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CHOKE Glory Tour Vol. 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiapo Okina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiapo Okina will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiapo Okina!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okina lands a head shot.
Okina wants to clinch up but Andrews keeps it at a distance.
Okina wants to clinch.
Okina tries to clinch but Andrews moves out of range.
Okina takes a swing at Andrews's ribcage but misses.
Andrews checks a low kick from Okina.
Okina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okina misses with a straight right.
Okina just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okina.
Okina tries to clinch up
and Andrews counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Okina misses.
Okina tries to clinch but Andrews moves away
and Andrews counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Andrews.
Okina trying to stall but Andrews improves his position.
Andrews dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Okina gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Andrews had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Okina is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Andrews Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Okina's back instead.
Andrews is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Okina tries to escape but Andrews has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Will Andrews go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Andrews misses with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okina is keeping busy.
Andrews is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Okina has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Okina tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Okina is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Andrews prevents Okina from getting the reversal.
Okina tries to hold on but Andrews pushes him away.
Okina is working to get back to half guard.
Andrews has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Okina's face.
Andrews lands with some strikes.
Okina is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews blocks Okina's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Andrews trying to control but Okina is having none of it.
Okina working to try and regain half guard.
Okina manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Okina is defending well.
Andrews wants to control but Okina is keeping him busy.
Okina makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Okina.
Okina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Okina throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Andrews won't allow Okina to sweep him here.
Okina keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Okina throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andrews counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Okina working aggressively here.
Andrews struggles to land a body shot inside as Okina controls his hands.
Okina lands a damaging elbow.
Andrews is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Okina is keeping busy.
Andrews misses with a punch to the body.
Andrews scores with a hook to the body.
Okina is trying to stall.
Okina escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiapo Okina will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okina wants to clinch
and Andrews counters by moving into the clinch.
Okina trying to control the position but instead, Andrews has worked for underhooks and has pushed Okina into the ropes.
Okina can't find room to land a body shot as Andrews controls the action.
Andrews can't get the takedown.
Okina misses with a body punch.
Andrews misses with a body punch.
Okina throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okina tries to pull guard but Andrews won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Okina as Andrews tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrews misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okina slowing the pace effectively.
Andrews controlling the action here for a moment.
Okina lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okina tries to throw a body punch but Andrews avoids it by throwing Okina back against the cage.
Okina tries to work over Andrews's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Andrews as Okina tries to tie him up.
Andrews jumps guard and drags Okina to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Okina with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Andrews working a defensive guard here.
Andrews utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Okina stays in close to Andrews's body and controls the position.
Okina preventing the sweep.
Okina is looking to work some ground and pound but Andrews has wrist control.
Okina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Andrews had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Okina is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Andrews Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Okina's back instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okina breaks Andrews's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Okina landing with the ground and pound.
Andrews controls Okina momentarily but Okina frees himself.
Okina throwing strikes from guard but Andrews blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Okina misses with a straight left.
Okina scores with a nice right hand.
Okina closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Andrews is trying to control Okina's posture but Okina avoids it.
Okina working the ground and pound.
Okina trying to control the action but Andrews is working from the bottom.
Okina is chipping away with strikes.
Andrews taking a bit of punishment here - Okina scoring with strikes.
Andrews tries to improve position but can't.
Andrews is not content to let Okina control the position.
Andrews can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews seems a little lost for a moment, as Okina dominates the positioning.
The ground and pound from Okina seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Andrews defending against the ground and pound.
Andrews is looking to reverse the position.
Andrews struggling a bit here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Andrews walks into a stiff left hand from Okina.
Okina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Okina circles away.
Okina tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Okina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Okina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrews was well out of range. Poor timing from Okina.
Okina does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Okina wants to clinch up but Andrews keeps it at a distance.
Andrews tries to clinch but Okina is having none of it.
Andrews ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okina moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Okina lands a jab to the head.
Okina wants to clinch
and Andrews counters by clinching up.
Okina lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andrews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okina lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrews. Okina does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews looks to clinch
and Okina counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Andrews is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrews has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Okina is working away from the top position though.
Okina is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Okina has control of Andrews's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Andrews regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Okina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Okina controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okina lands a big elbow.
Andrews is trying desperately to improve position.
Okina dominating with strikes here.
Hiapo Okina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Okina scoring with strikes but Andrews is staying in there.
Andrews wants to hold on but Okina pushes him away.
BOOM! Okina connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Okina jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Andrews manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Andrews's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina with the ground and pound but Andrews regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Okina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andrews's head.
Nice strikes from Okina there.
Okina is looking to advance position but Andrews won't allow it.
Andrews throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Andrews actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Okina moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Andrews moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andrews dodges the punch combination from Okina.
Andrew Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Okina circles away.
Hiapo Okina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hiapo Okina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okina clinches but Andrews breaks the clinch
and Andrews counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Andrews.
Andrews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okina scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrews.
Okina managing to block the knees to the body from Andrews.
Okina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiapo Okina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okina winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiapo Okina!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chanarong Dhanarajata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Cheeseburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhanarajata comes to the ring accompanied by Jorge Quintero. Cheeseburger has chosen Alice In Chains - Rooster as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Chanarong Dhanarajata has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chanarong Dhanarajata seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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171 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Chanarong Dhanarajata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Cheeseburger!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheeseburger checks a low kick from Dhanarajata.
Jab by Cheeseburger.
A punch combination from Cheeseburger misses.
Dhanarajata is looking to score with low kicks.
Dhanarajata throws a head kick but Cheeseburger moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dhanarajata.
Chanarong Dhanarajata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dhanarajata plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good shot there by Cheeseburger.
Dhanarajata throws a sloppy head kick and Cheeseburger moves out of range easily.
Dhanarajata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dhanarajata misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Cheeseburger finds it's way through Dhanarajata's defenses.
Dhanarajata throws a jab when Cheeseburger was well out of range.
Cheeseburger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Chanarong Dhanarajata has been cut.
Cheeseburger throws the left hand but Dhanarajata avoids the punch easily.
Cheeseburger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Cheeseburger misses.
Dhanarajata tries a head kick but it misses.
Dhanarajata throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cheeseburger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dhanarajata looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseburger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dhanarajata is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cheeseburger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dhanarajata knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cheeseburger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dhanarajata is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cheeseburger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cheeseburger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Cheeseburger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cheeseburger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dhanarajata knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dhanarajata sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dhanarajata is staying active underneath Cheeseburger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cheeseburger is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Dhanarajata has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cheeseburger looks gassed!
Cheeseburger wants to work for an arm triangle but Dhanarajata is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhanarajata is not content to let Cheeseburger control the position.
Dhanarajata is looking to control Cheeseburger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dhanarajata avoid being mounted?
Cheeseburger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dhanarajata defending well though.
Cheeseburger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cheeseburger is tying to control. Dhanarajata wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dhanarajata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cheeseburger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dhanarajata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheeseburger throws a jab but it's blocked by Dhanarajata.
An inside leg kick lands from Dhanarajata.
Dhanarajata plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chanarong Dhanarajata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheeseburger misses with a straight right.
Dhanarajata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger shoots in and bounces Dhanarajata off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheeseburger thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Cheeseburger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chanarong Dhanarajata's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dhanarajata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheeseburger.
Dhanarajata throws a sloppy head kick and Cheeseburger moves out of range easily.
Cheeseburger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dhanarajata throws out the jab.
Dhanarajata tries to land a front kick but Cheeseburger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to de liver by Dhanarajata. Beautiful body shot.
Dhanarajata throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dhanarajata falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Cheeseburger to counter with a crisp jab.
Dhanarajata misses with a straight right.
Dhanarajata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheeseburger throws out the jab.
Dhanarajata walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cheeseburger lands an overhand right.
Dhanarajata throws out a leg kick but Cheeseburger moves out of range and Dhanarajata only half commits.
Cheeseburger lands a lovely overhand right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheeseburger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cheeseburger misses with an uppercut.
Dhanarajata takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseburger avoids the body shot from Dhanarajata.
Dhanarajata tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dhanarajata tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheeseburger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cheeseburger scores with a jab to the body.
Dhanarajata just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Cheeseburger blocks the low kick.
Dhanarajata plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cheeseburger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhanarajata.
Cheeseburger throws a nice looking combination but Dhanarajata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cheeseburger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dhanarajata takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dhanarajata tries a low kick but Cheeseburger avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhanarajata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chanarong Dhanarajata is winning the standup battle so far.
Dhanarajata tries to move into range but Cheeseburger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cheeseburger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cheeseburger lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Cheeseburger misses.
Cheeseburger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Cheeseburger.
Nice uppercut there from Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dhanarajata staying out of range there.
Dhanarajata walks into a straight right hand from Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger works Dhanarajata's body with a nice hook.
Dhanarajata misses the body punch
and Cheeseburger counters with a single leg into guard. Dhanarajata didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheeseburger gets to his feet. Dhanarajata looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chanarong Dhanarajata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheeseburger lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhanarajata misses with a kick to the body.
Cheeseburger misses with a straight right.
Dhanarajata is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dhanarajata defending well as Cheeseburger loads up on a big left hand.
Dhanarajata throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick by Dhanarajata misses
and Cheeseburger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dhanarajata's guard now.
Dhanarajata controlling Cheeseburger's posture.
Dhanarajata is working an open guard so Cheeseburger takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dhanarajata connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cheeseburger scores with the left hand. Dhanarajata knows he should have avoided that one.
Dhanarajata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cheeseburger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhanarajata shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dhanarajata misses with a body kick.
Dhanarajata thows a leg kick but Cheeseburger checks it
letting Cheeseburger counter with a right hand.
Dhanarajata throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger avoids the head kick by Dhanarajata.
Jab, jab by Cheeseburger - just one landing.
Cheeseburger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cheeseburger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cheeseburger gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheeseburger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cheeseburger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheeseburger in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dhanarajata is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Cheeseburger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marge Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Kenjahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenjahara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roll wit Uz by Thai. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marge Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Kenjahara!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power fakes the leg kick and cracks Kenjahara in the body.
Power throws a left that rocks Kenjahara and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Power dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Kenjahara regain composure!
It looks like Koji Kenjahara has been cut.
Power controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenjahara is trying to control Power's posture but Power avoids it.
Kenjahara is looking for a sweep.
Power working away.
Kenjahara might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Power kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kenjahara 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.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Power lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice combo by Power! Oh, that's hurt him - Kenjahara falls to the canvas and Power follows him into side control.
Kenjahara is rocked!
Kenjahara looks gassed!
Power scoring with punches from side control.
Kenjahara is still in real trouble! Can Power finish him?
Power is staying tight to Kenjahara's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kenjahara seems to have recovered his senses.
Kenjahara can't do much from the bottom here.
Kenjahara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kenjahara is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenjahara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Power wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Power controlling the position.
Kenjahara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Who's going to make the next move?
Kenjahara tries to bench press Power off him but Power keeps the position.
Kenjahara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kenjahara is trying to control Power's posture but Power avoids it.
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.
A lull in the action here as Power stalls from top position.
Power has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kenjahara tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marge Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koji Kenjahara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenjahara.
Power lands a head kick that stumbles Kenjahara and the fighters go to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenjahara looking to control.
Power stands and throws Kenjahara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here as Power stalls from top position.
Power landing a few strikes.
Power controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Marge Power just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Power rushes Kenjahara and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kenjahara backwards.
Kenjahara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Power just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Power lands with a right to the head.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power prevents the takedown attempt.
Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kenjahara backwards.
Power presses Kenjahara against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kenjahara is breathing heavily.
Power cracks Kenjahara with a nice body shot.
Power cracks Kenjahara with a nice body shot.
Power lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenjahara backwards.
Power digs a right hand underneath Kenjahara's ribcage. Kenjahara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power lands a right hook to the body.
Look low, kick high! Power uses the oldest trick in the book to send Kenjahara tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Power is absolutely delighted - when Kenjahara wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marge Power!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Noshikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent The Vandal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Vandal has chosen Astral Projection - Kabalah as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Noshikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent The Vandal!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Vandal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Vandal throws a head kick that misses.
The Vandal clinches with his opponent.
The Vandal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noshikawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Vandal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Noshikawa is trying to drag The Vandal to the mat but The Vandal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Noshikawa managing to block the knees to the body from The Vandal.
The Vandal tries to land knees in the clinch but Noshikawa avoids the damage to the body.
Noshikawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Vandal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Noshikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Vandal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noshikawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Noshikawa can't get the takedown.
The Vandal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noshikawa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Vandal lands an elbow that stopped Noshikawa in his tracks for a moment.
The Vandal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The Vandal lands an elbow inside that Noshikawa shrugs off.
The Vandal is leaning against Noshikawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Noshikawa is breathing heavily.
Noshikawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Noshikawa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Vandal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noshikawa backwards.
Nice elbow from The Vandal.
The Vandal lands an elbow inside.
The Vandal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Vandal with a knee to the head.
The Vandal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noshikawa or not.
Knees to the body from The Vandal.
The Vandal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Vandal landing knees to the body.
The Vandal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vandal lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Vandal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noshikawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Vandal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Vandal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on The Vandal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Noshikawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Vandal leaning against his opponent.
Noshikawa wants a takedown.
The Vandal pushes Noshikawa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Vandal lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Vandal leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The Vandal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noshikawa's face.
Noshikawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Vandal misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from The Vandal.
The Vandal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Vandal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noshikawa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Vandal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Vandal lands a shoulder strike.
The Vandal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noshikawa or not.
The Vandal landing knees to the body.
The Vandal lands a nice elbow.
The Vandal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Vandal lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noshikawa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short body shot lands from The Vandal as the two fighters clinch.
The Vandal lands a damaging elbow.
The Vandal scores a nice knee to the body.
The Vandal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Vandal gets through Noshikawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Vandal lands an elbow inside.
The Vandal lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Noshikawa drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Vandal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Noshikawa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Vandal throws a combination. Noshikawa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Vandal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Vandal misses with a series of wild punches.
The Vandal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noshikawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Vandal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Noshikawa sizes up The Vandal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Vandal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noshikawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Vandal.
The Vandal cracks Noshikawa with an open hand slap.
The Vandal looks to score with a jab to the body but Noshikawa is just out of range.
The Vandal moves into the clinch.
The Vandal lands a damaging elbow.
The Vandal lands an elbow just above Noshikawa 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Vandal.
The Vandal looking to throw knees to the head but Noshikawa is blocking nicely.
The Vandal scores a nice knee to the body.
The Vandal trying to land knees to the body.
The Vandal misses with an elbow strike.
Noshikawa goes for a takedown attempt but The Vandal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vincent The Vandal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Vandal clinches up with Noshikawa and pushes him back against the ropes.
The Vandal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noshikawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the ropes, The Vandal throws an elbow but misses.
Noshikawa jumps guard but The Vandal stands there with Noshikawa around his waist. Noshikawa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Vandal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from The Vandal.
A hook to the body from The Vandal.
Noshikawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Vandal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from The Vandal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Vandal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noshikawa.
The Vandal lands a left hand.
The Vandal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noshikawa goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Vandal prevents it.
The Vandal crunches a lovely knee into Noshikawa's ribcage.
The Vandal scores with a knee to the head.
The Vandal prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Vandal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Vandal lands a damaging elbow.
The Vandal gets underhooks to prevent Noshikawa's takedown attempt.
The Vandal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Vandal lands an elbow inside that Noshikawa shrugs off.
Noshikawa takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Vandal lands an elbow inside that Noshikawa shrugs off.
The Vandal has Noshikawa pushed against the ropes.
The Vandal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noshikawa's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Vandal lands an elbow inside that Noshikawa shrugs off.
The Vandal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Noshikawa.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Vandal.
The Vandal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent The Vandal dominated that round.
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.
The Vandal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Vandal fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Vandal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noshikawa lands with a nice combination. The Vandal backs away looking to recover.
Good shot there by Noshikawa.
The Vandal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Vandal misses with a head kick.
The Vandal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Vandal has managed to clinch.
Noshikawa has The Vandal pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. The Vandal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Vandal lands an elbow inside.
The Vandal lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Vandal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The Vandal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noshikawas head.
Noshikawa breaks from the clinch.
The Vandal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good work by The Vandal as he checks the leg kick.
Noshikawa throws the left hand but The Vandal avoids the punch easily.
The Vandal throws a head kick that Noshikawa semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Vandal tries a head kick but it misses.
The Vandal closes the distance and clinches.
The Vandal works on Noshikawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Noshikawa drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vandal lands a couple of digs.
Noshikawa is trying to control the position but The Vandal postures up.
The Vandal thows a big elbow that misses.
Noshikawa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Noshikawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Vandal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noshikawa is keeping the position for now.
The Vandal pushing down on Noshikawa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Vandal works his foot free and advances to mount.
BOOM! The Vandal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Vandal is working for a guillotine from mount but Noshikawa frees his head quite easily.
Noshikawa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal wants to control the pace but Noshikawa is squirming around nicely.
Noshikawa can't escape the position.
The Vandal landing punches.
The Vandal trying to control but Noshikawa is having none of it.
Noshikawa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The Vandal is trying to work for a kimura but Noshikawa is defending well.
The Vandal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Noshikawa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Noshikawa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Vandal 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.
Noshikawa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The Vandal looks to land a strike but Noshikawa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The Vandal tries to free his leg and advance position but Noshikawa is retaining full guard.
The Vandal looking to sit in guard and control but Noshikawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Noshikawa trying to control but The Vandal is working from the bottom.
Noshikawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Noshikawa sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
The Vandal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Vandal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Vandal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Vandal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yuki Noshikawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from The Vandal both land. Nice combination.
The Vandal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Noshikawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Vandal decides to stand back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Vandal drives through with a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Vandal throws a strike but Noshikawa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Vandal wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent The Vandal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Noshikawa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to de liver by The Vandal. Beautiful body shot.
The Vandal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Vandal has closed the distance and engaged Noshikawa in a clinch.
Noshikawa wants a takedown but no success here.
The Vandal missing with knees to the body.
The Vandal landing knees to the head.
Noshikawa has had enough of the clinch but The Vandal keeps him there for the moment.
Noshikawa letting The Vandal take a breather here.
The Vandal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Noshikawa takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Vandal.
The Vandal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Vandal digs a right hand into Noshikawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Noshikawa's gas tank.
The Vandal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noshikawa's defenses.
The Vandal lands a right hand.
Noshikawa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Vandal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noshikawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noshikawa wants to get back to striking at distance but The Vandal won't allow it.
Noshikawa takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from The Vandal.
The Vandal tries to land knees in the clinch but Noshikawa avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vandal presses Noshikawa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Vandal lands an elbow that stopped Noshikawa in his tracks for a moment.
The Vandal lands a damaging elbow.
Vincent The Vandal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Noshikawa takes an elbow to the temple.
The Vandal tries to land knees in the clinch but Noshikawa avoids the damage to the body.
Noshikawa is trying to drag The Vandal to the mat but The Vandal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Noshikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noshikawa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Vandal lands an elbow just above Noshikawa 's eye.
Noshikawa blocks an elbow strike.
The Vandal stops a takedown attempt from Noshikawa.
The Vandal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noshikawa takes an elbow to the temple.
The Vandal connects with a knee to the head.
Noshikawa blocks a body shot from The Vandal.
Noshikawa breaks from the clinch.
The Vandal tries to clinch up but Noshikawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Yuki Noshikawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Vandal pushes Noshikawa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Noshikawa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Vandal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Noshikawa dodges an elbow strike from The Vandal.
Noshikawa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The Vandal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noshikawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal postures up.
The Vandal stopping the sweep attempt from Noshikawa.
The Vandal trying to control the position from guard on top but Noshikawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Noshikawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Noshikawa, not yet.
Noshikawa keeping moving, preventing The Vandal from controlling successfully.
Noshikawa tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Vandal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noshikawa's calf.
Noshikawa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Vandal.
The Vandal misses with a double jab.
Noshikawa connects with a single shot there.
Noshikawa gets caught flat footed, as The Vandal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Noshikawa wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noshikawa looking to control.
Noshikawa keeping full guard, as The Vandal tries to pass.
The Vandal trying to control the position from guard on top but Noshikawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Vandal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noshikawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noshikawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Noshikawa tries to strike from the bottom.
The Vandal won't allow Noshikawa to sweep him here.
Noshikawa 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Vandal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Vandal throws a series of punches but Noshikawa moves out of range.
The Vandal throws a head kick that half lands.
Noshikawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Noshikawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Vandal manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab from The Vandal does it's job there.
The Vandal takes the fight into the clinch.
Noshikawa wants a takedown.
The Vandal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Noshikawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Noshikawa takes an elbow to the temple.
Noshikawa drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Vandal pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Vandal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vincent The Vandal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Noshikawa takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Vandal lands an elbow inside.
Noshikawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Vandal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Vandal landing knees to the head.
The Vandal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noshikawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Vandal walks away with a smile on his face. Noshikawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Vandal 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.
Yuki Noshikawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Vandal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent The Vandal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Vandal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent The Vandal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dak Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus VonMueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishii comes to the ring accompanied by Insane in the membrane by Cypress Hill. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dak Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Klaus VonMueller!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ishii lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
VonMueller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
VonMueller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
VonMueller manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Klaus VonMueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from VonMueller misses.
VonMueller throws a big shot that misses.
Ishii has a takedown stuffed.
VonMueller throws a looping overhand right but Ishii ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for VonMueller.
Ishii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from VonMueller.
Ishii shoots in for a takedown but VonMueller shows good takedown defense.
VonMueller loads up on a big right hand but Ishii slips the punch.
VonMueller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
VonMueller works over Ishii's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
VonMueller takes a swing at Ishii's ribcage but misses.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VonMueller loads up on a big right hand but Ishii slips the punch.
VonMueller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klaus VonMueller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
VonMueller tries to land a front kick but Ishii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ishii shoots for a takedown but VonMueller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dak Ishii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishii tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but VonMueller swivels and escapes.
Ishii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ishii moves away from the strike by VonMueller.
VonMueller lands a head kick that stumbles Ishii and the fighters go to the mat.
Ishii is rocked!
It looks like Dak Ishii has been cut.
VonMueller stands up from Ishii's guard - VonMueller perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oh Ishii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
VonMueller drops Ishii with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ishii! VonMueller dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klaus VonMueller!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hitsomiru Tamaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepeng Ondoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitsomiru Tamaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Ondoy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ondoy swings for the body but Tamaka moves out of range.
Ondoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamaka.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tamaka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ondoy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ondoy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ondoy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ondoy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tamaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ondoy manages to avoid it.
Hitsomiru Tamaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamaka misses with a wild body shot.
Ondoy throws a sloppy body shot
and Tamaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Tamaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Tamaka misses.
Tamaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ondoy moves away.
Ondoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Ondoy.
Ondoy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tamaka dodges the punch combination from Ondoy.
Ondoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tamaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ondoy.
Ondoy lands a with a good body shot.
Ondoy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tamaka rather than just go for the knockout.
Tamaka throws a head kick that misses.
Tamaka lands a nice looking body kick.
Ondoy takes a swing at Tamaka's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Tamaka lands but Ondoy takes it in his stride.
Ondoy misses with a body shot.
Tamaka avoids the body shot from Ondoy.
Tamaka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ondoy will feel that in the morning.
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!
Tamaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ondoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamaka missing with a left hand there. Ondoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka is looking to clinch but Ondoy is avoiding it.
Tamaka throws a leg kick which misses Ondoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Ondoy tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Tamaka.
Tamaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Ondoy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tamaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ondoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ondoy looks gassed!
Ondoy slips a jab from Tamaka.
Ondoy moves out of range as Tamaka throws a body kick.
Ondoy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tamaka misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tamaka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tamaka - that will leave a mark!
Ondoy misses the body punch
and Tamaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tamaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ondoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamaka manages to avoid it.
Tamaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamaka misses with a body shot.
Tamaka misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Ondoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tamaka doesn't seem phased though.
Tamaka defending well as Ondoy loads up on a big left hand.
Ondoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka misses with a body shot.
Ondoy misses with a double jab
and Tamaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Tamaka moves in looking to clinch but Ondoy pushes him off.
Ondoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ondoy checks the leg kick.
Crunch! Tamaka slams his shin into Ondoy's torso.
Good leg kick by Tamaka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ondoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamaka is looking to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tamaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitsomiru Tamaka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tamaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ondoy momentarily.
Tamaka swings for the body but Ondoy moves out of range.
Ondoy misses with a body punch
and Tamaka counters with a solid body kick.
Tamaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hitsomiru Tamaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Tamaka pushes Ondoy away with a front kick.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tamaka.
The crowd cheers as Tamaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ondoy doesn't seem phased though.
Ondoy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Pepeng Ondoy has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tamaka.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ondoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Tamaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Ondoy is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamaka throws a body punch but Ondoy moves out of range.
Ondoy avoids the head kick by Tamaka.
Tamaka throws a leg kick but Ondoy moved away.
Ondoy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tamaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tamaka wants to clinch up but Ondoy keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Ondoy.
Tamaka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ondoy.
Tamaka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ondoy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tamaka.
Tamaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ondoy manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Tamaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy misses with a body punch
and Tamaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ondoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tamaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Ondoy.
Tamaka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ondoy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ondoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamaka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ondoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamaka moves away.
Ondoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamaka manages to avoid it.
Tamaka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ondoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ondoy throws a shot to the body.
Tamaka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ondoy counters with a straight right hand.
Ondoy lands with a nice body punch.
Ondoy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tamaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ondoy misses with a body shot
and Tamaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ondoy's knee momentarily.
Ondoy works over Tamaka's head and body with a nice combination.
Tamaka lands a right hook to the body.
Ondoy moves out of range as Tamaka throws a body kick.
Ondoy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ondoy dips to his left and cracks Tamaka with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka is looking to land body kicks.
Ondoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ondoy scores with a three punch combo!
Ondoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamaka moves away.
Ondoy punishes Tamaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Ondoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Tamaka off the ropes and back into rage.
Ondoy lands a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Ondoy as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ondoy checks a leg kick.
Ondoy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tamaka in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitsomiru Tamaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pepeng Ondoy's cut.
That's time! Tamaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ondoy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tamaka rushes Ondoy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ondoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ondoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ondoy avoiding damage as Tamaka throws knees to the body.
Tamaka missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ondoy as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ondoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tamaka backwards.
Ondoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamaka's elbow.
Ondoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ondoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamaka.
Ondoy lands an uppercut.
Tamaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Ondoy avoids the damage to the body.
Ondoy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ondoy avoiding damage as Tamaka throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ondoy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ondoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondoy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tamaka or not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ondoy as Tamaka tries to tie him up.
Tamaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Ondoy avoids the damage to the body.
Ondoy stalls.
Tamaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tamaka as Ondoy tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tamaka trying to control the position but instead, Ondoy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tamaka into the ropes.
Ondoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pepeng Ondoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Ondoy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ondoy tries to stall but Tamaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tamaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tamaka misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tamaka.
Ondoy taking a breather.
A short right from Ondoy on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tamaka can't break the clinch.
Ondoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tamaka scores with a knee to the head.
Ondoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tamaka scores a nice knee to the body.
Ondoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ondoy.
Ondoy blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ondoy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tamakas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ondoy is leaning against Tamaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ondoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ondoy lands a right hand.
Ondoy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tamaka up against the ropes.
Tamaka is looking to control Ondoy's arms but Ondoy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tamaka has his back to the ropes.
Ondoy has a couple of punches blocked by Tamaka.
Ondoy lands with a light punch inside.
Ondoy avoiding damage as Tamaka throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Ondoy.
Tamaka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ondoy blocks it with crossed arms.
Ondoy wants to stall.
Hitsomiru Tamaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ondoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ondoy lands a left hand.
Ondoy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tamaka is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pepeng Ondoy.
Tamaka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tamaka misses with a head kick.
Ondoy takes a swing at Tamaka's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pepeng Ondoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tamaka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitsomiru Tamaka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sirius Bidness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bidness has chosen GRRRRR!! as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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148 lbs
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155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sirius Bidness!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold lands a nice looking body shot.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Bidness moved out of range nicely.
Bidness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bidness misses with a looping right.
Bidness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Bidness throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bidness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bidness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bidness looks to land a combination but Gold avoids it well.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Gold lands a really nice looking cross but Bidness seems unphased.
It looks like Sirius Bidness has been cut.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold clinches up against the ropes.
Gold is leaning against Bidness and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gold tries to break the clinch but Bidness is controlling the position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Bidness does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold connects with a nice cross there... Bidness is looking wobbly and Gold recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Bidness to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Gold jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ari Gold!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Plata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plata comes to the ring accompanied by Master of Puppets. Jawo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. Bobo Plata had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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140 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobo Plata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonny Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plata slips under a jab from Jawo.
Jawo feints and then cracks Plata's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Plata down.
Plata throws a lazy right hand but Jawo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jawo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jawo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jawo throws a sloppy head kick and Plata moves out of range easily.
Plata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Plata lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plata.
Plata gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jawo throws a body punch but Plata moves out of range.
Plata connects with a body shot.
Jawo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Jawo misses.
Jawo throws a series of punches but Plata avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jawo backs up against the ropes.
Jawo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plata lands a right hook to the body.
Jawo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Plata fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Plata.
Plata throws a combination that misses
and Jawo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Plata slips a jab from Jawo.
Plata throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jawo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jawo blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Plata's calf.
Plata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jawo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jawo pushes Plata away with a front kick.
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!
Plata misses with a series of wild punches.
Plata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jawo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jawo throws a head kick that misses.
Jawo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plata makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo scores with a jab.
A jab from Jawo finds it's way through Plata's defenses.
Plata takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Plata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Jawo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jawo.
Plata throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jawo counters with a thumping low kick.
Plata is breathing heavily.
Jawo tries a head kick but it misses.
Jawo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jawo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jawo blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Plata.
Jawo thuds a left hand into Plata's body.
A jab from Plata does it's job there.
Plata takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jawo counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plata misses with a double jab
and Jawo counters with an outside leg kick.
Jawo throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Jawo.
Plata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jawo.
Plata takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Jawo dominated that round.
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.
Jawo lands a jab to Plata's midsection.
Jawo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plata.
Jawo lands a jab to Plata's midsection.
Jawo fails to land with a series of punches.
Plata fails to land with a series of punches.
Jawo lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Jawo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Plata.
Jawo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jawo moves away.
The fighters circling - Jawo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jawo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sonny Jawo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jawo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Plata's calf.
Plata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Plata misses the target.
Plata avoids the head kick by Jawo.
Jawo lands a head kick. Plata smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jawo throws a leg kick which misses Plata's front leg but catches the back leg as Plata tries to avoid it.
Bobo Plata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plata steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jawo. That one must have hurt.
Plata misses with a double jab
and Jawo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Plata is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jawo misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jawo.
Plata falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jawo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Plata thinking.
Nice body punch from Plata.
Jawo scores with a leg kick.
Jawo fakes the leg kick and cracks Plata in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jawo throws the left hand but Plata avoids the punch easily.
Jawo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Jawo.
Jawo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Jawo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jawo swinging wilding here.
Plata really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Plata throws a combination that misses
and Jawo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Plata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jawo lands the left hand.
Jawo connects with a solid leg kick.
Jawo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jawo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plata misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Jawo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plata scores with a three punch combo!
Jawo lands a high kick!
Nice uppercut there from Jawo.
Plata takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jawo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Plata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jawo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jawo connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Jawo.
Jawo throws a front kick that sends Plata stumbling back into the ropes.
Jawo throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Jawo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice body kick there by Jawo.
Jawo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Plata's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jawo.
Plata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jawo.
Jawo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jawo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Plata on the side of the head.
Jawo connects with a solid leg kick.
Jawo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Jawo.
Plata misses with a double jab.
Jawo works Plata's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Plata is just out of range.
Plata throws a combination that misses
and Jawo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jawo.
Jawo lands a nice shot to the body.
Jawo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Plata counter with a right hand.
Plata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jawo throws a head kick that Plata semi-blocks.
Jawo lands a high kick!
Plata throws a right hand that Jawo ducks under and follows up with a left that Jawo also avoids with ease.
Plata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo missing with a left hand there. Plata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Plata falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jawo counters with a head kick. That will keep Plata thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed right hand from Jawo misses the target.
Jawo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jawo.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Plata is just out of range.
Plata throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jawo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Plata's knee momentarily.
Jawo scores with a shot to the body.
Plata throws a combination that misses
and Jawo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Plata's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plata looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Plata misses with a combination
letting Jawo counter with a right hand.
Jawo lands a nice hook to Plata's body. Plata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jawo jabs at Plata's body.
Plata will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jawo digs a good body shot into Plata's ribs.
Jawo throws a head kick that Plata semi-blocks.
A head kick from Jawo lands but Plata takes it in his stride.
Jawo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jawo scores with a nice strike.
Jawo scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bobo Plata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plata throws a hook to the side of Jawo's head but Jawo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plata tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jawo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawo lands the left hand.
Plata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jawo. That's going to slow Plata down.
Plata shoots in for a double leg but Jawo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sonny Jawo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jawo. Plata shrugs it off though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Jawo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jawo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Jawo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stack comes to the ring accompanied by Deer Dance. Anthony Lowe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Stack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a kick to the body.
Stack 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.
Stack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stack wants to control from the top but Lowe keeps moving.
Lowe thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lowe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stack.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lowe is on top in guard.
Lowe won't allow Stack to sweep him here.
Lowe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lowe lands a nice forearm strike.
Stack wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Lowe landing strikes.
Lowe trying to control the position but Stack is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack prevents Lowe from moving into mount.
Stack manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lowe punching from the bottom.
Lowe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stack is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lowe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stack wants to control from the top but Lowe keeps moving.
Lowe wants to sweep here but Stack controlling him for the moment.
Lowe trying to control the position.
Stack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lowe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stack puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lowe lands with a few short shots to the body.
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.
Lowe throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Stack is trying to control the action in half guard but Lowe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stack is thwarting Lowe's attempts to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Stack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lowe but Lowe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lowe throws a jab but it's blocked by Stack.
Stack moves out of range of the body kick.
Lowe throws a series of punches but Stack moves out of range.
Lowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Stack circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Stack.
Lowe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stack on the side of the head.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
Stack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stack darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lowe is looking for a sweep. Stack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stack drops an elbow to the side of Lowe's head.
Stack is thwarting Lowe's attempts to control the position.
Stack scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stack lands a nice short elbow.
Stack lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stack wants to take a breather but Lowe is having none of it.
Lowe tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lowe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lowe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stack looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stack lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stack lands strikes from half guard.
Lowe trying to hold on to Stack's head to control him but Stack postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Stack dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lowe misses with a hook. Stack ducked under it nicely.
Lowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan Stack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stack misses the jab.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
Lowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Stack circles away.
Lowe tries to land a front kick but Stack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stack drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lowe has control of Stack's left arm, preventing Stack from doing any damage.
Stack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lowe lands a decent punch to the body there.
Stack wants to control from the top but Lowe keeps moving.
Stack with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lowe is keeping the position for now.
Lowe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lowe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stack chips away with some ground and pound.
Stack won't allow Lowe to sweep him here.
Stack chips away with some ground and pound.
Lowe working for a triangle but Stack defends it easily.
Lowe is breathing heavily.
Lowe keeping moving, preventing Stack from controlling successfully.
Lowe trying to keep a closed guard but Stack is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stack trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stack passes into side control.
Stack wants to control but Lowe is keeping him busy.
Lowe is looking for a sweep.
Stack lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stack cracks Lowe with a big right hand but Lowe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stack scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is not content to let Stack control the position.
Dan Stack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lowe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lowe trying to hold on to Stack's head to control him but Stack postures up.
Ground and pound from Stack.
Lowe gets full guard.
Lowe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lowe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lowe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stack is one step ahead there.
Stack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Stack is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stack.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lowe throws a right hand that Stack ducks under and follows up with a left that Stack also avoids with ease.
Anthony Lowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Stack dominated that second round.
That's time! Stack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lowe throws a head kick that Stack semi-blocks.
Lowe tries to clinch up but Stack circles away and keeps his distance.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stack shoots in and drives through. Lowe sprawls well.
Stack catches Lowe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stack gets a takedown into half guard.
Lowe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lowe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lowe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lowe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stack drops an elbow to the side of Lowe's head.
Stack working Lowe over with strikes.
Lowe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lowe wants to improve his position but Stack is controlling well.
Lowe is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Stack pulls his head out easily.
Lowe is not content to let Stack control the position.
Lowe wants to control but Stack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stack slips a nice elbow through Lowe's hands, connecting with Lowe's forehead.
Lowe is pressing down on Stack's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stack scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lowe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Stack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stack trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Lowe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lowe trying to strike off his back.
Stack landing with the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lowe misses with a looping right.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stack looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lowe trying to control here.
Stack wants to take a breather but Lowe is having none of it.
Lowe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stack's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stack's back!
Stack grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Lowe tries to keep control of the position but Stack is staying busy.
Lowe throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Lowe gets his hands free as Stack looks to control.
Lowe lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stack tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stack trying to control the hands but Lowe won't let him.
Lowe is trying to stick to Stack's back but Stack is turning into Lowe. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lowe's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Stack.
Lowe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stack stands up over Lowe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anthony Lowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowe looking for a guillotine here but Stack defends easily.
Stack trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dan Stack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stack is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Stack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stack, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Stack!
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