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PHOENIX 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Mclaude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Clemente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Mclaude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Clemente!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclaude throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clemente feints and as Mclaude raises his hands in defense, Clemente changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clemente is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mclaude really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clemente drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clemente jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clemente tries to free his leg and advance position but Mclaude is retaining full guard.
Mclaude wants to get back to his feet but Clemente is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clemente passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clemente misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Clemente in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mclaude is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Clemente!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokyo Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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125 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokyo Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws out a leg kick but Pan moves out of range and Joe only half commits.
Joe digs a good hook to Pan's body.
Pan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pan throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe connects with a right hand. Pan shakes it off.
No joy there for Joe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe swings for the body but Pan moves out of range.
Pan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joe misses with a few strikes there.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Joe.
Pan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joe misses with the combination.
Joe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Tokyo Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe throws a one two combo.
Pan is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Nice straight punches there by Joe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joe.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pan is trying to stall.
Pan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Tokyo Joe has been cut.
Pan breaks from the clinch.
Joe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pan on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Pan.
Joe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pan. Pan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pan tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Joe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab lands there for Joe.
Joe works Pan's body with a nice hook.
Pan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pan wants to clinch.
Joe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pan is looking to clinch.
Pan tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
Pan misses with a head kick.
Joe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pan ducks right into an uppercut from Joe.
Joe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joe stuns Pan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe thows a leg kick but Pan checks it
and Pan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pan is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Joe.
Nice straight punches there by Joe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joe.
Joe throws a leg kick but Pan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Joe looks to land a right hand but Pan moved out of range.
Pan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Joe throws a body punch but Pan moves out of range.
Tokyo Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Joe finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Joe.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Pan.
Pan is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Joe throws a body punch but Pan moves out of range.
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe misses with a straight right.
Pan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Joe. Those never looked like landing.
Joe throws a series of punches but Pan avoids them all with ease.
Pan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pan wants to clinch but Joe slips to the side
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Joe lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pan closes the distance and clinches.
Joe avoiding damage as Pan throws knees to the body.
Pan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe has Pan pushed against the cage.
Pan misses with an elbow strike.
Pan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joe up against the cage.
Joe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe tries to circle away but Pan has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pan.
Joe can't break the clinch.
Pan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pan tries to clinch
and Joe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pan thinking.
Joe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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 Peter Pan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tokyo Joe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pan throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pan throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joe.
Jab by Joe.
Pan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pan was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Joe lands a jab.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe throws a low kick, looking for Pan's leg but Pan calmly moves out of range.
Joe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pan's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pan doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Joe misses with a double jab.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Pan wants to clinch.
Joe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pan doesn't seem bothered though.
Pan 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 is looking to clinch.
Joe lands a jab.
Joe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joe swings for the body but Pan moves out of range.
Joe cracks Pan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Joe scores with a hook to the body. Pan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joe looks for the body kick but Pan saw that one coming.
Joe misses with a two punch combination.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe tries to land a front kick but Pan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Joe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pan's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joe.
Pan has Joe up against the cage in a clinch.
Pan trying to control the position but instead, Joe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pan into the cage.
Pan tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pan.
Pan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Joe avoiding damage as Pan throws knees to the body.
Pan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Pan has double underhooks.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Pan.
Pan missing with knees to the body.
Pan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe effectively controlling the action here.
Pan lands a knee to the body.
Pan with a knee to the head.
Pan wants a takedown but no success here.
Pan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pan misses with a body punch.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe is trying to break free.
Pan tries to break the clinch but Joe is controlling the position.
Pan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to break free.
Joe gets underhooks to prevent Pan's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pan.
Pan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joe lands a body shot.
Peter Pan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Joe.
Pan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joe is out of range.
Pan checks a leg kick nicely.
Joe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Joe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pan.
Joe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Pan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tokyo Joe's cut.
That's time! Pan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joe lands with a good body shot.
Pan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pan.
Joe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joe circles away quickly and effectively.
Tokyo Joe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joe leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe is defending well for now.
Pan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pan has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
A short body shot lands from Pan as the two fighters clinch.
Pan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe is defending well for now.
Pan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Pan.
Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but Pan ducks down to avoid it.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Pan saw that one coming.
Joe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Pan's belly button to the back.
A low kick from Joe is predictable there
and Pan counters with a nice leg kick.
Pan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pan manages to avoid it.
Pan wants to clinch up but Joe keeps it at a distance.
Pan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joe finds it's way round the side to connect with Pan's head.
Pan tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pan.
Joe avoids the head kick by Pan.
Pan moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Pan is looking to clinch.
Joe lands a really nice looking cross but Pan seems unphased.
Joe wants to slow Pan down by chopping away at his legs.
Joe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan needs to keep his hands up - Joe had a free shot at his head there.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Pan.
Joe scores with a nice body kick.
Joe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Joe slams his shin into Pan's torso.
Peter Pan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Joe working hard to break the clinch.
Joe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joe trying to stall but Pan improves his position.
Pan jumps guard and drags Joe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pan is proving hard to escape from.
Tokyo Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe drops back looking for a leg! Pan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pan manages to kick Joe off! Joe jumps back into Pan's guard.
Joe is working Pan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Pan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Pan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikola Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morris Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikola Lebedev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morris Minor!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebedev misses with a straight right.
Lebedev tries to keep at a distance but Minor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lebedev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lebedev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lebedev throws a punch but it's blocked by Minor.
Lebedev looking for a takedown.
Minor lands a nice knee to the body.
Minor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lebedev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Minor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lebedev misses with a wild combination.
Minor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Minor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lebedev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebedev tries to improve position but can't.
Lebedev is trying to escape the position but Minor is controlling the position.
Minor grinds an elbow into Lebedev's temple.
Minor decides to stand back up.
Lebedev throws a jab but it's blocked by Minor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minor fails to land the takedown.
Minor closes the distance and clinches.
Lebedev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Minor.
Mikola Lebedev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morris Minor.
Lebedev misses with an elbow over the top.
Minor jumps guard.
Minor working a defensive guard here.
Minor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Minor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lebedev won't allow Minor to get back to his feet.
Lebedev trying to control the position from guard on top but Minor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minor has his feet on Lebedev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lebedev is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Minor slips a jab and a cross from Lebedev.
Minor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lebedev is fending him off so far but Minor persists. Nope, Lebedev circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris Minor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebedev throws a jab when Minor was well out of range.
Minor has managed to clinch.
Minor blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minor.
Minor lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lebedev wants to improve his position but Minor is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Minor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lebedev keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lebedev!
Minor lands a big shot there that rocks Lebedev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Minor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Minor looking to finish Lebedev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lebedev!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor working the ground and pound effectively.
Minor is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lebedev to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lebedev shrugs it off.
Minor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lebedev looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morris Minor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Minor lands with a kick to the temple. Lebedev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Minor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Minor scores with a three punch combo!
Nice jab there from Lebedev.
Lebedev throws a hook to the side of Minor's head but Minor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lebedev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Minor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lebedev at a distance.
Minor has managed to clinch.
Minor gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Minor connects with a nice short shot to Lebedev's temple.
Minor 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.
Minor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Minor uses his free foot to push down on Lebedev's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lebedev.
Minor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Minor controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Minor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Minor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Minor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Minor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lebedev looks a forlorn figure.
Minor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Lebedev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Minor extends the arm and Lebedev is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Morris Minor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hellek Matufoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hellek Matufoson !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eder misses with a body kick.
Matufoson wants to slow Eder down by chopping away at his legs.
Matufoson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Eder misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matufoson .
Eder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matufoson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hellek Matufoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eder scores with a body shot.
Eder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matufoson misses with a low kick.
Matufoson wants to slow Eder down by chopping away at his legs.
Matufoson misses with a low kick as Eder jumps back.
Matufoson checks a low kick from Eder.
Matufoson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matufoson throws a nice looking combination but Eder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matufoson , right into the meat.
Matufoson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matufoson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eder.
Matufoson throws a leg kick but Eder moved away.
Matufoson avoids the head kick by Eder.
Matufoson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matufoson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eder will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matufoson lands with a right hand.
Matufoson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matufoson scoring well with a low kick there.
Matufoson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Eder misses the target.
Matufoson throws a leg kick but Eder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eder throws out a leg kick but Matufoson moves out of range and Eder only half commits.
Matufoson misses with an uppercut. Eder saw that one coming.
Eder misses with a head kick.
That kick from Matufoson tenderised Eder's leg. Eder is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matufoson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matufoson , right into the meat.
Eder looks for the body kick but Matufoson saw that one coming.
Matufoson takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matufoson .
Eder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matufoson .
A lazy left from Matufoson finds it's target.
Eder goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Matufoson 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Matufoson duly obliges.
Matufoson avoids the head kick by Eder.
Matufoson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matufoson connects with an inside leg kick.
Matufoson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eder checks it well.
Matufoson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matufoson throws a leg kick that misses.
Matufoson misses with a leg kick.
Matufoson wants to land a leg kick but Eder is out of range.
Eder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matufoson .
Matufoson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eder. Eder obviously looking to wear him down.
Matufoson is looking to chop away at Eder's legs.
Eder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
Matufoson thows a body shot but no joy.
Eder throws a front kick aimed at Matufoson 's knee but Matufoson avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Matufoson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eder misses with a kick to the body.
Matufoson tried to score with a low kick but Eder checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matufoson . That's going to slow Eder down.
Eder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Matufoson misses
and Eder counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eder takes a swing at Matufoson 's ribcage but misses.
Eder scores with a jab to the head.
Eder on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eder looks to score with a jab to the body but Matufoson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Matufoson is predictable there
and Eder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matufoson looks gassed!
Eder is looking to slow Matufoson down with leg kicks.
Eder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matufoson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eder.
Eder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matufoson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Eder does no damage.
Matufoson avoids the head kick by Eder.
Eder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matufoson momentarily.
Eder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eder throws a sloppy head kick and Matufoson moves out of range easily.
That kick from Eder tenderised Matufoson 's leg. Matufoson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matufoson motions for Eder to come forward. Matufoson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eder.
Eder lands with a kick to the temple. Matufoson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matufoson .
Eder connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Eder.
Eder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eder throws a nice head kick!
Eder throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder tries a head kick but it misses.
Eder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eder tries to bum rush Matufoson with a series of wild strikes but Matufoson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matufoson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eder. That did some damage!
Matufoson throws a leg kick
and Eder counters with a big head kick but Matufoson shrugs it off.
Matufoson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matufoson cracks the inside of Eder's front leg.
Matufoson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Matufoson .
Matufoson blocks a head kick by Eder.
Eder scores with a head kick.
Matufoson connects with a body shot.
Eder lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matufoson , as that shot connected.
Eder misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eder digs a good hook to Matufoson 's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matufoson .
Eder's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Eder duly obliges.
Matufoson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matufoson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matufoson .
Matufoson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters circling a little - Eder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matufoson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matufoson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matufoson .
Matufoson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matufoson scores with a leg kick.
Eder misses with a low kick.
Eder connects with a high kick.
Matufoson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Matufoson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matufoson .
Eder connects with a single shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matufoson .
Matufoson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matufoson .
Matufoson is breathing heavily.
Eder throws a good cross that connects.
Eder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Matufoson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matufoson .
Matufoson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good leg kick by Matufoson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matufoson throws a leg kick but Eder moved away.
Matufoson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matufoson in his tracks.
Eder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matufoson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matufoson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matufoson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matufoson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eder lands a body shot.
Eder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eder misses the shot to the body.
Matufoson blocks a head kick by Eder.
Matufoson tries to score with a low kick but Eder moves his leg out of the way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eder, right into the meat.
Eder wants to land a leg kick but Matufoson is out of range.
Matufoson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eder throws a shot from downtown. Matufoson moves away and avoids it.
Matufoson takes one to the chin there.
Eder scores with a body shot.
Matufoson blocks a head kick by Eder.
Eder works over Matufoson 's head and body with a nice combination.
Eder throws a sloppy head kick and Matufoson moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eder!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eder scores with a one two! Matufoson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Matufoson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Eder has got the better of the exchanges.
Eder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matufoson checks it well.
Eder thuds a left hand into Matufoson 's body.
Kyle Eder is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Eder.
Eder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eder misses with a wild body shot.
Matufoson avoids a kick to the body.
Kyle Eder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matufoson moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Matufoson .
Eder throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matufoson 's head.
Eder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matufoson .
Eder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matufoson .
Matufoson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matufoson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Matufoson .
Matufoson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matufoson thows a leg kick but Eder checks it
letting Eder counter with a right hand.
Matufoson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matufoson throws out a leg kick but Eder moves out of range and Matufoson only half commits.
Eder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matufoson cracks the inside of Eder's front leg.
Matufoson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eder misses with a wild body shot.
Eder checks a leg kick.
Eder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matufoson .
Eder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Eder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eder defending well as Matufoson loads up on a big left hand.
Eder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson misses with the combination.
Matufoson thumps Eder with a low kick.
Eder throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Matufoson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Matufoson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Matufoson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matufoson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Eder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matufoson throws a leg kick but Eder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eder lands with a kick to the ribs.
Eder checks a low kick from Matufoson .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matufoson .
Matufoson blocks a head kick by Eder.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matufoson .
Eder displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Eder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matufoson tries to land a leg kick but Eder saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder 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!
Eder throws a chopping leg kick but Matufoson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A good leg kick by Matufoson .
Matufoson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Matufoson .
Eder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matufoson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eder checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Eder.
Matufoson throws a leg kick
and Eder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matufoson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eder's head.
Matufoson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matufoson was well out of range. Poor timing from Eder.
Matufoson tries to work over Eder's front leg with a kick but Eder checks it.
Matufoson lands a leg kick that knocks Eder off balance momentarily.
Eder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matufoson lands a head shot.
Eder misses with a low kick.
Eder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Eder throws a push kick but Matufoson slaps the foot to one side.
Eder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matufoson . Matufoson obviously looking to wear him down.
Matufoson scores with a nice head shot.
Matufoson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder throws a sloppy head kick and Matufoson moves out of range easily.
Matufoson scores with a leg kick.
Matufoson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eder.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matufoson avoids the head kick by Eder.
Eder thows a body shot but no joy.
Matufoson throws a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Eder.
Matufoson connects with a leg kick. Eder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Matufoson tenderised Eder's leg. Eder is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matufoson scoring well with a low kick there.
Eder ducks under a wild hook from Matufoson .
Eder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matufoson throws a leg kick
and Eder counters with a solid body kick.
Eder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matufoson .
Matufoson throws a leg kick but Eder checks it.
Matufoson feints and then cracks Eder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eder down.
An inside leg kick lands from Matufoson .
Eder throws a wild body kick that Matufoson sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson misses with the combination.
Matufoson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matufoson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Eder throws a right and a left that Matufoson avoids nicely.
Matufoson scoring well with a low kick there.
Matufoson lands with a cross.
Eder misses with a hook. Matufoson ducked under it nicely.
Eder throws a wild body kick that Matufoson sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matufoson .
Eder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matufoson .
Matufoson motions for Eder to come forward. Matufoson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eder throws a big shot that misses.
Eder throws an overhand right that lands on Matufoson 's shoulder, as Matufoson tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matufoson . That's going to slow Eder down.
Eder lands a head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eder lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matufoson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matufoson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matufoson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eder.
Matufoson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matufoson .
Matufoson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matufoson .
Eder checks a leg kick.
Eder throws a jab when Matufoson was well out of range.
Eder misses with a wild combination.
Matufoson throws a leg kick
and Eder counters with a two punch combo.
Matufoson throws a low kick, looking for Eder's leg but Eder calmly moves out of range.
Matufoson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eder. That did some damage!
Matufoson throws a leg kick
and Eder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matufoson scores with a punch to the head.
Eder misses with a wild combination.
Eder throws a sloppy head kick and Matufoson moves out of range easily.
Matufoson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matufoson is looking to slow Eder down with leg kicks.
Matufoson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matufoson .
Matufoson tries a low kick but Eder avoids it.
Matufoson wants to slow Eder down by chopping away at his legs.
Matufoson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matufoson .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matufoson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matufoson throws a leg kick but Eder checks it.
Eder plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matufoson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matufoson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matufoson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matufoson throws a combination that misses
and Eder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matufoson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matufoson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eder.
Matufoson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matufoson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matufoson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Eder dodges the punch combination from Matufoson .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matufoson connects with a solid leg kick.
Matufoson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eder throws a jab when Matufoson was well out of range.
Hellek Matufoson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Matufoson misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Eder.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hellek Matufoson .
Well Eder 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Eder!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Oriah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by I stand alone - Godsmack. Andy Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Oriah!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone misses the jab.
Stone throws the left hand but Oriah avoids the punch easily.
Andy Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oriah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stone.
It looks like Adam Oriah has been cut.
Oriah shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oriah was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Oriah slips the punch.
Oriah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stone digs a good body shot into Oriah's ribs.
Oriah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Stone throws a series of punches but Oriah moves out of range.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Oriah is out of range.
Jab from Oriah.
A jab from Stone misses.
Oriah slips under a jab.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone jabs Oriah right on the nose. Oriah blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriah scores with a body shot.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Oriah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oriah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stone tries to avoid it but Oriah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stone to the ground. Stone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andy Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Oriah.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oriah, as that shot connected.
Stone misses with a hook. Oriah ducked under it nicely.
Stone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oriah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Oriah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stone wants to control but Oriah is having none of it.
Oriah landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oriah landing strikes from the mount.
Oriah looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oriah lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oriah is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oriah postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stone looks a forlorn figure.
Oriah lands a big shot there that rocks Stone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oriah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oriah lands a big elbow.
Oriah with the ground and pound from mount.
Stone is trying to escape the mount.
Oriah trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
The referee warns Stone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like Andy Stone has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriah controlling the position easily from mount.
Stone avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oriah.
Oriah avoids the attempt from Stone to control.
Oriah trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oriah controlling from mount.
Oriah scoring with strikes but Stone is staying in there.
Oriah cracks Stone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stone tries to hold on but Oriah postures up.
Stone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oriah lands with some strikes.
Oriah punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Oriah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oriah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oriah throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Oriah moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Stone swings for the body but Oriah moves out of range.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oriah moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Oriah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oriah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oriah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oriah is defended easily by Stone.
Oriah checks a low kick from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Stone misses
and Oriah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oriah checks a leg kick.
Stone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oriah just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone scores with a one two! Oriah had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Oriah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone with a jab.
Oriah is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Oriah. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oriah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stone back to the cage. Oriah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stone is rocked!
Andy Stone's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oriah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone gets caught flat footed, as Oriah shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oriah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control the position but Oriah says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Oriah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone wants to get back to full guard.
Stone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oriah.
Oriah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oriah is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Oriah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriah trying to control the pace.
Oriah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Oriah is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stone keeping control of the position.
Stone tries to kick Oriah off but Oriah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oriah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oriah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oriah lands with a punch from half guard.
Oriah is looking to advance position but Stone won't allow it.
Oriah trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone is trying to control but can't.
Stone has hold of Oriah's hands but Oriah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oriah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Oriah sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Oriah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stone misses with a looping left.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oriah.
A jab from Oriah misses.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Oriah.
Stone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oriah blocks a jab.
Oriah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oriah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone throws a hook but Oriah avoids it easily.
Oriah slips under a jab.
Oriah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Oriah.
Oriah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oriah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Oriah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Oriah is in Stone's guard.
Oriah controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oriah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oriah works over Stone with some ground and pound from guard.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Oriah is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oriah looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oriah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oriah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Oriah from controlling successfully.
Oriah slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oriah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriah is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Stone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Stone can't do much from the bottom here.
Oriah in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Oriah's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stone tries to escape but Oriah is in control.
Stone is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to control Oriah's posture but Oriah avoids it.
Stone tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Oriah easily slips into full mount!
Oriah has hold of Stone's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stone manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Andy Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oriah controlling his opponent.
Oriah prevents Stone from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Oriah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oriah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Oriah!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing . Collective is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Barricade. 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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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Random Collective!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura lands a front kick.
Collective tries to clinch up.
Random Collective seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Collective fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collective lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nakamura!
Collective throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nakamura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Collective avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collective digs a good hook to Nakamura's body.
Collective swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nakamura counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collective looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakamura tries to bum rush Collective with a series of wild strikes but Collective uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collective throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective is looking to clinch.
Collective does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nakamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collective looks to clinch
and Nakamura makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Collective really felt that one!
Nakamura gets tackled into the cage by Collective. Collective maintains the clinch.
Collective working hard to break the clinch.
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collective throws a leg kick which misses Nakamura's front leg but catches the back leg as Nakamura tries to avoid it.
Nakamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Collective, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Collective throws a hook but Nakamura blocks it.
Nakamura slips under a jab.
Collective gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakamura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Collective has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nakamura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Collective wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collective wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage.
Collective managing to block the knees to the body from Nakamura.
Nakamura is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Collective breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collective lands a nice looking body shot.
Nakamura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nakamura counters with a nice body kick.
Collective tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nakamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nakamura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Collective scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nakamura doesn't seem bothered though.
Collective throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Collective tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Collective misses.
Collective uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nakamura moves out of range as Collective strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nakamura.
Sloppy strikes from Nakamura. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Nakamura. No joy for Collective on that attempt.
Nakamura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Kenji Nakamura has been cut.
Collective with a hook.
Collective misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Collective fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collective avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakamura throws a head kick but Collective moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collective tries to clinch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Collective lands a body shot.
Nakamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collective moves out of range of the body kick.
Collective swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Collective.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collective lands a body shot.
Collective throws a right and a left that Nakamura avoids nicely.
Collective throws a nice looking combination but Nakamura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collective displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collective.
Collective avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
Collective throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nakamura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Random Collective dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Nakamura's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Collective misses the body punch
and Nakamura counters with a big head kick but Collective shrugs it off.
Collective wants to clinch.
Collective wants to clinch up but Nakamura keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Nakamura.
Collective is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nakamura rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakamura scores with a head kick.
Collective scores with a hook.
Nakamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Collective.
Collective is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collective swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collective tries to clinch
and Nakamura counters with a left and a right that stings Collective.
Collective scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Collective lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Collective misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Collective throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Collective misses
and Nakamura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nakamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collective.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nakamura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nakamura is rocked!
Nakamura slips under a jab.
Collective doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Collective misses with an uppercut. Nakamura saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collective. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakamura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Collective tries to clinch up.
Collective fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakamura slips under a jab from Collective.
Collective tries to clinch up.
Collective shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura shows good takedown defense.
Random Collective seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collective misses with a double jab.
Nakamura looks to land a combination but Collective avoids it well.
Nakamura gets tackled into the cage by Collective. Collective maintains the clinch.
Collective lands an uppercut.
Nakamura is trying to maintain a safe position but Collective gets an underhook and turns Nakamura into the cage.
Collective manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nakamura.
A head kick by Nakamura misses
and Collective makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Collective misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nakamura counters with a head kick. That will keep Collective thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Collective lands with a hook. Nakamura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Collective swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nakamura counters with a good, hard body kick but Collective shrugs it off.
No joy there for Collective, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Collective's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nakamura under the eye.
Nakamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Collective.
Collective throws a body punch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Collective bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakamura's head.
Nakamura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Collective throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collective moves out of range as Nakamura throws a body kick.
Collective tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nakamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collective throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Collective scores with a jab to the jaw.
Collective misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collective tries to clinch there but Nakamura circles away.
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakamura lets loose with a powerful body kick. Collective will feel that in the morning.
Nakamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Collective counters with a left and a right that stings Nakamura.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura dodges the punch combination from Collective.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collective misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Random Collective showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenji Nakamura's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nakamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collective. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collective fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collective lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakamura circles away quickly and effectively.
Collective ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collective will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nakamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Collective.
Collective scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Collective cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakamura looks to land a body kick but Collective moved away.
Nakamura looks to land a combination. Collective sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws out a powerful jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Nakamura scores with a four punch combination!
Collective doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Collective misses with a body punch
and Nakamura counters with a head kick. That will keep Collective thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Collective throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Collective does no damage.
Collective doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Collective throws a series of strikes that have Nakamura backpedaling.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Collective misses the target.
Kenji Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura connects with a leg kick. Collective looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Collective looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakamura is fending him off so far but Collective persists. Nope, Nakamura circles away and we're back to standing.
Collective's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nakamura under the eye.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Kenji Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenji Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collective scores with a hook to the body. Nakamura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Collective feints a jab promting Nakamura to slip. Collective then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nakamura slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nakamura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collective avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
Collective throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamura leaves Collective with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kenji Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Random Collective.
Collective fails with the takedown.
Collective throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakamura.
Collective misses with a hook.
Nakamura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Collective is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collective fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakamura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nakamura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Collective's head.
Collective misses with a shot to the body
and Nakamura counters with a nice uppercut.
Collective looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collective swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nakamura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collective looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
Random Collective is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Collective connects with a body shot.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakamura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nakamura tries to score with a low kick but Collective moves his leg out of the way.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collective looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Collective counters with a one-two to the body.
Nakamura throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Collective misses
and Nakamura counters with a solid body kick.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collective moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Collective.
Collective stalks Nakamura and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nakamura's face. Nakamura staggers backwards, shaken.
Collective is looking to clinch but Nakamura is avoiding it.
Collective throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Collective gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Collective breaks from the clinch.
Collective connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Random Collective comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collective has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Random Collective!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kosuke Soseki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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21
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kosuke Soseki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Uy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soseki lands with a straight right. Uy didn't see that one coming.
Soseki throws a looping overhand right but Uy ducks down to avoid it.
Uy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soseki sprawls well. Soseki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Uy gets slowly back to his feet.
Uy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soseki tries to avoid it but Uy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soseki to the ground. Soseki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kosuke Soseki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Uy.
Uy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Soseki avoids it really well and circles away.
Uy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soseki swivels and escapes.
Uy closes the distance and clinches up with Soseki, looking for a takedown. Uy pushes Soseki against the cage but Soseki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Soseki slaps away a takedown attempt from Uy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Soseki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Soseki lands in his opponent's guard.
Uy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soseki throwing strikes but missing.
Soseki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uy is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soseki.
Uy looking for a guillotine here but Soseki defends easily.
Uy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Soseki looking to pass the guard.
Soseki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soseki preventing the sweep.
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.
Soseki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soseki wants to control from the top but Uy keeps moving.
Soseki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Uy looking for a sweep. Not yet Uy, not yet.
Uy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Soseki is aware though and is defending well.
Uy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Uy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Uy looks gassed!
Uy keeping moving, preventing Soseki from controlling successfully.
Soseki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Soseki defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uy looking to control.
Soseki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Soseki with a nice head shot there.
Soseki throwing strikes from guard but Uy blocks nicely.
Uy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soseki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soseki has managed to get both his arms back between Uy's legs - danger averted.
Soseki connects with a couple of short punches.
Soseki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Uy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soseki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Soseki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Soseki wants to pass the guard but Uy is keeping the position.
Uy has momentary wrist control but Soseki slips an elbow through the middle.
Uy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uy is looking for a triangle but Soseki pushes his legs off easily.
Soseki trying to control but Uy is working from the bottom.
Soseki is in close to Uy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosuke Soseki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soseki tries to clinch up but Uy circles away and keeps his distance.
Uy throws out a leg kick but Soseki moves out of range and Uy only half commits.
Soseki misses with a hook.
Uy with a poor takedown
and Soseki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Soseki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soseki is trying to control. Uy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soseki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Uy looking for submissions off his back.
Soseki content to control rather than advance.
Soseki wants to pass to mount but Uy is defending the position.
Soseki lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uy is looking to improve his position.
Soseki is controlling the pace.
Uy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soseki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soseki's back!
Soseki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Soseki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Uy goes for an armbar but Soseki turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Soseki.
Soseki wants to control from the top but Uy keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Soseki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Uy is breathing heavily.
Uy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soseki postures up.
Uy keeping moving, preventing Soseki from controlling successfully.
Soseki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soseki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Soseki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uy is keeping the position for now.
Soseki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soseki passes into half guard.
Uy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soseki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Uy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Soseki wants to control but Uy is keeping him busy.
Uy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soseki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Uy is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soseki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soseki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Soseki wants to control but Uy is keeping him busy.
Uy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Soseki throwing strikes but missing.
Kosuke Soseki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soseki trying to control but Uy is working from the bottom.
Uy is looking for a triangle but Soseki pushes his legs off easily.
Soseki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Soseki thows a big elbow that misses.
Soseki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosuke Soseki dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Uy misses with a takedown attempt
and Soseki counters with a shoot takedown. Uy fights it but they end up in guard.
Soseki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Soseki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soseki has managed to get both his arms back between Uy's legs - danger averted.
Soseki wants to control from the top but Uy keeps moving.
Soseki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soseki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soseki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soseki has managed to get both his arms back between Uy's legs - danger averted.
Soseki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soseki is in close to Uy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Uy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uy working for submissions but it's allowed Soseki to get to half guard.
Uy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Uy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soseki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uy's head.
Soseki trying to control the position from guard on top but Uy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soseki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uy's head.
Soseki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soseki controls the pace.
Uy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soseki passes into half guard.
Uy is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soseki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Uy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soseki pulls his head out easily.
Uy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soseki.
Soseki is looking for a kimura but Uy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Soseki to get the leverage.
Uy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soseki.
Uy looking for submissions off his back.
Soseki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Soseki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Soseki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Uy is trying to maintain the position but Soseki is very close to passing his half guard.
Soseki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soseki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Uy gets full guard.
Soseki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uy keeping moving, preventing Soseki from controlling successfully.
Uy working for a triangle but Soseki defends it easily.
Soseki controlling from the top position.
Uy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Soseki chips away with some ground and pound.
Soseki postures up in Uy's guard and throws a big left but Uy blocks it.
Uy keeping moving, preventing Soseki from controlling successfully.
Soseki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soseki has managed to get both his arms back between Uy's legs - danger averted.
Soseki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
William Uy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uy looking for a guillotine here but Soseki defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kosuke Soseki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soseki 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosuke Soseki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoyte Hologen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hologen's choice of entrance music: "Crazy Mama". Hoyte Hologen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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24
185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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26
187 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brazilian Assassin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoyte Hologen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hologen looks to score with a jab to the body but Assassin is just out of range.
Hoyte Hologen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hologen throws a leg kick but Assassin moved away.
Assassin wants to land a leg kick but Hologen is out of range.
Assassin tries a low kick but Hologen avoids it.
Assassin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hologen loads up on a big right hand but Assassin slips the punch.
Hologen wants to clinch up but Assassin keeps it at a distance.
Hologen tries to clinch up but Assassin circles away and keeps his distance.
Hologen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hologen throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hologen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Assassin swivels and escapes.
Assassin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Assassin looks for the body kick but Hologen saw that one coming.
Hologen throws a leg kick
and Assassin counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hologen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Assassin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brazilian Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoyte Hologen.
Assassin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hologen looks gassed!
Hologen blocks a leg kick.
Brazilian Assassin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assassin is looking to chop away at Hologen's legs.
Assassin throws a body kick that misses.
Assassin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hologen's sensitive parts.
Assassin misses with a leg kick
and Hologen counters with a straight right hand.
Hologen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ground and pound from Hologen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hologen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Assassin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Assassin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Hologen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hologen tries to advance to mount but Assassin denies him.
Hologen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assassin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Assassin is pushing Hologen's head away, looking to escape. Hologen manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Hologen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Assassin prevents Hologen from improving position.
Hologen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assassin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hologen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Assassin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
Hologen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Assassin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hologen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hologen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assassin has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Assassin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hologen.
Nice cross by Hologen.
Hologen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Assassin counters with a low kick, right behind Hologen 's knee.
Assassin tries to work over Hologen's front leg with a kick but Hologen checks it.
Assassin throws the kick towards the body but Hologen avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Hologen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hologen fails with the takedown
and Assassin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hologen throws a shot from downtown. Assassin moves away and avoids it.
Assassin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Hologen.
Hologen wants to land a leg kick but Assassin is out of range.
Hologen clinches up against the cage.
Assassin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hologen is trying to break the clinch but Assassin is controlling him.
Hologen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Assassin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hologen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hologen breaks from the clinch.
Assassin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hologen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hologen wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
Hologen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Assassin is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hologen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hologen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hologen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hologen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Assassin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hologen.
Hologen stops Assassin from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hologen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Assassin sees it coming and defends easily.
Hologen seems to be looking for submissions.
Hologen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Hologen seems content to control.
Assassin tries to kick Hologen off in order to stand up. Hologen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hologen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hologen throwing strikes here but Assassin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hologen punching from mount but Assassin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hologen controlling the pace for now.
Hologen throws some wild stikes that Assassin manages to avoid easily.
Assassin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hologen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoyte Hologen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Assassin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hologen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hologen throws an overhand right that lands on Assassin's shoulder, as Assassin tries to avoid the shot.
Hologen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Assassin counters with an inside leg kick.
Assassin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hologen.
Hologen blocks a head kick by Assassin.
Hologen throws a big shot that misses.
Hologen thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Assassin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hologen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hologen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Assassin misses with a low kick.
Assassin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hologen can pounce on him.
Hologen throws a hook but Assassin avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hologen misses with a takedown
and Assassin counters with an outside leg kick.
Hologen throws an overhand right that lands on Assassin's shoulder, as Assassin tries to avoid the shot.
Hologen shoots in but Assassin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brazilian Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoyte Hologen.
Hologen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Assassin swivels and escapes.
Assassin defending well as Hologen loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Hologen coming out on top.
Assassin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hologen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Assassin tries to avoid it but Hologen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Assassin to the ground. Assassin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hologen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assassin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hologen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Hologen checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hologen looks to score with a jab to the body but Assassin is just out of range.
Hologen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Assassin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hologen checks a leg kick.
Assassin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crunch! Assassin slams his shin into Hologen's torso.
Hologen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assassin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Assassin throws a front kick that sends Hologen stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hologen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Assassin. That one must have hurt.
Assassin throws out a leg kick but Hologen moves out of range and Assassin only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hologen. That did some damage!
Assassin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assassin motions for Hologen to come forward. Assassin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assassin throws the kick towards the body but Hologen avoids it.
Hologen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hologen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assassin.
Hologen checks a low kick from Assassin.
Assassin ducks under a wild hook from Hologen.
Hologen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assassin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Assassin thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hologen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Assassin on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Assassin as Hologen shoots in.
Assassin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hologen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Assassin counters with a body kick.
Assassin misses with a head kick.
Assassin throws a push kick but Hologen slaps the foot to one side.
Hologen with a poor takedown
and Assassin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hologen's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assassin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Assassin connects with a solid leg kick.
Hologen moves out of range as Assassin throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Assassin clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hologen misses with a wild body shot.
Assassin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Assassin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Assassin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hologen.
That kick from Assassin tenderised Hologen's leg. Hologen is trying to keep his angry face on.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hologen checks a leg kick.
Hologen closes the distance but Assassin moves to the side
and Assassin counters with a good low kick that Hologen was not able to check.
Hologen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hologen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Assassin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Assassin tried to score with a low kick but Hologen checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hologen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Assassin. Assassin obviously looking to wear him down.
Hologen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Assassin.
A head kick from Assassin lands but Hologen takes it in his stride.
Hologen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Assassin throws the kick towards the body but Hologen avoids it.
A low kick from Hologen misses
and Assassin counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assassin.
Hologen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Assassin. Assassin obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assassin wants to land a leg kick but Hologen is out of range.
Assassin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Assassin throws a leg kick which misses Hologen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hologen tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hologen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Assassin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hologen checks a low kick from Assassin.
Hologen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Assassin.
Assassin lands a leg kick that knocks Hologen off balance momentarily.
Assassin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Assassin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hologen checks it well.
A big right from Hologen misses.
Hologen throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hologen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Assassin. Assassin obviously looking to wear him down.
Hologen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assassin.
Assassin throws a chopping leg kick but Hologen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Assassin.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Hologen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hologen shoots in for a double leg but Assassin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hologen throws a jab when Assassin was well out of range.
Assassin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hologen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assassin.
Assassin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Assassin moves in looking to clinch but Hologen pushes him off.
Assassin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hologen is out of range.
Assassin ducks under a wild hook from Hologen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hologen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Assassin counters with a thumping low kick.
Assassin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Assassin misses.
Hologen checks a leg kick nicely.
Brazilian Assassin is winning the standup battle so far.
Assassin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Assassin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hologen's brow.
Hologen tries to break free but Assassin pushes him back against the cage.
Assassin keeps control of Hologen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Assassin misses with an elbow strike.
Assassin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hologen's defenses.
Hologen is trying to force a seperation but Assassin has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assassin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Assassin lands an elbow inside that Hologen shrugs off.
Hologen blocks the elbow strike.
Assassin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hologen's efforts to push away.
Assassin tries a knee to the head but Hologen blocks it.
Hologen working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Assassin had his way with Hoyte Hologen in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Assassin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Assassin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assassin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hologen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hologen tries to free his leg and advance position but Assassin is retaining full guard.
Assassin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Assassin tries to get out of the position.
Hologen stops Assassin from standing up.
Hologen tries to free his leg and advance position but Assassin is retaining full guard.
Hologen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hologen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hologen is pushing down on Assassin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Assassin is fighting to maintain full guard but Hologen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hologen seems to be working for a kimura but Assassin defends the submission attempt.
Assassin is not content to let Hologen control the position.
Hologen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Assassin's head.
Assassin is refusing to be controlled, as Hologen sits in half guard.
Assassin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoyte Hologen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Hologen is looking to take a break and control but Assassin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hologen seems to be looking for submissions.
Hologen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hologen is looking for a kimura but Assassin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hologen to get the leverage.
Hologen wants to pass the guard but Assassin is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hologen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assassin keeps working.
Hologen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hologen is working for a submission of some sort.
Hologen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hologen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Assassin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hologen on the ground.
Assassin is defending against the submission attempts here by Hologen.
Hologen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Assassin defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoyte Hologen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Assassin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brazilian Assassin!
Brazilian Assassin is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abe Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Ninja - Die Antwoord. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abe Nakamura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bert Compton!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Compton lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Compton.
Compton manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Compton's guard.
Compton keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
Nakamura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Compton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nakamura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nakamura has gone for a leg lock! Compton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nakamura's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton looking to sit in guard and control but Nakamura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nakamura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Compton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nakamura is stalling in the full guard.
Compton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakamura is pushing down on Compton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Compton is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakamura has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nakamura prevents Compton from improving his position.
Nakamura is working for a kimura but Compton is defending it quite comfortably.
Nakamura looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nakamura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Well, if Nakamura is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Compton is working from the bottom.
Nakamura is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Compton sees it coming and defends easily.
Nakamura trying to control from half guard but Compton is working away.
Nakamura content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nakamura looks to land a strike but Compton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Compton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakamura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nakamura is pushing down on Compton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Compton is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakamura has managed to sneak the leg through.
Compton wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy.
Compton is refusing to be controlled, as Nakamura sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Nakamura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Compton misses with a hook. Nakamura ducked under it nicely.
Bert Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Abe Nakamura has been cut.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakamura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Compton!
Nakamura tries to control but Compton wriggling away.
Nakamura is really struggling to control Compton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nakamura controlling the pace for now.
Nakamura looking to isolate an arm here. Compton doesn't see it coming and as Nakamura extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Nakamura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abe Nakamura!
Abe Nakamura retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vince Bartone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hercule Poirot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartone comes to the cage accompanied by Toto Cotugno - L'italiano. Poirot has chosen Poirot Theme as his entrance music. Vince Bartone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Bartone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hercule Poirot!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poirot motions for Bartone to come forward. Poirot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poirot throws a body kick that misses.
Poirot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poirot wants it to stay on the feet.
Poirot throws a push kick but Bartone slaps the foot to one side.
Bartone lands with a shot to the body.
Bartone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Poirot is trying to defend but Bartone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bartone prevents Poirot from improving his position.
Bartone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bartone looks to land a strike but Poirot avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Poirot is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bartone is aware though and is defending well.
Bartone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Poirot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone has gone for a leg lock! Poirot slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bartone's guard.
Poirot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bartone is keeping the position for now.
Bartone looking for a guillotine here but Poirot defends easily.
Poirot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bartone is keeping the position for now.
Bartone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poirot is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Poirot trying to control but Bartone is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bartone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Poirot stays in close to Bartone's body and controls the position.
Bartone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poirot's guard.
Poirot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bartone stopping the sweep attempt from Poirot.
Bartone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bartone throws and elbow that misses. Poirot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bartone's guard. Nice move by Poirot!
Bartone isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Poirot stacks Bartone 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 Poirot!
Poirot trying to control the action but Bartone is working from the bottom.
Bartone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bartone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bartone throws a strike but Poirot avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bartone is looking to work some ground and pound but Poirot has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bartone landing some decent shots from guard.
Bartone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bartone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poirot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bartone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bartone throwing strikes but missing.
Bartone wants to control from the top but Poirot keeps moving.
Poirot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Bartone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bartone dives in and grabs Poirot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poirot pushes down on Bartone's head and hops out.
Bartone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poirot pinned against the cage. Poirot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bartone moves out of range as Poirot throws a body kick.
Bartone shoots in and drives through. Poirot sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Bartone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartone looks to land a combination. Poirot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Poirot throws a head kick that misses.
Bartone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poirot can pounce on him.
Poirot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vince Bartone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poirot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bartone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bartone fails with a takedown attempt.
Bartone shoots in looking for a takedown but Poirot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bartone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bartone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Poirot's half guard.
Bartone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Poirot is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bartone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bartone's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bartone is refusing to be controlled, as Poirot sits in half guard.
Bartone wants to improve his position but Poirot is controlling well.
Poirot trying to pass the guard but Bartone defending well.
Bartone gets full guard.
Bartone working a defensive guard here.
Bartone looking for a guillotine here but Poirot defends easily.
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.
Poirot slips nicely into half guard.
Bartone is looking for a sweep. Poirot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Poirot is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Poirot controlling the pace for now.
Bartone prevents Poirot from taking his back.
Bartone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bartone looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
You can see the frustration on Bartone's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone showing good submission defense here.
Poirot tries to get the hooks in deep but Bartone pushed the leg off.
Bartone wants to escape the position.
Poirot doesn't have the hooks in and Bartone manages to turn into his guard.
Poirot trying to keep a closed guard but Bartone is proving a slippery customer.
Poirot might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bartone kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bartone throwing strikes from guard but Poirot blocks nicely.
Bartone being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poirot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Poirot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bartone's guard.
Bartone working for submissions but it's allowed Poirot to get to half guard.
Bartone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poirot is working away from the top position though.
Poirot passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vince Bartone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bartone doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hercule Poirot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bartone fails with a takedown attempt.
Bartone shoots in for a takedown but Poirot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bartone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bartone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bartone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poirot slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bartone throws a strike but Poirot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Poirot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bartone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bartone wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bartone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Poirot wants to control from the top but Bartone keeps moving.
Bartone working for a triangle but Poirot defends it easily.
Bartone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Poirot!
Bartone moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Poirot has worked his arm free - good work by Poirot!
Bartone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poirot is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bartone off and has taken his back!
Bartone is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bartone is working hard here to advance position.
Bartone wants to control his opponent's hands but Poirot gets his hands free.
Bartone breaks Poirot's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bartone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Poirot looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Poirot looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Poirot!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poirot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bartone keeps working.
Bartone regains half guard.
Bartone is looking for a sweep. Poirot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Poirot frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bartone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poirot looking to control but Bartone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bartone tries to hold on but Poirot pushes him away.
Bartone is desperately trying to improve his position but Poirot has a good base and remains in mount.
Poirot controlling from the full mount.
Bartone is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Poirot has taken his back.
Poirot trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bartone doesn't escape.
Poirot working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hercule Poirot really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bartone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Poirot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bartone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poirot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bartone's guard.
Bartone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bartone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Poirot is aware though and is defending well.
Bartone wants to sweep but no luck.
Bartone controlling Poirot's posture.
Poirot wants to control from the top but Bartone keeps moving.
Poirot advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone tries to improve position but can't.
Poirot works to advance to full mount. Bartone defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Poirot wants to take his opponent's back but Bartone doesn't allow it.
Poirot trying to control but Bartone is having none of it.
Bartone looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Poirot is trying to stick to Bartone's back but Bartone is turning into Poirot. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Poirot's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bartone.
Bartone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bartone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bartone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poirot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bartone manages to get himself to full guard.
Bartone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Poirot looking to pass the guard.
Bartone keeping moving, preventing Poirot from controlling successfully.
Bartone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bartone lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone with shots to the head and body - Poirot looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bartone lands a heavy elbow.
Bartone working Poirot over with strikes here.
Bartone goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Poirot turns into him and now he's in Bartone's guard.
Bartone wants to sweep here but Poirot controlling him for the moment.
Poirot trying to control but Bartone is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartone working a defensive guard here.
Poirot tries to free his leg and advance position but Bartone is retaining full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bartone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poirot is one step ahead there.
Poirot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bartone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poirot pushes down on Bartone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bartone is refusing to be controlled, as Poirot sits in half guard.
Bartone gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Bartone had his way with Hercule Poirot in that 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!
Bartone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poirot avoids it really well and circles away.
Bartone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poirot swivels and escapes.
Bartone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Bartone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartone fails with the takedown.
Poirot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poirot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poirot looks for the body kick but Bartone saw that one coming.
Poirot misses with a body kick.
Poirot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bartone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bartone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bartone fails with a takedown attempt.
Hercule Poirot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poirot tries to land a front kick but Bartone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poirot is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bartone's half guard.
Bartone looking for submissions off his back.
Poirot has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bartone prevents Poirot from taking his back.
Bartone tries to hold on but Poirot postures up.
Poirot is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Bartone is in real trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone breaks Poirot's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bartone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bartone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bartone trying to control the position from guard on top but Poirot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bartone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bartone thows a big elbow that misses.
Bartone throws a strike but Poirot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Poirot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poirot slips nicely into half guard.
Poirot wants to take a breather but Bartone is having none of it.
Bartone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bartone controls Poirot momentarily but Poirot frees himself.
Poirot trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bartone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Poirot is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Poirot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bartone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Poirot has managed to get both his arms back between Bartone's legs - danger averted.
Bartone wants to sweep but no luck.
Bartone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bartone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poirot is one step ahead there.
Poirot tries to free his leg and advance position but Bartone is retaining full guard.
Bartone working a defensive guard here.
Bartone has an active guard here but Poirot has managed to pass into half guard.
Bartone is refusing to be controlled, as Poirot sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hercule Poirot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poirot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hercule Poirot!
Hercule Poirot is the new lightweight champion!
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