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RS 78 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JP Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamaneto Funaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamaneto Funaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
13 - 12 - 1 |
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150 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Alcano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamaneto Funaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funaki avoids the head kick by Alcano.
Funaki slips a jab and a cross from Alcano.
Funaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Alcano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Funaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alcano throws a right and a left that Funaki avoids nicely.
Alcano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alcano throws out a powerful jab.
Funaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
JP Alcano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcano misses with a few strikes there.
Alcano slaps away a takedown attempt from Funaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Funaki fails with a takedown attempt.
JP Alcano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamaneto Funaki.
Funaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alcano as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcano misses with a two punch combination.
Alcano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funaki moves away.
A combination from Alcano does no damage.
Alcano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alcano wants to slow Funaki down by chopping away at his legs.
Alcano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcano tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Alcano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alcano tries a head kick but it misses.
Alcano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alcano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alcano thows a body shot but no joy.
Alcano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Alcano. Those never looked like landing.
Alcano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alcano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alcano just misses with a punch to the body.
Alcano misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano gets tackled into the cage by Funaki. Funaki maintains the clinch.
Funaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alcano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alcano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Funaki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alcano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Funaki trying to control the action but Alcano is working from the bottom.
Alcano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ground and pound from Funaki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Funaki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Funaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alcano keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alcano tries to improve position but can't.
Funaki is looking to take a break and control but Alcano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alcano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alcano is trying to get back to full guard.
Funaki is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alcano regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Funaki.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Alcano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alcano misses with a series of wild punches.
Alcano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alcano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alcano wants it to stay on the feet.
Alcano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alcano throws a jab but it's blocked by Funaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Funaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Funaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alcano swivels and escapes.
Alcano feints a jab promting Funaki to slip. Alcano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Funaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcano misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - Alcano scores with a four punch combination!
Alcano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funaki.
Alcano scores with a hook to the body. Funaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Funaki is breathing heavily.
Funaki slips a jab from Alcano.
Funaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcano.
Funaki dives in and grabs Alcano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alcano pushes down on Funaki's head and hops out.
JP Alcano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamaneto Funaki.
Alcano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alcano misses with a double jab
and Funaki counters with a shoot takedown. Alcano fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funaki stopping the sweep attempt from Alcano.
Alcano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alcano is looking to stand up but Funaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Alcano has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Funaki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Funaki moves in looking to clinch but Alcano pushes him off.
Alcano throws a jab but it's blocked by Funaki.
Alcano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano throws a sloppy head kick and Funaki moves out of range easily.
Funaki avoids the head kick by Alcano.
Alcano goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Funaki looks for a takedown but Alcano sprawls well.
Funaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Alcano throws a sloppy head kick and Funaki moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Alcano.
Alcano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Funaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcano tries to sprawl but Funaki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alcano is trying to stand up here but Funaki is controlling him well.
Funaki throwing shots but Alcano is blocking nicely.
Funaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Funaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funaki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alcano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Funaki.
Alcano tries to kick Funaki off but Funaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Funaki slows the pace down in half guard.
Funaki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alcano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Funaki.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
JP Alcano dominated that second round.
That's time! Alcano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Funaki fails to land the takedown.
Alcano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Funaki.
Alcano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Funaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Alcano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Funaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Funaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alcano connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Alcano. That snapped Funaki's head back.
Alcano throws a sloppy head kick and Funaki moves out of range easily.
Alcano cracks Funaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alcano swinging wildly here.
Alcano lands a slapping body shot.
Alcano swings for the body but Funaki moves out of range.
Funaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab by Alcano.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Funaki is defended easily by Alcano.
JP Alcano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamaneto Funaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcano throws a head kick but Funaki moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alcano.
Alcano's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alcano duly obliges.
JP Alcano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funaki avoids the head kick by Alcano.
Alcano is looking to wear down Funaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alcano throws a right and a left that Funaki avoids nicely.
Funaki checks a low kick from Alcano.
Alcano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alcano throws a head kick but Funaki moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano throws a combination. Funaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Funaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alcano as he jumps to the side.
Alcano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funaki wants to clinch.
Alcano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alcano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Funaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alcano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alcano is fending him off so far but Funaki persists. Nope, Alcano circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Alcano.
JP Alcano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alcano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Funaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alcano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Funaki has time to react.
Funaki shoots in for a double leg but Alcano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Decent striking displayed by Alcano there.
Kamaneto Funaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alcano misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
JP Alcano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alcano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JP Alcano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laboy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It's Amazing by Kanye West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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| 171 cm
24
147 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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141 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henrique Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Laboy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo shoots for a takedown but Laboy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laboy lands a jab.
Laboy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laboy moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Laboy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldo pinned against the cage. Aldo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt.
Laboy misses the shot to the body.
Aldo tried to score with a low kick but Laboy checks it.
Oooooh!!! Laboy has knocked Aldo down with a huge combo! Laboy steps away and waves a wobbly Aldo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Aldo is rocked!
Laboy is stalking Aldo. Aldo circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Laboy, and it's lights out! Aldo really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Laboy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuuken Hoshikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ryuuken Hoshikawa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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23
199 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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26
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Lindberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuuken Hoshikawa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindberg 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.
Lindberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshikawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindberg.
Lindberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoshikawa avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hoshikawa lands a front kick.
Lindberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoshikawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindberg. Hoshikawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshikawa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lindberg is out of range and Hoshikawa settles back down.
Hoshikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Hoshikawa.
Good exchange - Lindberg coming out on top.
Hoshikawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lindberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lindberg gets tackled into the cage by Hoshikawa. Hoshikawa maintains the clinch.
Hoshikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hoshikawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshikawa crunches a lovely knee into Lindberg's ribcage.
Lindberg is breathing heavily.
Hoshikawa misses with a knee strike.
Lindberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoshikawa crunches a lovely knee into Lindberg's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hoshikawa obliges.
Hoshikawa tries a knee to the head but Lindberg blocks it.
Hoshikawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindbergs head.
Hoshikawa connects with a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa working Lindberg over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshikawa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the head but Hoshikawa blocks with his arms.
Hoshikawa leaning against his opponent.
Hoshikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lindberg's face.
Hoshikawa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hoshikawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoshikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshikawa trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshikawa stalling against the cage.
Hoshikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lindberg throws an elbow but misses.
Hoshikawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshikawa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hoshikawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hoshikawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lindberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoshikawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshikawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoshikawa with a knee to the head.
Lindberg misses with an elbow strike.
Hoshikawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindberg is defending well for now.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the head but Hoshikawa blocks with his arms.
Lindberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoshikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lindberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoshikawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshikawa just leaning against Lindberg, taking a breather.
Hoshikawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoshikawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Lindberg gets an underhook and turns Hoshikawa into the cage.
Hoshikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshikawa landing knees to the body.
Lindberg throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lindberg throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshikawa lands a knee to the head.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshikawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lindberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshikawa controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lindberg throws an elbow but misses.
Lindberg trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshikawa crunches a lovely knee into Lindberg's ribcage.
Lindberg managing to block the knees to the body from Hoshikawa.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but Hoshikawa blocks it.
Hoshikawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa with a knee to the head.
Lindberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshikawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindberg avoids the damage to the body.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but Hoshikawa blocks it.
Hoshikawa landing knees to the head.
Lindberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoshikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoshikawa blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lindberg as Hoshikawa tries to tie him up.
Lindberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoshikawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshikawa looking to throw knees to the head but Lindberg is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lindberg.
Hoshikawa leaning against his opponent.
Hoshikawa tries to land a knee to the head but Lindberg blocks with his arms.
Lindberg missing with knees to the body.
Hoshikawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoshikawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindberg is defending well for now.
Lindberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoshikawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshikawa lands a knee to the body.
Lindberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoshikawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoshikawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lindberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoshikawa blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoshikawa connects with a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Hoshikawa to work.
Lindberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoshikawa gets through Lindberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoshikawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lindberg throws out a loose jab but Hoshikawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoshikawa looks to land a combination but Lindberg avoids it well.
Lindberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Lindberg blocks the leg kick.
Hoshikawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindberg moves away.
Hoshikawa lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoshikawa. That's going to slow Lindberg down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshikawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hoshikawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Lindberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindberg. Hoshikawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshikawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoshikawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshikawa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoshikawa lands a nice hook to Lindberg's body. Lindberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshikawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lindberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa blocks a head kick by Lindberg.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Hoshikawa.
A head kick misses from Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa throws a head kick that misses
and Lindberg counters with a big head kick but Hoshikawa shrugs it off.
Hoshikawa moves out of range as Lindberg strikes.
Hoshikawa wants to clinch
and Lindberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoshikawa misses with a leg kick
and Lindberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoshikawa, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshikawa forces Lindberg back against the cage and clinches.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshikawa managing to block the knees to the body from Lindberg.
Lindberg looking to throw knees to the head but Hoshikawa is blocking nicely.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but Hoshikawa blocks it.
Hoshikawa lands a knee to the head.
Lindberg lands an elbow inside that Hoshikawa shrugs off.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoshikawa avoiding damage.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa dodges an elbow strike from Lindberg.
Hoshikawa scores with a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Lindberg.
Hoshikawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lindberg managing to block the knees to the body from Hoshikawa.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshikawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoshikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshikawa misses with a knee to the head.
Lindberg scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoshikawa managing to block the knees to the body from Lindberg.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoshikawa blocks an elbow strike.
Lindberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoshikawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoshikawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshikawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Lindberg won't want to take too many of those.
Hoshikawa avoids the elbow strike from Lindberg, against the cage.
Hoshikawa misses with a knee to the head.
Lindberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Hoshikawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoshikawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoshikawa digs a right hand into Lindberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lindberg's gas tank.
Hoshikawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoshikawa misses with a knee strike.
Lindberg misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lindberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hoshikawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindberg managing to block the knees to the body from Hoshikawa.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lindberg or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lindberg as Hoshikawa tries to tie him up.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but Hoshikawa blocks it.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshikawa crunches a lovely knee into Lindberg's ribcage.
Hoshikawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshikawa gets through Lindberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoshikawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lindberg.
Lindberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoshikawa working Lindberg over with knees to the body.
Lindberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoshikawa landing knees to the head.
Hoshikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Lindberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lindberg.
Lindberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa forces Lindberg back against the cage and clinches.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshikawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindberg.
Hoshikawa lands a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa tries a knee to the head but Lindberg blocks it.
Lindberg misses with a knee strike.
Hoshikawa connects with a knee to the head.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoshikawa avoids it.
Hoshikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the head but Hoshikawa blocks with his arms.
Hoshikawa landing knees to the head.
Hoshikawa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but Hoshikawa blocks it.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoshikawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoshikawa is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Hoshikawa.
Lindberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lindberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa landing knees to the head.
Lindberg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lindberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshikawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
Lindberg trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshikawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoshikawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lindberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Hoshikawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lindberg.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lindberg is keeping busy.
Lindberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoshikawa stalling in the clinch.
Lindberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lindberg looking to throw knees to the head but Hoshikawa is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoshikawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lindberg's face.
Lindberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lindberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hoshikawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoshikawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hoshikawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lindberg throws an elbow that misses.
Lindberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoshikawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoshikawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lindberg or not.
Hoshikawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoshikawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshikawa is trying to stall.
Hoshikawa dodges an elbow strike from Lindberg.
Lindberg trying to land knees to the body.
Lindberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoshikawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoshikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoshikawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindberg avoids the damage to the body.
Hoshikawa landing knees to the head.
Lindberg looking to throw knees to the head but Hoshikawa is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshikawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoshikawa avoiding damage as Lindberg throws knees to the body.
Lindberg trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Hoshikawa.
Hoshikawa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lindberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoshikawa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hoshikawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Hoshikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindberg looking to throw knees to the head but Hoshikawa is blocking nicely.
Lindberg looking to throw knees to the head but Hoshikawa is blocking nicely.
Lindberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoshikawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lindberg takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lindberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoshikawa's brow.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshikawa trying to land knees to the body.
Hoshikawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindberg avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoshikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshikawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Hoshikawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryuuken Hoshikawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshikawa landing knees to the head.
Hoshikawa tries to stall but Lindberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matt Lindberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lindberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoshikawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lindberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lindberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoshikawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lindberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoshikawa stalling in the clinch.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lindberg managing to block the knees to the body from Hoshikawa.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoshikawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lindberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoshikawa.
Lindberg being controlled against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuuken Hoshikawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoshikawa 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuuken Hoshikawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greer Morimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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24
175 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greer Morimune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josef Dietrich!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimune shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Morimune is pressing down on Dietrich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dietrich is holding on for now.
Dietrich gets full guard.
Dietrich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morimune trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dietrich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morimune manages to get himself to full guard.
Morimune is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dietrich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morimune is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morimune is trying to control. Dietrich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich is pressing down on Morimune's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morimune drops back looking for a leg! Dietrich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dietrich manages to kick Morimune off! Morimune jumps back into Dietrich's guard.
Morimune is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morimune won't allow Dietrich to sweep him here.
Dietrich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morimune gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dietrich keeping moving, preventing Morimune from controlling successfully.
Morimune drops back looking for a leg! Dietrich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dietrich manages to kick Morimune off! Morimune jumps back into Dietrich's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dietrich 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.
Dietrich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morimune gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dietrich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dietrich keeping full guard, as Morimune tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morimune trying to control but Dietrich is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich looking for a guillotine here but Morimune defends easily.
Morimune got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dietrich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morimune has managed to get both his arms back between Dietrich's legs - danger averted.
Dietrich keeping moving, preventing Morimune from controlling successfully.
Dietrich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morimune looking to pass the guard.
Dietrich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morimune doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morimune manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morimune trying to control but Dietrich is working from the bottom.
Morimune pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dietrich is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dietrich keeping moving, preventing Morimune from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dietrich is on top in guard.
Dietrich preventing the sweep.
Dietrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Morimune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Dietrich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dietrich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dietrich moves into the clinch.
Dietrich is trying to trip Morimune. He has hold of a leg but Morimune is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dietrich persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dietrich postures up.
Dietrich stopping the sweep attempt from Morimune.
Morimune had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dietrich defends it easily.
Dietrich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morimune's head.
Morimune can't keep his opponent in guard - Dietrich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morimune keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dietrich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimune is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morimune is staying active underneath Dietrich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dietrich is thwarting Morimune's attempts to control the position.
Morimune keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morimune wants to control but Dietrich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dietrich scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dietrich trying to control from half guard but Morimune is working away.
Dietrich is looking for a kimura here.
Dietrich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morimune defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morimune tries to get to full guard but Dietrich has control of the leg.
Dietrich thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Morimune to regain full guard.
Morimune working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dietrich.
Morimune trying to control the position.
Dietrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Morimune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morimune controls Dietrich momentarily but Dietrich frees himself.
Morimune has his foot on Dietrich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dietrich works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Morimune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dietrich cracks Morimune with a solid left hand.
Dietrich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dietrich drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dietrich jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morimune is trying to control the position but Dietrich postures up.
Dietrich slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dietrich is looking to work some ground and pound but Morimune has wrist control.
Dietrich postures up in Morimune's guard and throws a big left but Morimune blocks it.
Morimune has his foot on Dietrich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dietrich works his way back into a safe position though.
Morimune looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dietrich has picked Morimune up and slammed him! Morimune can't keep hold of the triangle and Dietrich manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich trying to control the action but Morimune is working from the bottom.
Morimune tries to buck Dietrich off but Dietrich is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dietrich throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dietrich lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dietrich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dietrich cracks Morimune with a big elbow.
Dietrich is trying to get an arm triangle but Morimune is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Morimune's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Dietrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Dietrich.
Dietrich lands a nice shot that snaps Morimune's head back.
Morimune gets the takedown into side control.
Dietrich is trying to work for a sweep but Morimune has mounted him!
Dietrich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dietrich is squirming around, avoiding Morimune's attempts to control the action.
Dietrich wants to control but Morimune is having none of it.
Morimune wants to finish this one by submission but Dietrich is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Morimune.
Dietrich is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimune trying to control but Dietrich is having none of it.
Dietrich is trying desperately to improve position.
Dietrich gets back to half guard.
Dietrich is staying active underneath Morimune, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dietrich wants to get back to full guard.
Morimune passes to full mount!
Dietrich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Josef Dietrich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimune tries to control but Dietrich wriggling away.
Morimune goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dietrich is on top in guard.
Josef Dietrich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dietrich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Morimune throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dietrich escapes and throws Morimune's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimune tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Dietrich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morimune is looking to get to half guard.
Morimune tries to lock up and control but Dietrich gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dietrich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morimune is squirming around, avoiding Dietrich's attempts to control the action.
Dietrich controlling the position easily from mount.
Morimune working to try and regain half guard.
Morimune is working hard here to advance position.
Greer Morimune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dietrich controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josef Dietrich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dietrich 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Dietrich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keizo Sawaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawaki has chosen 'Kodo' by The Yoshida Brothers as his entrance music. Keizo Sawaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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26
155 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Mayweather Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keizo Sawaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather Jr moves out of range as Sawaki strikes.
Mayweather Jr throws a hook but Sawaki blocks it.
Mayweather Jr misses the jab.
Sawaki slips a straight right by Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr misses with the combination.
Mayweather Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sawaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mayweather Jr is out of range.
Mayweather Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sawaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Sawaki ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mayweather Jr is defended easily by Sawaki.
Sawaki throws a lazy right hand but Mayweather Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sawaki misses with a hook. Mayweather Jr ducked under it nicely.
Mayweather Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sawaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayweather Jr thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sawaki dives in and grabs Mayweather Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayweather Jr pushes down on Sawaki's head and hops out.
Mayweather Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sawaki's waist but Sawaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mayweather Jr off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Mayweather Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sawaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayweather Jr throws out the jab.
Sawaki stuffs the takedown.
Sawaki throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sawaki walks into a jab.
Mayweather Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sawaki momentarily.
Sawaki misses with a looping right.
Mayweather Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Mayweather Jr misses.
Sawaki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mayweather Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Mayweather Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Mayweather Jr is looking to control Sawaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mayweather Jr avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr wants to improve his position but Sawaki is controlling well.
Mayweather Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr wants to improve his position but Sawaki is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr is trying to stand back up but Sawaki is controlling him
Mayweather Jr trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mayweather Jr controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mayweather Jr wants to control but Sawaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mayweather Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Sawaki wants to pass to mount but Mayweather Jr is defending the position.
Mayweather Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Mayweather Jr won't allow Sawaki to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayweather Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Sawaki is looking to stall here but Mayweather Jr recovers full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Sawaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sawaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayweather Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mayweather Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sawaki misses with an uppercut.
Mayweather Jr sizes up Sawaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mayweather Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Sawaki is just out of range.
Mayweather Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sawaki walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sawaki.
Sawaki slips a straight right by Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr connects with a single shot there.
Mayweather Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mayweather Jr takes a swing at Sawaki's ribcage but misses.
Mayweather Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawaki misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Sawaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sawaki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mayweather Jr is trying to defend but Sawaki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sawaki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mayweather Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mayweather Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayweather Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sawaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Sawaki is proving a slippery customer.
Sawaki stopping the sweep attempt from Mayweather Jr.
Sawaki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is working from the bottom.
Mayweather Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sawaki defends well.
Mayweather Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sawaki defends well.
Mayweather Jr wants to improve his position but instead Sawaki has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mayweather Jr wants to improve his position but Sawaki is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sawaki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sawaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mayweather Jr moves into full guard.
Mayweather Jr looking to control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mayweather Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sawaki throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sawaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Sawaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayweather Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mayweather Jr throws a hook but Sawaki avoids it easily.
Mayweather Jr 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.
Mayweather Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Mayweather Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Sawaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sawaki walks into a stiff left hand from Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr clobbers Sawaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sawaki tries a low kick but Mayweather Jr avoids it.
Mayweather Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sawaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather Jr.
Good shot there by Sawaki.
Sawaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayweather Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sawaki.
Nice sprawl there from Sawaki as Mayweather Jr shoots in.
Mayweather Jr misses with a straight right.
Mayweather Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Sawaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayweather Jr throws out the jab.
Mayweather Jr connects with a single shot there.
Sawaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayweather Jr.
A big left from Mayweather Jr misses.
Sawaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sawaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mayweather Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Mayweather Jr misses.
Sawaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayweather Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawaki throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki misses with a hook to the body
and Mayweather Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sawaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather Jr.
Sawaki misses with a hook. Mayweather Jr ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Sawaki misses.
Mayweather Jr misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mayweather Jr defending well as Sawaki loads up on a big left hand.
Mayweather Jr throws a hook but Sawaki blocks it.
Mayweather Jr misses with the combination.
Mayweather Jr avoids the body shot from Sawaki.
Mayweather Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Sawaki throws a hook but Mayweather Jr blocks it.
Mayweather Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr shoots in for a double leg but Sawaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mayweather Jr misses the shot to the body.
Mayweather Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mayweather Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Mayweather Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Sawaki's head.
Mayweather Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sawaki throws a hook but Mayweather Jr avoids it easily.
Mayweather Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Sawaki counter with a right hand.
Sawaki slips under a jab.
Floyd Mayweather Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayweather Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mayweather Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sawaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr throws a shot from downtown. Sawaki moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Mayweather Jr.
Nice defenses there by Sawaki.
Sawaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayweather Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Sawaki counters with a single leg into guard. Mayweather Jr didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sawaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayweather Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mayweather Jr has his foot on Sawaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sawaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Sawaki passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayweather Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Mayweather Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Yamazaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
215 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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22
216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Yamazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kayne!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kayne misses with a body shot.
Yamazaki slips a straight right by Kayne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamazaki. Kayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamazaki moves away from the strike by Kayne.
Kayne digs a good hook to Yamazaki's body.
Yamazaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kayne, right into the meat.
Kayne moves out of range of the body kick from Yamazaki.
Kayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Kayne misses with a two punch combination.
Kayne lands a slapping body shot.
Yamazaki tries to clinch there but Kayne circles away.
Yamazaki slips under a jab from Kayne.
Kayne cracks Yamazaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yamazaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Kayne misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kayne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kayne. Yamazaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamazaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kayne throws out the jab.
Kayne misses the jab.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kayne works over Yamazaki's head and body with a nice combination.
Kayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamazaki is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamazaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kayne throws a body punch but Yamazaki moves out of range.
Kayne fakes the leg kick and cracks Yamazaki in the body.
Yamazaki avoids the body shot from Kayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamazakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamazaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Kayne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yamazaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Kayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kayne lands with a nice body kick.
Kayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamazaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kayne.
Kayne lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kayne.
Kayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayne feints and then cracks Yamazaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamazaki down.
Kayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kayne scores with a nice strike.
Yamazaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kayne can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kayne digs a good hook to Yamazaki's body.
Kayne connects with a single shot there.
Kayne lands a slapping body shot.
Yamazaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kayne connects with a body shot that sends Yamazaki's belly button to the back.
Yamazaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Kayne.
Yamazaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kayne finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamazaki's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayne misses with a body shot.
Kayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Kayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamazaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kayne.
Kayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kayne lands a left and a right that send Yamazaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Kayne thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Kazushi Yamazaki has been cut.
Yamazaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kayne misses with a wild body shot.
Kayne throws a leg kick which misses Yamazaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamazaki tries to avoid it.
Kayne works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamazaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamazaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Kayne tests Yamazaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamazaki.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Yamazaki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamazaki clinches up against the cage.
Kayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki is looking to clinch.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab
and Kayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamazaki defending well as Kayne loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kayne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamazaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kayne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab.
Kayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kazushi Yamazaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kayne lands with a kick to the temple. Yamazaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kayne misses the shot to the body.
Kayne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kayne throws a nice looking combination but Yamazaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kayne misses the shot to the body.
Kayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamazaki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kayne cracks Yamazaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kayne throws a head kick that Yamazaki semi-blocks.
Kayne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kayne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kayne lands a slapping body shot.
Kayne lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kayne scores with a spinning back kick!
Kayne scores with a body shot.
Kayne lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamazaki's head.
Kayne misses the shot to the body.
Kayne with a nice cross.
Kayne lands a really nice looking cross but Yamazaki seems unphased.
Kayne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamazaki counters with a nice body shot.
Kayne throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamazaki counters with a big head kick but Kayne shrugs it off.
Kayne keeps Yamazaki at a distance using the push kick.
Kayne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamazaki.
Kayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kayne catches Yamazaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayne feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Yamazaki sprawling to the canvas! Yamazaki rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kayne finish him?!
Yamazaki is rocked!
Kayne connects with a body shot that sends Yamazaki's belly button to the back.
Oh Yamazaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamazaki.
Kayne digs a good body shot into Yamazaki's ribs.
Yamazaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Kayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayne connects with a body shot.
Kayne drops Yamazaki with a beautiful combination! Yamazaki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kayne is looking for the KO!
Yamazaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yamazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Kayne lands a big uppercut and Yamazaki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yamazaki looks OK. Kayne waves Yamazaki back to his feet!
Yamazaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kayne.
Yamazaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Kayne catches Yamazaki right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayne thumps Yamazaki with a low kick.
Yamazaki 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.
Yamazaki needs to keep his hands up - Kayne had a free shot at his head there.
Mark Kayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kayne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamazaki on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kayne. That's going to slow Yamazaki down.
Kayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kayne 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.
Kayne cracks Yamazaki with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yamazaki looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Kayne finish him?
Kayne fakes the body blow, causing Yamazaki to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Yamazaki goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Kayne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wells Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel's entrance music is "Backlash" by Front Line Assembly. A fine choice. Lice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sepultura - Refuse/Resist kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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137 lbs
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146 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wells Dengel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lice circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dengel.
Lice gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dengel throwing strikes but missing.
Dengel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lice can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dengel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dengel trying to control the position from guard on top but Lice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dengel throws and elbow that misses. Lice uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dengel's guard. Nice move by Lice!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice wants to control from the top but Dengel keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dengel holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lice is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dengel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dengel tries to clinch up.
Lice leaves Dengel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dengel tries to clinch but Lice moves out of range.
Lice swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel dives in and grabs Lice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lice pushes down on Dengel's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wells Dengel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lice plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dengel moves out of range of the body kick from Lice.
Dengel tries to clinch there but Lice circles away.
Dengel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lice is looking to chop away at Dengel's legs.
Lice thows a leg kick but Dengel checks it
and Dengel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lice!
Lice wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dengel.
Dengel jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Lice is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lice and Dengel has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dengel 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.
Dengel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel trying to control the position but Lice is working away.
Lice is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lice prevents Dengel from improving position.
Dengel working the ground and pound but Lice is defending the strikes.
Lice tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dengel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dengel misses with the ground and pound.
Lice being controlled for a moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Wells Dengel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dengel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dengel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dengel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lice is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dengel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dengel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice tries to close the distance and clinch but Dengel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Lice is predictable there
and Dengel counters with a thumping low kick.
Dengel tries to clinch up but Lice circles away and keeps his distance.
Wells Dengel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dengel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lice as he avoids it easily.
Dengel tries for a takedown but Lice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wells Dengel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dengel shoots in and drives through. Lice sprawls well.
Dengel with a poor takedown
and Lice makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice takedown defense from Lice. No joy for Dengel on that attempt.
A slow jab from Lice misses its intended target.
Dengel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lice as he jumps to the side.
Dengel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lice counters with a right hand to the body.
Dengel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel fails with a takedown attempt.
Lice cracks the inside of Dengel's front leg.
Dengel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dengel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lice as he jumps to the side.
Dengel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lice throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dengel is rocked!
It looks like Wells Dengel has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lice clinches up against the cage.
Dengel pushes off an throws an elbow but Lice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lice.
Lice presses Dengel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dengel throws an elbow but misses.
Dengel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lice.
Lice lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Dengel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lice lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dengel throws an elbow that misses.
Lice pushes Dengel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dengel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dengel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dengel tries to circle away but Lice has him pinned against the cage.
Dengel seems to have got his legs back now.
Lice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lice presses Dengel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lice avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Lice.
Dengel tries to land knees in the clinch but Lice avoids the damage to the body.
Lice displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dengel up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lice scores with a hook to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Lice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wells Dengel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dengel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lice tries a head kick but it misses.
Dengel misses with a takedown attempt - Lice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dengel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dengel shoots in looking for a takedown but Lice manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dengel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wells Dengel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dengel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lice swivels and escapes.
Dengel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lice.
Dengel looks to clinch
and Lice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lice does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lice lands a leg kick that knocks Dengel off balance momentarily.
Dengel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dengel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lice lands a head shot.
Lice throws a leg kick but Dengel moved away.
Dengel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dengel motions for Lice to come forward. Dengel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dengel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Dengel is predictable there
and Lice counters with a body kick that stops Dengel in his tracks momentarily.
Dengel shoots in but no luck this time.
Lice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lice tries to clinch up but Dengel circles away and keeps his distance.
Dengel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dengel somewhat.
No luck for Dengel with that takedown attempt.
Lice lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dengel.
Lice misses the shot to the body.
Lice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dengel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lice moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lice as he avoids it easily.
Lice keeps the fight on the outside.
Lice gets caught flat footed, as Dengel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dengel wants to control from the top but Lice keeps moving.
Lice wants to sweep here but Dengel controlling him for the moment.
Dengel connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bimbo Lice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimbo Lice!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sancho Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zola comes into the arena with Black Crow On A Tombstone by Satyricon blaring out of the sound system. Pizarro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Globus - Europa (Instrumental Version) . 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sancho Zola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola throws a hook but Pizarro avoids it easily.
Zola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pizarro as he jumps to the side.
Pizarro moves into range and clinches up with Zola.
A right hand to the body from Pizarro.
Zola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pizarro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zola's hands.
Zola throws a hook but Pizarro avoids it easily.
Pizarro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pizarro taking a breather here.
Pizarro is looking to take a break and control but Zola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pizarro trying to control the action but Zola is working from the bottom.
Zola on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pizarro has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Zola is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pizarro yanks on the arm and Zola is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pizarro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dionicio Pizarro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perry Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes to the cage accompanied by Solitaire Unraveling. Ripgut has chosen Abominable Putridity - Throat Fisting Abortion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Perry Cox has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Perry Cox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ripgut.
Ripgut closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Ripgut.
Cox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cox misses with a body shot
and Ripgut counters with a good low kick that Cox was not able to check.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cox.
Ripgut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cox throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Ripgut.
Cox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ripgut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cox.
A low kick from Ripgut is predictable there
letting Cox counter with a right hand.
Cox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ripgut. Ripgut obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Cox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perry Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripgut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cox.
Cox misses with a low kick.
Ripgut tries to clinch there but Cox circles away.
Cox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ripgut manages to avoid it.
Cox throws a looping overhand right but Ripgut ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses with an uppercut. Ripgut saw that one coming.
Ripgut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ripgut lands a leg kick that knocks Cox off balance momentarily.
Ripgut throws a leg kick
and Cox counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripgut moves forwards but Cox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Ripgut misses with a low kick as Cox jumps back.
Ripgut turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cox avoids the head kick by Ripgut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ripgut.
Cox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ripgut was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Cox misses with a body shot.
Ripgut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ripgut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ripgut moves to clinch but Cox breaks away
enabling Cox to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Cox misses.
Ripgut swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cox counters with a low kick, right behind Ripgut 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Cox misses
and Ripgut counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cox's knee momentarily.
Ripgut tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Cox.
Ripgut wants to clinch
and Cox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Cox dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ripgut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ripgut misses with a low kick.
Ripgut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cox.
Ripgut slips a jab from Cox.
Cox throws a hook to the side of Ripgut's head but Ripgut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ripgut closes the distance but Cox moves to the side
and Cox counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripgut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ripgut throws a hook but Cox blocks it.
Ripgut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Cox as the two fighters clinch.
Cox lands with a short shot to the head.
Cox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cox dodges an elbow strike from Ripgut.
Cox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ripgut misses with an elbow over the top.
Ripgut trying to land knees to the body.
Cox trying to control the position but instead, Ripgut has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cox into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ripgut throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ripgut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ripgut trying to land knees to the body.
Ripgut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Cox.
Ripgut is breathing heavily.
Ripgut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cox blocks it with crossed arms.
Ripgut letting Cox take a breather here.
A right hook to the body lands for Cox.
Cox is trying to break the clinch but Ripgut has him pressed against the cage.
Cox can't find room to land a body shot as Ripgut controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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!
Cox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ripguts head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Cox.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Cox avoids the damage to the body.
Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cox's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cox duly obliges.
Nice body punch from Cox.
Cox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ripgut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cox.
Cox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cox swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripgut.
Cox takes a swing at Ripgut's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox jabs at Ripgut's body.
Cox just misses with a punch to the body.
Ripgut on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cox looks to land a right hand but Ripgut moved out of range.
Cox connects with a single shot there.
Cox scores with a hook.
Ripgut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Ripgut takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cox looks to land a right hand but Ripgut moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut scores with a leg kick.
Ripgut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ripgut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ripgut was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Cox cracks a nice hook into Ripgut's ribs.
Ripgut feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cox's calf.
Cox 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cox misses with a hook. Ripgut ducked under it nicely.
Cox throws an overhand right that lands on Ripgut's shoulder, as Ripgut tries to avoid the shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Cox dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Cox misses
and Ripgut counters with a body kick that stops Cox in his tracks momentarily.
Ripgut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cox throws a hook but Ripgut avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Cox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ripgut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ripgut throws a head kick that misses
and Cox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cox looks to score with a jab to the body but Ripgut is just out of range.
Ripgut wants to slow Cox down by chopping away at his legs.
Cox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perry Cox is winning the standup battle so far.
Cox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Cox misses.
A big right from Cox misses.
Decent striking displayed by Cox there.
Cox scores with a nice right hand.
Cox throws an overhand right that lands on Ripgut's shoulder, as Ripgut tries to avoid the shot.
Ripgut looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cox throws a right hand that Ripgut ducks under and follows up with a left that Ripgut also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut is looking to clinch.
Ripgut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cox.
Ripgut takes one on the button.
Ripgut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ripgut staying out of range there.
That kick from Ripgut tenderised Cox's leg. Cox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cox throws a body punch but Ripgut moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cox. Ripgut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ripgut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a hook but Ripgut blocks it.
Cox lands a lovely overhand right.
Ripgut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cox.
Cox misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Cox. Those never looked like landing.
Cox lands with an overhand left.
Ripgut ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Ripgut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ripgut tries to clinch but Cox moves out of range.
Cox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ripgut can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Cox coming out on top.
Cox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ripgut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ripgut throws a leg kick but Cox moved away.
Cox checks a leg kick.
Cox throws an overhand right that lands on Ripgut's shoulder, as Ripgut tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy body kick from Ripgut
and Ripgut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripgut defending well as Cox loads up on a big left hand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Cox clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ripgut thows a leg kick but Cox checks it
and Cox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ripgut looks to throw a body kick
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Ripgut is predictable there
and Cox counters with a nice uppercut.
Cox takes a swing at Ripgut's ribcage but misses.
Ripgut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ripgut throws a head kick that Cox semi-blocks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cox throws a body punch but Ripgut moves out of range.
Cox checks a leg kick.
Ripgut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox throws out a loose jab but Ripgut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripgut throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ripgut has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ripgut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Ripgut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cox.
Cox looks to land a right hand but Ripgut moved out of range.
Ripgut throws a chopping leg kick but Cox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ripgut scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws the left hand but Ripgut avoids the punch easily.
Ripgut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cox checks it well.
Ripgut throws an overhand right that lands on Cox's shoulder, as Cox tries to avoid the shot.
Ripgut looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ripgut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Ripgut lands a nice looking body shot.
Ripgut throws a leg kick but Cox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ripgut tries to clinch there but Cox circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ripgut connects with an inside leg kick.
Ripgut scores with a leg kick.
Cox scores with a body shot.
Cox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ripgut counters with an inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cox avoids the body shot from Ripgut.
Ripgut misses with a head kick.
Ripgut looks to clinch
and Cox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox scores with a jab to the head.
Cox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cox connects with a solid leg kick.
Ripgut ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Ripgut works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cox blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Cox misses
and Ripgut counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripgut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ripgut is looking to slow Cox down with leg kicks.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Ripgut dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Ripgut.
Ripgut lands a leg kick that knocks Cox off balance momentarily.
Ripgut gets a clinch.
Ripgut scores a nice knee to the body.
Cox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ripgut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the head but Cox blocks with his arms.
Cox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ripgut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cox avoids it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ripgut lands a knee to the body.
Ripgut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ripgut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ripgut misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox avoiding damage as Ripgut throws knees to the body.
Ripgut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sean Ripgut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ripgut works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ripgut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ripgut avoiding damage.
Cox avoiding damage as Ripgut throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ripgut throws an elbow but misses.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cox tries a body shot but Ripgut blocks it.
Ripgut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ripgut or not.
Cox is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripgut has double underhooks.
Cox digs a right hand underneath Ripgut's ribcage. Ripgut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cox misses with a punch to the body.
Cox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cox tries to throw a body punch but Ripgut avoids it by throwing Cox back against the cage.
Ripgut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ripgut landing knees to the head.
Ripgut landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut lands a nice knee to the body.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cox managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripgut obliges.
Ripgut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cox stalling in the clinch but Ripgut improves position.
Ripgut is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ripgut is leaning against Cox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ripgut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ripgut landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripgut obliges.
Ripgut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ripgut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ripgut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cox's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Ripgut.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Cox avoids the damage to the body.
Ripgut lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox takes an elbow to the temple.
Ripgut lands an elbow inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ripgut. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ripgut keeps control of Cox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ripgut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cox.
Ripgut misses with an elbow strike.
Ripgut working Cox over with knees to the body.
Ripgut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ripgut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cox tries a body shot but Ripgut blocks it.
Ripgut lands an elbow inside that Cox shrugs off.
Cox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ripgut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cox blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Ripgut.
Cox has a couple of punches blocked by Ripgut.
Ripgut lands a good knee to the midsection. Cox won't want to take too many of those.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Cox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cox tries to stall but Ripgut uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cox avoiding damage as Ripgut throws knees to the body.
Ripgut taking a breather.
Sean Ripgut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ripgut blocks an uppercut.
Cox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ripgut crunches a lovely knee into Cox's ribcage.
Ripgut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cox's face.
Cox looking to stall.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripgut obliges.
Ripgut misses with a knee to the head.
Ripgut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cox lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the head but Cox blocks with his arms.
Cox breaks from the clinch.
Ripgut is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Ripgut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shina Aoyki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shina Aoyki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero misses with a low kick.
Zero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aoyki.
Aoyki throws a leg kick
and Zero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zero slips nicely into half guard.
Aoyki looking for submissions off his back.
Aoyki is in trouble now - Zero has advanced to mount!
Aoyki is squirming around, avoiding Zero's attempts to control the action.
Zero jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Aoyki manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Aoyki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero advances nicely into full mount.
Zero moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Aoyki has worked his arm free - good work by Aoyki!
Zero tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Aoyki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aoyki manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zero is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aoyki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aoyki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aoyki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zero's face.
Aoyki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aoyki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zero is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Aoyki.
Aoyki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aoyki lands a big shot there that rocks Zero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zero is rocked!
Aoyki unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Zero wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Aoyki celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shina Aoyki!
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