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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Tottori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralli Palli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Palli's choice of entrance music: Pelimies. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Tottori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralli Palli!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palli misses with an uppercut. Tottori saw that one coming.
Tottori looks for a takedown but Palli sprawls well.
Tottori shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tottori showed some decent athleticism there.
Tottori winds up and cracks Palli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tottori controlling the action here.
Palli is looking to improve his position.
Palli is refusing to be controlled, as Tottori sits in half guard.
Palli keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Palli wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palli missing with punches from the bottom.
Tottori wants to control but Palli is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tottori in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Palli tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tottori!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenta Tottori!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bayushi Aramaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bashir Saladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bayushi Aramaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bashir Saladin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Aramaro.
Aramaro thuds his shin into the meat of Saladin's side.
Aramaro throws a shot from downtown. Saladin moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Saladin.
Saladin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aramaro's hands.
Aramaro is rocked!
Saladin lands a brutal uppercut that launches Aramaro off his feet! Aramaro tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bashir Saladin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lei Quan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam Bam Rumble 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bam Bam Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lei Quan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rumble pinned against the cage. Rumble gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Quan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rumble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Quan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Rumble as Quan shoots in.
Bam Bam Rumble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lei Quan.
Quan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rumble tries to avoid it but Quan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rumble to the ground. Rumble escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rumble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rumble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quan fails with the takedown.
Quan looks gassed!
Rumble forces Quan back against the cage and clinches.
Rumble with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quan takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Lei Quan has been cut.
Quan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rumble with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble looking to throw knees to the head but Quan is blocking nicely.
Rumble tries to land a knee to the head but Quan blocks with his arms.
Rumble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rumble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rumble.
Rumble trying to land knees to the body.
Rumble looking to throw knees to the head but Quan is blocking nicely.
Rumble tries to land knees in the clinch but Quan avoids the damage to the body.
Rumble tries to land knees in the clinch but Quan avoids the damage to the body.
Quan managing to block the knees to the body from Rumble.
Rumble using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quan tries to break the clinch but Rumble is controlling the position.
Rumble trying to land knees to the body.
Rumble tries a knee to the head but Quan blocks it.
Rumble misses with a knee to the head.
Rumble tries a knee to the head but Quan blocks it.
Rumble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quan pulls guard successfully.
Quan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rumble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quan with shots to the head and body - Rumble looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rumble is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Quan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Quan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Quan looking for a guillotine from mount but Rumble is having none of it.
Quan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rumble knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quan on the ground.
Rumble avoids a series of strikes thrown by Quan.
Rumble trying desperately to get to his feet.
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.
Quan tries to control but Rumble wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Quan looking for a guillotine from mount but Rumble is having none of it.
Quan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rumble is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
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 Bam Bam Rumble will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lei Quan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rumble darts in and clinches Quan up against the cage.
Quan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quan managing to block the knees to the body from Rumble.
Rumble misses with a knee strike.
Rumble unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rumble using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quan avoiding damage as Rumble throws knees to the body.
Quan can't get the takedown.
Quan breaks from the clinch.
Quan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rumble circles away quickly and effectively.
Quan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumble slips under a jab from Quan.
Rumble tries to clinch up but Quan circles away and keeps his distance.
Quan is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quan.
Quan missing with a left hand there. Rumble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rumble closes the distance and clinches.
Quan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rumble throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quan blocks it with crossed arms.
Quan is looking to break free of the clinch but Rumble has double underhooks.
Rumble trying to land knees to the body.
Rumble prevents the takedown attempt.
Rumble lands an elbow that stopped Quan in his tracks for a moment.
Rumble unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quan can't break the clinch.
Rumble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rumble.
Rumble tries to land a knee to the head but Quan blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Rumble.
Rumble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quan managing to block the knees to the body from Rumble.
Rumble with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble tries a knee to the head but Quan blocks it.
Rumble missing with knees to the body.
Quan decides to pull guard.
Quan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Quan looking for a guillotine here but Rumble defends easily.
Rumble might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rumble has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Quan is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quan wants to sweep but no luck.
Quan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rumble wanted to stand there but Quan had control of the position.
Quan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Quan working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Quan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumble.
Quan tries to keep at a distance but Rumble has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rumble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quan.
Rumble misses with a knee strike.
Quan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rumble misses with a knee to the head.
Rumble using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quan successfully pulls guard.
Quan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Rumble dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lei Quan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Quan throws the left hand but Rumble avoids the punch easily.
Quan tries for a takedown but Rumble sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quan looks to land a combination but Rumble avoids it well.
A slow jab from Quan misses its intended target.
Quan avoids the head kick by Rumble.
Rumble tries to clinch up but Quan circles away and keeps his distance.
Quan misses with a double jab.
Quan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rumble throws a head kick but Quan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quan throws a series of punches but Rumble moves out of range.
Bam Bam Rumble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rumble has closed the distance and engaged Quan in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rumble missing with knees to the body.
Rumble using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rumble tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rumble with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble keeps control of Quan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rumble tries to land a knee to the head but Quan blocks with his arms.
Rumble misses with a knee to the head.
Quan is trying to break free.
Rumble with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quan pulls guard successfully.
Quan working for a triangle but Rumble defends it easily.
Quan striking off his back but it's not causing Rumble any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Quan has his foot on Rumble's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rumble works his way back into a safe position though.
Quan 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.
Quan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rumble gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble wanted to stand there but Quan had control of the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rumble tries to clinch but Quan is having none of it.
Quan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rumble in his tracks.
Rumble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quan has a takedown stuffed.
Bam Bam Rumble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lei Quan.
Rumble is looking to clinch but Quan is avoiding it.
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.
Quan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rumble wants to clinch up but Quan keeps it at a distance.
Quan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Quan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quan looks to land a combination but Rumble avoids it well.
Rumble tries to clinch but Quan moves out of range.
Rumble lands a head kick. Quan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rumble tries to clinch but Quan moves out of range.
Quan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumble tries to close the distance and clinch but Quan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quan misses with the combination.
Rumble moves into the clinch.
Bam Bam Rumble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rumble tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Bam Bam Rumble.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rumble, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bam Bam Rumble!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axelito Yeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Axelito Yeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rock Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yeo to the mat! Yeo manages to get full guard.
Yeo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yeo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson cracks Yeo with a solid left hand.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yeo is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yeo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yeo is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yeo is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yeo is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yeo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yeo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yeo!
Yeo tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Yeo regains half guard.
Yeo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yeo.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Yeo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yeo is keeping the position for now.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Yeo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeo trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Yeo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yeo taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Yeo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Yeo is defending it quite comfortably.
Yeo tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yeo looking for submissions off his back.
Yeo tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson works his way into full mount!
Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yeo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but Yeo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yeo shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yeo wants to get back to his feet.
Yeo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yeo tries to get out of the position.
Johnson winds up and cracks Yeo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to control but Yeo is keeping him busy.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yeo wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yeo tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeo is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Yeo is positioning himself well to prevent Johnson advancing to mount.
Yeo wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Yeo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Yeo is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
Yeo is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
Yeo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson blocks Yeo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Yeo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rock Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yeo is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Yeo regains half guard.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Yeo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yeo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson pushing down on Yeo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Yeo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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.
Yeo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yeo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Yeo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Yeo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johnson. What's that going to do exactly?
Yeo is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yeo is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yeo misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Yeo didn't expect that.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yeo can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yeo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yeo is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Yeo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson trying to control but Yeo is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson has control of Yeo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yeo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Yeo is squirming around nicely.
Yeo wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yeo can't escape the position.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yeo hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yeo is looking to escape.
Johnson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Yeo has worked his arm free - good work by Yeo!
Johnson wants to control but Yeo is keeping him busy.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yeo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yeo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johnson.
Yeo striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Yeo wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeo is looking to reverse the position.
Yeo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yeo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yeo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yeo wants to sweep but no luck.
Rock Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Yeo.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Yeo's head.
Yeo wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Yeo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson is tying to control. Yeo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeo moves into full guard.
Johnson stands and throws Yeo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Yeo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Johnson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Johnson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Axelito Yeo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yeo sneaks back into half guard.
Yeo is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Yeo gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bench Press (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Duffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Duffe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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198 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bench Press!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Duffe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffe tries a head kick but it misses.
Duffe looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Press decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Press not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Press not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Press is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Duffe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Press.
Duffe has hold of Press's hands but Press slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duffe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Press working over Duffe with some ground and pound. Duffe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Press drops an elbow to the side of Duffe's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Press tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duffe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Press working over Duffe with some ground and pound. Duffe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Press missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Duffe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffe has hold of Press's hands but Press slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Press not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Press looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Press working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Duffe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Press.
Press takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Duffe is in trouble now - Press has advanced to mount!
Press landing strikes, looking to finish!
Press 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.
Press in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Press scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Press landing strikes from the mount.
Press lands a big shot there that rocks Duffe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Press lands with some strikes.
Duffe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Press landing punches.
Press putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Duffe is bucking up trying to escape but Press cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Duffe is bucking up trying to escape but Press cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Press in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Press.
Press cracks Duffe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Press is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Shawn Duffe has been cut.
Press breaks from Duffe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Press.
Duffe is rocked!
The referee warns Duffe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Duffe is still in real trouble! Can Press finish him?
A nice elbow there by Press.
Duffe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Duffe seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duffe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Press working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Press lands a big shot there that rocks Duffe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Duffe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Press lands a nice shot to the head.
Duffe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That has opened up Shawn Duffe's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Press scoring with strikes but Duffe is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Press cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The cut above Shawn Duffe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Press unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Press connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Press landing shots from mount.
Shawn Duffe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shawn Duffe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bench Press!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Mirskovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kawakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirskovich comes to the cage accompanied by ???. David Kawakami acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksander Mirskovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kawakami!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawakami tries for a takedown but Mirskovich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mirskovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kawakami ducks under a wild hook from Mirskovich.
Kawakami ducks straight into an uppercut from Mirskovich and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Kawakami maanges to regain guard straight away.
Kawakami is rocked!
It looks like David Kawakami has been cut.
Kawakami looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirskovich gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kawakami is still on wobbly legs! Can Mirskovich finish him?
Mirskovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawakami.
Kawakami seems to have recovered his senses.
Mirskovich lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksander Mirskovich!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). of Nazareth comes to the cage accompanied by oh la naw. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
of Nazareth stuns Ibrahimovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
of Nazareth lands a right hook to the body.
of Nazareth lands with a nice combination. Ibrahimovic backs away looking to recover.
of Nazareth scores with a sloppy right hand. Ibrahimovic should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - of Nazareth coming out on top.
of Nazareth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ibrahimovic at a distance.
of Nazareth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ibrahimovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around of Nazareth's waist but of Nazareth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ibrahimovic off to one side.
of Nazareth throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibrahimovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by of Nazareth.
Ibrahimovic avoids the body shot from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth jabs Ibrahimovic right on the nose. Ibrahimovic blinks but takes it well.
Ibrahimovic fails with the takedown.
of Nazareth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ibrahimovic wants to finish this one by submission but of Nazareth is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ibrahimovic moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, of Nazareth has worked his arm free - good work by of Nazareth!
Ibrahimovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. of Nazareth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ibrahimovic looks gassed!
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.
Ibrahimovic 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.
Ibrahimovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but of Nazareth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ibrahimovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ibrahimovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ibrahimovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
of Nazareth is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ibrahimovic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Ibrahimovic is trying to get an arm triangle but of Nazareth is defending well.
Ibrahimovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
of Nazareth tries to clinch up but Ibrahimovic circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus of Nazareth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
of Nazareth throws out a powerful jab.
Ibrahimovic takes one on the button.
of Nazareth connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for of Nazareth.
of Nazareth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibrahimovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as of Nazareth throws out the jab.
Ibrahimovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
of Nazareth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
of Nazareth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jesus of Nazareth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ibrahimovic looks for a takedown but of Nazareth sprawls well.
of Nazareth throws a right and a left that Ibrahimovic avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - of Nazareth scores with a four punch combination!
Ibrahimovic has a takedown stuffed.
Jesus of Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ibrahimovic on the side of the head.
Ibrahimovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
of Nazareth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horrible takedown by Ibrahimovic or perhaps it was just good defense by of Nazareth which made him look bad.
of Nazareth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibrahimovic manages to avoid it.
of Nazareth throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
of Nazareth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
of Nazareth digs a good body shot into Ibrahimovic's ribs.
of Nazareth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ibrahimovic is trying to control the action in half guard but of Nazareth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic wants to pass to mount but of Nazareth is defending the position.
Ibrahimovic is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed of Nazareth to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Ibrahimovic is breathing heavily.
Ibrahimovic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! of Nazareth is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! of Nazareth has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Ibrahimovic, not yet.
Ibrahimovic working for a triangle but of Nazareth defends it easily.
of Nazareth stands up and waves to Ibrahimovic to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
of Nazareth cracks Ibrahimovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
of Nazareth scores with a jab. Ibrahimovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
of Nazareth feints and as Ibrahimovic raises his hands in defense, of Nazareth changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ibrahimovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. of Nazareth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. of Nazareth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ibrahimovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but of Nazareth is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus of Nazareth dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ibrahimovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
of Nazareth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ibrahimovic circles away quickly and effectively.
of Nazareth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
of Nazareth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
of Nazareth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ibrahimovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Ibrahimovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ibrahimovic looking for a takedown.
Jesus of Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibrahimovic manages to pull guard.
of Nazareth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
of Nazareth would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic looking for a guillotine here but of Nazareth defends easily.
Ibrahimovic had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. of Nazareth is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ibrahimovic Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take of Nazareth's back instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ibrahimovic tightening his grip on of Nazareth, looking for the choke.
Ibrahimovic is trying to stick to of Nazareth's back but of Nazareth is turning into Ibrahimovic. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ibrahimovic's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by of Nazareth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth trying to control but Ibrahimovic is working from the bottom.
of Nazareth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ibrahimovic working for a triangle but of Nazareth defends it easily.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
of Nazareth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ibrahimovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
I think of Nazareth 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus of Nazareth!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lalli Koylio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takayuki Okubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koylio comes to the cage accompanied by Moonsorrow - Köyliönjärven Jäällä (Pakanavedet II). Takayuki Okubo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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178 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lalli Koylio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takayuki Okubo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koylio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Okubo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koylio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Okubo.
Koylio wants to sweep here but Okubo controlling him for the moment.
Okubo lands a couple of digs.
Koylio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koylio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Okubo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Okubo landing some decent shots from guard.
Okubo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koylio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Okubo!
Okubo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Koylio.
Okubo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Takayuki Okubo has been cut.
Koylio has control of Okubo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Okubo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Okubo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koylio landing strikes from the mount and Okubo is in trouble!
Koylio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Koylio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Koylio landing shots from mount.
Koylio looking to control but Okubo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koylio is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Okubo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Okubo!
Okubo won't allow Koylio to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Koylio 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.
Koylio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koylio working for a triangle but Okubo defends it easily.
Koylio is breathing heavily.
Okubo connects with a couple of short punches.
Okubo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koylio's head.
Koylio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Okubo is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Okubo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Okubo is looking to work some ground and pound but Koylio has wrist control.
Koylio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Okubo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okubo gets back to half guard.
Okubo is refusing to be controlled, as Koylio sits in half guard.
Okubo wants to control but Koylio is keeping busy.
Okubo tries to roll over but Koylio keeps him under control.
Okubo punching from the bottom.
Okubo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koylio.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Okubo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Koylio seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okubo striking from half guard on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koylio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Koylio working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio is working Okubo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Koylio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koylio working the ground and pound.
Koylio scoring with punches and elbows.
Koylio looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Okubo is avoiding damage well.
Okubo tries to buck Koylio off but Koylio is having none of it.
Okubo misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Okubo prevents Koylio from improving position.
Koylio advances nicely into full mount.
Koylio unloading with bombs!
Koylio unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okubo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Koylio has hold of Okubo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Okubo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Koylio is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Okubo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lalli Koylio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takayuki Okubo's cut.
That's time! Koylio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okubo throws a right hand that Koylio ducks under and follows up with a left that Koylio also avoids with ease.
Koylio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okubo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koylio is fending him off so far but Okubo persists. Nope, Koylio circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Koylio misses the target.
Koylio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okubo misses with the combination.
Okubo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koylio on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okubo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Okubo.
The fighters circling - Okubo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okubo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lalli Koylio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okubo swinging wilding here.
Okubo is looking to land body kicks.
Okubo lands a right hook to the body.
Koylio defending well as Okubo loads up on a big left hand.
Koylio takes a swing at Okubo's ribcage but misses.
Okubo throws a combination that misses
and Koylio counters with a good low kick that Okubo was not able to check.
Okubo is breathing heavily.
Koylio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Okubo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Koylio.
A jab from Koylio misses.
Koylio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okubo.
Okubo walks into a left hand.
Takayuki Okubo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koylio lunges at Okubo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Okubo's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Koylio.
Okubo throws a series of punches but Koylio avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Okubo misses.
Koylio lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okubo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koylio counters with a right hand to the body.
Okubo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okubo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Takayuki Okubo's cut even more.
Koylio misses with a wild combination.
Koylio connects with a nice looking jab.
Koylio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koylio misses with a body punch
and Okubo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koylio 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okubo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koylio counters with a flying knee that drops Okubo!
Koylio landing some decent shots from guard.
Koylio landing some decent shots from guard.
Koylio forces his way into half guard.
Koylio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Okubo wants to improve his position but Koylio is controlling well.
Koylio is looking to take a break and control but Okubo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Okubo is looking to improve his position.
Koylio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koylio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koylio blocks Okubo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Koylio lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Koylio scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Okubo?
Koylio working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Okubo is looking to improve his position but Koylio isn't that keen on the idea.
Koylio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Koylio is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Okubo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Koylio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koylio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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!
A nice elbow there by Koylio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lalli Koylio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takayuki Okubo'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.
Koylio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okubo moves away from the strike by Koylio.
Koylio misses with a low kick as Okubo jumps back.
Koylio throws a right hand that Okubo ducks under and follows up with a left that Okubo also avoids with ease.
Koylio lands with a cross.
Okubo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koylio moves away.
A combination from Koylio does no damage.
Okubo throws a right hand that Koylio ducks under and follows up with a left that Koylio also avoids with ease.
Koylio throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Okubo does no damage.
Koylio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okubo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koylio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okubo looks to land a combination but Koylio avoids it well.
Okubo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koylio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okubo scores with a three punch combo!
Koylio misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio walks into a straight right hand from Okubo.
Okubo tries to bum rush Koylio with a series of wild strikes but Koylio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Okubo with that takedown attempt.
Okubo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koylio counters with a three punch combo that has Okubo backing up. Okubo nods at Koylio to acknowledge the strikes.
Koylio throws a shot from downtown. Okubo moves away and avoids it.
Koylio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The cut above Takayuki Okubo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Koylio misses with a looping right.
Koylio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from Okubo both land. Nice combination.
A cross from Koylio lands.
Lalli Koylio is winning the standup battle so far.
Okubo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Koylio counters with a straight right hand.
Koylio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okubo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Koylio!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okubo avoids the attempt from Koylio to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio working to try and regain half guard.
Koylio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Okubo with shots to the head and body - Koylio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Koylio avoids a series of strikes thrown by Okubo.
Koylio can't escape the position.
Okubo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Koylio working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okubo unloading with bombs!
Koylio is trying to escape the mount.
Koylio is working hard here to advance position.
Okubo landing shots from mount.
Okubo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koylio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Koylio gets back to full guard.
Okubo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okubo stopping the sweep attempt from Koylio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okubo postures up and lands a big shot to Koylio's brow.
Koylio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Okubo won't allow Koylio to sweep him here.
Koylio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koylio throws a couple of heel strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Okubo takes one to the side of the head.
Koylio lands a jab to Okubo's midsection.
Koylio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Okubo pinned against the cage. Okubo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koylio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okubo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Okubo scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lalli Koylio clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Takayuki Okubo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Okubo throws a combination that misses
and Koylio counters with a nice body shot.
Okubo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koylio throws a head kick but Okubo moves out of range.
Okubo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A combination from Koylio does no damage.
Okubo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koylio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Okubo throws a right hand that Koylio ducks under and follows up with a left that Koylio also avoids with ease.
Koylio throws a head kick that half lands.
Okubo blocks a head kick by Koylio.
Koylio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Okubo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koylio has time to react.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Okubo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koylio misses with a head kick.
Koylio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Okubo to the mat! Okubo manages to get full guard.
Okubo wants to sweep here but Koylio controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okubo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Okubo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Koylio wants to pass the guard but Okubo is keeping the position.
Okubo striking from the bottom.
Koylio landing with the ground and pound.
Koylio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okubo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koylio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koylio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Okubo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Okubo can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koylio working the ground and pound from side control.
Koylio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Okubo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Koylio.
Okubo can't do much from the bottom here.
Okubo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Koylio off and has taken his back!
Okubo doesn't have the hooks in and Koylio manages to turn into his guard.
Okubo keeping moving, preventing Koylio from controlling successfully.
Koylio won't allow Okubo to sweep him here.
Koylio trying to control but Okubo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okubo is keeping the position for now.
Okubo striking from the bottom.
Koylio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Okubo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koylio's guard.
Okubo distracts Koylio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Okubo throwing strikes from guard but Koylio blocks nicely.
Okubo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koylio is trying to control the position but Okubo postures up.
Koylio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Okubo is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koylio cracks Okubo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Koylio dominating with strikes here.
Okubo is in a horrible position here. Koylio smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koylio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Okubo is trying to escape the mount.
Koylio with a couple of short strikes.
Okubo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Koylio with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Okubo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lalli Koylio had his way with Takayuki Okubo in that round.
The cut man is working on Takayuki Okubo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koylio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Okubo sprawls well initially but Koylio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Okubo wants to improve his position but Koylio is controlling well.
Okubo gets full guard.
Okubo tries to strike from the bottom.
Koylio advances position into side control!
Koylio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okubo keeps working.
Okubo struggling a bit here.
Koylio is trying to get an arm triangle but Okubo is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koylio avoids the strikes from the bottom by Okubo.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Koylio working the ground and pound.
Koylio laying and praying for a moment but Okubo takes advantage and regains half guard.
Koylio is pressing down on Okubo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Okubo is holding on for now.
Koylio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okubo can do to turn this around?
Koylio is trying to work for a kimura but Okubo is defending well.
Okubo striking from half guard on the bottom.
Koylio blocks the strikes from Okubo.
Okubo wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koylio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okubo lands a jab-cross combination.
Okubo misses the body punch
and Koylio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koylio staying out of range there.
Okubo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koylio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Okubo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Koylio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okubo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koylio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koylio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koylio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okubo lands a body shot.
Koylio misses with a series of wild punches.
Okubo misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koylio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Okubo looks to land a combination. Koylio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Okubo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koylio looks to land a combination but Okubo avoids it well.
Okubo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koylio circles away quickly and effectively.
Koylio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okubo was well out of range. Poor timing from Koylio.
Okubo looks to land a combination but Koylio avoids it well.
Koylio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Okubo misses with a double jab
and Koylio counters with a stiff right hand.
Okubo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koylio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okubo.
A punch combination from Koylio misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Okubo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koylio counters with a single leg into guard. Okubo didn't expect that.
Koylio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okubo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koylio forces his way into half guard.
Takayuki Okubo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okubo is pressing down on Koylio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Koylio wants to pass the guard but Okubo is keeping the position.
Lalli Koylio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okubo trying to strike off his back.
Koylio wants to pass the guard but Okubo is keeping the position.
Okubo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koylio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koylio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lalli Koylio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koylio is in close to Okubo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lalli Koylio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koylio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lalli Koylio!
Lalli Koylio retains his welterweight title!
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