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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leo Cristophe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuyuo Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto has chosen Before I forget by Slipknot as his entrance music. Leo Cristophe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Cristophe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fuyuo Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristophe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamoto throws out the jab.
Yamamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cristophe.
A good leg kick by Cristophe.
Yamamoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cristophe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yamamoto somewhat.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cristophe is fending him off so far but Yamamoto persists. Nope, Cristophe circles away and we're back to standing.
Cristophe avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a hook.
Yamamoto throws out a loose jab but Cristophe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cristophe throws a head kick but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yamamoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that Cristophe ducks under and follows up with a left that Cristophe also avoids with ease.
Cristophe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristophe is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Yamamoto blocks the low kick.
Cristophe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristophe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Cristophe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cristophe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamamoto shoots in and drives through. Cristophe sprawls well.
Leo Cristophe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fuyuo Yamamoto.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Cristophe avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Fuyuo Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cristophe connects with an inside leg kick.
Leo Cristophe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cristophe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamamoto's sensitive parts.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristophe was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Cristophe looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Cristophe throws a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head but Yamamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristophe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristophe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamamoto is able to avoid easily.
Yamamoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cristophe counters with a solid body kick.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristophe was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Cristophe scores with a shot to the body.
Cristophe moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
Cristophe misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Cristophe misses the target.
Yamamoto swings for the body but Cristophe moves out of range.
Cristophe throws out a loose jab but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto walks into a stiff left hand from Cristophe.
Yamamoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cristophe.
Cristophe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Yamamoto misses
and Cristophe counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto connects with a body shot.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Cristophe was well out of range.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristophe moves away.
A good leg kick by Cristophe.
Cristophe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Cristophe.
Cristophe motions for Yamamoto to come forward. Cristophe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cristophe staying out of range there.
Cristophe pushes Yamamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Cristophe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cristophe gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristophe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cristophe throws a head punch that misses.
Cristophe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamamoto.
Cristophe stalling in the clinch but Yamamoto improves position.
Yamamoto fails to pull guard.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but Cristophe holds him up against the cage and eventually Yamamoto drops back down to his feet.
Cristophe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Cristophe tries a body shot but Yamamoto blocks it.
Cristophe presses Yamamoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cristophe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cristophe.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cristophe.
Nice body punch from Cristophe - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Cristophe.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cristophe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cristophe misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cristophe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cristophe can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamoto controls the action.
Cristophe leaning against his opponent.
Yamamoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cristophe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cristophe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamamoto or not.
Yamamoto goes for a takedown attempt but Cristophe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cristophe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cristophe is looking to slow Yamamoto down with leg kicks.
Cristophe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cristophe counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cristophe rather than just go for the knockout.
Cristophe gets caught flat footed, as Yamamoto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Cristophe has control of Yamamoto's left arm, preventing Yamamoto from doing any damage.
Cristophe 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.
Yamamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cristophe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cristophe is adopting a defensive guard.
Cristophe keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cristophe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamamoto trying to control but Cristophe is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yamamoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamamoto misses with a hook. Cristophe ducked under it nicely.
Cristophe forces Yamamoto back against the cage and clinches.
Cristophe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamamoto up against the cage.
Cristophe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamamoto's efforts to push away.
Cristophe leaning against his opponent.
Yamamoto looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Cristophe.
Cristophe trying to control the position but instead, Yamamoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cristophe into the cage.
Cristophe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cristophe prevents the takedown attempt.
Cristophe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yamamoto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cristophe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cristophe gets through Yamamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Cristophe on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cristophe.
Cristophe scores with a shot to the side of Yamamoto's head.
Cristophe looking to slow down the pace here.
Cristophe taking a breather.
Cristophe gets underhooks to prevent Yamamoto's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Cristophe dominated that round.
That's time! Cristophe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yamamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cristophe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the body
and Cristophe counters with a left and a right that stings Yamamoto.
Cristophe slips under a jab.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot
enabling Cristophe to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamamoto is rocked!
Cristophe drops Yamamoto with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Yamamoto! Cristophe dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Cristophe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Breque do Breleque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pow Nagashimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Breque do Breleque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pow Nagashimi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagashimi clinches up against the cage.
Nagashimi jumps into guard, dragging do Breleque to the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nagashimi can do anything to dispel that myth.
do Breleque drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and do Breleque jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nagashimi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nagashimi looking for a guillotine here but do Breleque defends easily.
do Breleque passes easily into side control. Nice work.
do Breleque has hold of Nagashimi's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Nagashimi tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - do Breleque cranks the arm and Nagashimi screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Nagashimi, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Breque do Breleque!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Wright!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Griffin does it's job there.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Wright. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin lands with an overhand left.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Griffin digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffin connects with a looping right hand.
Wright shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffin connects with a body shot.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Griffin connects with a body shot.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Griffin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wright looks gassed!
Griffin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Richard Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Wright.
Griffin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Griffin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wright.
Griffin cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griffin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
Griffin scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Griffin finds it's way through Wright's defenses.
Wright shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
Griffin sizes up Wright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
Griffin scores with a hook.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin sizes up Wright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Griffin lands a body shot.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin scores with a body shot.
Griffin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griffin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Wright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wright somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice jab there from Griffin.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anthony Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Griffin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Griffin.
Griffin lands with a nice combination. Wright backs away looking to recover.
Griffin digs a good body shot into Wright's ribs.
Griffin with a jab.
Richard Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken.
Griffin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the cage.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griffin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Wright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffin punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wright moves forwards but Griffin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wright takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the cage.
Griffin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
Griffin jabs at Wright's body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffin throws a series of strikes that have Wright backpedaling.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin works the jab nicely.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffin lands with a good body shot.
Griffin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
Griffin 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.
Griffin lands with an uppercut that bounces Wright off the cage and back into rage.
Griffin connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Griffin lands with a good body shot.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Wright's body.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
A nice combination there by Griffin.
Wright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffin swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left lands for Griffin.
Griffin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Griffin stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken.
Griffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Griffin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Griffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Griffin works over Wright's head and body with a nice combination.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wright has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffin finds it's way round the side to connect with Wright's head.
Griffin scores with a nice right hand.
Griffin lands a jab to the nose.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Griffin punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Griffin does it's job there.
Griffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Griffin coming out on top.
Griffin digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griffin.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Griffin had a free shot at his head there.
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Griffin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Griffin scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wright is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Griffin.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Griffin.
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Griffin throws a series of strikes that have Wright backpedaling.
Griffin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Griffin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Wright dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffin cracks Wright with a good jab.
Griffin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Griffin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Griffin duly obliges.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Griffin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wright looks for a takedown but Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richard Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Wright.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Griffin throws a combination. Wright tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richard Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griffin lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.
Wright tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin lands with an uppercut that bounces Wright off the cage and back into rage.
Griffin throws a good cross that connects.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griffin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Griffin scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Griffin as he connects with a hook.
Griffin with a jab.
Griffin throws out a powerful jab.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Wright walks into a jab.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffin lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Griffin lands with a shot to the body.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Griffin stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wright. Wright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Griffin scores with a sloppy right hand. Wright should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Griffin lands with a hook. Wright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Griffin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wright takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffin lands with a cross.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
Wright shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin with a jab.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griffin!
Wright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Griffin jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Griffin lands a body shot.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Griffin lands a slapping body shot.
Griffin scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griffin lands with a shot to the body.
Griffin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffin avoids it really well and circles away.
Griffin cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A cross from Griffin lands.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin with a nice cross.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griffin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Griffin lands a head shot.
Griffin lands a right hook to the body.
Wright gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffin.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffin scores with a hook.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wright shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl out of it but Wright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richard Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
Griffin stuffs the takedown.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
Griffin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wright walks into a jab.
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Griffin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Griffin lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
Griffin scores with a one two! Wright had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Griffin as he connects with a hook.
Griffin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Griffin.
Griffin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
Griffin lands with a shot to the body.
Griffin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Griffin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
Griffin scores with a one two! Wright had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffin swivels and escapes.
Griffin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Griffin there.
Griffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griffin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Griffin scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Griffin circles away.
Griffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Griffin.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richard Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Griffin.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griffin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffin digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Griffin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
Anthony Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Richard Griffin!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Richard Griffin!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Richard Griffin!
Richard Griffin wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jetsky Luckson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luckson has chosen Stronger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jetsky Luckson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luckson slips a jab from Duck.
Duck looks to throw the jab but Luckson is out of range.
Luckson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duck.
Luckson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duck.
A big right from Duck misses.
Luckson staying out of range there.
Luckson slips under a jab.
Luckson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duck.
Luckson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duck.
Luckson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luckson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luckson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duck avoids it really well and circles away.
A big left from Duck misses.
Duck throws out a powerful jab.
Luckson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duck throws out the jab.
Luckson tries to bum rush Duck with a series of wild strikes but Duck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duck looks to land a right hand but Luckson moved out of range.
Duck throws out a loose jab but Luckson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Duck misses the target.
Duck misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luckson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Duck!
Duck tries to lock up and control but Luckson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Luckson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Luckson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Duck is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Duck tries to hold on but Luckson postures up.
Luckson quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Luckson but it's paid off an Duck is forced to tap! Nice work by Luckson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jetsky Luckson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Poirier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cross lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cross lindland is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Poirier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, cross lindland!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Poirier misses.
Chris Poirier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lindland dives in and grabs Poirier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poirier pushes down on lindland's head and hops out.
lindland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
lindland takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
lindland fails with a takedown attempt.
Poirier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poirier misses with a few strikes there.
Poirier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but lindland moves away.
A jab from Poirier misses.
Poirier 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.
lindland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chris Poirier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cross lindland.
Poirier throws a right hand that lindland ducks under and follows up with a left that lindland also avoids with ease.
Poirier throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from lindland.
Poirier misses with a two punch combination.
Poirier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poirier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. lindland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of lindland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
lindland looks for the body kick but Poirier saw that one coming.
lindland shoots for a takedown but Poirier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheers as Poirier lands an impressive looking overhand right. lindland doesn't seem phased though.
Poirier tests lindland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poirier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but lindland manages to avoid it.
lindland staying out of range there.
Poirier misses the shot to the body.
Poirier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract lindland.
Poirier stalks lindland and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into lindland's face. lindland staggers backwards, shaken.
lindland is rocked!
It looks like cross lindland has been cut.
Poirier cracks lindland with a hook to the temple - lindland is on wobbly legs here! Poirier swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! lindland falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Poirier wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chris Poirier!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imastar Roidereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Batista has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Imastar Roidereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Batista!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roidereem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roidereem works Batista's body with a nice hook.
Roidereem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Batista throws a push kick but Roidereem slaps the foot to one side.
Batista looks gassed!
Roidereem jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like John Batista has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roidereem lands a big head kick that sends Batista tumbling to the mat! Roidereem takes a step backwards and waves Batista back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Roidereem drops Batista with a straight right hand, right on the button! Roidereem follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Imastar Roidereem!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jimmy Jones enters the cage!
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grigoriy Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rasputin's guard.
Jones throws a strike but Rasputin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rasputin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rasputin tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Rasputin trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Rasputin looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Grigoriy Rasputin just wasn't active enough.
Jab by Jones.
Rasputin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rasputin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rasputin on the side of the head.
Rasputin wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Rasputin shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but Rasputin circles away easily
and Rasputin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rasputin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jones missing with strikes.
Jones missing with punches from the back.
Jones lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jones.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones punches Rasputin on the ear.
Even with his hooks in, Jones manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Jones punches Rasputin on the ear.
Rasputin covering up well under a series of strikes from Jones.
You can see the frustration on Rasputin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jones somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Rasputin is trying to remain composed but Jones is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a shot to the head.
Jones is landing with strikes. Rasputin can't take much more of this.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin covering up well under a series of strikes from Jones.
Rasputin can't escape the position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jones. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Rasputin just trying to survive but Jones is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jones throws strikes from the back but Rasputin rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Rasputin.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rasputin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin looking to control.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Rasputin has wrist control.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Rasputin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Rasputin has wrist control.
Rasputin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones working Rasputin over with strikes.
Rasputin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Rasputin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rasputin.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a strike but Rasputin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rasputin preventing the sweep.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rasputin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rasputin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Rasputin stalling away here and it's allowed Jones to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rasputin looking to pass the guard.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rasputin!
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rasputin because Jones loaded up on that one.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Rasputin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Rasputin bucks and avoids them well.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rasputin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rasputin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rasputin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Rasputin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rasputin regains half guard.
Rasputin is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rasputin avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Rasputin 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.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Rasputin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasputin circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Rasputin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rasputin looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rasputin working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jones is trying to move to mount but Rasputin reverses beautifully and ends up in Jones's guard.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rasputin's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rasputin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Rasputin's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rasputin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rasputin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
Rasputin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Rasputin is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Grigoriy Rasputin just wasn't active enough.
Rasputin clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Rasputin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones digs a good hook to Rasputin's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jimmy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones lands with a straight right. Rasputin didn't see that one coming.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rasputin drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Rasputin.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Rasputin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a knee to the body.
Rasputin blocks an uppercut.
Rasputin connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jimmy Jones has been cut.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rasputin stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rasputin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoriy Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin with a knee to the head.
Jones avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rasputin pulls Jones into guard.
Rasputin wants to hit a switch here but Jones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rasputin there!
Jimmy Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rasputin is looking to get to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Rasputin bucks and avoids them well.
Jones working Rasputin over with strikes here.
Jones breaks from Rasputin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rasputin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Rasputin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Rasputin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rasputin wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Rasputin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rasputin working to try and regain half guard.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Rasputin manages to avoid easily.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Rasputin is in trouble!
Jones throws some wild stikes that Rasputin manages to avoid easily.
Rasputin is trying to escape the mount.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
That's eight 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!
Rasputin is working to get back to half guard.
Rasputin is working hard here to advance position.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rasputin is looking to get to half guard.
Rasputin taking shots to the head.
Rasputin blocking the ground and pound.
Rasputin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rasputin is trying to escape the mount.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Rasputin is rocked!
Jones lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Rasputin! Jones sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Rasputin and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waltari Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokuokka has chosen Mötley Crüe - Knock 'Em Dead Kid as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
217 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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25
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Brasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waltari Suokuokka!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brasco tries to clinch but Suokuokka is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suokuokka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brasco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brasco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suokuokka's head.
Suokuokka won't allow Brasco to pass to mount.
Brasco working over Suokuokka with some ground and pound. Suokuokka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brasco wants to pass to mount but Suokuokka is defending the position.
Brasco is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Suokuokka is trying to stand.
Suokuokka won't allow Brasco to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brasco thows a huge punch but Suokuokka dodges it nicely.
Suokuokka wants to get back to his feet.
Brasco scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco tries to pass to full mount but Suokuokka defends it.
Brasco stops Suokuokka from getting back to his feet.
Suokuokka won't allow Brasco to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brasco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Brasco connects with a nice short shot to Suokuokka's temple.
Brasco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Suokuokka is trying to stand back up but Brasco is controlling him
Brasco trying to mount his opponent but Suokuokka defends it.
Brasco frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brasco raining down hammerfists from mount.
Suokuokka is rocked!
Suokuokka looks gassed!
Brasco postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Suokuokka out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Brasco goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Donnie Brasco!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heihachi Hayashida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stratovarius - Maniac Dance. Kevin Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heihachi Hayashida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayashida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayashida slips a jab from Smith.
Hayashida takes one on the button.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Hayashida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hayashida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayashida throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Hayashida connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayashida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Hayashida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayashida. Hayashida gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayashida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayashida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Hayashida moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hayashida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayashida.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayashida slips under a jab from Smith.
Hayashida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hayashida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heihachi Hayashida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a jab when Hayashida was well out of range.
Hayashida throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hayashida.
Hayashida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayashida staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayashida.
Kevin Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heihachi Hayashida.
Hayashida walks into a left hand.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hayashida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hayashida looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hayashida smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Smith is trying to work for a sweep but Hayashida has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Hayashida gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hayashida lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hayashida tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hayashida unloading with bombs!
Hayashida scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Hayashida throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Hayashida looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hayashida is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smith has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smith!
Smith wants to control from the top but Hayashida keeps moving.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith is fighting to break Hayashida's control of his arms but Hayashida is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayashida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith is fighting to break Hayashida's control of his arms but Hayashida is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kevin Smith just wasn't active enough.
Hayashida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Hayashida is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Hayashida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hayashida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayashida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hayashida throws a big right hand that misses.
Hayashida throws a big right hand that misses.
Hayashida looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hayashida distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hayashida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hayashida throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Hayashida is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hayashida tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Hayashida wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayashida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hayashida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hayashida throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Hayashida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hayashida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hayashida postures up.
That's six 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.
Hayashida throws a big right hand that misses.
Hayashida wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Hayashida postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kevin Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Hayashida was well out of range.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayashida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kevin Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayashida.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook. Hayashida ducked under it nicely.
Hayashida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayashida.
Hayashida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hayashida's head but Hayashida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hayashida's head but Hayashida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Hayashida or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hayashida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith is holding on to half guard well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is holding on to half guard well.
Hayashida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hayashida on the ground.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hayashida.
Hayashida wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hayashida wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Hayashida thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Hayashida seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is looking to control Hayashida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Hayashida wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Hayashida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Hayashida eventually gives up the hold.
Hayashida working the head and body with strikes.
Smith wants to control but Hayashida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hayashida trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Hayashida working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heihachi Hayashida dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayashida.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Hayashida's shoulder, as Hayashida tries to avoid the shot.
Hayashida misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hayashida misses with a kick to the body
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayashida misses with a straight right.
Hayashida pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Hayashida dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Hayashida's head and hops out.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Hayashida throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hayashida.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hayashida slips a straight right by Smith.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith 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.
Hayashida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith blocks a head kick by Hayashida.
Hayashida ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hayashida tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kevin Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heihachi Hayashida.
Hayashida walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Hayashida throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith throws a hook but Hayashida blocks it.
Hayashida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayashida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayashida throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayashida clinches.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Hayashida.
Hayashida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Hayashida fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Hayashida lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hayashida is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hayashida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Hayashida throws and elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hayashida's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Hayashida pulls Smith in close to his closed guard and prevents Smith from doing any damage or advancing position.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hayashida 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.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayashida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hayashida holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hayashida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith connects with the punch.
Hayashida walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Hayashida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith lunges at Hayashida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hayashida's hand.
Hayashida avoids the body shot from Smith.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Hayashida's head back.
Hayashida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayashida blocks a jab.
Hayashida clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Hayashida misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Kevin Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayashida ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hayashida connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Hayashida misses with a head kick.
Hayashida shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hayashida throws a nice head kick!
Hayashida throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayashida moves away.
Hayashida throws a body kick the misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayashida shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hayashida. Those never looked like landing.
Hayashida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
A head kick misses from Hayashida.
Hayashida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Hayashida is breathing heavily.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hayashida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hayashida moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith punishes Hayashida's body with a nice straight punch.
Hayashida misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Hayashida backing up. Hayashida nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith thuds a left hand into Hayashida's body.
Hayashida throws a good cross that connects.
Hayashida shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hayashida postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hayashida wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith pulls Hayashida in close to prevent any damage.
Hayashida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hayashida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith is trying to keep Hayashida in close.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith has control of Hayashida's left arm, preventing Hayashida from doing any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Smith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Hayashida's shoulder, as Hayashida tries to avoid the shot.
Hayashida looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Hayashida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hayashida somewhat.
Hayashida tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Hayashida clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hayashida misses the jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hayashida misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Hayashida.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Hayashida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hayashida slips a jab from Smith.
Hayashida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kevin Smith!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Heihachi Hayashida!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Heihachi Hayashida!
Heihachi Hayashida wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy The Poodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mueller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. RED kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tommy The Poodle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy The Poodle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Mueller!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Poodle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Poodle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mueller manages to avoid it.
Mueller lands a leg kick that knocks The Poodle off balance momentarily.
The Poodle connects with a jab.
Mueller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mueller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mueller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mueller.
The Poodle is breathing heavily.
The Poodle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses.
Mueller throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Tommy The Poodle has been cut.
Mueller throws a sloppy head kick and The Poodle moves out of range easily.
A big right from The Poodle misses.
Mueller throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Poodle throws a body kick the misses
and Mueller counters with a solid body kick.
Mueller looks to land a body kick but The Poodle moved away.
The Poodle moves out of range of the body kick from Mueller.
The Poodle avoids the head kick by Mueller.
The Poodle blocks the body kick.
Mueller tries to land a front kick but The Poodle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mueller.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mueller, right into the meat.
The Poodle avoids a kick to the body.
Mueller thumps The Poodle with a low kick.
Mueller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Poodle's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mueller lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Poodle's sensitive parts.
The Poodle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Poodle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
Mueller lands with a nice body kick.
Mueller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
The Poodle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mueller scores with a leg kick.
Mueller lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Poodle takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
Mueller throws a front kick that sends The Poodle stumbling back into the cage.
Mueller misses with a head kick.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
Mueller lands a leg kick that knocks The Poodle off balance momentarily.
Tommy The Poodle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mueller.
Mueller connects with an inside leg kick.
Mueller scoring well with a low kick there.
Mueller throws a sloppy head kick and The Poodle moves out of range easily.
Mueller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mueller throws a head kick but The Poodle moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mueller. That's going to slow The Poodle down.
Mueller cracks the inside of The Poodle's front leg.
Mueller scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mueller.
Crunch! Mueller slams his shin into The Poodle's torso.
Mueller throws a sloppy head kick and The Poodle moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
Mueller delivers a nice body kick.
Mueller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Poodle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mueller - the referee stops the clock and The Poodle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mueller. The Poodle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Mueller.
Mueller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mueller tries a head kick but it misses.
The Poodle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mueller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mueller!
Mueller throws a head kick that half lands.
Mueller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Poodle avoids the head kick by Mueller.
Mueller thumps The Poodle with a low kick.
The Poodle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mueller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Poodle 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.
Mueller scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mueller lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Poodle's sensitive parts.
Mueller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Poodle 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.
Mueller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mueller scores with a leg kick.
Mueller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Poodle's calf.
Mueller looks for the body kick but The Poodle saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mueller.
Mueller scoring well with a low kick there.
The Poodle blocks a head kick by Mueller.
Mueller throws a head kick that The Poodle semi-blocks.
Mueller thumps The Poodle with a low kick.
Mueller thows a body kick. The Poodle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mueller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mueller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mueller.
Mueller thows a body kick. The Poodle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mueller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mueller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mueller scoring well with a low kick there.
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mueller.
Mueller lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Poodle's sensitive parts.
Mueller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters circling a little - Mueller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mueller connects with an inside leg kick.
Mueller throws a leg kick which misses The Poodle's front leg but catches the back leg as The Poodle tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Mueller.
Mueller is looking to slow The Poodle down with leg kicks.
Mueller thuds his shin into the meat of The Poodle's side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mueller, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mueller.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mueller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mueller.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
Mueller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Mueller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mueller throws a head kick but The Poodle moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mueller 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 The Poodle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Poodle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mueller, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Poodle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Donk. Mueller catches The Poodle right on the button with a cross.
Mueller lands a leg kick that knocks The Poodle off balance momentarily.
Mueller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mueller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mueller.
Mueller lands a head kick!
Mueller throws a head kick that half lands.
That kick from Mueller tenderised The Poodle's leg. The Poodle is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mueller lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Poodle's sensitive parts.
Mueller lands a high kick!
The Poodle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mueller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mueller fakes the leg kick and cracks The Poodle in the body.
The Poodle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Mueller.
Mueller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Poodle.
Mueller scoring well with a low kick there.
Mueller is looking to slow The Poodle down with leg kicks.
Mueller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Poodle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
Mueller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mueller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mueller. That's going to slow The Poodle down.
Mueller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mueller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mueller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Poodle's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mueller.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mueller!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mueller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mueller.
The Poodle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Poodle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mueller - the referee stops the clock and The Poodle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mueller. The Poodle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mueller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mueller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mueller cracks the inside of The Poodle's front leg.
Mueller tries a head kick but it misses.
The Poodle blocks a head kick by Mueller.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
Mueller avoids the body shot from The Poodle.
Mueller throws a head kick but The Poodle moves out of range.
Mueller throws a leg kick which misses The Poodle's front leg but catches the back leg as The Poodle tries to avoid it.
The Poodle throws a right and a left that Mueller avoids nicely.
Mueller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mueller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mueller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mueller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Poodle's head.
Mueller fakes the leg kick and cracks The Poodle in the body.
Nice body kick there by Mueller.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mueller is looking to land body kicks.
Mueller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mueller looks for the body kick but The Poodle saw that one coming.
Mueller connects with a leg kick. The Poodle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mueller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mueller cracks the inside of The Poodle's front leg.
Mueller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mueller cracks the inside of The Poodle's front leg.
The Poodle blocks a head kick by Mueller.
Mueller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mueller throws a low kick, looking for The Poodle's leg but The Poodle calmly moves out of range.
Mueller connects with a high kick.
The Poodle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mueller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Poodle's calf.
Mueller feints and then cracks The Poodle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Poodle down.
Mueller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Mueller.
Mueller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Poodle.
Mueller thumps The Poodle with a low kick.
Mueller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Poodle. That did some damage!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mueller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mueller throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
Mueller lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mueller. That's going to slow The Poodle down.
Mueller scores with a leg kick.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mueller thuds his shin into the meat of The Poodle's side.
The Poodle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mueller.
Mueller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mueller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Poodle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mueller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mueller.
Mueller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Poodle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mueller.
Mueller scores with a kick to the body.
Mueller lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Poodle's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Mueller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy The Poodle's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mueller keeps The Poodle at a distance using the push kick.
Mueller throws a body kick that misses.
Mueller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Poodle. That did some damage!
Both fighters circling a little - Mueller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Poodle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mueller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Poodle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mueller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mueller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Poodle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mueller - that will leave a mark!
Mueller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mueller.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
Mueller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mueller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mueller feints and then cracks The Poodle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Poodle down.
Nice body kick there by Mueller.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mueller lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Mueller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Mueller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Poodle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mueller can pounce on him.
Peter Mueller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller lands a head kick. The Poodle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mueller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mueller feints and then cracks The Poodle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Poodle down.
Mueller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Mueller.
Mueller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Poodle blocks a head kick by Mueller.
The Poodle throws a lazy right hand but Mueller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Poodle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mueller - the referee stops the clock and The Poodle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mueller. The Poodle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mueller connects with an inside leg kick.
Mueller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mueller lands a leg kick that knocks The Poodle off balance momentarily.
Mueller is looking to slow The Poodle down with leg kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mueller.
The Poodle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mueller. The Poodle shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller lands a front kick.
Mueller throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
Mueller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Poodle.
The Poodle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Poodle moves out of range of the body kick.
Tommy The Poodle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mueller cracks the inside of The Poodle's front leg.
Mueller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Mueller tenderised The Poodle's leg. The Poodle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mueller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mueller scoring well with a low kick there.
Mueller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Poodle.
Mueller lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Poodle takes a step back to recover.
Mueller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Poodle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether The Poodle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mueller is looking to slow The Poodle down with leg kicks.
Mueller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mueller tries to land a front kick but The Poodle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses.
The Poodle takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller tried to score with a low kick but The Poodle checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mueller.
The Poodle throws an overhand right that lands on Mueller's shoulder, as Mueller tries to avoid the shot.
Mueller tries a head kick but it misses.
The Poodle avoids the head kick by Mueller.
Mueller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mueller delivers a nice body kick.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mueller throws a nice head kick!
Mueller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Mueller tenderised The Poodle's leg. The Poodle is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from Mueller lands but The Poodle takes it in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mueller. That's going to slow The Poodle down.
The Poodle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mueller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mueller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mueller lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mueller.
That kick from Mueller tenderised The Poodle's leg. The Poodle is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mueller.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mueller. That's going to slow The Poodle down.
Mueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mueller throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mueller.
Mueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mueller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses.
Mueller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mueller pushes The Poodle away with a front kick.
Mueller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mueller lands with a nice body kick.
Mueller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Mueller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mueller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mueller misses with a head kick.
Mueller scores with a spinning back kick!
The Poodle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mueller.
Mueller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mueller throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mueller connects with a leg kick. The Poodle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mueller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crunch! Mueller slams his shin into The Poodle's torso.
Mueller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mueller lands a leg kick that knocks The Poodle off balance momentarily.
Mueller thumps The Poodle with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mueller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mueller tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Poodle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mueller - the referee stops the clock and The Poodle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mueller. The Poodle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mueller connects with an inside leg kick.
The Poodle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mueller scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mueller.
Mueller is looking to slow The Poodle down with leg kicks.
Mueller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Poodle avoids the head kick by Mueller.
The Poodle moves out of range of the body kick from Mueller.
Mueller lands a head kick!
Mueller lands a front kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mueller pushes The Poodle away with a front kick.
The Poodle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mueller.
Mueller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Poodle's calf.
Mueller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mueller. That's going to slow The Poodle down.
Mueller tries to land a front kick but The Poodle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mueller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mueller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
The Poodle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mueller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Poodle's head.
Mueller connects with an inside leg kick.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
Mueller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Poodle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mueller.
The Poodle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Mueller.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mueller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
Mueller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Poodle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mueller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Poodle.
Mueller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mueller cracks the inside of The Poodle's front leg.
Mueller tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
The Poodle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mueller lands a leg kick that knocks The Poodle off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Poodle 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.
Mueller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mueller.
Mueller tries to land a front kick but The Poodle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mueller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mueller scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mueller cracks the inside of The Poodle's front leg.
Mueller throws a head kick but The Poodle moves out of range.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Mueller.
The Poodle avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Mueller.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mueller, right into the meat.
The Poodle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mueller.
Mueller scoring well with a low kick there.
Mueller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mueller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Poodle if he has to take too many more of those.
Mueller scores with a head kick. The Poodle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mueller fakes the leg kick and cracks The Poodle in the body.
Mueller lands with a nice body kick.
Mueller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Poodle's calf.
A good leg kick by Mueller.
The Poodle 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.
Mueller looks to land a body kick but The Poodle moved away.
Mueller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mueller is looking to slow The Poodle down with leg kicks.
The Poodle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mueller throws a head kick that The Poodle semi-blocks.
The Poodle moves out of range as Mueller throws a body kick.
Mueller lands a leg kick that knocks The Poodle off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mueller. That's going to slow The Poodle down.
The Poodle avoids the head kick by Mueller.
Mueller thumps The Poodle with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mueller, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Poodle swinging wildly here.
Mueller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mueller.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mueller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mueller. The Poodle shrugs it off though.
The Poodle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mueller. That one must have hurt.
Mueller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Poodle's calf.
A head kick misses from Mueller.
Mueller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Mueller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy The Poodle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The Poodle misses the jab.
Mueller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mueller tries a head kick but it misses.
The Poodle misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Mueller.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mueller.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
The Poodle 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.
That kick from Mueller tenderised The Poodle's leg. The Poodle is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Mueller tenderised The Poodle's leg. The Poodle is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mueller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mueller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mueller cracks the inside of The Poodle's front leg.
Mueller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mueller is looking to slow The Poodle down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from Mueller tenderised The Poodle's leg. The Poodle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mueller throws a sloppy head kick and The Poodle moves out of range easily.
Mueller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mueller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mueller fakes the leg kick and cracks The Poodle in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mueller.
The Poodle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mueller.
Mueller misses with a kick to the body.
The Poodle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mueller looks to land a body kick but The Poodle moved away.
Mueller connects with an inside leg kick.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
Mueller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The Poodle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Poodle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mueller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mueller scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mueller, right into the meat.
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mueller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mueller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle avoids the head kick by Mueller.
Mueller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Mueller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mueller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mueller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mueller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Poodle's calf.
Mueller lands with a nice body kick.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
The Poodle avoids the head kick by Mueller.
Mueller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mueller throws a sloppy head kick and The Poodle moves out of range easily.
Mueller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mueller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mueller.
Good leg kick by Mueller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mueller tries a head kick but it misses.
Mueller throws a head kick that half lands.
Mueller scores with a head kick. The Poodle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mueller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Poodle. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Mueller.
Mueller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Mueller.
Mueller avoids the body shot from The Poodle.
The Poodle swings for the body but Mueller moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mueller, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Mueller.
Mueller lands a leg kick that knocks The Poodle off balance momentarily.
Mueller lands a nice looking body kick.
Mueller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mueller lands a head kick. The Poodle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mueller thumps The Poodle with a low kick.
The Poodle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mueller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
Mueller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mueller scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mueller.
Mueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller wants to land a leg kick but The Poodle is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Poodle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mueller - the referee stops the clock and The Poodle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mueller. The Poodle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
Mueller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
The Poodle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mueller.
Mueller throws a head kick but The Poodle moves out of range.
Mueller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Mueller tenderised The Poodle's leg. The Poodle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mueller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mueller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mueller lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Poodle's sensitive parts.
Mueller misses with a kick to the body
and The Poodle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mueller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mueller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Poodle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Mueller.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
The Poodle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Poodle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mueller.
Mueller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Poodle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Poodle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mueller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mueller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mueller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mueller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Poodle avoids the head kick by Mueller.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
Mueller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Poodle.
Mueller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mueller lands a high kick!
Mueller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
Mueller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mueller is looking to slow The Poodle down with leg kicks.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
Mueller lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Poodle takes a step back to recover.
Mueller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mueller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Mueller lands but The Poodle takes it in his stride.
The Poodle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mueller delivers a nice body kick.
Mueller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Poodle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mueller throws a leg kick which misses The Poodle's front leg but catches the back leg as The Poodle tries to avoid it.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses.
Mueller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Poodle.
Both fighters circling a little - Mueller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mueller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mueller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mueller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mueller 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 The Poodle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Poodle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mueller scores with a push kick.
The Poodle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mueller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mueller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Poodle.
Mueller lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mueller scores with a leg kick.
Mueller throws a body kick that misses.
Mueller lands a nice looking body kick.
Mueller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mueller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mueller feints and then cracks The Poodle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Poodle down.
Mueller throws a push kick but The Poodle slaps the foot to one side.
Mueller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Poodle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mueller.
Mueller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mueller lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Poodle will feel that in the morning.
Mueller scoring well with a low kick there.
Mueller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mueller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mueller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Poodle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mueller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mueller misses with a head kick.
Mueller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tommy The Poodle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mueller throws a leg kick which misses The Poodle's front leg but catches the back leg as The Poodle tries to avoid it.
Mueller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Poodle's calf.
Mueller keeps The Poodle at a distance using the push kick.
Mueller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mueller throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mueller.
Mueller feints and then cracks The Poodle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Poodle down.
Mueller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mueller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle 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.
The Poodle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mueller.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mueller.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mueller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mueller cracks the inside of The Poodle's front leg.
Mueller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mueller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mueller connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mueller.
Peter Mueller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Poodle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mueller. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mueller.
Mueller cracks the inside of The Poodle's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mueller thumps The Poodle with a low kick.
Mueller connects with a high kick.
The Poodle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mueller. Mueller obviously looking to wear him down.
Mueller scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Mueller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mueller 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Peter Mueller!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Peter Mueller!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Peter Mueller!
Peter Mueller wins by unanimous decision!
Peter Mueller is the new super heavyweight champion!
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