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TCC 6: Senses PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tos Tino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimiliano Tormento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tormento has chosen "Cianuro" (Tormento ft Esa) as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tos Tino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Massimiliano Tormento!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tormento clinches with his opponent.
Tormento lands a nice knee to the body.
Tormento is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tormento working Tino over with knees to the body.
Tormento is struggling to control the position.
Tormento connects with a knee to the head.
Tormento lands an elbow inside that Tino shrugs off.
It looks like Tos Tino has been cut.
Tino is trying to break the clinch but Tormento is controlling him.
Tino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tormento ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tormento no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tino wants to stand but Tormento has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tormento is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tormento crunches a lovely knee into Tino's ribcage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tormento.
Tormento slows down the pace here.
Tormento landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tormento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tormento stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tormento tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tormento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tormento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tino takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Tormento.
Tormento unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tormento tries for a takedown but Tino manages to get underhooks.
Tormento lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Tormento on the inside.
Tormento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tormento slowing the pace effectively.
Tormento lands a nice elbow.
Tormento ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tormento no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tino postures up.
Tormento is looking for a triangle but Tino pushes his legs off easily.
Tormento looks gassed!
Tormento is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Tino trying to control but Tormento is working from the bottom.
Tormento is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tormento keeping moving, preventing Tino from controlling successfully.
Tormento working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tormento controls Tino momentarily but Tino frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Tino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tino swats away the attempt to clinch by Tormento.
Tormento fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tino sprawls well initially but Tormento persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tormento tries to pass to full mount but Tino defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tino trying to hold on to Tormento's head to control him but Tormento postures up.
Tormento content to control rather than advance.
Tino wants to improve his position but Tormento is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimiliano Tormento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tos Tino's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tormento instigates a clinch.
Tino wants to break free but Tormento has control.
Tormento working Tino over with knees to the body.
Tormento with a knee to the head.
Tormento lands a nice knee to the body.
Tormento using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tormento lands a knee to the head.
Tormento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tino's face.
Tino is rocked!
Tormento lands a knee to the head.
Oh Tino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tino being controlled against the cage.
Tormento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tino's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tormento landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tino seems to have got his legs back now.
Tormento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Tormento - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tormento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Tormento.
A knee to the head by Tormento.
Tormento lands a good knee to the midsection. Tino won't want to take too many of those.
Tormento drags the fight down to the ground.
Tino has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tormento looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tino is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tino avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tino advances to half guard.
Tormento is trying to maintain the position but Tino is very close to passing his half guard.
Tino is keen to just control but Tormento is a slippery customer.
Tormento is concentrating on defense, preventing Tino from advancing position.
Tormento is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tormento trying to hold on to Tino's head to control him but Tino postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tino wants to control but Tormento is keeping him busy.
Tormento wants to control but Tino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tormento is controlling Tino's trapped leg to prevent Tino from advancing to side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Tino misses.
Tormento staying out of range there.
Tormento shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tormento controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tino tries to hold on but Tormento postures up.
Tormento wants to take his opponent's back but Tino doesn't allow it.
Tino reaches up to try and control the position but Tormento seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Tino rolls and tries to escape and now Tormento has his back!
Tino staying busy and making it hard for Tormento to control.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Tormento has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimiliano Tormento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tos Tino's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tino with a jab.
Tormento slips under a jab from Tino.
Tino tries to keep at a distance but Tormento has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tino has had enough of the clinch but Tormento keeps him there for the moment.
Massimiliano Tormento seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tormento unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tormento jumps guard.
Tormento trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tormento manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tino manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tino is working an open guard so Tormento takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tormento throwing strikes but Tino manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tino prevents Tormento from escaping the position.
Tormento gets back to half guard.
Tormento tries to get to full guard but Tino has control of the leg.
Tino is thwarting Tormento's attempts to control the position.
Tormento is trying to stand up here but Tino is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tormento is looking to control Tino's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tormento avoid being mounted?
Tormento is holding on to half guard well.
Tormento is trying to stand.
Tormento is trying to get back to full guard.
Tino trying to control from half guard but Tormento is working away.
Massimiliano Tormento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tino misses with an uppercut.
Tormento drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tormento has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tormento content to stall in guard here.
Tormento wants to control from the top but Tino keeps moving.
Tino is trying to keep Tormento in close.
Tino scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tormento darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tormento seems to be working for a kimura but Tino defends the submission attempt.
Tos Tino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormento wants to take a breather but Tino is having none of it.
Tino missing with punches from the bottom.
Tino trying to control from the bottom.
Tormento is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tino looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimiliano Tormento comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tormento 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimiliano Tormento!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitris Maltezos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tiger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the tiger. Dimitris Maltezos has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimitris Maltezos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiger keeps the fight on the outside.
Tiger is looking to slow Maltezos down with leg kicks.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
Tiger misses with a leg kick.
Maltezos misses with a takedown attempt - Tiger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tiger fails to land the takedown.
Tiger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiger closes the distance and pushes Maltezos back into the cage.
Maltezos stops a takedown attempt from Tiger.
Tiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maltezos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tiger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Maltezos keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maltezos is trying to control the position but Tiger postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltezos looking for a sweep. Not yet Maltezos, not yet.
Tiger gets to his feet - Maltezos follows without any prompting.
Maltezos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maltezos closes the distance but Tiger moves to the side
and Tiger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maltezos tries to circle away but Tiger has him pinned against the cage.
Tiger breaks the clinch.
Maltezos clinches but Tiger breaks the clinch
and Tiger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maltezos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiger is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Maltezos can't fight it off and eventually Tiger manages to take the fight to the floor. Maltezos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maltezos wants to sweep here but Tiger controlling him for the moment.
Tiger gets to his feet - Maltezos follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltezos wants to clinch but Tiger slips to the side
and Tiger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tiger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Maltezos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maltezos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maltezos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maltezos is working an open guard so Tiger takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maltezos misses with a two punch combination.
Tiger has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maltezos is trying to break the clinch but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maltezos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tiger 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltezos controls Tiger momentarily but Tiger frees himself.
Tiger decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maltezos, up you get!
Tiger is breathing heavily.
Maltezos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maltezos won't be happy with that.
Tiger stands up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tiger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ric Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maltezos tries to clinch up
and Tiger counters by moving into the clinch.
Tiger goes for a takedown attempt but Maltezos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltezos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tiger counters by clinching up.
Tiger fails to pull guard.
Tiger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maltezos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tiger counters with an outside leg kick.
Maltezos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maltezos clinches but Tiger breaks the clinch
and Tiger counters with a leg kick.
Maltezos wants to clinch but Tiger slips to the side
and Tiger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiger jumps guard but Maltezos stands there with Tiger around his waist. Tiger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maltezos is trying to force a seperation but Tiger has the dominant position.
Tiger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Tiger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maltezos closes the distance but Tiger moves to the side
and Tiger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tiger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maltezos.
Dimitris Maltezos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger throws a front kick aimed at Maltezos's knee but Maltezos avoids it well.
Tiger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tiger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maltezos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiger manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tiger pulls Maltezos in close to prevent any damage.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Maltezos from controlling successfully.
Tiger has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maltezos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger lands a front kick.
Maltezos misses with a combination
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tiger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maltezos is breathing heavily.
Maltezos misses with a combination
and Tiger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tiger.
Tiger wants a takedown but no success here.
Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maltezos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tiger counters with a shoot takedown. Maltezos fights it but they end up in guard.
Tiger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltezos looking for a sweep. Not yet Maltezos, not yet.
Tiger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maltezos wants to stand and escape but Tiger is having none of it.
Maltezos has momentary wrist control but Tiger slips an elbow through the middle.
Tiger stands up from Maltezos's guard - Tiger perhaps looking for a knockout.
Maltezos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tiger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tiger.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maltezos. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ric Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiger moves out of range as Maltezos strikes.
Maltezos misses with a takedown attempt
and Tiger counters with a nice leg kick.
Tiger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maltezos is trying to defend but Tiger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tiger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger working the head and body with strikes.
Maltezos wants to get back to full guard but Tiger has mounted him!
Tiger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tiger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maltezos is desperately trying to improve his position but Tiger has a good base and remains in mount.
Tiger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tiger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tiger is landing with some decent strikes but Maltezos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maltezos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tiger working the ground and pound effectively.
Maltezos is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltezos is in a horrible position here. Tiger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maltezos is working to get back to half guard.
Tiger wants to control the pace but Maltezos is squirming around nicely.
Ric Tiger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiger with shots to the head and body - Maltezos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tiger dominating with strikes here.
Tiger lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Tiger dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Maltezos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tiger counters with a body kick.
Maltezos closes the distance but Tiger moves to the side
and Tiger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tiger.
Maltezos looking to control.
Tiger trying to control but Maltezos is working from the bottom.
Tiger gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Maltezos misses with a combination
and Tiger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maltezos won't be happy with that.
Tiger decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maltezos darts in trying to clinch
and Tiger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tiger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger manages to break the clinch.
Maltezos wants to clinch but Tiger slips to the side
and Tiger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tiger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Maltezos looks to land a combination but Tiger avoids it well.
Maltezos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiger moves into the clinch successfully.
Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ric Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maltezos tries to clinch
and Tiger counters with a good low kick that Maltezos was not able to check.
Tiger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tiger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltezos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tiger dominating with strikes here.
Tiger with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tiger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maltezos is looking to escape.
Tiger controlling from the full mount.
Maltezos is looking to improve his position but Tiger isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger looking to isolate an arm here. Maltezos doesn't see it coming and as Tiger extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Tiger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ric Tiger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ieyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ieyasu Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gattsu Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Nice cross by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emelianenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tokugawa tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko throws a left that rocks Tokugawa and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Emelianenko dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Tokugawa regain composure!
Tokugawa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oh Tokugawa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tokugawa prevents Emelianenko from moving into mount.
Tokugawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Emelianenko decides to stand back up. Emelianenko steps back and let's Tokugawa get back to his feet.
Emelianenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tokugawa moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that Tokugawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Tokugawa also avoids with ease.
Tokugawa moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Emelianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko blocks the elbow strike.
Tokugawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to break free.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to break free but Tokugawa pushes him back against the cage.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tokugawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Tokugawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Tokugawa, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokugawa prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokugawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emelianenko's efforts to push away.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tokugawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko tries to circle away but Tokugawa has him pinned against the cage.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokugawa missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tokugawa in his tracks.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Emelianenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tokugawa doesn't seem phased though.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that Tokugawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Tokugawa also avoids with ease.
Emelianenko works over Tokugawa's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokugawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Emelianenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko swinging wilding here.
Emelianenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Tokugawa throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko tries to break free but Tokugawa pushes him back against the cage.
Tokugawa throws an elbow that misses.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko tries to break the clinch but Tokugawa is controlling the position.
Emelianenko blocks the elbow strike.
Emelianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Emelianenko.
Tokugawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Tokugawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokugawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gattsu Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a combination. Tokugawa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Tokugawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Tokugawa keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emelianenko working hard to break the clinch.
Tokugawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Tokugawa trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Emelianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Tokugawa sprawling to the canvas. Emelianenko follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Tokugawa hang on?
Emelianenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Emelianenko trying to mount his opponent but Tokugawa defends it.
Emelianenko stands up from half guard.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tokugawa trying to land knees to the body.
Tokugawa has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Tokugawa has control.
Tokugawa misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tokugawa on the side of the head.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tokugawa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emelianenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Tokugawa's head.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tokugawa moves into the clinch.
Tokugawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Tokugawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Tokugawa is controlling him.
Emelianenko tries to break free but Tokugawa pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Tokugawa walks into a stiff left hand from Emelianenko.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tokugawa wants to clinch.
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
A lazy left from Emelianenko finds it's target.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Gattsu Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Ieyasu Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Emelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Ieyasu Tokugawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokugawa closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko blocks the elbow strike.
Tokugawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tokugawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gattsu Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tokugawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Nice jab there from Emelianenko.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko lands a right hook to the body.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination. Tokugawa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko lands a big uppercut and Tokugawa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tokugawa looks OK. Emelianenko waves Tokugawa back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Tokugawa avoids nicely.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Tokugawa's body.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Tokugawa.
Emelianenko lands a two punch combo.
Tokugawa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Tokugawa stumbling backwards into the cage! Tokugawa bounces back off the cage towards Emelianenko, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Emelianenko lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Emelianenko celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gattsu Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between joe hoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe hoe has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, joe hoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hoe moves into the clinch.
Gracie is trying to drag hoe to the mat but hoe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
hoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
hoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
hoe tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. hoe defends it nicely.
hoe tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but hoe swivels and escapes.
joe hoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as hoe throws out the jab.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but hoe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
hoe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie looks for a takedown but hoe sprawls well.
hoe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - hoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - hoe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for hoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - hoe had a free shot at his head there.
hoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
hoe is breathing heavily.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
hoe lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
hoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
hoe moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
hoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
hoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
joe hoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
hoe loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie looks for a takedown but hoe sprawls well.
hoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
hoe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
hoe tries to clinch up.
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.
hoe tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
hoe tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but hoe swivels and escapes.
hoe tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
joe hoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but hoe shows good takedown defense.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
hoe pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - hoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
joe hoe dominated that round.
That's time! hoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as hoe sprawls well. hoe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but hoe has taken the fight into the clinch.
hoe breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hoe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
hoe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
hoe stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hoe throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but hoe swivels and escapes.
joe hoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie.
hoe closes the distance and clinches.
hoe gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie has hoe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. hoe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for hoe.
hoe is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag hoe down to the mat. hoe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
hoe tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
hoe tries to clinch up.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie moves away from the strike by hoe.
Gracie looks for a takedown but hoe sprawls well.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hoe has managed to clinch.
hoe breaks the clinch.
Gracie looks for a takedown but hoe sprawls well.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with hoe, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes hoe against the cage but hoe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from hoe.
hoe slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from hoe.
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.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. hoe is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie is looking to pass hoe's guard but actually hoe recovers to full guard.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but hoe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has hoe in his guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but hoe controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
joe hoe dominated that second round.
That's time! hoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
hoe forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. hoe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie has hoe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. hoe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
joe hoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. hoe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hoe takes the fight into the clinch.
hoe breaks the clinch.
hoe tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie slips a jab from hoe.
hoe tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but hoe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? hoe is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, hoe circles away and we're back to standing.
Helio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
hoe closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
hoe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
hoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
hoe rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hoe gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
hoe lands an uppercut.
hoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
hoe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
hoe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
hoe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts hoe, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by hoe - just one landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but hoe instead regains half guard.
hoe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
joe hoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for hoe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joe hoe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuya Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Jefferson (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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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darnell Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson has managed to clinch.
Kazama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jefferson.
Jefferson has Kazama pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kazama manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jefferson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jefferson stalling the fight.
Jefferson tries to break the clinch but Kazama is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Kazama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jefferson can't break the clinch.
Kazama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jefferson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kazama avoids it really well and circles away.
Kazama cracks Jefferson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kazama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jefferson swivels and escapes.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Kazama is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson blocks a jab.
A combination from Kazama does no damage.
Kazama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jefferson.
Jefferson wants to clinch up but Kazama keeps it at a distance.
Jefferson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Jefferson misses its intended target.
Jefferson tries to clinch but Kazama moves out of range.
Jefferson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kazama.
Kazama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jefferson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kazama was covering up waiting for the punch and Jefferson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jefferson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jefferson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jefferson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kazama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kazama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jefferson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kazama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson looking for submissions off his back.
Jefferson looks gassed!
Still in half guard, Kazama seems content to control.
Kazama's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kazama wants to stand up but Jefferson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jefferson is looking to improve his position.
Jefferson is controlling Kazama's trapped leg to prevent Kazama from advancing to 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.
Jefferson trying to hold on to Kazama's head to control him but Kazama postures up.
Kazama prevents Jefferson from improving his position.
Jefferson is trying to control but can't.
Kazama stands up from half guard.
Kazama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jefferson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuya Kazama dominated that round.
That's time! Kazama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jefferson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kazama rushes Jefferson and presses him up against the cage.
Jefferson wants to stall.
Kazama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jefferson closes the distance but Kazama moves to the side
and Kazama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazama drops Jefferson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jefferson looks back up at him and smiles so Kazama waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jefferson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazama connects with a superb combination that knocks Jefferson out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Kazama before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Jefferson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kazuya Kazama!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Pepinhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepinhos has chosen Macaco - Hacen Falta Dos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Stephen Burns could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marco Pepinhos's chin.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephen Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Pepinhos!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pepinhos's half guard.
Burns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pepinhos defends it well.
Burns trying to work for an americana but Pepinhos has managed to regain full guard.
Burns gets to his feet. Pepinhos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pepinhos as he avoids it easily.
Stephen Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepinhos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Burns tries to roll over but Pepinhos keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is working hard here to advance position.
Burns works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pepinhos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pepinhos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burns is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pepinhos dives into side control.
Burns tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pepinhos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pepinhos tries for a kimura but Burns is defending well.
Burns looks to move to half guard but instead Pepinhos has passed into mount! Damn!
Burns tries to hold on but Pepinhos postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burns is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pepinhos goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Burns is on top in guard.
Pepinhos looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working Pepinhos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burns drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pepinhos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Burns has Pepinhos in his guard.
Pepinhos working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pepinhos trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns controls Pepinhos momentarily but Pepinhos frees himself.
Pepinhos trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Stephen Burns will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burns doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pepinhos counters with a single leg into guard. Burns didn't expect that.
Pepinhos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pepinhos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
Pepinhos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pepinhos wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Pepinhos won't allow Burns to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepinhos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pepinhos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burns wants to stand up but Pepinhos is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burns misses with a takedown
and Pepinhos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pepinhos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pepinhos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pepinhos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burns tries to kick Pepinhos off in order to stand up. Pepinhos Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Pepinhos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Burns tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pepinhos presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pepinhos has control of Burns's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Burns regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Burns is trying desperately to improve position.
Burns slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pepinhos won't allow Burns to sweep him here.
Pepinhos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burns looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burns looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burns!
Pepinhos can't do much from the bottom here.
Burns has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pepinhos!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Pepinhos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Burns to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Pepinhos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Pepinhos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Burns tries to clinch
and Pepinhos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burns's guard.
Burns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burns is stalling here. Pepinhos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Burns seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pepinhos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Burns gets back to half guard.
Pepinhos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pepinhos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco Pepinhos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pepinhos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burns is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pepinhos wants to control the pace but Burns is squirming around nicely.
Burns is trying to escape the mount.
Burns is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pepinhos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Burns is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burns is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pepinhos blocks Burns's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Burns is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pepinhos jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Burns is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Burns and Pepinhos has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Pepinhos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pepinhos 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Pepinhos!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hajime Saito!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saito looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chang!
Saito looking to secure an arm triangle but Chang defends it well.
Chang tries to hold on but Saito postures up.
Chang is controlling an arm, preventing Saito from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Chang wants to control but Saito is having none of it.
Chang is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saito working for a guillotine from mount but Chang is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang tries to lock up and control but Saito gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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.
Saito moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Chang has worked his arm free - good work by Chang!
Chang tries to improve position but can't.
Chang struggling a bit here.
Chang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saito tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang is not content to let Saito control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chang is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saito wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chang, who protects the arm well.
Saito is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chang but Chang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Hajime Saito has been cut.
Hajime Saito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saito bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Saito passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Chang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hajime Saito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hajime Saito's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saito closes the distance and clinches up with Chang, looking for a takedown. Saito pushes Chang against the cage but Chang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saito tries to clinch there but Chang circles away.
Saito drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saito looking to pass the guard.
Saito trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Chang trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Saito passes into half guard.
Saito passes to side control.
Saito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chang keeps working.
Saito is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chang has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Saito is trying to get an arm triangle but Chang is defending well.
Chang regains half guard.
Saito wants to pass to mount but Chang is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chang keeps working.
Saito wants to advance to full mount but Chang doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Chang looking for a sweep. Not yet Chang, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saito tries to free his leg and advance position but Chang is retaining full guard.
Saito trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Chang working for submissions but it's allowed Saito to get to half guard.
Saito is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Chang has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chang trying to hold on to Saito's head to control him but Saito postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hajime Saito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hajime Saito's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Chang.
Saito tries to clinch but Chang is having none of it.
Saito waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Chang.
Saito closes the distance and clinches up with Chang, looking for a takedown. Saito pushes Chang against the cage but Chang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saito fails to land the takedown.
Saito misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bruce Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hajime Saito.
Chang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang lands with a kick to the temple. Saito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saito shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chang sprawls well. Chang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saito gets slowly back to his feet.
Chang scores with a leg kick.
Saito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito misses with a takedown attempt - Chang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chang throws a head kick that misses.
Hajime Saito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chang throws a head kick that misses.
Saito fails with the takedown.
Saito changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chang looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chang is looking for a sweep.
Chang manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chang trying to control here.
Saito tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chang is working hard here to advance position.
Saito wants to pass the guard but Chang is defending well.
Chang actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saito closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chang to the mat! Chang manages to get full guard.
Saito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chang is keeping the position for now.
Saito advances to half guard.
Saito wants to pass the guard but Chang is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saito passes to full mount!
Chang is squirming around, avoiding Saito's attempts to control the action.
Chang tries to control Saito's body but Saito pushes him off. Chang squirms to his side and now Saito has his back!
Saito trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hajime Saito.
I've got Saito 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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