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WEC 13: Clearing the Rubble PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inyo Mahmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Laborina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inyo Mahmi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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179 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inyo Mahmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Laborina!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmi takes a swing at Laborina's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Laborina throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cain Laborina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laborina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A combination from Mahmi does no damage.
Mahmi fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laborina.
Laborina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laborina lands a big head kick that sends Mahmi tumbling to the mat! Laborina takes a step backwards and waves Mahmi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mahmi is rocked!
It looks like Inyo Mahmi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Laborina throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Mahmi is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cain Laborina!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen Patriarkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sad but true. Jurgen Patriarkki has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jurgen Patriarkki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriarkki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bull.
No joy there for Bull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patriarkki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Bull with that takedown attempt.
Patriarkki throws a big shot that misses.
Bull tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patriarkki swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patriarkki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bull.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patriarkki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terry Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Bull.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriarkki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Terry Bull has been cut.
Bull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Patriarkki is able to avoid easily.
Bull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with a takedown attempt - Patriarkki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patriarkki misses with a head kick.
Patriarkki lands a two punch combo.
Bull is breathing heavily.
Bull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patriarkki counters with an inside leg kick.
Bull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patriarkki to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patriarkki lands with a big right hook that stumbles Bull - he's out on his feet here! Patriarkki follows up with another monster hook that separates Bull from consciousness! Bull falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Patriarkki stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jurgen Patriarkki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taka Httio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Riot by three days grace. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Httio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Httio shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Httio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Httio is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Httio is defending well. Silva quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Httio has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Silva celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cristiano Silva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteus Trill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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315 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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World class boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Semmy Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matteus Trill!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trill.
Trill looks to land a combination but Vukovic avoids it well.
Vukovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Trill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trill scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trill misses with a wild combination.
Trill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vukovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Trill does no damage.
Trill fails to land with a series of punches.
Vukovic moves away from the strike by Trill.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vukovic.
Vukovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vukovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trill looks gassed!
Vukovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vukovic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vukovic winds up and cracks Trill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vukovic is keen to just control but Trill is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Trill has hold of Vukovic's hands but Vukovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vukovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vukovic is thwarting Trill's attempts to control the position.
Vukovic is nestled in close to Trill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trill can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trill is looking for a sweep. Vukovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vukovic winds up and cracks Trill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trill trying to control but Vukovic postures up.
Trill tries to roll over but Vukovic keeps him under control.
Vukovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trill is looking to improve his position.
Vukovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vukovic working the head and body with strikes.
Vukovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vukovic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic working Trill over with strikes.
Vukovic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vukovic lands strikes from half guard.
Vukovic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vukovic scoring with strikes but Trill is staying in there.
The referee warns Trill that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vukovic prevents Trill from getting the reversal.
Vukovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Trill takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vukovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Trill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vukovic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vukovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Trill is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trill wants to control but Vukovic is having none of it.
Trill is looking to get to half guard.
Trill tries to hold on but Vukovic postures up.
Vukovic landing shots from mount.
Trill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vukovic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Trill's face.
Vukovic cracks Trill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vukovic working Trill over with strikes here.
Trill is rocked!
Vukovic unloading with bombs!
Trill is still in real trouble! Can Vukovic finish him?
Vukovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Trill really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vukovic lands a big elbow - Trill is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Trill is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Semmy Vukovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Soder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael Soder is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikael Soder!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soder tries to close the distance and clinch but Verzosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soder wants to clinch.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Soder is trying to defend but Verzosa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Verzosa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Soder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Soder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Verzosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Verzosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soder defending well though.
Verzosa is looking for a kimura here.
Verzosa is keen to just control but Soder is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Verzosa in particular looking to stall.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Verzosa lands a nice short elbow.
Verzosa tries to pass to full mount but Soder defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Soder trying to control but Verzosa postures up.
Soder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Verzosa.
Verzosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Verzosa trying to control the action but Soder is working from the bottom.
Soder is looking to improve his position.
Verzosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Verzosa scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soder working to try and regain half guard.
Verzosa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Verzosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soder is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Verzosa is landing with some decent strikes but Soder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Verzosa thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Verzosa controlling the position easily from mount.
Verzosa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Verzosa misses with a head shot.
Verzosa looking to finish with strikes here!
Verzosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verzosa thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Verzosa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Verzosa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Verzosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Soder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Verzosa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Soder sees it coming and defends easily.
Soder is looking to improve his position.
Soder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Soder manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Soder wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Verzosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Soder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Soder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Verzosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Verzosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Soder is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Verzosa dives into side control.
Soder takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Verzosa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Verzosa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Soder looks calm but he's in trouble here. Verzosa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Soder is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Verzosa lets go of the hold and Soder can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Remedios Verzosa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Toyoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Hideo Toyoku enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Toyoku!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Toyoku's head.
Collins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Collins lands a head shot.
Steve Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Toyoku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toyoku scores a takedown into full mount!
Toyoku trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Toyoku breaks from Collins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Toyoku misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Collins is bucking up trying to escape but Toyoku cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Toyoku content just to control the position here.
Toyoku punching from mount but Collins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoku throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
You get the feeling that Collins really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Toyoku cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Steve Collins has been cut.
Collins is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Toyoku punching from mount but Collins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Toyoku postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Collins looks a forlorn figure.
Collins tries to buck Toyoku off but Toyoku takes his back!
Toyoku missing with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Collins doesn't escape.
Collins looking very determined here, making life difficult for Toyoku.
Toyoku missing with punches from the back.
Toyoku missing with punches from the back.
Collins trying to get back to his feet but Toyoku is in full control for now.
Good control from Toyoku.
Collins is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Toyoku gets his way!
Collins takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Toyoku has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins prevents Toyoku from getting a body triangle.
Toyoku controlling from the back.
Collins controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
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.
Collins is keeping busy.
Collins controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toyoku misses with punches from the back.
Collins is trying to stand back up.
Toyoku lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Toyoku controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Toyoku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Collins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Toyoku.
Toyoku finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Toyoku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Collins lands a nice looking body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Collins blocks the leg kick.
Collins blocks a head kick by Toyoku.
Toyoku walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toyoku throws a jab but it's blocked by Collins.
Toyoku keeps the fight on the outside.
Toyoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins misses with the combination.
Hideo Toyoku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toyoku takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toyoku shoots in but Collins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toyoku takes a kick to the side of the head.
Collins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Toyoku takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins moves in looking to clinch but Toyoku pushes him off.
Collins walks into a left hand.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toyoku closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Collins to the mat! Collins manages to get full guard.
Collins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Toyoku is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Toyoku's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Toyoku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Toyoku from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toyoku trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins wants to stand but Toyoku is controlling the position.
Collins wants to get back to his feet but Toyoku passes into half guard.
Toyoku sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Collins is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toyoku throws a low kick, looking for Collins's leg but Collins calmly moves out of range.
Toyoku throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Collins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice leg kick lands there from Collins.
Toyoku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Collins trying desperately to get to his feet.
Toyoku throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Toyoku looking to control but Collins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Collins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Toyoku controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku wants to control the pace but Collins is squirming around nicely.
Collins wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Toyoku throws some wild stikes that Collins manages to avoid easily.
Toyoku throwing strikes here but Collins is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Toyoku thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Collins holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Toyoku tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hideo Toyoku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Collins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Collins throws a head kick that Toyoku semi-blocks.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Toyoku.
Toyoku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Collins misses with a head kick.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Collins lands with a kick to the temple. Toyoku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Toyoku darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Collins wants to get back to his feet.
Toyoku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Toyoku seems to be looking for submissions.
Toyoku content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoku stops Collins from getting back to his feet.
Toyoku is looking to take a break and control but Collins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Collins is looking to escape.
Hideo Toyoku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Collins won't allow Toyoku to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Toyoku misses with a body shot.
Toyoku misses the body punch
and Collins counters with a big head kick but Toyoku shrugs it off.
Collins lands the left hand.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toyoku.
Collins scores with a jab.
Collins lands with a kick to the temple. Toyoku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toyoku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Collins is looking to clinch.
A lazy left from Collins finds it's target.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Collins.
Collins scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice sprawl there from Collins as Toyoku shoots in.
Toyoku keeps the fight on the outside.
Collins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Collins wants to clinch up but Toyoku keeps it at a distance.
Toyoku swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
Toyoku shoots for a takedown but Collins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toyoku looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Toyoku trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to stand up but Toyoku isn't so interested in that idea.
Collins is wriggling around but Toyoku manages to pass to half guard.
Hideo Toyoku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toyoku is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Collins reverses the position - he's now on top in Toyoku's guard.
Toyoku wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
Collins stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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.
Toyoku throws a leg kick that is checked
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toyoku throws a head kick that misses.
Steve Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Collins.
Toyoku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Toyoku.
Collins lands a front kick.
Toyoku misses with a wild combination.
Toyoku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Collins blocks a head kick by Toyoku.
Collins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Toyoku loads up on a big right hand but Collins slips the punch.
Collins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toyoku misses with a combination
and Collins counters with a head kick. That will keep Toyoku thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Toyoku has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideo Toyoku!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naoto Sugawara (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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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 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoto Sugawara!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with a double jab.
Sugawara staying out of range there.
Sugawara looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sugawara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Couture, pushing him back against the cage.
Couture breaks the clinch.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Couture misses with a kick to the body.
Couture lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sugawara circles away quickly and effectively.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Couture misses.
Couture lands a nice shot that snaps Sugawara's head back.
It looks like Naoto Sugawara has been cut.
Sugawara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Couture tries to break the clinch but Sugawara is controlling the position.
Sugawara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Sugawara has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sugawara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sugawara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Couture or not.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Couture is trying to break free.
Sugawara lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sugawara.
Sugawara digs a right hand into Couture's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Couture's gas tank.
Sugawara lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Sugawara.
Sugawara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sugawara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sugawara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sugawara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sugawara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Sugawara has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sugawara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sugawara lands a body shot.
Sugawara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sugawara lands a left hand.
Sugawara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sugawara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Couture or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Sugawara.
A shot in the inside from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sugawara pushes Couture back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sugawara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sugawara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sugawara clobbers Couture with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sugawara scores with a hook to the body. Couture takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sugawara moves into the clinch.
Sugawara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sugawara breaks the clinch.
Sugawara closes the distance and pushes Couture back into the cage.
Sugawara lands an uppercut.
Sugawara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Couture's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sugawara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sugawara lands a hook that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sugawara.
Sugawara breaks from the clinch.
Sugawara has Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Sugawara manages to break the clinch.
Sugawara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sugawara pushes Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Sugawara breaks from the clinch.
Sugawara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Sugawara there.
Couture has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sugawara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sugawara lands a shot to the body.
Sugawara breaks from the clinch.
Sugawara tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
Sugawara is looking to clinch.
Sugawara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couture.
Sugawara lands a slapping body shot.
Sugawara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sugawara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sugawara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sugawara lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Sugawara is controlling him.
Sugawara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Couture.
Sugawara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couture fails to land with a series of punches.
Couture takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sugawara throws a series of strikes that have Couture backpedaling.
Sugawara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Couture wants to get back to striking at distance but Sugawara won't allow it.
Sugawara manages to break the clinch.
Sugawara misses with the combination.
Sugawara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Couture, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sugawara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sugawara digs a right hand underneath Couture's ribcage. Couture let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sugawara scores with a shoulder strike.
Sugawara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sugawara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sugawara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sugawara scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sugawara.
A right handed body shot lands from Sugawara.
Sugawara digs a right hand underneath Couture's ribcage. Couture let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sugawara manages to break the clinch.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sugawara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sugawara gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara works on Couture's body with a couple of short punches.
Sugawara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sugawara has Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Sugawara lands a left hand.
Sugawara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sugawara has managed to clinch.
Couture takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Couture's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Couture looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sugawara lands a right hand.
Sugawara scores with a shot to the side of Couture's head.
Sugawara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands a hook that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Sugawara lands with a left to the head.
Sugawara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Sugawara.
A short right from Sugawara on the inside.
A short right from Sugawara on the inside.
Sugawara is leaning against Couture and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sugawara lands a shoulder strike.
Sugawara manages to break the clinch.
Sugawara tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoto Sugawara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naoto Sugawara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sugawara tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Couture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from Sugawara.
Couture turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sugawara slips a jab and a cross from Couture.
Sugawara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Couture, pushing him back against the cage.
Sugawara is leaning against Couture and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sugawara.
A body shot lands from Sugawara.
A hook to the body from Sugawara.
Naoto Sugawara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sugawara scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sugawara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sugawara clinches up with Couture and pushes him back against the cage.
Sugawara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Couture or not.
Nice body punch from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands with a light punch inside.
Sugawara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Couture or not.
Sugawara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sugawara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sugawara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Sugawara.
Sugawara tries to clinch but Couture is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sugawara moves out of range as Couture strikes.
Naoto Sugawara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sugawara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sugawara.
Sugawara scores with a one two! Couture had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sugawara closes the distance and pushes Couture back into the cage.
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sugawara lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sugawara.
Sugawara lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Sugawara.
Sugawara scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Sugawara.
Sugawara breaks from the clinch.
Sugawara is looking to clinch.
Sugawara moves into the clinch successfully.
Sugawara works on Couture's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sugawara lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sugawara.
Sugawara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sugawara tries to clinch up.
Sugawara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sugawara lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Couture's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sugawara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Sugawara - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sugawara.
Sugawara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sugawara scores with a hook to the body.
Sugawara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sugawara is leaning against Couture and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sugawara lands a shot to the body.
Sugawara is leaning against Couture and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Couture's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sugawara digs a right hand into Couture's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Couture's gas tank.
Sugawara lands a body punch.
Sugawara digs a right hand into Couture's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Couture's gas tank.
Sugawara pushes Couture back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sugawara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sugawara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sugawara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sugawara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sugawara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sugawara clinches up with Couture and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sugawara as the two fighters clinch.
Sugawara lands a nice uppercut.
Sugawara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sugawara lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sugawara on the inside.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Sugawara is controlling him.
Sugawara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sugawara.
Sugawara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sugawara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Sugawara as the two fighters clinch.
Sugawara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Sugawara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandy Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sugawara moves into range and clinches up with Couture.
A right hand to the body from Sugawara.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sugawara.
A right hook to the body lands for Sugawara.
Sugawara breaks from the clinch.
Sugawara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couture throws a leg kick but Sugawara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sugawara rushes Couture and presses him up against the cage.
Sugawara lands a nice uppercut.
Sugawara pushes Couture back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sugawara digs a right hand underneath Couture's ribcage. Couture let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sugawara scores with a hook to the body.
Sugawara is working Couture over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Sugawara.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands a left hand.
Sugawara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sugawara lands an uppercut.
Sugawara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sugawara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sugawara scores with a hook to the body.
Sugawara pushes Couture back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sugawara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sugawara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sugawara lands with a light punch inside.
Sugawara breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Sugawara scores with a four punch combination!
Sugawara has closed the distance and engaged Couture in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sugawara.
Sugawara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sugawara clinches with his opponent.
Couture wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoto Sugawara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Naoto Sugawara's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sugawara throws a series of punches but Couture avoids them all with ease.
Sugawara has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands a body punch.
Sugawara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Sugawara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sugawara lands a body punch.
Sugawara lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sugawara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sugawara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sugawara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sugawara instigates a clinch.
Sugawara lands a nice shot to the body.
Sugawara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sugawara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sugawara moves into the clinch successfully.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sugawara.
A short right from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands a right hand.
Sugawara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Couture tries to keep at a distance but Sugawara has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sugawara.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara manages to break the clinch.
Sugawara moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Couture takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sugawara slips a jab from Couture.
Sugawara lands a right hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sugawara 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.
Sugawara manages to break the clinch.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sugawara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sugawara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.
Sugawara moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Sugawara moves into range and clinches up with Couture.
Sugawara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Sugawara breaks from the clinch.
Sugawara clinches up with Couture and pushes him back against the cage.
Sugawara pushes Couture back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sugawara has him pressed against the cage.
Sugawara gets through Couture's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Naoto Sugawara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sugawara.
Couture wants to break free but Sugawara has control.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Sugawara keeps him there for the moment.
Sugawara digs a right hand underneath Couture's ribcage. Couture let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Sugawara.
Sugawara manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Couture.
Sugawara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sugawara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Couture looks to land a combination but Sugawara avoids it well.
Sugawara is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Sugawara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sugawara blocks a head kick by Couture.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Sugawara moves away and avoids it.
Sugawara forces Couture back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sugawara wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Sugawara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sugawara drives through and clinches with Couture against the cage.
Couture is trying to break free.
Couture working hard to break the clinch.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sugawara prevents Couture from breaking the clinch.
Sugawara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Sugawara has him pressed against the cage.
Sugawara cracks Couture with a nice body shot.
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.
Couture tries to break free but Sugawara pushes him back against the cage.
Couture is looking to break free of the clinch but Sugawara has double underhooks.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Sugawara keeps him there for the moment.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sugawara.
Sugawara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couture's efforts to push away.
Couture working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sugawara has him pressed against the cage.
Couture is trying to break the clinch but Sugawara is controlling him.
Brandy Couture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couture swings wildly with an uppercut but Sugawara uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoto Sugawara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sugawara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoto Sugawara!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Malone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amazing by Kanye West. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Andrew Brooks enters the cage!
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308 lbs
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323 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malone misses with a hook.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Brooks lands a head kick. Malone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Antonio Malone has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malone takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brooks's hands.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malone.
Malone throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Malone throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
Malone thows a body shot but no joy.
Brooks lands a big head kick that sends Malone tumbling to the mat! Brooks takes a step backwards and waves Malone back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Malone is rocked!
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Malone misses with an uppercut.
Malone throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks slips under a jab from Malone.
Malone lands a jab to the nose.
Malone misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brooks avoids the body shot from Malone.
Brooks tests Malone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Antonio Malone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Malone throws out a powerful jab.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone.
Malone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lands a big head kick that sends Malone tumbling to the mat! Brooks takes a step backwards and waves Malone back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Malone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Malone moved out of range.
Malone seems to have got his legs back now.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Andrew Brooks has been cut.
Malone has a takedown stuffed.
Malone blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Brooks looks gassed!
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malone missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Malone misses.
Malone scores with a shot to the body.
Malone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malone punishes Brooks's body with a nice straight punch.
Malone digs a good hook to Brooks's body.
A left lands for Malone.
Malone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Malone scores with a jab to the head.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Malone.
Malone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brooks doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Malone.
Malone scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malone misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brooks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Malone swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Malone misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks throws a nice head kick!
Jeez, Antonio Malone's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Malone's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrew Brooks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rotte DeMauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Ljungberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotte DeMauler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rotte DeMauler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikael Ljungberg!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMauler throws a sloppy head kick and Ljungberg moves out of range easily.
Ljungberg throws a jab but it's blocked by DeMauler.
DeMauler ducks under a wild hook from Ljungberg.
DeMauler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ljungberg.
DeMauler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ljungberg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
DeMauler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ljungberg.
Ljungberg looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
DeMauler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
DeMauler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ljungberg takes a step back to recover.
DeMauler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Mikael Ljungberg has been cut.
Crack! A monster head kick from DeMauler and Ljungberg falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by DeMauler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rotte DeMauler!
Rotte DeMauler is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cho Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Gardan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Know your enemy" - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yamato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Gardan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Gardan.
Yamato checks a leg kick.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamato takes the fight into the clinch.
Gardan taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamato obliges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gardan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamato.
Gardan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gardan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamato avoids it.
Yamato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gardan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gardan misses with a knee strike.
Gardan missing with knees to the body.
Yamato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamato wants to break free but Gardan has control.
Gardan trying to land knees to the body.
Yamato working hard to break the clinch.
Yamato slowing the pace effectively.
Gardan is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Gardan.
Gardan with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gardan's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardan has Yamato pressed against the cage, preventing Yamato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamato pushes off an throws an elbow but Gardan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamato missing with knees to the body.
Yamato working hard to break the clinch.
Gardan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamato wants to break free but Gardan has control.
Yamato tries to break free but Gardan pushes him back against the cage.
Yamato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gardan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamato taking a breather.
Yamato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gardan avoiding damage as Yamato throws knees to the body.
Yamato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gardan.
Gardan tries to clinch
and Yamato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamato throws a leg kick
and Gardan counters with a good low kick that Yamato was not able to check.
Yamato is breathing heavily.
Gardan scores with a leg kick.
Gardan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamato checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato tries to clinch up
and Gardan counters with a low kick, right behind Yamato 's knee.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
Gardan throws a sloppy head kick and Yamato moves out of range easily.
Gardan avoids the body shot from Yamato.
Gardan shoots for a takedown but Yamato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Yamato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamato blocks a head kick by Gardan.
Laurent Gardan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardan looks to throw the jab but Yamato is out of range.
Gardan lands a left and a right that send Yamato crashing to the mat, dazed. Gardan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Yamato is rocked!
It looks like Cho Yamato has been cut.
Gardan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamato, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Yamato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardan keeps control of Yamato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gardan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gardan connects with a knee to the head.
Gardan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamato takes an elbow to the temple.
Gardan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gardan lands an elbow inside that Yamato shrugs off.
Gardan lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamato won't want to take too many of those.
Gardan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gardan lands a knee to the body.
Gardan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gardan lands a damaging elbow.
Gardan crunches a lovely knee into Yamato's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardan is leaning against Yamato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gardan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamato seems to have got his legs back now.
Gardan looking to throw knees to the head but Yamato is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gardan.
Gardan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamato throws an elbow but misses.
Gardan lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamato won't want to take too many of those.
Gardan lands an elbow just above Yamato 's eye.
Gardan tries a knee to the head but Yamato blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamato's efforts to push away.
Gardan tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamato avoids the damage to the body.
Gardan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamato avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Gardan.
Gardan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gardan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gardan.
Gardan avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamato.
Yamato missing with knees to the body.
Gardan avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamato.
Gardan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gardan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamato avoiding damage as Gardan throws knees to the body.
Yamato misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardan effectively controlling the action here.
Gardan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardan scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Gardan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gardan. That did some damage!
Gardan thows a leg kick but Yamato checks it
enabling Yamato to counter with a crisp jab.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a head kick.
Gardan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gardan closes the distance but Yamato moves to the side
and Yamato counters with a big head kick but Gardan shrugs it off.
A low kick from Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Yamato misses
and Gardan counters with a nice uppercut.
Gardan tries to land a front kick but Yamato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gardan throws a lazy head kick
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
Gardan is breathing heavily.
Gardan misses with a leg kick
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cho Yamato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Gardan misses
and Yamato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gardan really felt that one!
Laurent Gardan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Yamato.
Gardan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yamato counters by moving into the clinch.
Yamato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Gardan
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
Gardan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamato has closed the distance and engaged Gardan in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamato.
Laurent Gardan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gardan tries to stall but Yamato uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gardan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamato just leaning against Gardan, taking a breather.
Gardan is trying to trip Yamato. He has hold of a leg but Yamato is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gardan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gardan lands a couple of digs.
Yamato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamato wants to stand up but Gardan is controlling him.
Yamato manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yamato.
Yamato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gardan.
A low kick from Gardan is predictable there
and Yamato counters with a big head kick but Gardan shrugs it off.
Yamato wants to clinch.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a body kick.
Gardan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gardan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamato is looking to clinch but Gardan is avoiding it.
Yamato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardan.
Gardan tries for a takedown but Yamato circles away easily
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardan has his takedown stuffed
and Yamato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gardan's knee momentarily.
Yamato scores with a hook to the body. Gardan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gardan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yamato moves into the clinch.
Gardan avoiding damage as Yamato throws knees to the body.
Gardan blocks an elbow strike.
Yamato avoids a wild elbow strike from Gardan.
Yamato dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yamato lands an elbow that stopped Gardan in his tracks for a moment.
Yamato tries to circle away but Gardan has him pinned against the cage.
Yamato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gardan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gardan is looking to control Yamato's arms but Yamato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gardan has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Yamato.
Yamato wants to get back to striking at distance but Gardan won't allow it.
Gardan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Gardan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cho Yamato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Gardan.
Gardan ducks under a wild hook from Yamato.
Gardan tries to clinch
and Yamato counters with a solid body kick.
Gardan tries to clinch up
and Yamato counters with a head kick.
Gardan looks to land a right hand but Yamato moved out of range.
Yamato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gardan's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cho Yamato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gardan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamato counters with a good, hard body kick but Gardan shrugs it off.
Gardan thows a leg kick but Yamato checks it
and Yamato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yamato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gardan misses with a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
Gardan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gardan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamato moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gardan is defending well for now.
Gardan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamato gets underhooks to prevent Gardan's takedown attempt.
Gardan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamato blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamato missing with knees to the body.
Yamato lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato is trying to force a seperation but Gardan has the dominant position.
Yamato working hard to break the clinch.
Gardan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gardan dodges an elbow strike from Yamato.
Yamato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gardan avoids it.
Gardan dodges an elbow strike from Yamato.
Gardan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gardan dodges an elbow strike from Yamato.
Yamato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gardan's defenses.
Yamato misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamato lands a good knee to the midsection. Gardan won't want to take too many of those.
Yamato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy body kick from Gardan
and Yamato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gardan's knee momentarily.
Gardan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Gardan is predictable there
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
Gardan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamato can pounce on him.
Gardan wants to clinch but Yamato slips to the side
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardan thows a leg kick but Yamato checks it
and Yamato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardan.
Yamato thows a body kick. Gardan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamato has closed the distance and engaged Gardan in a clinch.
Gardan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamato landing knees to the body.
Yamato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yamato stalling in the clinch but Gardan improves position.
Yamato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gardan avoids it.
Yamato manages to break the clinch.
Yamato lands with an uppercut that bounces Gardan off the cage and back into rage.
A leg kick checked by Gardan.
Jab, jab by Yamato - just one landing.
Yamato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gardan's knee momentarily.
Gardan throws a lazy head kick
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamato closes the distance and pushes Gardan back into the cage.
Yamato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamato trying to control the position but instead, Gardan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yamato into the cage.
Yamato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamato counters with a nice body kick.
Yamato gets caught flat footed, as Gardan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yamato pushes Gardan off and scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick by Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gardan misses with a low kick.
Yamato throws a front kick that sends Gardan stumbling back into the cage.
Gardan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yamato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cho Yamato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laurent Gardan.
Gardan takes a swing at Yamato's ribcage but misses.
Yamato fails to land with a series of punches.
Gardan blocks the body kick.
Yamato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamato breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yamato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cho Yamato clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamato digs a good hook to Gardan's body.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gardan throws a head kick that misses
and Yamato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gardan's knee momentarily.
Gardan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamato counters with a body kick that stops Gardan in his tracks momentarily.
Gardan tries to clinch up
and Yamato counters with a low kick, right behind Gardan 's knee.
Gardan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yamato rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato lands a jab to the head.
Gardan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gardan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gardan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gardan throws a lazy head kick
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gardan. Gardan obviously looking to wear him down.
Gardan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yamato.
Gardan wants to clinch
and Yamato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamato misses with a two punch combination.
Yamato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gardan throws a nice head kick!
Gardan misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamato counters by moving into the clinch.
Yamato tries to land knees in the clinch but Gardan avoids the damage to the body.
Gardan landing knees to the body.
Yamato manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardan throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gardan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Gardan is predictable there
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
Yamato scoring well with a low kick there.
Gardan misses with a leg kick
letting Yamato counter with a right hand.
Gardan has his takedown stuffed
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
Yamato drives through and clinches with Gardan against the cage.
Gardan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gardan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamato or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamato takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yamato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gardan darts in trying to clinch
and Yamato counters with an inside leg kick.
Gardan avoids the head kick by Yamato.
Gardan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gardan working over Yamato with some ground and pound. Yamato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gardan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamato kicks off Gardan and gets to his feet.
Gardan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardan throws a nice looking combination but Yamato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gardan misses with a double jab
and Yamato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gardan scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yamato is looking to clinch but Gardan is avoiding it.
Gardan gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamato is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Gardan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
Gardan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamato throws a head kick that half lands.
Gardan wants to slow Yamato down by chopping away at his legs.
Gardan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamato can pounce on him.
Gardan throws a lazy head kick
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with a good low kick that Gardan was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardan misses with a body punch
and Yamato counters with a good low kick that Gardan was not able to check.
Gardan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
Gardan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Gardan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardan thows a leg kick but Yamato checks it
and Yamato counters with an inside leg kick.
Gardan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gardan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gardan wants to clinch
and Yamato counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gardan misses the target.
Yamato scoring well with a low kick there.
Gardan wants to clinch but Yamato slips to the side
and Yamato counters with a straight right hand.
Gardan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Gardan misses.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gardan misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Yamato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamato scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Yamato misses.
Yamato misses with a body kick.
Yamato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gardan lands with a slapping head kick.
Gardan throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamato counters with a nice body shot.
Gardan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamato. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamato.
Gardan tries to clinch but Yamato moves away
and Yamato moves into the clinch.
Gardan takes an elbow to the temple.
Yamato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamato is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Yamato.
Gardan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gardan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardan missing with knees to the body.
Yamato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gardan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamato avoids it.
Yamato breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Gardan misses
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Gardan misses
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses.
Gardan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yamato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Gardan misses
and Yamato counters with a two punch combo.
Gardan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Gardan.
Yamato missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato tries to land knees in the clinch but Gardan avoids the damage to the body.
Yamato avoiding damage as Gardan throws knees to the body.
Yamato is trying to break the clinch but Gardan has him pressed against the cage.
Yamato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gardan throws a head kick but Yamato moves out of range.
Gardan avoids the head kick by Yamato.
Gardan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gardan misses with a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
Gardan throws a lazy head kick
and Yamato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gardan thows a leg kick but Yamato checks it
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
Gardan misses with a kick to the body
and Yamato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cho Yamato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamato 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cho Yamato!
Cho Yamato retains his middleweight title!
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