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PFL 22 Christmas Day Massacre PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rajkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajkovic comes to the ring accompanied by Raised Fist - Friends And Traitors. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Rajkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajkovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rajkovic misses with a low kick.
Rajkovic is looking to clinch.
Suzuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rajkovic wants to clinch up but Suzuki keeps it at a distance.
Rajkovic tries to land a leg kick but Suzuki saw it coming and moves away.
Suzuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suzuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rajkovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Suzuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rajkovic misses with a two punch combination.
Suzuki lands a two punch combo.
Suzuki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rajkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suzuki throws a combination. Rajkovic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Suzuki walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rajkovic is looking to clinch.
Rajkovic lands with a nice body kick.
Rajkovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Suzuki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajkovic falls off balance throwing a combination
so Suzuki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Suzuki stands and throws Rajkovic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Suzuki tries for a kimura but Rajkovic is defending well.
Suzuki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rajkovic, who protects the arm well.
Suzuki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rajkovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries for a kimura but Rajkovic is defending well.
Suzuki swings around for an armbar but Rajkovic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Suzuki's guard.
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!
Suzuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rajkovic is one step ahead there.
Suzuki trying to 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suzuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rajkovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rajkovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Suzuki looks gassed!
Suzuki working for a triangle but Rajkovic defends it easily.
Suzuki working a defensive guard but Rajkovic manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Suzuki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rajkovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suzuki on the ground.
Suzuki tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Suzuki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suzuki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzuki trying to hold on to Rajkovic's head to control him but Rajkovic postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisuke Suzuki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rajkovic misses with a straight left.
Rajkovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rajkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Suzuki blocks a head kick by Rajkovic.
Suzuki tests Rajkovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suzuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suzuki lands a jab to Rajkovic's midsection.
Rajkovic wants to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rajkovic!
Suzuki looking to secure an arm triangle but Rajkovic defends it well.
Suzuki has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Rajkovic is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daisuke Suzuki!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mean Gene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Fang has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mean Gene!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fang takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Hiro Fang has been cut.
Fang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Mean Gene has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gene misses the jab.
Gene lands a nice shot that snaps Fang's head back.
Fang looks to score with a jab to the body but Gene is just out of range.
Fang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fang with a hook.
Gene swinging wilding here.
Fang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hiro Fang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fang's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fang duly obliges.
Gene thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gene takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That has opened up Mean Gene's cut even more.
Gene misses with a double jab.
Gene misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Fang.
Fang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The cut above Mean Gene's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gene throws a right hand that Fang ducks under and follows up with a left that Fang also avoids with ease.
Gene looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Fang.
Mean Gene's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fang throws an overhand right that lands on Gene's shoulder, as Gene tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fang!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mean Gene's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hiro Fang!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kizzy Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Kimono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Kimono looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kizzy Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Kimono!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimono scores a takedown into full mount!
Kimono punching from mount but Suzuki doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Suzuki regains half guard.
Kimono is working for a kimura but Suzuki is defending it quite comfortably.
Kimono looks gassed!
Suzuki wants to get back to full guard.
Suzuki tries to kick Kimono off but Kimono keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kimono is keen to just control but Suzuki is a slippery customer.
Kimono throwing shots but Suzuki is blocking nicely.
Kimono is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Suzuki is just riding it out for now. Kimono eventually gives up the hold.
Suzuki looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kimono shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Suzuki pinned against the cage. Suzuki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kimono drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kimono shoots in for a double leg but Suzuki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kimono closes the distance and clinches up with Suzuki, looking for a takedown. Kimono pushes Suzuki against the ropes but Suzuki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kizzy Suzuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mister Kimono.
Kimono walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Suzuki connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Kimono to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Suzuki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kizzy Suzuki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Unstopable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Issai roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Unstopable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abraham Issai roman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
roman tries to close the distance and clinch but Unstopable swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Unstopable throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as roman stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Unstopable follows into mount!
It looks like Abraham Issai roman has been cut.
Unstopable prevents roman from getting the reversal.
Unstopable get's back to his feet.
roman has a takedown stuffed.
roman throws a leg kick but Unstopable moved away.
roman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Unstopable as he avoids it easily.
roman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unstopable closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Unstopable lands in his opponent's guard.
roman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Unstopable passes into side control.
roman looks gassed!
Unstopable avoids the strikes from the bottom by roman.
Unstopable decides to stand up, so the ref orders roman to his feet.
roman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Unstopable in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Unstopable counters with an outside leg kick.
The Unstopable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abraham Issai roman.
Unstopable closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
roman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Unstopable has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Unstopable decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Unstopable throws a head kick that half lands.
Unstopable moves into the clinch.
roman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Unstopable is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for roman.
roman has a couple of punches blocked by Unstopable.
Unstopable's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Unstopable drives through and clinches with roman against the ropes.
Unstopable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
roman darts in trying to clinch
and Unstopable counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unstopable has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Unstopable lands a head kick. roman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
roman fails with the takedown
and Unstopable counters by clinching up.
roman tries a body shot but Unstopable blocks it.
Unstopable breaks from the clinch.
Unstopable circles away from the clinch attempt
and Unstopable counters with a nice body kick.
roman throws a nice looking combination but Unstopable bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
roman shoots and misses
and Unstopable counters by moving into the clinch.
Unstopable lands an uppercut.
roman breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from roman.
Crunch! Unstopable slams his shin into roman's torso.
roman clinches but Unstopable breaks the clinch
and Unstopable decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in roman's guard.
Unstopable will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
roman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Unstopable decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on roman, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unstopable looks for a takedown but roman sprawls well.
Unstopable tries to keep at a distance but roman has taken the fight into the clinch.
roman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
roman prevents the takedown attempt.
roman cracks Unstopable with a nice body shot.
Unstopable wants to get back to striking at distance but roman won't allow it.
roman lands a body punch in the clinch.
roman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Unstopable backwards.
roman lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from roman as the two fighters clinch.
Unstopable breaks the clinch.
roman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
roman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
roman tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
roman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
roman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
roman working over Unstopable with some ground and pound. Unstopable looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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.
roman with the ground and pound but Unstopable uses the opportunity to regain guard.
roman throws and elbow that misses. Unstopable uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in roman's guard. Nice move by Unstopable!
roman is striking from the bottom but Unstopable uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
roman landing rabbit punches to the side of Unstopable's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unstopable escapes and gets back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from roman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Unstopable dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Issai roman's cut.
That's time! Unstopable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
roman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Unstopable pinned against the cage. Unstopable gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
roman misses with an uppercut. Unstopable saw that one coming.
roman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Unstopable. Unstopable obviously looking to wear him down.
roman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Unstopable.
Unstopable tests roman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
roman looks to throw the jab but Unstopable is out of range.
Unstopable misses with a double jab.
Unstopable thuds his shin into the meat of roman's side.
Unstopable closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming roman to the mat! roman manages to get full guard.
roman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
roman is striking off his back. Unstopable thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Unstopable looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks roman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Unstopable blocks the strikes from roman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roman is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Unstopable pulls his head out easily.
roman is looking to improve his position.
roman strikes from the bottom but Unstopable uses the opportunity to move to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if roman can do anything to dispel that myth.
roman is trying to strike from the bottom but Unstopable has passed into full mount.
roman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Unstopable tries to control but roman wriggling away.
roman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The Unstopable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
roman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
roman throwing hammer fists to the chest of Unstopable. What's that going to do exactly?
roman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Unstopable get's back to his feet.
Unstopable circles away from the clinch attempt
and Unstopable counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Unstopable forces roman back against the ropes and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
roman is looking to break free of the clinch but Unstopable has double underhooks.
Unstopable pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Unstopable is winning the standup battle so far.
roman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
roman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Unstopable somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
roman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Unstopable counters with a nice leg kick.
Unstopable fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. roman sprawls well initially but Unstopable persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
roman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Unstopable. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
roman actively working from the bottom here.
Unstopable tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
roman is trying to stand back up but Unstopable is controlling him
Unstopable winds up and cracks roman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
roman punching from the bottom.
Unstopable stands up and beckons roman to join him on the feet.
Unstopable pushes roman up against the ropes in a clinch.
roman has had enough of the clinch but Unstopable keeps him there for the moment.
roman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Unstopable.
roman wants to break the clinch but can't.
roman tries to break the clinch but Unstopable is controlling the position.
roman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from roman.
Unstopable is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that roman can do to turn this around?
Unstopable moves into the clinch.
Unstopable wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
roman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
roman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
roman lands a body shot.
Unstopable pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
roman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Unstopable counters with a flying knee. Nice.
roman lands with a nice combination. Unstopable backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Unstopable dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Issai roman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Unstopable checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
roman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Unstopable counters with a single leg into guard. roman didn't expect that.
roman wants to improve his position but instead Unstopable has moved into half guard.
roman looking for subs from the bottom but Unstopable mounts him!
roman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Unstopable trying to control but he's not successful this time.
roman can't escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unstopable blocks roman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Unstopable prevents roman from getting the reversal.
roman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
roman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Unstopable can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as roman is looking to escape.
Unstopable is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
roman throws a leg kick
and Unstopable counters with a low kick, right behind roman 's knee.
roman throws a combination. Unstopable tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
roman tries to clinch up
and Unstopable counters with a low kick, right behind roman 's knee.
roman closes the distance and clinches.
Unstopable gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
roman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
roman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Unstopable escapes and throws roman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
roman is trying to buck Unstopable off.
roman misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
roman is looking for a sweep.
Unstopable decides to stand up, so the ref orders roman to his feet.
Unstopable throws a right and a left that roman avoids nicely.
Unstopable scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
roman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
roman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Unstopable is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
roman scoring with punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from roman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
roman lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
roman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Unstopable some visible discomfort.
Unstopable managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by roman.
roman in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from roman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
roman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
roman tries to get to his feet but Unstopable is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with roman in his guard.
Unstopable avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abraham Issai roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unstopable wriggles free and stands up.
The Unstopable is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
roman throws a low kick, looking for Unstopable's leg but Unstopable calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Unstopable showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Unstopable has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Unstopable!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Immortal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Matt Immortal has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Matt Immortal seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Immortal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viljo Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immortal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nieminen has managed to clinch.
Nieminen breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Immortal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nieminen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nieminen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nieminen wants to control but Immortal postures up.
Immortal has hold of Nieminen's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Nieminen seems comfortable defending it but Immortal has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Nieminen is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Nieminen is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Immortal couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Immortal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Gratscheff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gratscheff has chosen Steamline as his entrance music. Bruce Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hannes Gratscheff!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gratscheff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanders lands a right hook to the body.
Gratscheff looks gassed!
Sanders dips to his left and cracks Gratscheff with an uppercut!
Sanders scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders cracks Gratscheff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanders circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gratscheff to the canvas! Gratscheff doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Sanders keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Sanders!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen Mama said knock you out as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Miyagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khan to the mat! Khan manages to get full guard.
Khan keeping full guard, as Miyagi tries to pass.
Khan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Miyagi passes Khan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Khan is kicking away at Miyagi from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Miyagi grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Khan trying to push Miyagi off... Khan taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Hiro Miyagi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Kawajiri 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godeaux slips a jab and a cross from Kawajiri.
Godeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawajiri.
Godeaux defending well as Kawajiri loads up on a big left hand.
Kawajiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Kawajiri.
Godeaux moves out of range as Kawajiri strikes.
Kawajiri throws a body punch but Godeaux moves out of range.
Godeaux rushes Kawajiri and presses him up against the ropes.
Godeaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawajiri wants to get back to striking at distance but Godeaux won't allow it.
Godeaux misses with a punch to the body.
Kawajiri is looking to break free of the clinch but Godeaux has double underhooks.
Kawajiri working aggressively here.
Kawajiri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawajiri misses with a hook.
Kawajiri throws an overhand right that lands on Godeaux's shoulder, as Godeaux tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawajiri misses with a few strikes there.
Godeaux blocks a jab.
Godeaux dodges the punch combination from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a jab when Godeaux was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kawajiri misses.
Godeaux ducks under a wild hook from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with a series of wild punches.
Godeaux tests Kawajiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kawajiri missing with a left hand there. Godeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godeaux waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson Kawajiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawajiri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Godeaux defending well as Kawajiri loads up on a big left hand.
Godeaux slips under a jab from Kawajiri.
Godeaux blocks a jab.
Godeaux takes the fight into the clinch.
Godeaux misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawajiri tries to break the clinch but Godeaux is controlling the position.
Kawajiri lands with a left to the head.
Godeaux pushes Kawajiri back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Godeaux.
Godeaux tries a body shot but Kawajiri blocks it.
Godeaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawajiri controls his hands.
Good body shot from Godeaux.
Kawajiri looks gassed!
A right hand to the body from Godeaux.
A right hook to the body lands for Godeaux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godeaux breaks the clinch.
Godeaux lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Tyson Kawajiri has been cut.
Kawajiri walks into a left hand.
Godeaux lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kawajiri can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Godeaux and Kawajiri drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Godeaux.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boudreaux Godeaux!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes to the ring accompanied by Alaj volim kad je pomalena. Todd Anderson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Todd Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Barnett.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick lands from Barnett that sends Anderson to the canvas. Anderson tries to scramble back to his feet but Barnett brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Todd Anderson has been cut.
Barnett in side control, throwing shots but Anderson defends.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnett wants to stand but Anderson is controlling his arm.
Barnett content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Barnett trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
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Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Barnett moves into the clinch.
Barnett is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Barnett.
Barnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Barnett has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Barnett breaks from the clinch.
Barnett scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Barnett misses with a double jab.
Barnett wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Barnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnett tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Barnett has Anderson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Anderson.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Barnett scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mirko Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Barnett is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Barnett scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Barnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Anderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson feints and as Barnett raises his hands in defense, Anderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barnett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson has gone for a leg lock! Barnett slips out almost immediately though and dives into Anderson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnett wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barnett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Barnett controlling him for the moment.
Barnett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
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.
Anderson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barnett lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Barnett lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mirko Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnett misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Barnett shows good takedown defense.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Barnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Todd Anderson's cut even more.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Barnett misses.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnett as he avoids it easily.
Barnett tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Barnett.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnett tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnett to the ground. Barnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Anderson.
Barnett tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Barnett. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnett.
Barnett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Barnett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Todd Anderson'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.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnett.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barnett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound.
Barnett wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson throwing strikes here but Barnett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anderson breaks from Barnett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anderson 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.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barnett hang on?
Anderson throwing strikes here but Barnett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barnett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson trying to control but Barnett is having none of it.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barnett here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnett manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Barnett, under a barage of strikes from Anderson.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Barnett wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderson misses with a head shot. Barnett uses the momentum to regain guard.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson advances to half guard.
Anderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Barnett!
Barnett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound.
Barnett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson throws a sloppy strike and Barnett uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Barnett has ended up in Anderson's guard.
Anderson looking to control.
Anderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Barnett trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Anderson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnett tries to clinch up.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Barnett misses with a hook.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a strike but Barnett avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anderson throws a strike but Barnett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnett tries to stand but Anderson is controlling from the bottom.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barnett closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Todd Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnett tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson misses with the ground and pound.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Barnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnett defending against the ground and pound.
Barnett is pushing Anderson's head away, looking to escape. Anderson manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
Anderson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barnett sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Barnett manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Anderson.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Anderson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Todd Anderson'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. This is the final round!
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Barnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Barnett!
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking to finish with strikes here!
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.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson misses with a head shot.
Anderson breaks from Barnett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barnett's face.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barnett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barnett tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Barnett holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Anderson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Anderson looking to finish Barnett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barnett!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Barnett is working to get back to half guard.
Barnett takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Barnett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson cracks Barnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson won't let Barnett get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnett is looking to escape.
Anderson landing punches.
Barnett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount and Barnett is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson punching from mount but Barnett doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Anderson!
Todd Anderson is the new heavyweight champion!
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