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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Soo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Glasgow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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198 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Soo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Glasgow!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glasgow looks to land a combination but Soo avoids it well.
Glasgow lunges at Soo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soo's hand.
Soo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Glasgow but Glasgow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Glasgow scores with a hook.
Soo is rocked!
Glasgow fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Soo out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Anton Glasgow!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aoki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to come as you are. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shinya Aoki's chin.
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146 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a double leg but Aoki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a double leg but Aoki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aoki throws a front kick aimed at Ibrahimovic's knee but Ibrahimovic avoids it well.
Shinya Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki throws a right and a left that Ibrahimovic avoids nicely.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ibrahimovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Aoki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ibrahimovic avoids the head kick by Aoki.
Aoki throws a combination. Ibrahimovic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ibrahimovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aoki's waist but Aoki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ibrahimovic off to one side.
Shinya Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Nice takedown defense from Aoki. No joy for Ibrahimovic on that attempt.
Ibrahimovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ibrahimovic misses with a takedown attempt - Aoki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic tries for a takedown but Aoki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aoki.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Aoki tries to bum rush Ibrahimovic with a series of wild strikes but Ibrahimovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki lands a head kick!
Ibrahimovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ibrahimovic tries for a takedown but Aoki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Ibrahimovic moves out of range easily.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinya Aoki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibrahimovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aoki tries to avoid it but Ibrahimovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aoki to the ground. Aoki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
Aoki stuffs the takedown attempt from Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Ibrahimovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ibrahimovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ibrahimovic avoids the head kick by Aoki.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ibrahimovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Aoki.
Ibrahimovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aoki circles away.
Aoki's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Aoki duly obliges.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Aoki. No joy for Ibrahimovic on that attempt.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
A head kick from Aoki lands but Ibrahimovic takes it in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Ibrahimovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Aoki which made him look bad.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibrahimovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aoki circles away.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
Aoki throws a leg kick that misses.
Aoki throws a right and a left that Ibrahimovic avoids nicely.
Ibrahimovic misses with a takedown attempt - Aoki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice combination there by Aoki.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibrahimovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Aoki sprawls well. He's pushed Ibrahimovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
Aoki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Aoki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Aoki 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.
Ibrahimovic blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Ibrahimovic fails to land the takedown.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
Ibrahimovic has a takedown stuffed.
Aoki looks to land a combination but Ibrahimovic avoids it well.
Ibrahimovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aoki pinned against the cage. Aoki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shinya Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Aoki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Aoki.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aoki, right into the meat.
Aoki stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aoki but Aoki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ibrahimovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aoki tries to avoid it but Ibrahimovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aoki to the ground. Aoki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ibrahimovic is breathing heavily.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
Ibrahimovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic avoids them all with ease.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
Aoki cracks the inside of Ibrahimovic's front leg.
Nice sprawl there from Aoki as Ibrahimovic shoots in.
Aoki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ibrahimovic backs up against the ropes.
Aoki throws a head kick but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic avoids the head kick by Aoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Ibrahimovic tries for a takedown but Aoki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ibrahimovic blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aoki as he avoids it easily.
Ibrahimovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki swinging wilding here.
Aoki lands with a slapping head kick.
Aoki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ibrahimovic looking to pass the guard.
Aoki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ibrahimovic is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Ibrahimovic drops back looking for a leg! Aoki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aoki manages to kick Ibrahimovic off! Ibrahimovic jumps back into Aoki's guard.
Ibrahimovic stands and throws Aoki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ibrahimovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ibrahimovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aoki pushes Ibrahimovic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ibrahimovic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side 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.
A lull in the action here as Ibrahimovic stalls from top position.
Aoki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ibrahimovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ibrahimovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ibrahimovic has hold of Aoki's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Aoki tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Ibrahimovic cranks the arm and Aoki screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Aoki, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Juntti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juntti comes to the ring accompanied by Pantera - Cemetery Gates. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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263 lbs
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279 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorma Juntti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Juntti tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Juntti to the ground. Juntti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Juntti misses with a body shot.
Juntti catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Rock Johnson has been cut.
Juntti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Juntti tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson feints and as Juntti raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson is in close to Juntti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juntti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juntti is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson trying to control but Juntti is working from the bottom.
Juntti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juntti is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Juntti keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Juntti connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Juntti gets back to full guard.
Juntti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Juntti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Juntti cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Juntti with good strikes from the mount here!
The cut above Rock Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Juntti lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rock Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rock Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jorma Juntti!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bench Press (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Acton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bench Press!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Acton!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Press on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Press tries to get out of the position.
Acton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Press is surviving well by controlling Acton's body position as best he can.
Press is desperately trying to improve his position but Acton has a good base and remains in mount.
Acton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Press is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Press knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Acton on the ground.
Acton with a couple of short strikes.
Acton looking to control but Press is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Press is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Acton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Acton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Acton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Acton looking for a guillotine from mount but Press is having none of it.
Acton raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Press is in all sorts of trouble here.
Acton looking to control but Press is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Press is trying desperately to improve position.
Acton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Acton working for a submission but Press is keeping him at bay.
Press working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Acton controlling from mount.
Press is looking to get to half guard.
Acton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Press is looking to escape.
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.
Acton moves to back control.
Acton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Acton wants to control but Press is keeping busy.
Acton working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Acton looks gassed!
Acton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Press tries to escape but Acton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Press breaks Acton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Press scoring with some ground and pound.
Press with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Press has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Acton controls Press momentarily but Press frees himself.
Acton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Acton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Press is one step ahead there.
Press working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acton's head.
Acton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Acton keeping full guard, as Press tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Press lands a couple of elbows.
Press throws a big right hand that misses.
Press throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Press sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Acton's guard.
Acton wants to control but Press is keeping busy.
Press is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Press tries to pass to full mount but Acton defends it.
Ground and pound from Press.
Press is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Press throws and elbow that misses. Acton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Press's guard. Nice move by Acton!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Acton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Acton.
Acton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Press is in trouble now - Acton has advanced to mount!
Press is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Acton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Press might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton blocks Press's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Peter Acton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Acton has hold of Press's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Press manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Press is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Acton trying to control but Press is having none of it.
Acton forces the positional change into back control.
Acton looking for the choke from the back.
Acton is hanging on to Press's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton tries to get the hooks in deep but Press pushed the leg off.
Acton has the hooks in. Press is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Acton looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Press taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Peter Acton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takumi Gunma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). of Nazareth comes to the ring accompanied by oh la naw. Takumi Gunma will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takumi Gunma!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunma bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gunma tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gunma has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gunma tries to advance to mount but of Nazareth denies him.
Gunma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
of Nazareth regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gunma's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
of Nazareth is refusing to be controlled, as Gunma sits in half guard.
Gunma is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and of Nazareth defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunma frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
of Nazareth is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
of Nazareth is squirming around, avoiding Gunma's attempts to control the action.
Gunma controlling his opponent.
of Nazareth wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gunma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gunma wants to take of Nazareth's back but he can't do it this time.
of Nazareth blocking the ground and pound.
Gunma has control of of Nazareth's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and of Nazareth regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gunma is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. of Nazareth is in real trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunma trying to control momentarily.
Gunma looking for the RNC.
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.
Gunma is throwing strikes by of Nazareth counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, of Nazareth regains half guard.
Gunma trying to advance position but of Nazareth counters by regaining guard.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gunma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gunma wants to control from the top but of Nazareth keeps moving.
Gunma sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed of Nazareth's guard.
Gunma thows a huge punch but of Nazareth dodges it nicely.
of Nazareth could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gunma is pressing down on of Nazareth's thigh, looking to free his foot. of Nazareth is holding on for now.
Gunma wants to lay and pray for a moment but of Nazareth keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Gunma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gunma moves away from the strike by of Nazareth.
Gunma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but of Nazareth swivels and escapes.
A lazy left from of Nazareth finds it's target.
Gunma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
of Nazareth wants to clinch up but Gunma keeps it at a distance.
of Nazareth misses with a straight left.
of Nazareth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
of Nazareth looks to land a left hand but Gunma moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from of Nazareth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunma lands a glancing blow to the side of of Nazareth's head.
of Nazareth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gunma's guard.
of Nazareth wants to stand but Gunma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
of Nazareth tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunma is retaining full guard.
of Nazareth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gunma trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
of Nazareth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gunma wants to sweep here but of Nazareth controlling him for the moment.
Gunma working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gunma seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gunma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunma looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but of Nazareth puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gunma is trying to maintain the position but of Nazareth is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
of Nazareth throws a big shot that misses.
Gunma slips a straight right by of Nazareth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunma shoots in and drives through. of Nazareth sprawls well.
Gunma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but of Nazareth swivels and escapes.
Jesus of Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takumi Gunma.
Gunma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gunma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. of Nazareth tries to avoid it but Gunma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag of Nazareth to the ground. of Nazareth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gunma swats away the attempt to clinch by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth instigates a clinch.
Gunma jumps into guard, dragging of Nazareth to the mat.
Gunma wants to sweep here but of Nazareth controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. of Nazareth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gunma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. of Nazareth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. of Nazareth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
of Nazareth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunma wants to improve his position but instead of Nazareth has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus of Nazareth dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
of Nazareth throws a lazy right hand but Gunma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gunma shoots in and bounces of Nazareth off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Gunma trying to move into half guard but instead of Nazareth has managed to sweep!
Gunma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
of Nazareth looking to pass the guard.
Gunma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for of Nazareth!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunma takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gunma.
Gunma is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gunma tries to get the hooks in deep but of Nazareth pushed the leg off.
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.
of Nazareth is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gunma.
of Nazareth is keeping busy.
Gunma is looking for a choke. of Nazareth gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. of Nazareth manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Gunma has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but of Nazareth has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunma wants to control but of Nazareth postures up.
Gunma is looking to reverse the position.
of Nazareth gets to mount! Gunma was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
of Nazareth avoids the attempt from Gunma to control.
Gunma can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Takumi Gunma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gunma has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takumi Gunma!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kalam Mekhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaaron Cent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mekhar's entrance music is 80 Kidz - Alt A. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalam Mekhar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaaron Cent!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mekhar finds it's way through Cent's defenses.
Cent fails with a takedown attempt.
Mekhar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cent should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mekhar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mekhar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Mekhar misses.
Cent shoots in for a double leg but Mekhar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mekhar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cent moves away.
Mekhar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mekhar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kalam Mekhar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaaron Cent.
Mekhar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cent throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mekhar's waist but Mekhar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cent off to one side.
Mekhar lands with a big left! Cent is wobbled badly! Mekhar comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Cent to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalam Mekhar!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Wang (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Akita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Wang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akita shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Akita was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wang tries to lock up and control but Akita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wang wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Akita sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wang avoids a series of strikes thrown by Akita.
Poor strikes thrown by Akita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wang tries to lock up and control but Akita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Akita looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Akita is going olschool here, as he tries to force Wang to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wang shrugs it off.
Wang tries to hold on but Akita pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Akita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akita trying to control but Wang is having none of it.
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.
Akita has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Wang is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ren Akita!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogers Pinkelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers Pinkelton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogers Pinkelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkelton blocks a jab.
Pinkelton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinkelton is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkelton is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Kenny doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Pinkelton crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Pinkelton's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Kenny!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Mirskovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahtava Nopea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirskovich comes to the ring accompanied by ???. Aleksander Mirskovich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mahtava Nopea's chin.
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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, Aleksander Mirskovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mahtava Nopea!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nopea throws a series of punches but Mirskovich moves out of range.
A jab from Nopea misses.
Mirskovich fails to land the takedown.
Mirskovich misses with a takedown attempt - Nopea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mirskovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nopea connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Mirskovich tumbling to the canvas! Nopea pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Mirskovich was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mahtava Nopea!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JT Spirit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spirit comes to the ring accompanied by Kotiteollisuus - Pohjanmaan Kautta. Manuel has chosen Irations- Falling as his entrance music. Gabe Manuel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with JT Spirit's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JT Spirit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spirit misses with a hook. Manuel ducked under it nicely.
Spirit scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Gabe Manuel has been cut.
Manuel throws a combination that misses
and Spirit counters with a stiff right hand.
Spirit looks to land a left hand but Manuel moved out of range nicely.
Manuel dodges the punch combination from Spirit.
Manuel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manuel throws a head kick but Spirit moves out of range.
Manuel throws a push kick but Spirit slaps the foot to one side.
Spirit misses with a two punch combination.
Spirit checks a low kick from Manuel.
Spirit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spirit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spirit checks a leg kick.
Spirit misses with a wild combination.
Spirit blocks a head kick by Manuel.
Spirit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spirit thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spirit moves out of range as Manuel strikes.
Spirit scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spirit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manuel is trying to stand up here but Spirit is controlling him well.
Manuel wants to get back to full guard.
Manuel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Spirit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manuel's head.
Manuel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Spirit wants to control but Manuel is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel pushes Spirit off looking to stand but Spirit dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spirit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manuel.
Manuel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spirit thuds his right hand into Manuel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manuel misses with a low kick.
Manuel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manuel connects with a looping right hand.
Spirit blocks a leg kick.
Manuel misses with a combination
and Spirit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spirit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spirit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Spirit lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit tries to free his leg and advance position but Manuel is retaining full guard.
Spirit throws a big right hand that misses.
Spirit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manuel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spirit looking to sit in guard and control but Manuel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manuel looking to pass the guard.
Spirit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spirit misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manuel misses with a two punch combination.
Spirit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manuel.
Manuel throws a body punch but Spirit moves out of range.
Manuel throws out a leg kick but Spirit moves out of range and Manuel only half commits.
Manuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spirit.
Spirit gets the takedown into side control.
Spirit is trying to get an arm triangle but Manuel is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manuel stops Spirit from passing to mount.
Manuel struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Spirit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabe Manuel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manuel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like JT Spirit has been cut.
Spirit throws a hook to the side of Manuel's head but Manuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manuel misses with a hook to the body
and Spirit counters with a series of strikes. Manuel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manuel misses with a combination
and Spirit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manuel cracks Spirit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manuel.
Manuel throws the kick towards the body but Spirit avoids it.
A left and a right from Spirit both land. Nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manuel.
Manuel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spirit throws a body punch but Manuel moves out of range.
Spirit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Spirit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirit avoids the attempt from Manuel to control.
Spirit moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Manuel has worked his arm free - good work by Manuel!
Spirit cracks Manuel with a big right hand but Manuel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Manuel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Spirit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manuel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Spirit is looking to take a break and control but Manuel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manuel is looking for a sweep.
Spirit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spirit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Manuel tries to bench press Spirit off him but Spirit keeps the position.
Spirit working the ground and pound but Manuel is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel sneaks back into half guard.
Spirit working over Manuel with some ground and pound. Manuel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Manuel won't allow Spirit to pass to mount.
Spirit wants to control but Manuel is keeping him busy.
Spirit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spirit trying to mount his opponent but Manuel defends it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spirit lands a nice shot that snaps Manuel's head back.
A lazy left from Spirit finds it's target.
Spirit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manuel counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spirit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manuel throws a push kick but Spirit slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by Spirit.
Spirit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
Spirit checks a low kick from Manuel.
Good work by Spirit as he checks the leg kick.
Manuel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spirit looks to land a combination but Manuel avoids it well.
Manuel lands with a kick to the temple. Spirit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manuel connects with a right hand. Spirit shakes it off.
Manuel misses with a low kick.
Spirit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spirit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuel tries to lock up and control but Spirit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manuel is breathing heavily.
Manuel is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that JT Spirit will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spirit avoids the body shot from Manuel.
Spirit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manuel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spirit scores with a body shot.
Manuel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spirit waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Manuel.
Manuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spirit counters with a left to the body.
Spirit shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Manuel's guard.
Manuel keeping full guard, as Spirit tries to pass.
Manuel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manuel wants to stand up but Spirit is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirit wants to control from the top but Manuel keeps moving.
Spirit postures up in Manuel's guard and throws a big left but Manuel blocks it.
Manuel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spirit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Spirit shoots in but Manuel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good exchange - Spirit coming out on top.
Manuel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spirit.
Spirit looks to throw the jab but Manuel is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spirit closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manuel to the mat! Manuel manages to get full guard.
Manuel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manuel wants to stand but Spirit is controlling the position.
Manuel controls Spirit momentarily but Spirit frees himself.
Spirit wants to control from the top but Manuel keeps moving.
Spirit drops back looking for a leg! Manuel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Manuel manages to kick Spirit off! Spirit jumps back into Manuel's guard.
Spirit slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit is pressing down on Manuel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Manuel is holding on for now.
Manuel wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manuel misses with a jab to the body
and Spirit counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Spirit blocks the leg kick.
JT Spirit is winning the standup battle so far.
Manuel scores with a kick to the body.
Manuel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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.
Manuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gabe Manuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spirit closes the distance and clinches up with Manuel, looking for a takedown. Spirit pushes Manuel against the ropes but Manuel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manuel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spirit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manuel is looking to stand up but Spirit isn't so interested in that idea.
Spirit thows a big elbow that misses.
Spirit stops Manuel from standing up.
Spirit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spirit stands and throws Manuel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Spirit clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spirit throws a hook to the side of Manuel's head but Manuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spirit shoots in for a double leg but Manuel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spirit manages to avoid it.
Gabe Manuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuel lands a nice looking body kick.
Spirit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spirit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spirit misses with a few strikes there.
Manuel throws a push kick but Spirit slaps the foot to one side.
Spirit lands a jab.
Spirit scores with a jab to the body.
Spirit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuel.
Manuel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spirit drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Manuel struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Manuel tries to improve position but can't.
Spirit lands a few punches from side control.
Manuel wants to control but Spirit postures up.
Spirit tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Spirit 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.
Spirit trying to control the action but Manuel is working from the bottom.
Spirit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spirit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spirit tries to move into full mount but can't pass Manuel's legs.
Manuel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Spirit asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit is chipping away with strikes.
Spirit grinds an elbow into Manuel's temple.
Manuel is looking to reverse the position.
Spirit is looking to take a break and control but Manuel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spirit taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manuel stops Spirit from passing to mount.
Manuel can't do much from the bottom here.
Manuel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manuel wants to get back to full guard but Spirit has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Spirit had his way with Gabe Manuel in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Manuel motions for Spirit to come forward. Manuel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spirit closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manuel to the mat! Manuel manages to get full guard.
Spirit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manuel is keeping the position for now.
JT Spirit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manuel looking to control.
Spirit looking to pass the guard.
Spirit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manuel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spirit connects with a couple of short punches.
Manuel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spirit lands a couple of elbows.
Spirit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spirit waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Manuel.
Manuel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spirit lands a head shot.
Manuel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spirit's head.
Spirit stalks Manuel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manuel's face. Manuel staggers backwards, shaken.
Manuel misses with a hook to the body
and Spirit counters with a takedown into side control.
Spirit trying to control the action but Manuel is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spirit is trying to get an arm triangle but Manuel is defending well.
Spirit in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Manuel is looking to reverse the position.
Manuel tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Spirit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Spirit tries to control but Manuel wriggling away.
Spirit avoids the attempt from Manuel to control.
Spirit putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manuel holds on for dear life.
Manuel is desperately trying to improve his position but Spirit has a good base and remains in mount.
JT Spirit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manuel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Spirit throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Manuel because Spirit loaded up on that one.
Spirit landing shots from mount.
Spirit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manuel is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
JT Spirit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spirit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JT Spirit!
JT Spirit is the new bantamweight champion!
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