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Rising Sun 19 : Kyuzo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Komatsu Akiaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiaki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter the Dragon. Komatsu Akiaki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Komatsu Akiaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Kawasaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiaki is looking to clinch.
Kawasaki tries to clinch up
and Akiaki counters with a left and a right that stings Kawasaki.
Akiaki tries to clinch up.
Kawasaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Akiaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kawasaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akiaki postures up.
Akiaki stands and steps away. Kawasaki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kawasaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawasaki controlling the pace for now.
Akiaki is trying desperately to improve position.
Akiaki is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Akiaki turns into him and now he's in Kawasaki's guard.
Akiaki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kawasaki is proving hard to escape from.
Kawasaki looking to control.
Akiaki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kawasaki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Akiaki has Kawasaki in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akiaki is looking for a triangle but Kawasaki pushes his legs off easily.
Akiaki is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akiaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kawasaki stands and throws Akiaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kawasaki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Akiaki's legs.
Kawasaki just content to control the position.
Akiaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki trying to control the position but Akiaki is working away.
Akiaki gets back to half guard.
Kawasaki seems to be working for a kimura but Akiaki defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawasaki is working for a submission of some sort.
Akiaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kawasaki prevents Akiaki from improving his position.
Akiaki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Akiaki moves into full guard.
Kawasaki wants to control from the top but Akiaki keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Komatsu Akiaki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kawasaki tries for a takedown but Akiaki circles away easily
and Akiaki counters by clinching up.
Akiaki looking to stall.
Akiaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kawasaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawasaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akiaki walks away with a smile on his face. Kawasaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kawasaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Akiaki counters by clinching up.
Komatsu Akiaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Kawasaki.
Akiaki gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kawasaki regains guard.
Akiaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawasaki is retaining full guard.
Akiaki tries to stand but Kawasaki is controlling from the bottom.
Kawasaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Akiaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Akiaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawasaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akiaki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Akiaki clinches with his opponent.
Kawasaki turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kawasaki manages to end up in side control.
Akiaki sneaks back into half guard.
Kawasaki is looking to pass to full mount but he's left his head exposed in the process. Akiaki has locked up a guillotine and regained full guard. He's really cranking on it - this could be the end! Is it? Is it? No... YES! YES! He's tapped! I didn't think he was going to get it there for a minute but he did! Well done Akiaki! He waited for his chance and took it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Komatsu Akiaki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Fernandes de Omena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yohihiro Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima has chosen Olympic Flame as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Fernandes de Omena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yohihiro Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
de Omena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
de Omena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishima feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mishima won't allow de Omena to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mishima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
de Omena wants to stand but Mishima is controlling the position.
Mishima controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mishima's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mishima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
de Omena wants to stand and escape but Mishima is having none of it.
Mishima pushing down on de Omena's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mishima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so de Omena is just riding it out for now. Mishima eventually gives up the hold.
Mishima sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mishima looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mishima works his way into full mount!
de Omena wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohihiro Mishima dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A left and a right from de Omena both land. Nice combination.
Marcos Fernandes de Omena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Omena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? de Omena is fending him off so far but Mishima persists. Nope, de Omena circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Omena throws a right and a left that Mishima avoids nicely.
Mishima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
de Omena misses with a hook. Mishima ducked under it nicely.
de Omena throws a series of punches but Mishima avoids them all with ease.
de Omena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Omena scores with the left hand. Mishima knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima moves out of range of the strikes.
de Omena throws a right hand that Mishima ducks under and follows up with a left that Mishima also avoids with ease.
de Omena goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de Omena throws a jab when Mishima was well out of range.
Mishima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? de Omena is fending him off so far but Mishima persists. Nope, de Omena circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcos Fernandes de Omena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yohihiro Mishima.
Mishima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A combination from de Omena does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Fernandes de Omena dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mishima defending well as de Omena loads up on a big left hand.
Mishima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? de Omena is fending him off so far but Mishima persists. Nope, de Omena circles away and we're back to standing.
Mishima fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishima fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. de Omena sprawls well initially but Mishima persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima is looking for a kimura but de Omena is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mishima to get the leverage.
de Omena pushes Mishima off but Mishima dives into side control.
Mishima tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mishima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mishima wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by de Omena, who protects the arm well.
Mishima tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima is looking to take a break and control but de Omena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mishima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
de Omena scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A punch combination from de Omena misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yohihiro Mishima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mishima 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yohihiro Mishima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between D Lo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Drunken Lullabies. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, D Lo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dale Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Wiggins has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wiggins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wiggins has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wiggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wiggins looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Wiggins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiggins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
D Lo Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Wiggins.
Wiggins looks gassed!
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Wiggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown lands with a straight right. Wiggins didn't see that one coming.
Dale Wiggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Wiggins with an uppercut!
It looks like Dale Wiggins has been cut.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Wiggins's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wiggins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Brown working Wiggins over with strikes here.
Brown content just to control the position here.
Brown'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
Wiggins is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Wiggins wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wiggins on the ground.
Brown controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown controlling from mount.
Wiggins is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D Lo Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dale Wiggins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wiggins wants to clinch.
Brown throws a series of punches but Wiggins avoids them all with ease.
D Lo Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiggins shoots and misses
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Wiggins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wiggins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wiggins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brown.
Wiggins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
D Lo Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wiggins!
Brown scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown working Wiggins over with strikes here.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown landing punches.
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.
Brown unloading with bombs!
Wiggins is looking to get to half guard.
Brown lands a big elbow.
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wiggins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Wiggins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wiggins?
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wiggins is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling from mount.
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.
D Lo Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dale Wiggins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wiggins darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Wiggins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown with a hook.
Wiggins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown with a nice cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
That has opened up Dale Wiggins's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown stuns Wiggins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wiggins wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown prevents Wiggins from getting back to his feet.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wiggins keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wiggins for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wiggins is keeping the position for now.
D Lo Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wiggins wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Wiggins is keeping the position.
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.
Brown seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dale Wiggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. D Lo Brown just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wiggins misses with a body kick.
Wiggins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiggins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wiggins's guard.
D Lo Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Wiggins.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
D Lo Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D Lo Brown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slim Jim acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slim Jim!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gomi looks to throw the jab but Jim is out of range.
Gomi misses with a wild combination.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jim.
Jim fails to land the takedown.
Gomi lands a two punch combo.
Gomi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jim has time to react.
Gomi gets caught flat footed, as Jim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jim drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gomi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gomi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gomi!
Gomi scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi is looking to take a break and control but Jim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomi decides to stand back up. Gomi steps back and let's Jim get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jim.
Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Jim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jim slips a jab and a cross from Gomi.
Jim shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomi tries to sprawl out of it but Jim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takanori Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Jim.
Gomi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jim looks gassed!
Jim has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jim shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomi tries to sprawl out of it but Jim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gomi throws a series of strikes that have Jim backpedaling.
Gomi throws a right hand that Jim ducks under and follows up with a left that Jim also avoids with ease.
Gomi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jim doesn't seem bothered though.
Takanori Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gomi digs a good hook to Jim's body.
Gomi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomi with a jab.
Gomi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jim looking for a sweep. Not yet Jim, not yet.
Gomi is working Jim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi connects with a couple of short punches.
Gomi stands up and waves to Jim to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a few strikes there.
Gomi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jim is looking to regain half guard here but Gomi keeps moving and retains side control.
Jim takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gomi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gomi scoring with punches from side control.
Jim on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jim is trying to control Gomi's posture but Gomi avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jim taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jim some visible discomfort.
Gomi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gomi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gomi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jim tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Takanori Gomi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomi with a jab.
Jim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomi lands a jab to the head.
Gomi lands a nice hook to Jim's body. Jim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gomi swinging wilding here.
Gomi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jim has time to react.
Gomi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jim on the side of the head.
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Gomi coming out on top.
Takanori Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi throws a one two combo.
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gomi!
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gomi throws a good cross that connects.
Gomi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi swinging wilding here.
Jim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomi feints and as Jim raises his hands in defense, Gomi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gomi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gomi stands and steps away. Jim gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomi cracks Jim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gomi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim wants to clinch
and Gomi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Takanori Gomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jim, up you get!
Jim shoots and misses
and Gomi counters with a one-two to the body.
Takanori Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Jim.
Gomi works Jim's body with a nice hook.
Jim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jim misses with a takedown
and Gomi counters with a nice body shot.
Jim decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jim seems to be working for a kimura but Gomi defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to roll over but Jim keeps him under control.
Jim winds up and cracks Gomi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi is pressing down on Jim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gomi wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomi wants to improve his position but instead Jim has moved into half guard.
Jim looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jim has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jim moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gomi has worked his arm free - good work by Gomi!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No joy there for Gomi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Gomi.
Jim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gomi throws a sloppy head kick and Jim moves out of range easily.
Jim moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
Jim tries for a takedown but Gomi circles away easily
and Gomi counters with a left to the body.
Gomi throws a shot to the body.
Gomi misses with a two punch combination.
Gomi lands a right hook to the body.
Gomi throws a shot to the body.
Gomi connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomi lands a nice shot to the body.
Jim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gomi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gomi throws a series of punches but Jim moves out of range.
Gomi scores with a one two! Jim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Takanori Gomi is winning the standup battle so far.
Jim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gomi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jim darts in trying to clinch
and Gomi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomi throws a one two combo.
Jim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Jim has his takedown stuffed
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takanori Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Jim.
Gomi scores with a shot to the body.
Slim Jim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jim avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takanori Gomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim is looking to clinch but Gomi is avoiding it.
Gomi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomi tests Jim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomi scores a takedown into full mount!
Gomi controlling from the full mount.
Gomi punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gomi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim is looking to get to half guard.
Jim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gomi controlling from mount.
Gomi blocks Jim's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takanori Gomi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomi 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takanori Gomi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JJ Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JJ Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Bobson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobson lands with a nice body punch.
Jung keeps the fight on the outside.
Bobson wants to clinch up but Jung keeps it at a distance.
Bobson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jung, pushing him back against the cage.
Jung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bobson throws a head punch that misses.
Bobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jung taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bobson misses with the head strike.
Bobson stalling in the clinch but Jung improves position.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Bobson shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bobson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bobson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jung lands an elbow that stopped Bobson in his tracks for a moment.
Jung jumps into guard, dragging Bobson to the mat.
Jung lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bobson!
Bobson reaches up and holds on to Jung to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung controlling his opponent.
Bobson tries to lock up and control but Jung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jung trying to control but Bobson is having none of it.
Bobson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jung controlling from the full mount.
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.
Bobson wants to hold on but Jung pushes him away.
Bobson is squirming around, avoiding Jung's attempts to control the action.
Jung is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bobson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee stands the fighters back up. JJ Jung just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bobson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bobson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jung circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung keeps the fight on the outside.
Bobson clinches up with Jung and pushes him back against the cage.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bobson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jung manages to break the clinch.
Bobson wants to clinch up but Jung keeps it at a distance.
Jung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bobson.
Bobson moves into the clinch.
Bobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bobson tries to work over Jung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bobson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jung lands a nice knee to the body.
Bobson misses with a punch to the body.
Jung is trying to drag Bobson to the mat but Bobson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A hook to the body from Jung.
Bobson looks gassed!
Jung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Bobson shrugs off.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jung fails to pull guard.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Bobson throws a head punch that misses.
Jung missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jung.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bobson's defenses.
Jung blocking some punches.
Jung lands an elbow just above Bobson 's eye.
Jung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jung.
Bobson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jung.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Bobson darts in trying to clinch
and Jung counters by moving into the clinch.
Bobson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bobson takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Jung dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bobson tries to clinch up
and Jung holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jung misses with an elbow over the top.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bobson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jung blocks an uppercut.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jung.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jung.
Jung lands a nice knee to the body.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bobson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jung wants a takedown but no success here.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jung lands a knee to the body.
Bobson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bobson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung blocks an uppercut.
JJ Jung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jung lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jung scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bobson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Jung working aggressively here.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Bobson shrugs off.
Bobson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jung lands an elbow just above Bobson 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jung as Bobson tries to tie him up.
Bobson scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jung.
Bobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bobson working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jung.
Jung breaks the clinch.
Bobson tries to clinch but Jung moves away
and Jung counters by moving into the clinch.
Bobson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bobson blocks an elbow strike from Jung.
Bobson tries to throw a body punch but Jung avoids it by throwing Bobson back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bobson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jung.
Jung pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jung tries to land knees in the clinch but Bobson avoids the damage to the body.
Jung throws an elbow but it misses.
Jung missing with knees to the body.
Bobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobson working aggressively here.
Jung content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bobson has a couple of punches blocked by Jung.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Bobson avoiding damage as Jung throws knees to the body.
Bobson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jung landing knees to the body.
Jung lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jung just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bobson's brow.
Bobson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Bobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bobson avoids the elbow strike from Jung, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobson is looking to control Jung's arms but Jung gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bobson has his back to the cage.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Jung misses with an elbow over the top.
Bobson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bobson looking to stall.
Bobson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jung trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bobson misses with some punches.
Jung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobson throws a combination that misses
and Jung holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bobson.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bobson.
Bobson avoids the elbow strike from Jung, against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bobson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bobson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jung just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bobson's brow.
A body shot lands from Bobson.
Jung trying to land knees to the body.
Bobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Bobson shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Jung.
Bobson stalling against the cage.
Bobson stalling in the clinch but Jung improves position.
Bobson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jung.
Stalling in the clinch from Bobson.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jung missing with knees to the body.
Bobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jung uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jung.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bobson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Jung dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bobson closes the distance but Jung moves to the side
and Jung counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bobson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bobson working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jung as Bobson tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bobson lands an uppercut.
Bobson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Jung crunches a lovely knee into Bobson's ribcage.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobson looks to land a left hand but Jung moved out of range nicely.
Bobson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bobson tries to clinch
and Jung moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jung is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bobson lands a right hand.
Jung lands a nice knee to the body.
Bobson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bobson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jung counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jung.
Jung lands an elbow just above Bobson 's eye.
Bobson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bobson is looking to control Jung's arms but Jung gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bobson has his back to the cage.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Bobson shrugs off.
Jung lands an elbow that stopped Bobson in his tracks for a moment.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bobson's defenses.
Jung lands an elbow just above Bobson 's eye.
Jung lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jung.
Jung lands an elbow just above Bobson 's eye.
Jung lands a nice knee to the body.
Bobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Bobson takes an elbow to the forehead.
JJ Jung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jung lands an elbow that stopped Bobson in his tracks for a moment.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jung throws an elbow but misses.
Bobson misses with a body punch.
Bobson working aggressively here.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bobson misses with the head strike.
Bobson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bobson trying to stall but Jung improves his position.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bobson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobson misses with some punches.
Bobson misses with the head strike.
Bobson misses with the head strike.
Bobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jung lands an elbow just above Bobson 's eye.
Bobson wants to stall.
Bobson can't find room to land a body shot as Jung controls the action.
Jung lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jung as Bobson tries to tie him up.
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.
Bobson tries a body shot but Jung blocks it.
Bobson working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jung blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Jung.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robert Bobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bobson is looking to control Jung's arms but Jung gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bobson has his back to the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jung breaks the clinch.
Jung shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jung controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Jung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jung, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Jung!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuya Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem for a Dream. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takeshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ueda decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Takeshi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ueda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takeshi defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeshi is pressing down on Ueda's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takeshi has his hands on Ueda's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ueda wants to get up but he can't break Takeshi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Takeshi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ueda wants to control from the top but Takeshi keeps moving.
Takeshi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ueda takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takeshi slips under a jab.
Takeshi lands with an overhand left.
Takeshi drops Ueda with a nice combination! Takeshi dives into Ueda's guard, looking to finish!
Ueda is rocked!
It looks like Jenji Ueda has been cut.
Takeshi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oh Ueda is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takeshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ueda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ueda seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda wants to stand up but Takeshi is controlling him.
Ueda wants to improve his position but instead Takeshi has moved into half guard.
Takeshi stops Ueda from getting back to his feet.
Takeshi controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ueda is trying to stand.
Ueda is looking to control Takeshi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ueda avoid being mounted?
Ueda is trying to stand up here but Takeshi is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Takeshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takeshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ueda.
Ueda staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuya Takeshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jenji Ueda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ueda tries to clinch up but Takeshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Takeshi jabs at Ueda's body.
Ueda staying out of range there.
Takeshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ueda.
Takeshi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takeshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice combination there by Takeshi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeshi throws a right hand that Ueda ducks under and follows up with a left that Ueda also avoids with ease.
Ueda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab from Takeshi.
Some wild striking there from Takeshi.
Ueda doesn't manage to clinch there - Takeshi circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ueda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooh a lovely combination from Takeshi sends Ueda down but not out. Takeshi dives into side control looking to finish.
Takeshi slows the pace down.
Ueda tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Takeshi landing strikes from the mount and Ueda is in trouble!
Ueda tries to hold on but Takeshi pushes him away.
Takeshi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi looking to control but Ueda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Takeshi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kazuya Takeshi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takeshi cracks Ueda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ueda throws a hook but Takeshi avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takeshi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jenji Ueda's cut is getting worse.
Kazuya Takeshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Takeshi does no damage.
Takeshi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ueda feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuya Takeshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jenji Ueda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ueda lands a lovely overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ueda.
Ueda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Takeshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ueda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Takeshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeshi misses with a looping right.
Takeshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takeshi lands with a shot to the body.
Takeshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takeshi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takeshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takeshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ueda needs to keep his hands up - Takeshi had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi throws a right and a left that Ueda avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Takeshi.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Takeshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeshi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ueda lands a high kick!
Takeshi grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Ueda takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Takeshi cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kazuya Takeshi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bogie McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley moves into the clinch.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but OMalley is blocking nicely.
OMalley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OMalley lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
OMalley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGill backwards.
OMalley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OMalley misses with the head strike.
OMalley is looking to break free of the clinch but McGill has double underhooks.
OMalley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
OMalley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McGill.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OMalley.
Nice body punch from OMalley - that landed with a thud.
McGill is breathing heavily.
OMalley working aggressively here.
OMalley breaks from the clinch.
McGill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
OMalley throws a sloppy head kick and McGill moves out of range easily.
OMalley misses with a two punch combination.
OMalley has McGill up against the cage in a clinch.
McGill can't break the clinch.
OMalley lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
OMalley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
George OMalley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGill seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. OMalley shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! McGill is backing up but OMalley catches him with a final right hook that drops him! McGill covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! OMalley Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George OMalley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Furio Giunta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giunta comes to the cage accompanied by The Godfather Theme - Fantomas. The key to victory for Furio Giunta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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24
182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Furio Giunta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pieru closes the distance and clinches.
Pieru can't get the takedown.
Giunta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pieru.
Giunta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pieru is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Giunta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Furio Giunta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Pieru.
Pieru is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pieru tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pieru wants a takedown.
Pieru is working for takedown but Giunta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pieru changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Giunta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Giunta lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Pieru sprawling to the canvas. Giunta follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Pieru hang on?
Pieru is rocked!
It looks like Yrjo Pieru has been cut.
Pieru looks gassed!
Pieru is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Giunta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pieru is still in real trouble! Can Giunta finish him?
Giunta wants to control but Pieru is keeping him busy.
Pieru seems to have recovered his senses.
Giunta frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Giunta.
Oooh a big shot lands for Giunta! Pieru is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Furio Giunta!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leroy Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Scholes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scholes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Green as he jumps to the side.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Scholes ducks down to avoid it.
Scholes gets a takedown into half guard.
Scholes moves nicely into side control.
Green is being controlled here.
Green is trying to get back to half guard.
Green striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Scholes is trying to get an arm triangle but Green is defending well.
Green tries to improve position but can't.
Green throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Scholes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Green misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Scholes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scholes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Green is looking for a triangle but Scholes pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green looking for a guillotine here but Scholes defends easily.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scholes is one step ahead there.
Scholes trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scholes trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Scholes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Green has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scholes tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scholes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green throws a right and a left that Scholes avoids nicely.
Scholes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Scholes is taking a breather. Green says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Green missing with punches from the bottom.
Scholes trying to pass the guard but Green defending well.
Scholes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Scholes tries to pass to full mount but Green defends it.
Scholes looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scholes trying to control the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Green misses the jab.
Scholes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Scholes blocks the strikes from Green.
Scholes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green manages to get to full guard.
Scholes 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.
Green doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scholes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Green throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Scholes controlling from the top position.
Green throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Scholes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Green looks to land a right hand but Scholes moved out of range.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scholes moves out of range as Green strikes.
Scholes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Green swivels and escapes.
Scholes takes one to the chin there.
Scholes shoots in and bounces Green off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Scholes trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green is looking for a triangle but Scholes pushes his legs off easily.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Scholes's guard.
Scholes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Green gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Scholes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scholes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Scholes is retaining full guard.
Scholes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scholes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green postures up in Scholes's guard and throws a big left but Scholes blocks it.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Scholes.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scholes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Green is refusing to be controlled, as Scholes sits in half guard.
Scholes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Scholes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Green!
Green gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scholes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Green does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Green looking for submissions off his back.
Green tries to get to full guard but Scholes has control of the leg.
Scholes blocks the strikes from Green.
Scholes is trying to control. Green wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes scores a takedown into full mount!
Green is working to get back to half guard.
Scholes blocks Green's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Green is looking to improve his position but Scholes isn't that keen on the idea.
Scholes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Scholes blocks Green's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Green can't escape the position.
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.
Scholes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Green is looking to get to half guard.
Scholes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Green really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Scholes is going olschool here, as he tries to force Green to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Green shrugs it off.
Green is working to get back to half guard.
Scholes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Scholes is working for a guillotine from mount but Green frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Scholes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Scholes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leroy Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scholes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Scholes is trying to work for a kimura but Green is defending well.
Green throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Green looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scholes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jackson Scholes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scholes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scholes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leroy Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Scholes.
A left lands for Green.
Scholes takes one to the chin there.
Green misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Green's corner calls for a 1-2. Green obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Green misses.
Green moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Green looks to land a left hand but Scholes moved out of range nicely.
Green lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Green gets a takedown into half guard.
Green sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scholes defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scholes tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Scholes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Scholes is just riding it out for now. Green eventually gives up the hold.
Scholes trying to control here.
Leroy Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scholes tries to get to full guard but Green has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big right from Green misses.
Scholes has his takedown stuffed
and Scholes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green misses with the combination.
Scholes misses with a takedown
and Green counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scholes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green postures up.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scholes is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
Green wants to pass the guard but Scholes is keeping the position.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Scholes has wrist control.
Jackson Scholes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scholes working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Scholes moves away and avoids it.
Scholes shoots and misses
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green misses the jab.
Green misses the jab.
Scholes ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Scholes slips under a jab from Green.
Scholes misses with a takedown attempt
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scholes has his takedown stuffed
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green tries to clinch there but Scholes circles away.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Scholes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Green counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scholes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Scholes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hadeo Ichisun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadeo Ichisun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Nakamura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hadeo Ichisun!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a hook to the side of Ichisun's head but Ichisun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ichisun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nakamura missing with a left hand there. Ichisun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ichisun defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
Ryo Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ichisun feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nakamura wants to stand up but Ichisun is controlling him.
Ichisun drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nakamura looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nakamura looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nakamura!
Ichisun is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura stands up and beckons Ichisun to his feet.
Ryo Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura stuffs the takedown.
Ichisun misses with a leg kick.
Nakamura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ichisun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichisun shoots in for a double leg but Nakamura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryo Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hadeo Ichisun.
Ichisun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nakamura tries to avoid it but Ichisun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nakamura to the ground. Nakamura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ichisun defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Nakamura misses.
Ichisun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Ichisun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Ichisun slips a jab from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a right hand that Ichisun ducks under and follows up with a left that Ichisun also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Nakamura. No joy for Ichisun on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nakamura misses.
Nakamura with a nice cross.
A lazy left from Nakamura finds it's target.
Nakamura throws a hook but Ichisun blocks it.
Ichisun fails to land the takedown.
Ichisun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Ichisun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakamura throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Nakamura as Ichisun shoots in.
Nakamura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ichisun.
Ichisun moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Nakamura.
Ichisun fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nakamura sprawls well initially but Ichisun persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ichisun is looking for a kimura here.
Ichisun looks gassed!
Ichisun seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryo Nakamura will probably get the nod.
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.
Ichisun misses with a takedown attempt - Nakamura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Ichisun with that takedown attempt.
Ichisun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nakamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ichisun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryo Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hadeo Ichisun.
Ichisun is breathing heavily.
Nakamura loads up on a big right hand but Ichisun slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichisun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ichisun has a takedown stuffed.
Nakamura looks to land a left hand but Ichisun moved out of range nicely.
Ichisun fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nakamura sprawls well initially but Ichisun persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nakamura pushes Ichisun off looking to stand but Ichisun dives back in and keeps control.
Ichisun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nakamura manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura misses with a looping left.
Nakamura swings for the body but Ichisun moves out of range.
Nakamura loads up on a big right hand but Ichisun slips the punch.
Nakamura loads up on a big right hand but Ichisun slips the punch.
Ichisun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nakamura but Nakamura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nakamura looks to land a combination but Ichisun avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichisun shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura shows good takedown defense.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Ichisun saw that one coming.
Hadeo Ichisun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ichisun has a takedown stuffed.
Ichisun ducks under a wild hook from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with the combination.
Ichisun shoots in looking for a takedown. Nakamura tries to sprawl out of it but Ichisun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nakamura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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.
Ichisun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nakamura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura tests Ichisun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Hadeo Ichisun has been cut.
Nakamura lands with a right and another and another! Ichisun is in big trouble! Nakamura lands again and this time it's lights out for Ichisun! A quality knockout there for Nakamura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryo Nakamura!
Ryo Nakamura retains his featherweight title!
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