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Rising Sun : Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osamu Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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4 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slim Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Osamu Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jim.
Jim ducks under a wild hook from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jim looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jim drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kawajiri manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jim has Kawajiri in his guard.
Jim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kawajiri wants to stand but Jim is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim is looking to sweep but instead, Kawajiri has passed into half guard.
Kawajiri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kawajiri is working away from the top position though.
Jim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kawajiri looks gassed!
Jim is working hard here to advance position.
Kawajiri stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jim to get to his feet.
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.
Jim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jim clinches up against the cage.
Kawajiri has clasped his hands together around Jim's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kawajiri misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jim manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kawajiri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kawajiri would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim looking for a guillotine here but Kawajiri defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawajiri trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jim's guard.
Kawajiri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jim looking for a guillotine here but Kawajiri defends easily.
Kawajiri gets to his feet. Jim looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri stalks Jim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jim's face. Jim staggers backwards, shaken.
Kawajiri is looking to clinch but Jim is avoiding it.
No luck for Jim with that takedown attempt.
Kawajiri scores with a jab.
Kawajiri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kawajiri pinned against the cage. Kawajiri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawajiri throws a right hand that Jim ducks under and follows up with a left that Jim also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Slim Jim will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kawajiri changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kawajiri trying to control the action but Jim is working from the bottom.
Jim manages to get back to half guard.
Jim looking for submissions off his back.
Jim is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jim is staying active underneath Kawajiri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jim is refusing to be controlled, as Kawajiri sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jim feints and as Kawajiri raises his hands in defense, Jim changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kawajiri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kawajiri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawajiri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kawajiri manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jim has Kawajiri in his guard.
Kawajiri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jim trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kawajiri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kawajiri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kawajiri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slim Jim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jim throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kawajiri escapes and throws Jim's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kawajiri working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jim is trying to control Kawajiri's posture but Kawajiri avoids it.
Kawajiri stands up and beckons Jim to his feet.
Jim has his takedown stuffed
and Kawajiri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kawajiri seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kawajiri prevents Jim from improving his position.
Kawajiri wants to free his trapped foot but Jim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osamu Kawajiri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kawajiri throws a right and a left that Jim avoids nicely.
Kawajiri throws a head kick but Jim moves out of range.
Kawajiri fails with the takedown.
Kawajiri looks to land a combination but Jim avoids it well.
Jim clinches up against the cage.
Jim is trying to drag Kawajiri to the mat but Kawajiri just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kawajiri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jim tightens his grip and picks Kawajiri up, before dumping him to the ground. Kawajiri manages to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kawajiri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kawajiri tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri trying to control the position.
Jim 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.
Kawajiri wants to stand and escape but Jim is having none of it.
Kawajiri trying to control the position.
Jim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kawajiri pinned against the cage. Kawajiri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jim shoots and misses
and Kawajiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawajiri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jim avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a right hand that Jim ducks under and follows up with a left that Jim also avoids with ease.
Kawajiri throws the kick towards the body but Jim avoids it.
Jim misses with a takedown attempt
and Kawajiri counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kawajiri closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jim to the mat! Jim manages to get full guard.
Jim trying to strike off his back.
Kawajiri wants to get up but he can't break Jim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kawajiri drops back looking for a leg! Jim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jim manages to kick Kawajiri off! Kawajiri jumps back into Jim's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jim keeping moving, preventing Kawajiri from controlling successfully.
Jim looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kawajiri passes into half guard.
Jim works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Jim is looking for a triangle here but Kawajiri uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jim sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jim is looking to control Kawajiri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jim avoid being mounted?
Kawajiri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jim is trying to get back to full guard.
Jim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kawajiri.
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 Slim Jim.
I think Jim 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Slim Jim!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papoh Bamoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamoya comes to the cage accompanied by Lupang Hinirang. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papoh Bamoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nigel Uno!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Uno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bamoya is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Uno locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Bamoya is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nigel Uno!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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199 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, I Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leon Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winchester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Winchester misses.
Winchester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hard tries to clinch there but Winchester circles away.
Hard throws a shot from downtown. Winchester moves away and avoids it.
Winchester misses with a hook. Hard ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Winchester coming out on top.
It looks like I Hard has been cut.
Hard misses with a double jab
and Winchester counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hard thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hard dodges the punch combination from Winchester.
Hard looks for a takedown but Winchester sprawls well.
Winchester throws a combination that misses
and Hard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winchester misses with a wild combination.
Winchester takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hard throws a right hand that Winchester ducks under and follows up with a left that Winchester also avoids with ease.
Winchester misses with a combination
and Hard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester misses with a double jab.
Winchester misses with a wild combination.
Hard drops his hands momentarily and Winchester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hard cracks Winchester with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winchester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hard.
Winchester falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hard counters with a nice uppercut.
Winchester misses with a few strikes there.
Winchester misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Winchester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leon Winchester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hard slips under a jab from Winchester.
Jab from Hard.
Winchester loads up on a big right hand but Hard slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winchester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winchester misses with a straight right.
Winchester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leon Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winchester looks gassed!
Hard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Winchester throws a jab but it's blocked by Hard.
Hard lands a left and a right that sends Winchester crashing to the canvas! Hard dives into mount looking to finish!
Winchester is rocked!
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!
Hard looking to ground and pound but Winchester is blocking nicely.
Winchester is still in real trouble! Can Hard finish him?
Hard trying to control but Winchester is having none of it.
Winchester seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Hard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Winchester avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hard.
Hard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hard with shots to the head and body - Winchester looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Winchester because Hard loaded up on that one.
Hard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Winchester because Hard loaded up on that one.
Winchester is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hard dominating with strikes here.
Hard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winchester's face.
Hard breaks from Winchester's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hard with shots to the head and body - Winchester looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winchester is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Winchester really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winchester blocking the ground and pound.
Hard thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Hard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on I Hard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hard has closed the distance and engaged Winchester in a clinch.
Winchester wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winchester as he jumps to the side.
Hard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hard is looking to clinch.
Leon Winchester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hard takes one on the button.
Hard looks to score with a jab to the body but Winchester is just out of range.
Winchester swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winchester.
Winchester is breathing heavily.
Hard tries to clinch but Winchester is having none of it.
Hard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winchester.
Hard thows a body shot but no joy.
Hard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Winchester staying out of range there.
I Hard is winning the standup battle so far.
Hard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hard closes the distance and clinches.
Winchester wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hard manages to break the clinch.
Winchester throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Winchester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hard advances to half guard.
Winchester won't allow Hard to pass to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winchester can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hard moves into full mount! Winchester won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Hard.
Hard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hard thowing shots but they're missing.
Hard thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hard looking to ground and pound but Winchester is blocking nicely.
Hard content just to control the position here.
Winchester avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hard.
Hard unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hard 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.
Hard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Winchester because Hard loaded up on that one.
Hard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Winchester because Hard loaded up on that one.
Hard working for a guillotine from mount but Winchester is in no mood to give up.
Winchester avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Hard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on I Hard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Winchester misses with a double jab
letting Hard counter with a right hand.
Winchester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hard at a distance.
Winchester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winchester looks to land a combination. Hard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice shot lands for Winchester.
Winchester misses with an uppercut. Hard saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Hard finds it's target.
Winchester misses the jab.
Hard throws a right and a left that Winchester avoids nicely.
Winchester lands with a hook. Hard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Winchester swings for the body but Hard moves out of range.
Winchester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hard fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hard moves in looking to clinch but Winchester pushes him off.
Hard throws a body punch but Winchester moves out of range.
Winchester listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hard tries to clinch but Winchester is having none of it.
Winchester bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winchester lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hard shoots in and drives through. Winchester sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winchester.
Hard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Winchester fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Winchester waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester misses with a combination
and Hard moves into the clinch.
Winchester wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hard stalling.
Winchester tries to break the clinch but Hard is controlling the position.
Hard breaks the clinch.
Hard ducks under a wild hook from Winchester.
Hard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Winchester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hard moves into range and clinches up with Winchester.
Hard trying to stall but Winchester improves his position.
Hard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Winchester has had enough of the clinch but Hard keeps him there for the moment.
Hard breaks the clinch.
Winchester throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard wants to clinch up but Winchester keeps it at a distance.
Winchester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hard throws out the jab.
Winchester avoids the body shot from Hard.
Winchester thuds his right hand into Hard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Hard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Winchester doesn't seem phased though.
Winchester falls off balance throwing a combination
so Hard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hard cracks Winchester with a solid left hand.
Hard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Winchester dodges the ground and pound from Hard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard working the ground and pound.
Hard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Winchester sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Leon Winchester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
I Hard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hard working the head with strikes.
Hard misses with the ground and pound.
Hard is looking to take a break and control but Winchester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Hard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leon Winchester.
I think Hard 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I Hard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah Uffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen Patriarkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgen Patriarkki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Noah Uffo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Uffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jurgen Patriarkki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriarkki blocks a head kick by Uffo.
Uffo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patriarkki slips a jab and a cross from Uffo.
Uffo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Jurgen Patriarkki has been cut.
Uffo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uffo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patriarkki connects with a body shot.
Patriarkki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Uffo tries to bum rush Patriarkki with a series of wild strikes but Patriarkki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Uffo.
Uffo is breathing heavily.
Uffo misses with a two punch combination.
Patriarkki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Patriarkki 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.
Patriarkki trying to control but Uffo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriarkki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patriarkki wants to get up but he can't break Uffo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uffo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patriarkki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Patriarkki throwing strikes but missing.
Patriarkki wants to get up but he can't break Uffo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Patriarkki stopping the sweep attempt from Uffo.
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.
Patriarkki looking to sit in guard and control but Uffo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Uffo wants to pass the guard but Patriarkki is keeping the position.
Patriarkki wants to get back to his feet but Uffo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Uffo wants to control from the top but Patriarkki keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patriarkki misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uffo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uffo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Patriarkki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uffo on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Patriarkki or perhaps it was just good defense by Uffo which made him look bad.
Uffo misses with the combination.
Uffo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Uffo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uffo keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Uffo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uffo swinging wilding here.
Patriarkki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uffo swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriarkki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Patriarkki wants to stand up but Uffo is controlling the position.
Uffo wants to control but Patriarkki is keeping busy.
Patriarkki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Patriarkki there.
Uffo wants to improve his position but Patriarkki is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Patriarkki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Patriarkki wants to take a breather but Uffo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurgen Patriarkki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jurgen Patriarkki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uffo tries to bum rush Patriarkki with a series of wild strikes but Patriarkki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patriarkki takes one to the side of the head.
Uffo throws a series of punches but Patriarkki moves out of range.
Uffo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patriarkki tries to clinch but Uffo is having none of it.
Uffo has his takedown stuffed
and Patriarkki counters with a nice uppercut.
Uffo tries to clinch up.
Uffo throws a combination that misses
enabling Patriarkki to counter with a crisp jab.
Uffo misses with a combination
and Patriarkki counters with a nice body shot.
Patriarkki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uffo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patriarkki throws a solid leg kick but Uffo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Patriarkki.
Noah Uffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriarkki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noah Uffo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriarkki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uffo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patriarkki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Patriarkki wants to stand but Uffo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Uffo is looking to improve his position.
Patriarkki tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriarkki trying to control the action but Uffo is working from the bottom.
Uffo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Patriarkki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uffo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Patriarkki is keen to just control but Uffo is a slippery customer.
Uffo is looking to control Patriarkki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uffo avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Patriarkki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patriarkki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uffo.
Uffo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patriarkki counters with a straight right hand.
Uffo misses with an uppercut.
Patriarkki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uffo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uffo throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Patriarkki to counter with a crisp jab.
Uffo looks to score with a jab to the body but Patriarkki is just out of range.
Uffo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uffo misses with a combination
and Patriarkki counters with a single leg into guard. Uffo didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uffo trying to keep a closed guard but Patriarkki is proving a slippery customer.
Patriarkki wants to control from the top but Uffo keeps moving.
Patriarkki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriarkki is looking to stand up but Uffo won't let him.
Uffo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Patriarkki trying to control the position from guard on top but Uffo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patriarkki wanted to stand there but Uffo had control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriarkki wants to control from the top but Uffo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurgen Patriarkki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jurgen Patriarkki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Donk. Patriarkki catches Uffo right on the button with a cross.
Uffo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Patriarkki counters with a takedown into side control.
Patriarkki wants to control but Uffo is keeping him busy.
Jurgen Patriarkki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patriarkki wants to stand but Uffo is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Uffo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uffo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Patriarkki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriarkki wants to stand but Uffo has his arm trapped.
Uffo wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Patriarkki working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice shot by Patriarkki.
Uffo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Patriarkki counters with a stiff right hand.
Patriarkki connects with a single shot there.
Patriarkki misses with a low kick as Uffo jumps back.
Patriarkki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Uffo throws a combination that misses
and Patriarkki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patriarkki lands a nice hook to Uffo's body. Uffo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uffo tries to clinch up but Patriarkki circles away and keeps his distance.
Patriarkki wants to clinch up but Uffo keeps it at a distance.
Uffo walks into a stiff left hand from Patriarkki.
Uffo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patriarkki throws a looping overhand right but Uffo ducks down to avoid it.
Jurgen Patriarkki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uffo throws a combination that misses
and Patriarkki counters with a two punch combo.
Patriarkki tries to clinch there but Uffo circles away.
Patriarkki tries to clinch up.
Uffo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patriarkki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriarkki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Uffo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uffo tries to lock up and control but Patriarkki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriarkki looking to control but Uffo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Patriarkki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Uffo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Patriarkki controlling the position easily from mount.
Uffo wants to hold on but Patriarkki pushes him away.
Patriarkki controlling from the full mount.
Noah Uffo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patriarkki tries to control but Uffo wriggling away.
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.
Uffo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Uffo wants to hold on but Patriarkki pushes him away.
Patriarkki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jurgen Patriarkki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jurgen Patriarkki just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patriarkki lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jurgen Patriarkki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patriarkki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jurgen Patriarkki!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Henriques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Meyer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Afonso Henriques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurt Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer misses with a few strikes there.
Henriques falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henriques thinking.
Meyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henriques counters with a thumping low kick.
Meyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henriques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henriques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meyer.
A left lands for Meyer.
It looks like Afonso Henriques has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henriques thows a body shot but no joy.
Meyer misses with a double jab
and Henriques makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Meyer really felt that one!
Meyer misses with a double jab.
Meyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henriques throws the left hand but Meyer avoids the punch easily.
Kurt Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Henriques.
Meyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Meyer looks gassed!
Henriques ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henriques with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meyer lands a body shot.
Meyer throws a hook to the side of Henriques's head but Henriques sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meyer tests Henriques's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Henriques! He's out on his feet! Meyer rushes in and drops Henriques with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kurt Meyer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emils Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D Lo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: Drunken Lullabies. D Lo Brown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emils Heartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, D Lo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heartman swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but Heartman moves out of range.
Heartman swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Heartman circles away.
Heartman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Heartman tries to move to mount but Brown blocks the move with his legs.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heartman tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown prevents Heartman from moving into mount.
Heartman is breathing heavily.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Heartman is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown wants to sweep here but Heartman controlling him for the moment.
Brown looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to sweep here but Heartman controlling him for the moment.
Brown looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Heartman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Heartman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Heartman prevents Brown from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Heartman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Heartman is retaining full guard.
Heartman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brown is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Heartman.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Heartman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Heartman is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Heartman is trying to improve his position.
Brown tries to move into full mount but can't pass Heartman's legs.
Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Heartman is trying to improve his position.
Heartman is working hard here to advance position.
Brown tries to move into full mount but can't pass Heartman's legs.
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.
Brown wants to control but Heartman is keeping him busy.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heartman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Heartman pushes him off.
Brown wants to clinch up but Heartman keeps it at a distance.
Brown wants to clinch.
Heartman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D Lo Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heartman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heartman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heartman backwards.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heartman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Heartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heartman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heartman.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Heartman's head.
Brown is leaning against Heartman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heartman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heartman blocking some punches.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
Brown gets through Heartman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heartman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown avoiding damage.
Heartman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emils Heartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartman fails with the takedown
and Brown counters by clinching up.
Brown lands a left hand.
A short left from Brown.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown lands a left hand.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Heartman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown misses with some punches.
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.
Heartman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Heartman.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heartman up against the cage.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Heartman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown working aggressively here.
Heartman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heartman backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D Lo Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brown wants to clinch up but Heartman keeps it at a distance.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown has Heartman pushed against the cage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heartman.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heartman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heartman backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Heartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Heartman has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Heartman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Heartman swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
D Lo Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Brown cracks Heartman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Heartman manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown works his way into side control.
Heartman regains half guard.
Brown working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Heartman's thigh. Heartman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Heartman keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Heartman has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Brown is looking to defend but Heartman has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Brown! Heartman pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Brown taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Emils Heartman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Francoise Petit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yrjo Pieru has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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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, Yrjo Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dr Francoise Petit!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pieru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pieru looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Petit!
Pieru controlling the pace for now.
Petit bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Petit prevents Pieru from getting back to his feet.
Pieru throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Petit trying to control but Pieru is working from the bottom.
Pieru is looking to stand up but Petit isn't so interested in that idea.
Petit wants to control from the top but Pieru keeps moving.
Pieru is striking but Petit is not phased and passes to half guard.
Petit is taking a breather. Pieru says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit wants to take a breather but Pieru is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pieru gets the takedown into side control.
Pieru in side control, throwing shots but Petit defends.
Petit tries to bench press Pieru off him but Pieru keeps the position.
Pieru decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pieru throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petit's waist but Petit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pieru off to one side.
Pieru fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Pieru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pieru is breathing heavily.
Pieru defending well as Petit loads up on a big left hand.
Petit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petit takes a swing at Pieru's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pieru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petit throws out a loose jab but Pieru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dr Francoise Petit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pieru shoots in and drives through. Petit sprawls well.
Petit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petit connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Petit misses.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petit as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Petit as Pieru shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit throws a low kick, looking for Pieru's leg but Pieru calmly moves out of range.
Petit throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Petit.
It looks like Yrjo Pieru has been cut.
Petit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pieru counters with a single leg into guard. Petit didn't expect that.
Pieru gets to his feet. Petit looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Petit lands a left and a right that sends Pieru crashing to the canvas! Petit dives into mount looking to finish!
Pieru is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petit postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Pieru badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Petit around the waist but Petit pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Petit is the winner by TKO! Petit jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dr Francoise Petit!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiko Haroshim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiko Haroshim!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers throws a series of punches but Haroshim avoids them all with ease.
Meyers misses with the combination.
Meyers misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haroshim.
Haroshim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meyers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haroshim.
Meyers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haroshim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meyers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Haroshim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meyers.
Meyers with the ground and pound but Haroshim uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Meyers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haroshim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haroshim managing to control the position.
Haroshim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haroshim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haroshim prevents Meyers from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyers is working hard here to advance position.
Haroshim landing shots from mount.
Meyers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haroshim trying to control but Meyers is having none of it.
Haroshim raining down shots from the mount!
Meyers is squirming around, avoiding Haroshim's attempts to control the action.
Meyers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meyers tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Meyers wants to improve his position but Haroshim is controlling well.
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. Haroshim connects with a nice short shot to Meyers's temple.
Meyers gets back to full guard.
Haroshim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meyers keeping moving, preventing Haroshim from controlling successfully.
Meyers lands a good elbow from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers looking for a sweep. Not yet Meyers, not yet.
Meyers is looking to sweep but instead, Haroshim has passed into half guard.
Haroshim passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Meyers!
Meyers tries to hold on but Haroshim postures up.
A nice elbow there by Haroshim.
Meyers is looking to improve his position but Haroshim isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiko Haroshim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haroshim tries to clinch there but Meyers circles away.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice cross by Haroshim.
Meyers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haroshim.
Haroshim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Meyers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haroshim is fending him off so far but Meyers persists. Nope, Haroshim circles away and we're back to standing.
Meyers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tiko Haroshim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haroshim lands a with a good body shot.
Haroshim moves away from the strike by Meyers.
Haroshim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haroshim drops Meyers with a right and a left! Haroshim comes rushing in but Meyers regains his composure and manages to keep Haroshim in guard.
Meyers is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haroshim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oh Meyers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meyers is looking to sweep but instead, Haroshim has passed into half guard.
Meyers seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haroshim prevents Meyers from improving his position.
Meyers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Meyers is trying to control the position but Haroshim postures up.
Haroshim trying to control but Meyers is working from the bottom.
Meyers is striking but Haroshim is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meyers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haroshim trying to control from half guard but Meyers is working away.
Meyers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Meyers trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haroshim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haroshim lands an overhand right.
Haroshim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meyers.
Haroshim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haroshim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haroshim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haroshim scores with a nice right hand.
Meyers throws a hook to the side of Haroshim's head but Haroshim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haroshim ducks under a wild hook from Meyers.
A nice combination there by Meyers.
Tiko Haroshim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haroshim lands a brutal head kick. Meyers looks out on his feet and Haroshim throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Tiko Haroshim!
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