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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikami Teru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikami Teru!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Teru ducks down to avoid it.
Penn looks to land a combination but Teru avoids it well.
Teru showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Teru thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
Penn throws a series of punches but Teru avoids them all with ease.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn looks to land a combination but Teru avoids it well.
A left lands for Penn.
Teru throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throws a series of punches but Teru avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn with a hook.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn misses with a body shot
and Teru counters with a straight right hand.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teru slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
Teru scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penn in his tracks.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn throws a series of punches but Teru avoids them all with ease.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Teru is out of range.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teru lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Teru.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
A big left from Penn misses.
Teru fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn digs a good body shot into Teru's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a two punch combo.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Teru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Teru saw that one coming.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teru.
Forrest Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Teru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn swings for the body but Teru moves out of range.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Teru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teru moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Teru walks into a jab.
Penn tries to bum rush Teru with a series of wild strikes but Teru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn throws a right and a left that Teru avoids nicely.
Teru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Teru's head but Teru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn throws a hook but Teru avoids it easily.
Penn throws a jab when Teru was well out of range.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn tries to bum rush Teru with a series of wild strikes but Teru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn thuds his right hand into Teru's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Teru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Teru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Penn misses.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teru misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn throws a hook but Teru avoids it easily.
Penn with a nice cross.
Teru loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn misses with a combination
and Teru counters with a nice body shot.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Penn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teru throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Teru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teru manages to avoid it.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Teru slips the punch.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Penn throws a sloppy body shot
and Teru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Teru in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Teru cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Teru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn tests Teru's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teru was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn tries to bum rush Teru with a series of wild strikes but Teru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teru connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Teru lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Teru throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Penn misses.
Teru slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Teru counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Teru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Teru does no damage.
Teru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Teru connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Teru scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teru lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teru waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teru manages to avoid it.
Penn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
Teru slips under a jab.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Teru ducks down to avoid it.
Teru scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Teru's head.
Penn misses with a double jab
enabling Teru to counter with a crisp jab.
Teru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn throws a combination. Teru tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Penn misses with a combination
and Teru counters with a straight right hand.
Teru slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn misses the jab.
Teru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Teru.
Teru scores with a jab to the body.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Teru.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teru circles away quickly and effectively.
Teru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teru.
Teru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn swings for the body but Teru moves out of range.
Penn takes a swing at Teru's ribcage but misses.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Teru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn throws the left hand but Teru avoids the punch easily.
Penn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Teru counters with a straight right hand.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Teru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikami Teru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Penn misses with a double jab.
Teru dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Teru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn throws a right hand that Teru ducks under and follows up with a left that Teru also avoids with ease.
Teru on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Penn thuds his right hand into Teru's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Teru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Teru's head but Teru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teru slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Teru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Teru takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Teru throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Teru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Teru moves away and avoids it.
Penn throws a right hand that Teru ducks under and follows up with a left that Teru also avoids with ease.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Teru lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
Penn throws a right hand that Teru ducks under and follows up with a left that Teru also avoids with ease.
Teru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Teru.
Teru needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Teru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn throws a hook but Teru blocks it.
Teru scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Teru moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn throws a body punch but Teru moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Teru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn lands a glancing blow to the side of Teru's head.
Teru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Teru throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Teru needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Penn lands a glancing blow to the side of Teru's head.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Teru is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Teru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teru scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Teru with an uppercut!
Teru misses with a hook.
Penn swings for the body but Teru moves out of range.
Forrest Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Teru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Teru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Teru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn throws a series of punches but Teru moves out of range.
Penn connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teru counters with a one-two to the body.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teru manages to avoid it.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Teru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teru defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Teru drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Penn.
Teru slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Teru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Penn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Rikishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vit Sor Kaenong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rikishi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is USA nuked my parents, I want revenge. Hiro Rikishi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Rikishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vit Sor Kaenong!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sor Kaenong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sor Kaenong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rikishi.
Sor Kaenong moves into the clinch successfully.
Rikishi avoiding damage as Sor Kaenong throws knees to the body.
Rikishi misses with an elbow over the top.
Rikishi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rikishi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow.
Rikishi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sor Kaenong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rikishi rushes Sor Kaenong and presses him up against the ropes.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside.
Sor Kaenong tries a knee to the head but Rikishi blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rikishi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sor Kaenong's brow.
Rikishi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rikishi lands an elbow just above Sor Kaenong 's eye.
Sor Kaenong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rikishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rikishi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sor Kaenong is trying to break free.
Rikishi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rikishi lands a hook that snaps the head of Sor Kaenong backwards.
Rikishi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sor Kaenong tries a knee to the head but Rikishi blocks it.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sor Kaenong.
Sor Kaenong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rikishi blocks it with crossed arms.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Sor Kaenong in his tracks for a moment.
Rikishi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rikishi lands a shoulder strike.
Rikishi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sor Kaenong blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Sor Kaenong shrugs off.
Sor Kaenong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sor Kaenong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow.
Sor Kaenong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rikishi blocks it with crossed arms.
Sor Kaenong crunches a lovely knee into Rikishi's ribcage.
Rikishi lands an elbow just above Sor Kaenong 's eye.
Sor Kaenong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sor Kaenong avoids a wild elbow strike from Rikishi.
Rikishi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sor Kaenong blocks an elbow strike.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Sor Kaenong in his tracks for a moment.
Sor Kaenong misses with a knee to the head.
Sor Kaenong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rikishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rikishi keeps control of Sor Kaenong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sor Kaenong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sor Kaenong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rikishi lands a damaging elbow.
Rikishi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rikishi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sor Kaenong can't get the takedown.
Sor Kaenong looks gassed!
Sor Kaenong tries a knee to the head but Rikishi blocks it.
Rikishi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rikishi misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor Kaenong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sor Kaenong avoids the elbow strike from Rikishi, against the ropes.
Rikishi misses with an elbow strike.
Rikishi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rikishi pushes off an throws an elbow but Sor Kaenong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rikishi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sor Kaenong is looking to break free of the clinch but Rikishi has double underhooks.
Sor Kaenong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rikishi blocks it with crossed arms.
Sor Kaenong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sor Kaenong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rikishi blocks it with crossed arms.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Sor Kaenong in his tracks for a moment.
Rikishi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rikishi lands a damaging elbow.
Rikishi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sor Kaenong's defenses.
Sor Kaenong tries to stall but Rikishi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
Sor Kaenong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rikishi lands a shoulder strike.
Rikishi misses with an elbow over the top.
Rikishi managing to block the knees to the body from Sor Kaenong.
Rikishi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sor Kaenong dodges an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Sor Kaenong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sor Kaenong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Sor Kaenong shrugs off.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Sor Kaenong shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sor Kaenong's defenses.
Sor Kaenong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rikishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rikishi prevents Sor Kaenong from breaking the clinch.
Sor Kaenong blocks an elbow strike.
Sor Kaenong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rikishi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rikishi lands a damaging elbow.
Rikishi pushes off an throws an elbow but Sor Kaenong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rikishi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sor Kaenong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Sor Kaenong in his tracks for a moment.
Rikishi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rikishi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sor Kaenong lands an elbow just above Rikishi 's eye.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Sor Kaenong in his tracks for a moment.
Rikishi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rikishi throws an elbow but misses.
Sor Kaenong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rikishi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sor Kaenong backwards.
Rikishi throws an elbow that misses.
Rikishi throws an elbow that misses.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Sor Kaenong in his tracks for a moment.
Sor Kaenong misses with a knee to the head.
Sor Kaenong blocks an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Rikishi lands a damaging elbow.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow.
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.
Sor Kaenong blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rikishi.
Sor Kaenong blocks the elbow strike.
Sor Kaenong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rikishi is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rikishi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sor Kaenong's brow.
Rikishi misses with an elbow strike.
Sor Kaenong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sor Kaenong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rikishi misses with an elbow strike.
Sor Kaenong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rikishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sor Kaenong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rikishi misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rikishi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sor Kaenong's brow.
Sor Kaenong looking to throw knees to the head but Rikishi is blocking nicely.
Sor Kaenong dodges an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Sor Kaenong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rikishi blocks it with crossed arms.
Sor Kaenong avoids the elbow strike from Rikishi, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Rikishi scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sor Kaenong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rikishi throws an elbow that misses.
Rikishi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sor Kaenong breaks the clinch.
Sor Kaenong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rikishi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Rikishi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sor Kaenong darts in trying to clinch
and Rikishi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sor Kaenong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hiro Rikishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rikishi has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
Sor Kaenong trying to stall but Rikishi improves his position.
Rikishi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sor Kaenong looking to throw knees to the head but Rikishi is blocking nicely.
Rikishi throws an elbow that misses.
Sor Kaenong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rikishi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sor Kaenong tries to land a knee to the head but Rikishi blocks with his arms.
Sor Kaenong blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rikishi throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rikishi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sor Kaenong's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rikishi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sor Kaenong's brow.
Sor Kaenong tries to land a knee to the head but Rikishi blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sor Kaenong avoids the elbow strike from Rikishi, against the ropes.
Sor Kaenong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sor Kaenong tries to clinch
and Rikishi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sor Kaenong is trying to stand back up but Rikishi is controlling him
Rikishi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikishi wants to pass the guard but Sor Kaenong is defending well.
Sor Kaenong kicks off Rikishi and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sor Kaenong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rikishi rushes Sor Kaenong and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rikishi throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rikishi throws an elbow but misses.
Sor Kaenong blocks an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Sor Kaenong dodges an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Sor Kaenong misses with a knee strike.
Sor Kaenong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sor Kaenong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rikishi scores with a shoulder strike.
Sor Kaenong tries to break free but Rikishi pushes him back against the ropes.
Rikishi pushes off an throws an elbow but Sor Kaenong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rikishi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sor Kaenong backwards.
Sor Kaenong dodges an elbow strike from Rikishi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sor Kaenong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rikishi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rikishi gets through Sor Kaenong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sor Kaenong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rikishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it misses.
Sor Kaenong looking to throw knees to the head but Rikishi is blocking nicely.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sor Kaenong tries a knee to the head but Rikishi blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rikishi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sor Kaenong's brow.
Sor Kaenong missing with knees to the body.
Rikishi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sor Kaenong backwards.
Sor Kaenong takes an elbow to the temple.
Rikishi lands with a short shot to the head.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Sor Kaenong in his tracks for a moment.
Rikishi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sor Kaenong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sor Kaenong misses with a knee to the head.
Rikishi lands an uppercut.
Sor Kaenong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rikishi avoids it.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
Rikishi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rikishi lands an elbow just above Sor Kaenong 's eye.
A short left from Rikishi.
Rikishi lands a damaging elbow.
Sor Kaenong tries to land a knee to the head but Rikishi blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sor Kaenong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sor Kaenong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sor Kaenong blocks an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Sor Kaenong wants to break free but Rikishi has control.
Sor Kaenong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rikishi pushes off an throws an elbow but Sor Kaenong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside.
Sor Kaenong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sor Kaenong lands a damaging elbow.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rikishi pushes off an throws an elbow but Sor Kaenong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sor Kaenong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rikishi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sor Kaenong's defenses.
Sor Kaenong takes an elbow to the temple.
Sor Kaenong tries to break free but Rikishi pushes him back against the ropes.
Rikishi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rikishi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rikishi.
Sor Kaenong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sor Kaenong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rikishi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rikishi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it misses.
Sor Kaenong misses with a knee strike.
Sor Kaenong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rikishi blocks it with crossed arms.
Sor Kaenong has had enough of the clinch but Rikishi keeps him there for the moment.
Rikishi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow.
Sor Kaenong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rikishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rikishi throws an elbow but misses.
Rikishi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rikishi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sor Kaenong looking to throw knees to the head but Rikishi is blocking nicely.
Rikishi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sor Kaenongs head.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
Sor Kaenong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rikishi blocks it with crossed arms.
Rikishi throws an elbow that misses.
Sor Kaenong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Sor Kaenong shrugs off.
Rikishi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rikishi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rikishi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sor Kaenong tries to break free but Rikishi pushes him back against the ropes.
Sor Kaenong manages to break the clinch.
Sor Kaenong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rikishi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sor Kaenong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Rikishi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rikishi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sor Kaenong wants to clinch but Rikishi slips to the side
and Rikishi counters with a takedown into side control.
Rikishi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sor Kaenong wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rikishi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sor Kaenong keeps the fight on the outside.
Sor Kaenong tries to clinch but Rikishi is having none of it.
Sor Kaenong darts in trying to clinch
and Rikishi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rikishi.
Rikishi looking to sit in guard and control but Sor Kaenong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sor Kaenong postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikishi has an active guard here but Sor Kaenong has managed to pass into half guard.
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.
Rikishi tries to get to full guard but Sor Kaenong has control of the leg.
Rikishi is trying to maintain the position but Sor Kaenong is very close to passing his half guard.
Sor Kaenong wants to stand up but Rikishi has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rikishi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rikishi is looking for a triangle but Sor Kaenong pushes his legs off easily.
Sor Kaenong gets to his feet - Rikishi follows without any prompting.
Rikishi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sor Kaenong defending against the ground and pound.
Rikishi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sor Kaenong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sor Kaenong pushes Rikishi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rikishi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi wants to control but Sor Kaenong is keeping him busy.
Rikishi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rikishi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sor Kaenong's legs.
Rikishi working the strikes but Sor Kaenong uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sor Kaenong makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rikishi feints and as Sor Kaenong raises his hands in defense, Rikishi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sor Kaenong pushes Rikishi off and gets back to his feet.
Rikishi tries to clinch
and Sor Kaenong counters by moving into the clinch.
Rikishi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sor Kaenong manages to break the clinch.
Sor Kaenong is looking to clinch but Rikishi is avoiding it.
Rikishi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sor Kaenong counters with a body kick that stops Rikishi in his tracks momentarily.
Sor Kaenong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sor Kaenong clinches up against the ropes.
Rikishi lands an uppercut.
Rikishi lands a damaging elbow.
Sor Kaenong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rikishi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rikishi lands with a left to the head.
Vit Sor Kaenong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiro Rikishi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rikishi managing to block the knees to the body from Sor Kaenong.
Rikishi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Rikishi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rikishi, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Rikishi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Hennessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mondragon Gangrena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Hennessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mondragon Gangrena!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hennessy scores with a hook to the body. Gangrena takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hennessy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gangrena swivels and escapes.
Gangrena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gangrena takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gangrena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gangrena drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gangrena has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gangrena there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gangrena misses with a wild combination.
Hennessy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gangrena has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gangrena throws a combination that misses
and Hennessy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hennessy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gangrena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hennessy moves away.
Gangrena misses with a combination
and Hennessy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mondragon Gangrena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gangrena throws a combination that misses
and Gangrena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennessy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gangrena as he jumps to the side.
Gangrena wants to clinch but Hennessy slips to the side
letting Hennessy counter with a right hand.
Gangrena scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hennessy wants to control but Gangrena is keeping busy.
Gangrena is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hennessy looking for submissions off his back.
Gangrena keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hennessy has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Gangrena. Oh but Hennessy has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Gangrena goes limp - he's gone! Hennessy jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sean Hennessy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senki Gudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naozumi Akimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gudo comes into the arena with Money to Blow blaring out of the sound system. Akimoto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AudioMachine - Assassin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senki Gudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naozumi Akimoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akimoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Akimoto looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gudo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gudo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gudo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Akimoto is not content to let Gudo control the position.
Gudo wants to pass the guard but Akimoto is defending well.
Gudo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gudo is trying to control. Akimoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Akimoto taking some punishment here, with Gudo in his half guard.
Gudo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gudo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Gudo.
Gudo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gudo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akimoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gudo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akimoto won't be happy with that.
Akimoto is looking to regain half guard here but Gudo keeps moving and retains side control.
Gudo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gudo scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gudo is staying tight to Akimoto's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gudo tries to move to mount but Akimoto blocks the move with his legs.
Gudo works to advance to full mount. Akimoto defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gudo scoring with strikes but Akimoto is staying in there.
Gudo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akimoto is looking to escape.
Gudo lands a big elbow.
Akimoto wants to control but Gudo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gudo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Akimoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gudo with shots to the head and body - Akimoto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gudo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Akimoto tries to lock up and control but Gudo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Akimoto taking shots to the head.
Gudo with the ground and pound from mount.
Gudo controlling from mount.
Gudo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Naozumi Akimoto has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gudo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Akimoto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akimoto is bucking up trying to escape but Gudo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Akimoto is trying desperately to improve position.
Gudo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gudo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gudo landing shots from mount.
Gudo scoring with strikes but Akimoto is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gudo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gudo working Akimoto over with strikes here.
Gudo with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Senki Gudo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naozumi Akimoto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gudo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gudo stalks Akimoto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Akimoto's face. Akimoto staggers backwards, shaken.
That has opened up Naozumi Akimoto's cut even more.
Gudo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gudo scores with a jab to the body.
Gudo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Akimoto was covering up waiting for the punch and Gudo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gudo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Akimoto is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gudo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gudo chips away with some ground and pound.
Gudo slips nicely into half guard.
Gudo 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.
Gudo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Akimoto trying to control but Gudo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gudo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gudo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gudo slips a nice elbow through Akimoto's hands, connecting with Akimoto's forehead.
Gudo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Senki Gudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gudo raining down shots from the mount!
Gudo has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Akimoto's face.
Gudo looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Gudo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gudo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gudo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gudo has hold of Akimoto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Akimoto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gudo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gudo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Akimoto for as long as he can get away with.
Gudo wants to control the pace but Akimoto is squirming around nicely.
Gudo cracks Akimoto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Naozumi Akimoto's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Naozumi Akimoto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Senki Gudo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Takanahana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jessiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanahana comes to the ring accompanied by Dillinger Escape Plan - 43% Burnt. Jessiman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny Cash - God is Gonna Cut You Down. Yoshi Takanahana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hugh Jessiman's chin.
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337 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Takanahana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Jessiman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jessiman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jessiman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takanahana.
Jessiman misses with a few strikes there.
Takanahana misses the shot to the body.
Hugh Jessiman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takanahana moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Jessiman misses.
Jessiman looks gassed!
Jessiman misses with a series of wild punches.
Takanahana thows a body shot but no joy.
Takanahana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jessiman manages to avoid it.
Takanahana takes a swing at Jessiman's ribcage but misses.
Jessiman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Takanahana takes a swing at Jessiman's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Jessiman does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takanahana just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanahana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanahana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanahana misses the shot to the body.
Takanahana looks to score with a jab to the body but Jessiman is just out of range.
Jessiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanahana lands a nice shot to the body.
Takanahana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanahana misses with a wild body shot.
Takanahana is looking to wear down Jessiman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takanahana lands a body shot.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takanahana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jessiman.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Takanahana swings for the body but Jessiman moves out of range.
Jessiman misses with a two punch combination.
Takanahana misses the shot to the body.
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessiman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Takanahana takes a swing at Jessiman's ribcage but misses.
Jessiman misses with a few strikes there.
Takanahana thows a body shot but no joy.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessiman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Jessiman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takanahana circles away quickly and effectively.
Takanahana misses the shot to the body.
Takanahana misses the shot to the body.
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.
Jessiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jessiman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takanahana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jessiman manages to avoid it.
Takanahana thows a body shot but no joy.
Takanahana looks to score with a jab to the body but Jessiman is just out of range.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Takanahana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jessiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Takanahana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jessiman.
Jessiman misses with an uppercut. Takanahana saw that one coming.
Takanahana swings for the body but Jessiman moves out of range.
Takanahana misses with a wild body shot.
Jessiman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Jessiman avoids the body shot from Takanahana.
Takanahana just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanahana takes a swing at Jessiman's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jessiman looks to land a combination but Takanahana avoids it well.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takanahana misses the shot to the body.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Jessiman misses with a two punch combination.
Takanahana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jessiman manages to avoid it.
Takanahana just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessiman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Takanahana just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanahana misses with a wild body shot.
Jessiman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takanahana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jessiman manages to avoid it.
Takanahana misses with a wild body shot.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takanahana takes a swing at Jessiman's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jessiman misses with a two punch combination.
Takanahana thows a body shot but no joy.
Jessiman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jessiman tries to bum rush Takanahana with a series of wild strikes but Takanahana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jessiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takanahana takes a swing at Jessiman's ribcage but misses.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Jessiman throws the left hand but Takanahana avoids the punch easily.
Takanahana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jessiman.
Takanahana misses with a wild body shot.
Jessiman misses with a few strikes there.
Takanahana swings for the body but Jessiman moves out of range.
Takanahana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Jessiman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Takanahana looks to score with a jab to the body but Jessiman is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Takanahana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jessiman misses with a series of wild punches.
Takanahana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jessiman.
Jessiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hugh Jessiman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessiman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Some wild striking there from Jessiman.
Jessiman misses with the combination.
Takanahana misses the shot to the body.
Jessiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jessiman avoids the body shot from Takanahana.
Jessiman misses with the combination.
Takanahana swings for the body but Jessiman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessiman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Takanahana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jessiman moves away.
Jessiman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessiman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Takanahana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jessiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Jessiman avoids the body shot from Takanahana.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jessiman throws a series of punches but Takanahana avoids them all with ease.
Takanahana just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessiman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
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.
Jessiman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takanahana moves out of range of the strikes.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Takanahana just misses with a punch to the body.
Jessiman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Takanahana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanahana takes a swing at Jessiman's ribcage but misses.
Jessiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jessiman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Jessiman misses its intended target.
Jessiman throws an overhand right that lands on Takanahana's shoulder, as Takanahana tries to avoid the shot.
Takanahana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jessiman throws a hook but Takanahana avoids it easily.
A combination from Jessiman does no damage.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessiman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Takanahana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jessiman manages to avoid it.
Jessiman misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jessiman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takanahana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takanahana thows a body shot but no joy.
Jessiman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takanahana dodges the punch combination from Jessiman.
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Jessiman throws a lazy right hand but Takanahana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Jessiman throws a looping overhand right but Takanahana ducks down to avoid it.
Takanahana swings for the body but Jessiman moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jessiman.
Jessiman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takanahana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jessiman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jessiman throws a big shot that misses.
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.
Jessiman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessiman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Jessiman tries to bum rush Takanahana with a series of wild strikes but Takanahana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jessiman cracks Takanahana with a good jab.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Jessiman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jessiman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Takanahana slips a jab and a cross from Jessiman.
Jessiman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jessiman looks to land a combination but Takanahana avoids it well.
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Jessiman.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A left lands for Jessiman.
Jessiman misses with a two punch combination.
Takanahana misses with a wild body shot.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Jessiman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Takanahana dodges the punch combination from Jessiman.
Takanahana just misses with a punch to the body.
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Takanahana.
Takanahana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jessiman moves away.
Takanahana misses with a wild body shot.
Jessiman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Jessiman tries to bum rush Takanahana with a series of wild strikes but Takanahana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Takanahana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jessiman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takanahana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jessiman.
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jessiman throws an overhand right that lands on Takanahana's shoulder, as Takanahana tries to avoid the shot.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Takanahana misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessiman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Jessiman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Jessiman misses.
Jessiman tries to bum rush Takanahana with a series of wild strikes but Takanahana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jessiman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takanahana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jessiman moves away.
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jessiman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takanahana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jessiman doesn't seem bothered though.
Jessiman throws a shot from downtown. Takanahana moves away and avoids it.
Takanahana just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jessiman.
Takanahana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jessiman.
Jessiman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takanahana avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Jessiman misses the jab.
Takanahana looks to score with a jab to the body but Jessiman is just out of range.
Jessiman scores with a three punch combo!
Jessiman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
Jessiman misses with a series of wild punches.
Jessiman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takanahana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jessiman avoids the body shot from Takanahana.
Takanahana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jessiman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takanahana misses with a wild body shot.
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Jessiman.
Jessiman throws a looping overhand right but Takanahana ducks down to avoid it.
Takanahana takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jessiman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanahana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jessiman.
Takanahana slips a jab and a cross from Jessiman.
Takanahana misses the shot to the body.
Jessiman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takanahana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Takanahana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jessiman.
Takanahana throws a body punch but Jessiman moves out of range.
Jessiman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takanahana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jessiman throws a series of punches but Takanahana avoids them all with ease.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Takanahana dodges the punch combination from Jessiman.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jessiman was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Takanahana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jessiman moves away.
Jessiman avoids the body shot from Takanahana.
Jessiman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jessiman duly obliges.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Jessiman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Takanahana takes one on the button.
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jessiman throws a series of punches but Takanahana avoids them all with ease.
Jessiman throws a right and a left that Takanahana avoids nicely.
Takanahana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jessiman.
Takanahana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takanahana thows a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Jessiman scores with a four punch combination!
Jessiman tries to bum rush Takanahana with a series of wild strikes but Takanahana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takanahana slips a jab and a cross from Jessiman.
Jessiman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takanahana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jessiman.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jessiman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Takanahana backs up against the ropes.
Takanahana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jessiman.
Jessiman avoids the body shot from Takanahana.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Jessiman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jessiman 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Jessiman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nougeria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago's entrance music is Drake - Forever. A fine choice. Diego Nougeria will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulo Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nougeria!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nougeria dives in and grabs Thiago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thiago pushes down on Nougeria's head and hops out.
Thiago moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Diego Nougeria has been cut.
Thiago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nougeria.
Thiago stuffs the takedown.
Paulo Thiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Nougeria.
Thiago scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thiago lands a big right hand that sends Nougeria crashing to the mat! Thiago stays standing though and waves Nougeria back to his feet!
Nougeria is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thiago throws an overhand right that has Nougeria reeling! Thiago follows up with more punches and Nougeria is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paulo Thiago!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Kanehara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yusuke Kanehara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Scylla!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scylla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kanehara looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kanehara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scylla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scylla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scylla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanehara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scylla lands an overhand right.
Scylla closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scylla decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Scylla is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kanehara is just riding it out for now. Scylla eventually gives up the hold.
Kanehara is in trouble now - Scylla has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scylla goes for an armbar but Kanehara turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kanehara.
Kanehara stopping the sweep attempt from Scylla.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scylla is on top in guard.
Scylla wants to pass the guard but Kanehara is keeping the position.
Scylla passes Kanehara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Scylla passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scylla working for a guillotine from mount but Kanehara is in no mood to give up.
Scylla looking to control but Kanehara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scylla moves to the back position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scylla is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanehara won't enjoy being in this position. Scylla looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Kanehara is tapping - it's over boys! Scylla picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenny Scylla!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuffie Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kisaragi has chosen Wanted Man by Rev Theory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuffie Kisaragi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisaragi shoots in and bounces Rodrigo Nogueira off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Kisaragi postures up in Rodrigo Nogueira's guard and throws a big left but Rodrigo Nogueira blocks it.
Kisaragi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodrigo Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kisaragi wants to control from the top but Rodrigo Nogueira keeps moving.
Rodrigo Nogueira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking for a triangle but Kisaragi pushes his legs off easily.
Rodrigo Nogueira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kisaragi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kisaragi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodrigo Nogueira's head.
Kisaragi lands a couple of digs.
Rodrigo Nogueira throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kisaragi uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodrigo Nogueira is looking for a sweep.
Rodrigo Nogueira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kisaragi cracks Rodrigo Nogueira with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kisaragi immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Rodrigo Nogueira is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kisaragi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuffie Kisaragi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duane Dibbley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chunky Munky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duane Dibbley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duane Dibbley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chunky Munky!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dibbley tries to bum rush Munky with a series of wild strikes but Munky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dibbley fails with a takedown attempt.
Dibbley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munky moves forwards but Dibbley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Munky checks a leg kick.
Dibbley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Munky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dibbley shoots for a double leg takedown but Munky sprawls well. He's pushed Dibbley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Munky wants to clinch but Dibbley slips to the side
and Dibbley moves into the clinch.
Dibbley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Dibbley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Dibbley shrugs off.
Munky has Dibbley pressed against the ropes.
Munky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Duane Dibbley has been cut.
Munky looking to stall.
Dibbley blocks an elbow strike from Munky.
Dibbley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Munky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Munky is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munky lands a damaging elbow.
Munky stalls.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Munky throws an elbow but misses.
Munky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Munky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Munky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Munky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dibbley tries to pull guard but Munky won't allow it.
Dibbley takes an elbow to the temple.
Dibbley tries to pull guard but Munky won't allow it.
Munky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Munky lands an elbow just above Dibbley 's eye.
Dibbley fails to pull guard.
Dibbley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dibbley avoids a wild elbow strike from Munky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Munky.
Munky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dibbley pulls guard effortlessly.
Munky has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dibbley to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Munky is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dibbley pulls down on the head and he's put Munky to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Duane Dibbley!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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