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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nigel Uno!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai keeps the fight on the outside.
Uno fails with the takedown.
Sakurai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sakurai sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Uno to the ground! Sakurai dives into full mount looking to finish!
Uno is rocked!
It looks like Nigel Uno has been cut.
Uno should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Uno takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sakurai's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hayato Sakurai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Hatayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Fierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatayama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hard Times. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Hatayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taylor Fierre!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatayama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fierre misses with a looping right.
Fierre tries for a takedown but Hatayama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hatayama defending well as Fierre loads up on a big left hand.
Fierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fierre looks to land a left hand but Hatayama moved out of range nicely.
Hatayama ducks under a wild hook from Fierre.
Fierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fierre connects with a looping right hand.
Fierre throws a looping overhand right but Hatayama ducks down to avoid it.
Fierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatayama.
Fierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fierre throws a lazy uppercut
and Hatayama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fierre misses with a low kick.
Hatayama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hatayama misses.
Taylor Fierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatayama throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fierre counter with a right hand.
Hatayama scores with a jab. Fierre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatayama counters with a nice leg kick.
Hatayama fails with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Fierre scores with a four punch combination!
Hatayama is rocked!
Fierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatayama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hatayama counters with a thumping low kick.
Hatayama waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fierre cracks Hatayama with a good jab.
Fierre connects with the punch.
Hatayama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fierre counters with a series of strikes. Hatayama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Hatayama counters with a right hand to the body.
Fierre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hatayama. Hatayama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hatayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Fierre is just out of range.
Fierre jabs Hatayama right on the nose. Hatayama blinks but takes it well.
Fierre misses with a kick to the body.
Fierre throws an off balance right hand
and Hatayama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Hatayama.
Hatayama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fierre throws a push kick but Hatayama slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatayama misses with a hook.
Hatayama avoids the head kick by Fierre.
Hatayama scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hatayama trying to control the position but Fierre is working away.
Fierre is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hatayama's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hatayama is breathing heavily.
Fierre wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatayama is keen to just control but Fierre is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fierre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fierre.
Fierre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hatayama stacks Fierre on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hatayama!
Fierre parries the strikes from Hatayama easily there. Hatayama is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fierre to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama trying to control the position but Fierre is working away.
Fierre is trying to improve his position.
Fierre manages to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Hatayama seems content to control.
Fierre is looking to improve his position.
Fierre gets full guard.
Hatayama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hatayama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fierre had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hatayama is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fierre Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hatayama's back instead.
Hatayama rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama is looking for a sweep. Fierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fierre seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hatayama is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Taylor Fierre!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Makosa Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku comes to the cage accompanied by Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi. Jon Snow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makosa Michinoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow throws a head kick but Michinoku moves out of range.
Michinoku scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Michinoku in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snow is not content to let Michinoku control the position.
Michinoku working away.
Snow is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Michinoku is staying active.
Snow is trying to improve his position.
Snow is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Michinoku trying to control the position but Snow is working away.
Snow is looking to reverse the position.
Michinoku working the body and head with strikes.
Snow stops Michinoku from passing to mount.
Michinoku working the ground and pound from side control.
Michinoku 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku laying and praying for a moment but Snow takes advantage and regains half guard.
Snow wants to improve his position but Michinoku is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Michinoku in particular looking to stall.
Michinoku throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Michinoku.
Michinoku is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Michinoku winds up and cracks Snow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Snow tries to get to full guard but Michinoku has control of the leg.
Michinoku wants to take a breather but Snow is having none of it.
Michinoku seems to be looking for submissions.
Michinoku lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Michinoku not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Michinoku is controlling the pace.
Snow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Michinoku scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snow swats away the attempt to clinch by Michinoku.
Snow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Snow keeping full guard, as Michinoku tries to pass.
Michinoku is breathing heavily.
Snow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michinoku thows a big elbow that misses.
Michinoku looking to sit in guard and control but Snow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Snow with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Michinoku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Snow.
Makosa Michinoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow looks for a takedown but Michinoku sprawls well.
Michinoku looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Snow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snow keeping moving, preventing Michinoku from controlling successfully.
Michinoku lands a couple of digs.
Michinoku keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Snow's head.
Snow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Michinoku wants to pass the guard but Snow is keeping the position.
Michinoku postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Michinoku is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Snow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Michinoku works over Snow with some ground and pound from guard.
Snow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michinoku is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Michinoku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Snow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michinoku's guard.
Michinoku has momentary wrist control but Snow slips an elbow through the middle.
Snow wants to control from the top but Michinoku keeps moving.
Snow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Snow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michinoku keeping full guard, as Snow tries to pass.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Michinoku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michinoku looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Snow!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snow wants to hold on but Michinoku pushes him away.
Michinoku in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Snow is in a horrible position here. Michinoku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Michinoku prevents Snow from getting the reversal.
Michinoku lands a nice shot to the head.
Snow can't escape the position.
Michinoku working the ground and pound effectively.
Michinoku cracks Snow with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Michinoku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Snow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Michinoku scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Snow?
Snow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Michinoku connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Snow gets back to half guard.
Michinoku drops an elbow to the side of Snow's head.
Michinoku is looking to advance position but Snow won't allow it.
Michinoku is keen to just control but Snow is a slippery customer.
Michinoku takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Michinoku lands a nice short elbow.
Michinoku working the head and body with strikes.
Snow is rocked!
Snow tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Michinoku has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Michinoku in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Snow is still in real trouble! Can Michinoku finish him?
Snow takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Michinoku's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makosa Michinoku!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuai Jiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Mok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuai Jiao!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Jiao.
Mok doesn't manage to clinch there - Jiao circles away.
Mok is looking to clinch but Jiao is avoiding it.
Jiao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jiao shoots in but Mok avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jiao shoots in for a double leg but Mok sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jiao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mok.
Jiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Mok.
Mok takes the fight into the clinch.
Jiao missing with knees to the body.
Jiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Mok has double underhooks.
Mok scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Shuai Jiao has been cut.
Mok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiao fails with a takedown attempt.
Jason Mok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shuai Jiao.
Jiao looks gassed!
Mok keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mok lands with a nice body punch.
Jiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mok drives through and clinches with Jiao against the cage.
Jiao tries to pull guard but Mok won't allow it.
Mok looking to throw knees to the head but Jiao is blocking nicely.
Jiao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mok pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jiao drops Mok with a nice combination! Jiao dives into Mok's guard, looking to finish!
Mok is rocked!
Jiao is stalling in the full guard.
Oh Mok is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jiao stands up and waves to Mok to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Mok tries to clinch there but Jiao circles away.
Jiao shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Mok is on queer street and Jiao is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Shuai Jiao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Prost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fei Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prost kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained. Fei Li will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Prost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fei Li!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Li wants to clinch.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Prost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prost closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Li is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Prost scoring with punches from side control.
Li wants to get back to his feet but Prost drags him back down.
Li tries to improve position but can't.
Prost is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Li knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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!
Li is looking to reverse the position.
Li wants to get back to his feet but Prost drags him back down.
Prost looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Prost landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Li is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Prost lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prost working the head with strikes.
Prost working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Prost creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Li is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li looks gassed!
Li is trying to control Prost's posture but Prost avoids it.
Li is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Prost has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Prost has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Li is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Prost yanks on the arm and Li is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Prost.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Prost!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen 2pac- Nigga Ready For War as his entrance music. Bruno Ferro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Colby Henderson's chin.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Ferro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colby Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Ferro shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson scores with a hook.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Ferro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Ferro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Ferro shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferro shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ferro shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ferro is breathing heavily.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Henderson duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Ferro avoids nicely.
Henderson jabs at Ferro's body.
Bruno Ferro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferro slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferro tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Ferro.
Ferro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Ferro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Ferro or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.
Ferro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Ferro moves out of range.
Ferro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ferro. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ferro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Ferro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ferro checks a leg kick.
Ferro avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferro shoots for a double leg takedown but Henderson sprawls well. He's pushed Ferro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Ferro counters with a head kick. That will keep Henderson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Henderson. No joy for Ferro on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ferro fails to land the takedown.
Ferro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Ferro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Colby Henderson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Ferro shoots in.
Ferro fails to land the takedown.
Ferro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Ferro shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferro shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ferro closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Ferro pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ferro shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferro. Ferro gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferro looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Ferro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferro fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferro shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Ferro shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferro shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Henderson scores with a one two! Ferro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ferro closes the distance and clinches up with Henderson, looking for a takedown. Ferro pushes Henderson against the cage but Henderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ferro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferro shoots for a double leg takedown but Henderson sprawls well. He's pushed Ferro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferro misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferro tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Ferro misses with a double jab
and Henderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Henderson lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferro has his takedown stuffed
and Henderson counters with a left hand that sends Ferro to the canvas!
Ferro is rocked!
Ferro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oh Ferro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson stands up from Ferro's guard - Henderson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ferro seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson swinging wilding here.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ferro has his takedown stuffed
and Henderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henderson.
Henderson trying to control but Ferro is working from the bottom.
Ferro 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.
Henderson gets to his feet. Ferro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Henderson catches Ferro right on the button with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henderson, as that shot connected.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ferro misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ferro moves out of range of the body kick from Henderson.
Ferro tries for a takedown but Henderson circles away easily
so Henderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Ferro looking for a triangle here. Henderson is fighting it but it looks tight! Ferro pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Henderson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruno Ferro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masakazu Imanari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Walker!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Imanari with that takedown attempt.
Imanari fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakazu Imanari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Imanari shoots in.
Imanari looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Imanari throws a head kick that misses.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imanari misses with a wild body shot.
Imanari shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Imanari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Imanari.
Imanari shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Imanari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Imanari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Imanari 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.
Imanari is looking for a kimura here.
Imanari is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Imanari is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking for a sweep. Imanari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Imanari tries to pass to full mount but Walker defends it.
Walker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walker wants to control but Imanari is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Imanari connects with a nice short shot to Walker's temple.
Walker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Imanari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Imanari is looking for a kimura but Walker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Imanari to get the leverage.
Walker is pressing down on Imanari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Imanari has gone for a leg lock! Walker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Imanari's guard.
Walker gets to his feet - Imanari follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari fails with a takedown attempt.
Imanari swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Imanari jumps guard but Walker stands there with Imanari around his waist. Imanari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Imanari tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Imanari is looking to wear down Walker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Imanari looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is working for a kimura but Walker is defending it quite comfortably.
Imanari looks to land a strike but Walker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Imanari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Imanari postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walker keeping full guard, as Imanari tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Imanari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Imanari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Imanari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Walker's guard.
Imanari working over Walker with some ground and pound. Walker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Imanari works his foot free and advances to mount.
Walker is trying to escape the mount.
Walker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Imanari fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Imanari throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Walker has his hands clasped together but Imanari breaks the hold and Walker is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Imanari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masakazu Imanari!
Masakazu Imanari is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Franklin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Filho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho misses with a looping left.
Filho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Filho trying to pass the guard but Franklin defending well.
Filho throwing shots but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Filho thows a huge punch but Franklin dodges it nicely.
Filho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Filho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Filho slips a nice elbow through Franklin's hands, connecting with Franklin's forehead.
Filho is working for a kimura but Franklin is defending it quite comfortably.
Filho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Franklin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Filho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Franklin's head.
Franklin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Filho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho trying to mount his opponent but Franklin defends it.
Filho looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Filho wants to pass the guard but Franklin is defending well.
Filho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filho lands with a punch from half guard.
Filho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Franklin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Filho scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Filho stops Franklin from getting back to his feet.
Franklin trying to control here.
Filho working over Franklin with some ground and pound. Franklin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Filho is working for a submission of some sort.
Filho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Filho is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho throwing shots but Franklin is blocking nicely.
Filho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Filho wants to work for an arm triangle but Franklin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Filho scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Franklin wants to get back to full guard.
Franklin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Filho.
Filho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Franklin's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Filho throws a body punch but Franklin moves out of range.
Filho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Franklin tries to clinch but Filho moves out of range.
Franklin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Filho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Filho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looking to control.
Filho wants to pass the guard but Franklin is keeping the position.
Franklin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Filho is pushing down on Franklin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Franklin is fighting to maintain full guard but Filho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Filho scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Franklin is trying to stand.
Filho 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.
Franklin has hold of Filho's hands but Filho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Franklin missing with punches from the bottom.
Filho prevents Franklin from standing back up.
Franklin is looking for a sweep. Filho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Franklin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Franklin.
Filho thows a big elbow that misses.
Filho looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Filho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franklin in his tracks.
Franklin ducks under a wild hook from Filho.
Filho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Horrible takedown by Franklin or perhaps it was just good defense by Filho which made him look bad.
Franklin shoots in and bounces Filho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Franklin tries to stand but Filho is controlling from the bottom.
Franklin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Filho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Franklin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filho throws a big right hand that misses.
Filho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franklin is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Franklin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Franklin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Filho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Filho is looking to work some ground and pound but Franklin has wrist control.
Filho postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Franklin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Filho, into his guard.
Filho wants to sweep but no luck.
Filho is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Franklin frees his head nicely. Oh but Filho has switched to an armbar! Franklin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Paulo Filho!
Paulo Filho retains his middleweight title!
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