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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenzo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Fang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kenzo Jones's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenzo Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fang looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Fang moved out of range nicely.
Fang stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Fang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fang just misses with a punch to the body.
Fang connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Fang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fang scores with a shot to the body.
Fang stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Hiro Fang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenzo Jones.
Fang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Kenzo Jones has been cut.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fang.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Fang as Jones shoots in.
Jones looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Fang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Fang cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fang scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones is rocked!
Fang cracks Jones on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jones falls backwards against the ropes. Fang follows up with more strikes that drop Jones to his knees. Fang keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jones! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Fang!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kizzy Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kizzy Suzuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kizzy Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Suzuki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Suzuki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Suzuki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, White asserts his dominance and retains side control.
White tries to score with some ground and pound. Suzuki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
White tries to advance to mount but Suzuki denies him.
White throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
White landing a few strikes.
White scoring with punches from side control.
White working away.
Suzuki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suzuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
White prevents Suzuki from improving his position.
Suzuki pushes White off looking to stand but White dives back in and keeps control.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suzuki on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
White misses with a head shot. Suzuki uses the momentum to regain guard.
White won't allow Suzuki to sweep him here.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suzuki is keeping the position for now.
White throwing strikes from guard but Suzuki blocks nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suzuki swivels and escapes.
Suzuki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White fails with the takedown.
Suzuki fails with the takedown.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Suzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White is breathing heavily.
White fails with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White is rocked!
White looks for a takedown but Suzuki sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for White!
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suzuki wants to control the pace but White is squirming around nicely.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
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 tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Suzuki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
White defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Suzuki.
Suzuki is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
White is working to get back to half guard.
White is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Suzuki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but White is surviving well by controlling Suzuki's body position as best he can.
White throwing hammer fists to the chest of Suzuki. What's that going to do exactly?
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
White is squirming around, avoiding Suzuki's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Suzuki unloads with some shots from mount but White bucks and avoids them well.
White working to try and regain half guard.
White has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
White rolls, trying to escape but Suzuki keeps control of the position.
White avoids the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Suzuki is hanging on to White's back as he tries to escape.
White wants to control his opponent's hands but Suzuki gets his hands free.
White tries to roll but Suzuki sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kizzy Suzuki dominated that round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suzuki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Suzuki misses with the combination.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Suzuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Chuck White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White shoots in but Suzuki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suzuki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Suzuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suzuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suzuki with a nice cross.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki wants to clinch.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki is looking to clinch.
Suzuki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Suzuki rushes White with punches - White moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, White goes down! Suzuki follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kizzy Suzuki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lai Yong (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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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lai Yong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yong gets the takedown into side control.
Knuckles gets back to half guard.
Knuckles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knuckles is looking for a sweep. Yong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yong working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Knuckles's thigh. Knuckles counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Yong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Knuckles manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yong has Knuckles in his guard.
Yong looking for subs off his back but Knuckles has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles is keen to just control but Yong is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Knuckles seems content to control.
Yong tries to get to full guard but Knuckles has control of the leg.
Yong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yong punching from the bottom.
Yong tries to get to full guard but Knuckles has control of the leg.
Knuckles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knuckles's waist but Knuckles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yong off to one side.
Knuckles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yong is looking for a triangle but Knuckles pushes his legs off easily.
Yong looks gassed!
Yong looking for a sweep. Not yet Yong, not yet.
Knuckles tries to stand but Yong is controlling from the bottom.
Yong doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Knuckles tries to stand but Yong is controlling from the bottom.
Yong tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles preventing the sweep.
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.
Knuckles is looking to stand up but Yong won't let him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knuckles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knuckles is trying to maintain a safe position but Yong gets an underhook and turns Knuckles into the ropes.
Knuckles has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yong is trying to keep an underhook but Knuckles manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Yong misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Knuckles is working for a submission of some sort.
Yong wants to control but Knuckles is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles wants to free his trapped foot but Yong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yong is trying to keep Knuckles in close.
Yong wants to sweep here but Knuckles controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Knuckles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Knuckles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knuckles shoots and misses
so Yong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yong wants to control from the top but Knuckles keeps moving.
Yong postures up in Knuckles's guard and throws a big left but Knuckles blocks it.
Yong looking to pass the guard.
Knuckles has his foot on Yong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yong works his way back into a safe position though.
Yong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yong wants to pass the guard but Knuckles is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yong fails with the takedown
so Knuckles counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knuckles trying to control but Yong is working from the bottom.
Yong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knuckles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knuckles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knuckles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knuckles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knuckles trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yong's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yong keeping moving, preventing Knuckles from controlling successfully.
Yong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knuckles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knuckles passes Yong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yong is staying active underneath Knuckles, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yong wants to improve his position but Knuckles is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles trying to control the action but Yong is working from the bottom.
Knuckles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yong defending well though.
Yong is looking to control Knuckles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yong avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Knuckles misses with a takedown
and Yong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yong sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles controlling Yong's posture.
Knuckles keeping full guard, as Yong tries to pass.
Bobby Knuckles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yong trying to control but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
Knuckles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yong trying to move into half guard but instead Knuckles has managed to sweep!
Yong throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Knuckles wants to control from the top but Yong keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lai Yong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Knuckles tries for a takedown but Yong circles away easily
and Yong counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knuckles's guard now.
Knuckles working a defensive guard here.
Yong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yong stopping the sweep attempt from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yong!
Yong wants to hold on but Knuckles pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knuckles prevents Yong from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong tries to hold on but Knuckles pushes him away.
Yong is trying to reverse the position but instead Knuckles has taken his back - oops!
Yong covering up well and avoiding damage.
Yong is really stuck here.
Yong trying to control the hands but Knuckles won't let him.
Yong is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Knuckles is staying active.
Knuckles throwing damaging strikes from the back! Yong could be in trouble here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knuckles lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Yong.
Knuckles wants to control but Yong is keeping busy.
Yong tries to escape the position.
Knuckles somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Yong is in bad spot here.
Knuckles gets his hands free as Yong looks to control.
Knuckles 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.
Knuckles throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yong wants to escape the position.
Yong tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yong just holding on.
Knuckles lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Knuckles throwing strikes here but Yong is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Knuckles.
Knuckles tries to control but Yong wriggling away.
Knuckles looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yong looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Yong tries to escape the position.
Yong covering up well and avoiding damage.
Yong rolls, trying to escape but Knuckles keeps control of the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Knuckles's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knuckles missing with strikes from the back.
Knuckles doesn't have the hooks in and Yong manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lai Yong.
I think Yong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gnagis Starksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gee AsPee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starksson comes to the ring accompanied by Scooter Weekend. AsPee has chosen Move Bit*h - Ludacris as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gnagis Starksson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gnagis Starksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gee AsPee!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AsPee is looking to slow Starksson down with leg kicks.
AsPee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
AsPee throws a leg kick but Starksson checks it.
AsPee looks to land a right hand but Starksson moved out of range.
AsPee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
AsPee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Starksson is breathing heavily.
AsPee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice combo by AsPee! Oh, that's hurt him - Starksson falls to the canvas and AsPee follows him into side control.
Starksson is rocked!
It looks like Gnagis Starksson has been cut.
AsPee wants to control but Starksson is keeping him busy.
Oh Starksson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
AsPee has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Starksson seems to have got his legs back now.
AsPee scores with a head kick.
AsPee lands a right hook to the body.
AsPee steps into range and cracks Starksson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Starksson flops backwards and AsPee dives into his guard looking to finish!
Starksson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AsPee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A left and a right from AsPee both land. Nice combination.
AsPee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
AsPee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Starksson if he has to take too many more of those.
Starksson moves forwards but AsPee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
AsPee throws a leg kick which misses Starksson's front leg but catches the back leg as Starksson tries to avoid it.
AsPee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for AsPee. That snapped Starksson's head back.
AsPee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Starksson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
AsPee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Starksson.
AsPee feints and then cracks Starksson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Starksson down.
AsPee scores with a head kick.
Starksson has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AsPee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starksson. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as AsPee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Starksson doesn't seem phased though.
Starksson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
AsPee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Starksson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Starksson is trying to stand.
AsPee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
AsPee tries to stand and escape but Starksson is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starksson throws a strike from the bottom but AsPee passes into side control!
Starksson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but AsPee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Starksson wants to control but AsPee postures up.
Starksson is not content to let AsPee control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for AsPee.
AsPee scores with a nice head shot.
AsPee tries a low kick but Starksson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
AsPee connects with a looping right hand.
AsPee cracks Starksson with a right hand to the side of the head.
AsPee throws a big shot that misses.
AsPee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Starksson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! AsPee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Starksson, into his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
AsPee stands up from Starksson's guard - AsPee perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gee AsPee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gnagis Starksson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Starksson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and AsPee counters with a leg kick.
AsPee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Starksson's calf.
AsPee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Starksson.
A good leg kick by AsPee.
AsPee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
AsPee is looking to slow Starksson down with leg kicks.
A right-left combo lands from AsPee.
Good leg kick by AsPee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
AsPee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Starksson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
AsPee lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
AsPee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
AsPee lands a head shot.
AsPee scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Starksson takes one to the side of the head.
AsPee throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AsPee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A lazy left from AsPee finds it's target.
Starksson misses with a takedown
and AsPee counters with a series of strikes. Starksson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gnagis Starksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
AsPee cracks Starksson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Starksson with a lazy takedown attempt
and AsPee counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gnagis Starksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
AsPee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Starksson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Starksson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Starksson trying to control but AsPee is having none of it.
Starksson looking for a guillotine from mount but AsPee is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AsPee wants to get back to his feet.
Starksson lands a big elbow.
AsPee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starksson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. AsPee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Starksson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but AsPee is holding on tight.
Starksson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as AsPee is looking to escape.
Starksson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now AsPee is on top in guard.
Starksson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
AsPee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Starksson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead AsPee passes into side control.
AsPee decides to stand back up. AsPee steps back and let's Starksson get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by AsPee.
Starksson tries for a takedown but AsPee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
AsPee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gee AsPee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gnagis Starksson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
AsPee throws a leg kick which misses Starksson's front leg but catches the back leg as Starksson tries to avoid it.
AsPee scores with a jab. Starksson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Starksson tries for a takedown but AsPee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by AsPee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by AsPee.
AsPee throws a shot to the body.
AsPee throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by AsPee. That's going to slow Starksson down.
AsPee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starksson doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starksson needs to keep his hands up - AsPee had a free shot at his head there.
Starksson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for AsPee.
Starksson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
AsPee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Starksson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before AsPee can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for AsPee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by AsPee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starksson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from AsPee.
Starksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by AsPee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by AsPee.
Starksson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
AsPee moves into range and connects with a jab.
AsPee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Starksson will feel that in the morning.
Starksson has his takedown stuffed
and AsPee counters with an inside leg kick.
AsPee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Starksson wants to stand and escape but instead AsPee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
AsPee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Starksson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starksson wants to get back to full guard.
AsPee seems to be working for a kimura but Starksson defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starksson tries to get to full guard but AsPee has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
AsPee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Starksson's head backwards.
AsPee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Starksson tries for a takedown but AsPee circles away easily
and AsPee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gnagis Starksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starksson with a lazy takedown attempt
and AsPee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AsPee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Starksson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Starksson wants to control but AsPee is keeping him busy.
AsPee is trying to buck Starksson off.
Starksson trying to control the action but AsPee is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starksson throwing strikes but AsPee manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gee AsPee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got AsPee 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gee AsPee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takumi Gunma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is come as you are. Shinya Aoki had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takumi Gunma!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki thows a body shot but no joy.
Gunma ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Aoki tries to clinch up.
Aoki tries to clinch but Gunma moves out of range.
Gunma shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gunma showed some decent athleticism there.
Gunma is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gunma looking to pass the guard.
Gunma wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gunma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gunma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aoki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gunma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aoki wants to clinch up but Gunma keeps it at a distance.
Aoki with a poor takedown
and Gunma counters with a takedown into side control.
Aoki tries to buck Gunma off but Gunma is having none of it.
Gunma wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gunma tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Gunma politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gunma prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gunma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aoki is looking to regain half guard here but Gunma keeps moving and retains side control.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Gunma is looking to take a break and control but Aoki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunma misses with the ground and pound.
Gunma looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Aoki is looking for a sweep.
Aoki looks to move to half guard but instead Gunma has passed into mount! Damn!
Gunma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aoki is looking to escape.
Aoki has given up his back. Will we see Gunma going for some submissions?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aoki defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gunma is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Aoki taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Gunma.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takumi Gunma!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mako Voki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Dahmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeffrey Dahmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mako Voki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Dahmer!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voki shoots for a double leg takedown but Dahmer sprawls well. He's pushed Voki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dahmer looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dahmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Voki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dahmer moves in looking to clinch but Voki pushes him off.
Voki looks to land a right hand but Dahmer moved out of range.
Dahmer throws a series of punches but Voki avoids them all with ease.
Voki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dahmer's guard.
Voki drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Voki seems to have locked his on tight now - Dahmer screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Voki, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mako Voki!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Lisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Hogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Hogers told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimmo Lisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Hogers!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lisko avoids the head kick by Hogers.
Lisko shoots in but Hogers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hogers throws a head kick but Lisko moves out of range.
Hogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hogers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lisko at a distance.
Hogers stuffs the takedown attempt from Lisko. Lisko gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Lisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lisko.
Lisko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hogers but Hogers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lisko avoids the head kick by Hogers.
Lisko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lisko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hogers wants to get back to his feet.
Lisko looking to control but Hogers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hogers is trying to stand up.
Lisko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lisko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogers wants to get back to his feet.
Lisko 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.
Hogers is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lisko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Brett Hogers has been cut.
Hogers looks gassed!
Lisko lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lisko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hogers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hogers is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisko lands a big shot there that rocks Hogers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lisko is landing with some decent strikes but Hogers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lisko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lisko with a couple of short strikes.
Lisko wants to finish this one by submission but Hogers is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lisko.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hogers can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hogers's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lisko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hogers?
Lisko punching from mount but Hogers doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hogers is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lisko cracks Hogers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hogers is trying to stand.
Lisko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lisko working the ground and pound effectively.
Hogers squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lisko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lisko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hogers is looking to escape.
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.
Hogers's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hogers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hogers is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lisko jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hogers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lisko scoring with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogers is pushing Lisko's head away, looking to escape. Lisko manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Lisko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Hogers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lisko shoots in for a takedown but Hogers shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Hogers does no damage.
Hogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hogers throws a head kick that misses.
Lisko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hogers's waist but Hogers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lisko off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Lisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogers scores with a jab to the body.
Hogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lisko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hogers misses with a head kick.
Hogers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lisko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hogers as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogers misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lisko is looking to clinch.
Hogers looks to land a body kick but Lisko moved away.
Lisko moves out of range as Hogers throws a body kick.
Hogers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lisko will feel that in the morning.
Hogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogers looks to land a body kick but Lisko moved away.
Horrible takedown by Lisko or perhaps it was just good defense by Hogers which made him look bad.
Danga de danga de dang - Hogers scores with a four punch combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hogers throws a right and a left that Lisko avoids nicely.
Lisko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lisko shoots for a takedown but Hogers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hogers.
Lisko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hogers pinned against the cage. Hogers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lisko fails to land the takedown.
Hogers scores with a shot to the body.
Hogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogers stuffs the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Hogers scores with a four punch combination!
A good leg kick by Hogers.
Lisko tries for a takedown but Hogers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brett Hogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lisko has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lisko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hogers but Hogers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lisko shoots in looking for a takedown. Hogers tries to sprawl out of it but Lisko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hogers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Lisko with that takedown attempt.
Hogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hogers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hogers scores with a nice head shot.
Hogers misses with a head kick.
Hogers lands with a kick to the temple. Lisko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lisko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hogers swivels and escapes.
Lisko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hogers tries to avoid it but Lisko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hogers to the ground. Hogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hogers connects with a looping right hand.
Lisko fails with a takedown attempt.
Hogers looks for the body kick but Lisko saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogers digs a good hook to Lisko's body.
Hogers digs a good hook to Lisko's body.
Hogers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lisko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lisko.
Hogers is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lisko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lisko tries for a kimura but Hogers is defending well.
Hogers dodges the ground and pound from Lisko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogers is not content to let Lisko control the position.
Lisko laying and praying for a moment but Hogers takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hogers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lisko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hogers is just riding it out for now. Lisko eventually gives up the hold.
Lisko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Hogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Hogers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Hogers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hogers throws a head kick but Lisko moves out of range.
Brett Hogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogers works Lisko's body with a nice hook.
Lisko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hogers with a jab.
Hogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lisko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lisko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hogers is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hogers throws Lisko to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Hogers.
Hogers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Danga de danga de dang - Hogers scores with a four punch combination!
Lisko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lisko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lisko forces his way into half guard.
Hogers wants to get back to his feet.
Lisko is nestled in close to Hogers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lisko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogers defending well though.
Lisko throwing shots but Hogers is blocking nicely.
Hogers tries to kick Lisko off but Lisko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kimmo Lisko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lisko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogers defending well though.
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.
Lisko trying to pass the guard but Hogers defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Hogers.
Hogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hogers.
A left lands for Hogers.
Lisko avoids the head kick by Hogers.
Hogers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lisko as he avoids it easily.
Lisko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lisko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogers is keeping the position for now.
Lisko scoring with some ground and pound.
Hogers keeping moving, preventing Lisko from controlling successfully.
Hogers wants to stand up but Lisko is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisko throwing strikes but missing.
Lisko wants to pass the guard but Hogers is keeping the position.
Lisko is working hard here to advance position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lisko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hogers throws a head kick but Lisko moves out of range.
Hogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Hogers misses with a low kick.
A shot to de liver by Hogers. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Hogers does no damage.
Lisko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hogers as he avoids it easily.
Lisko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hogers tries to avoid it but Lisko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hogers to the ground. Hogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Lisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogers throws a series of strikes that have Lisko backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice sprawl there from Hogers as Lisko shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Hogers as Lisko shoots in.
Hogers stuffs the takedown.
Hogers scores with a nice body kick.
Lisko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hogers.
Lisko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hogers as he jumps to the side.
Hogers throws a head kick that misses.
Hogers throws a series of punches but Lisko avoids them all with ease.
Hogers stuffs the takedown attempt from Lisko. Lisko gets slowly back to his feet.
Lisko fails to land the takedown.
Hogers stuffs the takedown attempt from Lisko. Lisko gets slowly back to his feet.
Lisko fails with a takedown attempt.
Hogers lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kimmo Lisko.
I think Lisko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimmo Lisko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriana Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adriana Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yamamoto is struggling to control the position.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Lima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lima connects with a crisp jab.
Lima throws a series of strikes that have Yamamoto backpedaling.
Lima really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lima wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Lima forces his way into half guard.
Lima is trying to work for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima trying to control from half guard but Yamamoto is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Still in half guard, Lima seems content to control.
Lima is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lima is tying to control. Yamamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yamamoto is defending against the submission attempts here by Lima.
Yamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lima looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lima with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lima seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yamamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lima passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lima is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Lima!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adriana Lima!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alaj volim kad je pomalena. House has chosen Die MF Die as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Power House!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House avoids the head kick by Barnett.
Barnett throws a right and a left that both miss.
House slips a straight right by Barnett.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
House closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
House seems to be working for a kimura but Barnett defends the submission attempt.
Barnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from House.
House missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnett wants to get back to full guard.
Barnett looks like he's trying to stand up.
House takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
House throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
House throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for House on the ground.
House throwing shots but Barnett is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to stand up here but House is controlling him well.
House lands strikes from half guard.
Barnett is trying to maintain the position but House is very close to passing his half guard.
House thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnett's head.
House missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but House scores with a couple of nice shots.
House not landing any meaningful shots this time.
House is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
House has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
House scoring with strikes but Barnett is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking to improve his position but House isn't that keen on the idea.
House looking to finish Barnett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barnett!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
House looking to finish with strikes here!
Barnett manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
House works his way into full mount!
House sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House with a couple of short strikes.
House throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by House there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Barnett is in a horrible position here. House smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
House won't let Barnett get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
House throws some wild stikes that Barnett manages to avoid easily.
House fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Mirko Barnett has been cut.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett wants to hold on but House pushes him away.
House throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
House breaks from Barnett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
House throws a sloppy strike and Barnett uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Barnett has ended up in House's guard.
Barnett stopping the sweep attempt from House.
House is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power House dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Barnett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
House fails with the takedown.
House tries for a takedown but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
House takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Power House has been cut.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
House shoots in and drives through. Barnett sprawls well.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Power House.
House shoots for a takedown but Barnett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnett tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Barnett lands with a slapping head kick.
Barnett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but House moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnett stuffs the takedown.
House keeps the fight on the outside.
Mirko Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett throws a head kick that House semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by House.
House sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barnett is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
House looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barnett is positioning himself well to prevent House advancing to mount.
House takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
House is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time House.
Barnett is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
House not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnett won't allow House to pass to mount.
House thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnett's head.
House works his way into side control.
House tries to score with some ground and pound. Barnett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from House are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
Barnett is looking to clinch but House is avoiding it.
House gets a takedown into half guard.
House thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnett's head.
House is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barnett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnett looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from House.
Barnett is trying to stand.
House scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
House thows a huge punch but Barnett dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House passes to 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.
House is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barnett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mirko Barnett will probably get the nod.
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.
Barnett throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
Barnett loads up on a big right hand but House slips the punch.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
House closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnett circles away.
House avoids the head kick by Barnett.
House looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab from Barnett.
Barnett scores with a one two! House had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
House tries for a takedown but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Power House.
House avoids the head kick by Barnett.
No luck for House with that takedown attempt.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
House takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnett scores with a sloppy right hand. House should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House looks for a takedown but Barnett sprawls well.
Barnett tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
House tries for a takedown but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mirko Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett stuffs the takedown.
Barnett clinches with his opponent.
House is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnett has had enough of the clinch but House keeps him there for the moment.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett wants to get back to striking at distance but House won't allow it.
Barnett is trying to break the clinch but House has him pressed against the ropes.
Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
Barnett tries to clinch up but House circles away and keeps his distance.
House shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
House is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnett has wrist control.
House throws a big right hand that misses.
House scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
House postures up and lands a big shot to Barnett's brow.
House throwing strikes from guard but Barnett blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as House accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
House throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Power House has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
House trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barnett manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
House tries to land a sweep but no joy.
House has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnett is looking to stand up but House won't let him.
Barnett stopping the sweep attempt from House.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
House drives through with a takedown into guard.
House cracks Barnett with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett wants to stand and escape but House is having none of it.
House loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
House with a flurry of punches that miss.
House slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
House postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
House tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barnett's legs.
House throwing strikes but Barnett manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
House tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mirko Barnett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnett tries to clinch there but House circles away.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
Barnett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
House stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnett.
Barnett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
House looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barnett is fending him off so far but House persists. Nope, Barnett circles away and we're back to standing.
House shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnett but Barnett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnett throws a nice head kick!
Barnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
House shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Power House.
Barnett tries to clinch up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
House avoids the head kick by Barnett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barnett stuffs the takedown attempt from House. House gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.
House has Barnett pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Barnett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett clinches up with House and pushes him back against the ropes.
House prevents Barnett from breaking the clinch.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to score with a low kick but House moves his leg out of the way.
Barnett moves in looking to clinch but House pushes him off.
House shoots in but no luck this time.
House tries for a takedown but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barnett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnett clinches with his opponent.
Barnett gets underhooks to prevent House's takedown attempt.
Barnett breaks the clinch.
Barnett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
House throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnett's waist but Barnett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing House off to one side.
Barnett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
House shoots in for a double leg but Barnett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnett scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
House has a takedown stuffed.
Mirko Barnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
House fails with the takedown.
House takes one on the chin but seems OK.
House takes a head kick and keeps coming.
House fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barnett sprawls well initially but House persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
House prevents Barnett from standing back up.
House sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnett defending well though.
House throwing shots but Barnett is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barnett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
House missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
House throwing shots but Barnett is blocking nicely.
Barnett tries to roll over but House keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
House checks the leg kick.
Barnett is looking to clinch but House is avoiding it.
Barnett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
House content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Barnett had his way with Power House in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnett wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.
House shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnett as he avoids it easily.
Barnett tries to clinch there but House circles away.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
Barnett is looking to clinch but House is avoiding it.
Barnett throws a series of strikes that have House backpedaling.
House shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnett sprawls well. He's pushed House's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnett.
House swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnett.
House misses with a takedown attempt - Barnett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Power House.
House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnett tries to clinch there but House circles away.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnett throws a front kick aimed at House's knee but House avoids it well.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House shoots in for a double leg but Barnett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnett tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
Barnett scores with a head kick.
Barnett cracks the inside of House's front leg.
Barnett throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
House decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
House thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnett's head.
Barnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from House.
Barnett is looking to escape.
House thows a huge punch but Barnett dodges it nicely.
House working the head and body with strikes.
House looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
House works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by House.
House throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
House throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Barnett because House loaded up on that one.
House misses with a head shot.
House throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Barnett because House loaded up on that one.
House misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Barnett is desperately trying to improve his position but House has a good base and remains in mount.
House throwing strikes but Barnett bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick from Barnett lands but House takes it in his stride.
House fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but House swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
House closes the distance and clinches up with Barnett, looking for a takedown. House pushes Barnett against the ropes but Barnett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnett clinches up against the ropes.
House has Barnett pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Barnett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnett breaks from the clinch.
House shoots in for a double leg but Barnett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Barnett.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnett tries a head kick but it misses.
House shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnett as he avoids it easily.
House takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
House tries for a takedown but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - House circles away.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
House fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
House fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mirko Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnett lands with a slapping head kick.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
Barnett gets caught flat footed, as House shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
House is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mirko Barnett.
I think Barnett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Barnett!
Mirko Barnett retains his heavyweight title!
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