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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brosif Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stalin comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to Jamrock - Damian Marley. Ryu Hoshi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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149 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brosif Stalin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stalin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hoshi was covering up waiting for the punch and Stalin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stalin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stalin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hoshi wants to stand and escape but Stalin is having none of it.
Stalin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stalin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stalin being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stalin slips nicely into half guard.
Hoshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stalin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stalin prevents Hoshi from improving his position.
Hoshi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stalin pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshi is trying to stand back up but Stalin is controlling him
Stalin stands up out of the half guard.
Hoshi keeps Stalin at a distance using the push kick.
Hoshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Stalin.
Brosif Stalin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshi throws a head kick that Stalin semi-blocks.
Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stalin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stalin misses with a combination
and Hoshi counters with a left to the body.
Stalin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Stalin.
Hoshi throws a combination that misses
and Stalin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hoshi!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin looking to control but Hoshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stalin has hold of Hoshi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hoshi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Stalin is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stalin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hoshi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hoshi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hoshi is working to get back to half guard.
Stalin throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Hoshi has his hands clasped together but Stalin breaks the hold and Hoshi is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Stalin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brosif Stalin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valor Takishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valor Takishi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Davenport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valor Takishi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davenport displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takishi.
Takishi shoots in for a takedown but Davenport shows good takedown defense.
Davenport lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davenport fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takishi manages to avoid it.
Takishi fails with a takedown attempt.
Luke Davenport has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valor Takishi.
A shot to the liver by Davenport. Beautiful body shot.
Takishi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davenport punishes Takishi's body with a nice straight punch.
Davenport lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horrible takedown by Takishi or perhaps it was just good defense by Davenport which made him look bad.
A jab from Davenport does it's job there.
Davenport comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takishi looks gassed!
Davenport works Takishi's body with a nice hook.
Davenport moves into range and connects with a jab.
Davenport lands with an overhand left.
Takishi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davenport.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Davenport.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport cracks Takishi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Davenport connects with a right hand. Takishi shakes it off.
Takishi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davenport closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davenport lands a two punch combo.
Davenport scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luke Davenport is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takishi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takishi walks into a left hand.
Davenport punishes Takishi's body with a nice straight punch.
Davenport stuns Takishi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Davenport lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davenport lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davenport works Takishi's body with a nice hook.
Davenport darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davenport lands an overhand right.
Davenport slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Takishi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davenport lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davenport fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davenport stuns Takishi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takishi takes one to the chin there.
Davenport works Takishi's body with a nice hook.
Davenport scores with a body shot.
Davenport wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takishi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davenport cracks a nice hook into Takishi's ribs.
Davenport lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davenport!
Davenport works Takishi's body with a nice hook.
Davenport throws a right hand that Takishi ducks under and follows up with a left that Takishi also avoids with ease.
Davenport throws a one two combo.
Takishi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Davenport is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Takishi.
Davenport lands a lovely overhand right.
Davenport stuns Takishi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takishi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luke Davenport seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davenport lands a right hook to the body.
Davenport connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takishi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davenport.
Davenport lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takishi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davenport works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davenport leaves Takishi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Takishi takes one on the button.
Takishi closes the distance and clinches up with Davenport, looking for a takedown. Takishi pushes Davenport against the cage but Davenport circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davenport jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davenport scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davenport ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davenport throws a one two combo.
Davenport is looking to wear down Takishi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takishi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davenport lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takishi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davenport lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davenport scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davenport connects with a good right hand that stumbles Takishi. Takishi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takishi slips a jab and a cross from Davenport.
Davenport catches Takishi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davenport changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davenport fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davenport comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takishi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takishi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davenport lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davenport fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takishi drops his hands momentarily and Davenport takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Davenport lands a body shot.
Takishi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Davenport dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takishi drops his hands momentarily and Davenport takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takishi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davenport comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davenport lands with a good body shot.
Davenport connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valor Takishi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davenport lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davenport lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davenport slaps away a takedown attempt from Takishi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davenport ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davenport throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takishi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davenport scores with a jab. Takishi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Takishi is breathing heavily.
Davenport digs a good hook to Takishi's body.
Davenport lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Takishi backs up against the cage.
Nice shot lands for Davenport.
Takishi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Davenport ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davenport scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takishi doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takishi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davenport throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takishi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davenport with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davenport jabs at Takishi's body.
Davenport scores with a one two! Takishi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Takishi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davenport connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davenport, as that shot connected.
Davenport is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takishi can do to turn this around?
Davenport lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davenport scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decent striking displayed by Davenport there.
Takishi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Takishi moves forwards but Davenport connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left and a right from Davenport both land. Nice combination.
Davenport changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davenport works Takishi's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davenport.
Davenport lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davenport fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takishi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davenport lands with a nice body punch.
Takishi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Takishi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Davenport has got the better of the exchanges.
Davenport slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Takishi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davenport digs a good body shot into Takishi's ribs.
Davenport dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davenport lands with a good body shot.
Davenport is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davenport cracks Takishi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Luke Davenport is winning the standup battle so far.
Davenport works the jab nicely.
Davenport scores with a hook.
Takishi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport works Takishi's body with a nice hook.
Takishi takes one to the chin there.
Takishi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davenport connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davenport looks to land a body kick but Takishi moved away.
Davenport ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davenport lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davenport lands a nice looking body shot.
Davenport uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takishi drops his hands momentarily and Davenport takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takishi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davenport connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davenport lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takishi at a distance.
Davenport scores with a body shot.
Davenport throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davenport scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takishi.
Luke Davenport has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valor Takishi.
Takishi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davenport lands a jab to Takishi's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Davenport. That snapped Takishi's head back.
Takishi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davenport closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davenport lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Davenport does it's job there.
Davenport is working the combinations to good effect here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davenport jabs at Takishi's body.
Davenport scores with a jab to the body.
Davenport displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davenport lands a jab to Takishi's midsection.
Davenport throws a combination. Takishi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davenport fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takishi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Davenport dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Davenport scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Davenport.
Davenport displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takishi.
Davenport lands a nice shot to the body.
Davenport stuns Takishi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davenport scores with a shot to the body.
Takishi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Davenport. Beautiful body shot.
Davenport comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davenport ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takishi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takishi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takishi walks into a jab.
Davenport scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davenport lands a jab-cross combination.
Davenport comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Davenport scores with a four punch combination!
Davenport ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davenport lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davenport ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davenport lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takishi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davenport!
Davenport scores with a hook to the body. Takishi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davenport digs a good hook to Takishi's body.
Takishi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Davenport.
Davenport throws a shot to the body.
Takishi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good shot there by Davenport.
Takishi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body punch from Davenport.
Davenport throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davenport scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takishi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davenport lands a body shot.
Takishi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takishi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davenport stuffs the takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Davenport there.
A left and a right from Davenport both land. Nice combination.
Nice body punch from Davenport.
Takishi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davenport's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Davenport duly obliges.
Davenport fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Davenport both land. Nice combination.
Davenport smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davenport scores with a jab to the body.
Davenport ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davenport scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takishi doesn't seem bothered though.
Davenport works over Takishi's head and body with a nice combination.
Davenport comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davenport throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takishi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davenport lands a nice shot to the body.
Davenport scores with a shot to the body.
Davenport wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takishi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davenport scores with a hook to the body. Takishi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davenport works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davenport lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takishi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takishi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davenport connects with the punch.
Davenport looks to land a combination. Takishi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davenport lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takishi at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davenport dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davenport lands a body shot.
Davenport lands a right hook to the body.
Davenport scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Davenport lands a body shot.
A jab from Davenport finds it's way through Takishi's defenses.
Davenport lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takishi at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davenport scores with a shot to the body.
Davenport stuns Takishi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valor Takishi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Davenport.
Davenport lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Davenport showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davenport has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Davenport!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slusken Musk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Voices. Slusken Musk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slusken Musk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rockwell. No joy for Musk on that attempt.
Musk tries for a takedown but Rockwell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Musk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Musk shoots for a double leg takedown but Rockwell sprawls well. He's pushed Musk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slusken Musk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rockwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rockwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Musk fails with a takedown attempt.
Musk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockwell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Musk wants to control but Rockwell is keeping him busy.
Musk working Rockwell over with strikes.
Musk is nestled in close to Rockwell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rockwell is looking to get back to is feet but Musk passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell can't do much from the bottom here.
Musk creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rockwell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Musk scoring with punches from side control.
Musk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rockwell keeps working.
Rockwell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Rockwell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Musk's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rockwell is trying to escape back to his feet but Musk uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Rockwell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Musk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rockwell is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musk happy to just control the position for now.
Musk is putting a hurting on Rockwell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Musk throws a strike aimed at the side of Rockwell's head but Rockwell avoids it well.
Rockwell sneaks back into half guard.
Musk blocks the strikes from Rockwell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Musk lands a nice short elbow.
Rockwell looking for a kimura from the bottom but Musk passes into side control!
Rockwell wants to control but Musk postures up.
Musk scoring with punches and elbows.
Musk creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slusken Musk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Musk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rockwell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Musk.
Rockwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rockwell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rockwell stalks Musk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Musk's face. Musk staggers backwards, shaken.
Slusken Musk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musk fails with a takedown attempt.
Musk looks for a takedown but Rockwell sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slusken Musk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rockwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Musk shoots in for a takedown but Rockwell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Musk fails with a takedown attempt.
Rockwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Musk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Musk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musk shoots for a takedown but Rockwell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rockwell scores with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rockwell throws a push kick but Musk slaps the foot to one side.
Musk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rockwell tries to kick Musk off but Musk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Musk is stalling here. Rockwell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Musk seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rockwell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Musk is looking for a sweep.
Rockwell tries for a kimura but Musk is defending well.
Rockwell is putting a hurting on Musk here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Musk rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rockwell's guard! Nice work there by Musk!
Musk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Musk is working Rockwell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Musk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Musk chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musk 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.
Rockwell isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Musk stacks Rockwell on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Musk!
Musk in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell throws an elbow that doesn't really do any damage.
Rockwell is trying to buck Musk off.
Rockwell is trying to control Musk's posture but Musk avoids it.
Musk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Musk in side control, throwing shots but Rockwell defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Rockwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rockwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Musk looks for a takedown but Rockwell sprawls well.
Musk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rockwell is fending him off so far but Musk persists. Nope, Rockwell circles away and we're back to standing.
Musk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rockwell was covering up waiting for the punch and Musk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rockwell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Musk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rockwell has his foot on Musk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Musk works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musk is working Rockwell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rockwell looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Musk passes into side control.
Musk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rockwell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Musk is trying to ground and pound but Rockwell uses the momentary lack of control by Musk to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rockwell looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Musk lands a nice short elbow.
Slusken Musk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rockwell is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rockwell is not content to let Musk control the position.
Rockwell trying to control from the bottom.
Rockwell looking for submissions off his back.
Rockwell looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slusken Musk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Musk 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slusken Musk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Jan Echano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Jan Echano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Roosevelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Jan Echano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Echano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Echano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roosevelt closes the distance and clinches.
Roosevelt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Echano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roosevelt looking to throw knees to the head but Echano is blocking nicely.
Echano breaks from the clinch.
Echano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jan Jan Echano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Echano lands a head kick that stumbles Roosevelt and the fighters go to the mat.
Roosevelt is rocked!
It looks like Frank Roosevelt has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Echano stands and steps away. Roosevelt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oh Roosevelt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roosevelt tries to clinch up but Echano circles away and keeps his distance.
Roosevelt seems to have got his legs back now.
Roosevelt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roosevelt is breathing heavily.
Echano throws a sloppy head kick and Roosevelt moves out of range easily.
Roosevelt shoots for a takedown but Echano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Echano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roosevelt.
Echano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Echano throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Roosevelt crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jan Jan Echano!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shunsuke Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Saku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunsuke Yamamoto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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203 lbs
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Good knees
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Saku!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Saku.
Yamamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Saku was well out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab.
Yamamoto with a jab.
It looks like Saku Saku has been cut.
Saku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamamoto. Yamamoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saku cracks the inside of Yamamoto's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saku.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
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!
A combination from Yamamoto does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saku.
Saku drops Yamamoto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yamamoto looks back up at him and smiles so Saku waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Yamamoto is rocked!
Saku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yamamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saku can pounce on him.
Saku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saku lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Saku.
Oh Yamamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Saku. That's going to slow Yamamoto down.
Yamamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saku.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Saku.
Saku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shunsuke Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saku.
Saku throws a quick head kick that knocks Yamamoto silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Saku is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Saku Saku!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zari Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ares Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yasuda's entrance music is Volbeat- A Warrior's Call. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zari Yasuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ares Summers!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yasuda's guard.
Yasuda wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Summers is now in half guard.
Yasuda trying to control here.
Summers wants to free his trapped foot but Yasuda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yasuda is trying to maintain the position but Summers is very close to passing his half guard.
Yasuda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yasuda is trying to stand up here but Summers is controlling him well.
Summers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yasuda is just riding it out for now. Summers eventually gives up the hold.
Yasuda is looking to control Summers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yasuda avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good leg kick by Yasuda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yasuda tries to score with a low kick but Summers moves his leg out of the way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yasuda!
Yasuda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Summers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but Summers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yasuda wants to clinch up but Summers keeps it at a distance.
Yasuda has closed the distance and engaged Summers in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Summers blocking some punches.
Summers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Summers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yasuda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good leg kick by Yasuda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yasuda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yasuda scores with a push kick.
Summers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Summers looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yasuda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yasuda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Summers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Yasuda.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Summers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yasuda avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zari Yasuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ares Summers.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yasuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Yasuda.
Summers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yasuda walks away with a smile on his face. Summers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yasuda cracks the inside of Summers's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yasuda tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but Yasuda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yasuda gets a clinch.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
Summers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yasuda walks away with a smile on his face. Summers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good leg kick by Yasuda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yasuda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yasuda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Summers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yasuda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yasuda.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Summers. That did some damage!
Yasuda lands a jab to the head.
Summers blocks a head kick by Yasuda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Summers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good exchange - Yasuda coming out on top.
Yasuda lunges at Summers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Summers's hand.
Summers walks into a straight right hand from Yasuda.
Yasuda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Summers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yasuda scores with a jab. Summers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yasuda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Summers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yasuda smiles and moves away.
Yasuda catches Summers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zari Yasuda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yasuda lands a nice looking body shot.
Yasuda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Summers's sensitive parts.
Summers slips a jab and a cross from Yasuda.
Yasuda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Summers.
Summers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Summers shoots in but Yasuda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yasuda is looking to clinch but Summers is avoiding it.
Yasuda is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Summers tries to keep at a distance but Yasuda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Summers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Summers pulls guard.
Summers working a defensive guard here.
Yasuda wants to get up but he can't break Summers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yasuda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yasuda gets to his feet. Summers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Yasuda throws a leg kick which misses Summers's front leg but catches the back leg as Summers tries to avoid it.
Summers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yasuda circles away.
Zari Yasuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ares Summers.
Yasuda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yasuda stuffs the takedown attempt from Summers. Summers gets slowly back to his feet.
Yasuda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yasuda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yasuda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Yasuda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yasuda wants it to stay on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Yasuda.
Yasuda is looking to clinch but Summers is avoiding it.
Yasuda moves in looking to clinch but Summers pushes him off.
Yasuda moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Summers can do to turn this around?
Summers tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yasuda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yasuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Summers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Summers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Summers.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda gets underhooks to prevent Summers's takedown attempt.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Summers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasuda lands with a short shot to the head.
Summers blocking some punches.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Summers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Summers.
Summers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Yasuda gets through Summers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Summers blocking some punches.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Summers.
Summers jumps guard but Yasuda stands there with Summers around his waist. Summers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Summers is trying to maintain a safe position but Yasuda gets an underhook and turns Summers into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zari Yasuda dominated that second round.
That's time! Yasuda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Summers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yasuda takes the fight into the clinch.
Summers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Summers blocking some punches.
Summers blocking some punches.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers tries a body shot but Yasuda blocks it.
Summers goes for a takedown attempt but Yasuda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zari Yasuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ares Summers.
Yasuda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Summers's calf.
Summers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yasuda's waist but Yasuda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Summers off to one side.
Summers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Yasuda. No joy for Summers on that attempt.
A head kick by Summers misses
and Yasuda counters with a leg kick.
Yasuda lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yasuda counters with a low kick, right behind Summers 's knee.
Yasuda has closed the distance and engaged Summers in a clinch.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Summers blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yasuda.
Summers blocking some punches.
A short right from Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Summers is working for takedown but Yasuda is calmly controlling the position for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Summers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yasuda smiles and moves away.
Yasuda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yasuda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yasuda lands a slapping body shot.
Yasuda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yasuda takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Yasuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Summers has Yasuda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yasuda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
A short right from Yasuda.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the side of Summers's head.
Summers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yasuda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zari Yasuda is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Summers, pushing him back against the cage.
Yasuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Summers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Summers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Summers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Summers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Summers takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Summers blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda pushes Summers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda lands with a left to the head.
Yasuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasuda pushes Summers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Summers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yasuda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Summers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yasuda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Summers.
Ares Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zari Yasuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Summers is trying to drag Yasuda to the mat but Yasuda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zari Yasuda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yasuda, 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 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zari Yasuda!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Burczymucha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian de Souza Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Burczymucha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cristian de Souza Augusto's chin.
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26
175 lbs
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170 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Burczymucha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristian de Souza Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczymucha tries to clinch but Augusto is having none of it.
Burczymucha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Augusto dodges the punch combination from Burczymucha.
Burczymucha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augusto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burczymucha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Augusto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burczymucha throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Burczymucha misses.
Augusto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burczymucha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Augusto somewhat.
Burczymucha tries to close the distance and clinch but Augusto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two 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.
Augusto looks for a takedown but Burczymucha sprawls well.
Burczymucha tries to clinch but Augusto moves out of range.
Burczymucha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Augusto shoots for a double leg takedown but Burczymucha sprawls well. He's pushed Augusto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stefan Burczymucha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian de Souza Augusto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczymucha throws a hook to the side of Augusto's head but Augusto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burczymucha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burczymucha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Augusto will feel that in the morning.
Augusto looks gassed!
Burczymucha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Augusto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burczymucha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Augusto somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burczymucha throws a series of strikes that have Augusto backpedaling.
It looks like Cristian de Souza Augusto has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augusto circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Burczymucha. Augusto falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Burczymucha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stefan Burczymucha!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heihachi Hayashida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Mucao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heihachi Hayashida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Mucao!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayashida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hayashida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hayashida takes one to the side of the head.
Mucao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayashida manages to avoid it.
Hayashida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mucao swivels and escapes.
Hayashida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hayashida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshi Mucao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayashida staying out of range there.
Mucao misses with an uppercut.
Mucao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hayashida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mucao takes a swing at Hayashida's ribcage but misses.
Mucao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayashida.
Mucao tries to keep at a distance but Hayashida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mucao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hayashida ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hayashida no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mucao wants to pass the guard but Hayashida is keeping the position.
Mucao is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hayashida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayashida pulls Mucao in close to prevent any damage.
Hayashida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mucao defends well.
Hayashida looking for a sweep. Not yet Hayashida, not yet.
Hayashida is working hard here to advance position.
Hayashida is trying to control the position but Mucao postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mucao just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayashida thuds his shin into the meat of Mucao's side.
Mucao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayashida to score with a decent uppercut.
Mucao scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Heihachi Hayashida has been cut.
Hayashida with a hook.
Mucao 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.
Hayashida is adopting a defensive guard.
Mucao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mucao works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mucao trying to control from half guard but Hayashida is working away.
Hayashida is looking to improve his position.
Mucao is looking to stall here but Hayashida recovers full guard.
Hayashida keeping moving, preventing Mucao from controlling successfully.
Hayashida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mucao is one step ahead there.
Hayashida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mucao wants to control from the top but Hayashida keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hayashida controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mucao cracks Hayashida with a good jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayashida. That's going to slow Mucao down.
Hayashida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mucao.
Mucao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayashida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mucao.
Hayashida scores with a nice body kick.
Hayashida clinches.
Mucao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mucao is trying to force a seperation but Hayashida has the dominant position.
Hayashida utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hayashida slows down the pace here.
Mucao tries to break the clinch but Hayashida is controlling the position.
Mucao has had enough of the clinch but Hayashida keeps him there for the moment.
Hayashida pulls Mucao into guard.
Mucao drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mucao jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mucao looks gassed!
Hayashida is trying to control the position but Mucao postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mucao wants to control from the top but Hayashida keeps moving.
Hayashida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mucao!
Hayashida avoids the attempt from Mucao to control.
Hayashida is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayashida looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mucao regains half guard.
Hayashida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayashida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mucao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hayashida is trying to work for a kimura but Mucao is defending well.
Mucao is not content to let Hayashida control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Heihachi Hayashida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heihachi Hayashida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mucao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayashida moves away.
Mucao throws a shot from downtown. Hayashida moves away and avoids it.
Mucao misses the jab.
Mucao scores with a punch to the head.
Mucao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hayashida to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mucao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mucao pulls Hayashida in to control the position.
Hayashida is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hayashida content to stall in guard here.
Hayashida wants to pass the guard but Mucao is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mucao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hayashida passes into half guard.
Hayashida prevents Mucao from improving his position.
Hayashida is keen to just control but Mucao is a slippery customer.
Hayashida seems to be looking for submissions.
Mucao wants to get back to full guard.
Hayashida stops Mucao from getting back to his feet.
Hayashida 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.
Mucao is looking for a sweep. Hayashida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mucao is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mucao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mucao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mucao throws a lazy right hand but Hayashida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hayashida clinches up with Mucao and pushes him back against the cage.
Hayashida lands a knee to the head.
Mucao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hayashida pulls guard.
Hayashida wants to sweep here but Mucao controlling him for the moment.
Mucao trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayashida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayashida working a defensive guard here.
Hayashida is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hayashida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hayashida seems to be looking for submissions.
Mucao tries to roll over but Hayashida keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida is trying to work for a kimura but Mucao is defending well.
Hayashida wants to pass to mount but Mucao is defending the position.
Mucao gets full guard.
Hayashida drops back looking for a leg! Mucao is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mucao manages to kick Hayashida off! Hayashida jumps back into Mucao's guard.
Hayashida with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mucao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mucao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida closes the distance and clinches.
Mucao breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hayashida.
A slow jab from Hayashida misses its intended target.
Mucao looks to land a left hand but Hayashida moved out of range nicely.
Mucao misses with a looping right.
Mucao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayashida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mucao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mucao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hayashida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayashida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshi Mucao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayashida misses with an uppercut. Mucao saw that one coming.
Hayashida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mucao.
Hayashida moves into the clinch.
Hayashida pulls guard.
Mucao is stalling in the full guard.
Mucao drops back looking for a leg! Hayashida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hayashida manages to kick Mucao off! Mucao jumps back into Hayashida's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heihachi Hayashida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heihachi Hayashida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A combination from Mucao does no damage.
Mucao scores with a nice right hand.
Mucao throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayashida.
Mucao misses with a double jab.
Mucao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hayashida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mucao misses the jab.
Mucao misses with a double jab.
A combination from Mucao does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mucao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mucao wants it to stay on the feet.
Hayashida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hayashida is nestled in close to Mucao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hayashida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mucao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mucao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mucao tries to get to full guard but Hayashida has control of the leg.
Mucao tries to kick Hayashida off but Hayashida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mucao is pressing down on Hayashida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hayashida trying to control the position from guard on top but Mucao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mucao has momentary wrist control but Hayashida slips an elbow through the middle.
Hayashida is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hayashida passes into half guard.
Hayashida drops an elbow to the side of Mucao's head.
Mucao taking some punishment here, with Hayashida in his half guard.
Mucao makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mucao.
Mucao looking for a sweep. Not yet Mucao, not yet.
Yoshi Mucao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hayashida trying to control but Mucao is working from the bottom.
Mucao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hayashida manages to get himself to full guard.
Hayashida working a defensive guard here.
Mucao wants to control from the top but Hayashida keeps moving.
Mucao stopping the sweep attempt from Hayashida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mucao trying to control but Hayashida is working from the bottom.
Mucao throwing strikes but missing.
Mucao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayashida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hayashida trying to keep a closed guard but Mucao is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hayashida shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mucao napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mucao is looking to reverse the position.
Mucao taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hayashida is looking to take a break and control but Mucao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hayashida is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mucao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hayashida throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mucao sneaks back into half guard.
Mucao gets back to full guard.
Mucao wants to stand up but Hayashida is controlling him.
Hayashida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mucao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mucao trying to strike off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hayashida's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mucao is looking for a triangle but Hayashida pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heihachi Hayashida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hayashida, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heihachi Hayashida!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Makashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and van chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). chan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! van chan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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205 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Makashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, van chan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Makashima sprawls well. He's pushed chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by chan.
Makashima taking punishment in the form of punches.
Makashima taking punishment in the form of punches.
Makashima can't do much from the bottom here.
Makashima is looking for a sweep.
chan is trying to ground and pound but Makashima uses the momentary lack of control by chan to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makashima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but chan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Makashima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Makashima wants to improve his position but chan is controlling well.
chan is pressing down on Makashima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Makashima is holding on for now.
chan is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
chan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Makashima's head.
chan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
chan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Makashima tries to clinch but chan moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Makashima.
Makashima tries to clinch but chan is having none of it.
Makashima blocks a low kick nicely.
Makashima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
chan moves out of range of the body kick from Makashima.
Makashima throws a hook but chan blocks it.
Kenta Makashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
chan throws a push kick but Makashima slaps the foot to one side.
chan tries to work over Makashima's front leg with a kick but Makashima checks it.
chan avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makashima.
Makashima leaves chan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makashima.
Makashima throws a head kick that misses.
Makashima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makashima closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Makashima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Makashima slams his shin into chan's torso.
Makashima misses with a body kick.
chan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kenta Makashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of van chan.
Makashima misses with a body kick.
Makashima throws a nice inside leg kick.
chan looks for a takedown but Makashima sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
chan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Makashima but Makashima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Makashima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makashima throws a head kick that chan semi-blocks.
Makashima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from chan.
Makashima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
chan defending well as Makashima loads up on a big left hand.
Makashima throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makashima!
chan looks gassed!
Makashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
chan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makashima looking for submissions off his back.
chan winds up and cracks Makashima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
chan is nestled in close to Makashima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Makashima is trying to control but chan manages to pass to mount!
chan avoids the attempt from Makashima to control.
chan punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
chan raining down shots from the mount!
chan controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but van chan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
chan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Makashima counters with a nice body kick.
chan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Makashima lands with a kick to the ribs.
chan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Makashima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Makashima looking to control.
Makashima keeping moving, preventing chan from controlling successfully.
Makashima throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
chan with a flurry of punches that miss.
chan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
chan is working Makashima over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
chan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no chan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
chan is working Makashima over with some ground and pound from side control.
chan trying to control the position but Makashima is working away.
Makashima sneaks back into half guard.
chan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Makashima has managed to free his arm - good work.
Makashima is trying to maintain the position but chan is very close to passing his half guard.
Makashima manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Makashima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
chan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
chan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
chan thows a big elbow that misses.
Makashima is trying to control the position but chan postures up.
chan with a flurry of punches that miss.
chan with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makashima trying to control the position.
chan chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
chan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Makashima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makashima bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of chan's head.
chan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Makashima throws a head kick but chan moves out of range.
chan blocks the body kick.
chan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Makashima pinned against the cage. Makashima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makashima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makashima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Makashima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Makashima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makashima gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
chan preventing the sweep.
Makashima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
chan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makashima is keeping the position for now.
chan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
chan wants to pass the guard but Makashima is keeping the position.
Makashima has control of chan's left arm, preventing chan from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
van chan 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!
Nice sprawl there from Makashima as chan shoots in.
Makashima displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from chan.
Makashima throws a head kick that misses.
Makashima throws a combination that misses
and chan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Makashima trying to control but chan postures up.
chan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Makashima trying to control from the bottom.
chan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
chan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
chan landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
chan landing punches.
chan lands with some strikes.
Makashima is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! chan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
van chan has got the better of the ground game so far.
chan with shots to the head and body - Makashima looks very uncomfortable down there.
Makashima is trying desperately to improve position.
chan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Makashima is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
chan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
chan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
chan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Makashima is looking to escape.
Makashima is looking to improve his position but chan isn't that keen on the idea.
chan wants to control the pace but Makashima is squirming around nicely.
chan with good strikes from the mount here!
chan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
chan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Makashima is trying to escape the mount.
chan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Makashima can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
chan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Makashima gets back to half guard.
Makashima is looking to control chan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Makashima avoid being mounted?
chan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
chan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Makashima moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
chan preventing the sweep.
Makashima is striking but chan is not phased and passes to half guard.
Makashima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. chan is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
chan working over Makashima with some ground and pound. Makashima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
chan tries to pass to full mount but Makashima defends it.
Makashima tries to roll over but chan keeps him under control.
chan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
chan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Makashima!
Kenta Makashima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
chan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Makashima's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
van chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got chan 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... van chan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Page Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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217 lbs
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203 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Page Black!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Brasco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brasco moves out of range of the strikes.
Brasco throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
Brasco throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Brasco blocks a low kick nicely.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Brasco.
Brasco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Brasco looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Brasco lands a jab.
Black with a jab.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brasco lands a head shot.
Page Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black dodges the punch combination from Brasco.
Brasco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brasco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Brasco's shoulder, as Brasco tries to avoid the shot.
Brasco connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco staying out of range there.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Page Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brasco moves away from the strike by Black.
Black lands with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brasco.
Brasco throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brasco looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Brasco slips under a jab.
Brasco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brasco is defended easily by Black.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brasco was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Brasco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brasco.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Black was covering up waiting for the punch and Brasco finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brasco tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is controlling Brasco's posture.
Black wants to sweep here but Brasco controlling him for the moment.
Brasco postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Brasco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control from half guard but Brasco is working away.
Brasco is looking for a sweep. Black is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black content to control rather than advance.
Brasco is looking for a sweep. Black is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black trying to control from Brasco's half guard. Brasco has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brasco wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
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.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
Brasco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Black has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brasco is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Brasco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black wants to pass the guard but Brasco is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brasco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brasco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brasco stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Brasco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black throws a hook but Brasco avoids it easily.
Brasco misses with a few strikes there.
Brasco missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Brasco ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black.
Black throws a low kick but Brasco avoids it.
Donnie Brasco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black wants to slow Brasco down by chopping away at his legs.
Black pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Black blocks the body kick.
Brasco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brasco looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brasco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brasco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brasco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
A jab from Black finds it's way through Brasco's defenses.
Brasco slips under a jab from Black.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Black lands but Brasco takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brasco takes a step back to recover.
Page Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black cracks the inside of Brasco's front leg.
Black is looking to slow Brasco down with leg kicks.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brasco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land a front kick but Brasco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brasco moves forwards but Black connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black jabs at Brasco's body.
Black is looking to slow Brasco down with leg kicks.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Black.
Black lands a jab.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Brasco is just out of range.
Brasco tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Black lands a jab.
Brasco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brasco there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Brasco avoids the head kick by Black.
Black throws a push kick but Brasco slaps the foot to one side.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brasco's calf.
Brasco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black lands a right hook to the body.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brasco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Brasco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Brasco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black lands with a nice body kick.
Brasco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brasco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brasco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brasco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Black scores with a hook to the body. Brasco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brasco blocks a jab.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Black misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brasco misses with a straight right.
Brasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brasco slips under a jab from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brasco.
Black looks to land a left hand but Brasco moved out of range nicely.
Brasco looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Brasco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brasco.
A jab lands there for Black.
Brasco throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
Brasco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brasco throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brasco tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Brasco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black scores with the left hand. Brasco knows he should have avoided that one.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Brasco's front leg but catches the back leg as Brasco tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Brasco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Brasco.
Black smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A good leg kick by Black.
Black gets caught flat footed, as Brasco shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Brasco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brasco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brasco kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Black is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Brasco is retaining full guard.
Brasco keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Brasco wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Brasco keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Brasco's front leg but catches the back leg as Brasco tries to avoid it.
Black throws the left hand but Brasco avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco blocks the body kick.
Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brasco's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Brasco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Brasco shoots in.
Brasco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brasco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brasco.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Brasco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brasco avoids a kick to the body.
Brasco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Black.
Brasco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Black is looking to land body kicks.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Brasco down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brasco throws a leg kick
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Black.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black looks to land a right hand but Brasco moved out of range.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brasco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Black does it's job there.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good leg kick by Black there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black cracks Brasco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black works the jab nicely.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brasco tries to work over Black's front leg with a kick but Black checks it.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Brasco.
Brasco throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brasco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brasco.
Brasco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brasco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
Brasco throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Brasco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Black is looking to slow Brasco down with leg kicks.
Black connects with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Black feints and then cracks Brasco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brasco down.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Brasco throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brasco's hands.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brasco's calf.
Brasco slips a straight right by Black.
Brasco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Black.
Brasco throws a lazy head kick
and Black counters with a good low kick that Brasco was not able to check.
Black cracks Brasco with an open hand slap.
Brasco ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brasco. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Brasco down.
Black cracks Brasco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brasco moves away.
Black stuns Brasco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Black lands a head shot.
Brasco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black misses with an uppercut. Brasco saw that one coming.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brasco.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Brasco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brasco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brasco's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black connects with a body shot.
Brasco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Brasco takes one to the side of the head.
Brasco takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Black lands a high kick!
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brasco doesn't seem bothered though.
Brasco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
A big left from Black misses.
Brasco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Black feints and then cracks Brasco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brasco down.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brasco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brasco gets slowly back to his feet.
Black is looking to slow Brasco down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Brasco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brasco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brasco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brasco blocks a head kick by Black.
Brasco throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Brasco throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brasco.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brasco.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brasco manages to avoid it.
Brasco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black lands a jab to the head.
Brasco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brasco misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brasco misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brasco.
Brasco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Brasco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black is looking to chop away at Brasco's legs.
Brasco throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black thuds his right hand into Brasco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brasco slips under a jab from Black.
Some wild striking there from Brasco.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brasco throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Brasco shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Brasco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donnie Brasco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brasco ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Brasco takes one to the chin there.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black thumps Brasco with a low kick.
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brasco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brasco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Brasco walks into a left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Black lands with a nice body punch.
Black throws a hook to the side of Brasco's head but Brasco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Black misses with a head kick.
Brasco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black thuds his shin into the meat of Brasco's side.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brasco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Black.
Brasco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brasco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brasco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brasco throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black cracks the inside of Brasco's front leg.
Brasco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brasco looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range.
Brasco slips a jab from Black.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Brasco down.
Black stuns Brasco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Brasco down.
Black is looking to slow Brasco down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brasco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brasco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Page Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Black 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 41:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 41:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 41:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Page Black!
Page Black is the new light heavyweight champion!
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