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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tjerk Hamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaw Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shaw Maxwell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tjerk Hamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaw Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Maxwell! Hamer is backing up but he can't get away as Maxwell lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Hamer and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shaw Maxwell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franky Foureyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siggi Hemerijckx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franky Foureyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siggi Hemerijckx!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foureyes looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Foureyes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Foureyes misses with a takedown attempt - Hemerijckx sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Foureyes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hemerijckx swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Foureyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hemerijckx misses with a takedown attempt
and Foureyes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hemerijckx works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hemerijckx looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hemerijckx is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Foureyes has his hands clasped together but Hemerijckx extends an breaks Foureyes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hemerijckx.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Siggi Hemerijckx!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davy Geerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Festus Sendora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sendora has chosen Creed - My sacrifice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Geerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Festus Sendora!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geerts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sendora looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Geerts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sendora is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sendora is trying to improve his position.
Sendora looks gassed!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Geerts passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sendora!
Geerts with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Geerts pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sendora is still on wobbly legs! Can Geerts finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendora has left one of his arms exposed and Geerts doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Sendora screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davy Geerts!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Cromphout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Mitshubishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Davy Mitshubishi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Cromphout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Mitshubishi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cromphout fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mitshubishi sprawls well initially but Cromphout persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mitshubishi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cromphout in particular looking to stall.
Cromphout is looking for a kimura but Mitshubishi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cromphout to get the leverage.
Mitshubishi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mitshubishi is looking to escape.
Cromphout trying to control the action but Mitshubishi is working from the bottom.
Cromphout is looking for a kimura but Mitshubishi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cromphout to get the leverage.
Cromphout is looking to take a break and control but Mitshubishi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Cromphout connects with a nice short shot to Mitshubishi's temple.
Cromphout is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cromphout is tying to control. Mitshubishi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kevin Cromphout.
Cromphout misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Cromphout or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitshubishi which made him look bad.
Cromphout will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cromphout misses with a takedown attempt - Mitshubishi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mitshubishi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mitshubishi won't allow Cromphout to sweep him here.
Mitshubishi drops back looking for a leg! Cromphout is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cromphout manages to kick Mitshubishi off! Mitshubishi jumps back into Cromphout's guard.
Cromphout tries to strike from the bottom.
Mitshubishi gets to his feet - Cromphout follows without any prompting.
Cromphout has his takedown stuffed
and Mitshubishi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Cromphout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cromphout is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Mitshubishi pulls his head out easily.
Cromphout is pressing down on Mitshubishi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromphout is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitshubishi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mitshubishi has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cromphout to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mitshubishi is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cromphout pulls down on the head and he's put Mitshubishi to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kevin Cromphout!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pens Julver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Gaarlandt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pens Julver!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt has Julver up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaarlandt successfully pulls guard.
Julver prevents Gaarlandt from getting back to his feet.
Julver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaarlandt working a defensive guard here.
Julver preventing the sweep.
Gaarlandt pushes Julver off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gaarlandt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Julver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gaarlandt tries to pull guard but Julver won't allow it.
Julver wants to stall.
Gaarlandt jumps guard but Julver stands there with Gaarlandt around his waist. Gaarlandt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Julver misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julver tries a body shot but Gaarlandt blocks it.
Julver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaarlandt moves into range and clinches up with Julver.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaarlandt defending well as Julver loads up on a big left hand.
Gaarlandt throws a leg kick that misses.
Gaarlandt drives through and clinches with Julver against the cage.
Gaarlandt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Julver smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Gaarlandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaarlandt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Julver looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gaarlandt passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Julver!
Gaarlandt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Julver controls the position.
Julver is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt trying to control but Julver is having none of it.
Gaarlandt wants to take Julver's back here but Julver is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Julver trying to control.
Julver looks gassed!
Julver is not going to allow Gaarlandt to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt prevents Julver from getting a body triangle.
Gaarlandt turns into Julver and is now in his guard.
Julver working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gaarlandt has a takedown stuffed.
Julver wants to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Julver won't be happy with that.
Gaarlandt moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaarlandt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gaarlandt tries to move to mount but Julver blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gaarlandt wants to control but Julver is keeping him busy.
Julver prevents Gaarlandt from improving position.
Gaarlandt tries for a kimura but Julver is defending well.
Gaarlandt trying to control the action but Julver is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gaarlandt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gaarlandt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gaarlandt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gaarlandt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Julver is staying active underneath Gaarlandt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gaarlandt stands up from half guard.
Gaarlandt closes the distance and clinches.
Gaarlandt pulls guard.
Gaarlandt wants to sweep but no luck.
Gaarlandt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Julver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gaarlandt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Julver is one step ahead there.
Gaarlandt is trying to keep Julver in close.
Julver is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gaarlandt trying to control the position.
Gaarlandt is looking for a triangle but Julver pushes his legs off easily.
Gaarlandt has an active guard here but Julver has managed to pass into half guard.
Gaarlandt is trying to stand back up but Julver is controlling him
Gaarlandt tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Julver manages to move to mount!
Gaarlandt is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Julver stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Gaarlandt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pens Julver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaarlandt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaarlandt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Julver throws the left hand but Gaarlandt avoids the punch easily.
Jeff Gaarlandt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaarlandt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Julver throws a right hand that misses
and Gaarlandt counters with a good low kick that Julver was not able to check.
Julver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Julver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gaarlandt wants to control from the top but Julver keeps moving.
Gaarlandt advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt wants to control but Julver is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julver tries to roll over but Gaarlandt keeps him under control.
Gaarlandt is working for a kimura but Julver is defending it quite comfortably.
Jeff Gaarlandt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gaarlandt tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Julver.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Julver throws an off balance right hand
and Gaarlandt counters by clinching up.
Gaarlandt manages to pull guard.
Julver wants to control from the top but Gaarlandt keeps moving.
Julver slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gaarlandt is controlling Julver's trapped leg to prevent Julver from advancing to side control.
Julver lands with a punch from half guard.
Gaarlandt is pressing down on Julver's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gaarlandt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Julver's guard.
Julver being controlled here, momentarily.
Julver has control of Gaarlandt's left arm, preventing Gaarlandt from doing any damage.
Julver keeping moving, preventing Gaarlandt from controlling successfully.
Gaarlandt wants to stand but Julver has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gaarlandt dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gaarlandt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Julver wants to sweep here but Gaarlandt controlling him for the moment.
Gaarlandt wants to stand and escape but instead Julver has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gaarlandt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaarlandt trying to strike off his back.
Julver tries to stand but Gaarlandt is controlling from the bottom.
Gaarlandt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gaarlandt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julver wants to control from the top but Gaarlandt keeps moving.
Gaarlandt is looking to sweep but instead, Julver has passed into half guard.
Gaarlandt tries to roll over but Julver keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Julver throws a right hand that misses
and Gaarlandt counters by clinching up.
Julver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaarlandt manages to pull guard.
Julver won't allow Gaarlandt to get back to his feet.
Gaarlandt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gaarlandt looking to control.
Julver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gaarlandt looking for a guillotine here but Julver defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gaarlandt trying to control the position.
Gaarlandt is looking for a triangle but Julver pushes his legs off easily.
Gaarlandt pulls Julver in close to prevent any damage.
Gaarlandt trying to control the position.
Gaarlandt wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt is trying to keep Julver in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeff Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Julver as he avoids it easily.
Gaarlandt misses with a takedown attempt - Julver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaarlandt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Julver!
Gaarlandt jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Julver manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Julver can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gaarlandt trying to control the position but Julver is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julver gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gaarlandt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gaarlandt wants to control but Julver is keeping him busy.
Gaarlandt is really struggling to control Julver but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeff Gaarlandt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Gaarlandt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gaarlandt, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Gaarlandt!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joeri De Visscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri De Visscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joeri De Visscher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimitri De Visscher!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joeri De Visscher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dimitri De Visscher looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dimitri De Visscher pushes Joeri De Visscher away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Joeri De Visscher gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Joeri De Visscher trying to control the position but Dimitri De Visscher is working away.
Dimitri De Visscher prevents Joeri De Visscher from moving into mount.
Joeri De Visscher misses with the ground and pound.
Joeri De Visscher has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Joeri De Visscher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Joeri De Visscher passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dimitri De Visscher!
Dimitri De Visscher can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimitri De Visscher tries to hold on but Joeri De Visscher pushes him away.
Joeri De Visscher looking to control and managing it successfully.
Joeri De Visscher moves to take his opponent's back.
Can Dimitri De Visscher hold on?! Joeri De Visscher is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
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.
Joeri De Visscher is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dimitri De Visscher knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dimitri De Visscher for a finish.
Joeri De Visscher controlling the position well here. Dimitri De Visscher rolled but Joeri De Visscher kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Joeri De Visscher working for the choke.
Joeri De Visscher working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Dimitri De Visscher is doing well to defend. Joeri De Visscher seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Dimitri De Visscher is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joeri De Visscher!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kory Beach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Junior Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kory Beach looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kory Beach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hulk Junior Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan tries to clinch up but Beach circles away and keeps his distance.
Beach looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hogan slips a straight right by Beach.
Beach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogan is looking to clinch.
Beach waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hogan.
Beach tries to land a leg kick but Hogan saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beach misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hogan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hogan misses with a two punch combination.
Beach looks to land a left hand but Hogan moved out of range nicely.
Hogan misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Beach misses.
A big left from Beach misses.
Hulk Junior Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hogan checks a leg kick.
Hogan stuffs the takedown attempt from Beach. Beach gets slowly back to his feet.
Beach missing with a left hand there. Hogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Beach.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beach circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beach swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan wants to clinch.
Beach checks a low kick from Hogan.
Hogan tries to clinch up but Beach circles away and keeps his distance.
Hogan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hogan tries to clinch up.
Beach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hogan wants to clinch.
Beach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hogan is looking to clinch but Beach is avoiding it.
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 Kory Beach will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hogan slips a straight right by Beach.
Beach throws a jab when Hogan was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beach checks a leg kick.
Hogan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but Beach shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Hogan.
Hogan tries to clinch there but Beach circles away.
Beach moves out of range of the body kick from Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan checks a leg kick nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hogan throws a right and a left that Beach avoids nicely.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Beach stuffs the takedown.
Kory Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Junior Hogan.
Hogan throws a half hearted mid kick.
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.
Hogan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hogan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hogan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hogan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach keeping his opponent close.
Hogan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Beach sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Beach is looking to regain half guard here but Hogan keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Hogan tries for a kimura but Beach is defending well.
Hogan scoring with punches from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hogan trying to control the position but Beach is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Junior Hogan 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. And we move into the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hogan checks a leg kick.
Beach has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Beach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beach's waist but Hogan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hogan off to one side.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Beach circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beach throws a leg kick but Hogan checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hogan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Beach really felt that one!
Hogan tries to clinch but Beach moves out of range.
Hogan misses with a two punch combination.
Beach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hogan tries to clinch but Beach is having none of it.
Beach throws a low kick but Hogan avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries to clinch up.
Hulk Junior Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beach swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogan.
Hogan tries to clinch there but Beach circles away.
Beach throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Beach blocks a low kick nicely.
Beach wants to slow Hogan down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach throws a jab when Hogan was well out of range.
Beach throws a leg kick but Hogan moved away.
Beach swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogan.
Hogan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogan wants to clinch up but Beach keeps it at a distance.
Hogan checks a leg kick.
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
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.
Hogan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kory Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beach misses the jab.
Hogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Hogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Beach which made him look bad.
Kory Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Junior Hogan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hogan 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 Hogan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hogan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Junior Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hogan 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Junior Hogan!
Hulk Junior Hogan is the new bantamweight champion!
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