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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between jin fooshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mondragon Gangrena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jin fooshi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jin fooshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mondragon Gangrena!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangrena misses with a low kick.
fooshi tries to land a front kick but Gangrena steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
fooshi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gangrena pinned against the cage. Gangrena gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gangrena throws a lazy body kick
and fooshi counters by clinching up.
Gangrena tightens his grip and picks fooshi up, before dumping him to the ground. fooshi manages to land in guard.
Gangrena pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. fooshi is keeping the position for now.
fooshi working a defensive guard here.
Gangrena won't allow fooshi to sweep him here.
fooshi trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gangrena slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
fooshi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gangrena gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gangrena throws a nice looking combination but fooshi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gangrena shoots in but no luck this time.
Gangrena looks gassed!
fooshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Gangrena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangrena tries to clinch up but fooshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Gangrena closes the distance but fooshi moves to the side
and fooshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
fooshi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gangrena was covering up waiting for the punch and fooshi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gangrena being controlled here, momentarily.
fooshi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and fooshi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fooshi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
fooshi lands a couple of digs.
fooshi trying to control but Gangrena is working from the bottom.
fooshi wants to stand but Gangrena is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gangrena wants to stand up but fooshi is controlling him.
fooshi is looking to work some ground and pound but Gangrena has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gangrena can do anything to dispel that myth.
fooshi prevents Gangrena from getting back to his feet.
fooshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gangrena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gangrena gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and fooshi counters with a one-two to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
jin fooshi 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.
fooshi tries to clinch but Gangrena moves out of range.
jin fooshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
fooshi takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gangrena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
fooshi tries to pull guard but Gangrena holds him up against the ropes and eventually fooshi drops back down to his feet.
Gangrena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
fooshi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
fooshi stops Gangrena from standing up.
fooshi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gangrena is pulling down on fooshi's head. It's preventing any offense from fooshi, at least for the moment.
fooshi trying to control but Gangrena is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fooshi wanted to stand there but Gangrena had control of the position.
Gangrena avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
fooshi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gangrena keeping moving, preventing fooshi from controlling successfully.
fooshi stops Gangrena from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
fooshi wants to clinch
and Gangrena counters with a nice double leg into guard.
fooshi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
fooshi trying to keep a closed guard but Gangrena is proving a slippery customer.
Gangrena looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fooshi is trying to keep Gangrena in close.
Gangrena tries to stand but fooshi is controlling from the bottom.
fooshi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gangrena defends well.
fooshi is trying to control the position but Gangrena postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
fooshi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gangrena is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
fooshi tries to clinch up but Gangrena circles away and keeps his distance.
fooshi tries for a takedown but Gangrena circles away easily
and Gangrena counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gangrena closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gangrena lands in his opponent's guard.
fooshi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gangrena defends well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mondragon Gangrena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gangrena slaps away a takedown attempt from fooshi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
fooshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for fooshi with that takedown attempt.
Gangrena fails to land with a series of punches.
fooshi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jin fooshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
fooshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
fooshi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gangrena counters with a three punch combo that has fooshi backing up. fooshi nods at Gangrena to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
fooshi wants to clinch
and Gangrena counters with a left to the body.
Gangrena forces fooshi back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fooshi can't get the takedown.
Gangrena has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed fooshi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
fooshi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gangrena lands punches and elbows.
Gangrena is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangrena scores with punches and elbows.
fooshi is really stuck here.
Gangrena is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
fooshi turns into Gangrena and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fooshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gangrena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
fooshi postures up in Gangrena's guard and throws a big left but Gangrena blocks it.
Gangrena pushes fooshi off and gets back to his feet.
Gangrena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
fooshi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gangrena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gangrena misses with a few strikes there.
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.
fooshi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gangrena's waist but Gangrena gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing fooshi off to one side.
fooshi looks for the body kick but Gangrena saw that one coming.
fooshi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
fooshi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gangrena is looking to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gangrena.
Gangrena tries for a kimura but fooshi is defending well.
fooshi tries to bench press Gangrena off him but Gangrena keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mondragon Gangrena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gangrena has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mondragon Gangrena!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juggaloz Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ronald Kernspecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Ronald Kernspecht is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juggaloz Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keith Ronald Kernspecht!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kai.
Kai is trying to get an arm triangle but Kernspecht is defending well.
Kai is looking to take a break and control but Kernspecht is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kernspecht tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kai tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kernspecht is looking for a sweep.
Kai working away.
Kernspecht really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kernspecht tries to improve position but can't.
Kernspecht tries to escape but Kai is in control.
Kernspecht tries to improve position but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kernspecht tries for a takedown but Kai circles away easily
and Kai counters with a shoot takedown. Kernspecht fights it but they end up in guard.
Kai thows a big elbow that misses.
Kernspecht striking off his back but it's not causing Kai any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai stops Kernspecht from standing up.
Kai wants to control from the top but Kernspecht keeps moving.
Kai passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kernspecht pushes Kai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kernspecht looks gassed!
Kai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kernspecht is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kernspecht is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kernspecht tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kernspecht looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kai gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kernspecht is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kai lets go of the hold and Kernspecht can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juggaloz Kai!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Duex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Endo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Duex!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Endo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Duex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duex tries to close the distance and clinch but Endo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Endo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Endo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Endo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duex counters with a head kick that drops Endo to the mat! Endo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Duex lands a big head kick that sends Endo tumbling to the mat! Duex takes a step backwards and waves Endo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Endo is rocked!
Duex clinches with his opponent.
Oh Endo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Endo fails to pull guard.
Duex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Endo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Endo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Duex.
Duex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Duex has Endo pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Endo is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Duex - that's hurt Endo badly! Oh, another knee lands and Endo is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Endo doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Frank Duex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Leblanc could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Allen's chin.
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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, Jean Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Allen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Leblanc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen throws a series of punches but Leblanc moves out of range.
Leblanc shoots in but no luck this time.
Leblanc looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
John Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen slaps away a takedown attempt from Leblanc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Leblanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leblanc.
Leblanc dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Allen throws a right hand that Leblanc ducks under and follows up with a left that Leblanc also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leblanc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen throws a right and a left that Leblanc avoids nicely.
Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
Leblanc goes for a takedown in the clinch but Allen prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Allen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Allen stops a takedown attempt from Leblanc.
Leblanc drops down looking for an ankle pick but Allen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leblanc really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
Allen scores with a three punch combo!
Leblanc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Allen throws a one two combo.
Allen throws a right hand that Leblanc ducks under and follows up with a left that Leblanc also avoids with ease.
Allen gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen stops a takedown attempt from Leblanc.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
John Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leblanc misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Allen clinches up against the ropes.
Leblanc can't get the takedown.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen throws a right hand that Leblanc ducks under and follows up with a left that Leblanc also avoids with ease.
Allen instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen looks to land a combination. Leblanc sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Allen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Leblanc or perhaps it was just good defense by Allen which made him look bad.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leblanc circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
Allen works over Leblanc's head and body with a nice combination.
Allen moves into the clinch successfully.
Leblanc has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Allen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Allen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leblanc goes for a takedown attempt but Allen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Allen cracks the inside of Leblanc's front leg.
Leblanc swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
Leblanc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Allen tries to avoid it but Leblanc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Allen to the ground. Allen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Allen throws a series of punches but Leblanc moves out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Allen 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.
Allen looks to land a combination. Leblanc sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Leblanc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Allen defends it nicely.
Allen wants to clinch.
Leblanc wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Leblanc misses with a takedown attempt - Allen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Allen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Leblanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen tries to bum rush Leblanc with a series of wild strikes but Leblanc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick from Allen lands but Leblanc takes it in his stride.
Allen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leblanc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen stuffs the takedown attempt from Leblanc. Leblanc gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Allen.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Leblanc can't get the takedown.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Jean Leblanc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leblanc shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense.
Leblanc fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leblanc.
Allen thuds his right hand into Leblanc's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leblanc looks for a takedown but Allen sprawls well.
Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leblanc has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Allen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leblanc shoots in for a double leg but Allen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leblanc shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Allen as he avoids it easily.
Leblanc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen throws a right hand that Leblanc ducks under and follows up with a left that Leblanc also avoids with ease.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Leblanc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leblanc closes this distance looking for a takedown but Allen circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Leblanc down.
Leblanc scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Leblanc wants to work for an arm triangle but Allen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen punching from the bottom.
Allen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leblanc.
Leblanc blocks the strikes from Allen.
Leblanc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leblanc will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leblanc thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Allen's head.
Allen tries to get to full guard but Leblanc has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leblanc looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Allen is fending him off so far but Leblanc persists. Nope, Allen circles away and we're back to standing.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leblanc circles away quickly and effectively.
Leblanc fails with the takedown.
Allen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Leblanc scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Allen drives through and clinches with Leblanc against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Leblanc's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leblanc shoots in looking for a takedown. Allen tries to sprawl out of it but Leblanc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Allen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leblanc decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Allen's guard.
Leblanc scoring with punches to the head and body.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allen wriggles free and stands up.
Allen moves into range and clinches up with Leblanc.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leblanc tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leblanc is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Allen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Leblanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc tries for a takedown but Allen manages to get underhooks.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Allen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leblanc backs up against the ropes.
Leblanc swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leblanc.
Allen throws a series of punches but Leblanc avoids them all with ease.
Leblanc looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leblanc.
Some wild striking there from Allen.
Allen looks to land a combination but Leblanc avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leblanc shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Allen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leblanc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leblanc wants to get back to striking at distance but Allen won't allow it.
Leblanc drops down looking for an ankle pick but Allen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leblanc shoots for a takedown but Allen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Leblanc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen throws a combination that misses
and Leblanc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Leblanc.
Allen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leblanc postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leblanc throws a big right hand that misses.
Allen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leblanc 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.
Allen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Allen wants to sweep here but Leblanc controlling him for the moment.
Leblanc throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Allen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leblanc shoots for a double leg takedown but Allen sprawls well. He's pushed Leblanc's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Allen rushes Leblanc and presses him up against the ropes.
Leblanc is looking to break free of the clinch but Allen has double underhooks.
Leblanc changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Allen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen rushes Leblanc and presses him up against the ropes.
Allen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leblanc looking for submissions off his back.
Allen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Leblanc manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leblanc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jean Leblanc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Leblanc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jean Leblanc.
I think Allen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Allen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Take Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Take Kobayashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Take Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kobayashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kobayashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valentine throws a hook but Kobayashi blocks it.
Valentine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kobayashi.
Valentine punishes Kobayashi's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on Kobayashi's shoulder, as Kobayashi tries to avoid the shot.
Kobayashi fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine throws a body punch but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Kobayashi shoots for a double leg takedown but Valentine sprawls well. He's pushed Kobayashi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vincent Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Take Kobayashi.
Kobayashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kobayashi looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobayashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valentine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valentine defending well as Kobayashi loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Take Kobayashi has been cut.
Valentine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Valentine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine looks to land a combination but Kobayashi avoids it well.
Valentine throws a series of punches but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Vincent Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valentine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kobayashi momentarily.
Valentine cracks a nice hook into Kobayashi's ribs.
Valentine cracks Kobayashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kobayashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valentine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Valentine scores with a four punch combination!
Good standup being displayed there by Valentine as he connects with a hook.
Kobayashi is rocked!
Valentine stuns Kobayashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vincent Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobayashi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kobayashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.
Kobayashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a series of wild punches.
Valentine stalks Kobayashi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kobayashi's face. Kobayashi staggers backwards, shaken.
Kobayashi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Valentine is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kobayashi.
Jab from Valentine.
Valentine lands a slapping body shot.
Valentine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Valentine digs a good hook to Kobayashi's body.
Kobayashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Valentine scores with a body shot.
Kobayashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kobayashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valentine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valentine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a series of strikes that have Kobayashi backpedaling.
Valentine lands with a cross.
Valentine scores with a three punch combo!
Valentine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valentine looks to land a combination. Kobayashi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kobayashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Valentine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Valentine's corner calls for a 1-2. Valentine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kobayashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kobayashi fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Valentine!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands with an overhand left.
Valentine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kobayashi.
Valentine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kobayashi walks into a jab.
Kobayashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Valentine does it's job there.
The crowd cheers as Valentine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kobayashi doesn't seem phased though.
A jab lands there for Valentine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kobayashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentine is fending him off so far but Kobayashi persists. Nope, Valentine circles away and we're back to standing.
Kobayashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valentine.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valentine.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Take Kobayashi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valentine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kobayashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Valentine's waist but Valentine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kobayashi off to one side.
Valentine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vincent Valentine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kobayashi tries for a takedown but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valentine throws a series of punches but Kobayashi avoids them all with ease.
Valentine lands a two punch combo.
Kobayashi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valentine is working the combinations to good effect here.
Valentine with a hook.
Kobayashi walks into a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good exchange - Valentine coming out on top.
Valentine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kobayashi can do to turn this around?
No luck for Kobayashi with that takedown attempt.
Vincent Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Take Kobayashi.
Valentine misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi shoots in and drives through. Valentine sprawls well.
Valentine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Valentine lands a two punch combo.
Valentine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentine lands with a right hand.
Kobayashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentine is fending him off so far but Kobayashi persists. Nope, Valentine circles away and we're back to standing.
Kobayashi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valentine catches Kobayashi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valentine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kobayashi backs up against the ropes.
Kobayashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valentine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kobayashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Valentine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valentine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kobayashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kobayashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valentine digs a good hook to Kobayashi's body.
Kobayashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.
Kobayashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valentine digs a good body shot into Kobayashi's ribs.
Valentine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valentine cracks a nice hook into Kobayashi's ribs.
Valentine cracks a nice hook into Kobayashi's ribs.
Valentine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kobayashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valentine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kobayashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valentine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kobayashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentine is fending him off so far but Kobayashi persists. Nope, Valentine circles away and we're back to standing.
Danga de danga de dang - Valentine scores with a four punch combination!
Valentine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kobayashi's hands.
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kobayashi.
Valentine throws a good cross that connects.
Valentine stuns Kobayashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valentine punishes Kobayashi's body with a nice straight punch.
Kobayashi tries for a takedown but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kobayashi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentine as he avoids it easily.
Kobayashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine swinging wilding here.
Kobayashi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valentine stalks Kobayashi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kobayashi's face. Kobayashi staggers backwards, shaken.
Valentine lands a nice hook to Kobayashi's body. Kobayashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kobayashi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Valentine has got the better of the exchanges.
Valentine misses with a double jab.
Valentine misses with a double jab.
Valentine jabs at Kobayashi's body.
Valentine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kobayashi slips a jab and a cross from Valentine.
Kobayashi shoots in for a takedown but Valentine shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Valentine.
Kobayashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentine is fending him off so far but Kobayashi persists. Nope, Valentine circles away and we're back to standing.
Valentine looks to land a combination but Kobayashi avoids it well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Valentine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Take Kobayashi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kobayashi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valentine pinned against the cage. Valentine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valentine throws a series of punches but Kobayashi avoids them all with ease.
Valentine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kobayashi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Valentine throws a series of punches but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Valentine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valentine slaps away a takedown attempt from Kobayashi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Valentine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kobayashi.
Vincent Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Take Kobayashi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kobayashi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valentine scores with the left hand. Kobayashi knows he should have avoided that one.
Valentine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Valentine does it's job there.
Valentine throws a right and a left that Kobayashi avoids nicely.
Kobayashi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valentine tries to avoid it but Kobayashi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valentine to the ground. Valentine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valentine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kobayashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentine.
Kobayashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No luck for Kobayashi with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kobayashi.
Valentine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kobayashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Valentine.
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kobayashi has time to react.
Valentine scores with a one two! Kobayashi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Valentine.
Valentine digs a good body shot into Kobayashi's ribs.
Kobayashi walks into a jab.
Valentine misses with a double jab.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Kobayashi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valentine swivels and escapes.
Valentine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kobayashi fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine slaps away a takedown attempt from Kobayashi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valentine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Valentine catches Kobayashi right on the button with a cross.
Kobayashi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valentine pinned against the cage. Valentine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kobayashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valentine.
Valentine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valentine lands a glancing blow to the side of Kobayashi's head.
Valentine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kobayashi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine cracks a nice hook into Kobayashi's ribs.
Valentine tries to bum rush Kobayashi with a series of wild strikes but Kobayashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentine lands a nice shot that snaps Kobayashi's head back.
Valentine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vincent Valentine is winning the standup battle so far.
Kobayashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.
Valentine lands with a hook. Kobayashi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Valentine lands a nice hook to Kobayashi's body. Kobayashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valentine lands a jab-cross combination.
Valentine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine lands a jab to the nose.
Valentine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kobayashi shoots in for a double leg but Valentine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kobayashi has time to react.
Take Kobayashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kobayashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valentine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Valentine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vit Sor Kaenong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vit Sor Kaenong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sor Kaenong doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Sor Kaenong tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sor Kaenong doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Sor Kaenong tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sor Kaenong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costa thows a body shot but no joy.
Costa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Costa shoots in and bounces Sor Kaenong off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Sor Kaenong wants to stand up but Costa is controlling him.
Costa wants to control from the top but Sor Kaenong keeps moving.
Sor Kaenong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Costa is controlling him.
Costa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa 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.
Costa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sor Kaenong wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Costa manages to pass to side control.
Costa trying to pass the guard but Sor Kaenong defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Costa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sor Kaenong's guard.
Sor Kaenong is not content to let Costa control the position.
Sor Kaenong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Costa is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sor Kaenong is trying to stand back up but Costa is controlling him
Costa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Costa is trying to control. Sor Kaenong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Costa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sor Kaenong is trying to stand up here but Costa is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sor Kaenong kicks Costa off and gets back to his feet.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sor Kaenong throws a head kick that misses.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Sor Kaenong tries to clinch but Costa is having none of it.
Costa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sor Kaenong's guard.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sor Kaenong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa wants to take a breather but Sor Kaenong is having none of it.
Costa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sor Kaenong is defending against the submission attempts here by Costa.
Costa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Costa is working for a submission of some sort.
Costa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sor Kaenong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Costa.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Costa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Sor Kaenong there.
Sor Kaenong moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.
Sor Kaenong tries to clinch up.
Sor Kaenong tries to close the distance and clinch but Costa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sor Kaenong tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa scores with a takedown into Sor Kaenong's guard.
Costa wants to control from the top but Sor Kaenong keeps moving.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Sor Kaenong is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Kaenong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Costa postures up in Sor Kaenong's guard and throws a big left but Sor Kaenong blocks it.
Costa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sor Kaenong keeping full guard, as Costa tries to pass.
Costa stops Sor Kaenong from standing up.
Costa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sor Kaenong is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sor Kaenong has escaped and now he's on top!
Costa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sor Kaenong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sor Kaenong has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Costa is proving hard to escape from.
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.
Sor Kaenong won't allow Costa to sweep him here.
Costa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sor Kaenong is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Costa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sor Kaenong's back instead.
Costa working for a choke but Sor Kaenong is defending well.
Sor Kaenong controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa punches the canvas rather than the man.
Costa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sor Kaenong is defending well though. Costa let's go of the attempt for now.
Sor Kaenong is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Costa is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Sor Kaenong with him. Sor Kaenong is trying to defend but Costa has an arm under the chin now! Sor Kaenong grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Felipe Costa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senshi Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
147 lbs
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140 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Akita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senshi Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akita.
Nagasaki moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagasaki.
Akita has hold of one of Nagasaki's legs. Nagasaki is fighting the takedown attempt but Akita gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Akita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Akita tries to free his leg and advance position but Nagasaki is retaining full guard.
Nagasaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nagasaki keeping moving, preventing Akita from controlling successfully.
Akita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagasaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Akita is working hard here to advance position.
Nagasaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Nagasaki is tightening it up a little... Akita has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Akita reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Akita taps out! nice BJJ there by Nagasaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Senshi Nagasaki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Daud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ahmad Daud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo Nogueira cracks Daud with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Daud looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Rodrigo Nogueira finish him?
It looks like Ahmad Daud has been cut.
Daud scores with a takedown into Rodrigo Nogueira's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daud thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Daud won't allow Rodrigo Nogueira to get back to his feet.
Daud cracks Rodrigo Nogueira with a solid left hand.
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking for a triangle but Daud pushes his legs off easily.
Daud prevents Rodrigo Nogueira from getting back to his feet.
Rodrigo Nogueira controls Daud momentarily but Daud frees himself.
Daud decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daud closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodrigo Nogueira circles away.
Rodrigo Nogueira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo Nogueira drops Daud with a naaaaasty hook - Daud is in real trouble here! Rodrigo Nogueira dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is the new heavyweight champion!
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