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PFL 32 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Immortal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Cods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Immortal!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cods looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Immortal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Immortal jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cods is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cods and Immortal has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Immortal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cods is trying to control Immortal's posture but Immortal avoids it.
Immortal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Immortal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Immortal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immortal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cods, who protects the arm well.
Immortal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Immortal working away.
Immortal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cods has escaped the position, nice work there.
Immortal advances to mount.
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.
Immortal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cods is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cods wants to hold on but Immortal pushes him away.
Immortal wants to finish this one by submission but Cods is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Immortal.
Immortal goes for an armbar but Cods turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cods.
Immortal looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cods sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Immortal's guard.
Immortal is refusing to be controlled, as Cods sits in half guard.
Cods will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cods throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Immortal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cods trying to control the action but Immortal is working from the bottom.
Immortal looking for submissions off his back.
Immortal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Cods seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Immortal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Immortal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cods.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cods scores with a hook to the body. Immortal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cods lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Immortal sprawling to the canvas. Cods follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Immortal hang on?
It looks like Matt Immortal has been cut.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Immortal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cods drops Immortal with a big left hand and mounts him. Immortal is in big trouble!
Cods tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cods tries to control but Immortal wriggling away.
Immortal is trying to escape the mount.
Cods landing punches.
Cods looking to control but Immortal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cods tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Immortal is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immortal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cods content just to control the position here.
Immortal is trying to escape the mount.
Cods with shots to the head and body - Immortal looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Immortal tries to hold on but Cods postures up.
Cods looking to control but Immortal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cods controlling from the full mount.
Immortal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cods looking to finish Immortal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Immortal!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immortal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Immortal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Immortal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cods is keeping the position for now.
Immortal is breathing heavily.
Immortal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cods is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cods has escaped and now he's on top!
Immortal being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immortal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cods can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Immortal being controlled here, momentarily.
Cods has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cods has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Immortal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Immortal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cods wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Immortal tries to keep at a distance but Cods has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cods lands an elbow inside.
Cods connects with a knee to the head.
Cods stalling in the clinch.
Cods missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cods.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cods.
Cods with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cods digs a right hand underneath Immortal's ribcage. Immortal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cods has Immortal pushed against the cage.
Cods with a knee to the head.
Cods with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cods is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Immortal jumps guard but Cods stands there with Immortal around his waist. Immortal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cods scores with a knee to the head.
Cods's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Immortal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cods circles away.
Cods dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Immortal. That did some damage!
Immortal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cods scores with a head kick.
Immortal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cods as he jumps to the side.
Jack Cods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Immortal.
Cods connects with a looping right hand.
Cods plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cods misses with a straight left.
Matt Immortal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immortal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cods as he avoids it easily.
Cods closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Immortal being controlled against the cage.
Immortal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cods is trying to maintain a safe position but Immortal gets an underhook and turns Cods into the cage.
Immortal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cods just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cods tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cods lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cods.
Immortal jumps guard but Cods stands there with Immortal around his waist. Immortal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Immortal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cods tries to land a knee to the head but Immortal blocks with his arms.
Cods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Immortal can do to turn this around?
Cods is looking to break free of the clinch but Immortal has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cods misses with a knee strike.
Immortal tries to pull guard but Cods won't allow it.
Immortal fails to pull guard.
Immortal pulls guard.
Immortal is looking for a triangle but Cods pushes his legs off easily.
Immortal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Immortal working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cods has passed into half guard!
Jack Cods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cods trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cods's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Immortal looking for submissions off his back.
Cods is taking a breather. Immortal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Immortal trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cods 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cods!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tazz Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway has chosen Overcome by Creed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tazz Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Glenn Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Galloway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Galloway moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Glenn Galloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stevens jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Galloway manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stevens looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stevens working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Galloway gets back to half guard.
Galloway is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Galloway moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galloway had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Stevens is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Galloway Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Stevens's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloway doesn't have the hooks in and Stevens manages to turn into his guard.
Galloway keeping full guard, as Stevens tries to pass.
Galloway looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Galloway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Galloway trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
Galloway fails to land with a series of punches.
Galloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Galloway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Galloway tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Galloway, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Galloway against the cage but Galloway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stevens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Galloway.
Galloway tries to clinch up.
Galloway throws a lazy right hand but Stevens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway lands a head shot.
Stevens drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Galloway is looking for a sweep.
Stevens trying to control the action but Galloway is working from the bottom.
Galloway struggling a bit here.
Galloway is looking for a sweep.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Galloway keeps working.
Galloway struggling a bit here.
Galloway is looking to regain half guard here but Stevens keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Stevens with that takedown attempt.
Galloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Galloway tries for a takedown but Stevens circles away easily
and Stevens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Galloway looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Galloway looks gassed!
Stevens passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazz Stevens dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Galloway doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a shoot takedown. Galloway fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stevens looking to pass the guard.
Galloway has his foot on Stevens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stevens works his way back into a safe position though.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Galloway is keeping the position.
Stevens drops back looking for a leg! Galloway is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Galloway manages to kick Stevens off! Stevens jumps back into Galloway's guard.
Galloway looking for a sweep. Not yet Galloway, not yet.
Galloway is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Galloway is breathing heavily.
Stevens drops back looking for a leg! Galloway is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Galloway manages to kick Stevens off! Stevens jumps back into Galloway's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens passes into half guard.
Stevens is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stevens passes to full mount!
Galloway is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
Galloway is in all sorts of trouble 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.
Stevens is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Galloway is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tazz Stevens!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macunai Maicow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Macunai Maicow!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maicow tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maicow tries to clinch up.
Ishii clinches.
Maicow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Maicow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Satoshi Ishii has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maicow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.
Come on Ishii - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ishii has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Maicow clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ishii has got one arm under Maicow's chin. This could be trouble... Maicow trying to control the other hand but Ishii gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Maicow has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Satoshi Ishii!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between cody Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying of Nazareth's choice of entrance music: oh la naw. cody Jensen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Determined |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, cody Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by of Nazareth - just one landing.
A punch combination from of Nazareth misses.
The crowd cheers as of Nazareth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jensen doesn't seem phased though.
of Nazareth's corner calls for a 1-2. of Nazareth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen throws a sloppy head kick and of Nazareth moves out of range easily.
of Nazareth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from of Nazareth lands.
Jensen tries to clinch but of Nazareth moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as of Nazareth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jensen doesn't seem phased though.
of Nazareth cracks Jensen with an open hand slap.
Jensen is rocked!
A jab from of Nazareth does it's job there.
Oh Jensen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
of Nazareth works Jensen's body with a nice hook.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
of Nazareth walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Jensen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! of Nazareth swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Jensen's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus of Nazareth!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Hombre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamil Figg Hoblyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbert Hombre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tamil Figg Hoblyn!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hombre tries to bum rush Figg Hoblyn with a series of wild strikes but Figg Hoblyn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Figg Hoblyn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hombre shoots in and bounces Figg Hoblyn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Figg Hoblyn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Figg Hoblyn trying to control the position.
Hombre is looking to advance position but Figg Hoblyn has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hombre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Figg Hoblyn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hombre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Figg Hoblyn on the ground.
Hombre tries to reverse the position but Figg Hoblyn maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figg Hoblyn wants to take his opponent's back but Hombre doesn't allow it.
Figg Hoblyn raining down shots from the mount!
Figg Hoblyn controlling from mount.
Hombre working to try and regain half guard.
Hombre looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Figg Hoblyn trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hombre tries to break free.
Figg Hoblyn is looking to control Hombre but Hombre is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Figg Hoblyn doesn't have the hooks in and Hombre manages to turn into his guard.
Figg Hoblyn controls Hombre momentarily but Hombre frees himself.
Hombre is looking to work some ground and pound but Figg Hoblyn has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Figg Hoblyn throws a lazy right hand but Hombre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hombre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hombre trying to control but Figg Hoblyn is working from the bottom.
Figg Hoblyn wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hombre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Figg Hoblyn striking off his back but it's not causing Hombre any problems.
Hombre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Figg Hoblyn wants to sweep but no luck.
Hombre thows a big elbow that misses.
Hombre stays in close to Figg Hoblyn's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Figg Hoblyn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hombre is one step ahead there.
Figg Hoblyn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hombre wants to control from the top but Figg Hoblyn keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Figg Hoblyn moves in looking to clinch but Hombre pushes him off.
Hombre tries for a takedown but Figg Hoblyn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donk. Figg Hoblyn catches Hombre right on the button with a cross.
Hombre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Herbert Hombre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hombre throws a series of strikes that have Figg Hoblyn backpedaling.
It looks like Tamil Figg Hoblyn has been cut.
Hombre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Figg Hoblyn gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hombre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figg Hoblyn is looking to get to half guard.
Figg Hoblyn is squirming around, avoiding Hombre's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hombre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Figg Hoblyn looks a forlorn figure.
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.
Hombre content just to control the position here.
Figg Hoblyn is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hombre controlling from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Herbert Hombre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hombre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Figg Hoblyn closes the distance and clinches.
Figg Hoblyn pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figg Hoblyn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hombre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hombre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hombre lands a couple of elbows.
Hombre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hombre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Figg Hoblyn has a closed guard, preventing Hombre from standing up.
Hombre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Hombre stops Figg Hoblyn from standing up.
Hombre connects with a couple of short punches.
Hombre wants to pass the guard but Figg Hoblyn is keeping the position.
Figg Hoblyn is trying to keep Hombre in close.
Figg Hoblyn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Figg Hoblyn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hombre!
Figg Hoblyn lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Hombre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tamil Figg Hoblyn'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.
Hombre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hombre lands with some strikes.
Hombre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Figg Hoblyn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Figg Hoblyn wants to improve his position but Hombre is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Hombre seems content to control.
Figg Hoblyn is not content to let Hombre control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hombre is keen to just control but Figg Hoblyn is a slippery customer.
Hombre controlling the action here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Herbert Hombre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Figg Hoblyn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Figg Hoblyn shoots and misses
and Hombre counters with a one-two to the body.
Figg Hoblyn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hombre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Figg Hoblyn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hombre passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hombre in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hombre scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hombre controls the position.
Hombre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Figg Hoblyn for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figg Hoblyn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Figg Hoblyn seems a little lost for a moment, as Hombre dominates the positioning.
Hombre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hombre stands up.
Hombre gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hombre is trying to ground and pound but Figg Hoblyn uses the momentary lack of control by Hombre to regain half guard.
Hombre is taking a breather. Figg Hoblyn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Herbert Hombre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Some wild striking there from Hombre.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Figg Hoblyn tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Hombre clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tamil Figg Hoblyn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Figg Hoblyn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hombre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hombre checks a leg kick nicely.
Figg Hoblyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hombre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hombre throws a combination. Figg Hoblyn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That has opened up Tamil Figg Hoblyn's cut even more.
Figg Hoblyn tries to bum rush Hombre with a series of wild strikes but Hombre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hombre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Figg Hoblyn as Hombre shoots in.
Figg Hoblyn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hombre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hombre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hombre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Figg Hoblyn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hombre trying to control the position from guard on top but Figg Hoblyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hombre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Herbert Hombre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hombre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hombre wants to control from the top but Figg Hoblyn keeps moving.
Hombre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Hombre won't allow Figg Hoblyn to sweep him here.
Hombre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hombre trying to control but Figg Hoblyn is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Herbert Hombre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hombre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hombre showed some decent athleticism there.
Hombre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hombre controlling the pace for now.
Figg Hoblyn is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Hombre tries to control but Figg Hoblyn wriggling away.
Hombre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Figg Hoblyn looks a forlorn figure.
Figg Hoblyn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hombre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hombre tries to control but Figg Hoblyn wriggling away.
Hombre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Figg Hoblyn can do to turn this around?
Figg Hoblyn wants to hold on but Hombre pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Hombre had his way with Tamil Figg Hoblyn in that round.
The cut man is working on Tamil Figg Hoblyn'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. This is the final round!
Figg Hoblyn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hombre.
Hombre keeps the fight on the outside.
Figg Hoblyn with a poor takedown
and Hombre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Figg Hoblyn won't be happy with that.
Figg Hoblyn is not content to let Hombre control the position.
Figg Hoblyn can't do much from the bottom here.
Hombre is staying tight to Figg Hoblyn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hombre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Figg Hoblyn is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figg Hoblyn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hombre's best efforts.
Hombre stalling.
Figg Hoblyn wants to get back to full guard.
Hombre is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Figg Hoblyn!
Hombre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Figg Hoblyn working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Figg Hoblyn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hombre looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Herbert Hombre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hombre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Figg Hoblyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hombre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Figg Hoblyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hombre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Figg Hoblyn is proving hard to escape from.
Hombre controlling from the top position.
Figg Hoblyn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hombre forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hombre.
Hombre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Figg Hoblyn tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hombre has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hombre controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herbert Hombre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hombre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herbert Hombre!
Herbert Hombre retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Rand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama said knock you out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Daniel Rand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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22
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Rand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Khan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rand lands with a right that hurts Khan. Khan looks to clinch but Rand throws a short knee that drops Khan. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Daniel Rand!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AB Sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoliy Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sly comes into the arena with In Flames - My Sweet Shadow blaring out of the sound system. Ivanov has chosen The Terminator Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AB Sly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anatoliy Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivanov throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ivanov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sly.
Ivanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Ivanov misses.
Sly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sly tries a low kick but Ivanov avoids it.
Ivanov misses with an uppercut. Sly saw that one coming.
Sly waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ivanov.
Jab by Sly.
Ivanov misses with a looping left.
Ivanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov cracks Sly with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ivanov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sly to stand back up!
It looks like AB Sly has been cut.
Sly is breathing heavily.
Ivanov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sly.
Sly throws a series of punches but Ivanov avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Ivanov misses its intended target.
Sly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivanov sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Sly's defenses. It connects perfectly with Sly's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anatoliy Ivanov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sea Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama comes to the cage accompanied by Time To Say Goodbye. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiro Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sea Bass!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bass shoots in but Akiyama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bass shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bass tests Akiyama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bass shoots in and bounces Akiyama off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bass postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bass trying to control but Akiyama is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bass accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bass looking to sit in guard and control but Akiyama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bass has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akiyama stands up from Bass's guard - Akiyama perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bass.
Bass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akiyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akiyama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akiyama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Sea Bass has been cut.
Bass shoots for a double leg takedown but Akiyama sprawls well. He's pushed Bass's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yoshiro Akiyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sea Bass.
Left hook, right uppercut from Akiyama.
Akiyama moves out of range as Bass strikes.
Yoshiro Akiyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bass looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bass looks gassed!
Bass throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bass is just content to waste time from the top position. Akiyama takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
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!
Bass pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akiyama is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama wants to stand but Bass is controlling the position.
Akiyama manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Akiyama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bass backs up against the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bass throws a jab when Akiyama was well out of range.
Bass looks to land a combination but Akiyama avoids it well.
Akiyama scoring well with a low kick there.
Sea Bass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akiyama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Akiyama misses with a wild combination.
Bass throws a body punch but Akiyama moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Akiyama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akiyama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Akiyama lands a lovely overhand right.
Bass shoots for a takedown but Akiyama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Akiyama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bass there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Akiyama.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiyama throws a one two combo.
Bass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akiyama scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bass is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Akiyama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bass doesn't seem phased though.
Bass is still on wobbly legs! Can Akiyama finish him?
Akiyama connects with a right hand. Bass shakes it off.
Akiyama throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Bass colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Akiyama as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Bass is left battered and dazed whilst Akiyama and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshiro Akiyama!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Lordd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lordd comes to the cage accompanied by Bow Down. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jessie Lordd's chin.
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148 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jessie Lordd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic shoots for a takedown but Lordd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lordd tries to clinch but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Jessie Lordd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibrahimovic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lordd!
Lordd is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lordd can't escape the position.
Lordd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lordd tries to get out of the position.
Ibrahimovic swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the new featherweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinobu Morita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takayuki Okubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takayuki Okubo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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20
181 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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23
178 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinobu Morita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takayuki Okubo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morita lands a with a good body shot.
Okubo throws a right hand that Morita ducks under and follows up with a left that Morita also avoids with ease.
A combination from Okubo does no damage.
Morita scores with a nice strike.
Okubo misses with a two punch combination.
Morita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morita wants to pass the guard but Okubo is keeping the position.
Okubo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morita.
Okubo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okubo looking for a sweep. Not yet Okubo, not yet.
Okubo keeping moving, preventing Morita from controlling successfully.
Okubo is looking for a triangle but Morita pushes his legs off easily.
Morita trying to control but Okubo is working from the bottom.
Morita stopping the sweep attempt from Okubo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okubo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Okubo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Okubo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Okubo trying to strike off his back.
Morita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Okubo's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morita throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okubo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morita blocks the body kick.
Okubo scores with a one two! Morita had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Okubo drops his hands momentarily and Morita takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Takayuki Okubo has been cut.
A slow jab from Morita misses its intended target.
Okubo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morita circles away quickly and effectively.
Morita moves into the clinch.
Morita trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morita as Okubo tries to tie him up.
Morita manages to break the clinch.
Okubo misses with a wild combination.
Morita drives through and clinches with Okubo against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okubo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morita landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morita stalling against the cage.
Morita is trying to break the clinch but Okubo has him pressed against the cage.
Morita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morita on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morita is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morita throws a combination that misses
and Okubo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okubo throws a nice looking combination but Morita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okubo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morita has time to react.
Okubo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morita is out of range and Okubo settles back down.
Morita misses with a straight right.
Morita throws out a powerful jab.
Okubo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morita throws a right hand that Okubo ducks under and follows up with a left that Okubo also avoids with ease.
Okubo misses with a series of wild punches.
Okubo throws a series of punches but Morita moves out of range.
Okubo cracks Morita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Okubo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okubo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Okubo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morita in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morita is bucking up trying to escape but Okubo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morita sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Okubo slips a nice elbow through Morita's hands, connecting with Morita's forehead.
Morita tries to get to full guard but Okubo has control of the leg.
Morita is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Okubo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Okubo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morita defending well though.
Morita on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morita is pressing down on Okubo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Okubo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okubo is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okubo cracks Morita with a solid left hand.
Okubo chips away with some ground and pound.
Morita is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Okubo is controlling him.
Okubo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Okubo distracts Morita with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Okubo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Okubo advances to half guard.
Okubo is keen to just control but Morita is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morita avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Okubo.
Morita gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Okubo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takayuki Okubo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takayuki Okubo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Okubo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morita.
Morita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Okubo counter with a right hand.
Morita avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okubo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morita circles away quickly and effectively.
Morita misses with a double jab.
Okubo misses with a wild combination.
Okubo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Okubo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okubo scores a takedown into full mount!
Morita is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Okubo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee warns Morita that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Okubo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Okubo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Okubo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morita is in a horrible position here. Okubo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morita is trying desperately to improve position.
Okubo with the ground and pound from mount.
Morita working to try and regain half guard.
Okubo with shots to the head and body - Morita looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morita keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Okubo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morita is rocked!
Okubo with shots to the head and body - Morita looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okubo is landing with some decent strikes but Morita is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Morita is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okubo lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Morita! Okubo sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Morita and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Takayuki Okubo!
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