hayato Saito is winning the standup battle so far.
Saito throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Chinatown tumbling to the canvas!
Saito not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chinatown is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chinatown throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
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.
Chinatown being controlled here, momentarily.
Chinatown throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hayato Saito.
Saito stuffs the takedown.
Chinatown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saito as he jumps to the side.
Hayato Saito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chinatown.
Chinatown takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinatown looks for a takedown but Saito sprawls well.
Saito closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chinatown throws a nice looking combination but Saito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saito lands with a nice body punch.
Saito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chinatown misses with a takedown attempt - Saito sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chinatown walks into a straight right hand from Saito.
Saito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chinatown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chinatown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saito's corner calls for a 1-2. Saito obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saito thuds a left hand into Chinatown's body.
Saito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Saito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Saito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chinatown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Saito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saito cracks Chinatown with an open hand slap.
A jab lands there for Saito.
Saito looks to score with a jab to the body but Chinatown is just out of range.
Saito scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Saito lands a nice shot that snaps Chinatown's head back.
Chinatown needs to keep his hands up - Saito had a free shot at his head there.
Chinatown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saito sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chinatown somewhat.
Saito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chinatown at a distance.
Saito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chinatown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saito misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saito fails to land with a series of punches.
Chinatown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saito is fending him off so far but Chinatown persists. Nope, Saito circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saito cracks Chinatown with an open hand slap.
Saito's corner calls for a 1-2. Saito obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saito lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - Saito coming out on top.
Saito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chinatown dodges the punch combination from Saito.
Saito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saito scores with a nice head shot.
Good shot there by Saito.
Chinatown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saito scores with a jab to the body.
Saito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chinatown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saito lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Saito stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hayato Saito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinatown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saito stuns Chinatown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saito jabs at Chinatown's body.
Chinatown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chinatown ducks right into an uppercut from Saito.
Saito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chinatown.
Hayato Saito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chinatown.
Saito scores with a one two! Chinatown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chinatown is defended easily by Saito.
Saito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Saito.
Chinatown shoots in for a double leg but Saito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Saito does no damage.
Saito tests Chinatown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chinatown walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito looks to land a combination. Chinatown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chinatown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chinatown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saito with a nice cross.
Saito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saito cracks Chinatown with an open hand slap.
Chinatown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saito as he jumps to the side.
Chinatown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chinatown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saito lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saito misses with a wild combination.
Saito tries to bum rush Chinatown with a series of wild strikes but Chinatown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saito scores with a hook to the body. Chinatown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saito cracks Chinatown with a good jab.
Saito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chinatown can do to turn this around?
Saito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chinatown.
Some wild striking there from Saito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinatown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Charlie Chinatown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chinatown trying to control the action but Saito is working from the bottom.
Saito manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chinatown's best efforts.
Chinatown thows a huge punch but Saito dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saito is pressing down on Chinatown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Saito pulls Chinatown in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hayato Saito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hayato Saito!
Hayato Saito retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shin Nara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shin Nara is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Nara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Money!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nara checks a low kick from Money.
Money finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Money throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Money misses with a low kick.
Nara throws a series of punches but Money avoids them all with ease.
Money doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nara connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Floyd Money has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nara blocks a low kick nicely.
Nara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nara connects with a stiff jab that staggers Money - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shin Nara!
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