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LEGENDS 30: Louder Than Bombs PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ginchin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hazuki Zin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funakoshi's entrance music is mission impossible. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ginchin Funakoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hazuki Zin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Zin.
Zin gets the takedown into side control.
Zin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Funakoshi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Funakoshi sneaks back into half guard.
Funakoshi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zin drops back looking for a leg! Funakoshi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Funakoshi manages to kick Zin off! Zin jumps back into Funakoshi's guard.
Zin won't allow Funakoshi to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zin drops back looking for a leg! Funakoshi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Funakoshi manages to kick Zin off! Zin jumps back into Funakoshi's guard.
Zin looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Funakoshi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zin counters by moving into the clinch.
Zin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Funakoshi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Funakoshi looking for a takedown.
Zin pulls guard.
Funakoshi drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Funakoshi seems to have locked his on tight now - Zin screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Funakoshi, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ginchin Funakoshi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ratto Macfedries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isoroku Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isoroku Yamamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratto Macfedries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Isoroku Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macfedries goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yamamoto fails to land the takedown.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Macfedries swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Macfedries trying to control from the bottom.
Yamamoto seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Macfedries is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Isoroku Yamamoto!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinichi Yanagida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira Yamato will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinichi Yanagida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kira Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yanagida.
Yanagida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamato.
Yamato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamato misses with an uppercut. Yanagida saw that one coming.
Yamato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yanagida moves out of range as Yamato strikes.
Yanagida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamato.
Yanagida shoots in and drives through. Yamato sprawls well.
Yanagida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamato sprawls well. Yamato wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yanagida gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinichi Yanagida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamato. That snapped Yanagida's head back.
Some wild striking there from Yamato.
Yanagida feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yanagida 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.
Yanagida 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.
Yanagida looking to pass the guard.
Yamato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yanagida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yamato is looking to stand up but Yanagida isn't so interested in that idea.
Yanagida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yanagida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yamato wants to stand but Yanagida is controlling the position.
Yanagida postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yamato is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yanagida, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yanagida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yanagida working for a triangle but Yamato defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yamato stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato misses with a looping left.
Yamato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kira Yamato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamato throws a jab when Yanagida was well out of range.
Yanagida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamato.
Kira Yamato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamato throws a lazy right hand but Yanagida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yanagida dives in and grabs Yamato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamato pushes down on Yanagida's head and hops out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamato looks to throw the jab but Yanagida is out of range.
Yamato throws a jab when Yanagida was well out of range.
Yamato missing with a left hand there. Yanagida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yanagida shoots in for a takedown but Yamato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamato throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Yamato misses.
Yamato lands with a straight right. Yanagida didn't see that one coming.
Yanagida ducks under a wild hook from Yamato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagida ducks under a wild hook from Yamato.
Yanagida shoots for a takedown but Yamato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yamato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yanagida.
Yamato misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - Yamato coming out on top.
Yamato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Yamato misses.
A big right from Yamato misses.
Yamato is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yamato misses with a looping right.
Yamato misses with a wild combination.
Yamato misses with a straight left.
Yanagida shoots in for a takedown but Yamato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yanagida closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yanagida lands in his opponent's guard.
Yanagida is breathing heavily.
Yamato has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Yanagida off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Yamato dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yanagida looks for a takedown but Yamato sprawls well.
Yamato stuffs the takedown attempt from Yanagida. Yanagida gets slowly back to his feet.
Yanagida dives in and grabs Yamato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamato pushes down on Yanagida's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinichi Yanagida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yanagida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamato misses the jab.
A big right from Yamato misses.
Yanagida closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yamato did well to prevent Yanagida getting side control.
Yamato is looking to escape.
Yanagida is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yamato!
Yanagida moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Yamato has worked his arm free - good work by Yamato!
Yamato is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanagida wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yamato, who protects the arm well.
Yamato is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yanagida tries to move to full mount but Yamato actually manages to regain half guard.
Yamato wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Yanagida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yanagida is working for a submission of some sort.
Yamato is trying to stand up here but Yanagida is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yamato misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanagida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yamato sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yanagida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamato throws out the jab.
Yamato misses with the combination.
Yamato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yanagida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yanagida slips a jab from Yamato.
Nice defenses there by Yanagida.
Yanagida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamato circles away.
Yamato misses with a looping right.
Yanagida shoots in for a takedown but Yamato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yanagida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yanagida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yanagida is rocked!
Yanagida dives in and grabs Yamato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamato pushes down on Yanagida's head and hops out.
Oh Yanagida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yanagida ducks under a wild hook from Yamato.
Yanagida seems to have got his legs back now.
Yamato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato misses the jab.
Yamato fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Yanagida out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kira Yamato!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buggy Clown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buggy Clown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clown avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Clown blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clown's brow.
Clown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto clinches up with Clown and pushes him back against the ropes.
Yamamoto prevents Clown from breaking the clinch.
Yamamoto lands with a right to the head.
Yamamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Clown.
Yamamoto cracks Clown with a nice body shot.
Clown is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Yamamoto lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clown is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Yamamoto keeps control of Clown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto has Clown pressed against the ropes, preventing Clown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto rushes Clown and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Clown is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Clown blocking some punches.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clown's defenses.
It looks like Buggy Clown has been cut.
Yamamoto lands with a left to the head.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Clown.
Clown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clown avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Clown breaks from the clinch.
Clown lands with a hook. Yamamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clown.
Clown swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto instigates a clinch.
Clown avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Clown is trying to break free.
Clown is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clown is defending well for now.
Yamamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clown misses with some punches.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Clown is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clown wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
Clown dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clown blocks it with crossed arms.
Clown breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Clown.
Clown scores with a hook to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clown fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clown tests Yamamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Clown is having none of it.
Clown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamamoto swivels and escapes.
Clown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto defends it nicely.
Shunsuke Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clown is breathing heavily.
Clown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamamoto pinned against the cage. Yamamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buggy Clown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Yamamoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Clown avoids the damage to the body.
Clown avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clown is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Clown shrugs off.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Clown.
Yamamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clown is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clown.
Clown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clown backwards.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Clown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Clown keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Clown throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
Shunsuke Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Clown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Clown circles away and keeps his distance.
Clown circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Yamamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Clown keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto clinches.
Yamamoto lands a body shot.
Yamamoto prevents Clown from breaking the clinch.
Clown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clown is trying to break free.
Yamamoto is working for takedown but Clown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Clown.
Clown is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Clown blocks with his arms.
Yamamoto keeps control of Clown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yamamoto keeps control of Clown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clown wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clown working hard to break the clinch.
Clown wants the takedown. Yamamoto is fighting it off but Clown persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yamamoto's guard against the ropes.
Clown trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamamoto looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shunsuke Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buggy Clown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Clown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clown's defenses.
Clown is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Clown breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Clown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clown tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clown connects with a nice cross there... Yamamoto is looking wobbly and Clown recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Yamamoto to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Clown jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buggy Clown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Chernekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Miura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chernekov comes to the ring accompanied by Era - Enae Volare Mezzo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Miura's choice of entrance music: I Gotcha by Ken The 390. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandr Chernekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoshi Miura!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernekov misses with a looping left.
Miura throws a head kick but Chernekov moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Miura. That snapped Chernekov's head back.
Chernekov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miura.
Chernekov lands a nice hook to Miura's body. Miura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chernekov throws a good cross that connects.
Chernekov ducks right into an uppercut from Miura.
Miura lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chernekov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miura's head.
Miura feints and then cracks Chernekov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chernekov down.
Miura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chernekov.
Miura ducks under a wild hook from Chernekov.
Miura slips under a jab.
Chernekov misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick from Chernekov misses.
Chernekov thows a body shot but no joy.
Chernekov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Chernekov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chernekov misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Miura scores with a four punch combination!
Chernekov avoids the head kick by Miura.
Miura misses with a two punch combination.
Chernekov misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miura misses with a wild body shot.
Chernekov misses with a hook to the body
enabling Miura to counter with a crisp jab.
Chernekov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chernekov looks to throw the jab but Miura is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miura, right into the meat.
Chernekov misses with a looping left.
Chernekov throws a hook but Miura avoids it easily.
Miura lands a right hook to the body.
Miura thumps Chernekov with a low kick.
Chernekov is breathing heavily.
Miura swings for the body but Chernekov moves out of range.
A shot to de liver by Miura. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Chernekov misses.
Miura scores with the left hand. Chernekov knows he should have avoided that one.
Miura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Miura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernekov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miura was well out of range. Poor timing from Chernekov.
A telegraphed right hand from Chernekov misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chernekov tries to bum rush Miura with a series of wild strikes but Miura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miura scores with a hook to the body. Chernekov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miura lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miura lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miura scores with a push kick.
Miura lands a head shot.
Miura fakes the leg kick and cracks Chernekov in the body.
Miura connects with a high kick.
Miura lands a head kick. Chernekov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chernekov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Miura.
Miura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chernekov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Satoshi Miura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Miura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chernekov. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from Miura.
Chernekov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Miura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Miura connects with the punch.
Chernekov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miura scores with a head kick.
Chernekov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chernekov throws a jab but it's blocked by Miura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chernekov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Miura - the referee stops the clock and Chernekov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Miura. Chernekov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miura lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Miura lands with a hook. Chernekov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chernekov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Miura jabs at Chernekov's body.
Chernekov misses with a looping left.
Donk. Miura catches Chernekov right on the button with a cross.
Miura scores with a head kick.
Miura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chernekov throws a nice looking combination but Miura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chernekov blocks the body kick.
Miura lands with a slapping head kick.
Chernekov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miura scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chernekov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miura lands a high kick!
Chernekov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernekov misses with a head kick.
Miura works Chernekov's body with a nice hook.
Miura scores with a jab.
Chernekov looks to land a combination but Miura avoids it well.
Miura lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chernekov takes a step back to recover.
Chernekov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miura scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chernekov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chernekov thuds his right hand into Miura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miura scores with a punch to the head.
Miura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chernekov avoids the head kick by Miura.
Chernekov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chernekov looks to score with a jab to the body but Miura is just out of range.
Miura looks to land a combination but Chernekov avoids it well.
Miura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Miura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chernekov misses with a wild body shot.
Miura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters circling a little - Miura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Miura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chernekov.
Satoshi Miura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chernekov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chernekov avoids the head kick by Miura.
Chernekov throws a leg kick
and Miura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chernekov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick misses from Miura.
Miura on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chernekov tries to work over Miura's front leg with a kick but Miura checks it.
Miura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miura dodges the punch combination from Chernekov.
Chernekov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chernekov looks for the body kick but Miura saw that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chernekov's head.
Miura misses with a body kick.
Chernekov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miura.
Chernekov looks to land a combination but Miura avoids it well.
Miura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chernekov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernekov misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Chernekov misses.
Miura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miura lands a front kick.
Crunch! Miura slams his shin into Chernekov's torso.
Miura thumps Chernekov with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Miura - that will leave a mark!
Miura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miura lands a head kick. Chernekov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miura scores with a kick to the body.
Chernekov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chernekov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Miura lands a high kick!
Miura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miura throws a head kick but Chernekov moves out of range.
Miura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chernekov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miura moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernekov lands a head shot.
Chernekov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chernekov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miura.
Chernekov misses with a looping right.
Miura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chernekov.
Chernekov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chernekov is looking to chop away at Miura's legs.
Chernekov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chernekov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chernekov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chernekov throws a solid leg kick but Miura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chernekov.
Miura moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chernekov thows a body shot but no joy.
Chernekov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Miura lands a glancing blow to the side of Chernekov's head.
Miura throws a series of punches but Chernekov avoids them all with ease.
Chernekov throws a wild body kick that Miura sees coming a mile off.
Chernekov misses the shot to the body.
Chernekov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernekov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice cross by Miura.
No joy there for Miura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chernekov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chernekov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Satoshi Miura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chernekov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miura's sensitive parts.
Chernekov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chernekov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chernekov lands a glancing blow to the side of Miura's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Chernekov.
Miura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chernekov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chernekov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Chernekov misses.
Miura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chernekov if he has to take too many more of those.
Miura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chernekov misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miura blocks a jab.
Miura blocks a jab.
Chernekov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miura feints and then cracks Chernekov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chernekov down.
Chernekov thuds his right hand into Miura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chernekov lands a jab to Miura's midsection.
Chernekov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chernekov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Miura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chernekov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chernekov misses with a low kick.
Miura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chernekov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miura stuns Chernekov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chernekov walks into a straight right hand from Miura.
Chernekov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Miura 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!
Miura lands with a nice body kick.
Chernekov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miura can pounce on him.
Miura avoids the head kick by Chernekov.
Miura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big right from Chernekov misses.
Miura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miura thuds his shin into the meat of Chernekov's side.
Chernekov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chernekov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chernekov loads up on a big right hand but Miura slips the punch.
Chernekov throws a looping overhand right but Miura ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Miura finds it's target.
Miura lands with a nice body punch.
Miura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miura moves out of range as Chernekov strikes.
Miura lands with a hook. Chernekov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chernekov misses with a hook to the body
and Miura counters with a one-two to the body.
Miura scores with a spinning back kick!
Miura fakes the leg kick and cracks Chernekov in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernekov avoids the head kick by Miura.
Chernekov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miura.
Miura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chernekov.
Miura moves out of range of the leg kick from Chernekov.
Miura throws a lazy body kick
and Chernekov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miura scores with a leg kick.
Miura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chernekov's head.
Miura throws a head kick that Chernekov semi-blocks.
Miura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chernekov moves out of range of the body kick from Miura.
A telegraphed right hand from Chernekov misses the target.
Chernekov swings for the body but Miura moves out of range.
Miura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chernekov looks to land a combination but Miura avoids it well.
Miura throws out a powerful jab.
Miura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chernekov's sensitive parts.
Miura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miura looks to land a body kick but Chernekov moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chernekov, as that shot connected.
Chernekov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chernekov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chernekov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chernekov jabs Miura right on the nose. Miura blinks but takes it well.
Miura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chernekov.
Chernekov throws a series of punches but Miura moves out of range.
Miura lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chernekov takes a step back to recover.
Chernekov just misses with a punch to the body.
Chernekov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chernekov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Miura lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernekov misses with a head kick.
Miura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chernekov just misses with a punch to the body.
Miura moves out of range of the body kick from Chernekov.
Chernekov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miura staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miura.
Chernekov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miura is looking to slow Chernekov down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick there by Miura.
Some wild striking there from Miura.
Chernekov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miura at a distance.
Chernekov misses with a kick to the body.
Miura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chernekov.
Chernekov misses with a wild combination.
Miura tries a head kick but it misses.
Miura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chernekov manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernekov wants to land a leg kick but Miura is out of range.
Miura misses with a straight right.
Chernekov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miura cracks the inside of Chernekov's front leg.
Aleksandr Chernekov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miura throws a head kick that misses.
Miura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miura scoring well with a low kick there.
Chernekov looks to throw the jab but Miura is out of range.
Miura misses with a series of wild punches.
Chernekov misses with a series of wild punches.
Miura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chernekov.
Miura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chernekov walks into a left hand.
Jab by Chernekov.
Chernekov misses with a wild combination.
Miura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satoshi Miura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miura 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satoshi Miura!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Rujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rujo's choice of entrance music: ERA : enae Volare Mezzo. Mike Mir has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reijo Rujo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rujo slips a jab and a cross from Mir.
Some wild striking there from Mir.
Rujo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mir throws out the jab.
Rujo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mir!
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.
Mir avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rujo.
Mir is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mir trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mir is squirming around, avoiding Rujo's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is trying to stand.
Rujo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mir is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mir and Rujo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rujo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rujo working the ground and pound but Mir is defending the strikes.
Rujo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mike Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rujo moves into the clinch successfully.
Rujo jumps guard and drags Mir to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rujo has a closed guard, preventing Mir from standing up.
Rujo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rujo is on top in guard.
Rujo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mir is proving hard to escape from.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but Rujo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rujo wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rujo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rujo wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Rujo stops Mir from standing up.
Rujo is looking to stand up but Mir won't let him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Mir does no damage.
Rujo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws Rujo to one side and escapes!
Rujo moves forwards but Mir connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rujo shoots in for a double leg but Mir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mir swinging wilding here.
Mir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir misses with a straight left.
Rujo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mir defends it nicely.
Mir throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Rujo dominated that round.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Rujo dives in and grabs Mir's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes down on Rujo's head and hops out.
Rujo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rujo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rujo dodges the punch combination from Mir.
Mir leaves Rujo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rujo avoids the body shot from Mir.
Mir takes a swing at Rujo's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mir.
Rujo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rujo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mir sprawls well initially but Rujo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rujo is breathing heavily.
Rujo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rujo is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mir is trying to stand back up but Rujo is controlling him
Rujo is working for a submission of some sort.
Rujo prevents Mir from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir won't allow Rujo to pass to mount.
Mir pushes Rujo off looking to stand but Rujo dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rujo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reijo Rujo.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mir.
Mir throws a jab when Rujo was well out of range.
A shot to de liver by Mir. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rujo.
Mir misses with a series of wild punches.
Rujo slips a jab and a cross from Mir.
Rujo slips a jab and a cross from Mir.
Rujo staying out of range there.
Rujo tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rujo.
Mir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rujo.
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.
A big right from Mir misses.
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rujo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mir throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jab from Mir.
A lazy body kick from Rujo
and Mir counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Rujo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mir dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rujo darts in trying to clinch
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
Mir lands a big head kick that sends Rujo tumbling to the mat! Mir takes a step backwards and waves Rujo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Reijo Rujo has been cut.
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir takes a swing at Rujo's ribcage but misses.
Rujo tries for a takedown but Mir circles away easily
and Mir counters with a series of strikes. Rujo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mike Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir looks to throw the jab but Rujo is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mir misses with a looping left.
Mir throws a right and a left that Rujo avoids nicely.
Rujo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rujo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Rujo.
Rujo is looking to clinch.
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mir.
Mir throws a right and a left that Rujo avoids nicely.
Rujo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rujo moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.
Rujo slips a jab and a cross from Mir.
Mir swinging wilding here.
Mir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rujo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rujo wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rujo is controlling him.
Rujo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mir is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mir has escaped and now he's on top!
Mir stands up from Rujo's guard - Mir perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rujo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rujo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mir.
Rujo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rujo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mir looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mir pushes Rujo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rujo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mir is looking to get back to his feet here but Rujo is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mir's back.
Rujo is looking to control Mir but Mir is wriggling around and keeping busy.
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 Mike Mir.
I think Mir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Mir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray comes to the ring accompanied by GLADIATOR THEME. Minard has chosen I Against I as his entrance music. 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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215 lbs
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210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Minard!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minard tries to clinch up.
Ray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson Minard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minard throws a head kick that misses.
Minard tries to clinch up.
Minard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Minard closes the distance and clinches.
Minard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good body shot from Ray.
Minard tries a knee to the head but Ray blocks it.
Minard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Minard throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Minard tries to land a knee to the head but Ray blocks with his arms.
Minard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ray blocks it with crossed arms.
Minard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ray up against the ropes.
Ray is trying to force a seperation but Minard has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray blocks the elbow strike.
Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ray connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minard. Minard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Minard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Minard.
Minard stalling in the clinch.
Ray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ray scores with a shot to the side of Minard's head.
Ray avoiding damage as Minard throws knees to the body.
Ray avoiding damage as Minard throws knees to the body.
Minard lands a knee to the body.
Ray avoiding damage as Minard throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minard.
Ray takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard has Ray pressed against the ropes.
Ray has a couple of punches blocked by Minard.
Minard tries to work over Ray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Minard obliges.
Minard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Minard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Minard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minard tries to land knees in the clinch but Ray avoids the damage to the body.
Minard missing with knees to the body.
Ray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minard's efforts to push away.
Minard breaks the clinch.
Ray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Minard tries to close the distance and clinch but Ray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ray lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ray swivels and escapes.
Minard has a takedown stuffed.
Ray with a hook.
Ray throws a hook to the side of Minard's head but Minard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minard is looking to clinch.
Ray dodges the punch combination from Minard.
Ray scores with a hook to the body. Minard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Minard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roman Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Minard.
Minard throws a one two combo.
Minard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minard lands a head kick. Ray smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Minard looks gassed!
Minard connects with a single shot there.
Ray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ray throws a body punch but Minard moves out of range.
Minard tries to work over Ray's front leg with a kick but Ray checks it.
Ray throws a lazy right hand but Minard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ray misses with a hook.
Minard lands a glancing blow to the side of Ray's head.
Ray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Minard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ray.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ray throws a hook to the side of Minard's head but Minard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Minard dominated that round.
That's time! Ray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Minard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ray lands a slapping body shot.
Ray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ray connects with a body shot.
Ray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A lazy left from Ray finds it's target.
Ray blocks the body kick.
Ray lands the left hand.
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Ray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Minard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray lands a nice looking body shot.
Ray looks to land a combination but Minard avoids it well.
Ray connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ray.
Minard is breathing heavily.
Minard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ray lands a nice looking body shot.
Ray cracks Minard with a good jab.
Ray connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minard. Minard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roman Ray is winning the standup battle so far.
Minard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Minard needs to keep his hands up - Ray had a free shot at his head there.
Ray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ray throws a nice looking combination but Minard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Minard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minard misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Minard on the side of the head.
Ray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Minard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ray avoids the head kick by Minard.
Minard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Minard moves out of range of the strikes.
Ray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Minard avoids the body shot from Ray.
Minard throws a head kick that half lands.
Ray takes a swing at Minard's ribcage but misses.
Minard throws a head kick that misses.
Ray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Minard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ray avoids the head kick by Minard.
A head kick misses from Minard.
Decent striking displayed by Ray there.
A head kick misses from Minard.
A lazy left from Ray finds it's target.
Nice jab there from Ray.
A jab lands there for Ray.
Ray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minard moves away.
Minard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roman Ray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ray scores with a jab. Minard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson Minard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray misses with a body shot.
Minard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ray lands with a hook. Minard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray lands a body shot.
A jab from Ray does it's job there.
Ray connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minard. Minard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ray sizes up Minard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Minard is rocked!
Minard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Minard is still on wobbly legs! Can Ray finish him?
Ray connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Minard to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Ray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roman Ray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaz Hoyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JunkYard Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog has chosen Guard Dog as his entrance music. JunkYard Dog is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
260 lbs
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264 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaz Hoyt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunkYard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoyt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoyt scores with a shot to the body.
Hoyt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoyt ducks under a wild hook from Dog.
Hoyt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dog manages to avoid it.
Hoyt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dog shoots in for a takedown but Hoyt shows good takedown defense.
Nice straight punches there by Hoyt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoyt.
It looks like JunkYard Dog has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hoyt's half guard.
Hoyt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dog trying to control the action but Hoyt is working from the bottom.
Dog is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoyt's head.
Dog trying to control from half guard but Hoyt is working away.
Dog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dog wants to free his trapped foot but Hoyt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hoyt is not content to let Dog control the position.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dog lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoyt's head.
Dog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoyt's waist but Hoyt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dog off to one side.
Hoyt looks to land a combination but Dog avoids it well.
Dog looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hoyt!
Dog wants to control the pace but Hoyt is squirming around nicely.
Dog throws a strike there. Hoyt manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog wants to pass to mount but Hoyt is defending the position.
Dog passes to side control.
Hoyt is not content to let Dog control the position.
Dog sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hoyt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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.
Dog trying to control the action but Hoyt is working from the bottom.
Dog is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dog might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hoyt kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaz Hoyt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JunkYard Dog's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoyt with a jab.
Dog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoyt misses the jab.
Dog lands a nice shot that snaps Hoyt's head back.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dog.
Dog controls the position.
Dog with the ground and pound but Hoyt regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dog seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dog is trying to work for a kimura but Hoyt is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog seems to be looking for submissions.
Dog prevents Hoyt from standing back up.
Hoyt is refusing to be controlled, as Dog sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dog connects with a nice short shot to Hoyt's temple.
Hoyt is refusing to be controlled, as Dog sits in half guard.
Dog thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hoyt to regain full guard.
Dog throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dog controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dog trying to control but Hoyt is working from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, JunkYard Dog just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoyt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dog's hands.
Dog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dog decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dog wants to work for an arm triangle but Hoyt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog slows the pace down in half guard.
Dog thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoyt's head.
Dog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoyt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dog is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jaz Hoyt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JunkYard Dog's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoyt throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
Dog lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hoyt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoyt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dog shoots in for a takedown but Hoyt shows good takedown defense.
Hoyt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jaz Hoyt is winning the standup battle so far.
Dog shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoyt sprawls well. Hoyt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dog gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoyt thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoyt misses with a double jab.
Dog shoots for a takedown but Hoyt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaz Hoyt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunkYard Dog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoyt there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Hoyt misses.
Hoyt thuds his right hand into Dog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That has opened up JunkYard Dog's cut even more.
Dog scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dog is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoyt sees it coming and defends easily.
Dog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoyt is looking for a sweep. Dog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoyt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dog.
Dog trying to mount his opponent but Hoyt defends it.
Dog trying to control from half guard but Hoyt is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hoyt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hoyt won't be happy with that.
Dog misses with the ground and pound.
Dog is looking to take a break and control but Hoyt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Hoyt stops Dog from passing to mount.
Dog is looking to take a break and control but Hoyt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dog's best efforts.
Dog is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoyt defends it well.
Dog lands with a punch from half guard.
Hoyt is looking for a sweep. Dog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JunkYard Dog really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JunkYard Dog's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dog looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dog is just content to waste time from the top position. Hoyt takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dog is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dog thows a big elbow that misses.
Dog looking to sit in guard and control but Hoyt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dog trying to keep a closed guard but Hoyt is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog looking for a sweep. Not yet Dog, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dog controlling the position.
Dog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoyt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoyt throws the left hand but Dog avoids the punch easily.
Dog moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoyt misses with a few strikes there.
Hoyt gets caught flat footed, as Dog shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dog landing some decent shots from guard.
Dog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog wants to control from the top but Hoyt keeps moving.
Dog passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dog wants to take a breather but Hoyt is having none of it.
Dog is pressing down on Hoyt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoyt is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dog is defended easily by Hoyt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Hoyt misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JunkYard Dog dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on JunkYard Dog's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hoyt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoyt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoyt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoyt lands with a nice body punch.
Dog closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dog lands in his opponent's guard.
Dog throwing strikes but missing.
Hoyt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyt keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dog prevents Hoyt from getting back to his feet.
Dog wants to control from the top but Hoyt keeps moving.
Dogis looking to pass into half guard but Hoyt pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hoyt is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dog is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hoyt defends well.
Dog is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dog looking for a sweep. Not yet Dog, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoyt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dog.
Dog tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoyt is retaining full guard.
Dog controlling from the top position.
Hoyt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoyt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dog trying to control but Hoyt is working from the bottom.
Dog throwing strikes from guard but Hoyt blocks nicely.
Dog trying to control but Hoyt is working from the bottom.
JunkYard Dog has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dog with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoyt.
Hoyt misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dog closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dog trying to control from half guard but Hoyt is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
JunkYard Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dog 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JunkYard Dog!
JunkYard Dog is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabbit has chosen Hero by Skillet as his entrance music. Johnny Rabbit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Carmichael!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rabbit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carmichael is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carmichael. That's going to slow Rabbit down.
Rabbit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carmichael looks to throw the jab but Rabbit is out of range.
Rabbit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carmichael stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carmichael waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rabbit.
Carmichael throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rabbit's head.
Carmichael walks into a left hand.
Carmichael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carmichael throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carmichael.
A jab from Carmichael misses.
Carmichael cracks Rabbit with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael scores with a nice strike.
Justin Carmichael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rabbit wants to clinch.
Carmichael's corner calls for a 1-2. Carmichael obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Carmichael. No joy for Rabbit on that attempt.
Carmichael connects with a solid leg kick.
Rabbit shoots in and drives through. Carmichael sprawls well.
Carmichael lands a jab to the head.
Carmichael slaps away a takedown attempt from Rabbit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justin Carmichael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rabbit.
Rabbit is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carmichael, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Rabbit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carmichael uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carmichael throws a looping overhand right but Rabbit ducks down to avoid it.
Carmichael looks to throw the jab but Rabbit is out of range.
Rabbit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carmichael as he avoids it easily.
Rabbit looks gassed!
Carmichael with a hook.
Rabbit throws a hook to the side of Carmichael's head but Carmichael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carmichael sizes up Rabbit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rabbit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rabbit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabbit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carmichael.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carmichael.
Carmichael is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rabbit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rabbit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Carmichael.
Carmichael listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carmichael cracks the inside of Rabbit's front leg.
Rabbit avoids the head kick by Carmichael.
Carmichael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carmichael lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rabbit is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Rabbit has been cut.
Rabbit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carmichael.
Carmichael throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabbit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael 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.
Rabbit takes one on the button.
Rabbit throws a leg kick
and Carmichael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rabbit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rabbit takes one on the button.
Rabbit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carmichael fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rabbit on the side of the head.
Rabbit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rabbit is still on wobbly legs! Can Carmichael finish him?
Carmichael connects with a nice looking jab.
Carmichael closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rabbit! Carmichael dives in looking to finish! Rabbit is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Carmichael!
Justin Carmichael retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ni Hao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ni Hao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Acton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton shoots in for a takedown but Hao shows good takedown defense.
Hao just misses with a punch to the body.
Hao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Acton shoots in for a double leg but Hao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Acton doesn't seem bothered though.
Hao lands a left and a right that send Acton crashing to the mat, dazed. Hao thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Acton is rocked!
It looks like Peter Acton has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hao throws a pinpoint strike between Acton's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Acton crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Hao scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ni Hao!
Ni Hao retains his light heavyweight title!
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