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ASTRAL.40 DESTINY PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Narima Koga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Izakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Narima Koga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Izakawa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koga tries to clinch up but Izakawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Izakawa takes a swing at Koga's ribcage but misses.
Izakawa closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Izakawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Izakawa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koga up against the ropes.
Izakawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Izakawa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Koga.
Koga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Izakawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Izakawa tries to land a knee to the head but Koga blocks with his arms.
Koga looking to stall.
Izakawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Izakawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koga walks away with a smile on his face. Izakawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koga moves into the clinch.
Koga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Izakawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Izakawa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Narima Koga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Izakawa.
Izakawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koga managing to block the knees to the body from Izakawa.
Koga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Izakawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koga walks away with a smile on his face. Izakawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koga instigates a clinch.
Izakawa tries to score a body lock takedown but Koga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izakawa blocks an elbow strike from Koga.
Koga misses with a knee strike.
Izakawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koga gets a clinch.
Izakawa looking for a takedown.
Izakawa digs a right hand underneath Koga's ribcage. Koga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koga trying to control the position but instead, Izakawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koga into the ropes.
Izakawa jumps guard.
Izakawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koga is one step ahead there.
Izakawa wants to stand but Koga is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa is looking for a triangle here but Koga uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Izakawa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Koga has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga decides to stand back up.
Koga darts in and clinches Izakawa up against the ropes.
Koga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Izakawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Izakawa tries for a takedown but Koga manages to get underhooks.
Izakawa looks gassed!
Koga looking to throw knees to the head but Izakawa is blocking nicely.
Koga missing with knees to the body.
Izakawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koga tries to land knees in the clinch but Izakawa avoids the damage to the body.
Koga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Izakawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koga walks away with a smile on his face. Izakawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koga tries to clinch there but Izakawa circles away.
Izakawa throws a leg kick but Koga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koga drives through and clinches with Izakawa against the ropes.
Koga scores with a knee to the head.
Izakawa looking for a takedown.
Koga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koga trying to control the position but instead, Izakawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koga into the ropes.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks with his arms.
Koga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izakawa tries to pull guard but Koga won't allow it.
Koga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Izakawa.
Koga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izakawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Izakawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Izakawa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koga connects with a knee to the head.
Izakawa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koga lands a left hand.
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!
Koga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Izakawa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Izakawa lands an elbow just above Koga 's eye.
Koga throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Izakawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koga trying to control the position but instead, Izakawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koga into the ropes.
Koga misses with a knee strike.
Izakawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narima Koga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koga drives through and clinches with Izakawa against the ropes.
Izakawa drags the fight down to the ground.
Koga wants to stand and escape but instead Izakawa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Izakawa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koga is proving hard to escape from.
Izakawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izakawa throwing strikes from guard but Koga blocks nicely.
Koga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga keeping moving, preventing Izakawa from controlling successfully.
Izakawa throws a strike but Koga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koga won't allow Izakawa to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Izakawa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koga defends it easily.
Izakawa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Koga passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga decides to stand back up. Koga steps back and let's Izakawa get back to his feet.
Izakawa tries to clinch there but Koga circles away.
Izakawa tries to clinch there but Koga circles away.
Izakawa wants to clinch
and Koga counters by clinching up.
Izakawa scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koga prevents the takedown attempt.
Izakawa letting Koga take a breather here.
Izakawa tries to score a body lock takedown but Koga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Izakawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Izakawa is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Koga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Narima Koga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Izakawa.
Izakawa is breathing heavily.
Koga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koga misses with a knee to the head.
Izakawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koga is defending well for now.
Koga gets underhooks to prevent Izakawa's takedown attempt.
Koga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Narima Koga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koga looking to throw knees to the head but Izakawa is blocking nicely.
Koga misses with a knee to the head.
Koga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izakawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Izakawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izakawa is trying to drag Koga to the mat but Koga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Koga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Izakawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Izakawa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Koga pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Izakawa, pushing him back against the ropes.
Koga tries a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks it.
Koga lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narima Koga dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Izakawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koga swivels and escapes.
Izakawa wants to clinch but Koga slips to the side
and Koga counters with a three punch combo that has Izakawa backing up. Izakawa nods at Koga to acknowledge the strikes.
Koga connects with a nice looking jab.
A leg kick checked by Koga.
Koga lands with a nice combination. Izakawa backs away looking to recover.
Koga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Izakawa.
Koga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks with his arms.
Koga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Izakawa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Narima Koga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Izakawa.
Koga misses with a knee to the head.
Koga trying to land knees to the body.
Koga scores with a shot to the side of Izakawa's head.
Koga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Izakawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Izakawa breaks from the clinch.
Izakawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Koga instigates a clinch.
Koga is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izakawa tries to pull guard but Koga won't allow it.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koga looking to throw knees to the head but Izakawa is blocking nicely.
Izakawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Koga tries a knee to the head but Izakawa blocks it.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Izakawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Izakawa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Izakawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Izakawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Izakawa wants to clinch
and Koga counters by moving into the clinch.
Izakawa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Koga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koga looking to throw knees to the head but Izakawa is blocking nicely.
Koga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Izakawa lands an elbow inside that Koga shrugs off.
Izakawa is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Koga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koga is trying to stall.
That's two 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.
Koga lands a right hand.
Koga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izakawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Izakawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Izakawa drives through and clinches with Koga against the ropes.
Izakawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koga walks away with a smile on his face. Izakawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Izakawa darts in trying to clinch
and Koga counters by moving into the clinch.
Izakawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Izakawa tries to score a body lock takedown but Koga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Koga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Izakawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Koga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Izakawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Izakawa wants a takedown.
A short uppercut from Koga.
Izakawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Koga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Izakawa is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Izakawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Izakawa lands a shot to the body.
Izakawa decides to pull guard.
Koga stopping the sweep attempt from Izakawa.
Izakawa looking for subs off his back but Koga has passed one foot through into half guard.
Koga stands up out of the half guard.
Johnny Izakawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koga clinches up with Izakawa and pushes him back against the ropes.
Izakawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Izakawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koga.
Narima Koga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Izakawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Izakawa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Narima Koga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koga 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narima Koga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Makuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Makuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell lands a front kick.
Mitchell connects with a solid leg kick.
Makuto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Makuto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenji Makuto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makutos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makuto missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Makuto looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makuto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell scores with a spinning back kick!
Makuto is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makuto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchell to score with a decent uppercut.
Mitchell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Makuto is rocked!
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makuto doesn't seem bothered though.
Mitchell lands a slapping body shot.
Makuto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Makuto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makuto seems to have got his legs back now.
Mitchell scores with a spinning back kick!
Mitchell lands a glancing blow to the side of Makuto's head.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makuto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Mitchell - just one landing.
Mitchell scores with a kick to the body.
Mitchell cracks the inside of Makuto's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makuto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mitchell jabs Makuto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mitchell connects with the punch.
Makuto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell scores with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makuto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makuto at a distance.
Mitchell lands a head kick. Makuto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Makuto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makuto.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mitchell. Makuto shrugs it off though.
Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makuto at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Makuto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mitchell - the referee stops the clock and Makuto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mitchell. Makuto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Makuto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Makuto walks into a left hand.
Makuto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Makuto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body shot.
Crunch! Mitchell slams his shin into Makuto's torso.
Mitchell lands a jab to Makuto's midsection.
Mitchell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Makuto rather than just go for the knockout.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makuto at a distance.
Mitchell lands with a nice body kick.
Mitchell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makuto will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell stuns Makuto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell throws a nice head kick!
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mitchell throws a head kick that half lands.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Makuto's belly button to the back.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell moves out of range as Makuto strikes.
Mitchell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Makuto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makuto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makuto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Makuto's body. Makuto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Makuto's body.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell works Makuto's body with a nice hook.
Mitchell lands with a slapping head kick.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Makuto walks into a left hand.
Mitchell thows a body kick. Makuto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Mitchell punishes Makuto's body with a nice straight punch.
Makuto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitchell. Mitchell obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitchell thuds his shin into the meat of Makuto's side.
Mitchell cracks Makuto with an open hand slap.
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makuto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mitchell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Makuto.
Mitchell with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Mitchell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Makuto misses with the combination.
Mitchell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Makuto takes a step back to recover.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makuto is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mitchell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Makuto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mitchell scores with a shot to the body.
Makuto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makuto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makuto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Makuto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchell jabs Makuto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mitchell. Makuto shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makuto ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Billy Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell cracks Makuto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Makuto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mitchell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Makuto misses with a body punch
and Makuto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makuto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle, before Mitchell throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Makuto's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Mitchell lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Billy Mitchell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidetoshi Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fedorov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kANB2XBYU&feature=related. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandr Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidetoshi Nakata!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakata tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fedorov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fedorov fails to land the takedown.
Nakata shoots and misses
and Fedorov counters by moving into the clinch.
Nakata lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fedorov manages to break the clinch.
Fedorov fails with the takedown
and Nakata holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fedorov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nakata pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedorov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nakata swivels and escapes.
Nakata feints and as Fedorov raises his hands in defense, Nakata changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakata tries to free his leg and advance position but Fedorov is retaining full guard.
Nakata trying to control but Fedorov is working from the bottom.
Fedorov wants to stand and escape but Nakata is having none of it.
Nakata got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fedorov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakata has managed to get both his arms back between Fedorov's legs - danger averted.
Fedorov is breathing heavily.
Nakata tries to free his leg and advance position but Fedorov is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov wants to sweep here but Nakata controlling him for the moment.
Nakata postures up and lands a big shot to Fedorov's brow.
Nakata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nakata is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fedorov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fedorov has escaped and now he's on top!
Nakata looking for a guillotine here but Fedorov defends easily.
Fedorov tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakata is retaining full guard.
Nakata isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fedorov stacks Nakata 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 Fedorov!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is trying to improve his position.
Nakata can't do much from the bottom here.
Fedorov wants to control but Nakata is keeping him busy.
Nakata is looking to regain half guard here but Fedorov keeps moving and retains side control.
Nakata wants to control but Fedorov postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakata tries to buck Fedorov off but Fedorov is having none of it.
Fedorov trying to control the position but Nakata is working away.
Fedorov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata struggling a bit here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nakata is not content to let Fedorov control the position.
Fedorov tries to stand but Nakata is controlling his head.
Fedorov decides to stand back up.
Fedorov looks for a takedown but Nakata sprawls well.
Nakata lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakata doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fedorov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nakata wants to control the action here but instead Fedorov manages to pass to full mount!
Nakata is looking to improve his position but Fedorov isn't that keen on the idea.
Fedorov avoids the attempt from Nakata to control.
Poor strikes thrown by Fedorov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nakata tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakata tries to hold on but Fedorov postures up.
Fedorov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakata on the ground.
Nakata is looking to improve his position but Fedorov isn't that keen on the idea.
Fedorov get's back to his feet.
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 Aleksandr Fedorov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fedorov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fedorov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fedorov has his takedown stuffed
and Nakata counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fedorov is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nakata is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fedorov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakata.
Nakata is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fedorov defends it well.
Fedorov trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov tries to roll over but Nakata keeps him under control.
Fedorov is trying to maintain the position but Nakata is very close to passing his half guard.
Nakata is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nakata is working for a submission of some sort.
Nakata is trying to work for a kimura but Fedorov is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nakata is trying to work for a kimura but Fedorov is defending well.
Nakata is looking for a kimura but Fedorov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nakata to get the leverage.
Fedorov pushes Nakata off looking to stand but Nakata dives back in and keeps control.
Fedorov is trying to control but can't.
Nakata is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fedorov defends it well.
Fedorov gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata prevents Fedorov from getting back to his feet.
Nakata wants to control from the top but Fedorov keeps moving.
Nakata is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fedorov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fedorov has escaped and now he's on top!
Nakata is looking for a triangle but Fedorov pushes his legs off easily.
Nakata looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fedorov wants to pass the guard but Nakata is keeping the position.
Hidetoshi Nakata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakata is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fedorov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nakata's guard.
Fedorov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Nakata keeps moving.
Fedorov wants to stand but Nakata is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidetoshi Nakata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fedorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakata.
Fedorov clinches.
Nakata working aggressively here.
Nakata has a couple of punches blocked by Fedorov.
Fedorov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nakata prevents it.
Nakata pulls guard successfully.
Fedorov looking to sit in guard and control but Nakata gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nakata is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fedorov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fedorov has escaped and now he's on top!
Fedorov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nakata sprawls well initially but Fedorov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nakata trying to control here.
Nakata actively working from the bottom here.
Fedorov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nakata is refusing to be controlled, as Fedorov sits in half guard.
Nakata trying to control but Fedorov postures up.
Nakata actively working from the bottom here.
Fedorov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is staying active underneath Fedorov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aleksandr Fedorov just wasn't active enough.
Fedorov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nakata counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fedorov won't be happy with that.
Nakata tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakata has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nakata tries for a kimura but Fedorov is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakata is trying to get an arm triangle but Fedorov is defending well.
Fedorov struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov wants to get back to his feet.
Nakata is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fedorov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nakata throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nakata is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fedorov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fedorov can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Fedorov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fedorov wants to stand up but Nakata manages to regain full guard.
Nakata looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fedorov won't allow Nakata to sweep him here.
Nakata working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fedorov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fedorov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nakata is working an open guard so Fedorov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakata shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fedorov is trying to defend but Nakata finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hidetoshi Nakata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nakata has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hidetoshi Nakata!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bose Wrinkly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salcedo has chosen Muse - Muscle Museum as his entrance music. Bose Wrinkly has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bose Wrinkly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wrinkly at a distance.
Wrinkly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wrinkly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wrinkly misses with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Salcedo or perhaps it was just good defense by Wrinkly which made him look bad.
Salcedo closes the distance and clinches up with Wrinkly, looking for a takedown. Salcedo pushes Wrinkly against the ropes but Wrinkly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wrinkly throws a low kick but Salcedo moves out of range easily.
Wrinkly connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Salcedo to the floor! Wrinkly dives in looking for the finish!
Salcedo is rocked!
It looks like Julio Salcedo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salcedo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wrinkly.
Salcedo is still in real trouble! Can Wrinkly finish him?
Wrinkly lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Salcedo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Wrinkly jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bose Wrinkly!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Inglish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Ong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Inglish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Ong!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inglish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ong shoots in looking for a takedown but Inglish manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ong misses with a series of wild punches.
Ong throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Inglish feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ong sprawling to the canvas! Ong rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Inglish finish him?!
Ong is rocked!
It looks like Bob Ong has been cut.
Inglish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ong is still on wobbly legs! Can Inglish finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Ong. Those never looked like landing.
Ong gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chuck Inglish!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pai Mei has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pai Mei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pan gets caught flat footed, as Mei shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mei passes into half guard.
Pan is not content to let Mei control the position.
Mei slows the pace down in half guard.
Pan wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan is trying to stand back up but Mei is controlling him
Mei looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mei wants to stand but Pan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mei wants to pass to mount but Pan is defending the position.
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.
Mei is trying to control the action in half guard but Pan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mei seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pan wants to get back to his feet.
Mei trying to pass the guard but Pan defending well.
Pan is trying to stand up here but Mei is controlling him well.
Mei moves nicely into side control.
Mei wants to take a breather but Pan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mei.
Mei might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mei wants to control from the top but Pan keeps moving.
Mei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mei stops Pan from standing up.
Mei is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pai Mei just wasn't active enough.
Pan jabs Mei right on the nose. Mei blinks but takes it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pan throws a wild body kick that Mei sees coming a mile off.
Mei shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pan is trying to defend but Mei finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mei is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pai Mei dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mei tries to close the distance and clinch but Pan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mei looks for a takedown but Pan sprawls well.
Mei motions for Pan to come forward. Mei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mei shoots in and drives through. Pan sprawls well.
Pan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mei shoots in but Pan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pai Mei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pan moves into range and clinches up with Mei.
Pan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pai Mei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pan defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mei is defended easily by Pan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pan punishes Mei's body with a nice straight punch.
Mei fails with a takedown attempt.
Mei closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mei throws a hook but Pan blocks it.
Pan lands a right hook to the body.
Pan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mei has time to react.
Pan works over Mei's head and body with a nice combination.
Pan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mei. That did some damage!
Pan lands with a slapping head kick.
Pan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pan. Pan obviously looking to wear him down.
Mei shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pan sprawls well. Pan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mei gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Pan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pan connects with a leg kick. Mei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pan throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pan. Pan obviously looking to wear him down.
Pan lands a nice shot that snaps Mei's head back.
Pan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pai Mei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pan lands with a good body shot.
Pan connects with an inside leg kick.
Pan scores with a head kick. Mei tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pan.
Pan scores with a three punch combo!
Crunch! Pan slams his shin into Mei's torso.
Pan scores with a jab to the head.
Mei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pan scores with a shoulder strike.
Mei being controlled against the ropes.
Pan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pan leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Pan.
A right-left combo lands from Pan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Pan 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!
Mei shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pan as he avoids it easily.
Mei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mei is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pai Mei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pan digs a good body shot into Mei's ribs.
Mei has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pan!
Pan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pan defends it nicely.
Mei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pan scores with a jab. Mei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pan scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pan drives through and clinches with Mei against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Pan.
Pan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peter Pan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pan clobbers Mei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mei shoots in but Pan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pan pinned against the cage. Pan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan moves into the clinch.
Pan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mei up against the ropes.
Pan lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Pan.
Pan pushes Mei back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pan breaks the clinch.
Mei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pan lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pan to score with a decent uppercut.
Peter Pan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mei's head backwards.
Mei takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pan digs a good body shot into Mei's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pan, right into the meat.
Pan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pan lands a head kick. Mei smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pan connects with a leg kick. Mei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pan lands a nice shot that snaps Mei's head back.
Pan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pan stalks Mei and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mei's face. Mei staggers backwards, shaken.
Pan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mei drops his hands momentarily and Pan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mei takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pan is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mei fails with the takedown.
Pan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mei's head.
Mei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pan throws a one two combo.
Pan connects with a leg kick. Mei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pan thuds a left hand into Mei's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crunch! Pan slams his shin into Mei's torso.
Pan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pan duly obliges.
A good leg kick by Pan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Pan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Pan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes to the ring accompanied by Alaj volim kad je pomalena. The crowd seem to be enjoying Malik's choice of entrance music: Rocky Theme. 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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255 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Malik!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett dodges the punch combination from Malik.
Malik moves in looking to clinch but Barnett pushes him off.
Barnett scores with a spinning back kick!
Barnett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barnett landing knees to the body.
Malik looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into Malik's ribcage.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett lands a body punch.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Malik takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Malik is blocking nicely.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnett.
Barnett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malik fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnett.
Barnett has managed to clinch.
Barnett with a knee to the head.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Barnett has him pressed against the ropes.
Malik takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malik tries to circle away but Barnett has him pinned against the ropes.
Barnett trying to control the position but instead, Malik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnett into the ropes.
Barnett has Malik pressed against the ropes, preventing Malik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnett keeps control of Malik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malik is trying to break free.
Malik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Malik is trying to push Barnett away but Barnett has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Malik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malik tries to break free but Barnett pushes him back against the ropes.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malik blocks it with crossed arms.
Malik tries to break the clinch but Barnett is controlling the position.
Malik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Malik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnett has Malik pressed against the ropes, preventing Malik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnett counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two 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.
Barnett clinches with his opponent.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malik.
Barnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Malik breaks the clinch.
Malik throws a looping overhand right but Barnett ducks down to avoid it.
Malik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnett counters by clinching up.
Malik tries to break free but Barnett pushes him back against the ropes.
Malik managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Barnett missing with knees to the body.
Malik blocks a body shot from Barnett.
Barnett is trying to stall.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malik blocks it with crossed arms.
Malik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malik tries to clinch but Barnett moves away
and Barnett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malik misses with a double jab.
Barnett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Malik is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnett has double underhooks.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Malik blocks with his arms.
Malik is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnett has double underhooks.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Malik wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnett won't allow it.
Malik is trying to break free.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Barnett is controlling him.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Barnett has him pressed against the ropes.
Malik working hard to break the clinch.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malik's face.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett forces Malik back against the ropes and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malik misses with the combination.
Malik wants to clinch but Barnett slips to the side
enabling Barnett to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malik's knee momentarily.
Sam Malik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnett counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnett scores with a push kick.
Barnett keeps Malik at a distance using the push kick.
Barnett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett rushes Malik and presses him up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Malik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barnett missing with knees to the body.
Malik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Malik blocks with his arms.
Malik wants to break free but Barnett has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Barnett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Malik tries to clinch up
and Barnett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Malik tries to clinch up.
Barnett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Malik misses with a double jab
and Barnett counters with an outside leg kick.
Mirko Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malik throws a nice looking combination but Barnett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malik tries to keep at a distance but Barnett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnett keeps control of Malik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malik's face.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malik blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but Malik blocks it.
Malik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnett missing with knees to the body.
Barnett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malik's efforts to push away.
Mirko Barnett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malik wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnett won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett missing with knees to the body.
Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Malik darts in trying to clinch
and Barnett moves into the clinch.
Malik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnett has him pressed against the ropes.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malik is trying to push Barnett away but Barnett has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Malik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
Malik scores with a body shot.
Malik throws a leg kick
and Barnett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnett.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malik blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett keeps control of Malik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
Barnett missing with knees to the body.
Malik managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik breaks the clinch.
Barnett throws a leg kick which misses Malik's front leg but catches the back leg as Malik tries to avoid it.
Malik lands a two punch combo.
Barnett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Malik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnett counters with a one-two to the body.
Malik misses with a wild combination.
Malik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnett counters with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnett, right into the meat.
Malik takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown but Malik shows good takedown defense.
Malik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malik misses with a combination
and Barnett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barnett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnett lands a knee to the head.
Barnett with a knee to the head.
Malik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malik blocks it with crossed arms.
Malik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnett lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malik tries to circle away but Barnett has him pinned against the ropes.
Barnett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malik is defending well for now.
Malik is trying to break free.
Malik managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Malik is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnett has double underhooks.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Barnett is controlling him.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Malik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnett has him pressed against the ropes.
Malik wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnett won't allow it.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malik is trying to break free.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malik tries to circle away but Barnett has him pinned against the ropes.
Barnett working Malik over with knees to the body.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but Malik blocks it.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malik is trying to force a seperation but Barnett has the dominant position.
Malik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mirko Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnett thumps Malik with a low kick.
Malik wants to clinch but Barnett slips to the side
and Barnett counters with a leg kick.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Barnett moves into the clinch.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malik can do to turn this around?
Malik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malik misses with a double jab
and Barnett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malik.
Barnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnett lands a jab to the head.
Barnett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Barnett dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnett tries for a takedown but Malik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malik throws a hook to the side of Barnett's head but Barnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malik swinging wildly here.
A head kick from Barnett lands but Malik takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnett.
Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Malik is blocking nicely.
Malik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malik can't break the clinch.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Barnett has him pressed against the ropes.
Malik avoiding damage as Barnett throws knees to the body.
Malik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malik is looking to break free of the clinch but Barnett has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Malik breaks from the clinch.
Malik misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnett counters with a low kick, right behind Malik 's knee.
Barnett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malik throws a combination that misses
and Barnett counters with a leg kick.
Barnett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Malik misses with a combination
and Barnett counters by clinching up.
Barnett working Malik over with knees to the body.
Malik breaks from the clinch.
Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Malik is trying to break free.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but Malik blocks it.
Malik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnett has him pressed against the ropes.
Barnett has Malik pressed against the ropes, preventing Malik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnett keeps control of Malik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malik manages to break the clinch.
Malik throws a combination that misses
and Barnett counters with a good, hard body kick but Malik shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik throws a right hand that Barnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnett also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Barnett.
Barnett throws a head kick that Malik semi-blocks.
Malik tries to clinch up
and Barnett counters with a two punch combo.
Barnett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malik throws a combination that misses
and Barnett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Malik is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnett.
Malik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnett counters with a nice body kick.
Barnett has closed the distance and engaged Malik in a clinch.
Malik is trying to break free.
Barnett scores with a knee to the head.
Malik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Malik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malik has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barnett.
Malik wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnett won't allow it.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sam Malik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnett.
Malik can't break the clinch.
Barnett prevents Malik from breaking the clinch.
Malik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malik tries to break free but Barnett pushes him back against the ropes.
Malik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Malik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnett counters with a head kick.
Barnett connects with a body shot that sends Malik's belly button to the back.
Barnett clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Barnett.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malik is trying to force a seperation but Barnett has the dominant position.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnett has him pressed against the ropes.
Malik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnett scores with a knee to the head.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malik blocks it with crossed arms.
Malik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnett has him pressed against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Malik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malik's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Barnett.
Barnett prevents Malik from breaking the clinch.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
Malik manages to break the clinch.
Barnett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mirko Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnett finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Malik misses with a double jab
and Barnett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malik misses with a combination
and Barnett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barnett lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barnett prevents Malik from breaking the clinch.
Barnett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Barnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnett 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Barnett!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Starikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bricoleur's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bob Le Bricoleur. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Starikov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bricoleur misses with a two punch combination.
Starikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bricoleur missing with a left hand there. Starikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Bricoleur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Le Bricoleur lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Starikov throws a jab when Le Bricoleur was well out of range.
Le Bricoleur misses the body punch
and Starikov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Starikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Bricoleur.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starikov avoids the body shot from Le Bricoleur.
Starikov forces Le Bricoleur back against the ropes and clinches.
Le Bricoleur is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Starikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Bricoleur's elbow.
Starikov lands a shoulder strike.
Starikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Starikov has a couple of punches blocked by Le Bricoleur.
Starikov pushes Le Bricoleur back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Le Bricoleur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starikov blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starikov.
Starikov can't find room to land a body shot as Le Bricoleur controls the action.
Starikov pushes Le Bricoleur back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Starikov misses with a punch to the body.
Starikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Le Bricoleur misses with the head strike.
Le Bricoleur tries to throw a body punch but Starikov avoids it by throwing Le Bricoleur back against the cage.
Starikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Starikov is leaning against Le Bricoleur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Le Bricoleur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starikov is working Le Bricoleur over against the ropes.
Starikov lands a shoulder strike.
Starikov digs a right hand underneath Le Bricoleur's ribcage. Le Bricoleur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Starikov.
Le Bricoleur is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Starikov as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starikov digs a right hand underneath Le Bricoleur's ribcage. Le Bricoleur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Starikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Starikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Starikov.
A right handed body shot lands from Starikov.
Starikov lands a shot to the body.
Starikov is working Le Bricoleur over against the ropes.
Starikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Le Bricoleurs head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starikov.
Le Bricoleur goes for a takedown attempt but Starikov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Starikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Starikov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le Bricoleur avoids the body shot from Starikov.
Starikov throws a body punch but Le Bricoleur moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice shot to the body.
Starikov throws out a loose jab but Le Bricoleur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Bricoleur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starikov misses with a wild body shot.
Le Bricoleur looks to clinch
and Starikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Starikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Starikov as he connects with a hook.
Starikov throws out a loose jab but Le Bricoleur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Bricoleur manages to avoid it.
Starikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Le Bricoleur rather than just go for the knockout.
Le Bricoleur throws out a powerful jab.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice looking body shot.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Starikov moves out of range.
Starikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Le Bricoleur should have avoided that one.
Le Bricoleur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le Bricoleur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le Bricoleur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Starikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Bricoleur misses with a combination
and Starikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Le Bricoleur counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Le Bricoleur does no damage.
Starikov moves into the clinch.
Starikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Starikov.
Le Bricoleur breaks the clinch.
Le Bricoleur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Starikov at a distance.
Le Bricoleur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Starikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Le Bricoleur's head.
Le Bricoleur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Starikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Bricoleur misses with a body punch
and Starikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination that misses
and Starikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Starikov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Le Bricoleur in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le Bricoleur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Starikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Starikov takes one to the side of the head.
Starikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Le Bricoleur had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Starikov gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Starikov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Le Bricoleur avoids the body shot from Starikov.
Le Bricoleur misses with a shot to the body
and Starikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Le Bricoleur thinking.
Good shot there by Starikov.
Le Bricoleur throws a big shot that misses.
Le Bricoleur lands a body shot.
Starikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Starikov misses with a straight left.
Starikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Le Bricoleur. Le Bricoleur gets slowly back to his feet.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot.
Le Bricoleur tries for a takedown but Starikov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Starikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le Bricoleur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Le Bricoleur throws a leg kick but Starikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starikov.
Starikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Le Bricoleur off the ropes and back into rage.
Le Bricoleur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Starikov.
Starikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Le Bricoleur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Starikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Bricoleur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Starikov lunges at Le Bricoleur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Le Bricoleur's hand.
Le Bricoleur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starikov dips to his left and cracks Le Bricoleur with an uppercut!
Le Bricoleur is rocked!
Le Bricoleur wants to clinch but Starikov slips to the side
and Starikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Le Bricoleur tries to clinch but Starikov moves away
and Starikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur closes the distance and clinches up with Starikov, looking for a takedown. Le Bricoleur pushes Starikov against the ropes but Starikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Le Bricoleur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Bricoleur needs to keep his hands up - Starikov had a free shot at his head there.
Starikov blocks a jab.
A big left from Le Bricoleur misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Le Bricoleur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sergei Starikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Le Bricoleur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Bricoleur seems to have got his legs back now.
Le Bricoleur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild combination.
Starikov swings for the body but Le Bricoleur moves out of range.
Starikov wants to clinch.
Le Bricoleur misses with a straight right.
Le Bricoleur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Starikov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Le Bricoleur looks to throw the jab but Starikov is out of range.
Le Bricoleur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Starikov misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur misses with a shot to the body
and Starikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Bricoleur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Le Bricoleur shoots in looking for a takedown. Starikov tries to sprawl out of it but Le Bricoleur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Starikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Le Bricoleur shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Starikov defends it nicely.
Le Bricoleur throws a shot from downtown. Starikov moves away and avoids it.
Le Bricoleur ducks under a wild hook from Starikov.
No joy there for Starikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Bricoleur throws a sloppy body shot
and Starikov counters by moving into the clinch.
Starikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Le Bricoleur tries to throw a body punch but Starikov avoids it by throwing Le Bricoleur back against the cage.
Starikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Bricoleur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Starikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starikov tries to throw a body punch but Le Bricoleur avoids it by throwing Starikov back against the cage.
Sergei Starikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Le Bricoleur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Bricoleur takes a shot to the head.
Starikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Starikov presses Le Bricoleur against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Starikov throws a big uppercut that drops Le Bricoleur! More strikes from Starikov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Le Bricoleur lies dazed against the ropes as Starikov celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Starikov! Sergei Starikov retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasair Ceasaigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ton Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ceasaigh comes into the arena with Fightstarter Karaoke blaring out of the sound system. Ton Lim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lasair Ceasaigh's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lasair Ceasaigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ton Lim!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceasaigh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Lim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ceasaigh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lim momentarily.
Lim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ceasaigh is out of range and Lim settles back down.
Ceasaigh moves out of range of the leg kick from Lim.
Lim defending well as Ceasaigh loads up on a big left hand.
Ceasaigh misses with an uppercut. Lim saw that one coming.
Ceasaigh throws a body punch but Lim moves out of range.
Lim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ceasaigh is able to avoid easily.
Ceasaigh jabs Lim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ceasaigh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Ceasaigh.
Ceasaigh stuns Lim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ceasaigh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lim misses with a hook to the body
and Ceasaigh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lim looks gassed!
Lim looks to throw the jab but Ceasaigh is out of range.
Ceasaigh lands with a cross.
Ceasaigh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Ceasaigh tests Lim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceasaigh throws a series of punches but Lim avoids them all with ease.
Lim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ceasaigh lands a nice shot to the body.
Ton Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ceasaigh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ceasaigh lands with a cross.
Ceasaigh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lim doesn't seem bothered though.
Ceasaigh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ceasaigh.
Lim is rocked!
Ceasaigh drops Lim with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Lim! Ceasaigh dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Lasair Ceasaigh!
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