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CHOKE Shine Tour Vol. 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Bruce Lee. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Rua!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Rua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rua connects with a crisp jab.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Rua saw it coming and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Rua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the ropes.
Rua throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Rua had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua counters with a two punch combo.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a straight right hand.
Lee is rocked!
A jab lands there for Rua.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua drops Lee with a right and a left! Rua comes rushing in but Lee regains his composure and manages to keep Rua in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rua trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Rua stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.
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.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
A right-left combo lands from Rua.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rua displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rua throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Rua dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Rua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vitor Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Rua's head back.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua scores with a jab to the head.
Rua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Rua scores with a four punch combination!
Rua 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.
Jab from Lee.
Rua's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rua duly obliges.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rua's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rua duly obliges.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Rua counters with a left and a right... And another left! Lee is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Rua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Susumu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hajime Susumu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susumu slips a straight right by Compton.
Hajime Susumu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Compton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Compton misses with a body shot.
Compton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Compton duly obliges.
Susumu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Susumu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Susumu punishes Compton's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Compton.
Susumu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susumu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton misses with a low kick as Susumu jumps back.
Susumu just misses with a punch to the body.
Compton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Compton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Compton does it's job there.
Compton throws a jab but it's blocked by Susumu.
Susumu keeps Compton at a distance using the push kick.
Susumu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Compton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Susumu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susumu tries to land a front kick but Compton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Compton misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Compton.
Susumu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Compton misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Susumu.
Compton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Susumu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Compton.
Susumu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a head kick but Susumu moves out of range.
Compton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Compton is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick from Susumu.
Horrible takedown by Susumu or perhaps it was just good defense by Compton which made him look bad.
Compton avoids a kick to the body.
Susumu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peter Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Susumu lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Susumu finds it's target.
Compton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Susumu tries a head kick but it misses.
Susumu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Susumu misses.
A good leg kick by Susumu.
Compton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Susumu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Susumu misses with a looping right.
Susumu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Compton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hajime Susumu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Susumu throws a nice head kick!
Compton throws a head kick that misses.
Compton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Susumu throws a body punch but Compton moves out of range.
Compton misses with a looping left.
Compton misses with a hook. Susumu ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susumu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Susumu.
A slapping body kick lands there for Susumu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susumu misses with a hook.
Susumu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Compton.
Compton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Susumu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Susumu moves out of range of the strikes.
Compton throws a nice looking combination but Susumu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Susumu scores with a head kick.
Compton moves out of range of the body kick from Susumu.
Susumu looks to land a left hand but Compton moved out of range nicely.
Susumu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susumu misses with a kick to the body.
Compton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Susumu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Susumu moves out of range as Compton strikes.
Susumu looks to land a body kick but Compton moved away.
Compton missing with a left hand there. Susumu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Susumu misses with a takedown attempt - Compton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Susumu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Compton's waist but Compton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Susumu off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Susumu.
Susumu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susumu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Susumu wants to clinch.
Compton thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Susumu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Compton.
Compton throws a leg kick but Susumu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Susumu lands with a slapping head kick.
Compton blocks a head kick by Susumu.
Susumu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Compton manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Susumu misses
and Compton counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hajime Susumu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Compton misses.
Susumu throws a head kick but Compton moves out of range.
Susumu lands with a nice body kick.
Compton misses with a two punch combination.
Susumu looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
Susumu misses with the body kick
and Compton counters with a left and a right that stings Susumu.
Susumu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Compton takes a step back to recover.
Compton throws a jab but it's blocked by Susumu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton slips under a jab.
Compton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Compton throws a nice looking combination but Susumu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Susumu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Susumu!
Hajime Susumu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Susumu.
Susumu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Compton misses.
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.
Compton misses with an uppercut. Susumu saw that one coming.
Susumu throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Susumu misses.
Susumu slips a jab and a cross from Compton.
Peter Compton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Compton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Susumu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Compton.
Compton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton throws an overhand right that lands on Susumu's shoulder, as Susumu tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Compton.
Susumu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Compton misses with a hook.
Compton throws a leg kick
and Susumu counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Susumu tries for a takedown but Compton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Susumu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Compton is out of range and Susumu settles back down.
Compton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Susumu can pounce on him.
Compton misses with a jab to the body
and Susumu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Compton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton takes one to the chin there.
Compton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Susumu tries to clinch but Compton moves away
and Compton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Compton misses with a two punch combination.
Susumu just misses with a punch to the body.
Compton misses with a hook.
Susumu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Compton gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hajime Susumu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Susumu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hajime Susumu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Brooks has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Brooks.
Brooks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brooks wants to clinch.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Yuudai pushes him off.
Brooks sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Yuudai to the ground! Brooks dives into full mount looking to finish!
Yuudai is rocked!
It looks like Masaru Yuudai has been cut.
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!
Yuudai is working to get back to half guard.
Yuudai is still in real trouble! Can Brooks finish him?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brooks controlling his opponent.
Yuudai seems to have recovered his senses.
Brooks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yuudai on the ground.
Yuudai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Brooks punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yuudai is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brooks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brooks looking to finish with strikes here!
Brooks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Yuudai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brooks unloads with some shots from mount but Yuudai bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brooks content just to control the position here.
Brooks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yuudai tries to reverse the position but Brooks maintains control.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brooks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brooks controlling the position easily from mount.
Brooks cracks Yuudai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brooks content just to control the position here.
Yuudai bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brooks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brooks tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai stands and throws Brooks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yuudai looks gassed!
Brooks gets back to half guard.
Brooks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brooks wants to control but Yuudai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yuudai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brooks tries to hold on but Yuudai postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masaru Yuudai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yuudai misses with a takedown attempt - Brooks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yuudai circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brooks.
Yuudai checks the leg kick.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks knocks Yuudai to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Yuudai manages to get back to half guard.
Yuudai is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brooks decides to stand and escape the position.
Brooks wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks lands a high kick to the side of Yuudai's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Brooks dives into guard, looking to finish.
Yuudai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yuudai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yuudai is working an open guard so Brooks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks cracks the inside of Yuudai's front leg.
Brooks keeps Yuudai at a distance using the push kick.
Kevin Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Kevin Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks scores with a hook to the body. Yuudai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yuudai keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuudai blocks a head kick by Brooks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brooks tries to clinch but Yuudai is having none of it.
Brooks throws a body punch but Yuudai moves out of range.
Brooks clinches up against the ropes.
Brooks lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Brooks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brooks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuudai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Yuudai 's eye.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yuudai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Brooks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuudai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks landing knees to the head.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yuudai takes an elbow to the temple.
Brooks stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Brooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks lands a nice knee to the body.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuudai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks with a knee to the head.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Brooks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masaru Yuudai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks knocks Yuudai to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Yuudai tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brooks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Yuudai blocking the ground and pound.
Yuudai working to try and regain half guard.
Brooks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brooks controlling from the full mount.
Yuudai is squirming around, avoiding Brooks's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai tries to reverse the position but Brooks maintains control.
Brooks controlling his opponent.
Brooks dominating with strikes here.
Yuudai is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brooks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brooks prevents Yuudai from getting the reversal.
Brooks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Yuudai blocking the ground and pound.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yuudai can do to turn this around?
Brooks controlling his opponent.
Brooks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brooks controlling the pace for now.
Brooks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yuudai is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kevin Brooks just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brooks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brooks lands an elbow inside that Yuudai shrugs off.
Brooks lands a knee to the body.
Brooks landing knees to the head.
Brooks landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yuudai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brooks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yuudai's face.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Yuudai 's eye.
Come on Brooks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Yuudai in his tracks for a moment.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Brooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brooks lands an elbow inside.
Yuudai letting Brooks take a breather here.
Brooks lands a damaging elbow.
Brooks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brooks scores with a knee to the head.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brooks lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brooks crunches a lovely knee into Yuudai's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Brooks!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josey Wales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raipe Raikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raipe Raikas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josey Wales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raipe Raikas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wales darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wales tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raikas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wales trying to control from half guard but Raikas is working away.
Wales is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wales wants to control but Raikas is keeping him busy.
Wales is looking to advance position but Raikas won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wales stops Raikas from getting back to his feet.
Wales is trying to control the action in half guard but Raikas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Raikas swings for the body but Wales moves out of range.
Wales checks a leg kick.
Wales shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wales tries to stand but can't do so whilst Raikas controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wales keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wales missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wales seems to be working for a kimura but Raikas defends the submission attempt.
Raikas is trying to stand up here but Wales is controlling him well.
Wales is keen to just control but Raikas is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wales wants to pass to mount but Raikas is defending the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Raikas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raipe Raikas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raikas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raikas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wales looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wales performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wales wants to pass the guard but Raikas is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wales trying to control the action but Raikas is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wales content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wales stops Raikas from getting back to his feet.
Raikas looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wales is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Raikas is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josey Wales dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raikas lands a slapping body shot.
Raikas lands a glancing blow to the side of Wales's head.
Raikas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Raikas.
Wales checks a low kick from Raikas.
Wales fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Raikas sprawls well initially but Wales persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wales stalling.
Wales trying to pass the guard but Raikas defending well.
Wales trying to control the action but Raikas is working from the bottom.
Raikas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wales tries to pass to full mount but Raikas defends it.
Wales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wales trying to control from Raikas's half guard. Raikas has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wales wants to pass the guard but Raikas is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raikas gets caught flat footed, as Wales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wales wants to control from the top but Raikas keeps moving.
Raikas keeping full guard, as Wales tries to pass.
Wales wants to control from the top but Raikas keeps moving.
Wales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wales trying to control but Raikas is working from the bottom.
Raikas wants to stand but Wales is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wales wants to pass the guard but Raikas is keeping the position.
Raikas keeping moving, preventing Wales from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wales looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Raikas!
Wales trying to control but Raikas is having none of it.
Wales controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raikas wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wales can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Raikas is looking to escape.
BOOM! Wales connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josey Wales dominated that second round.
That's time! Wales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Wales.
Wales throws a wild body kick that Raikas sees coming a mile off.
Raikas throws the left hand but Wales avoids the punch easily.
Raikas throws a leg kick but Wales checks it.
Raikas misses with the combination.
Wales on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raikas. Raikas obviously looking to wear him down.
Wales steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Raikas. That one must have hurt.
Raipe Raikas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raikas misses with the body kick
and Wales counters with a stiff right hand.
Wales tries to clinch but Raikas is having none of it.
Wales shoots in and bounces Raikas off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Raikas is looking to stand up but Wales isn't so interested in that idea.
Wales with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raikas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wales looking to pass the guard.
Wales stays in close to Raikas's body and controls the position.
Wales trying to control the position from guard on top but Raikas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wales stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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.
Raikas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Raikas wants to stand but Wales is controlling the position.
Wales wants to control from the top but Raikas keeps moving.
Wales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raikas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wales wants to control from the top but Raikas keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wales is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wales has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wales passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wales wants to control but Raikas is keeping him busy.
Josey Wales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wales is really struggling to control Raikas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Josey Wales just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raikas scores with a shot to the body.
Raikas gets caught flat footed, as Wales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wales wants to control from the top but Raikas keeps moving.
Wales is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Raipe Raikas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raikas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wales stacks Raikas 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 Wales!
And that's the end of the fight!
Josey Wales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wales, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josey Wales!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Noshikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichigo Kurosagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuki Noshikawa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ichigo Kurosagi's chin.
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184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Noshikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichigo Kurosagi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noshikawa.
Noshikawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noshikawa throws a nice looking combination but Kurosagi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noshikawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurosagi.
Kurosagi dodges the punch combination from Noshikawa.
Noshikawa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Noshikawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yuki Noshikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosagi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kurosagi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kurosagi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Noshikawa's thigh. Noshikawa counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosagi looking to pass the guard.
Kurosagi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Noshikawa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kurosagi has Noshikawa in his guard.
Kurosagi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Noshikawa forces his way into half guard.
Noshikawa trying to control the action but Kurosagi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noshikawa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kurosagi is trying to get back to full guard.
Kurosagi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kurosagi.
Kurosagi wants to sweep here but Noshikawa controlling him for the moment.
Noshikawa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kurosagi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Noshikawa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kurosagi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Noshikawa's back instead.
Kurosagi looks gassed!
Kurosagi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Noshikawa trying to control the hands but Kurosagi won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosagi has got his arm under Noshikawa's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Noshikawa has spun round into Kurosagi's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Kurosagi can't keep his opponent in guard - Noshikawa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Noshikawa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kurosagi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Noshikawa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Noshikawa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kurosagi!
Noshikawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosagi is looking to get to half guard.
Noshikawa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Noshikawa scoring with strikes but Kurosagi is staying in there.
Noshikawa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kurosagi is looking to get to half guard.
Noshikawa controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Noshikawa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Noshikawa throws a body punch but Kurosagi moves out of range.
Yuki Noshikawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Noshikawa and Kurosagi goes tumbling to the canvas! Noshikawa follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Kurosagi is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kurosagi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Noshikawa jumps into side control!
Kurosagi is still in real trouble! Can Noshikawa finish him?
Kurosagi tries to improve position but can't.
Kurosagi looking for a sweep but Noshikawa has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Noshikawa prevents Kurosagi from getting the reversal.
Noshikawa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kurosagi seems to have recovered his senses.
Noshikawa trying to control but Kurosagi is having none of it.
Kurosagi is breathing heavily.
Kurosagi is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noshikawa looking to control but Kurosagi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kurosagi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Noshikawa wants to control the pace but Kurosagi is squirming around nicely.
Kurosagi is looking to improve his position but Noshikawa isn't that keen on the idea.
Noshikawa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Kurosagi is trying desperately to improve position.
Kurosagi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kurosagi is squirming around, avoiding Noshikawa's attempts to control the action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Yuki Noshikawa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Noshikawa cracks Kurosagi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kurosagi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Noshikawa pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kurosagi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuki Noshikawa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yogi Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric comes into the arena with Rocky Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. Randy Fredric is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yogi Hendo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredric gets a takedown into half guard.
Hendo wants to improve his position but Fredric is controlling well.
Hendo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fredric seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hendo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hendo actively working from the bottom here.
Hendo is looking to improve his position.
Hendo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fredric jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric gets to mount! Hendo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hendo working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Hendo looks gassed!
Fredric wants to stand but Hendo is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Hendo working to try and regain half guard.
Fredric knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hendo on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fredric sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hendo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fredric decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hendo misses with an uppercut. Fredric saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fredric avoids the body shot from Hendo.
Fredric takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Fredric dominated that round.
That's time! Fredric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hendo misses with a body shot.
Fredric takes the fight into the clinch.
Hendo is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Fredric gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hendo has Fredric pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Fredric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hendo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendo wants to sweep here but Fredric controlling him for the moment.
Hendo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fredric puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hendo wants to sweep but Fredric has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo tries to bench press Fredric off him but Fredric keeps the position.
Hendo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fredric is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hendo is trying to escape the mount.
Fredric controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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.
Hendo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fredric controlling the pace for now.
Hendo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hendo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hendo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hendo keeping busy on the bottom but Fredric has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hendo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Randy Fredric will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hendo with a poor takedown
and Fredric counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fredric.
Hendo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hendo wants to improve his position but instead Fredric has moved into half guard.
Fredric prevents Hendo from improving his position.
Hendo looking for subs from the bottom but Fredric mounts him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fredric prevents Hendo from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hendo tries to get to full guard but Fredric has control of the leg.
Hendo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hendo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hendo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fredric is looking to stand up but Hendo won't let him.
Hendo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hendo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fredric is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hendo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fredric's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo throwing sloppy strikes.
Hendo looking to break Fredric's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Fredric remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hendo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hendo is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hendo is looking for a rear naked choke here but Fredric reverses the position brilliantly into Hendo's guard!
Hendo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hendo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fredric passes into side control.
Yogi Hendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendo is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Fredric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fredric has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Fredric!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Makoto Nagano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masato Takaya is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makoto Nagano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Takaya!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takaya connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takaya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Takaya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takaya is rocked!
Takaya feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nagano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nagano had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Takaya is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nagano Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Takaya's back instead.
Takaya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Takaya trying to control the hands but Nagano won't let him.
Nagano lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nagano.
Takaya is still in real trouble! Can Nagano finish him?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Nagano. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Nagano lands shots from the back.
Nagano looking for the choke but no joy.
Takaya turns into Nagano and is now in his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takaya seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Takaya trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takaya passes into half guard.
Takaya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Takaya trying to mount his opponent but Nagano defends it.
Nagano trying to control here.
Nagano is in trouble now - Takaya has advanced to mount!
Nagano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nagano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Takaya landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nagano is working hard here to advance position.
Takaya dominating with strikes here.
Nagano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Takaya.
Nagano slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Takaya trying to control from half guard but Nagano is working away.
Takaya looks gassed!
Takaya throwing shots but Nagano is blocking nicely.
Takaya stalling away here and it's allowed Nagano to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Takaya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Takaya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nagano is looking to stand up but Takaya isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Some bone on bone action there as Takaya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nagano throws a head kick but Takaya moves out of range.
Takaya scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nagano tries for a takedown but Takaya circles away easily
letting Takaya counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Takaya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nagano scores with the left hand. Takaya knows he should have avoided that one.
Nagano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takaya counters with a three punch combo that has Nagano backing up. Nagano nods at Takaya to acknowledge the strikes.
Takaya swings for the body but Nagano moves out of range.
Nagano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takaya as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Makoto Nagano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagano catches Takaya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Takaya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nagano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab from Nagano.
Takaya checks a low kick from Nagano.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nagano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nagano.
Takaya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takaya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nagano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takaya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takaya fails with the takedown.
Nagano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takaya momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takaya stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagano. Nagano gets slowly back to his feet.
Nagano checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masato Takaya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nagano shoots for a takedown but Takaya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Takaya misses with a two punch combination.
Nagano misses with the combination.
Takaya misses with a double jab
and Nagano counters with a straight right hand.
Takaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagano.
Takaya scores with a jab to the body.
Nagano wants to clinch up but Takaya keeps it at a distance.
Takaya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagano throws out the jab.
Takaya avoids the head kick by Nagano.
Takaya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nagano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nagano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takaya trying to stall but Nagano improves his position.
Takaya is trying to trip Nagano. He has hold of a leg but Nagano is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Takaya persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takaya thows a big elbow that misses.
Nagano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Takaya's guard.
Takaya is trying to keep Nagano in close.
Takaya looking for a sweep. Not yet Takaya, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagano advances to half guard.
Takaya tries to get to full guard but Nagano has control of the leg.
Takaya has hold of Nagano's hands but Nagano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nagano lands with a punch from half guard.
Nagano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Takaya is refusing to be controlled, as Nagano sits in half guard.
Takaya misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nagano trying to control from half guard but Takaya is working away.
Nagano will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nagano wants to stand up but Takaya has a hold of him and won't allow it.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Nagano.
Takaya is looking to slow Nagano down with leg kicks.
Nagano's corner calls for a 1-2. Nagano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Nagano. That snapped Takaya's head back.
Takaya throws a combination that misses
and Nagano counters with a single leg into guard. Takaya didn't expect that.
Makoto Nagano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nagano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takaya is looking to sweep but instead, Nagano has passed into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nagano connects with a nice short shot to Takaya's temple.
Nagano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takaya misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nagano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nagano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nagano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takaya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takaya counters with a good low kick that Nagano was not able to check.
Nagano slips under a jab.
Takaya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nagano shoots in and bounces Takaya off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Nagano wants to pass the guard but Takaya is keeping the position.
Nagano is in close to Takaya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takaya throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Takaya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagano.
Takaya escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nagano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nagano has passed into half guard!
Takaya is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nagano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Takaya tries to roll over but Nagano keeps him under control.
Nagano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
It looks like Nagano is going to stand back up.
Takaya gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makoto Nagano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nagano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nagano slow jab from Takaya misses its intended target.
Takaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takaya takes one to the chin there.
Nice cross by Nagano.
Nagano lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Takaya falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Makoto Nagano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buff Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Ikari (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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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buff Bagwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Ikari!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Bagwell throws a nice looking combination but Ikari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Ikari.
Bagwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Bagwell wants to land a leg kick but Ikari is out of range.
Bagwell feints and as Ikari raises his hands in defense, Bagwell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ikari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bagwell drops back looking for a leg! Ikari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ikari manages to kick Bagwell off! Bagwell jumps back into Ikari's guard.
Ikari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bagwell is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ikari has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bagwell is looking to defend but Ikari has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bagwell! Ikari pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bagwell taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shinji Ikari!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takayuki Okubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris has chosen Six Feet Under - Lycanthropy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takayuki Okubo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okubo misses with the combination.
Okubo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okubo misses with a two punch combination.
Okubo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okubo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okubo throws a series of punches but Norris moves out of range.
Norris walks into a jab.
Okubo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Okubo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Norris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Okubo cracks Norris with a big right hand but Norris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Norris gets back to half guard.
Norris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Okubo tries to free his leg and advance position but Norris is retaining full guard.
Okubo stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.
Okubo trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okubo is looking to work some ground and pound but Norris has wrist control.
Okubo stands up over Norris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Norris is looking for a triangle but Okubo pushes his legs off easily.
Okubo 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.
Okubo with a nice head shot there.
Norris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Okubo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Okubo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Okubo preventing the sweep.
Okubo lands a couple of digs.
Okubo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
Norris looking for a sweep. Not yet Norris, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Okubo thows a big elbow that misses.
Okubo trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Okubo thows a body shot but no joy.
Norris throws a looping overhand right but Okubo ducks down to avoid it.
Norris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okubo misses with a double jab
and Norris counters with a left and a right that stings Okubo.
Okubo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Norris counter with a right hand.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okubo connects with a nice looking jab.
Takayuki Okubo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okubo ducks right into an uppercut from Norris.
A punch combination from Norris misses.
A lazy body kick from Okubo
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okubo throws a sloppy body shot
and Norris counters with a left and a right that stings Okubo.
A punch combination from Norris misses.
Norris misses with a wild body shot.
Okubo with a poor takedown
and Norris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okubo throws a right hand that Norris ducks under and follows up with a left that Norris also avoids with ease.
Okubo swinging wilding here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Norris scores with the left hand. Okubo knows he should have avoided that one.
Okubo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
Norris swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Norris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Okubo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okubo misses with a double jab
and Norris counters with a two punch combo.
Okubo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Okubo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Norris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Okubo throws out a loose jab but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okubo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norris counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Okubo misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris misses with a body kick.
Norris tries to bum rush Okubo with a series of wild strikes but Okubo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okubo misses the jab.
Okubo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norris counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Norris 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.
Okubo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norris swivels and escapes.
Norris looks to land a combination but Okubo avoids it well.
Okubo throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a series of strikes. Okubo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norris lands a jab-cross combination.
Okubo misses with a double jab
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Takayuki Okubo has been cut.
Okubo misses with a double jab
and Norris counters with a two punch combo.
Okubo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norris counters with a two punch combo.
Okubo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Okubo is rocked!
Okubo fails to land the takedown.
Oh Okubo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norris slips a jab and a cross from Okubo.
Okubo seems to have got his legs back now.
Norris is working the combinations to good effect here.
Okubo throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okubo throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a body kick that stops Okubo in his tracks momentarily.
Norris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Okubo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okubo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buck Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris misses with a two punch combination.
Norris misses with a few strikes there.
Norris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okubo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norris stalks Okubo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Okubo's face. Okubo staggers backwards, shaken.
Okubo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Norris.
Norris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okubo on the side of the head.
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takayuki Okubo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okubo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okubo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norris counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Norris swinging wilding here.
Norris connects with the punch.
Norris misses with a two punch combination.
Okubo misses with a combination
and Norris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okubo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Okubo throws a combination that misses
and Okubo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okubo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Buck Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okubo misses with a takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris lands a big head kick that sends Okubo to the canvas! Norris follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Norris!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stack's entrance music is Deer Dance. A fine choice. Dan Stack is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Stack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Rua instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stack fails to land.
Stack can't find room to land a body shot as Rua controls the action.
The referee calls for Rua to work.
Rua pulls guard.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rua is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stack trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stack is one step ahead there.
Stack wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rua is on top in guard.
Rua drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stack dives on top into guard.
Rua is trying to keep Stack in close.
Stack won't allow Rua to sweep him here.
Rua is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stack with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stack wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stack with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stack shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rua controls Stack momentarily but Stack frees himself.
Rua had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Stack is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rua Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Stack's back instead.
Stack tries to roll but Rua sticks to his back.
Rua working for the choke.
Stack rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stack knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rua is trying to control the action in half guard but Stack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rua trying to mount his opponent but Stack defends it.
Stack controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stack has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rua is working away from the top position though.
Stack is not content to let Rua control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wanderlei Rua will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown by Rua or perhaps it was just good defense by Stack which made him look bad.
Stack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stack closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stack landing strikes.
Stack working away.
Stack controls the position.
Stack is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua is looking for a sweep.
Stack lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack controlling from side mount.
Rua tries to improve position but can't.
Rua manages to get back to half guard.
Rua is trying to maintain the position but Stack is very close to passing his half guard.
Rua tries to get to full guard but Stack has control of the leg.
Stack wants to stand up but Rua is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rua working for a triangle but Stack defends it easily.
Rua has his foot on Stack's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stack works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Stack trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stack passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to control but Stack is keeping busy.
Stack working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rua manages to get to full guard.
Rua wants to sweep here but Stack controlling him for the moment.
Stack passes Rua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rua makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rua.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rua has his hands on Stack's head, controlling the position.
Rua looking for a guillotine here but Stack defends easily.
Stack trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
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 Dan Stack will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stack counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stack passes into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rua is looking for a sweep. Stack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stack is looking to stall here but Rua recovers full guard.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua has his foot on Stack's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stack works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stack preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua closes the distance but Stack moves to the side
and Stack counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rua is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Stack pulls his head out easily.
Rua is staying active underneath Stack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stack is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stack looking to pass the guard.
Rua wants to control the position but Stack says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rua is looking for a sweep. Stack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rua is pressing down on Stack's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stack connects with a couple of short punches.
Stack showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Stack stands up over Rua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rua looking for a guillotine here but Stack defends easily.
Rua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stack sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Stack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stack 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Stack!
Dan Stack retains his middleweight title!
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