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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders's entrance music is Turbonegro - Prince Of The Rodeo. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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241 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders gets caught flat footed, as Ishii shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanders is trying to keep Ishii in close.
Sanders wants to get back to his feet but Ishii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishii trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Ishiiis looking to pass into half guard but Sanders pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sanders is in guard.
Sanders throwing strikes from guard but Ishii blocks nicely.
Ishii throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sanders uses it to pass to side control.
Ishii manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sanders's best efforts.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ishii is looking for a sweep. Sanders is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ishii is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanders scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ishii on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanders lands a nice short elbow.
Sanders frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ishii tries to lock up and control but Sanders gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ishii working to try and regain half guard.
Sanders with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanders lands a nice shot to the head.
Ishii is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanders postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ishii looks a forlorn figure.
Sanders lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Sanders! Ishii is hurt baaadly! Sanders is firing away with more strikes - Ishii is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bruce Sanders!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fred Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones throws a series of punches but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic has a takedown stuffed.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ibrahimovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ibrahimovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Ibrahimovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Ibrahimovic tries to avoid it.
Ibrahimovic takes one on the button.
Jones lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ibrahimovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones cracks Ibrahimovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Ibrahimovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fred Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Jones connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Ibrahimovic tumbling to the canvas! Jones pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Ibrahimovic was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fred Jones!
Fred Jones is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoliy Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Nimjang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ivanov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Terminator Theme Song. Anatoliy Ivanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anatoliy Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolo Nimjang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Ivanov avoids the head kick by Nimjang.
Anatoliy Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nimjang is defended easily by Ivanov.
Ivanov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nimjang.
Nimjang fails with a takedown attempt.
Anatoliy Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bolo Nimjang.
Nimjang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Nimjang.
Nimjang throws a body kick that misses.
Nimjang gets a takedown into half guard.
Ivanov is looking for a sweep. Nimjang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ivanov is trying to maintain the position but Nimjang is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimjang tries to pass to full mount but Ivanov defends it.
Nimjang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ivanov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ivanov wants to improve his position but Nimjang is controlling well.
Nimjang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ivanov is trying to maintain the position but Nimjang is very close to passing his half guard.
Ivanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nimjang on the ground.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nimjang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nimjang closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ivanov is looking for a sweep. Nimjang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ivanov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ivanov tries to get out of the position.
Nimjang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ivanov defending well though.
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.
Ivanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nimjang.
Ivanov trying to control but Nimjang postures up.
Ivanov is refusing to be controlled, as Nimjang sits in half guard.
Nimjang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nimjang is trying for a kimura here. Ivanov looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nimjang wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bolo Nimjang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rojo Sangria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jew Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rojo Sangria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Jew Jitsu !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jew Jitsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Sangria misses.
Rojo Sangria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sangria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jew Jitsu gets a clinch.
Jew Jitsu lands a shot to the body.
Sangria has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jew Jitsu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jew Jitsu lands a nice elbow.
Sangria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jew Jitsu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sangria looking to slow down the pace here.
Sangria goes for a takedown attempt but Jew Jitsu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jew Jitsu is looking to slow Sangria down with leg kicks.
Sangria looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jew Jitsu is fending him off so far but Sangria persists. Nope, Jew Jitsu circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rojo Sangria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jew Jitsu . That's going to slow Sangria down.
Jew Jitsu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sangria is breathing heavily.
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!
Jew Jitsu lands with a kick to the temple. Sangria shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jew Jitsu scoring well with a low kick there.
Jew Jitsu rushes Sangria and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jew Jitsu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jew Jitsu lands a good knee to the midsection. Sangria won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu working Sangria over with knees to the body.
Jew Jitsu lands a knee to the body.
Jew Jitsu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sangria avoids it.
Jew Jitsu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jew Jitsu lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jew Jitsu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jew Jitsu lands a good knee to the midsection. Sangria won't want to take too many of those.
Jew Jitsu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sangria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jew Jitsu digs a right hand into Sangria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sangria's gas tank.
Jew Jitsu working Sangria over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu is working Sangria over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jew Jitsu lands a nice elbow.
Jew Jitsu connects with a knee to the head.
Jew Jitsu lands a nice knee to the body.
Jew Jitsu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jew Jitsu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jew Jitsu pushes Sangria back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sangria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jew Jitsu is struggling to control the position.
Jew Jitsu connects with a knee to the head.
Jew Jitsu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sangria is defending well for now.
Jew Jitsu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jew Jitsu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu scores with a hook to the body.
Jew Jitsu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jew Jitsu lands a body punch.
Jew Jitsu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jew Jitsu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sangria is rocked!
Jew Jitsu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Sangria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jew Jitsu lands a good knee to the midsection. Sangria won't want to take too many of those.
Jew Jitsu lands an elbow just above Sangria 's eye.
Jew Jitsu lands a shoulder strike.
Jew Jitsu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jew Jitsu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sangria takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jew Jitsu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jew Jitsu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jew Jitsu landing knees to the body.
Jew Jitsu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jew Jitsu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu scores a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Jew Jitsu .
Nice elbow from Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu lands with a light punch inside.
Jew Jitsu lands a knee to the body.
Jew Jitsu lands a shoulder strike.
Jew Jitsu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sangria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jew Jitsu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jew Jitsu lands an elbow that stopped Sangria in his tracks for a moment.
Jew Jitsu creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Sangria! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Jew Jitsu .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Jew Jitsu ! Jack Jew Jitsu retains his middleweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kalam Mekhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misaki Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mekhar comes to the cage accompanied by 80 Kidz - Alt A. Misaki Suzuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalam Mekhar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Misaki Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mekhar defends it nicely.
Suzuki scores a takedown into full mount!
Suzuki controlling from mount.
Mekhar is trying to stand up.
Suzuki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Suzuki is going olschool here, as he tries to force Mekhar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mekhar shrugs it off.
Mekhar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mekhar is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mekhar is desperately trying to improve his position but Suzuki has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekhar is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mekhar tries to lock up and control but Suzuki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Suzuki working for a guillotine from mount but Mekhar is in no mood to give up.
Mekhar gets back to half guard.
Mekhar is looking to escape.
Mekhar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suzuki.
Suzuki moves nicely into side control.
Suzuki tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Suzuki throws a strike aimed at the side of Mekhar's head but Mekhar avoids it well.
Mekhar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Suzuki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Still in half guard, Suzuki seems content to control.
Mekhar is not content to let Suzuki control the position.
Suzuki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suzuki is stalling here. Mekhar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Suzuki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mekhar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mekhar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Suzuki!
Suzuki wants to hold on but Mekhar pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mekhar forces the positional change into back control.
Suzuki breaks Mekhar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Suzuki trying to control but Mekhar is working from the bottom.
Suzuki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mekhar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mekhar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mekhar!
Suzuki is trying to control Mekhar's posture but Mekhar avoids it.
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.
Suzuki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Suzuki is looking for a sweep. Mekhar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suzuki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Suzuki looking to control.
Suzuki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mekhar is aware though and is defending well.
Suzuki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mekhar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Suzuki looks gassed!
Mekhar stands up and waves to Suzuki to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Misaki Suzuki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mekhar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Mekhar there.
No luck for Suzuki with that takedown attempt.
Mekhar cracks Suzuki with an open hand slap.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt - Mekhar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mekhar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suzuki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mekhar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kalam Mekhar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misaki Suzuki.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mekhar as he avoids it easily.
Mekhar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mekhar duly obliges.
It looks like Misaki Suzuki has been cut.
Mekhar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suzuki at a distance.
Mekhar scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mekhar!
Nice sprawl there from Mekhar as Suzuki shoots in.
Suzuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekhar scores with a jab to the body.
Mekhar looks to land a combination but Suzuki avoids it well.
Mekhar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suzuki.
Mekhar throws a series of strikes that have Suzuki backpedaling.
Suzuki shoots for a takedown but Mekhar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mekhar lands with a shot to the body.
Kalam Mekhar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but Mekhar shows good takedown defense.
Mekhar works Suzuki's body with a nice hook.
Mekhar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suzuki in his tracks.
Suzuki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mekhar circles away.
Suzuki dodges the punch combination from Mekhar.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but Mekhar shows good takedown defense.
Suzuki dodges the punch combination from Mekhar.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Suzuki won't allow Mekhar to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mekhar keeping moving, preventing Suzuki from controlling successfully.
Suzuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mekhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mekhar keeping full guard, as Suzuki tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suzuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mekhar keeping moving, preventing Suzuki from controlling successfully.
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.
Mekhar throws a hook but Suzuki blocks it.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mekhar as he jumps to the side.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Mekhar thuds his right hand into Suzuki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mekhar but Mekhar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mekhar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Suzuki closes the distance and clinches up with Mekhar, looking for a takedown. Suzuki pushes Mekhar against the cage but Mekhar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mekhar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice straight punches there by Mekhar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mekhar.
Suzuki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suzuki lands in his opponent's guard.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Mekhar keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suzuki advances to half guard.
Mekhar is defending against the submission attempts here by Suzuki.
Mekhar is refusing to be controlled, as Suzuki sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suzuki stops Mekhar from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalam Mekhar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Misaki Suzuki'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mekhar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suzuki.
Kalam Mekhar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suzuki moves out of range as Mekhar strikes.
Suzuki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mekhar defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suzuki is defended easily by Mekhar.
Kalam Mekhar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misaki Suzuki.
Suzuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mekhar.
Mekhar throws a right hand that Suzuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suzuki also avoids with ease.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mekhar as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mekhar with a nice cross.
Mekhar 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.
Mekhar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suzuki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mekhar avoids it really well and circles away.
Mekhar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekhar connects with a single shot there.
Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Mekhar.
Suzuki shoots in and bounces Mekhar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.
Mekhar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Suzuki passes into side control.
Suzuki trying to control the action but Mekhar is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Suzuki working away.
Suzuki is trying to get an arm triangle but Mekhar is defending well.
Mekhar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Suzuki is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki advances nicely into full mount.
Suzuki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Suzuki raining down shots from the mount!
Suzuki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mekhar is looking to escape.
Suzuki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki landing strikes from the mount and Mekhar is in trouble!
Suzuki scoring with strikes but Mekhar is staying in there.
Mekhar is squirming around, avoiding Suzuki's attempts to control the action.
Suzuki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mekhar is squirming around, avoiding Suzuki's attempts to control the action.
Suzuki moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mekhar has worked his arm free - good work by Mekhar!
And that's the end of the fight!
Misaki Suzuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suzuki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misaki Suzuki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett has chosen Alaj volim kad je pomalena as his entrance music. Mirko Barnett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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267 lbs
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240 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight 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, Steve Kenny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenny looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kenny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kenny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kenny tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnett is retaining full guard.
Barnett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnett is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barnett keeping full guard, as Kenny tries to pass.
Kenny is working hard here to advance position.
Barnett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kenny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Kenny is avoiding it.
Barnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnett as he avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kenny.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenny in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kenny scores with punches from side control.
Kenny misses with the ground and pound.
Kenny working the head with strikes.
Barnett is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kenny connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett parries the strikes from Kenny easily there. Kenny is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barnett to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kenny throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Barnett works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kenny thows a huge punch but Barnett dodges it nicely.
Kenny wants to pass the guard but Barnett is defending well.
Barnett gets back to full guard.
Kenny throws a big right hand that misses.
Kenny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kenny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnett is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny scoring with some ground and pound.
Kenny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kenny stops Barnett from standing up.
Kenny preventing the sweep.
Kenny wants to pass the guard but Barnett is keeping the position.
Kenny pushes down on Barnett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny lands strikes from half guard.
Barnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kenny.
Kenny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kenny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnett defending well though.
Kenny thows a huge punch but Barnett dodges it nicely.
Kenny misses with a head shot. Barnett uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Kenny dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kenny staying out of range there.
Barnett wants to clinch up but Kenny keeps it at a distance.
Barnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnett wants to clinch up but Kenny keeps it at a distance.
Kenny fails with the takedown.
Kenny keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnett is looking to clinch.
Mirko Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kenny landing strikes from the mount and Barnett is in trouble!
It looks like Mirko Barnett has been cut.
Kenny is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenny postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Barnett out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kenny goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Kenny!
Steve Kenny retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takayuki Okubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by it was over. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tane Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takayuki Okubo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Okubo.
Thompson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Okubo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thompson throwing short punches from the bottom.
Okubo trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson is pulling down on Okubo's head. It's preventing any offense from Okubo, at least for the moment.
Okubo stands up over Thompson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Okubo.
Thompson looking to control.
Thompson pulls Okubo in close to his closed guard and prevents Okubo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Okubo controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Okubo from controlling successfully.
Thompson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Okubo throwing strikes but missing.
Okubo throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Okubo misses with a low kick.
Takayuki Okubo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okubo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okubo misses with the combination.
Tane Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Okubo misses.
Okubo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Okubo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Okubo misses its intended target.
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Okubo's front leg but catches the back leg as Okubo tries to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Thompson.
Thompson lands a head kick. Okubo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Okubo misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okubo throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okubo walks into a jab.
Okubo loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
A jab from Okubo does it's job there.
Thompson defending well as Okubo loads up on a big left hand.
Okubo misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Okubo thinking.
Okubo looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okubo throws out the jab.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Thompson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thompson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Thompson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Takayuki Okubo has been cut.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Thompson scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thompson scores with a punch to the head.
Thompson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Okubo throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Okubo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Okubo fails to land.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson working Okubo over with knees to the body.
Okubo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Okubo misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okubos head.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Takayuki Okubo's cut even more.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Okubo backwards.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
The cut above Takayuki Okubo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Okubo takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Okubo wants a takedown.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Okubo's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takayuki Okubo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Okubo blocks with his arms.
Thompson blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Okubo can't break the clinch.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
Okubo tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Okubo is blocking nicely.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Okubo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Thompson gets through Okubo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Okubo in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Okubo is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Okubo into the cage.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okubo.
Thompson pushes Okubo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Okubo's defenses.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okubo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Okubo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okubo is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okubo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Okubo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Okubo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson gets through Okubo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Okubo's head.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson keeps control of Okubo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Okubo successfully pulls guard.
Thompson trying to control but Okubo is working from the bottom.
Okubo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okubo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Okubo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Okubo is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Okubo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Okubo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Okubo fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takayuki Okubo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okubo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Takayuki Okubo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tane Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Okubo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Okubo thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okubo misses the jab.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okubo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tane Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takayuki Okubo.
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Thompson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okubo momentarily.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okubo.
Okubo misses with a jab to the body
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okubo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okubo takes one to the chin there.
Okubo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thompson drives through and clinches with Okubo against the cage.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Okubo's ribcage.
Okubo is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Okubo in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Takayuki Okubo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tane Thompson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JT Spirit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spirit comes to the cage accompanied by Kotiteollisuus - Pohjanmaan Kautta. Manuel has chosen Violent Femmes- Blister In the Sun as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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132 lbs
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24
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JT Spirit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spirit throws a hook but Manuel blocks it.
Spirit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manuel sprawls well. Manuel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spirit gets slowly back to his feet.
Manuel throws a low kick, looking for Spirit's leg but Spirit calmly moves out of range.
Spirit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manuel.
Spirit digs a good hook to Manuel's body.
Spirit shoots in and drives through. Manuel sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spirit is defended easily by Manuel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JT Spirit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel throws a head kick that misses.
Gabe Manuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spirit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Manuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spirit.
Manuel misses with a shot to the body
and Spirit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spirit looks to land a left hand but Manuel moved out of range nicely.
Manuel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like JT Spirit has been cut.
Manuel ducks under a wild hook from Spirit.
Manuel thows a leg kick but Spirit checks it
enabling Spirit to counter with a crisp jab.
Manuel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manuel tries to clinch but Spirit moves out of range.
Gabe Manuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spirit throws a series of punches but Manuel avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spirit lands a slapping body shot.
Manuel is looking to score with low kicks.
A left and a right from Spirit both land. Nice combination.
Manuel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manuel slips a jab from Spirit.
Spirit looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
Manuel throws a leg kick but Spirit checks it.
Spirit connects with the punch.
Manuel throws a body punch but Spirit moves out of range.
Manuel throws a leg kick but Spirit checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Spirit misses.
Spirit blocks a jab.
Spirit avoids the body shot from Manuel.
Spirit thows a body shot but no joy.
Manuel throws a head kick that misses.
Spirit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manuel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manuel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spirit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spirit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manuel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Manuel tries to clinch but Spirit is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spirit lands a nice shot that snaps Manuel's head back.
Spirit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manuel tries to clinch
and Spirit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manuel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spirit looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Spirit controlling the action here.
Spirit wants to take a breather but Manuel is having none of it.
Spirit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spirit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manuel is staying active underneath Spirit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that JT Spirit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JT Spirit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manuel closes the distance but Spirit moves to the side
and Spirit counters with a nice uppercut.
Spirit throws a body punch but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel is looking to clinch but Spirit is avoiding it.
Spirit scores with a hook to the body. Manuel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manuel throws a big shot that misses.
Spirit digs a good hook to Manuel's body.
Spirit shoots in and bounces Manuel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Spirit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spirit wants to control from the top but Manuel keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel wriggles free and stands up.
Spirit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manuel sprawls well. Manuel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spirit gets slowly back to his feet.
Spirit scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spirit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spirit counters with a shoot takedown. Manuel fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel wriggles free and stands up.
Manuel throws a wild body kick that Spirit sees coming a mile off.
Manuel misses with a hook. Spirit ducked under it nicely.
Manuel throws out a loose jab but Spirit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuel misses with a leg kick
and Spirit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Manuel.
Manuel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spirit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manuel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel avoids the body shot from Spirit.
Spirit swings for the body but Manuel moves out of range.
Spirit shoots in for a takedown but Manuel shows good takedown defense.
Manuel throws a right hand that Spirit ducks under and follows up with a left that Spirit also avoids with ease.
Spirit sizes up Manuel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spirit shoots for a takedown but Manuel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JT Spirit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manuel thuds a left hand into Spirit's body.
Manuel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spirit scores with a decent looking hook.
Manuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Manuel.
Manuel tries to move into range but Spirit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Spirit.
Spirit shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Manuel's guard.
Spirit makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Manuel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Manuel pulls Spirit in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spirit trying to control the position from guard on top but Manuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manuel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Spirit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JT Spirit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spirit checks a leg kick.
Manuel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spirit.
Spirit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manuel throws out the jab.
Spirit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
Spirit misses with a looping right.
Manuel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spirit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spirit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Manuel sprawls well initially but Spirit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Spirit wants to free his trapped foot but Manuel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Spirit with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, if Spirit is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Manuel is trying to stand.
Manuel is refusing to be controlled, as Spirit sits in half guard.
Manuel pushes Spirit off looking to stand but Spirit dives back in and keeps control.
Spirit thows a huge punch but Manuel dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Spirit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manuel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spirit takes a swing at Manuel's ribcage but misses.
Manuel moves forwards but Spirit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Manuel throws a combination that misses
and Spirit decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Manuel's guard.
Spirit landing some decent shots from guard.
Manuel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spirit tries to free his leg and advance position but Manuel is retaining full guard.
Spirit won't allow Manuel to get back to his feet.
Manuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel has Spirit pulled in close to control his posture.
Spirit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manuel is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spirit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Manuel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Spirit throws a shot from downtown. Manuel moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Manuel misses
and Spirit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spirit throws out a loose jab but Manuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spirit throws a big shot that misses.
Manuel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Manuel throws a combination that misses
letting Spirit counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spirit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manuel has time to react.
Manuel loads up on a big right hand but Spirit slips the punch.
Spirit misses with a hook. Manuel ducked under it nicely.
Spirit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manuel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spirit tries for a takedown but Manuel circles away easily
and Manuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuel slips under a jab from Spirit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Spirit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on JT Spirit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Manuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Spirit is just out of range.
Manuel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spirit's calf.
Spirit thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Spirit misses the target.
Spirit throws a body punch but Manuel moves out of range.
Spirit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manuel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Manuel.
Manuel tries to clinch but Spirit moves away
enabling Spirit to counter with a crisp jab.
Spirit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spirit lands with a cross.
Spirit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spirit misses with a takedown attempt - Manuel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spirit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spirit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manuel thinking.
Manuel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spirit throws a right and a left that Manuel avoids nicely.
Spirit avoids the head kick by Manuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spirit.
Manuel takes one to the side of the head.
Spirit avoids the head kick by Manuel.
Manuel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manuel wants to clinch
and Spirit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spirit throws a series of punches but Manuel avoids them all with ease.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spirit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manuel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a head kick that Spirit semi-blocks.
Manuel throws a leg kick but Spirit moved away.
Manuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spirit.
Spirit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manuel at a distance.
Spirit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manuel has time to react.
Spirit cracks a nice hook into Manuel's ribs.
Manuel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spirit shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Manuel's guard.
Manuel controls Spirit momentarily but Spirit frees himself.
Spirit throws a strike but Manuel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Spirit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spirit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spirit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spirit trying to control the position.
Spirit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Manuel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Manuel stopping the sweep attempt from Spirit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Spirit had his way with Gabe Manuel in that round.
The cut man is working on JT Spirit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Spirit sizes up Manuel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spirit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spirit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spirit throws a hook but Manuel avoids it easily.
Spirit scores with a one two! Manuel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manuel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spirit is able to avoid easily.
Spirit looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel trying to control from the bottom.
Spirit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Manuel is just riding it out for now. Spirit eventually gives up the hold.
Spirit trying to control from half guard but Manuel is working away.
Manuel is trying to stand back up but Spirit is controlling him
Manuel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manuel trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Manuel wants to control but Spirit is having none of it.
Manuel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Manuel is desperately trying to improve his position but Spirit has a good base and remains in mount.
Spirit lands a heavy elbow.
Manuel tries to lock up and control but Spirit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manuel is working to get back to half guard.
Spirit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manuel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Spirit wants to control the pace but Manuel is squirming around nicely.
Spirit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Spirit trying to control but Manuel is having none of it.
Spirit landing shots from mount.
JT Spirit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spirit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spirit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manuel is looking to escape.
Spirit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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.
Spirit content just to control the position here.
Spirit has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Spirit looking to finish with strikes here!
Manuel wants to control but Spirit is having none of it.
Manuel is squirming around, avoiding Spirit's attempts to control the action.
Gabe Manuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manuel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
JT Spirit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spirit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JT Spirit!
JT Spirit retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack comes to the cage accompanied by Itz MS. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Crack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Chan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crack just misses with a punch to the body.
Crack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chan cracks Crack with an open hand slap.
Crack throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Crack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chan lands with a nice combination. Crack backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan keeps the fight on the outside.
Chan lands a jab to the nose.
Chan lands a jab to Crack's midsection.
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chan works the jab nicely.
Jimmy Crack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crack misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Chan.
Crack ducks right into an uppercut from Chan.
Crack is rocked!
Crack throws a lazy right hand but Chan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chan lunges at Crack with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crack's hand.
Oh Crack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Crack slips the punch.
Chan dances in with a quick combination. Crack is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Chan snaps Crack's head back. Crack stumbles backwards against the cage. Chan steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Crack's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Crack just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Chan!
Johnny Chan is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Manupbr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's entrance music is Walkie Talkie - DJ Shadow. A fine choice. Andrew Carter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mini Manupbr!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manupbr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manupbr as he jumps to the side.
Carter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manupbr momentarily.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
Carter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Manupbr is retaining full guard.
Manupbr controlling Carter's posture.
Manupbr wants to get back to his feet but Carter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carter is looking to advance position but Manupbr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Carter tries to hold on but Manupbr postures up.
Carter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Manupbr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to reverse the position but Manupbr maintains control.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Manupbr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manupbr prevents Carter from getting the reversal.
Manupbr controlling his opponent.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Manupbr controlling from mount.
Carter swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manupbr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Manupbr trying to control but Carter is having none of it.
Manupbr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carter wants to hold on but Manupbr pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to reverse the position but Manupbr maintains control.
Manupbr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
Manupbr controlling his opponent.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mini Manupbr just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manupbr.
Manupbr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manupbr throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Manupbr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manupbr loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Manupbr throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Manupbr misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manupbr throws out the jab.
Manupbr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Manupbr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manupbr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carter tries to pass to full mount but Manupbr defends it.
Carter is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Manupbr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Manupbr on the side of the head.
Manupbr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manupbr tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manupbr is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Manupbr lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter blocking some punches.
Manupbr manages to break the clinch.
Manupbr misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Carter - just one landing.
Manupbr misses the jab.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manupbr throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Manupbr misses the target.
Andrew Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manupbr catches Carter napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Carter to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter keeping full guard, as Manupbr tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter has an active guard here but Manupbr has managed to pass into half guard.
Carter is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Manupbr pulls his head out easily.
Manupbr stalling.
Manupbr is thwarting Carter's attempts to control the position.
Carter is not content to let Manupbr control the position.
Carter wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carter moves into full guard.
Carter wants to sweep but no luck.
Carter is working hard here to advance position.
Manupbr stays in close to Carter's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manupbr tries to stand but Carter is controlling from the bottom.
Carter is trying to keep Manupbr in close.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Manupbr controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manupbr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Manupbr.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice combo by Manupbr! Oh, that's hurt him - Carter falls to the canvas and Manupbr follows him into side control.
Carter is rocked!
It looks like Andrew Carter has been cut.
Carter tries to buck Manupbr off but Manupbr is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Manupbr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manupbr stands up from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manupbr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Manupbr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Manupbr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Manupbr won't be happy with that.
Carter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Manupbr wants to get back to his feet but Carter drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manupbr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carter wants to control but Manupbr is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Manupbr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Manupbr misses with a wild body shot.
Carter checks a low kick from Manupbr.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manupbr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Manupbr digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Manupbr misses with a straight right.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manupbr trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manupbr into the cage.
Manupbr tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Manupbr wants to break free but Carter has control.
Manupbr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manupbr manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Manupbr misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
Carter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manupbr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manupbr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manupbr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manupbr.
Manupbr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mini Manupbr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manupbr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manupbr misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Manupbr misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manupbr thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter lands a head shot.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carter lands with a nice combination. Manupbr backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Manupbr.
Carter throws a series of punches but Manupbr avoids them all with ease.
Carter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carter showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manupbr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carter with the ground and pound but Manupbr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Carter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carter thows a big elbow that misses.
Carter forces his way into half guard.
Manupbr trying to control from the bottom.
Carter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Manupbr is just riding it out for now. Carter eventually gives up the hold.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to advance position but Manupbr won't allow it.
Manupbr is concentrating on defense, preventing Carter from advancing position.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manupbr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manupbr defending well though.
Carter throwing shots but Manupbr is blocking nicely.
Manupbr looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carter connects with a nice short shot to Manupbr's temple.
Carter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manupbr's head.
Manupbr is trying to maintain the position but Carter is very close to passing his half guard.
Manupbr is not content to let Carter control the position.
Carter is looking for a kimura here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Carter clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manupbr thows a body shot but no joy.
Mini Manupbr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter blocks a leg kick.
Carter slips a straight right by Manupbr.
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter throws a solid leg kick but Manupbr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carter.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manupbr misses with a wild body shot.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Manupbr.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Manupbr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manupbr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Manupbr throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Manupbr misses the target.
Manupbr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Manupbr's ribs.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manupbr.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Manupbr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter goes for a takedown attempt but Manupbr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Manupbr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Manupbr as Carter shoots in.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Carter.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Manupbr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manupbr misses with a looping left.
Carter moves away from the strike by Manupbr.
Manupbr misses with an uppercut.
Carter moves away from the strike by Manupbr.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manupbr circles away quickly and effectively.
Manupbr looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Manupbr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Manupbr misses the shot to the body.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Manupbr ducks down to avoid it.
Manupbr misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manupbr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carter throws a body punch but Manupbr moves out of range.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manupbr.
Manupbr missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manupbr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manupbr.
Manupbr waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Carter.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Manupbr did well to prevent Carter getting side control.
Carter trying to control the action but Manupbr is working from the bottom.
Andrew Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter is looking to advance position but Manupbr won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control the action but Manupbr is working from the bottom.
Carter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Manupbr can't escape the position.
Manupbr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Manupbr tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Carter throws some wild stikes that Manupbr manages to avoid easily.
Carter looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Carter working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manupbr is trying to escape the mount.
Carter looking to land elbow strikes but Manupbr uses the position to regain half guard.
Manupbr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Manupbr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter has gone for a leg lock! Manupbr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Carter's guard.
Manupbr slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mini Manupbr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrew Carter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Manupbr is just out of range.
Manupbr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manupbr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manupbr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manupbr drops Carter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Carter looks back up at him and smiles so Manupbr waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Manupbr! Carter is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mini Manupbr! Mini Manupbr retains his light heavyweight title!
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