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CHOKE Glory Tour Vol. 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiapo Okina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senshi Nagasaki (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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140 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiapo Okina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senshi Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okina drives through with a really nice takedown into 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.
Okina is looking to take a break and control but Nagasaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nagasaki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Okina trying to mount his opponent but Nagasaki defends it.
Nagasaki missing with punches from the bottom.
Okina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nagasaki defending well though.
Okina uses his free foot to push down on Nagasaki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nagasaki.
Okina controlling from mount.
Nagasaki is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki is bucking up trying to escape but Okina cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Okina looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Okina controlling the pace for now.
Nagasaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nagasaki taking shots to the head.
Nagasaki gets back to half guard.
Okina trying to pass the guard but Nagasaki defending well.
Nagasaki works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki working for a triangle but Okina defends it easily.
Okina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nagasaki is keeping the position for now.
Nagasaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Okina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Okina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagasaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okina showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Okina wants to control from the top but Nagasaki keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina tries to free his leg and advance position but Nagasaki is retaining full guard.
Okina works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nagasaki throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Okina works his way into side control.
Nagasaki is trying to control Okina's posture but Okina avoids it.
Nagasaki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Okina kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nagasaki is trying to improve his position.
Okina looks up at the clock and then as Nagasaki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Okina smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Okina throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nagasaki gets back to half guard.
Okina is looking to take a break and control but Nagasaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Okina is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nagasaki!
Nagasaki is squirming around, avoiding Okina's attempts to control the action.
Nagasaki tries to reverse the position but Okina maintains control.
Okina wants to control the pace but Nagasaki is squirming around nicely.
Okina lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Okina lands with some strikes.
Okina landing punches.
Nagasaki working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Okina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nagasaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nagasaki working away.
Okina gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nagasaki is trying to control the action in half guard but Okina is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nagasaki is stalling here. Okina is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nagasaki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Okina has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nagasaki can't do much from the bottom here.
Nagasaki is trying to improve his position.
Nagasaki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nagasaki is trying to improve his position.
Okina 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.
Nagasaki is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nagasaki keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Okina stalls from top position.
Nagasaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Okina in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nagasaki taking punishment in the form of punches.
Okina has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nagasaki!
Okina working Nagasaki over with strikes here.
BOOM! Okina connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Okina cracks Nagasaki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nagasaki is rocked!
Hiapo Okina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okina looking to finish Nagasaki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nagasaki!
Nagasaki is still in real trouble! Can Okina finish him?
Nagasaki is looking to improve his position but Okina isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Nagasaki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nagasaki working to try and regain half guard.
Nagasaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Nagasaki is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Okina locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Nagasaki is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hiapo Okina!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Tamatso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Piotrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Piotrowski struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Piotrowski!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamatso just misses with a punch to the body.
Piotrowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Tamatso sprawls well. He's pushed Piotrowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tamatso takes a swing at Piotrowski's ribcage but misses.
Piotrowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tamatso is fending him off so far but Piotrowski persists. Nope, Tamatso circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Tamatso as Piotrowski shoots in.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Piotrowski.
Oooh a lovely combination from Tamatso sends Piotrowski down but not out. Tamatso dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Robert Piotrowski has been cut.
Tamatso trying to control the action but Piotrowski is working from the bottom.
Tamatso is staying tight to Piotrowski's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tamatso wants to control but Piotrowski is keeping him busy.
Tamatso scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tamatso is working Piotrowski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Piotrowski is rocked!
That has opened up Robert Piotrowski's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piotrowski can't do much from the bottom here.
Piotrowski looks gassed!
Tamatso trying to control the action but Piotrowski is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotrowski is trying to improve his position.
Piotrowski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tamatso off and has taken his back!
Piotrowski is looking for the choke from the back position but Tamatso is controlling his hands well.
Tamatso trying to control the hands but Piotrowski breaks the grip.
Tamatso manages to reverse the position and now he's in Piotrowski's guard. Nice work there by Tamatso.
Tamatso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tamatso stands and throws Piotrowski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tamatso controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso trying to control the position but Piotrowski is working away.
Tamatso is staying tight to Piotrowski's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tsuyoshi Tamatso just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tamatso tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamatso lands with a big left! Piotrowski is wobbled badly! Tamatso comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Piotrowski to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klaus VonMueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr. as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Klaus VonMueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Evans!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans avoids the head kick by VonMueller.
Nice uppercut there from VonMueller.
Klaus VonMueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
VonMueller lands with a slapping head kick.
Evans is rocked!
Evans closes this distance looking for a takedown but VonMueller circles away.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can VonMueller finish him?
VonMueller throws an overhand right that lands on Evans's shoulder, as Evans tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
VonMueller sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Evans's defenses. It connects perfectly with Evans's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Klaus VonMueller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Isso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isso has chosen Shiawase Nara Te o Tatakō by NobodyKnows+ as his entrance music. Takashi Isso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Isso!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Compton tries a head kick but it misses.
Isso looks for the body kick but Compton saw that one coming.
Compton gets caught flat footed, as Isso shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Isso wants to control from the top but Compton keeps moving.
Compton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Isso controls the pace.
Compton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Compton trying to control the position.
Isso won't allow Compton to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isso controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Compton working a defensive guard here.
Compton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Compton throws an overhand right that lands on Isso's shoulder, as Isso tries to avoid the shot.
Compton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Isso moves away from the strike by Compton.
A punch combination from Compton misses.
Isso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Isso looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Isso with that takedown attempt.
Compton misses with a few strikes there.
Isso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Isso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Compton circles away.
A big left from Isso misses.
Compton connects with the punch.
Isso ducks under a wild hook from Compton.
Isso dodges the punch combination from Compton.
Compton misses with a series of wild punches.
Compton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton misses with the combination.
Compton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Compton misses the target.
Isso slips under a jab.
Compton throws the left hand but Isso avoids the punch easily.
Compton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Compton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Compton misses.
Compton misses with the combination.
Compton takes a swing at Isso's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Compton throws an overhand right that lands on Isso's shoulder, as Isso tries to avoid the shot.
Compton loads up on a big right hand but Isso slips the punch.
Compton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Isso changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Compton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Isso wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Compton, who protects the arm well.
Compton is not content to let Isso control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Compton regains half guard, as Isso was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Isso dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Compton throws out a loose jab but Isso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Compton thows a body shot but no joy.
Compton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Isso defending well as Compton loads up on a big left hand.
Compton throws a hook but Isso blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Isso.
Compton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Isso.
Compton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Compton misses with an uppercut. Isso saw that one coming.
Isso walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Compton misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Isso.
Peter Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Compton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Compton misses with a wild body shot.
Peter Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isso swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
Compton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Isso.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Isso moved out of range.
Compton throws a leg kick but Isso checks it.
Compton scores with the left hand. Isso knows he should have avoided that one.
Isso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Compton thows a body shot but no joy.
Isso tries a head kick but it misses.
Compton cracks Isso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Compton throws a lazy head kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Isso counters with a nice uppercut.
Isso lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Compton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Compton walks into a straight right hand from Isso.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Isso lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Compton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Compton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Compton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Isso.
Isso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Compton as he jumps to the side.
Isso is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Compton is predictable there
and Isso counters by clinching up.
Isso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Isso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Compton prevents it.
Compton keeps control of Isso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Compton misses
and Isso counters with a body kick.
Compton throws a big shot that misses.
Compton misses the shot to the body.
Isso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Isso slips under a jab from Compton.
Compton misses with a hook.
A big left from Compton misses.
Isso shoots for a double leg takedown but Compton sprawls well. He's pushed Isso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peter Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takashi Isso.
Compton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Isso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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.
Isso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Compton.
Compton misses with a combination
and Isso counters with a nice double leg into side control. Compton won't be happy with that.
Compton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Isso 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.
Compton is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Isso looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Isso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Isso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Isso staying out of range there.
Isso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Compton throws a hook but Isso avoids it easily.
Compton throws a shot from downtown. Isso moves away and avoids it.
Compton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Isso shoots in for a takedown but Compton shows good takedown defense.
Crunch! Isso slams his shin into Compton's torso.
Isso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Compton can pounce on him.
Isso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isso misses with a low kick as Compton jumps back.
Isso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Compton.
The fighters circling - Compton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Isso ducks under a wild hook from Compton.
Compton throws a combination that misses
and Isso counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Compton tries to get to full guard but Isso has control of the leg.
Isso thows a huge punch but Compton dodges it nicely.
Compton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Isso prevents Compton from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Compton is looking to control Isso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Compton avoid being mounted?
Isso seems to be looking for submissions.
Peter Compton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Compton throws a jab but it's blocked by Isso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isso moves out of range of the strikes.
Isso throws a nice head kick!
Takashi Isso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Compton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Isso manages to avoid it.
Compton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Isso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Compton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Compton misses the target.
Compton tries to score with a low kick but Isso moves his leg out of the way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Isso.
Isso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Isso connects with a solid leg kick.
Compton throws a head kick but Isso moves out of range.
Compton misses with a double jab
and Isso finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Isso throws a push kick but Compton slaps the foot to one side.
Isso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Compton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Isso counters with a body kick that stops Compton in his tracks momentarily.
Compton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Isso.
Isso misses with a takedown attempt - Compton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peter Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takashi Isso.
Compton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Isso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Isso 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Isso!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troll Skog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brooklyn Harmony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Troll Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brooklyn Harmony!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skog throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harmony moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Skog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harmony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harmony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harmony misses with a combination
and Skog counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harmony's knee momentarily.
Skog lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harmony throws a right and a left that Skog avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Harmony misses.
Harmony looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Skog!
Harmony is working for a guillotine from mount but Skog frees his head quite easily.
Harmony postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Skog looks a forlorn figure.
Harmony has hold of Skog's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Skog manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Harmony is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Skog has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog tries to lock up and control but Harmony gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Skog is wriggling around trying to escape.
Skog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harmony prevents Skog from getting the reversal.
Harmony wants to finish this one by submission but Skog is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harmony.
Harmony looking for a guillotine from mount but Skog is having none of it.
Harmony looks gassed!
Skog is desperately trying to improve his position but Harmony has a good base and remains in mount.
Skog taking shots to the head.
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.
Skog is trying to reverse the position but instead Harmony has taken his back - oops!
Harmony somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Harmony keeps control of the position as Skog tries to break free.
Harmony throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Skog tries to escape but Harmony has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Harmony working for a choke but Skog reverses nicely into Harmony 's guard.
Harmony throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harmony has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Skog 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 Harmony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog wants to control but Harmony is keeping him busy.
Harmony prevents Skog from improving position.
Harmony misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Harmony is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harmony wants to control but Skog postures up.
Harmony manages to get back to half guard.
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.
Harmony is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Skog pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harmony throws a combination that misses
and Skog counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Skog looking to throw knees to the head but Harmony is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Skog to work.
Harmony wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harmony wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skog fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Skog goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harmony prevents it.
Harmony is trying to break free.
Harmony is trying to break free.
Harmony managing to block the knees to the body from Skog.
Harmony wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skog has him pressed against the ropes.
Skog is looking to control Harmony's arms but Harmony gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skog has his back to the ropes.
Harmony wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skog has him pressed against the ropes.
Harmony wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harmony manages to break the clinch.
Harmony shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harmony was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Skog is looking to improve his position but Harmony isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooklyn Harmony dominated that round.
That's time! Skog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harmony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooklyn Harmony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harmony misses with a few strikes there.
Skog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skog swinging wilding here.
Skog drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harmony is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Skog avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Skog trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harmony trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmony throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Harmony is looking for a triangle but Skog pushes his legs off easily.
Harmony keeping moving, preventing Skog from controlling successfully.
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.
Harmony looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Skog wants to pass the guard but Harmony is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harmony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skog counters by moving into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Skog.
Harmony tries to break the clinch but Skog is controlling the position.
Skog wants a takedown.
Harmony can't break the clinch.
Skog keeps control of Harmony as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harmony breaks from the clinch.
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.
Harmony's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Harmony duly obliges.
Harmony decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Skog is trying to get back to full guard.
Harmony seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skog does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skog is looking for a sweep. Harmony is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skog is refusing to be controlled, as Harmony sits in half guard.
Skog moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Skog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harmony thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harmony misses with a double jab
and Skog counters with a head kick.
Skog tries to clinch up.
Harmony shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Skog's guard.
Harmony wants to control from the top but Skog keeps moving.
Skog 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.
Harmony trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harmony pushing down on Skog's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harmony is working for a submission of some sort.
Harmony is stalling here. Skog is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Harmony seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Skog has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Skog working away.
Harmony might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Skog kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Skog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harmony keeps working.
Harmony is trying to control Skog's posture but Skog avoids it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harmony throws a head kick that misses
and Skog counters with a takedown into side control.
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 Troll Skog will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Harmony.
Skog throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Skog does no damage.
Harmony lands with a nice combination. Skog backs away looking to recover.
Harmony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Harmony.
Skog moves in looking to clinch but Harmony pushes him off.
Skog fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harmony throws a head kick that misses
and Skog counters with a single leg into guard. Harmony didn't expect that.
Skog being controlled here momentarily.
Harmony 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.
Harmony keeping full guard, as Skog tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harmony working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmony has his foot on Skog's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Skog works his way back into a safe position though.
Harmony is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harmony throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Skog trying to control but Harmony is working from the bottom.
Harmony looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harmony working for submissions but it's allowed Skog to get to half guard.
Harmony trying to hold on to Skog's head to control him but Skog postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skog is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harmony!
Harmony really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harmony is squirming around, avoiding Skog's attempts to control the action.
Harmony wants to hold on but Skog pushes him away.
Harmony prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Harmony tries to hold on but Skog pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog with good strikes from the mount here!
Harmony is squirming around, avoiding Skog's attempts to control the action.
Skog scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harmony?
Harmony is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Harmony wants to control but Skog is having none of it.
Harmony is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Harmony is trying desperately to improve position.
Skog wants to control the pace but Harmony is squirming around nicely.
Skog 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Skog avoids the attempt from Harmony to control.
Skog tries to control but Harmony wriggling away.
Harmony tries to hold on but Skog pushes him away.
Harmony is squirming around, avoiding Skog's attempts to control the action.
Harmony slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Harmony is trying is best to control the position here.
Harmony wants to control but Skog is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harmony tries to get to full guard but Skog has control of the leg.
Harmony is refusing to be controlled, as Skog sits in half guard.
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 Troll Skog.
I think Skog 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troll Skog!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Kung Fu Fighting. A fine choice. Ari Gold 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Gold!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Gold throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Gold throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Gold shows good takedown defense.
Lee gets a takedown into half guard.
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gold is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gold is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
Gold wants to get back to his feet.
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee is trying to work for a kimura but Gold is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gold as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Ari Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold scores with a push kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee is breathing heavily.
A big head kick from Gold and Lee is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Lee is rocked!
It looks like John Lee has been cut.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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!
Gold stands up from Lee's guard - Gold perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Gold jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold feints a jab and as Lee dips his head, Gold unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Lee right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Lee falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! Gold smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ari Gold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dak Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marge Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishii comes to the ring accompanied by Insane in the membrane by Cypress Hill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dak Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marge Power!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Ishii lands a nice looking body kick.
Ishii connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Power is rocked!
It looks like Marge Power has been cut.
Ishii cracks Power with a left hook right on the temple and Power goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Ishii lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Power is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dak Ishii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Noshikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitsomiru Tamaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Noshikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitsomiru Tamaka!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Noshikawa misses.
Tamaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Noshikawa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Noshikawa duly obliges.
It looks like Hitsomiru Tamaka has been cut.
A lazy left from Noshikawa finds it's target.
Tamaka walks into a stiff left hand from Noshikawa.
Tamaka throws a sloppy head kick and Noshikawa moves out of range easily.
Noshikawa waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tamaka.
Noshikawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tamaka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yuki Noshikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noshikawa.
Tamaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noshikawa throws out the jab.
Tamaka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Hitsomiru Tamaka's cut even more.
Noshikawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noshikawa drops Tamaka with a left right combo! Noshikawa follows him down to the ground into side control.
Tamaka is rocked!
Tamaka is not content to let Noshikawa control the position.
Tamaka is still in real trouble! Can Noshikawa finish him?
Tamaka is trying to get back to his feet.
Tamaka seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Noshikawa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Noshikawa trying to control the action but Tamaka is working from the bottom.
Tamaka is pushing Noshikawa's head away, looking to escape. Noshikawa manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Noshikawa trying to control the position but Tamaka is working away.
Noshikawa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tamaka will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tamaka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tamaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noshikawa looks to land a left hand but Tamaka moved out of range nicely.
Tamaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noshikawa loads up on a big right hand but Tamaka slips the punch.
Tamaka tries to clinch up but Noshikawa circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Noshikawa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tamaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noshikawa throws a series of punches but Tamaka moves out of range.
Noshikawa misses with a looping left.
Tamaka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Noshikawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Hitsomiru Tamaka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tamaka slips a jab from Noshikawa.
Tamaka defending well as Noshikawa loads up on a big left hand.
Tamaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noshikawa.
Tamaka moves away from the strike by Noshikawa.
Noshikawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tamaka lands a really nice looking cross but Noshikawa seems unphased.
Noshikawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tamaka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tamaka rushes Noshikawa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Noshikawa misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Noshikawa fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noshikawa can't break the clinch.
Tamaka prevents Noshikawa from breaking the clinch.
Tamaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Tamaka.
Noshikawa is trying to stall.
Noshikawa can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Tamaka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Noshikawa lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tamaka.
Noshikawa breaks the clinch.
Tamaka throws a head kick but Noshikawa moves out of range.
A jab from Noshikawa misses.
Tamaka pushes Noshikawa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tamaka landing knees to the body.
Noshikawa is breathing heavily.
Noshikawa is looking to control Tamaka's arms but Tamaka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Noshikawa has his back to the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamaka crunches a lovely knee into Noshikawa's ribcage.
Tamaka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tamaka scores with a knee to the head.
Tamaka scores a nice knee to the body.
Tamaka breaks from the clinch.
Noshikawa misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Noshikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hitsomiru Tamaka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tamaka lands a high kick to the side of Noshikawa's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Tamaka dives into guard, looking to finish.
Tamaka stands up from Noshikawa's guard - Tamaka perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tamaka tries to clinch but Noshikawa is having none of it.
Noshikawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tamaka.
Noshikawa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tamaka.
Noshikawa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Noshikawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tamaka.
Yuki Noshikawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tamaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Tamaka throws a sloppy head kick and Noshikawa moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamaka slips a jab from Noshikawa.
A clash of legs there as Tamaka blocks the low kick.
Tamaka lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamaka wants to clinch up but Noshikawa keeps it at a distance.
Tamaka scores with a hook to the body. Noshikawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamaka forces Noshikawa back against the ropes and clinches.
Tamaka with a knee to the head.
Noshikawa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Noshikawa is looking to break free of the clinch but Tamaka has double underhooks.
Tamaka lands a damaging elbow.
Tamaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noshikawa breaks from the clinch.
Tamaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tamaka clinches with his opponent.
Noshikawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noshikawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Tamaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tamaka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tamaka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noshikawa's face.
Tamaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tamaka lands with a left to the head.
Tamaka connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tamaka.
Tamaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tamaka scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Tamaka.
Tamaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tamaka scores with a knee to the head.
Tamaka lands an elbow just above Noshikawa 's eye.
Tamaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noshikawa or not.
Tamaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noshikawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tamaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tamaka landing knees to the body.
Noshikawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tamaka is leaning against Noshikawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tamaka lands an elbow inside that Noshikawa shrugs off.
Noshikawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Tamaka.
Tamaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Noshikawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Tamaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Tamaka.
Tamaka lands an elbow inside that Noshikawa shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Tamaka.
Tamaka landing knees to the head.
Tamaka scores with a knee to the head.
Noshikawa has had enough of the clinch but Tamaka keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka breaks the clinch.
Noshikawa throws a lazy right hand but Tamaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tamaka slips under a jab.
Noshikawa swinging wilding here.
Noshikawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tamaka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tamaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Noshikawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Tamaka gets an underhook and turns Noshikawa into the ropes.
Noshikawa can't find room to land a body shot as Tamaka controls the action.
Tamaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tamaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Noshikawa backwards.
Noshikawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noshikawa misses with a body punch.
Tamaka lands a nice elbow.
Tamaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noshikawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noshikawa.
Noshikawa takes an elbow to the temple.
Tamaka with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noshikawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Tamaka.
Noshikawa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tamaka is keeping busy.
Noshikawa seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Tamaka is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Tamaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tamaka landing knees to the head.
Noshikawa trying to stall but Tamaka improves his position.
Noshikawa misses with the head strike.
Tamaka landing knees to the head.
Noshikawa lands with a short shot to the head.
Noshikawa manages to break the clinch.
Tamaka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice shot lands for Tamaka.
Noshikawa misses with an uppercut. Tamaka saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noshikawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamaka.
Tamaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamaka scores with a nice body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tamaka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tamaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitsomiru Tamaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hitsomiru Tamaka's cut.
That's time! Noshikawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Tamaka.
Noshikawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noshikawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Noshikawa misses its intended target.
Tamaka throws a front kick that sends Noshikawa stumbling back into the ropes.
Tamaka lands a body shot.
Tamaka is looking to slow Noshikawa down with leg kicks.
Noshikawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tamaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tamaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tamaka lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamaka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Noshikawa takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tamaka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noshikawa loads up on a big right hand but Tamaka slips the punch.
Noshikawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noshikawa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Tamaka.
Noshikawa misses with an uppercut. Tamaka saw that one coming.
Tamaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tamaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noshikawa. That did some damage!
Noshikawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tamaka jabs at Noshikawa's body.
Noshikawa throws a hook but Tamaka blocks it.
Tamaka is looking to clinch.
Tamaka moves into the clinch.
Noshikawa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tamaka crunches a lovely knee into Noshikawa's ribcage.
Tamaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noshikawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tamaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noshikawa throws the kick towards the body but Tamaka avoids it.
Tamaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tamaka connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noshikawa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Noshikawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tamaka blocks an elbow strike from Noshikawa.
Noshikawa avoiding damage as Tamaka throws knees to the body.
Tamaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tamaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Noshikawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamaka.
Tamaka connects with a knee to the head.
Noshikawa looking to slow down the pace here.
Noshikawa working aggressively here.
Tamaka blocking some punches.
Tamaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tamaka crunches a lovely knee into Noshikawa's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tamaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noshikawa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tamaka dodges an elbow strike from Noshikawa.
A shot in the inside from Tamaka.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tamaka prevents Noshikawa from breaking the clinch.
Tamaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Noshikawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noshikawa is trying to break the clinch but Tamaka has him pressed against the ropes.
Tamaka lands a knee to the head.
Tamaka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noshikawa's face.
Tamaka lands a knee to the head.
Noshikawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Tamaka.
Noshikawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tamaka.
Tamaka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Noshikawa has a couple of punches blocked by Tamaka.
Tamaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noshikawa.
Tamaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Noshikawa backwards.
Noshikawa misses with the head strike.
Tamaka scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tamaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noshikawa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tamaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Noshikawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Noshikawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Tamaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Noshikawa fails to land.
Tamaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tamaka lands a knee to the body.
Noshikawa misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Noshikawa fails to land.
Tamaka with a knee to the head.
Tamaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Noshikawa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noshikawa working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Noshikawa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noshikawa has a couple of punches blocked by Tamaka.
Noshikawa wants to stall.
Tamaka connects with a knee to the head.
Tamaka blocks an elbow strike.
Noshikawa throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitsomiru Tamaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tamaka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitsomiru Tamaka!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kotaro Hakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoki Kurinoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakku kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Apocalyptica - Hope. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Hakku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoki Kurinoshi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hakku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hakku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hakku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hakku shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kurinoshi trying to control here.
Hakku seems to be working for a kimura but Kurinoshi defends the submission attempt.
Hakku sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kurinoshi defending well though.
Kurinoshi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hakku's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hakku's back!
Kurinoshi is trying to stick to Hakku's back but Hakku is turning into Kurinoshi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kurinoshi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hakku.
Hakku is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurinoshi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurinoshi has his feet on Hakku's thighs here. He's pushed Hakku off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hakku screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoki Kurinoshi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Cheeseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Cheeseman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kunta Kinte!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheeseman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kinte shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kinte showed some decent athleticism there.
Kinte wants to free his trapped foot but Cheeseman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cheeseman wants to get back to his feet.
Kinte is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cheeseman!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cheeseman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kinte working for a submission but Cheeseman is keeping him at bay.
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.
Cheeseman gets back to half guard.
Cheeseman keeping hold of Kinte's head, controlling as best he can.
Cheeseman is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cheeseman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kinte scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cheeseman is trying to buck Kinte off.
Kinte is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kinte wants to control but Cheeseman is keeping him busy.
Kinte working away.
Cheeseman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kinte asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kinte tries for a kimura but Cheeseman is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman wants to get back to his feet.
Kinte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cheeseman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kinte's best efforts.
Cheeseman is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kinte is pressing down on Cheeseman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cheeseman is holding on for now.
Cheeseman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kinte.
Cheeseman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cheeseman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cheeseman is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman wants to sweep here but Kinte controlling him for the moment.
Kinte drops back looking for a leg! Cheeseman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cheeseman manages to kick Kinte off! Kinte jumps back into Cheeseman's guard.
Kinte pushes down on Cheeseman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kinte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cheeseman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kinte's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kinte's back!
Cheeseman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cheeseman controlling the positon.
Cheeseman trying to control momentarily.
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.
I would not like to be Kinte right now.
Kinte trying to control the hands but Cheeseman won't let him.
Cheeseman tries to keep control of the position but Kinte is staying busy.
Cheeseman is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
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 Brad Cheeseman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cheeseman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kinte shoots in but Cheeseman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kinte ducks under a wild hook from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman stuffs the takedown attempt from Kinte. Kinte gets slowly back to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cheeseman!
Good leg kick by Cheeseman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cheeseman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kinte's calf.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cheeseman scores with a leg kick.
Kinte is breathing heavily.
Cheeseman moves into range and clinches up with Kinte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheeseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kinte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kinte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the body.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kinte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cheeseman landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheeseman.
Cheeseman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cheeseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinte's face.
Cheeseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kinte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheeseman smiles and moves away.
Brad Cheeseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kunta Kinte.
Donk. Cheeseman catches Kinte right on the button with a cross.
Kinte shoots in but no luck this time.
Cheeseman takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman scores with a knee to the head.
Cheeseman crunches a lovely knee into Kinte's ribcage.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kinte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kinte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kinte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cheeseman tries a knee to the head but Kinte blocks it.
Kinte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheeseman smiles and moves away.
Cheeseman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cheeseman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kinte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kinte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kinte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheeseman throws out the jab.
Kinte looks for a takedown but Cheeseman sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kinte shoots in but Cheeseman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kinte blocks the body kick.
Cheeseman pushes Kinte up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheeseman landing knees to the body.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kinte tries to pull guard but Cheeseman holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kinte drops back down to his feet.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kinte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cheeseman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brad Cheeseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinte fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman lands a slapping body shot.
Kinte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cheeseman misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cheeseman. That's going to slow Kinte down.
Nice takedown defense from Cheeseman. No joy for Kinte on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Cheeseman.
Kinte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cheeseman is looking to slow Kinte down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Cheeseman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that half lands.
Kinte closes the distance and clinches up with Cheeseman, looking for a takedown. Kinte pushes Cheeseman against the ropes but Cheeseman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cheeseman darts in and clinches Kinte up against the ropes.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kinte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cheeseman landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheeseman.
Cheeseman misses with a knee strike.
Cheeseman looking to throw knees to the head but Kinte is blocking nicely.
Cheeseman throws an elbow that misses.
Cheeseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinte's face.
Kinte drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cheeseman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kinte blocks a head kick by Cheeseman.
Kinte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brad Cheeseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kunta Kinte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheeseman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brad Cheeseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kinte takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Kinte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cheeseman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kinte tries to pull guard but Cheeseman holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kinte drops back down to his feet.
Cheeseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinte's face.
Cheeseman landing knees to the body.
Kinte fails to pull guard.
Cheeseman missing with knees to the body.
Cheeseman looking to throw knees to the head but Kinte is blocking nicely.
Kinte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman missing with knees to the body.
Kinte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheeseman smiles and moves away.
Cheeseman swinging wilding here.
Kinte shoots in but no luck this time.
Kinte shoots in for a takedown but Cheeseman shows good takedown defense.
Nice body kick from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman throws a leg kick which misses Kinte's front leg but catches the back leg as Kinte tries to avoid it.
Cheeseman connects with the punch.
Cheeseman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cheeseman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman misses with the combination.
Cheeseman misses the jab.
Cheeseman throws a right hand that Kinte ducks under and follows up with a left that Kinte also avoids with ease.
Kinte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheeseman throws out the jab.
Cheeseman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kinte misses with a takedown attempt - Cheeseman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Cheeseman.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kinte.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cheeseman. That's going to slow Kinte down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cheeseman clinches with his opponent.
Cheeseman trying to land knees to the body.
Cheeseman trying to land knees to the body.
Kinte is working for takedown but Cheeseman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cheeseman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kinte.
Kinte blocks an elbow strike from Cheeseman.
Kinte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kinte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kinte pulls Cheeseman into guard.
Cheeseman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kinte's guard.
Kinte working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cheeseman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kinte is tightening it up a little... Cheeseman has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Cheeseman reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Cheeseman taps out! nice BJJ there by Kinte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kunta Kinte!
Kunta Kinte is the new lightweight champion!
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