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KOF.32 - Dangerous (LWGP rd2) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takahiro Kajita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takahiro Kajita is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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168 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piston Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takahiro Kajita!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Honda misses.
Kajita blocks a head kick by Honda.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Honda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kajita blocks a head kick by Honda.
Kajita fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Honda.
It looks like Takahiro Kajita has been cut.
Kajita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Honda's waist but Honda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kajita off to one side.
Honda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kajita is out of range.
Kajita shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Honda's guard.
Kajita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kajita stays in close to Honda's body and controls the position.
Kajita trying to control but Honda is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Honda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kajita is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajita tries to free his leg and advance position but Honda is retaining full guard.
Kajita is looking to work some ground and pound but Honda has wrist control.
Kajita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Honda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kajita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kajita wants to clinch.
Kajita misses with a looping left.
Honda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Honda stalks Kajita and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kajita's face. Kajita staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a lovely combination from Honda sends Kajita down but not out. Honda dives into side control looking to finish.
Kajita is rocked!
Honda stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kajita is still on wobbly legs! Can Honda finish him?
A head kick misses from Honda.
Honda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kajita seems to have recovered his senses.
Kajita gets a takedown into half guard.
Honda is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda wants to get back to his feet.
Kajita looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Honda is staying active underneath Kajita, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajita is just content to waste time from the top position. Honda takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kajita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Honda keeping moving, preventing Kajita from controlling successfully.
Honda controls Kajita momentarily but Kajita frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kajita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Honda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honda has Kajita up against the ropes in a clinch.
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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.
Kajita takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Honda as Kajita shoots in.
Piston Honda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takahiro Kajita.
Kajita avoids the head kick by Honda.
Honda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Honda lands a high kick to the side of Kajita's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Honda dives into guard, looking to finish.
That has opened up Takahiro Kajita's cut even more.
Kajita had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Honda is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kajita Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Honda's back instead.
Honda controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Kajita tries to get the hooks in deep but Honda pushed the leg off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takahiro Kajita's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Honda stuffs the takedown.
Kajita shoots in but no luck this time.
Kajita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Honda's waist but Honda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kajita off to one side.
Piston Honda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takahiro Kajita.
A slapping leg kick lands for Honda.
Kajita takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Honda misses.
Honda lands a brutal head kick. Kajita looks out on his feet and Honda throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Piston Honda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matogo Bicue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano dos Santos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matogo Bicue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matogo Bicue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luciano dos Santos Souza!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bicue is looking to clinch.
Bicue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bicue is looking to clinch.
Bicue gets the takedown into side control.
Souza is trying to work for a sweep but Bicue has mounted him!
Souza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bicue trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Bicue has a good base and remains in mount.
Bicue unloading with bombs!
Bicue prevents Souza from getting the reversal.
Bicue knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
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.
Bicue trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bicue lands with some strikes.
It looks like Luciano dos Santos Souza has been cut.
Bicue unloads with some shots from mount but Souza bucks and avoids them well.
Bicue tries to control but Souza wriggling away.
Souza tries to reverse the position but Bicue maintains control.
Souza wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bicue.
Souza regains half guard.
Souza is staying active underneath Bicue, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bicue's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bicue's back!
Souza looking for the choke from the back.
Bicue manages to reverse the position and now he's in Souza's guard. Nice work there by Bicue.
Bicue in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bicue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Souza looks gassed!
Bicue is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bicue trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bicue thows a big elbow that misses.
Bicue wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
Bicue is in close to Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Bicue defends easily.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Bicue pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bicue wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
Bicue throwing strikes but missing.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Bicue pushes his legs off easily.
Bicue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souza had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bicue is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Souza Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bicue's back instead.
Bicue really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Souza's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Bicue tries to escape but Souza has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
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.
Bicue looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bicue tries to escape but Souza has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bicue trying to control the position but Souza manages to sink in the hooks.
Bicue is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Souza gets his way!
Bicue trying to control the hands but Souza won't let him.
Bicue defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Souza's arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza tightening his grip on Bicue, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano dos Santos Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luciano dos Santos Souza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bicue wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Souza lands in his opponent's guard.
Bicue is trying to keep Souza in close.
Souza pushing down on Bicue's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bicue doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Souza.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicue punching from the bottom.
Bicue moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bicue is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Souza is controlling him.
Souza drops back looking for a leg! Bicue is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bicue manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Bicue's guard.
Souza postures up.
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.
Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bicue wants to sweep here but Souza controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bicue misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a takedown into side control.
Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bicue is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bicue tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bicue sneaks back into half guard.
Souza moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bicue's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bicue knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza avoids the strikes from the bottom by Bicue.
Bicue is trying to improve his position.
Luciano dos Santos Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bicue can't do much from the bottom here.
Souza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Souza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bicue is looking to regain half guard here but Souza keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bicue shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bicue can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bicue working some strikes from top position.
Bicue trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bicue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano dos Santos Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luciano dos Santos Souza'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!
Bicue keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bicue closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bicue is nestled in close to Souza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Souza is defending against the submission attempts here by Bicue.
Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicue is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Souza!
Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bicue lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Souza hang on?
Souza is looking to improve his position but Bicue isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Bicue.
Bicue with the ground and pound from mount.
Bicue lands with some strikes.
Souza is rocked!
The cut above Luciano dos Santos Souza's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bicue working Souza over with strikes here.
Souza is still in real trouble! Can Bicue finish him?
Luciano dos Santos Souza's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luciano dos Santos Souza's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matogo Bicue!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mark kronenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Swishel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swishel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pete Swishel was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, mark kronenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Swishel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kronenberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Swishel as he avoids it easily.
Swishel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swishel throws a body punch but kronenberg moves out of range.
kronenberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Swishel fails with the takedown
and kronenberg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Swishel's guard now.
Swishel wants to sweep but no luck.
kronenberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
kronenberg drops back looking for a leg! Swishel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Swishel manages to kick kronenberg off! kronenberg jumps back into Swishel's guard.
Swishel is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! kronenberg has his hands clasped together but Swishel extends an breaks kronenberg's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Swishel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pete Swishel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hide Reader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Force comes into the arena with On The Eve Of War blaring out of the sound system. Reader has chosen Move as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Derek Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hide Reader!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reader scores with a shot to the body.
Force tries to clinch up.
Force scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Force working Reader over with strikes.
Reader is trying to get back to full guard.
Reader is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Force pulls his head out easily.
Force throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Force missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Force missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reader works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reader is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Force scoring with some ground and pound.
Reader has a closed guard, preventing Force from standing up.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reader is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reader tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Force throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Force passes Reader's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Force winds up and cracks Reader with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reader looks gassed!
Force is nestled in close to Reader, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reader is looking to improve his position.
Force scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Force takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Reader taking some punishment here, with Force in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Force lands a nice short elbow.
Force seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reader taking some punishment here, with Force in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reader is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Force pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Force stands up out of the half guard.
Force throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Force.
A big left from Reader misses.
No joy there for Force, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Force misses with a double jab.
Reader shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reader was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Reader is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Force can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Force is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reader won't let Force get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Reader landing punches.
Force is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reader lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Force is trying to escape the mount.
Reader looking for a guillotine from mount but Force is having none of it.
Force flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Force is working to get back 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.
Reader is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Force is surviving well by controlling Reader's body position as best he can.
Force is in all sorts of trouble here.
Force tries to hold on but Reader pushes him away.
Reader has hold of Force's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Force manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Reader trying to control but Force is having none of it.
Force could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Force is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Force is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hide Reader dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reader scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reader prevents Force from standing back up.
Force looking for submissions off his back.
Reader trying to control the action but Force is working from the bottom.
Reader winds up and cracks Force with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Force throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Force taking some punishment here, with Reader in his half guard.
Force looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Force flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reader shoots in looking for a takedown. Force tries to sprawl out of it but Reader keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Force manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Force fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reader fails with a takedown attempt.
Reader throws a wild body kick that Force sees coming a mile off.
Force pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Force throws a shot from downtown. Reader moves away and avoids it.
Reader fails to land the takedown.
Derek Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hide Reader.
Reader looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Force will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
Force scores with a three punch combo!
Reader has his takedown stuffed
and Force makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reader really felt that one!
Force lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reader circles away quickly and effectively.
Force throws a series of punches but Reader avoids them all with ease.
Force gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reader counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reader wants to control but Force is keeping him busy.
Force actively working from the bottom here.
Force is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reader slips a nice elbow through Force's hands, connecting with Force's forehead.
Force trying to control here.
Reader works his way into side control.
Force tries to improve position but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Force looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reader changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Force looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reader wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Force, who protects the arm well.
Force is pushing Reader's head away, looking to escape. Reader manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reader wants to lay and pray for a moment but Force keeps working.
Force pushes Reader away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reader gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Force tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reader wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reader decides to stand up, so the ref orders Force to his feet.
Force tries a head kick but it misses.
Force tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Force does no damage.
Reader gets a takedown into half guard.
Force wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hide Reader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Force stalks Reader and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reader's face. Reader staggers backwards, shaken.
Reader misses with a takedown attempt - Force sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Force throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reader counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Force's guard now.
Reader throwing strikes from guard but Force blocks nicely.
Reader avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reader has gone for a leg lock! Force slips out almost immediately though and dives into Reader's guard.
Force trying to control but Reader is working from the bottom.
Reader is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reader is looking for a triangle but Force pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reader working for a triangle but Force defends it easily.
Force is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Force stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reader swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Force postures up.
Reader striking off his back but it's not causing Force any problems.
Force scoring with punches to the head and body.
Force thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Force. No joy for Reader on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reader changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Force looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reader working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reader working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Force pushes Reader away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reader gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Reader is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Force looks calm but he's in trouble here. Reader gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Force is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Reader lets go of the hold and Force can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hide Reader!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Koga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Shinya Koga has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shinya Koga seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Koga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck misses with a straight left.
Koga tries for a takedown but Koscheck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koscheck stuffs the takedown attempt from Koga. Koga gets slowly back to his feet.
Koscheck throws an overhand right that lands on Koga's shoulder, as Koga tries to avoid the shot.
Koga shoots for a takedown but Koscheck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Koga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koscheck lands a lovely overhand right.
Koga fails with the takedown.
Koga shoots in for a takedown but Koscheck shows good takedown defense.
Koscheck moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Koga goes down! Can Koscheck finish him!?
Koga is rocked!
It looks like Shinya Koga has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koscheck would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koscheck gets to his feet. Koga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shinya Koga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga shoots in but Koscheck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Koga is breathing heavily.
Koscheck cracks Koga with a big right hand and Koga goes down!
Oh Koga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koscheck stands up from Koga's guard - Koscheck perhaps looking for a knockout.
Koga seems to have got his legs back now.
Koga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koscheck lands with a right and another and another! Koga is in big trouble! Koscheck lands again and this time it's lights out for Koga! A quality knockout there for Koscheck.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thiago Koscheck!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Matador!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matador tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayabusa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matador wants to clinch.
Hayabusa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matador tries to clinch but Hayabusa moves out of range.
Matador with a poor takedown
and Hayabusa counters by moving into the clinch.
Matador gets through Hayabusa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matador lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matador lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Matador.
Matador takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayabusa blocks an elbow strike from Matador.
Hayabusa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matador lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
Matador lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
Matador lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Matador lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hayabusa looking to slow down the pace here.
Matador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Matador.
Hayabusa jumps guard but Matador stands there with Hayabusa around his waist. Hayabusa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matador digs a right hand underneath Hayabusa's ribcage. Hayabusa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador avoiding damage.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside that Matador shrugs off.
Hayabusa misses with an elbow over the top.
Hayabusa throws an elbow but it misses.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the head but Matador blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Matador.
Matador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayabusa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayabusa is breathing heavily.
Matador lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
A knee to the head by Matador.
Matador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matador shoots in and bounces Hayabusa off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Hayabusa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matador controls the pace.
Matador advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hayabusa is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador trying to control the action but Hayabusa is working from the bottom.
Hayabusa is trying to get back to his feet.
Matador looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hayabusa is avoiding damage well.
A lull in the action here as Matador stalls from top position.
Hayabusa wants to control but Matador postures up.
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.
Matador tries for a kimura but Hayabusa is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matador closes the distance but Hayabusa moves to the side
and Hayabusa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa tries to stall but Matador uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
Hayabusa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hayabusa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matador.
Hayabusa throws an elbow that misses.
Hayabusa tries to pull guard but Matador holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hayabusa drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Hayabusa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matador displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hayabusa up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hayabusa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Matador dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Matador closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hayabusa counters with a nice uppercut.
Matador clinches up with Hayabusa and pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hayabusa.
Matador lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matador.
Matador avoids a wild elbow strike from Hayabusa.
Matador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Matador.
Matador lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hayabusa wants to get back to striking at distance but Matador won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Matador.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Matador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayabusa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matador trying to control the position but instead, Hayabusa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matador into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hayabusa throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right handed body shot lands from Matador.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the head but Matador blocks with his arms.
Hayabusa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayabusa's face.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayabusa's face.
Matador landing knees to the head.
Matador lands with a left to the head.
Matador blocks an elbow strike from Hayabusa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matador.
Hayabusa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matador connects with a knee to the head.
Matador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matador tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Hayabusa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matador seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matador looking for a sweep. Not yet Matador, not yet.
Matador trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador working a defensive guard here.
Hayabusa wants to stand but Matador has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hayabusa postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hayabusa pushes Matador up against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matador.
Matador gets through Hayabusa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Matador.
Matador comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fred Matador seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hayabusa takes a shot to the head.
Hayabusa is looking to break free of the clinch but Matador has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Matador to work.
Matador lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hayabusa or not.
Matador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matador lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Matador.
Hayabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Matador's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matador closes the distance but Hayabusa moves to the side
so Hayabusa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matador keeping moving, preventing Hayabusa from controlling successfully.
Matador is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Matador looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Matador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hayabusa moves in looking to clinch but Matador pushes him off.
Hayabusa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matador tries to clinch but Hayabusa is having none of it.
Matador avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matador closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hayabusa counters by moving into the clinch.
Matador gets through Hayabusa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayabusa misses with a knee strike.
Hayabusa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayabusa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hayabusa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matador clinches.
Hayabusa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matador with a knee to the head.
Hayabusa is rocked!
Matador landing knees to the body.
Oh Hayabusa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matador lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa throws an elbow that misses.
Hayabusa seems to have got his legs back now.
Matador working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matador is leaning against Hayabusa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hayabusa pushes off an throws an elbow but Matador leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Matador scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matador.
Hayabusa misses with a knee to the head.
Matador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matador scores with a shot to the side of Hayabusa's head.
Matador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matador with a knee to the head.
Matador softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Matador lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
Matador lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matador fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hayabusa, pushing him back against the ropes.
Matador works on Hayabusa's body with a couple of short punches.
Matador lands a nice knee to the body.
Matador blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matador takes an elbow to the temple.
Matador with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador landing knees to the head.
Matador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayabusa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayabusa can't break the clinch.
Matador crunches a lovely knee into Hayabusa's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matador.
Matador scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matador as Hayabusa tries to tie him up.
Matador lands a nice knee to the body.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Matador.
A right handed body shot lands from Matador.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matador.
Hayabusa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matador.
Hayabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Matador throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matador avoiding damage as Hayabusa throws knees to the body.
Hayabusa jumps guard but Matador stands there with Hayabusa around his waist. Hayabusa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matador tries to land a knee to the head but Hayabusa blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa pushes off an throws an elbow but Matador leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Matador lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Matador.
Matador creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayabusa's defenses.
Hayabusa is trying to stall.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
Matador takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matador.
Hayabusa manages to pull guard.
Matador is stalling in the full guard.
Hayabusa has a closed guard, preventing Matador from standing up.
Fred Matador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Hayabusa controls Matador momentarily but Matador frees himself.
Matador showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Matador looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Matador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matador winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Matador!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dandy The Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnstone comes to the ring accompanied by Living is a Problem. The Don has chosen Sometime Around Midnight by The Airbourne Toxic Event as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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157 lbs
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24
165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Johnstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dandy The Don!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnstone throws a series of punches but The Don avoids them all with ease.
Johnstone is looking to clinch.
The Don fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnstone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnstone is looking to clinch but The Don is avoiding it.
Johnstone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Don moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Don closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Don lands in his opponent's guard.
The Don stays in close to Johnstone's body and controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnstone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnstone keeping full guard, as The Don tries to pass.
The Don has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnstone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Don in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Don trying to control but Johnstone is working from the bottom.
Johnstone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnstone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Don tries for a takedown but Johnstone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Don.
Jimmy Johnstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dandy The Don.
Johnstone throws a series of punches but The Don avoids them all with ease.
The Don gets the takedown into side control.
The Don wants to control but Johnstone is keeping him busy.
Johnstone is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Don is controlling him well.
Johnstone is not content to let The Don control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone is trying to buck The Don off.
Johnstone is not content to let The Don control the position.
The Don goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johnstone rolls with the submission and now he's on top in The Don's guard! Nice work there by Johnstone!
Johnstone trying to control but The Don is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnstone throws a leg kick but The Don moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone throws the kick towards the body but The Don avoids it.
Johnstone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Don manages to avoid it.
Jimmy Johnstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnstone moves in looking to clinch but The Don pushes him off.
The Don shoots in but Johnstone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Don shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnstone pushes The Don off looking to stand but The Don dives back in and keeps control.
The Don is working for a kimura here but Johnstone manages to reverse the position and he's now in The Don's guard.
The Don working for a triangle but Johnstone defends it easily.
The Don looks gassed!
Johnstone wants to stand but The Don has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Don escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnstone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Don trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnstone wants to stand but The Don has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnstone postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dandy The Don dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Don shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnstone sprawls well. He's pushed The Don's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Don misses with a takedown attempt - Johnstone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnstone fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Don shoots in and drives through. Johnstone sprawls well.
Jimmy Johnstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dandy The Don.
Johnstone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Don shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnstone as he avoids it easily.
The Don steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnstone.
The Don shoots for a takedown but Johnstone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnstone lands with an uppercut that bounces The Don off the ropes and back into rage.
Johnstone misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Johnstone.
Johnstone stuffs the takedown attempt from The Don. The Don gets slowly back to his feet.
The Don is breathing heavily.
Johnstone misses with a looping left.
Johnstone lunges at The Don with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Don's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Don slips a jab and a cross from Johnstone.
Johnstone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Don looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Don looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like Johnstone is going to stand back up.
Johnstone content to control rather than advance.
The Don looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone is trying to control. The Don wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnstone tries to stand but his hand is stuck under The Don.
The Don has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnstone is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnstone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnstone throws a solid leg kick but The Don takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnstone.
A head kick misses from Johnstone.
The Don dodges the punch combination from Johnstone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Don shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Don wants to pass the guard but Johnstone is defending well.
Johnstone wants to improve his position but The Don is controlling well.
The Don looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnstone is looking for a sweep. The Don is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Don wants to control but Johnstone is keeping him busy.
Johnstone wants to get back to his feet.
The Don sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnstone defending well though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Don scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnstone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The Don is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnstone can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The Don unloads with some shots from mount but Johnstone bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Johnstone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnstone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Don gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnstone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Don is trying to break free.
Johnstone is trying to trip The Don. He has hold of a leg but The Don is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johnstone persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Johnstone wants to get up but he can't break The Don's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Don is trying to control the position but Johnstone postures up.
Johnstone preventing the sweep.
Johnstone trying to control but The Don is working from the bottom.
The Don controls Johnstone momentarily but Johnstone frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Don working for submissions but it's allowed Johnstone to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnstone decides to return to a standing position.
The Don scores with a takedown into Johnstone's guard.
Johnstone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Don's guard.
Johnstone wants to stand but The Don has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnstone sitting in guard here, content to control.
The Don controls Johnstone momentarily but Johnstone frees himself.
Johnstone throws a strike but The Don rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The Don trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnstone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Don throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone striking off his back but it's not causing The Don any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Don dodges the punch combination from Johnstone.
The Don misses with a takedown
and Johnstone counters with a left and a right that stings The Don.
The Don doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnstone counters with a single leg into guard. The Don didn't expect that.
Jimmy Johnstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dandy The Don.
The Don is looking for a triangle but Johnstone pushes his legs off easily.
Johnstone trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Don's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Don is looking for a triangle but Johnstone pushes his legs off easily.
The Don trying to keep a closed guard but Johnstone is proving a slippery customer.
Johnstone tries to stand but The Don is controlling from the bottom.
Johnstone is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but The Don has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Johnstone is looking to defend but The Don has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Johnstone! The Don pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Johnstone taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dandy The Don!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Cardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuhiro Ryohida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Ryohida!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ryohida.
Cardona knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryohida on the ground.
Ryohida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cardona has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ryohida looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cardona tries to improve position but can't.
Ryohida working the head and body with strikes.
Ryohida in side control, throwing shots but Cardona defends.
Ryohida trying to control the position but Cardona is working away.
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.
Cardona is trying to get back to half guard.
Ryohida wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cardona, who protects the arm well.
Cardona is trying to get back to half guard.
Cardona is not content to let Ryohida control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cardona lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ryohida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cardona will feel that in the morning.
A combination from Cardona does no damage.
Cardona gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cardona has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryohida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cardona wants to sweep but no luck.
Cardona working for a triangle but Ryohida defends it easily.
Ryohida wants to control from the top but Cardona keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ryohida thows a big elbow that misses.
Ryohida pushing down on Cardona's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cardona is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryohida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cardona is breathing heavily.
Ryohida lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cardona working to try and regain half guard.
Ryohida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cardona is looking to escape.
Ryohida lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cardona is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ryohida working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Cardona turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Ryohida off and cradles Cardona's limp body as Ryohida celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kazuhiro Ryohida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Retso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Retso!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retso closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Retso trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Retso working the head with strikes.
Bear takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Retso trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Retso in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Retso works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Retso is working Bear over with some ground and pound from side control.
Retso lands a nice forearm strike.
Bear on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Retso working the head and body with strikes.
Retso lands an 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.
Bear manages to get back to half guard.
Bear is not content to let Retso control the position.
Bear looks like he's trying to stand up.
Retso moves nicely into side control.
Bear taking a bit of punishment here - Retso scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
Retso just content to control the position.
Bear is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Retso asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Retso scoring with punches and elbows.
Bear is trying to get back to his feet.
Bear takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bear wants to get back to his feet but Retso drags him back down.
Bear trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Retso cracks Bear with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retso scores with a couple of short elbows.
Retso scores with a couple of short elbows.
Retso trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Retso prevents Bear from escaping the position.
Bear taking a bit of punishment here - Retso scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Retso cracks Bear with a big elbow.
Retso landing a few strikes.
Retso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Retso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bear is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Retso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bear wants to get back to his feet but Retso drags him back down.
Retso scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bear to see if he's OK.
Retso in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Retso working the ground and pound.
Retso working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retso landing a few strikes.
Retso controls the position.
Bear takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Retso cracks Bear with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Retso trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Retso scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Retso working the ground and pound from side control.
Bear wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bear is working to avoid the ground and pound but Retso connects with a decent elbow.
Retso is putting a hurting on Bear here, landing some big shots from side control.
Retso scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Retso cracks Bear with a big right hand but Bear just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Retso landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bear taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bear's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Retso landing strikes.
Retso looks up at the clock and then as Bear takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Retso smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Retso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Retso cracks Bear with a big elbow.
Retso lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bear down.
Bear is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Retso trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Retso landing strikes.
Retso works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Retso is putting a hurting on Bear here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bear taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bear taking a bit of punishment here - Retso scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Retso dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Retso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Retso circles away.
Retso closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Retso is putting a hurting on Bear here, landing some big shots from side control.
Retso wants to control but Bear is keeping him busy.
Bear pushes Retso away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Retso gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bear on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Retso lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bear down.
Retso is chipping away with strikes.
Retso cracks Bear with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Retso in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Retso is working Bear over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Retso working the head with strikes.
Retso lands some shots froms side control.
Retso lands a nice forearm strike.
Bear taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retso lands a nice forearm strike.
Retso trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Bear is working to avoid the ground and pound but Retso connects with a decent elbow.
Bear is pushing Retso's head away, looking to escape. Retso manages to hold on to the position though.
Retso controlling the position.
Bear is trying to buck Retso off.
Retso working the body and head with strikes.
Retso landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Retso working the head and body with strikes.
Retso working the ground and pound.
Retso scoring with punches and elbows.
Retso cracks Bear with a big right hand but Bear just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retso scores with a couple of short elbows.
Retso trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Bear is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bear trying to remain calm as Retso controls from the top position.
Bear is trying to get back to his feet.
Retso working the head and body with strikes.
Retso lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bear down.
Retso cracks Bear with a big elbow.
Retso landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Retso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bear keeps working.
Retso working the ground and pound.
Retso cracks Bear with a big right hand but Bear just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Retso lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bear down.
Retso lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Retso working the ground and pound from side control.
Bear pushes Retso away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Retso gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Retso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Retso in side control lands a decent elbow.
Retso working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bear is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Retso asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Drake Retso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Retso creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Retso wants to control for a moment but Bear uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Retso gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retso lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bear!
Retso with a couple of short strikes.
Retso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bear is looking to escape.
Retso working Bear over with strikes here.
Bear is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Retso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Retso scoring with strikes but Bear is staying in there.
Retso dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retso tries to control but Bear wriggling away.
Retso lands a nice shot to the head.
Retso with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Retso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Retso looks to land a body kick but Bear moved away.
Bear tries to clinch up but Retso circles away and keeps his distance.
Retso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Retso closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Retso working over Bear with some ground and pound. Bear looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Retso slips a nice elbow through Bear's hands, connecting with Bear's forehead.
Bear is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Retso scores with a couple of nice shots.
Retso is trying to control the action in half guard but Bear is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Retso lands strikes from half guard.
Bear tries to kick Retso off but Retso keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Retso is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bear pushes Retso off looking to stand but Retso dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Retso passes to side control.
Bear pushes Retso away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Retso gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Retso lands a few punches from side control.
Retso scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bear taking a bit of punishment here - Retso scoring with strikes.
Retso in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bear is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Retso is chipping away with strikes.
Retso looks up at the clock and then as Bear takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Retso smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bear is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Retso landing strikes.
Retso is working Bear over with some ground and pound from side control.
Retso scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bear to see if he's OK.
Retso lands an elbow.
Bear wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bear misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
Retso lands some shots froms side control.
Bear is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Retso is controlling him well.
Retso working the ground and pound.
Retso is looking to take a break and control but Bear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Retso connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bear some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bear keeps working.
Retso working the head and body with strikes.
Bear is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Retso has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bear is letting Retso control him for a moment.
Bear is pushing Retso's head away, looking to escape. Retso manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is letting Retso control him for a moment.
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Retso scoring with punches from side control.
Retso lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Retso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bear is not content to let Retso control the position.
Retso connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bear some visible discomfort.
Bear is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Retso asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Retso scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bear is not content to let Retso control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Drake Retso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Retso avoids the strikes from the bottom by Bear.
Retso trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Bear seems a little lost for a moment, as Retso dominates the positioning.
Retso is working Bear over with some ground and pound from side control.
Retso trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Retso content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Paul Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Retso lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bear tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Retso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Retso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Retso!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Braathen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Hatayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Braathen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ninja Turtles. Hatayama has chosen Samurai Soul as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Daniel Braathen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Hatayama!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braathen moves away from the strike by Hatayama.
Braathen scores with a punch to the head.
Braathen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hatayama lunges at Braathen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braathen's hand.
Hatayama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Braathen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatayama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braathen defending well as Hatayama loads up on a big left hand.
Braathen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hatayama.
Braathen connects with the punch.
Hatayama throws a series of punches but Braathen moves out of range.
Braathen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Braathen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Braathen.
Daniel Braathen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Hatayama misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Hatayama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Hatayama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hatayama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hatayama misses with a looping right.
Braathen misses with a double jab
and Hatayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Hatayama misses its intended target.
Braathen scores with a nice strike.
Hatayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braathen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hatayama throws a hook to the side of Braathen's head but Braathen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braathen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatayama throws a big shot that misses.
Hatayama moves out of range as Braathen strikes.
Braathen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatayama is just out of range.
Braathen ducks under a wild hook from Hatayama.
Braathen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hatayama.
Braathen checks the leg kick.
Braathen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatayama counters with a straight right hand.
Hatayama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Braathen moves away from the strike by Hatayama.
Braathen throws a good cross that connects.
Braathen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatayama moves away.
Hatayama cracks Braathen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hatayama scores with a jab to the body.
Braathen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hatayama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braathen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braathen moves forwards but Hatayama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Hatayama looks to land a right hand but Braathen moved out of range.
Hatayama defending well as Braathen loads up on a big left hand.
Braathen swings for the body but Hatayama moves out of range.
Braathen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatayama.
Hatayama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braathen throws out the jab.
Braathen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braathen swings for the body but Hatayama moves out of range.
Hatayama staying out of range there.
Hatayama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatayama misses with a body shot
and Braathen counters with a left and a right that stings Hatayama.
Hatayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braathen.
Braathen staying out of range there.
Hatayama throws an overhand right that lands on Braathen's shoulder, as Braathen tries to avoid the shot.
Hatayama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braathen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hatayama counters with a two punch combo.
Braathen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Braathen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hatayama at a distance.
Hatayama throws a hook but Braathen blocks it.
Braathen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braathen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Donk. Braathen catches Hatayama right on the button with a cross.
Hatayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braathen.
Braathen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatayama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braathen moves away from the strike by Hatayama.
Braathen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Braathen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatayama connects with a looping right hand.
Hatayama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braathen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hatayama circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatayama blocks a jab.
Hatayama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Braathen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatayama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braathen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hatayama is looking to chop away at Braathen's legs.
Braathen scores with a hook to the body. Hatayama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hatayama looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braathen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatayama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama misses with a looping right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Braathen.
Braathen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braathen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hatayama needs to keep his hands up - Braathen had a free shot at his head there.
Braathen cracks Hatayama with an open hand slap.
Braathen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braathen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hatayama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braathen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Braathen scores with a four punch combination!
Hatayama misses with a hook. Braathen ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Braathen as he connects with a hook.
Braathen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatayama.
Braathen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braathen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatayama is just out of range.
Braathen scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Braathen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Braathen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hatayama connects with a solid leg kick.
Hatayama needs to keep his hands up - Braathen had a free shot at his head there.
Good exchange - Braathen coming out on top.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Braathen!
A head kick misses from Hatayama.
Braathen staying out of range there.
Hatayama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braathen.
Hatayama defending well as Braathen loads up on a big left hand.
Braathen scores with a one two! Hatayama had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hatayama.
Hatayama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Braathen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hatayama might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Braathen has got the better of the exchanges.
Braathen cracks Hatayama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hatayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braathen defending well as Hatayama loads up on a big left hand.
Hatayama jabs Braathen right on the nose. Braathen blinks but takes it well.
Hatayama misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatayama throws a shot from downtown. Braathen moves away and avoids it.
Braathen connects with a right hand. Hatayama shakes it off.
Hatayama looks to throw the jab but Braathen is out of range.
Hatayama scores with a hook.
Braathen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hatayama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hatayama works Braathen's body with a nice hook.
Hatayama misses with a looping right.
Daniel Braathen is winning the standup battle so far.
Braathen throws a shot from downtown. Hatayama moves away and avoids it.
Braathen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hatayama is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Hatayama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hatayama throws a series of punches but Braathen avoids them all with ease.
Braathen fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braathen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatayama.
Hatayama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left lands for Braathen.
Hatayama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Braathen's hands.
Braathen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatayama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braathen needs to keep his hands up - Hatayama had a free shot at his head there.
Braathen jabs at Hatayama's body.
Hatayama throws a shot from downtown. Braathen moves away and avoids it.
Braathen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hatayama slips under a jab from Braathen.
Hatayama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braathen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braathen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Braathen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Braathen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Braathen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braathen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hatayama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Braathen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatayama can do to turn this around?
Braathen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Braathen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hatayama's head.
Braathen lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Braathen there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braathen works over Hatayama's head and body with a nice combination.
Braathen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatayama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Braathen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Braathen fails to land with a series of punches.
Braathen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Braathen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hatayama takes a swing at Braathen's ribcage but misses.
Braathen walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Braathen misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Braathen.
A punch combination from Hatayama misses.
Jab by Braathen.
Braathen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hatayama has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braathen connects with a jab.
Braathen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Braathen lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braathen misses with a straight left.
Braathen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braathen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Braathen lands with a nice body punch.
Braathen connects with a looping right hand.
Braathen lands a head shot.
Hatayama throws an overhand right that lands on Braathen's shoulder, as Braathen tries to avoid the shot.
Hatayama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braathen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatayama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Braathen.
Braathen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Braathen lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braathen thuds his right hand into Hatayama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Braathen misses the jab.
Braathen catches Hatayama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hatayama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Braathen dominated that second round.
That's time! Braathen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hatayama slips a jab from Braathen.
Nice uppercut there from Braathen.
Braathen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatayama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braathen jabs at Hatayama's body.
Braathen throws the left hand but Hatayama avoids the punch easily.
Braathen lands with a nice body punch.
Hatayama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braathen lands with an overhand left.
Braathen throws out a powerful jab.
Braathen lands the left hand.
Braathen cracks Hatayama with an open hand slap.
Braathen scores with a hook to the body. Hatayama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hatayama ducks right into an uppercut from Braathen.
Hatayama walks into a stiff left hand from Braathen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Braathen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Braathen.
Hatayama tries to move into range but Braathen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Braathen lands with a shot to the body.
Hatayama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen digs a good hook to Hatayama's body.
Hatayama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braathen catches Hatayama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Braathen stuns Hatayama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braathen works the jab nicely.
Braathen thuds a left hand into Hatayama's body.
Braathen dips to his left and cracks Hatayama with an uppercut!
Braathen lands a with a good body shot.
Jab from Braathen.
Braathen jabs Hatayama right on the nose. Hatayama blinks but takes it well.
Braathen scores with a jab.
Braathen digs a good body shot into Hatayama's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatayama moves forwards but Braathen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Braathen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Braathen digs a good body shot into Hatayama's ribs.
Braathen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Braathen lunges at Hatayama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hatayama's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braathen tries to bum rush Hatayama with a series of wild strikes but Hatayama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braathen looks to land a combination but Hatayama avoids it well.
A slow jab from Hatayama misses its intended target.
Braathen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braathen throws a combination. Hatayama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hatayama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braathen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braathen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hatayama misses with a kick to the body.
Hatayama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Braathen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Braathen digs a good hook to Hatayama's body.
Braathen lands with a hook. Hatayama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Braathen loads up on a big right hand but Hatayama slips the punch.
Braathen throws an overhand right that lands on Hatayama's shoulder, as Hatayama tries to avoid the shot.
Hatayama misses with a leg kick
and Braathen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hatayama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Hatayama - just one landing.
Braathen checks the leg kick.
Braathen lands with an uppercut that bounces Hatayama off the ropes and back into rage.
A combination from Braathen does no damage.
Hatayama missing with a left hand there. Braathen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Braathen.
A telegraphed right hand from Hatayama misses the target.
Braathen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatayama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Braathen lands with a nice body punch.
Braathen's corner calls for a 1-2. Braathen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hatayama misses with a straight right.
Hatayama misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Braathen.
The fighters circling - Braathen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama cracks Braathen with an open hand slap.
Braathen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Braathen ducks under a wild hook from Hatayama.
Braathen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hatayama tries to land a leg kick but Braathen saw it coming and moves away.
Braathen checks a leg kick.
Braathen throws a hook but Hatayama blocks it.
Braathen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Braathen finds it's target.
Hatayama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hatayama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braathen jabs at Hatayama's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatayama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hatayama there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatayama has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braathen looks to land a combination. Hatayama sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hatayama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braathen throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Braathen clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Braathen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hatayama in his tracks.
Braathen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braathen scores with a hook.
Braathen just misses with a punch to the body.
Braathen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice combination there by Braathen.
Hatayama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Braathen.
A swing and a miss from Hatayama.
Braathen lands with a hook. Hatayama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hatayama staying out of range there.
Hatayama slips a straight right by Braathen.
Hatayama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braathen catches Hatayama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hatayama is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hatayama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braathen.
Braathen thows a body shot but no joy.
Braathen lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braathen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatayama.
Braathen slips a jab from Hatayama.
Hatayama dodges the punch combination from Braathen.
Hatayama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Braathen scores with a hook.
Braathen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatayama.
Hatayama digs a good body shot into Braathen's ribs.
Braathen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hatayama's hands.
Braathen lands with a shot to the body.
Braathen misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Braathen.
Braathen slips a jab from Hatayama.
Braathen throws a shot from downtown. Hatayama moves away and avoids it.
Hatayama misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braathen with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Braathen checks a leg kick.
Hatayama lands a jab to the head.
Braathen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Braathen lands the left hand.
Braathen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatayama.
Hatayama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Braathen takes a swing at Hatayama's ribcage but misses.
Braathen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braathen scores with a jab.
Hatayama is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Braathen takes one on the button.
Braathen throws a hook to the side of Hatayama's head but Hatayama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braathen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatayama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hatayama misses.
Braathen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braathen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hatayama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braathen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hatayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braathen.
Braathen misses with a body punch
and Hatayama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Braathen cracks Hatayama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A leg kick checked by Braathen.
Good standup being displayed there by Braathen as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Braathen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braathen throws a hook but Hatayama avoids it easily.
Hatayama throws a big shot that misses.
Braathen throws the left hand but Hatayama avoids the punch easily.
Hatayama takes a swing at Braathen's ribcage but misses.
Hatayama misses with a straight left.
Braathen with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama connects with a solid leg kick.
Hatayama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hatayama loads up on a big right hand but Braathen slips the punch.
Braathen looks to land a left hand but Hatayama moved out of range nicely.
Braathen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braathen takes a swing at Hatayama's ribcage but misses.
Braathen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatayama throws out the jab.
Hatayama misses with a few strikes there.
Braathen looks to throw the jab but Hatayama is out of range.
Hatayama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Braathen misses with a hook. Hatayama ducked under it nicely.
Hatayama throws a looping overhand right but Braathen ducks down to avoid it.
Braathen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Braathen lands a lovely overhand right.
Braathen lands a jab to Hatayama's midsection.
Hatayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braathen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatayama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Braathen had his way with Hiroshi Hatayama in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Braathen lands with a straight right. Hatayama didn't see that one coming.
Braathen lands a jab-cross combination.
Braathen misses with a double jab
and Hatayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braathen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatayama is just out of range.
Braathen lands with a shot to the body.
Braathen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hatayama.
Braathen misses the jab.
Braathen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braathen cracks a nice hook into Hatayama's ribs.
Braathen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Braathen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hatayama is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hatayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Braathen is just out of range.
Nice cross by Braathen.
Hatayama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Braathen.
Braathen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatayama misses with an uppercut.
Braathen thuds his right hand into Hatayama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Braathen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braathen misses the shot to the body.
Hatayama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hatayama misses with a straight right.
Hatayama avoids the body shot from Braathen.
Hatayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatayama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braathen throws out the jab.
Hatayama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Braathen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hatayama moves out of range as Braathen strikes.
Braathen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hatayama throws a hook but Braathen avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Hatayama there.
Hatayama lunges at Braathen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braathen's hand.
A right-left combo lands from Braathen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braathen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braathen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatayama moves away.
Braathen fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Hatayama misses.
Braathen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braathen throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Hatayama misses.
Braathen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braathen throws a hook but Hatayama avoids it easily.
Braathen connects with a single shot there.
Braathen scores with a nice strike.
Braathen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hatayama. Hatayama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Braathen just misses with a punch to the body.
Braathen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Braathen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braathen misses with a jab to the body
and Hatayama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hiroshi Hatayama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braathen missing with a left hand there. Hatayama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braathen throws a hook but Hatayama blocks it.
Braathen works Hatayama's body with a nice hook.
Braathen lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice jab there from Braathen.
Hatayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braathen.
Braathen throws the left hand but Hatayama avoids the punch easily.
Hatayama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Braathen misses with a looping left.
Braathen scores with a nice right hand.
Hatayama misses with an uppercut. Braathen saw that one coming.
Daniel Braathen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braathen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Braathen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Braathen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatayama staying out of range there.
Jab from Braathen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatayama slips a jab from Braathen.
Hatayama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braathen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hatayama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hatayama works the jab nicely.
Braathen lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Hatayama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatayama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Braathen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hatayama slips a jab and a cross from Braathen.
Braathen throws a lazy right hand but Hatayama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hatayama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Braathen scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice cross by Braathen.
Braathen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatayama.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braathen scores with a jab.
Nice shot by Braathen.
Braathen lands a nice shot to the body.
Braathen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Braathen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Braathen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:43
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:43
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Braathen!
Daniel Braathen retains his middleweight title!
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