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Rising Sun : Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jebediah Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takumi Mayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jebediah Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takumi Mayama!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayama stuffs the takedown attempt from Stewart. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Takumi Mayama has been cut.
Stewart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stewart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mayama throws a hook but Stewart avoids it easily.
Mayama tries to bum rush Stewart with a series of wild strikes but Stewart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayama throws a right and a left that Stewart avoids nicely.
Stewart lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayama moves away.
Stewart lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayama avoids the body shot from Stewart.
A left and a right from Mayama both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jebediah Stewart has been cut.
No joy there for Mayama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stewart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stewart.
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mayama looks gassed!
A punch combination from Mayama misses.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches up with Mayama, looking for a takedown. Stewart pushes Mayama against the cage but Mayama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stewart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayama throws a series of punches but Stewart avoids them all with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mayama crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stewart - the referee stops the clock and Mayama gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stewart. Mayama manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stewart shoots for a takedown but Mayama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebediah Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart tries a head kick but it misses.
Stewart scores with a head kick.
Stewart thumps Mayama with a low kick.
Stewart scores with a leg kick.
Stewart scoring well with a low kick there.
Stewart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Stewart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Stewart lands a high kick!
Mayama is rocked!
Whack! Stewart lands a heavy head kick that drops Mayama. The ref tackles Stewart to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Mayama was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jebediah Stewart!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Kippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kippo has chosen Killing Time as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Kippo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Kippo - just one landing.
Kippo throws a right hand that Cartman ducks under and follows up with a left that Cartman also avoids with ease.
Cartman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kippo swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartman.
Cartman shoots for a double leg takedown but Kippo sprawls well. He's pushed Cartman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Kippo as Cartman shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cartman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kippo swivels and escapes.
Kippo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cartman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kippo kicks Cartman off and gets to his feet.
Cartman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kippo scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kippo throws a jab when Cartman was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kippo stuffs the takedown attempt from Cartman. Cartman gets slowly back to his feet.
Cartman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cartman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cartman is breathing heavily.
Kippo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Kippo.
Cartman fails to land the takedown.
Kippo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kippo lands an uppercut, right on the button! Cartman tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moses Kippo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senki Gudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gudo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The best intro ever. James Hume has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senki Gudo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume moves into the clinch successfully.
Hume misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Gudo.
Gudo looking to stall.
Gudo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hume breaks from the clinch.
Gudo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hume can pounce on him.
Hume with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gudo to score with a decent uppercut.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hume jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hume tries to clinch up.
Hume gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Gudo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hume circles away.
Hume misses with a body shot.
Hume slips a jab and a cross from Gudo.
Gudo misses with a series of wild punches.
Gudo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hume circles away quickly and effectively.
Hume clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hume as Gudo tries to tie him up.
Gudo misses with a body punch.
Hume escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gudo blocks the body kick.
Gudo slips a straight right by Hume.
Hume misses with a kick to the body.
Hume looks to land a right hand but Gudo moved out of range.
Hume misses with a head kick.
Hume misses with a body shot.
Gudo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hume but Hume pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hume wants to clinch.
Gudo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hume buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gudo looks gassed!
Gudo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hume tries to avoid it but Gudo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hume to the ground. Hume escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James Hume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Senki Gudo.
Hume tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gudo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hume.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hume.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hume circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Gudo drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hume follows Gudo to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hume!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Okina Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendoza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dr green thumb by C ypress Hill. Eddie Mendoza is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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197 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okina Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendoza wants to clinch.
Miyamoto misses with a wild combination.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Miyamoto is having none of it.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Miyamoto is having none of it.
Miyamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miyamoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mendoza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyamoto shoots in and bounces Mendoza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mendoza wants to stand and escape but Miyamoto is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miyamoto landing with the ground and pound.
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.
Mendoza wants to stand up but Miyamoto is controlling him.
Miyamoto landing some decent shots from guard.
Miyamoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyamoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Miyamoto from controlling successfully.
Mendoza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miyamoto is controlling him.
Miyamoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is looking to stand up but Miyamoto isn't so interested in that idea.
Mendoza has momentary wrist control but Miyamoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Miyamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendoza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miyamoto lands a couple of digs.
Miyamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miyamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miyamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Miyamoto throwing strikes from guard but Mendoza blocks nicely.
Mendoza wants to get back to his feet but Miyamoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mendoza looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Miyamoto from controlling successfully.
Miyamoto looking to pass the guard.
Mendoza is working an open guard so Miyamoto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Miyamoto.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Miyamoto moves out of range.
Miyamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendoza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miyamoto moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Mendoza goes down! Can Miyamoto finish him!?
Mendoza is rocked!
It looks like Eddie Mendoza has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto gets to his feet and stands over Mendoza, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Mendoza felt that one! Miyamoto unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Mendoza from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Okina Miyamoto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riese Deponte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rorouni kenshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riese Deponte !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, rorouni kenshin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kenshin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deponte is fending him off so far but kenshin persists. Nope, Deponte circles away and we're back to standing.
kenshin tries to clinch there but Deponte circles away.
Deponte gets a takedown into half guard.
Deponte wants to work for an arm triangle but kenshin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Deponte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Deponte is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and kenshin defends it well.
Deponte is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but kenshin still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, kenshin has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Deponte prevents kenshin from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deponte regains half guard.
Deponte works his way to full guard. Good work.
Deponte has his foot on kenshin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. kenshin works his way back into a safe position though.
Deponte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Deponte had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. kenshin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Deponte Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take kenshin's back instead.
Deponte is breathing heavily.
kenshin manages to escape to his feet.
Deponte gets the takedown into side control.
Deponte swings around for an armbar but kenshin sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Deponte 's guard.
Deponte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deponte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Deponte has his foot on kenshin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. kenshin works his way back into a safe position though.
kenshin passes into half guard.
kenshin wants to pass to mount but Deponte is defending the position.
Deponte looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and kenshin pushes past his half guard into mount!
Deponte really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
kenshin has control of Deponte 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Deponte regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kenshin working for a guillotine from mount but Deponte is in no mood to give up.
Deponte regains half guard.
Deponte looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Deponte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Deponte throws his legs up looking for a submission but kenshin uses it to pass to side control.
Deponte gets back to half guard.
kenshin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Deponte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Deponte is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! kenshin rolls with it to try and escape but Deponte cranks on the arm and kenshin is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riese Deponte !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marmuro Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamura comes to the cage accompanied by Number One Son - Becoming. Jonsson has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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, Marmuro Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamura connects with a right hand. Jonsson shakes it off.
It looks like Pekka Jonsson has been cut.
Takamura drives through and clinches with Jonsson against the cage.
Jonsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takamura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jonsson fails with the takedown.
Takamura misses with the combination.
Jonsson misses with a takedown attempt - Takamura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marmuro Takamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pekka Jonsson.
Takamura swings for the body but Jonsson moves out of range.
Pekka Jonsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Takamura as Jonsson shoots in.
Takamura lands with a hook. Jonsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonsson misses with a takedown attempt - Takamura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jonsson looks gassed!
Jonsson shoots in and drives through. Takamura sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Jonsson to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Takamura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marmuro Takamura!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey The Lion 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson pushes The Lion up against the cage in a clinch.
The Lion tries to pull guard but Paulson holds him up against the cage and eventually The Lion drops back down to his feet.
Paulson scores a nice knee to the body.
The Lion trying to land knees to the body.
Paulson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Lion looks gassed!
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Joey The Lion has been cut.
Paulson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paulson lands an elbow inside that The Lion shrugs off.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
That has opened up Joey The Lion's cut even more.
Paulson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
The Lion is rocked!
Paulson lands an elbow inside.
Paulson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Paulson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Lion's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paulson smiles and moves away.
Paulson moves into the clinch.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Lion is trying to drag Paulson to the mat but Paulson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paul Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey The Lion.
Paulson scores a nice knee to the body.
The Lion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulson landing knees to the body.
The Lion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paulson lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson crunches a lovely knee into The Lion's ribcage.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulson scores a nice knee to the body.
Paulson lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
The Lion fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson looking to throw knees to the head but The Lion is blocking nicely.
Paulson lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
Paulson lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Lion goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paulson prevents it.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
The Lion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paulson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
The Lion has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paulson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paulson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Lion has had enough of the clinch but Paulson keeps him there for the moment.
The Lion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paulson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson lands an elbow inside.
The Lion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Paulson.
The Lion tries for a takedown but Paulson manages to get underhooks.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
Paulson lands a nice elbow.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Lion blocks it with crossed arms.
The Lion fails to pull guard.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paulson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paulson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paulson lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Lion has Paulson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paulson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Lion tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulson avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Paulson.
Paulson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paulson lands an elbow that stopped The Lion in his tracks for a moment.
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
The Lion jumps guard but Paulson stands there with The Lion around his waist. The Lion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Paulson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Paulson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey The Lion's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paulson moves into range and clinches up with The Lion.
Paulson lands an elbow inside.
Paulson crunches a lovely knee into The Lion's ribcage.
The Lion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paulson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paulson lands an elbow inside that The Lion shrugs off.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paulson lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
The Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Paulson.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson scores a nice knee to the body.
Paulson crunches a lovely knee into The Lion's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulson.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Paulson lands a knee to the body.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but The Lion blocks with his arms.
The Lion has Paulson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paulson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paul Paulson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Lion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulson.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but The Lion blocks it.
The Lion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paulson smiles and moves away.
Paul Paulson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey The Lion.
Paulson stuffs the takedown.
Paulson moves in looking to clinch but The Lion pushes him off.
Paulson instigates a clinch.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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.
The Lion fails to pull guard.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Lion's face.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson lands a nice elbow.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
The Lion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson lands an elbow that stopped The Lion in his tracks for a moment.
Paulson lands an elbow inside that The Lion shrugs off.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Lion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paulson smiles and moves away.
Paulson pushes The Lion up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Lion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson lands a body shot.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but The Lion blocks with his arms.
The Lion tries to pull guard but Paulson won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Lion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson lands a damaging elbow.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Lion blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
The Lion pulls guard.
Paulson landing with the ground and pound.
Paulson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Paulson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Lion's head.
Paulson stays in close to The Lion's body and controls the position.
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.
Paulson distracts The Lion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paulson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulson postures up and lands a big shot to The Lion's brow.
Paulson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paulson working some strikes from top position.
Paulson lands a couple of elbows.
Paulson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Lion's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulson postures up and lands a big shot to The Lion's brow.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paulson forces The Lion back against the cage and clinches.
Paulson lands an elbow that stopped The Lion in his tracks for a moment.
Paulson lands an elbow inside that The Lion shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Paulson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey The Lion's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paulson moves into range and clinches up with The Lion.
Knees to the body from Paulson.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulson lands a damaging elbow.
Paulson lands a knee to the body.
The Lion drags the fight down to the ground.
The Lion has his foot on Paulson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paulson works his way back into a safe position though.
Paulson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Lion's head.
Paulson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paulson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paulson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Paulson trying to control but The Lion is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Lion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Paulson controls the pace.
The Lion had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Paulson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. The Lion Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Paulson's back instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion doesn't have the hooks in and Paulson manages to turn into his guard.
Paulson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paulson cracks The Lion with a solid left hand.
Paulson 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.
Paulson scoring with some ground and pound.
Paulson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The Lion takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Paulson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Lion, who protects the arm well.
Paulson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Paulson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Lion knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Lion is looking to regain half guard here but Paulson keeps moving and retains side control.
The Lion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paulson lands a nice forearm strike.
Paulson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Paulson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for The Lion!
BOOM! Paulson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Paulson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paulson prevents The Lion from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Lion hang on?
The Lion is bucking up trying to escape but Paulson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paulson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Paulson controlling from mount.
Paulson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Lion?
Paul Paulson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paulson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Lion is desperately trying to improve his position but Paulson has a good base and remains in mount.
Paulson controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paulson lands a nice shot to the head.
Joey The Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Lion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paulson controlling the pace for now.
Paulson working the ground and pound effectively.
Paulson controlling from the full mount.
Paulson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Paulson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Paulson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Paulson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulson 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Paulson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ryoku (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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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Ryoku!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryoku takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winchester blocks the body kick.
Ryoku tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winchester swivels and escapes.
Winchester connects with a body shot.
Winchester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ryoku fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Winchester drops Ryoku with a nice combination! Winchester dives into Ryoku's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Carlos Ryoku has been cut.
Ryoku looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryoku is trying to keep Winchester in close.
Winchester wanted to stand there but Ryoku had control of the position.
Ryoku working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winchester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Winchester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Winchester stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Drake Winchester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester tests Ryoku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryoku throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winchester's waist but Winchester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ryoku off to one side.
Drake Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Ryoku.
Winchester works over Ryoku's head and body with a nice combination.
Ryoku shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winchester but Winchester pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Winchester scores with a decent looking hook.
Winchester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryoku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ryoku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winchester works Ryoku's body with a nice hook.
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!
Winchester moves into range and connects with a jab.
Winchester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winchester throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Winchester throws a left that rocks Ryoku and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Winchester dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Ryoku regain composure!
Ryoku is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester tries to stand but Ryoku is controlling his head.
Ryoku is still in real trouble! Can Winchester finish him?
Winchester trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ryoku seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryoku tries to improve position but can't.
Winchester wants to stand but Ryoku has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryoku is trying to get back to half guard.
Winchester stands up.
Ryoku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester works over Ryoku's head and body with a nice combination.
Ryoku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ryoku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winchester goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Winchester cracks a nice hook into Ryoku's ribs.
Winchester jabs at Ryoku's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winchester cracks Ryoku with an open hand slap.
Ryoku walks into a jab.
Winchester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winchester works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Winchester.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winchester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryoku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winchester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Winchester scores with a one two! Ryoku had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Winchester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Ryoku's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Winchester moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ryoku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winchester.
Ryoku takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Winchester scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winchester goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Winchester throws a series of punches but Ryoku moves out of range.
Ryoku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ryoku shoots in for a double leg but Winchester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winchester is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ryoku shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winchester but Winchester pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Winchester displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drake Winchester is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryoku is breathing heavily.
Ryoku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winchester throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A lazy left from Winchester finds it's target.
Winchester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryoku can do to turn this around?
Ryoku walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Winchester lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Winchester.
Ryoku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Winchester jabs Ryoku right on the nose. Ryoku blinks but takes it well.
Ryoku shoots for a takedown but Winchester saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drake Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Ryoku.
Winchester throws a shot to the body.
Winchester scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winchester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winchester cracks a nice hook into Ryoku's ribs.
Winchester fails to land with a series of punches.
Winchester lands a two punch combo.
Ryoku shoots for a takedown but Winchester saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Winchester fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winchester misses with a wild combination.
Winchester with a nice cross.
Ryoku shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winchester looks to land a combination. Ryoku sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winchester connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ryoku is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winchester.
Winchester stuffs the takedown.
Winchester with a jab.
Ryoku tries to clinch but Winchester is having none of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Winchester!
Winchester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryoku is trying desperately to land a takedown but Winchester is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ryoku.
Ryoku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winchester.
Ryoku fails to land the takedown.
Ryoku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Winchester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winchester lands with a nice combination. Ryoku backs away looking to recover.
Winchester walks into a stiff left hand from Ryoku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryoku moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Winchester lands a nice shot that snaps Ryoku's head back.
Ryoku looks for a takedown but Winchester sprawls well.
Winchester lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Winchester.
Winchester ducks under a wild hook from Ryoku.
A punch lands to the side of Winchester 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Winchester works the jab nicely.
Ryoku gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Winchester lands a jab-cross combination.
Good shot there by Winchester.
Ryoku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winchester as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Winchester finds it's way through Ryoku's defenses.
Winchester stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryoku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Winchester thuds a left hand into Ryoku's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Winchester scores with a four punch combination!
Ryoku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winchester goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ryoku tries for a takedown but Winchester sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winchester scores a takedown into full mount!
Ryoku wants to control but Winchester is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Winchester dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Ryoku's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Winchester.
A punch lands to the side of Ryoku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Winchester lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Winchester cracks Ryoku with an open hand slap.
Ryoku moves in looking to clinch but Winchester pushes him off.
Ryoku gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winchester.
Ryoku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Winchester is fending him off so far but Ryoku persists. Nope, Winchester circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Winchester.
Nice jab there from Winchester.
Winchester punishes Ryoku's body with a nice straight punch.
Ryoku moves in looking to clinch but Winchester pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winchester fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winchester punishes Ryoku's body with a nice straight punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Winchester.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryoku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winchester thuds a left hand into Ryoku's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester lands with a nice combination. Ryoku backs away looking to recover.
Winchester tries to bum rush Ryoku with a series of wild strikes but Ryoku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryoku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Winchester counters with a series of strikes. Ryoku will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ryoku throws out a loose jab but Winchester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winchester's corner calls for a 1-2. Winchester obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winchester lands a slapping body shot.
Ryoku wants to clinch.
Winchester scores with a body shot.
Winchester's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Winchester duly obliges.
A combination from Winchester does no damage.
Winchester connects with a crisp jab.
Ryoku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester defending well as Ryoku loads up on a big left hand.
Winchester looks to land a combination. Ryoku sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ryoku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Winchester there.
Winchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryoku fails to land the takedown.
Drake Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Ryoku.
Winchester wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryoku gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winchester.
Carlos Ryoku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryoku slips a jab and a cross from Winchester.
Winchester misses with a wild combination.
Ryoku tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winchester counters with a left to the body.
Ryoku scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ryoku thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ryoku has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ryoku is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Winchester knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ryoku throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Winchester is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Ryoku seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Winchester avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ryoku.
Ryoku fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Winchester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Winchester 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Winchester!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuuri Yushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yushima might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Funktasztikus - Exodus. 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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuri Yushima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki clinches up with Yushima and pushes him back against the cage.
Pukki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yushima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yushima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Pukki.
Pukki lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Yuuri Yushima has been cut.
Pukki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pukki lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pukki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yushima is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pukki is working for a kimura but Yushima is defending it quite comfortably.
Pukki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Yushima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yushima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yushima seems to have got his legs back now.
Pukki 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. Yushima tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Pukki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raimo Pukki!
Raimo Pukki is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Francoise Petit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dr Francoise Petit!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Petit or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawkes which made him look bad.
Hawkes misses with a head kick.
Petit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hawkes sprawls well initially but Petit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Petit trying to mount his opponent but Hawkes defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hawkes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hawkes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petit controls the pace.
Hawkes looking to control.
Petit preventing the sweep.
Petit trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petit 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.
Petit won't allow Hawkes to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawkes moves in looking to clinch but Petit pushes him off.
Hawkes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawkes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawkes throws a head kick but Petit moves out of range.
Petit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawkes pinned against the cage. Hawkes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petit throws the left hand but Hawkes avoids the punch easily.
Hawkes scores with a nice strike.
Hawkes misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Petit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawkes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawkes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawkes drops Petit with a right and a left! Hawkes comes rushing in but Petit regains his composure and manages to keep Hawkes in guard.
Petit is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkes content to stall in guard here.
Petit is still in real trouble! Can Hawkes finish him?
Petit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkes.
Petit seems to have recovered his senses.
Petit doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Petit is trying to control the position but Hawkes postures up.
Petit keeping moving, preventing Hawkes from controlling successfully.
Hawkes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petit is pulling down on Hawkes's head to control his posture.
Hawkes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawkes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petit misses with a straight left.
Petit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petit misses with an uppercut. Hawkes saw that one coming.
Hawkes tries to close the distance and clinch but Petit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petit.
Petit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Francoise Petit.
Petit looks gassed!
Hawkes misses with a double jab.
Hawkes punishes Petit's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawkes misses with a double jab
and Petit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawkes lands a jab to the nose.
Hawkes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawkes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big head kick from Hawkes and Petit is sent sprawling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petit keeping moving, preventing Hawkes from controlling successfully.
Hawkes pushing down on Petit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawkes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petit keeps working.
Hawkes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petit's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Petit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawkes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hawkes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Petit misses with some strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkes throwing shots but Petit is blocking nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hawkes swinging wilding here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hawkes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hawkes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jonathan Hawkes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petit backs up against the cage.
Petit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petit shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawkes sprawls well. He's pushed Petit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawkes as he jumps to the side.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Francoise Petit.
Hawkes misses with a body shot.
Hawkes lands a head kick!
Jonathan Hawkes is winning the standup battle so far.
Petit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkes keeping full guard, as Petit tries to pass.
Petit is breathing heavily.
Hawkes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit is staying active underneath Hawkes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hawkes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawkes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petit is looking for a sweep. Hawkes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hawkes 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.
Petit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawkes wants to pass to mount but Petit is defending the position.
Petit tries to roll over but Hawkes keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawkes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawkes wants to clinch up but Petit keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Petit or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawkes which made him look bad.
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.
Petit throws a series of punches but Hawkes avoids them all with ease.
Hawkes misses with a combination
and Petit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hawkes trying to control the position here.
Hawkes trying to strike off his back.
Hawkes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hawkes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawkes looks to land a left hand but Petit moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Hawkes.
Petit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Petit does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petit.
Petit fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawkes lands with a shot to the body.
Hawkes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkes is looking to wear down Petit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petit misses the jab.
Hawkes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petit moves away.
Hawkes looks to land a combination but Petit avoids it well.
Petit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawkes as he avoids it easily.
Hawkes throws a head kick that Petit semi-blocks.
Petit dodges the punch combination from Hawkes.
Petit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hawkes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes wants to stand but Petit is controlling the position.
Hawkes can't keep his opponent in guard - Petit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hawkes trying to hold on to Petit's head to control him but Petit postures up.
Hawkes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hawkes is looking for a sweep. Petit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petit is pressing down on Hawkes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hawkes is holding on for now.
Petit is trying to control. Hawkes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jonathan Hawkes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hawkes tries to clinch up but Petit circles away and keeps his distance.
Petit shoots for a takedown but Hawkes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hawkes stuffs the takedown attempt from Petit. Petit gets slowly back to his feet.
Petit looks to throw the jab but Hawkes is out of range.
Nice shot by Hawkes.
Petit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawkes is fending him off so far but Petit persists. Nope, Hawkes circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Francoise Petit.
Hawkes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petit doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawkes works Petit's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawkes.
Petit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawkes.
Hawkes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petit counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawkes.
A good leg kick by Hawkes.
Hawkes lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkes lands a head kick. Petit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawkes feints and then cracks Petit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petit down.
Hawkes throws a one two combo.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkes thumps Petit with a low kick.
Petit shoots in but Hawkes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hawkes lands with a slapping head kick.
Petit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawkes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkes stuns Petit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petit shoots in but Hawkes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hawkes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petit looks for a takedown but Hawkes sprawls well.
Hawkes clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawkes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Hawkes.
A short right from Hawkes on the inside.
Petit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hawkes fails to land.
Nice body punch from Hawkes.
Hawkes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hawkes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Hawkes.
Hawkes stops a takedown attempt from Petit.
A short uppercut from Hawkes.
Petit takes a shot to the head.
Hawkes pushes Petit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkes lands a left hand.
Hawkes lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawkes throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petit.
Hawkes can't find room to land a body shot as Petit controls the action.
Hawkes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Petit.
Hawkes prevents Petit from breaking the clinch.
Petit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawkes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hawkes digs a right hand into Petit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petit's gas tank.
Hawkes lands an elbow that stopped Petit in his tracks for a moment.
Hawkes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Hawkes.
Hawkes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawkes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Hawkes - that landed with a thud.
Dr Francoise Petit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkes scores with a shot to the side of Petit's head.
Petit tries to break the clinch but Hawkes is controlling the position.
Hawkes misses with an elbow strike.
Hawkes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawkes throws a punch but it's blocked by Petit.
Jonathan Hawkes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Petit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawkes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petit is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawkes has double underhooks.
Petit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hawkes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petit is trying to break free.
Petit stalls.
Hawkes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Hawkes on the inside.
Hawkes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hawkes keeps control of Petit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawkes lands a shot to the body.
Hawkes lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Hawkes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawkes, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Hawkes!
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