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JLF 1: Genesis PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Super Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robyn Phaneuf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Super Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robyn Phaneuf!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phaneuf tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phaneuf gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Phoenix is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Phoenix postures up.
Phoenix gets to his feet - Phaneuf follows without any prompting.
Phaneuf is looking to clinch.
Phoenix 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.
Phoenix is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Phaneuf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phaneuf is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Phaneuf controls Phoenix momentarily but Phoenix frees himself.
Phoenix trying to control the position from guard on top but Phaneuf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix trying to move into half guard but instead Phaneuf has managed to sweep!
Phaneuf trying to stand up but can't free himself from Phoenix's guard.
Phaneuf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Phoenix's guard.
Phoenix gets full guard.
Phaneuf trying to control the position from guard on top but Phoenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phoenix wants to stand up but Phaneuf is controlling him.
Phaneuf wants to stand but Phoenix is controlling his posture from full guard.
Phoenix looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phoenix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phoenix is pulling down on Phaneuf's head to control his posture.
Phoenix had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Phaneuf is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Phoenix Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Phaneuf's back instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Phaneuf manages to reverse the position and now he's in Phoenix's guard. Nice work there by Phaneuf.
Phaneuf trying to control the position from guard on top but Phoenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phaneuf stopping the sweep attempt from Phoenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is looking for a triangle but Phaneuf pushes his legs off easily.
Phoenix is breathing heavily.
Phaneuf trying to stand up but can't free himself from Phoenix's guard.
Phaneuf trying to control the position from guard on top but Phoenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phaneuf 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.
Phaneuf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phaneuf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phaneuf fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Phoenix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phaneuf tries to clinch there but Phoenix circles away.
Phoenix has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phaneuf with a knee to the head.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but Phaneuf won't allow it.
Phaneuf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Phaneuf landing knees to the head.
It looks like Super Phoenix has been cut.
Phaneuf is pressed up against the ropes. Phoenix has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Phaneuf down to the mat. Phaneuf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Phaneuf closes the distance but Phoenix moves to the side
and Phoenix holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Phaneuf landing knees to the body.
Phaneuf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phaneuf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phoenix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phaneuf has him pressed against the ropes.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phaneuf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Phaneuf uses from the top position.
Phaneuf stopping the sweep attempt from Phoenix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Phoenix's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Phaneuf wants to clinch but Phoenix slips to the side
so Phoenix counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Phoenix wanted to stand there but Phaneuf had control of the position.
Phoenix advances position into side control!
Phaneuf pushes Phoenix away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Phoenix gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Phoenix has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Phaneuf clinches but Phoenix breaks the clinch
and Phoenix counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix wants to pass the guard but Phaneuf is keeping the position.
Phoenix stands up from Phaneuf's guard - Phoenix perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phaneuf trying to control but Phoenix postures up.
Phaneuf tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Phoenix performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Phoenix scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phaneuf trying to hold on to Phoenix's head to control him but Phoenix postures up.
Phoenix controlling the pace.
It looks like Phoenix is going to stand back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phoenix drives through and clinches with Phaneuf against the ropes.
Phoenix tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Phoenix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Phoenix wants to break free but Phaneuf has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phaneuf.
Phaneuf lands a knee to the head.
Phoenix is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Phaneuf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phoenix's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Phaneuf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phaneuf tries to stall but Phoenix uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Phaneuf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
Phoenix gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Phaneuf flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Phoenix wants to stand up but Phaneuf manages to regain full guard.
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Phaneuf keeps moving.
Phaneuf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Super Phoenix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phaneuf is looking for a triangle but Phoenix pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Phoenix clinches with his opponent.
Phaneuf avoiding damage as Phoenix throws knees to the body.
Phaneuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phaneuf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phoenix is trying to break free.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the temple.
Phaneuf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phaneuf throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phaneuf misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix wants to get back to striking at distance but Phaneuf won't allow it.
Phaneuf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix avoiding damage.
Phoenix is looking to break free of the clinch but Phaneuf has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Phoenix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Super Phoenix's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Phaneuf clinches but Phoenix breaks the clinch
and Phoenix holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
Phoenix can't break the clinch.
Phaneuf misses with a knee strike.
Phoenix can't get the takedown.
Phaneuf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Phaneuf misses with a knee strike.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phaneuf just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Phaneuf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phoenix successfully pulls guard.
Phaneuf thows a big elbow that misses.
Phoenix pulls Phaneuf in to control the position.
Phaneuf is sitting in close to Phoenix's body. Phoenix has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Phaneuf is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Phaneuf is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Phoenix.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Super Phoenix!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gil Dos Jaques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Filipunaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
4 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gil Dos Jaques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Filipunaki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipunaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Filipunaki shoots in but Dos Jaques avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dos Jaques tries to bum rush Filipunaki with a series of wild strikes but Filipunaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Jaques closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dos Jaques tries to get to his feet but Filipunaki is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Dos Jaques in his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Filipunaki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dos Jaques!
Filipunaki looking to finish with strikes here!
Filipunaki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Filipunaki misses with a head shot.
Filipunaki looking to control but Dos Jaques is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipunaki stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Filipunaki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Jaques's waist but Dos Jaques gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filipunaki off to one side.
Gil Dos Jaques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Filipunaki.
Filipunaki has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Jaques counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dos Jaques.
Filipunaki looks gassed!
Dos Jaques slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dos Jaques thows a big elbow that misses.
Dos Jaques throws a strike but Filipunaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dos Jaques wants to stand but Filipunaki is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipunaki wants to get up but he can't break Dos Jaques's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dos Jaques looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dos Jaques is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dos Jaques tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Filipunaki.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Dos Jaques.
Dos Jaques looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dos Jaques trying to control from half guard but Filipunaki is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipunaki is trying to stand back up but Dos Jaques is controlling him
Dos Jaques trying to pass the guard but Filipunaki defending well.
Dos Jaques working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Filipunaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Filipunaki wants to stand up but Dos Jaques is controlling him.
Dos Jaques won't allow Filipunaki to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dos Jaques misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Jaques throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipunaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dos Jaques throws a head kick but Filipunaki moves out of range.
Dos Jaques clinches.
Dos Jaques has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Filipunaki is trying to keep an underhook but Dos Jaques manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dos Jaques trying to control from Filipunaki's half guard. Filipunaki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Filipunaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dos Jaques manages to get himself to full guard.
Filipunaki preventing the sweep.
Dos Jaques is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dos Jaques pulls Filipunaki in close to his closed guard and prevents Filipunaki from doing any damage or advancing position.
Filipunaki throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gil Dos Jaques dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Filipunaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dos Jaques moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Filipunaki avoids the head kick by Dos Jaques.
Dos Jaques lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dos Jaques shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Filipunaki's guard.
Filipunaki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Filipunaki works Dos Jaques's body with a nice hook.
Dos Jaques is looking to chop away at Filipunaki's legs.
Filipunaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Jaques misses with a takedown
and Filipunaki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dos Jaques throws a right and a left that Filipunaki avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Jaques fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dos Jaques keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipunaki moves into range and clinches up with Dos Jaques.
Good body shot from Filipunaki.
Filipunaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filipunaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Jaques smiles and moves away.
Dos Jaques drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dos Jaques swings around for an armbar but Filipunaki sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dos Jaques's guard.
Filipunaki trying to control but Dos Jaques is working from the bottom.
Dos Jaques trying to strike off his back.
Dos Jaques is looking to stand back up but Filipunaki counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dos Jaques.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Jaques tries to roll over but Filipunaki keeps him under control.
Dos Jaques is working hard here to advance position.
Dos Jaques wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Jaques flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dos Jaques is refusing to be controlled, as Filipunaki sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dos Jaques displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dos Jaques clinches up with Filipunaki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Filipunaki is looking to control Dos Jaques's arms but Dos Jaques gets an underhook and turns him. Now Filipunaki has his back to the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipunaki throws an elbow that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Filipunaki.
Dos Jaques escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Jaques shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Filipunaki as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gil Dos Jaques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Jaques misses with a wild combination.
Gil Dos Jaques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Jaques tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Filipunaki swivels and escapes.
Filipunaki shoots and misses
and Dos Jaques counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Jaques has had enough of the clinch but Filipunaki keeps him there for the moment.
Filipunaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dos Jaques smiles and moves away.
Dos Jaques scores with a decent looking hook.
Filipunaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Filipunaki dodges the punch combination from Dos Jaques.
Dos Jaques fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Dos Jaques.
Filipunaki misses with a head kick.
Filipunaki tries to bum rush Dos Jaques with a series of wild strikes but Dos Jaques uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Jaques lands a two punch combo.
Filipunaki lands with a slapping head kick.
Dos Jaques shoots in for a takedown but Filipunaki shows good takedown defense.
Filipunaki is looking to clinch.
Dos Jaques throws a series of punches but Filipunaki avoids them all with ease.
Dos Jaques closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Filipunaki to the mat! Filipunaki manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gil Dos Jaques dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dos Jaques tries to bum rush Filipunaki with a series of wild strikes but Filipunaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Jaques stalks Filipunaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Filipunaki's face. Filipunaki staggers backwards, shaken.
Filipunaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Jaques counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dos Jaques lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Filipunaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Filipunaki.
Dos Jaques looking to pass the guard.
Filipunaki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dos Jaques looks to land a combination but Filipunaki avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Jaques moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Filipunaki throws a head kick but Dos Jaques moves out of range.
Dos Jaques has Filipunaki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dos Jaques has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Filipunaki is trying to keep an underhook but Dos Jaques manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Filipunaki is looking to improve his position.
Filipunaki is pressing down on Dos Jaques's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dos Jaques trying to control but Filipunaki is working from the bottom.
Dos Jaques throwing strikes from guard but Filipunaki blocks nicely.
Filipunaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Filipunaki is on top in guard.
Filipunaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Jaques is retaining full guard.
Dos Jaques is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Filipunaki is controlling him.
Filipunaki looking to pass the guard.
Gil Dos Jaques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Filipunaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Filipunaki won't allow Dos Jaques to get back to his feet.
Dos Jaques looking to control.
Filipunaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Filipunaki is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Dos Jaques gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dos Jaques has hold of one of Filipunaki's legs. Filipunaki is fighting the takedown attempt but Dos Jaques gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Filipunaki has a closed guard, preventing Dos Jaques from standing up.
Filipunaki looking for a guillotine here but Dos Jaques defends easily.
Filipunaki is working an open guard so Dos Jaques takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipunaki looks to clinch
and Dos Jaques counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Filipunaki's guard now.
Filipunaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Filipunaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Filipunaki working for a triangle but Dos Jaques defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipunaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gil Dos Jaques showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Jaques has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gil Dos Jaques!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ronald Kernspecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kernspecht has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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172 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keith Ronald Kernspecht!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kernspecht throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Kernspecht misses with a looping left.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Kernspecht.
Kernspecht looks gassed!
Kernspecht shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Pierre connects with a crisp jab.
Kernspecht throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kernspecht gets caught flat footed, as St Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
St Pierre is pushing down on Kernspecht's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kernspecht is fighting to maintain full guard but St Pierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kernspecht tries to kick St Pierre off in order to stand up. St Pierre Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
St Pierre decides to stand back up.
St Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kernspecht blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
Keith Ronald Kernspecht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kernspecht tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
Kernspecht tries to kick St Pierre off in order to stand up. St Pierre Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Kernspecht is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre working the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kernspecht knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kernspecht prevents St Pierre from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kernspecht is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but St Pierre has just dragged him back down to the mat.
St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kernspecht knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kernspecht is pushing St Pierre's head away, looking to escape. St Pierre manages to hold on to the position though.
St Pierre trying to control the position but Kernspecht is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kernspecht manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but Kernspecht is blocking nicely.
Kernspecht looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernspecht is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kernspecht misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Kernspecht is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Kernspecht as St Pierre shoots in.
Kernspecht fails with a takedown attempt.
Kernspecht tries to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a body kick.
Kernspecht tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
Kernspecht doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kernspecht throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Kernspecht stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Kernspecht.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kernspecht.
St Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kernspecht is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kernspecht kicks off St Pierre and gets to his feet.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Kernspecht waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
Kernspecht checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Kernspecht shows good takedown defense.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
St Pierre decides to stand and escape the position.
Kernspecht doesn't succeed with the takedown
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kernspecht is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
Kernspecht has his feet on St Pierre's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kernspecht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre working Kernspecht over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to pass to full mount but Kernspecht defends it.
St Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Kernspecht pushes St Pierre off looking to stand but St Pierre dives back in and keeps control.
Kernspecht is looking to get back to is feet but St Pierre passes into side control.
Kernspecht tries to improve position but can't.
Georges St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre prevents Kernspecht from escaping the position.
St Pierre trying to control the action but Kernspecht is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Kernspecht tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
St Pierre prevents Kernspecht from improving his position.
Kernspecht wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Kernspecht, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kernspecht pushes St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Kernspecht, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Kernspecht against the ropes but Kernspecht circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kernspecht looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Kernspecht moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernspecht throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kernspecht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Kernspecht throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kernspecht tries for a takedown but St Pierre circles away easily
and St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Ronald Kernspecht.
St Pierre is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kernspecht gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kernspecht tries to stall but St Pierre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
St Pierre darts in and clinches Kernspecht up against the ropes.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kernspecht keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kernspecht has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes St Pierre off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kernspecht waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kernspecht.
Kernspecht shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kernspecht tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre forces Kernspecht back against the ropes and clinches.
Kernspecht goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Pierre prevents it.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Kernspecht keeps him there for the moment.
St Pierre is leaning against Kernspecht and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kernspecht pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Kernspecht sprawls well.
Kernspecht throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kernspecht throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre 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!
St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kernspecht sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kernspecht is looking to control St Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kernspecht avoid being mounted?
St Pierre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kernspecht is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
St Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kernspecht with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kernspecht trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
Kernspecht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre prevents Kernspecht from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kernspecht tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kernspecht counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kernspecht avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Kernspecht shoots in.
Kernspecht throws an overhand right that lands on St Pierre's shoulder, as St Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Kernspecht swinging wilding here.
Kernspecht drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kernspecht trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kernspecht gets to his feet - St Pierre follows without any prompting.
The fighters circling - Kernspecht throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kernspecht throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kernspecht is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
St Pierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kernspecht is trying to stand.
Kernspecht kicks St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
Kernspecht 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.
Kernspecht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kernspecht darts in trying to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kernspecht is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Keith Ronald Kernspecht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernspecht shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Kernspecht's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kernspecht throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Kernspecht.
A combination from Kernspecht does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kernspecht.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Ronald Kernspecht.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
Kernspecht tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kernspecht wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Pierre looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kernspecht wants to get back to his feet.
Kernspecht gets back to full guard.
St Pierre is in close to Kernspecht's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kernspecht works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre pushes down on Kernspecht's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kernspecht is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Georges St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kernspecht missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maikkel Mikkelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tik tak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maikkel Mikkelsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maikkel Mikkelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tik tak!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mikkelsson lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
tak needs to keep his hands up - Mikkelsson had a free shot at his head there.
tak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
tak looks gassed!
Mikkelsson lands a hook that stumbles tak back into the ropes. Mikkelsson follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping tak to the canvas! Mikkelsson pounces and lands several unanswered shots - tak has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Maikkel Mikkelsson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between james walton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Rancher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, james walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Rancher!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rancher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rancher wants to control but walton is keeping him busy.
Rancher in side control lands a decent elbow.
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.
walton keeps Rancher under control for a moment.
Rancher wants to lay and pray for a moment but walton keeps working.
Rancher is working to tighten is grip on walton's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. walton has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rancher is really squeezing tight and eventually walton passes out! Rancher breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tony Rancher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umbabarauma Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umbabarauma Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Eric Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Umbabarauma Smith!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Cruz counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cruz escapes and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cruz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Cruz defends the submission attempt.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cruz sees it coming and defends easily.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umbabarauma Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Eric Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
Smith throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cruz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with the combination.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Umbabarauma Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Umbabarauma Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umbabarauma Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Lee (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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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Allen.
Allen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lee is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Allen which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Allen sprawling to the canvas! Allen rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lee finish him?!
Allen is rocked!
It looks like John Allen has been cut.
Lee wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Allen.
Lee is working for takedown but Allen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Allen swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Allen.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Allen pulls his leg out and moves away.
John Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee drops Allen with a left right combo! Lee follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Allen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Allen is not content to let Lee control the position.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Allen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Allen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice forearm strike.
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Allen tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Allen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee has Allen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee is working for takedown but Allen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Allen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee keeps control of Allen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee tries for a takedown but Allen manages to get underhooks.
Allen tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee has picked Allen up - he's going for a ride! Lee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Allen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Allen wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee won't allow Allen to sweep him here.
Allen wriggles free and stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.
John Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Allen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee wants to clinch.
Allen darts in and clinches Lee up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Allen can't break the clinch.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allen just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Allen dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Allen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Allen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Allen duly obliges.
Lee tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Allen, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Allen against the ropes but Allen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Lee tries to work over Allen's front leg with a kick but Allen checks it.
Allen throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Allen checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Allen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
John Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Lee.
Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Allen. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Allen tries to clinch
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Lee goes for a takedown attempt but Allen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Allen throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Allen throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Allen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Allen feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Lee tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
John Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Allen has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Allen in a clinch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Allen can't break the clinch.
Lee lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Allen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Allen some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Allen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen swinging wilding here.
Lee pushes Allen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Allen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Allen is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Allen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Allen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee punching from the bottom - just letting Allen know he's still in a fight.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Allen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Allen's cut.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Allen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen pushes Lee off and scrambles back to his feet.
Allen darts in and clinches Lee up against the ropes.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Allen checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Lee tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Allen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Allen if he has to take too many more of those.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Lee is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Allen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee gets a clinch.
Allen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Allen goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Allen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee keeps control of Allen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allen can't break the clinch.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Lee breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Allen's waist but Allen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Allen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Allen shrugs off.
Lee prevents Allen from breaking the clinch.
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.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Allen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the ropes.
Allen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee has picked Allen up - he's going for a ride! Lee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Allen missing with punches from the bottom.
Allen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back!
John Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allen is looking for the choke from the back position but Lee is controlling his hands well.
Lee is holding onto Allen's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jay Lee.
Well Lee 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Lee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Ramsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsley has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Ramsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ramsley sprawls well initially but Kelly persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ramsley looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kelly is trying to work for a kimura but Ramsley is defending well.
Kelly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kelly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kelly is trying for a kimura here. Ramsley looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kelly wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Kelly!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Takanahana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taichi Takahasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshi Takanahana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taichi Takahasi's chin.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Takanahana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taichi Takahasi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanahana moves in looking to clinch but Takahasi pushes him off.
Takanahana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yoshi Takanahana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takanahana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takahasi is fending him off so far but Takanahana persists. Nope, Takahasi circles away and we're back to standing.
Takahasi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takanahana's calf.
Takahasi misses with a few strikes there.
Takahasi lands a head kick!
It looks like Yoshi Takanahana has been cut.
Takahasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Takanahana.
No luck for Takanahana with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Takanahana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Takanahana.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takanahana tries for a kimura but Takahasi is defending well.
Takanahana is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanahana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Takahasi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Takanahana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Takahasi stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Takanahana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Takahasi has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Takahasi pushes Takanahana away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Takanahana gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Takahasi wants to control but Takanahana postures up.
Takanahana goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Takahasi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Takanahana's guard! Nice work there by Takahasi!
Takahasi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Takahasi wants to free his trapped foot but Takanahana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Takahasi tries to stand and escape but Takanahana is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahasi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takanahana's head.
Takanahana looking for submissions off his back.
Takanahana is staying active underneath Takahasi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Takanahana actively working from the bottom here.
Takanahana is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takahasi.
Takahasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Takahasi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takanahana counters with a single leg into guard. Takahasi didn't expect that.
Takanahana drops back, looking for a kneebar! Takahasi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Takahasi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Takahasi!
Takanahana tries to improve position but can't.
Takanahana is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takanahana is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Takahasi pulls his head out easily.
Takanahana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taichi Takahasi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Takanahana's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck for Takanahana with that takedown attempt.
Takanahana throws out a loose jab but Takahasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahasi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takahasi stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takanahana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takahasi can pounce on him.
Takahasi wants to clinch up but Takanahana keeps it at a distance.
Takahasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanahana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahasi.
Takanahana closes the distance and clinches up with Takahasi, looking for a takedown. Takanahana pushes Takahasi against the ropes but Takahasi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Takanahana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Takahasi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takahasi scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahasi.
Takahasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takanahana was well out of range. Poor timing from Takahasi.
Takanahana shoots in but Takahasi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takahasi lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Takahasi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takanahana keeps the fight on the outside.
Takanahana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takahasi counters with a good low kick that Takanahana was not able to check.
Takahasi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Takanahana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Takanahana manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Takanahana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Takanahana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanahana is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Takahasi pulls his head out easily.
Takanahana looking for submissions off his back.
Takanahana is trying to get back to full guard.
Takanahana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Takanahana looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Takahasi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takanahana shoots in looking for a takedown. Takahasi tries to sprawl out of it but Takanahana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Takahasi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takahasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takanahana drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taichi Takahasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Takanahana's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Takahasi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takahasi scores with a leg kick.
Takanahana tries to clinch but Takahasi is having none of it.
Takanahana tries for a takedown but Takahasi circles away easily
and Takahasi counters with a low kick, right behind Takanahana 's knee.
Takanahana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takanahana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahasi.
Takanahana keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takahasi throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahasi throws a body punch but Takanahana moves out of range.
Takahasi has a takedown stuffed.
Takanahana drives through with a takedown into guard.
Takanahana drops back, looking for a kneebar! Takahasi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Takahasi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Takahasi!
Takahasi wants to control but Takanahana is keeping him busy.
Takanahana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanahana looking for submissions off his back.
Takanahana actively working from the bottom here.
Takanahana is not content to let Takahasi control the position.
Takanahana slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takanahana is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanahana looking for a guillotine here but Takahasi defends easily.
Takanahana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takahasi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takanahana is looking for a triangle but Takahasi pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanahana throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yoshi Takanahana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takanahana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Takanahana has an active guard here but Takahasi has managed to pass into half guard.
Takanahana actively working from the bottom here.
Taichi Takahasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takanahana is refusing to be controlled, as Takahasi sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Takanahana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takahasi 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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A | B |
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