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PFL 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mean Gene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Tykki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mean Gene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mika Tykki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tykki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gene throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gene misses with a double jab.
A big right from Gene misses.
A jab from Gene misses.
Gene throws a series of punches but Tykki moves out of range.
Gene cracks Tykki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gene moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tykki goes down! Can Gene finish him!?
It looks like Mika Tykki has been cut.
Gene could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
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!
Gene trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tykki's guard.
Tykki throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gene loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gene postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gene with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gene 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.
Tykki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gene is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tykki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gene.
Tykki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gene is pushing down on Tykki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tykki is fighting to maintain full guard but Gene has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gene trying to mount his opponent but Tykki defends it.
Gene is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gene is breathing heavily.
Tykki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gene.
Gene tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tykki.
Tykki manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gene tries to free his leg and advance position but Tykki is retaining full guard.
Tykki seems keen to control Gene's posture.
Gene might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tykki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tykki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tykki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tykki pushes Gene off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gene misses with a wild combination.
Gene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tykki is looking to chop away at Gene's legs.
Tykki scores with a takedown into Gene's guard.
Gene looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tykki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gene wants to get back to full guard.
Tykki gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Tykki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Gene.
Mean Gene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gene looks to land a combination but Tykki avoids it well.
Tykki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tykki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gene wants to improve his position but Tykki is controlling well.
Gene is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gene punching from the bottom.
Gene pushes Tykki off but Tykki dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mean Gene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mika Tykki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tykki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Mean Gene has been cut.
Gene misses with a straight left.
A big left from Gene misses.
Gene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tykki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gene swivels and escapes.
Gene misses with a few strikes there.
Mean Gene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tykki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gene keeps the fight on the outside.
Gene throws out a loose jab but Tykki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tykki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gene!
Tykki has hold of Gene's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gene manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tykki gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gene misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tykki shoots in for a takedown but Gene shows good takedown defense.
Gene thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gene misses with a hook.
Mean Gene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tykki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tykki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gene regains half guard.
Gene missing with punches from the bottom.
Gene 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.
Gene is looking to improve his position.
Gene actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gene has a hand on Tykki's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tykki takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gene is looking to get to half guard.
Tykki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tykki tries to control but Gene wriggling away.
Gene keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tykki landing strikes from the mount and Gene is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tykki content just to control the position here.
Gene tries to improve his position but instead Tykki has taken his back!
Gene is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Tykki.
Gene is trying to get back to his feet but Tykki has full control of the position and if anything, Gene has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tykki biding his time, looking for the opening.
Tykki scores with punches from the back.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tykki controlling the position well here. Gene rolled but Tykki kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gene tries to break free.
Tykki working for a choke but Gene is defending well.
Gene is trying to get back to his feet but Tykki has full control of the position and if anything, Gene has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gene is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Tykki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tykki fails with the takedown.
Tykki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gene circles away.
Tykki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mean Gene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mika Tykki.
A jab-cross combination lands for Gene and sends Tykki crashing to the mat! Gene follows him down to the mat - Tykki regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gene is looking to advance position but Tykki won't allow it.
Tykki is looking to control Gene's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tykki avoid being mounted?
Gene passes to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gene tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gene advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tykki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gene thows a huge punch but Tykki dodges it nicely.
Gene not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tykki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gene.
Tykki is looking to get back to full guard here but Gene has managed to pass to side control instead.
Tykki wants to hold on but Gene pushes him away.
Tykki is looking to get to half guard.
Tykki tries to hold on but Gene postures up.
That's two 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.
The referee warns Tykki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gene lands a big shot there that rocks Tykki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gene working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tykki blocking the ground and pound.
Gene with the ground and pound from mount.
Gene unloads with some shots from mount but Tykki bucks and avoids them well.
Gene goes for an armbar but Tykki turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tykki.
Gene keeping busy on the bottom but Tykki has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tykki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gene is just riding it out for now. Tykki eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gene moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gene is on top in guard.
Tykki working a defensive guard here.
Gene pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tykki is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tykki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gene.
Gene thows a big elbow that misses.
Tykki is trying to control the position but Gene postures up.
Gene looking to pass the guard.
Gene avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gene throwing strikes from guard but Tykki blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tykki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gene pinned against the cage. Gene gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mean Gene showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gene has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mean Gene!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Nakajima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanzo Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Nakajima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanzo Mori!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mori takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakajima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nakajima. Mori shrugs it off though.
Nakajima shoots in looking for a takedown. Mori tries to sprawl out of it but Nakajima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mori manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mori lands a jab-cross combination.
Mori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mori misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakajima dodges the punch combination from Mori.
Mori takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mori looks to land a combination but Nakajima avoids it well.
Mori looks gassed!
Mori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Mori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakajima connects with a high kick.
Mori takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nakajima lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick from Nakajima lands but Mori takes it in his stride.
Nakajima lands a head kick. Mori smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mori is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Nakajima! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jay Nakajima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bam Bam Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suzuki throws a right hand that Rumble ducks under and follows up with a left that Rumble also avoids with ease.
Rumble slips under a jab from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumble is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suzuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Rumble lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suzuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rumble connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rumble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rumble connects with a high kick.
It looks like Daisuke Suzuki has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumble gets a clinch.
Rumble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rumble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rumble lands a nice elbow.
Suzuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rumble scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rumble smiles and moves away.
Rumble fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suzuki.
Rumble looks to land a combination but Suzuki avoids it well.
Rumble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki misses with the combination.
Rumble is looking to clinch but Suzuki is avoiding it.
Rumble tries to clinch up.
Rumble tries to clinch there but Suzuki circles away.
Suzuki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rumble looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suzuki blocks a head kick by Rumble.
Suzuki thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rumble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suzuki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rumble sprawls well initially but Suzuki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Suzuki is working for a submission of some sort.
Suzuki works his way into 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.
Suzuki pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rumble is surviving well by controlling Suzuki's body position as best he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suzuki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rumble is looking to escape.
Suzuki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rumble manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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.
Suzuki is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Rumble looks calm but he's in trouble here. Suzuki gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Rumble is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Suzuki lets go of the hold and Rumble can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daisuke Suzuki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoju Bayushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bayushi has chosen Masta Killa as his entrance music. Shoju Bayushi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayushi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ibrahimovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bayushi fails to take his opponent's back.
Bayushi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ibrahimovic turns into him and now he's in Bayushi's guard.
Ibrahimovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bayushi is keeping the position for now.
Bayushi working for a triangle but Ibrahimovic defends it easily.
Bayushi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ibrahimovic passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic moves nicely into side control.
Bayushi tries to bench press Ibrahimovic off him but Ibrahimovic keeps the position.
Ibrahimovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bayushi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bayushi is trying to get back to half guard.
Ibrahimovic tries to advance to mount but can't.
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.
Ibrahimovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bayushi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ibrahimovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi tries to bench press Ibrahimovic off him but Ibrahimovic keeps the position.
Ibrahimovic tries to move to mount but Bayushi blocks the move with his legs.
Ibrahimovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bayushi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ibrahimovic is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bayushi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic fails to advance to Bayushi's back.
Ibrahimovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bayushi wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Ibrahimovic doesn't have the hooks in and Bayushi manages to turn into his guard.
Ibrahimovic is looking for a triangle but Bayushi pushes his legs off easily.
Ibrahimovic is breathing heavily.
Bayushi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ibrahimovic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ibrahimovic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ibrahimovic!
Ibrahimovic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bayushi, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bayushi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ibrahimovic tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bayushi's legs.
Bayushi gets back to half guard.
Bayushi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bayushi is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bayushi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ibrahimovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Bayushi.
Ibrahimovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bayushi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bayushi's back!
Ibrahimovic looking for the RNC.
Bayushi defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayushi tries to roll but Ibrahimovic sticks to his back.
Bayushi defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ibrahimovic's arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibrahimovic looking for the choke but no joy.
Bayushi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ibrahimovic's guard. Nice work there by Bayushi.
Bayushi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bayushi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ibrahimovic wants to sweep here but Bayushi controlling him for the moment.
Bayushi drops back looking for a leg! Ibrahimovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ibrahimovic manages to kick Bayushi off! Bayushi jumps back into Ibrahimovic's guard.
Bayushi 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.
Ibrahimovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ibrahimovic is keeping the position for now.
Bayushi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ibrahimovic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ibrahimovic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ibrahimovic!
Ibrahimovic advances to full mount.
Ibrahimovic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bayushi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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.
Bayushi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bayushi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bayushi actively working from the bottom here.
Ibrahimovic seems to be looking for submissions.
Bayushi gets full guard.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ibrahimovic has gone for a leg lock! Bayushi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ibrahimovic's guard.
Bayushi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bayushi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ibrahimovic swivels and escapes.
Bayushi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ibrahimovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ibrahimovic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ibrahimovic is looking for a sweep. Bayushi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bayushi is working for a submission of some sort.
Ibrahimovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayushi wants to work for an arm triangle but Ibrahimovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ibrahimovic wants to improve his position but Bayushi is controlling well.
Bayushi is working for a kimura but Ibrahimovic is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ibrahimovic scores with a takedown into Bayushi's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bayushi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bayushi has escaped and now he's on top!
Ibrahimovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ibrahimovic keeping full guard, as Bayushi tries to pass.
Ibrahimovic looking for a guillotine here but Bayushi defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi 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.
Ibrahimovic has an active guard here but Bayushi has managed to pass into half guard.
Shoju Bayushi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bayushi is working for a kimura but Ibrahimovic is defending it quite comfortably.
Ibrahimovic is in trouble now - Bayushi has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ibrahimovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bayushi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ibrahimovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shoju Bayushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibrahimovic 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Hombre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Kenta (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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20
285 lbs
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285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Herbert Hombre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Kenta!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenta misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Hombre with that takedown attempt.
Hombre fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hombre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hombre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kenta struggling a bit here.
Hombre is looking to take a break and control but Kenta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenta tries to bench press Hombre off him but Hombre keeps the 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hombre remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kenta is not content to let Hombre control the position.
Kenta is trying to control Hombre's posture but Hombre avoids it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kenta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hombre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hombre.
Kenta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hombre wants to control from the top but Kenta keeps moving.
Hombre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hombre trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenta being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hombre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hombre stopping the sweep attempt from Kenta.
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.
Kenta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hombre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hombre won't allow Kenta to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenta looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hombre passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Hombre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kenta tries to clinch but Hombre moves out of range.
Kenta works the jab nicely.
Hombre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kenta trying to control here.
Hombre trying to mount his opponent but Kenta defends it.
Hombre working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kenta's thigh. Kenta counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kenta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenta throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hombre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hombre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kenta on the ground.
Hombre is in close to Kenta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hombre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Kenta working a defensive guard here.
Hombre looking to pass the guard.
Kenta looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenta, not yet.
Kenta keeping moving, preventing Hombre from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenta is looking for a triangle but Hombre pushes his legs off easily.
Kenta is breathing heavily.
Kenta keeping moving, preventing Hombre from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hombre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hombre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hombre trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hombre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hombre controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Hombre dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hombre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kenta manages to get back to half guard.
Hombre trying to advance position but Kenta counters by regaining guard.
Hombre trying to control but Kenta is working from the bottom.
Kenta throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hombre escapes and throws Kenta's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hombre in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kenta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hombre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Herbert Hombre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hombre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hombre scores with a takedown into Kenta's guard.
Hombre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hombre stands up over Kenta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hombre looking to pass the guard.
Kenta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hombre controls the pace.
Kenta throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hombre trying to control but Kenta is working from the bottom.
Hombre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hombre looking to pass the guard.
Kenta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hombre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hombre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Akio Kenta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herbert Hombre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hombre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herbert Hombre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hombre 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herbert Hombre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xi Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong has chosen Long Dong Jam as his entrance music. 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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177 lbs
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21
177 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Miyagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xi Dong!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi feints and as Dong raises his hands in defense, Miyagi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miyagi wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Dong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miyagi preventing the sweep.
Miyagi trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Miyagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miyagi wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miyagi tries to clinch but Dong is having none of it.
Dong closes the distance but Miyagi moves to the side
so Miyagi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miyagi is one step ahead there.
Dong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miyagi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miyagi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dong trying to strike off his back.
Miyagi is pushing down on Dong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dong is fighting to maintain full guard but Miyagi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dong is defending against the submission attempts here by Miyagi.
Dong actively working from the bottom here.
Miyagi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dong defends it well.
Miyagi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miyagi moves nicely into side control.
Dong is not content to let Miyagi control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dong is looking to reverse the position.
Dong prevents Miyagi from improving position.
Dong wants to control but Miyagi postures up.
Dong parries the strikes from Miyagi easily there. Miyagi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dong to escape.
Dong stops Miyagi from passing to mount.
Miyagi works to advance to full mount. Dong defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dong regains half guard.
Dong trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dong is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hiro Miyagi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bayushi Aramaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). of Nazareth comes to the ring accompanied by 12 Days of Christmas. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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18
150 lbs
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18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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, Jesus of Nazareth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bayushi Aramaro!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aramaro misses with a double jab.
of Nazareth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
of Nazareth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
of Nazareth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No luck for Aramaro with that takedown attempt.
of Nazareth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aramaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aramaro throws a right and a left that of Nazareth avoids nicely.
Aramaro dodges the punch combination from of Nazareth.
Aramaro swings for the body but of Nazareth moves out of range.
Aramaro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aramaro throws a wild body kick that of Nazareth sees coming a mile off.
Aramaro has a takedown stuffed.
of Nazareth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
of Nazareth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
of Nazareth could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A punch combination from of Nazareth misses.
of Nazareth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
of Nazareth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
of Nazareth lands a glancing blow to the side of Aramaro's head.
Aramaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! of Nazareth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aramaro - the referee stops the clock and of Nazareth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aramaro. of Nazareth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aramaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth scores with a three punch combo!
Aramaro tries to clinch up.
of Nazareth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Aramaro shoots in looking for a takedown. of Nazareth tries to sprawl out of it but Aramaro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. of Nazareth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jesus of Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bayushi Aramaro.
of Nazareth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aramaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aramaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
of Nazareth moves in looking to clinch but Aramaro pushes him off.
Aramaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
of Nazareth lands with a shot to the body.
Aramaro looks gassed!
Aramaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but of Nazareth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aramaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from of Nazareth finds it's way round the side to connect with Aramaro's head.
Aramaro throws a head kick that misses.
Aramaro looks to land a body kick but of Nazareth moved away.
of Nazareth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aramaro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on of Nazareth if he has to take too many more of those.
of Nazareth lands with a straight right. Aramaro didn't see that one coming.
Aramaro swats away the attempt to clinch by of Nazareth.
Aramaro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around of Nazareth's waist but of Nazareth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aramaro off to one side.
of Nazareth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aramaro shoots in for a double leg but of Nazareth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
of Nazareth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
of Nazareth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aramaro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aramaro counters with a head kick. That will keep of Nazareth thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aramaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
of Nazareth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
of Nazareth lands with a cross.
Aramaro throws an overhand right that lands on of Nazareth's shoulder, as of Nazareth tries to avoid the shot.
of Nazareth lands with a hook. Aramaro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
of Nazareth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
of Nazareth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
of Nazareth moves into the clinch.
Aramaro looking to throw knees to the head but of Nazareth is blocking nicely.
of Nazareth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aramaro has him pressed against the ropes.
of Nazareth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
of Nazareth breaks the clinch.
of Nazareth connects with a body shot.
Donk. of Nazareth catches Aramaro right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth connects with a single shot there.
Nice straight punches there by of Nazareth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of of Nazareth.
Aramaro is trying desperately to land a takedown but of Nazareth is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Aramaro.
of Nazareth lands a right hook to the body.
of Nazareth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab lands there for of Nazareth.
of Nazareth scores with a three punch combo!
Aramaro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a one two combo.
Aramaro is rocked!
Aramaro throws a head kick but of Nazareth moves out of range.
of Nazareth thuds his right hand into Aramaro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aramaro is still on wobbly legs! Can of Nazareth finish him?
Aramaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aramaro seems to have recovered his senses.
of Nazareth connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aramaro.
of Nazareth stalks Aramaro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aramaro's face. Aramaro staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheers as of Nazareth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aramaro doesn't seem phased though.
of Nazareth with a hook.
of Nazareth is working the combinations to good effect here.
of Nazareth lunges at Aramaro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aramaro's hand.
of Nazareth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aramaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from of Nazareth.
Aramaro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aramaro doesn't seem bothered though.
of Nazareth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aramaro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
of Nazareth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
of Nazareth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from of Nazareth both land. Nice combination.
of Nazareth looks to land a combination. Aramaro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
of Nazareth misses with a few strikes there.
Aramaro looks for the body kick but of Nazareth saw that one coming.
of Nazareth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
of Nazareth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by of Nazareth.
Aramaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from of Nazareth finds it's way round the side to connect with Aramaro's head.
of Nazareth misses with a series of wild punches.
of Nazareth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
of Nazareth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aramaro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch lands to the side of Aramaro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
of Nazareth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
of Nazareth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus of Nazareth 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.
of Nazareth connects with a looping right hand.
of Nazareth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aramaro lands a front kick.
Aramaro throws a head kick that misses.
Aramaro fails with a takedown attempt.
of Nazareth lands a right hook to the body.
of Nazareth stalks Aramaro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aramaro's face. Aramaro staggers backwards, shaken.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aramaro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aramaro there as he acknowledges the shot.
of Nazareth moves in looking to clinch but Aramaro pushes him off.
Aramaro misses with a low kick.
of Nazareth tries to clinch but Aramaro moves out of range.
Jesus of Nazareth is winning the standup battle so far.
of Nazareth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
of Nazareth tries for a takedown but Aramaro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
of Nazareth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
of Nazareth scores with a body shot.
Aramaro is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by of Nazareth.
Aramaro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says of Nazareth as he avoids it easily.
Aramaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aramaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from of Nazareth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by of Nazareth as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from of Nazareth both land. Nice combination.
of Nazareth lands a nice shot that snaps Aramaro's head back.
of Nazareth lands with an uppercut that bounces Aramaro off the ropes and back into rage.
of Nazareth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
of Nazareth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aramaro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aramaro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for of Nazareth because Aramaro loaded up on that one.
Aramaro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
of Nazareth somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
of Nazareth scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aramaro misses with a kick to the body.
of Nazareth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A right-left combo lands from of Nazareth.
Aramaro walks into a stiff left hand from of Nazareth.
Aramaro looks for the body kick but of Nazareth saw that one coming.
Good shot there by of Nazareth.
Aramaro tries a low kick but of Nazareth avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aramaro!
Aramaro throws a right hand that of Nazareth ducks under and follows up with a left that of Nazareth also avoids with ease.
Aramaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
of Nazareth stalks Aramaro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aramaro's face. Aramaro staggers backwards, shaken.
of Nazareth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aramaro misses with a wild combination.
of Nazareth swinging wilding here.
of Nazareth throws a right hand that Aramaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Aramaro also avoids with ease.
of Nazareth scores with a one two! Aramaro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Aramaro does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as of Nazareth blocks the low kick.
Aramaro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
of Nazareth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aramaro fails to land with a series of punches.
of Nazareth throws a right hand that Aramaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Aramaro also avoids with ease.
Jesus of Nazareth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
of Nazareth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
of Nazareth dips to his left and cracks Aramaro with an uppercut!
of Nazareth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to de liver by of Nazareth. Beautiful body shot.
Nice cross by of Nazareth.
Aramaro throws a series of punches but of Nazareth avoids them all with ease.
Aramaro walks into a stiff left hand from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth scores with a three punch combo!
Aramaro ducks right into an uppercut from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aramaro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Danga de danga de dang - of Nazareth scores with a four punch combination!
of Nazareth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aramaro has time to react.
of Nazareth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aramaro backs up against the ropes.
Aramaro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aramaro throws a body kick that misses.
Aramaro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
of Nazareth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aramaro takes one to the chin there.
of Nazareth stuffs the takedown.
Jesus of Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bayushi Aramaro.
of Nazareth scores with a jab to the head.
of Nazareth scores with a sloppy right hand. Aramaro should have avoided that one.
of Nazareth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
of Nazareth throws a one two combo.
of Nazareth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aramaro can do to turn this around?
of Nazareth lands a two punch combo.
of Nazareth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aramaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
of Nazareth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
of Nazareth tests Aramaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
of Nazareth doesn't manage to clinch there - Aramaro circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
of Nazareth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
of Nazareth lunges at Aramaro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aramaro's hand.
Aramaro needs to keep his hands up - of Nazareth had a free shot at his head there.
of Nazareth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus of Nazareth 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. And we move into the final round!
of Nazareth misses with a jab, cross combination.
of Nazareth scores with a sloppy right hand. Aramaro should have avoided that one.
of Nazareth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aramaro wants to clinch up but of Nazareth keeps it at a distance.
of Nazareth scores with a decent looking hook.
of Nazareth tries to keep at a distance but Aramaro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aramaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aramaro tries to clinch up.
Aramaro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
of Nazareth throws a good cross that connects.
A nice combination there by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
of Nazareth cracks Aramaro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aramaro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Aramaro.
Aramaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aramaro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
of Nazareth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by of Nazareth - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aramaro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on of Nazareth if he has to take too many more of those.
Aramaro misses with a low kick.
of Nazareth stalks Aramaro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aramaro's face. Aramaro staggers backwards, shaken.
Danga de danga de dang - of Nazareth scores with a four punch combination!
Aramaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
of Nazareth wants to clinch up but Aramaro keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Aramaro or perhaps it was just good defense by of Nazareth which made him look bad.
Aramaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
of Nazareth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
of Nazareth scores with a punch to the head.
of Nazareth shoots in and bounces Aramaro off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
of Nazareth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aramaro is keeping the position for now.
of Nazareth stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth scores with a three punch combo!
of Nazareth will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
of Nazareth dodges the punch combination from Aramaro.
Aramaro tries to clinch up.
Aramaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but of Nazareth moves away.
of Nazareth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
of Nazareth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
of Nazareth punishes Aramaro's body with a nice straight punch.
of Nazareth lands with a nice combination. Aramaro backs away looking to recover.
of Nazareth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aramaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but of Nazareth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
of Nazareth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Aramaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from of Nazareth.
Aramaro fails to land the takedown.
Jesus of Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bayushi Aramaro.
Nice shot by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aramaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
of Nazareth blocks a head kick by Aramaro.
of Nazareth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
of Nazareth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by of Nazareth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of of Nazareth.
Aramaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
of Nazareth cracks Aramaro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Aramaro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
of Nazareth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
of Nazareth tries to close the distance and clinch but Aramaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
of Nazareth connects with a crisp jab.
of Nazareth throws a one two combo.
of Nazareth lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth works over Aramaro's head and body with a nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth dips to his left and cracks Aramaro with an uppercut!
Aramaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aramaro fails with the takedown.
of Nazareth closes the distance and clinches.
Aramaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but of Nazareth has him pressed against the ropes.
Aramaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aramaro.
Aramaro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bayushi Aramaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aramaro.
of Nazareth is looking to break free of the clinch but Aramaro has double underhooks.
of Nazareth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Aramaro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but of Nazareth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aramaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but of Nazareth blocks it with crossed arms.
Aramaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jesus of Nazareth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aramaro throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus of Nazareth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well of Nazareth 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus of Nazareth!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Tsukuyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi Tsukuyama looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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, Ren Akita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Tsukuyama!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akita feints and as Tsukuyama raises his hands in defense, Akita changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tsukuyama looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Akita pushes down on Tsukuyama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Akita passes the guard and advances to mount!
Akita trying to control but Tsukuyama is having none of it.
Akita wants to finish this one by submission but Tsukuyama is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Akita.
Tsukuyama is trying to reverse the position but instead Akita has taken his back - oops!
What can Tsukuyama do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akita throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Akita has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tsukuyama's body.
Akita scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Akita controlling from the back.
Akita 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.
Will Akita go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Tsukuyama is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Akita.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ren Akita just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Akita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akita moves to the back position.
Akita slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tsukuyama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Akita lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Tsukuyama hold on?!
Akita looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Tsukuyama taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ren Akita!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Mirskovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahtava Nopea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirskovich comes to the ring accompanied by ???. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksander Mirskovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mahtava Nopea!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nopea lands an overhand right.
It looks like Aleksander Mirskovich has been cut.
Mirskovich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mirskovich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nopea is looking to reverse the position.
Mirskovich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nopea keeps working.
Mirskovich misses with the ground and pound.
Mirskovich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nopea knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mirskovich working away.
Nopea throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes there by Mirskovich.
Mirskovich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mirskovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Nopea closes the distance and clinches up with Mirskovich, looking for a takedown. Nopea pushes Mirskovich against the ropes but Mirskovich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nopea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirskovich instigates a clinch.
Mirskovich prevents Nopea from breaking the clinch.
Nopea trying to stall but Mirskovich improves his position.
Nopea is pressed up against the ropes. Mirskovich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nopea down to the mat. Nopea avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mirskovich is breathing heavily.
Mirskovich fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Mirskovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nopea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mirskovich counters with a takedown into side control.
Mirskovich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nopea wants to get back to his feet.
Mirskovich throws an elbow but Nopea slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nopea is looking to regain half guard here but Mirskovich keeps moving and retains side control.
Nopea manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mirskovich's best efforts.
Nopea is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mirskovich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mirskovich's back!
Nopea scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Mirskovich looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Nopea lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirskovich trying to control the action but Nopea just sinks the hooks in.
Mirskovich tries to break free.
Nopea lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Mirskovich tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nopea prevents Mirskovich from getting the reversal.
Mirskovich 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.
Mirskovich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
Nopea with good strikes from the mount here!
Mirskovich is trying to escape the 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.
Nopea looking to control but Mirskovich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nopea prevents Mirskovich from getting the reversal.
Mirskovich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mirskovich working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirskovich tries to hold on but Nopea pushes him away.
Nopea lands a big shot there that rocks Mirskovich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mirskovich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nopea lands a big elbow.
Mirskovich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mirskovich swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Nopea content just to control the position here.
Nopea is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mirskovich can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nopea with good strikes from the mount here!
Mirskovich can't escape the position.
Nopea working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Nopea connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nopea with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirskovich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nopea lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mirskovich is in a horrible position here. Nopea smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mirskovich wants to control but Nopea is having none of it.
Mirskovich is looking to get to half guard.
Nopea putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nopea breaks from Mirskovich's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nopea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirskovich is in a horrible position here. Nopea smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mirskovich tries to lock up and control but Nopea gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mirskovich is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahtava Nopea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Mirskovich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nopea connects with a single shot there.
Nopea tries to clinch
and Mirskovich counters with a straight right hand.
Nopea tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nopea, as that shot connected.
Nopea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nopea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mirskovich is looking to clinch.
Nopea connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mirskovich momentarily.
Nopea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nopea shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mirskovich pinned against the cage. Mirskovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mirskovich stuffs the takedown attempt from Nopea. Nopea gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mirskovich.
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!
Nopea tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Mirskovich is looking to take a break and control but Nopea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirskovich creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nopea is trying to improve his position.
Mahtava Nopea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nopea managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mirskovich.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mirskovich fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nopea.
Nopea scores with a sloppy right hand. Mirskovich should have avoided that one.
Mirskovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nopea lands with a cross.
Aleksander Mirskovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mirskovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nopea.
A nice combination there by Nopea.
Nopea tries to clinch but Mirskovich is having none of it.
Nopea connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mirskovich's hands.
Nopea scores with a hook.
Nopea swinging wilding here.
Mirskovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to de liver by Nopea. Beautiful body shot.
Nopea throws a nice looking combination but Mirskovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nopea lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mirskovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mirskovich.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Mirskovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Nopea.
Mahtava Nopea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nopea lands with a shot to the body.
Mirskovich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nopea closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mirskovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mirskovich.
Mirskovich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nopea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nopea bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mirskovich's head.
Mirskovich tries to clinch but Nopea moves out of range.
Nopea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mirskovich shoots in and drives through. Nopea sprawls well.
Mirskovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nopea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nopea.
Mirskovich misses with a body shot.
Nopea is looking to clinch but Mirskovich is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirskovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nopea goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nopea has managed to clinch.
Nopea is trying to break free.
Nopea wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mirskovich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mirskovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Nopea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirskovich is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nopea swinging wilding here.
Mirskovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nopea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nopea is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mirskovich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nopea scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahtava Nopea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Mirskovich's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mirskovich closes the distance and clinches up with Nopea, looking for a takedown. Mirskovich pushes Nopea against the ropes but Nopea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mirskovich shoots for a double leg takedown but Nopea sprawls well. He's pushed Mirskovich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mirskovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nopea scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nopea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mirskovich as he jumps to the side.
Nopea scores with a one two! Mirskovich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nopea pushes Mirskovich up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nopea lands a hook that snaps the head of Mirskovich backwards.
Nopea breaks the clinch.
Mirskovich fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Mirskovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mirskovich is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Nopea. That snapped Mirskovich's head back.
Nopea with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nopea with a nice cross.
No joy there for Nopea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mirskovich shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nopea is trying to stand.
Mirskovich wants to pass the guard but Nopea is defending well.
Nopea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mirskovich prevents Nopea from standing back up.
Mirskovich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nopea with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nopea tries to roll over but Mirskovich keeps him under control.
Mirskovich winds up and cracks Nopea with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mirskovich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nopea lands a nice shot to the body.
Mirskovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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.
Mirskovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Nopea.
Nopea wants to clinch up but Mirskovich keeps it at a distance.
Mirskovich slips a straight right by Nopea.
Nopea with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Mirskovich counter with a right hand.
Mirskovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mirskovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Nopea. No joy for Mirskovich on that attempt.
Nopea throws a combination. Mirskovich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nopea throws a combination. Mirskovich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mirskovich looks for a takedown but Nopea sprawls well.
Mirskovich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nopea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mirskovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nopea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nopea tries to clinch up but Mirskovich circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nopea throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mirskovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirskovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nopea counters with a straight right hand.
Nopea 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.
Nopea takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Horrible takedown by Mirskovich or perhaps it was just good defense by Nopea which made him look bad.
Nopea cracks Mirskovich with a good jab.
Nopea lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mirskovich closes the distance and clinches up with Nopea, looking for a takedown. Mirskovich pushes Nopea against the ropes but Nopea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nopea throws a series of strikes that have Mirskovich backpedaling.
Mirskovich clinches up against the ropes.
Nopea wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nopea tries to break the clinch but Mirskovich is controlling the position.
Mirskovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Nopea backwards.
Nopea is looking to break free of the clinch but Mirskovich has double underhooks.
Mirskovich is working for takedown but Nopea is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nopea breaks the clinch.
Mirskovich throws a body punch but Nopea moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirskovich walks into a jab.
Mirskovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mirskovich tries to clinch but Nopea is having none of it.
Mirskovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nopea shoots for a takedown but Mirskovich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mirskovich has Nopea up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nopea is trying to break the clinch but Mirskovich has him pressed against the ropes.
Mirskovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nopea backwards.
Mirskovich keeps control of Nopea as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nopea wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mirskovich lands an uppercut.
Mirskovich looking for a takedown.
Nopea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nopea lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirskovich throws a combination that misses
and Nopea counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Nopea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nopea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mirskovich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nopea throws a right and a left that Mirskovich avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahtava Nopea really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Mirskovich's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mirskovich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nopea circles away.
Mirskovich tries to clinch up but Nopea circles away and keeps his distance.
Nopea cracks Mirskovich with an open hand slap.
Nice shot lands for Nopea.
Mirskovich darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nopea manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mirskovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nopea as he avoids it easily.
Mirskovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nopea.
Nopea lands with a nice combination. Mirskovich backs away looking to recover.
Mirskovich tries to bum rush Nopea with a series of wild strikes but Nopea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mirskovich tries to clinch but Nopea moves out of range.
Mirskovich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nopea!
Mirskovich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
Mirskovich looking to control but Nopea is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nopea is working to get back to half guard.
Mirskovich unloading with bombs!
Nopea working to try and regain half guard.
Mirskovich has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nopea's face.
Mirskovich jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nopea manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nopea is not content to let Mirskovich control the position.
Nopea throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Nopea sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nopea is not content to let Mirskovich control the position.
Mirskovich wants to pass to mount but Nopea is defending the position.
Mirskovich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nopea keeps working.
Nopea gets full guard.
Nopea wants to sweep here but Mirskovich controlling him for the moment.
Mirskovich landing some decent shots from guard.
Nopea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nopea manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nopea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirskovich with a jab.
Nopea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mirskovich shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Mirskovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mirskovich lands a really nice looking cross but Nopea seems unphased.
Nopea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mirskovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mirskovich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Nopea.
Mirskovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nopea counters with a straight right hand.
Nopea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Mirskovich does no damage.
Nopea with a jab.
Mirskovich throws a lazy right hand but Nopea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nopea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mirskovich scores with a takedown into Nopea's guard.
Mirskovich stopping the sweep attempt from Nopea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirskovich wants to control from the top but Nopea keeps moving.
Mirskovich is really struggling to control Nopea but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nopea wants to sweep here but Mirskovich controlling him for the moment.
Mirskovich is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nopea is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nopea has escaped and now he's on top!
Mirskovich looking to control.
Nopea avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nopea landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mahtava Nopea will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Mirskovich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nopea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mirskovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mirskovich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mirskovich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab from Nopea.
Nopea tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mirskovich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nopea won't be happy with that.
Mirskovich working away.
Nopea sneaks out the side door and pushes Mirskovich away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mirskovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nopea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mirskovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nopea scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mirskovich in his tracks.
Mirskovich stuns Nopea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mirskovich darts in trying to clinch
and Nopea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirskovich waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nopea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nopea looks to land a combination. Mirskovich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nopea scores with a jab to the head.
Mirskovich misses the jab.
Mirskovich dodges the punch combination from Nopea.
Mirskovich closes the distance and clinches.
Mirskovich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nopea pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nopea lands a body shot.
A jab lands there for Nopea.
Mirskovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Nopea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nopea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Mirskovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nopea's corner calls for a 1-2. Nopea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mirskovich misses with a hook to the body
letting Nopea counter with a right hand.
Nopea moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nopea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nopea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nopea works the jab nicely.
Mirskovich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nopea gets back to 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. Mirskovich connects with a nice short shot to Nopea's temple.
Mirskovich 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.
Mirskovich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nopea doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mirskovich.
Mirskovich is trying to control the action in half guard but Nopea is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirskovich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nopea's head.
Nopea looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nopea tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Aleksander Mirskovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mirskovich gets a takedown into half guard.
Nopea scores with a few weak punches.
Nopea is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mirskovich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nopea tries to roll over but Mirskovich keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nopea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mirskovich.
Nopea wants to control but Mirskovich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mirskovich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mirskovich wants to work for an arm triangle but Nopea is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nopea tests Mirskovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nopea moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mirskovich fails with the takedown.
Mirskovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nopea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mirskovich drops his hands momentarily and Nopea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nopea scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mahtava Nopea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nopea misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Mirskovich.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mahtava Nopea.
I've got Nopea winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahtava Nopea!
Mahtava Nopea is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lalli Koylio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koylio comes to the ring accompanied by Moonsorrow - Köyliönjärven Jäällä (Pakanavedet II). Khan has chosen Mama said knock you out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lalli Koylio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koylio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan fails with the takedown.
Koylio throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Koylio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koylio misses with a straight left.
Koylio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koylio.
Khan tries to clinch but Koylio is having none of it.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koylio misses with a takedown attempt
and Khan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khan prevents Koylio from improving his position.
Khan is working for a submission of some sort.
Khan wants to pass to mount but Koylio is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio is looking to improve his position.
Khan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Koylio reverses the position - he's now on top in Khan's guard.
Koylio advances to half guard.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khan looking for submissions off his back.
Koylio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Koylio works his way into full mount!
Koylio looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Koylio fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Koylio has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khan's face.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koylio cracks Khan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Koylio 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.
Koylio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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.
Khan tries to reverse the position but Koylio maintains control.
Koylio looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koylio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koylio wants to control the pace but Khan is squirming around nicely.
Koylio prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
Koylio looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but Koylio has a good base and remains in mount.
Koylio has control of Khan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Khan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but Koylio has a good base and remains in mount.
Koylio lands a heavy elbow.
Khan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Khan looks gassed!
Koylio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khan's guard.
Koylio forces his way into half guard.
Khan is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio winds up and cracks Khan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koylio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Koylio tries to control but Khan wriggling away.
Koylio with good strikes from the mount here!
Khan is working to get back to half guard.
Koylio working Khan over with strikes here.
Koylio lands a heavy elbow.
Koylio landing punches.
Koylio landing strikes from the mount.
Khan is looking to improve his position but Koylio isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan is squirming around, avoiding Koylio's attempts to control the action.
Khan is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lalli Koylio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koylio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koylio lands a nice shot that snaps Khan's head back.
Khan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Khan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Koylio has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Koylio tries to reverse the position but Khan maintains control.
Koylio tries to lock up and control but Khan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koylio tries to reverse the position but Khan maintains control.
Koylio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Koylio gets back to full guard.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Koylio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khan manages to get himself to full guard.
Koylio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koylio cracks Khan with a big right hand but Khan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Koylio is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koylio lands an elbow.
Khan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koylio wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan is looking for a sweep.
Khan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koylio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Khan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Koylio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Koylio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Koylio scoring with punches from side control.
Koylio wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Koylio grinds an elbow into Khan's temple.
Khan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koylio moves into full guard.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan postures up and lands a big shot to Koylio's brow.
Koylio is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.
Koylio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khan's guard.
Koylio trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Koylio landing with the ground and pound.
Khan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koylio pushing down on Khan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Khan!
Koylio with a couple of short strikes.
Koylio lands a big elbow.
Koylio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koylio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Khan can't escape the position.
Koylio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Koylio working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lalli Koylio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan working to try and regain half guard.
Koylio tries to control but Khan wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan tries to reverse the position but Koylio maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lalli Koylio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Koylio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koylio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koylio misses the jab.
Khan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Koylio sprawls well initially but Khan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Koylio manages to get to full guard.
Koylio will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Koylio is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Khan rolls with it to try and escape but Koylio cranks on the arm and Khan is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lalli Koylio!
Lalli Koylio retains his welterweight title!
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