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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merrimac Mjolnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim ILJONG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Merrimac Mjolnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim ILJONG!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjolnir swats away the attempt to clinch by ILJONG.
Mjolnir moves into the clinch.
Mjolnir slows down the pace here.
ILJONG wants to break the clinch but can't.
ILJONG has had enough of the clinch but Mjolnir keeps him there for the moment.
ILJONG can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mjolnir.
Mjolnir crunches a lovely knee into ILJONG's ribcage.
Mjolnir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
ILJONG doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mjolnir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
ILJONG drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mjolnir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands a knee to the head.
Mjolnir tries a knee to the head but ILJONG blocks it.
Mjolnir landing knees to the head.
ILJONG is rocked!
ILJONG looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mjolnir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
ILJONG is still on wobbly legs! Can Mjolnir finish him?
Mjolnir lands a damaging elbow.
Mjolnir scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mjolnir creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops ILJONG! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Mjolnir.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merrimac Mjolnir!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Guidotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, I Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Guidotti!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Guidotti or perhaps it was just good defense by Hard which made him look bad.
Guidotti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hard.
Hard scores with a jab.
Hard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hard looks to throw the jab but Guidotti is out of range.
Hard tests Guidotti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hard clobbers Guidotti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guidotti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guidotti.
I Hard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Guidotti.
Hard lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guidotti fails with a takedown attempt.
Hard lands with an uppercut that bounces Guidotti off the cage and back into rage.
Hard scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Tony Guidotti has been cut.
Guidotti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guidotti loads up on a big right hand but Hard slips the punch.
Guidotti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hard pinned against the cage. Hard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guidotti looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Hard catches Guidotti right on the button with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guidotti's head.
Guidotti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hard but Hard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hard lands with an uppercut that bounces Guidotti off the cage and back into rage.
Guidotti is rocked!
Hard connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Guidotti tumbling to the canvas! Hard pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Guidotti was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). I Hard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Lowland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Lowland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowland tries to bum rush Prime with a series of wild strikes but Prime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lowland gets caught flat footed, as Prime shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lowland trying to control the position.
Lowland on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lowland tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowland seems keen to control Prime's posture.
Lowland thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Prime drops back looking for a leg! Lowland is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lowland manages to kick Prime off! Prime jumps back into Lowland's guard.
Prime is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Prime trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lowland scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lowland misses with a takedown attempt
and Prime counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Prime wants to free his trapped foot but Lowland is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Prime moves into full mount! Lowland won't be happy about that!
Lowland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prime on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowland working to try and regain half guard.
Prime is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Lowland is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Lowland flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Prime anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Lowland and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Prime slips an arm under Lowland chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Prime has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Prime is squeezing on Lowland like an anaconda would it's prey. Lowland fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Optimus Prime!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Broadeux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Nakashiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakashiba has chosen Moonlight Densetsu! as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tetsuya Nakashiba enters the cage!
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepe Broadeux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsuya Nakashiba!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broadeux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nakashiba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakashiba throws a head kick but Broadeux moves out of range.
Nakashiba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Broadeux has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nakashiba is trying to keep an underhook but Broadeux manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nakashiba looking for submissions off his back.
Broadeux wants to pass the guard but Nakashiba is defending well.
Broadeux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Broadeux wants to stand up but Nakashiba is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadeux working over Nakashiba with some ground and pound. Nakashiba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Broadeux not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Broadeux drops an elbow to the side of Nakashiba's head.
Nakashiba is trying to get back to full guard.
Broadeux is trying to work for a kimura but Nakashiba is defending well.
Broadeux looks to land a strike but Nakashiba avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nakashiba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Broadeux with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Broadeux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakashiba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Broadeux postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nakashiba is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Broadeux, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broadeux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakashiba wants to pass the guard but Broadeux is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakashiba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Broadeux working for submissions but it's allowed Nakashiba to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Broadeux manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Broadeux keeping moving, preventing Nakashiba from controlling successfully.
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.
Nakashiba stopping the sweep attempt from Broadeux.
Nakashiba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakashiba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Broadeux is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nakashiba, into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakashiba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Broadeux dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nakashiba shoots in for a takedown but Broadeux shows good takedown defense.
Broadeux misses with a double jab.
Broadeux gets a takedown into half guard.
Nakashiba is trying to maintain the position but Broadeux is very close to passing his half guard.
Broadeux sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nakashiba defending well though.
Broadeux throwing shots but Nakashiba is blocking nicely.
Broadeux trying to pass the guard but Nakashiba defending well.
Broadeux moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadeux tries for a kimura but Nakashiba is defending well.
Broadeux 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.
Nakashiba is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Broadeux's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Broadeux is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Broadeux.
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.
Broadeux jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nakashiba is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nakashiba and Broadeux has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Broadeux working the strikes but Nakashiba uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nakashiba gets full guard.
Nakashiba 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.
Broadeux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Broadeux throws and elbow that misses. Nakashiba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Broadeux's guard. Nice move by Nakashiba!
Broadeux keeping moving, preventing Nakashiba from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakashiba tries to free his leg and advance position but Broadeux is retaining full guard.
Nakashiba passes into half guard.
Broadeux is pressing down on Nakashiba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nakashiba has gone for a leg lock! Broadeux slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nakashiba's guard.
Nakashiba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadeux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakashiba is keeping the position for now.
Broadeux throws and elbow that misses. Nakashiba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Broadeux's guard. Nice move by Nakashiba!
Broadeux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Broadeux has momentary wrist control but Nakashiba slips an elbow through the middle.
Broadeux manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nakashiba manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Broadeux dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Broadeux fails with the takedown.
A nice combination there by Broadeux.
It looks like Tetsuya Nakashiba has been cut.
Broadeux tries to bum rush Nakashiba with a series of wild strikes but Nakashiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakashiba lands a head kick!
Nakashiba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Broadeux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakashiba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nakashiba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nakashiba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Broadeux. That did some damage!
Broadeux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakashiba.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakashiba stuffs the takedown attempt from Broadeux. Broadeux gets slowly back to his feet.
Broadeux has his takedown stuffed
and Nakashiba counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepe Broadeux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakashiba lands with a kick to the temple. Broadeux shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Broadeux throws a hook but Nakashiba avoids it easily.
Broadeux fails with the takedown
and Nakashiba finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Broadeux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broadeux throws a hook but Nakashiba avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Broadeux.
Nakashiba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Broadeux circles away.
Broadeux throws a series of punches but Nakashiba moves out of range.
Broadeux has his takedown stuffed
and Nakashiba counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Broadeux with a poor takedown
and Nakashiba counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Broadeux is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Broadeux misses with a takedown
and Nakashiba counters by clinching up.
A bit of stalling here from Nakashiba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakashiba crunches a lovely knee into Broadeux's ribcage.
Nakashiba lands a nice knee to the body.
Nakashiba tries to pull guard but Broadeux holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakashiba drops back down to his feet.
Broadeux fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Broadeux tries to pull guard but Nakashiba won't allow it.
Broadeux looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakashiba decides to pull guard.
Broadeux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakashiba trying to keep a closed guard but Broadeux is proving a slippery customer.
Nakashiba being controlled here, momentarily.
Nakashiba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Broadeux tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakashiba is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nakashiba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Broadeux is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nakashiba is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nakashiba has escaped and now he's on top!
Broadeux manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Broadeux goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nakashiba turns into him and now he's in Broadeux's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuya Nakashiba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Broadeux 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Pepe Broadeux!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Pepe Broadeux!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Pepe Broadeux!
Pepe Broadeux wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AB Sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Flames - My Sweet Shadow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nuppu Lupaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AB Sly!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupaus misses with a takedown attempt - Sly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sly swats away the attempt to clinch by Lupaus.
Lupaus moves in looking to clinch but Sly pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sly.
No joy there for Sly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lupaus tries for a takedown but Sly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sly takes a swing at Lupaus's ribcage but misses.
Sly throws a chopping leg kick but Lupaus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lupaus slips a jab and a cross from Sly.
Lupaus clinches up against the cage.
Sly breaks from the clinch.
Lupaus gets a takedown into half guard.
Sly is refusing to be controlled, as Lupaus sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lupaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sly's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus misses with a head shot. Sly uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sly wants to sweep but no luck.
Sly is looking to stand up but Lupaus isn't so interested in that idea.
Sly has momentary wrist control but Lupaus slips an elbow through the middle.
Lupaus preventing the sweep.
Lupaus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lupaus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lupaus in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly is trying to get back to half guard.
Lupaus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sly keeps working.
Sly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lupaus.
Lupaus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sly down.
Sly is looking for a sweep.
Lupaus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sly rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lupaus's guard! Nice work there by Sly!
Sly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lupaus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lupaus controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Lupaus.
You get the feeling that Sly really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lupaus lands with some strikes.
Lupaus landing punches.
Sly is trying to escape the mount.
Lupaus lands a big shot there that rocks Sly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sly looks gassed!
Lupaus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sly is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sly is working to get back to half guard.
Lupaus lands a big shot there that rocks Sly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lupaus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sly in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lupaus with the ground and pound from mount.
Lupaus lands a big elbow.
Lupaus looking to control but Sly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lupaus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sly is rocked!
Lupaus 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.
Sly is in a horrible position here. Lupaus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuppu Lupaus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lupaus slips a jab and a cross from Sly.
Lupaus fails with the takedown.
Sly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lupaus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sly as he jumps to the side.
Lupaus has Sly up against the cage in a clinch.
Sly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lupaus moves away.
Lupaus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sly, pushing him back against the cage.
Lupaus gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lupaus wants to take a breather but Sly is having none of it.
Sly manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly throws a sloppy head kick and Lupaus moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lupaus tries to close the distance and clinch but Sly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lupaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupaus is looking to clinch.
Nuppu Lupaus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sly tries a head kick but it misses.
Sly misses with a few strikes there.
Sly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sly is still on wobbly legs! Can Lupaus finish him?
Sly misses with a body shot.
Sly seems to have recovered his senses.
Sly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lupaus.
Sly lands with a nice body punch.
Lupaus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuppu Lupaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus shoots in but no luck this time.
Lupaus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sly throws a nice looking combination but Lupaus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lupaus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lupaus tries to keep at a distance but Sly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lupaus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sly throws a right and a left that Lupaus avoids nicely.
Lupaus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lupaus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sly pinned against the cage. Sly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
AB Sly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lupaus closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sly! Lupaus dives in looking to finish! Sly is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuppu Lupaus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loop Troop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thi extreme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). extreme is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by coracao. Thi extreme will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Loop Troop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thi extreme!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troop throws a chopping leg kick but extreme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
extreme looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
extreme shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
extreme scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troop has momentary wrist control but extreme slips an elbow through the middle.
Troop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but extreme can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Troop manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
extreme has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Troop scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish extreme?
Troop landing punches.
Troop fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Troop has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of extreme's face.
Troop lands a heavy elbow.
Troop scores with a couple of good head shots there.
extreme is in a horrible position here. Troop smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Troop punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troop has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of extreme's face.
Troop working for a submission but extreme is keeping him at bay.
extreme throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Troop working the ground and pound effectively.
Troop cracks extreme with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
extreme is in all sorts of trouble here.
Troop avoids the attempt from extreme to control.
Troop lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troop is landing with some decent strikes but extreme is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
extreme is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Troop looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troop in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Troop looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
extreme is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
extreme bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Troop could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Troop keeping full guard, as extreme tries to pass.
Troop looking to hit a scissor sweep but extreme is one step ahead there.
Troop pulls extreme in close to prevent any damage.
extreme stopping the sweep attempt from Troop.
Troop throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Troop is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troop throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Troop keeping full guard, as extreme tries to pass.
Troop manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Troop postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. extreme looks a forlorn figure.
extreme keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Troop scoring with strikes but extreme is staying in there.
Troop wants to control the pace but extreme is squirming around nicely.
Troop landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Troop working extreme over with strikes here.
Troop landing shots from mount.
Troop looking to finish extreme with some ground and pound. This is bad for extreme!
Troop pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Troop pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Troop cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Troop with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns extreme that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Troop postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. extreme looks a forlorn figure.
Troop has control of extreme's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and extreme regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Troop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as extreme is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loop Troop dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
extreme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troop gets the takedown into side control.
extreme is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Troop is controlling him well.
Troop landing a few strikes.
Troop looks up at the clock and then as extreme takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Troop smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Troop cracks extreme with an elbow. That is naaassty.
extreme takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Troop connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused extreme some visible discomfort.
Troop lands some shots froms side control.
Troop has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for extreme!
Troop working away from the top, dropping strikes.
extreme in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Troop landing punches.
Troop looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Loop Troop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
extreme is breathing heavily.
Troop has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! extreme is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Loop Troop!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akio Osamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akio Osamu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Osamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Mir!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mir ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mir no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Osamu looking to sit in guard and control but Mir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mir trying to control but Osamu is working from the bottom.
Osamu wants to sweep but no luck.
Osamu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mir stays in close to Osamu's body and controls the position.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Osamu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osamu trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Osamu is retaining full guard.
Osamu looking for a sweep. Not yet Osamu, not yet.
Mir postures up.
Osamu keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Osamu 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.
Mir trying to stand up but can't free himself from Osamu's guard.
Osamu looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Osamu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osamu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Osamu just misses with a punch to the body.
Osamu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Osamu gets the takedown into side control.
Osamu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mir is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Osamu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Osamu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir struggling a bit here.
Osamu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mir, who protects the arm well.
Mir taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir can't do much from the bottom here.
Osamu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Osamu working away.
Osamu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Osamu is breathing heavily.
Osamu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Mir's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Mir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Osamu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Osamu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mir, who protects the arm well.
Mir sneaks back into half guard.
Mir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osamu working Mir over with strikes.
Osamu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Osamu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Osamu counters with a takedown into side control.
Mir is trying to control Osamu's posture but Osamu avoids it.
Osamu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
Osamu working the ground and pound but Mir is defending the strikes.
Osamu tries for a kimura but Mir is defending well.
Osamu trying to control the position but Mir is working away.
Osamu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mir's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Osamu missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Osamu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Osamu is looking for a kimura but Mir is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Osamu to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir tries to get to full guard but Osamu has control of the leg.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.
Osamu trying to pass the guard but Mir defending well.
Mir is defending against the submission attempts here by Osamu.
Mir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Osamu's guard.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Osamu is retaining full guard.
Mir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Osamu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Osamu has his foot on Mir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mir works his way back into a safe position though.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Osamu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osamu working a defensive guard here.
Mir stands up over Osamu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mir throws and elbow that misses. Osamu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mir's guard. Nice move by Osamu!
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Osamu manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Osamu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osamu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Osamu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mir!
Osamu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mir takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osamu jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mir is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mir and Osamu has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Osamu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Osamu tries to move to mount but Mir blocks the move with his legs.
Mir tries to bench press Osamu off him but Osamu keeps the position.
Osamu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mir manages to work his way to half guard, despite Osamu's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Osamu 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!
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mir with a poor takedown
and Osamu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Osamu looking to pass the guard.
Mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Akio Osamu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mir pushes Osamu off and gets back to his feet.
Osamu throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir tries for a takedown but Osamu circles away easily
and Osamu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mir won't be happy with that.
Mir pushes Osamu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Osamu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Osamu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Osamu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osamu tries to move to mount but Mir blocks the move with his legs.
Osamu wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
Osamu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mir is not content to let Osamu control the position.
Mir manages to get back to half guard.
Osamu 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.
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.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
Osamu moves nicely into side control.
Osamu advances to full mount.
Osamu looking to control but Mir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Osamu goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mir is on top in guard.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Osamu had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mir is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Osamu Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mir's back instead.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mir wants to escape the position.
Mir wants to control his opponent's hands but Osamu gets his hands free.
Osamu cracks Mir with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Mir from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Mir is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Osamu throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Osamu avoiding Mir 's attempts to control his hands.
Osamu is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
George Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osamu is trying to stick to Mir's back but Mir is turning into Osamu. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Osamu's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mir.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Osamu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Osamu, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Akio Osamu!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Akio Osamu!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Akio Osamu!
Akio Osamu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Tompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Tompson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Tompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tompson tries to clinch there but Fisher circles away.
Tompson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Tompson tries to keep at a distance but Fisher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fisher has hold of one of Tompson's legs. Tompson is fighting the takedown attempt but Fisher gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tompson controls Fisher momentarily but Fisher frees himself.
Tompson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher tries to break the clinch but Tompson is controlling the position.
Tompson is trying to stall.
Fisher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisher tries to clinch up but Tompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fisher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisher throws a leg kick
and Tompson counters with a shoot takedown. Fisher fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tompson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher blocks the body kick.
Fisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Fisher with a poor takedown
and Tompson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tompson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fisher's guard.
Tompson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisher is keeping the position for now.
Tompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fisher, not yet.
Fisher is looking to sweep but instead, Tompson has passed into half guard.
Tompson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fisher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tompson prevents Fisher from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tompson jumps into side control!
Tompson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fisher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fisher is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tompson is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tompson looks to clinch
enabling Fisher to counter with a crisp jab.
Fisher misses with a head kick.
Fisher fails with the takedown
and Tompson counters with a straight right hand.
Fisher fails with the takedown.
Sean Tompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Fisher.
Fisher looks gassed!
Fisher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fisher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tompson regains half guard.
Fisher postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tompson to stand up.
Tompson tries to clinch up but Fisher circles away and keeps his distance.
Tompson rushes Fisher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Tompson fails to pull guard.
Tompson looking for a takedown.
Fisher manages to break the clinch.
Tompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Tompson dominated that round.
That's time! Tompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fisher misses with a double jab.
Tompson tries to clinch up.
Fisher fails with the takedown.
Fisher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fisher is fending him off so far but Tompson persists. Nope, Fisher circles away and we're back to standing.
Tompson shoots for a takedown but Fisher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tompson scores with a leg kick.
Tompson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fisher sprawls well initially but Tompson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fisher won't allow Tompson to pass to mount.
Tompson is working hard here to advance position.
Fisher is not content to let Tompson control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tompson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Fisher to stand up.
Fisher has a takedown stuffed.
Tompson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Tompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisher throws a lazy right hand but Tompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tompson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fisher keeps working.
Tompson wants to pass the guard but Fisher is defending well.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet.
Tompson wants to control but Fisher is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tompson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Tompson tries to clinch but Fisher is having none of it.
Spencer Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Fisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Fisher misses.
Fisher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tompson actively working from the bottom here.
Fisher decides to stand and escape the position.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fisher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fisher prevents Tompson from improving his position.
Tompson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fisher is working away from the top position though.
Fisher prevents Tompson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sean Tompson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fisher throws a combination that misses
and Tompson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fisher's guard now.
Tompson is stalling in the full guard.
Fisher uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fisher stuffs the takedown attempt from Tompson. Tompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Fisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Tompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tompson defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher is looking to clinch.
Tompson shoots for a takedown but Fisher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Fisher or perhaps it was just good defense by Tompson which made him look bad.
Tompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fisher shoots and misses
and Tompson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tompson stops Fisher from standing up.
Fisher pushes Tompson off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher has managed to clinch.
Fisher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tompson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tompson fails with the takedown
and Fisher counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Tompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Tompson with that takedown attempt.
Fisher lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Fisher with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Fisher does no damage.
Fisher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tompson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
Tompson feints and as Fisher raises his hands in defense, Tompson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tompson advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tompson controls the position.
Fisher is pushing Tompson's head away, looking to escape. Tompson manages to hold on to the position though.
Fisher sneaks back into half guard.
Fisher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tompson wants to free his trapped foot but Fisher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
Tompson is looking to advance position but Fisher won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fisher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tompson 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Tompson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tompson, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Sean Tompson!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Sean Tompson!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Sean Tompson!
Sean Tompson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jukko Tupola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Digger Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mcgee's choice of entrance music: Carmina Burana. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jukko Tupola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Digger Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupola looks to land a combination but Mcgee avoids it well.
Tupola misses with a series of wild punches.
Tupola tries to clinch there but Mcgee circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mcgee.
Tupola throws a shot from downtown. Mcgee moves away and avoids it.
Tupola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcgee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tupola.
Mcgee cracks a nice hook into Tupola's ribs.
Mcgee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tupola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tupola throws a nice looking combination but Mcgee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tupola moves forwards but Mcgee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tupola is rocked!
Tupola looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcgee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mcgee keeping moving, preventing Tupola from controlling successfully.
Mcgee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tupola is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tupola trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mcgee's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mcgee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tupola manages to get himself to full guard.
Tupola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tupola keeping full guard, as Mcgee tries to pass.
Mcgee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcgee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tupola is trying to keep Mcgee in close.
Mcgee looking to pass the guard.
Mcgee trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee thows a big elbow that misses.
Mcgee wants to pass the guard but Tupola is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mcgee throws a head kick but Tupola moves out of range.
Tupola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot lands for Mcgee.
Mcgee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jukko Tupola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Digger Mcgee.
Tupola tries to clinch but Mcgee is having none of it.
Tupola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oh Tupola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcgee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tupola seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcgee shoots in but Tupola avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mcgee looks gassed!
Tupola tries to land a leg kick but Mcgee saw it coming and moves away.
Mcgee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mcgee misses the shot to the body.
Tupola tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee swings for the body but Tupola moves out of range.
Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tupola moves away.
Mcgee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tupola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tupola kicks Mcgee off and gets to his feet.
Mcgee throws an overhand right that lands on Tupola's shoulder, as Tupola tries to avoid the shot.
Tupola tries to clinch there but Mcgee circles away.
Mcgee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tupola is trying to get back to full guard.
Tupola is refusing to be controlled, as Mcgee sits in half guard.
Tupola throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mcgee stops Tupola from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupola wants to get back to full guard.
Mcgee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tupola is trying to stand up here but Mcgee is controlling him well.
Tupola tries to get to full guard but Mcgee has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mcgee gets the takedown into side control.
Mcgee is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Tupola looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mcgee gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Tupola is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mcgee lets go of the hold and Tupola can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Digger Mcgee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Parantainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuschini throws a looping overhand right but Parantainen ducks down to avoid it.
Fuschini throws a series of punches but Parantainen moves out of range.
Parantainen rushes Fuschini and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parantainen jumps into guard, dragging Fuschini to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuschini wants to control from the top but Parantainen keeps moving.
Parantainen looking for a guillotine here but Fuschini defends easily.
Fuschini is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Parantainen looking for a guillotine here but Fuschini defends easily.
Parantainen has a closed guard, preventing Fuschini from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini thows a big elbow that misses.
Parantainen is looking for a triangle but Fuschini pushes his legs off easily.
Fuschini trying to control but Parantainen is working from the bottom.
Parantainen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fuschini!
Fuschini tries to hold on but Parantainen postures up.
Fuschini is trying to escape the mount.
Parantainen tries to control but Fuschini wriggling away.
Parantainen wants to take his opponent's back but Fuschini doesn't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fuschini is working to get back to half guard.
Parantainen wants to finish this one by submission but Fuschini is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Parantainen.
Parantainen is breathing heavily.
Parantainen manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fuschini to take his back!
Parantainen is throwing strikes by Fuschini counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Fuschini regains half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fuschini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parantainen.
Parantainen staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen slips a jab and a cross from Fuschini.
Parantainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fuschini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parantainen.
Parantainen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Parantainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fuschini controlling the position well.
Parantainen passes into side control, despite Fuschini's attempt to control the position.
Parantainen tries for a kimura but Fuschini is defending well.
Fuschini regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fuschini.
Fuschini working a defensive guard here.
Fuschini kicks Parantainen off and gets to his feet.
Fuschini loads up on a big right hand but Parantainen slips the punch.
Parantainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuschini.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parantainen.
Fuschini lands with a right hand.
Parantainen scores a takedown into full mount!
Parantainen working Fuschini over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Parantainen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parantainen closes the distance and clinches.
Parantainen wants the takedown. Fuschini is fighting it off but Parantainen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fuschini's guard against the cage.
Fuschini keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
Parantainen throwing strikes from guard but Fuschini blocks nicely.
Fuschini is looking to stand up but Parantainen isn't so interested in that idea.
Parantainen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Parantainen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Parantainen trying to control the position but Fuschini is working away.
Fuschini is breathing heavily.
Parantainen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fuschini, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parantainen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Parantainen working the ground and pound from side control.
Fuschini is looking for a sweep.
Parantainen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fuschini knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fuschini is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Parantainen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parantainen landing a few strikes.
Parantainen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Parantainen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fuschini is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parantainen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fuschini tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fuschini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parantainen working the ground and pound.
Fuschini is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fuschini is trying to escape the position but Parantainen is controlling the position.
Parantainen lands some shots froms side control.
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.
Fuschini wants to control but Parantainen postures up.
Fuschini regains half guard.
Parantainen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fuschini knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parantainen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fuschini wants to get back to full guard.
Parantainen is stalling here. Fuschini is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Parantainen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fuschini has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Parantainen is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parantainen regains half guard.
Parantainen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fuschini has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parantainen is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Parantainen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parantainen throws a combination that misses
and Fuschini counters with a nice uppercut.
Parantainen blocks a jab.
Parantainen slips a straight right by Fuschini.
Parantainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fuschini's waist but Fuschini gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parantainen off to one side.
Fuschini misses with a double jab
and Parantainen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Parantainen stopping the sweep attempt from Fuschini.
Fuschini is trying to control the position but Parantainen postures up.
Fuschini looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuschini, not yet.
Fuschini seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Parantainen stops Fuschini from standing up.
Parantainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuschini swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuschini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alessio Fuschini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parantainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuschini.
Fuschini's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fuschini duly obliges.
Parantainen tries to clinch up but Fuschini circles away and keeps his distance.
Fuschini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuschini slips a jab and a cross from Parantainen.
Fuschini lands a nice looking body shot.
Alessio Fuschini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuschini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parantainen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parantainen.
Fuschini wants to stand up but Parantainen is controlling him.
Parantainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuschini is keeping the position for now.
Jaakko Parantainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parantainen trying to control but Fuschini is working from the bottom.
Parantainen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fuschini seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fuschini keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parantainen scores with a takedown into Fuschini's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini keeping moving, preventing Parantainen from controlling successfully.
Parantainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuschini is keeping the position for now.
Parantainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Parantainen lands a couple of elbows.
Fuschini controlling the position.
Fuschini wants to sweep but no luck.
Fuschini has a closed guard, preventing Parantainen from standing up.
Fuschini seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Parantainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fuschini, pushing him back against the cage.
Fuschini stops a takedown attempt from Parantainen.
Parantainen jumps into guard, dragging Fuschini to the mat.
Parantainen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fuschini's guard.
Parantainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parantainen wants to control from the top but Fuschini keeps moving.
Parantainen advances position into side control!
Parantainen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fuschini has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fuschini manages to work his way to half guard, despite Parantainen's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Parantainen clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fuschini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parantainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fuschini is looking for a sweep.
Fuschini misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Fuschini is pushing Parantainen's head away, looking to escape. Parantainen manages to hold on to the position though.
Fuschini is looking to reverse the position.
Parantainen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fuschini is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Parantainen working the head with strikes.
Fuschini is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Parantainen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Parantainen trying to control the position but Fuschini is working away.
Parantainen is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fuschini is looking to reverse the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Parantainen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Parantainen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fuschini is trying to control Parantainen's posture but Parantainen avoids it.
Parantainen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Parantainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuschini keeps working.
Parantainen tries for a kimura but Fuschini is defending well.
Parantainen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parantainen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fuschini tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Parantainen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Parantainen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fuschini is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Parantainen is looking to take a break and control but Fuschini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fuschini is looking for a sweep.
Fuschini is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Parantainen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Parantainen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fuschini!
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.
Parantainen lands a big shot there that rocks Fuschini but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Parantainen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fuschini has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Parantainen scoring with strikes but Fuschini is staying in there.
Parantainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Parantainen wants to control the pace but Fuschini is squirming around nicely.
Fuschini sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fuschini is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Parantainen had his way with Alessio Fuschini in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Fuschini.
Parantainen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Parantainen wants to take a breather but Fuschini is having none of it.
Parantainen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fuschini is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Fuschini has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Fuschini missing with punches from the bottom.
Fuschini works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parantainen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Parantainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuschini has wrist control.
Fuschini wants to sweep here but Parantainen controlling him for the moment.
Parantainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuschini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parantainen postures up.
Parantainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuschini swivels though and keeps the full 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.
Parantainen stops Fuschini from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parantainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuschini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fuschini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parantainen throws a right hand that Fuschini ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuschini also avoids with ease.
Parantainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parantainen gets a clinch.
Parantainen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fuschini pulls his leg out and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alessio Fuschini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini misses the jab.
Fuschini might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Parantainen ducks under a wild hook from Fuschini.
Parantainen clinches up with Fuschini and pushes him back against the cage.
Fuschini has had enough of the clinch but Parantainen keeps him there for the moment.
Fuschini missing with knees to the body.
Fuschini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fuschini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuschini wants to stall.
Fuschini is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Parantainen has denied him.
Fuschini has had enough of the clinch but Parantainen keeps him there for the moment.
Parantainen tries to score a body lock takedown but Fuschini shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuschini tries to break the clinch but Parantainen is controlling the position.
Fuschini wants to get back to striking at distance but Parantainen won't allow it.
Parantainen goes for a takedown attempt but Fuschini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Parantainen takes one to the chin there.
Fuschini misses with a looping right.
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.
Fuschini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parantainen stands and throws Fuschini's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Parantainen advances nicely into full mount.
Fuschini tries to reverse the position but Parantainen maintains control.
Parantainen landing strikes from the mount and Fuschini is in trouble!
Parantainen lands a big shot to the head and Fuschini winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jaakko Parantainen!
Jaakko Parantainen retains his light heavyweight title!
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