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KOF.59 - Battle Royale [MMABR] PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tokyo Drift by Teriyaki Boyz. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pai Mei!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima tries for a takedown but Mei sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pai Mei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mishima circles away quickly and effectively.
Mei scores with a three punch combo!
Mei changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mishima looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mei wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mishima, who protects the arm well.
Mishima can't do much from the bottom here.
Mei is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mishima looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mei gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mishima is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mei lets go of the hold and Mishima can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pai Mei!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between dominickoy machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). machida comes into the arena with the game blaring out of the sound system. Wilkins has chosen New Noise as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, dominickoy machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Wilkins as machida shoots in.
machida fails with a takedown attempt.
machida moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilkins tries to break the clinch but machida is controlling the position.
Wilkins is trying to break the clinch but machida is controlling him.
machida successfully pulls guard.
machida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
machida looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wilkins has picked machida up and slammed him! machida can't keep hold of the triangle and Wilkins manages to pass to side control!
machida is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
machida wants to get back to full guard.
Wilkins wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
machida has his foot on Wilkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilkins works his way back into a safe position though.
machida has his foot on Wilkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilkins works his way back into a safe position though.
machida is breathing heavily.
Wilkins wants to stand but machida has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
machida isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wilkins stacks machida on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wilkins!
machida gets back to half guard.
machida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins tries to stand but can't do so whilst machida controls his leg.
Wilkins stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows machida to get to his feet.
machida tries to clinch but Wilkins moves out of range.
machida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilkins sprawls well. Wilkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. machida gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dominickoy machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilkins drops machida with a left and a right! Oh, machida is hurt - Wilkins dives into side control looking to finish!
machida is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkins tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
machida tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida is working hard here to advance position.
Wilkins tries to stand but machida is controlling his head.
machida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
machida can't do much from the bottom here.
Wilkins wants to stand but machida is controlling his arm.
machida sneaks back into half guard.
machida is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from machida.
dominickoy machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkins with a nice cross.
Wilkins throws a jab but it's blocked by machida.
David Wilkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilkins looks to land a combination. machida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
machida closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from machida are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wilkins sneaks out the side door and pushes machida away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wilkins throws a jab when machida was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
machida scores a takedown into full mount!
machida misses with a head shot.
Wilkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Wilkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
machida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
machida shoots for a takedown but Wilkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wilkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
machida closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - machida lands in his opponent's guard.
machida won't allow Wilkins to get back to his feet.
machida is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wilkins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wilkins has escaped and now he's on top!
Wilkins is looking to stand up but machida won't let him.
machida 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.
machida working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wilkins has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkins seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
machida missing with punches from the bottom.
machida is looking for a sweep. Wilkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilkins tries to stand and escape but machida is controlling the position.
machida tries to get to full guard but Wilkins has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
machida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wilkins is trying to maintain the position but machida is very close to passing his half guard.
Wilkins is trying to stand.
machida seems to be looking for submissions.
machida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wilkins is just riding it out for now. machida eventually gives up the hold.
machida is trying to work for a kimura but Wilkins is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins pushes machida off looking to stand but machida dives back in and keeps control.
machida is trying to work for a kimura but Wilkins is defending well.
machida wants to pass to mount but Wilkins is defending the position.
Wilkins trying to hold on to machida's head to control him but machida postures up.
machida looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
machida is trying to work for a kimura but Wilkins is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wilkins.
machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but machida circles away quickly and effectively.
machida closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - machida lands in his opponent's guard.
machida gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No joy there for Wilkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
machida shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilkins tries to sprawl out of it but machida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wilkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dominickoy machida dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wilkins misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from machida.
machida moves out of range as Wilkins strikes.
machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
machida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilkins defends it nicely.
Wilkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Wilkins.
machida drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
machida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida prevents Wilkins from getting back to his feet.
machida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkins is keeping the position for now.
machida prevents Wilkins from getting back to his feet.
machida trying to control but Wilkins is working from the bottom.
machida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkins is keeping the position for now.
machida trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilkins throws a series of punches but machida moves out of range.
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.
machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilkins.
machida wants to clinch.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
machida gets a clinch.
machida jumps guard but Wilkins stands there with machida around his waist. machida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dominickoy machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
machida is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Wilkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
machida drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wilkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wilkins manages to break the clinch.
Wilkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilkins misses with a hook. machida ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins stuffs the takedown attempt from machida. machida gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilkins fails to land with a series of punches.
machida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wilkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten machida somewhat.
Wilkins throws a right hand that machida ducks under and follows up with a left that machida also avoids with ease.
machida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilkins defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Wilkins. No joy for machida on that attempt.
dominickoy machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilkins lands a with a good body shot.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
machida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wilkins sprawls well initially but machida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
machida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
machida prevents Wilkins from standing back up.
Wilkins is looking to get back to full guard here but machida has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wilkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
machida has control of Wilkins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wilkins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
machida looking to secure an arm triangle but Wilkins defends it well.
Wilkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with machida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilkins is trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
dominickoy machida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think machida 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dominickoy machida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Aronoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumerk Murwain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aronoff comes to the ring accompanied by Here Comes the Pain by Slayer. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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245 lbs
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275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Aronoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumerk Murwain!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aronoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aronoff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murwain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aronoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murwain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aronoff clinches up against the ropes.
Murwain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aronoff drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murwain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aronoff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murwain backwards.
Murwain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aronoff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murwain's waist but Murwain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aronoff off to one side.
Aronoff takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murwain lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Murwain does it's job there.
Murwain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murwain throws a series of punches but Aronoff avoids them all with ease.
Aronoff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Aronoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aronoff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murwain.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murwain.
Mark Aronoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murwain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aronoff on the side of the head.
Aronoff has managed to clinch.
Aronoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murwain lands with a cross.
Aronoff misses with a two punch combination.
BOOM! Murwain lands a beautiful left hook that drops Aronoff. Aronoff tries to recover but Murwain is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Aronoff lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rumerk Murwain!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinyo Aogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Penis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aogi comes to the ring accompanied by "Baka Survivor" by Ulfus. The crowd seem to be enjoying Penis's choice of entrance music: Pinchers - Bandolero. 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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166 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinyo Aogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Penis!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aogi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penis.
Aogi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Penis's guard.
Aogi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penis is keeping the position for now.
Aogi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aogi trying to control but Penis is working from the bottom.
Penis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Aogi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aogi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aogi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aogi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aogi has managed to get both his arms back between Penis's legs - danger averted.
Aogi tries to free his leg and advance position but Penis is retaining full guard.
Aogi wants to control from the top but Penis keeps moving.
Penis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aogi is one step ahead there.
Aogi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aogi trying to control the position from guard on top but Penis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aogi shoots and misses
and Penis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aogi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Aogi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Aogi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Aogi!
Aogi is trying to get an arm triangle but Penis is defending well.
Aogi is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aogi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Penis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Penis manages to get to full guard.
Penis is looking for a triangle but Aogi pushes his legs off easily.
Penis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aogi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penis keeping full guard, as Aogi tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aogi defends it easily.
Aogi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aogi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penis has given up his back. Will we see Aogi going for some submissions?
Aogi really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Penis.
Aogi tightening his grip on Penis, looking for the choke.
Aogi sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Penis taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shinyo Aogi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lalli Jaakonpoika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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184 lbs
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176 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lalli Jaakonpoika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaakonpoika dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Jaakonpoika keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson wants to slow Jaakonpoika down by chopping away at his legs.
Jaakonpoika scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a jab when Jaakonpoika was well out of range.
Jaakonpoika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson cracks the inside of Jaakonpoika's front leg.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaakonpoika moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaakonpoika takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Jaakonpoika throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaakonpoika shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Jaakonpoika keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika checks a low kick from Johnson.
Jaakonpoika uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Jaakonpoika slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Jaakonpoika saw that one coming.
Jaakonpoika swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jaakonpoika misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Jaakonpoika.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Jaakonpoika counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sammy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaakonpoika.
Johnson stalks Jaakonpoika and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jaakonpoika's face. Jaakonpoika staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson throws a right hand that Jaakonpoika ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaakonpoika also avoids with ease.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaakonpoika has time to react.
Jaakonpoika is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaakonpoika shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jaakonpoika got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jaakonpoika has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Jaakonpoika wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Jaakonpoika trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jaakonpoika has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Jaakonpoika's legs - danger averted.
Jaakonpoika looking for a sweep. Not yet Jaakonpoika, not yet.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaakonpoika is retaining full guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaakonpoika looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jaakonpoika is breathing heavily.
Jaakonpoika looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson pushes down on Jaakonpoika's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Jaakonpoika is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jaakonpoika tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jaakonpoika!
Jaakonpoika tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson looking for a guillotine from mount but Jaakonpoika is having none of it.
Jaakonpoika sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jaakonpoika regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jaakonpoika counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Jaakonpoika lands with an overhand left.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaakonpoika jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Lalli Jaakonpoika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Jaakonpoika checks it
letting Jaakonpoika counter with a right hand.
Jaakonpoika shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaakonpoika walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jaakonpoika shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Jaakonpoika counters with a nice uppercut.
Sammy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Jaakonpoika seems unphased.
Johnson works over Jaakonpoika's head and body with a nice combination.
Jaakonpoika is rocked!
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Jaakonpoika moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Jaakonpoika counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Jaakonpoika thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jaakonpoika can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jaakonpoika makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jaakonpoika trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Jaakonpoika is proving a slippery customer.
Jaakonpoika postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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!
Jaakonpoika with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jaakonpoika's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jaakonpoika is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Jaakonpoika wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jaakonpoika is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson is keen to just control but Jaakonpoika is a slippery customer.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jaakonpoika really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jaakonpoika manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Jaakonpoika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaakonpoika uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaakonpoika was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Jaakonpoika as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Jaakonpoika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika avoids a kick to the body.
Jaakonpoika misses with a double jab.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaakonpoika.
Johnson tries to bum rush Jaakonpoika with a series of wild strikes but Jaakonpoika uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a right hand that Jaakonpoika ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaakonpoika also avoids with ease.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaakonpoika counters with a takedown into side control.
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.
Jaakonpoika working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Lalli Jaakonpoika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Jaakonpoika throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Jaakonpoika tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Jaakonpoika wants to sweep but Johnson has passed to side control!
Jaakonpoika is looking for a sweep.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jaakonpoika manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Jaakonpoika throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson pulls Jaakonpoika in close to his closed guard and prevents Jaakonpoika from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jaakonpoika throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jaakonpoika tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jaakonpoika 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.
Johnson controlling from the top 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.
Jaakonpoika keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Jaakonpoika isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johnson stacks Jaakonpoika on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jaakonpoika!
Johnson tries to control but Jaakonpoika wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Sammy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson tries to control but Jaakonpoika wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shizuka Uesugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hex Manchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manchester has chosen Amerika as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shizuka Uesugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hex Manchester!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uesugi dives in and grabs Manchester's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manchester pushes down on Uesugi's head and hops out.
Uesugi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Manchester is trying to escape the mount but Uesugi keeps good control and instead manages to take Manchester's back.
Uesugi gets his hands free as Manchester looks to control.
Uesugi is persistently looking for the submission but Manchester is defending it well.
Manchester rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Manchester actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Manchester is looking for a sweep. Uesugi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manchester looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uesugi is trying to control the action in half guard but Manchester is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manchester looking for submissions off his back.
Uesugi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manchester does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Manchester closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Uesugi to the mat! Uesugi manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manchester is aware though and is defending well.
Uesugi keeping full guard, as Manchester tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uesugi is on top in guard.
Uesugi looking to pass the guard.
Uesugi trying to control but Manchester is working from the bottom.
Manchester throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manchester looks gassed!
Manchester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Uesugi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Uesugi tries to hold on but Manchester postures up.
Uesugi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchester prevents Uesugi from improving his position.
Manchester is working for a submission of some sort.
Manchester is thwarting Uesugi's attempts to control the position.
Manchester is pressing down on Uesugi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Uesugi is holding on for now.
Uesugi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manchester's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manchester's back!
Uesugi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Manchester knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Manchester for a finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Uesugi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Manchester is doing well to defend. Uesugi seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Manchester is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shizuka Uesugi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdez has chosen so amazing as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mancinelli.
Michele Mancinelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez ducks right into an uppercut from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli closes the distance and clinches.
Valdez wants a takedown but no success here.
Mancinelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mancinelli avoiding damage.
Mancinelli manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Mancinelli does no damage.
Mancinelli throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.
Mancinelli tries to land a front kick but Valdez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez moves out of range of the body kick from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli swings for the body but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valdez moves out of range as Mancinelli throws a body kick.
Mancinelli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valdez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mancinelli is leaning against Valdez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mancinelli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valdez or not.
Mancinelli holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mancinelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
Mancinelli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mancinelli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Mancinelli.
Mancinelli is pushing Valdez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mancinelli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valdez looks gassed!
Valdez looking for a takedown.
Michele Mancinelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Valdez.
Mancinelli scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancinelli lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mancinelli.
Mancinelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mancinelli.
Valdez is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Mancinelli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mancinelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mancinelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mancinelli cracks Valdez with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mancinelli obliges.
A right hand to the body from Mancinelli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Mancinelli.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mancinelli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mancinelli lands a knee to the head.
Mancinelli lands a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mancinelli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valdez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mancinelli is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mancinelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Valdez tries to keep at a distance but Mancinelli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mancinelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
Mancinelli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mancinelli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mancinelli is leaning against Valdez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli lands an uppercut.
Mancinelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mancinelli throws a series of punches but Valdez moves out of range.
Mancinelli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mancinelli clinches.
A short uppercut from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli landing knees to the body.
Mancinelli slows down the pace here.
Mancinelli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mancinelli crunches a lovely knee into Valdez's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
Mancinelli lands a shoulder strike.
Mancinelli lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Mancinelli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli is pushing Valdez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mancinelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Mancinelli leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mancinelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Mancinelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mancinelli.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
Michele Mancinelli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mancinelli pushes Valdez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mancinelli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mancinelli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancinelli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mancinelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mancinelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mancinelli scores with a one two! Valdez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mancinelli throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancinelli misses with a double jab.
Mancinelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that second round.
That's time! Mancinelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Mancinelli lands with a nice body kick.
Mancinelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Mancinelli is looking to clinch but Valdez is avoiding it.
Mancinelli moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mancinelli gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mancinelli lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Julian Valdez has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdez takes an elbow to the temple.
Mancinelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mancinelli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mancinelli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mancinelli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valdez or not.
Come on Mancinelli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Valdez is trying to drag Mancinelli to the mat but Mancinelli just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Mancinelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valdez.
Mancinelli lands a good knee to the midsection. Valdez won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Mancinelli as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mancinelli.
A right handed body shot lands from Mancinelli.
A short left from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli with a knee to the head.
Mancinelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mancinelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mancinelli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mancinelli lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valdez.
Mancinelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mancinelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mancinelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Valdez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Mancinelli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Mancinelli misses with a two punch combination.
Mancinelli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mancinelli.
A left and a right from Mancinelli both land. Nice combination.
Michele Mancinelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancinelli lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mancinelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michele Mancinelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mancinelli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mancinelli wants it to stay on the feet.
Julian Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michele Mancinelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Valdez.
Mancinelli cracks the inside of Valdez's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michele Mancinelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mancinelli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michele Mancinelli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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23
211 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva throws a series of strikes that have Balboa backpedaling.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa.
Balboa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oliva connects with a looping right hand.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Oliva forces Balboa back against the ropes and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balboa wants a takedown but no success here.
Oliva manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Balboa scores with a four punch combination!
Balboa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva misses with a straight left.
Balboa connects with a nice looking jab.
Balboa moves out of range of the body kick from Oliva.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Mike Oliva has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliva misses the target.
Oliva clinches with his opponent.
Balboa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Oliva.
Oliva is trying to trip Balboa. He has hold of a leg but Balboa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Oliva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Oliva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oliva is looking to work some ground and pound but Balboa has wrist control.
Oliva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Balboa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oliva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oliva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Balboa is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is stalling in the full guard.
Oliva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliva trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oliva ducks right into an uppercut from Balboa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliva motions for Balboa to come forward. Oliva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Oliva.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Oliva avoids them all with ease.
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Oliva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a low kick as Balboa jumps back.
Mike Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliva misses with a hook.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Oliva moves into the clinch successfully.
Balboa being controlled against the ropes.
Oliva breaks from the clinch.
Oliva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oliva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balboa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balboa lands with a shot to the body.
Balboa takes one to the chin there.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Oliva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Oliva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oliva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balboa cracks Oliva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Oliva scores with a four punch combination!
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oliva scores with a jab to the head.
Balboa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rocky Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Oliva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Oliva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa lands an overhand right.
Oliva looks to land a combination but Balboa avoids it well.
Oliva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliva lands a nice shot that snaps Balboa's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Balboa throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
Balboa is looking to wear down Oliva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oliva slips under a jab from Balboa.
Balboa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oliva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliva.
Jab from Balboa.
Balboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Balboa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balboa throws a combination. Oliva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliva throws a combination that misses
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Balboa slips a straight right by Oliva.
Oliva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balboa misses with a combination
and Oliva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliva takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Oliva.
Oliva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Balboa clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Balboa has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
What can Balboa do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
A lull in the action here.
Oliva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Balboa.
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.
Oliva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Balboa avoids the strikes from Oliva.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Balboa prevents Oliva from getting a body triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Oliva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Oliva'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oliva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Balboa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oliva misses with a series of wild punches.
Balboa slips under a jab from Oliva.
Oliva misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa tries to bum rush Oliva with a series of wild strikes but Oliva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliva lands with a cross.
A right-left combo lands from Balboa.
Oliva lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliva cracks Balboa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balboa cracks Oliva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliva scores with a three punch combo!
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Oliva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliva throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Balboa saw that one coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Oliva 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.
Oliva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliva moves away.
Oliva misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balboa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balboa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oliva looks to land a combination. Balboa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oliva lands a left and a right that send Balboa crashing to the mat, dazed. Oliva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Balboa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa loses concentration momentarily and Oliva pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Balboa crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Oliva finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Oliva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastian Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Trine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Domingo comes into the arena with Angel Doze - Agitala blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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23
217 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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21
205 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Sebastian Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Trine!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trine wants to clinch.
Trine tries to clinch but Sebastian Domingo moves out of range.
Sebastian Domingo fails with the takedown.
Trine tries to clinch there but Sebastian Domingo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sebastian Domingo.
Sebastian Domingo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Trine looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sebastian Domingo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Trine is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sebastian Domingo lets go of the hold and Trine can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juan Sebastian Domingo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wellington's choice of entrance music: Scary. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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25
215 lbs
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218 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Fuschini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graham Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuschini fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fuschini looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wellington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuschini.
Wellington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fuschini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Fuschini as he connects with a hook.
Fuschini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuschini throws a series of punches but Wellington avoids them all with ease.
Wellington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuschini.
Wellington throws a lazy head kick
enabling Fuschini to counter with a crisp jab.
Wellington is rocked!
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!
A combination from Fuschini does no damage.
Fuschini tries to bum rush Wellington with a series of wild strikes but Wellington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fuschini attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fuschini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuschini looks to score with a jab to the body but Wellington is just out of range.
Fuschini swinging wilding here.
Wellington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a sloppy head kick and Wellington moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuschini goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wellington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wellington cracks Fuschini with a nice body shot.
Wellington scores with a shot to the side of Fuschini's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wellington digs a right hand into Fuschini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuschini's gas tank.
Wellington landing knees to the body.
Fuschini is breathing heavily.
Wellington scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Fuschini.
Wellington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fuschini wants to break free but Wellington has control.
Wellington lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wellington throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuschini.
Fuschini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wellington missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wellington.
Wellington digs a right hand into Fuschini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuschini's gas tank.
Wellington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wellington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wellington digs a right hand underneath Fuschini's ribcage. Fuschini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wellington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fuschinis head.
Wellington throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington scores with a shot to the side of Fuschini's head.
Wellington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wellington presses Fuschini against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wellington lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wellington.
Wellington digs a right hand into Fuschini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuschini's gas tank.
Wellington works on Fuschini's body with a couple of short punches.
Wellington with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Wellington - that landed with a thud.
Wellington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wellington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fuschini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wellington lands an uppercut.
Wellington looking to throw knees to the head but Fuschini is blocking nicely.
Wellington blocks an elbow strike.
Fuschini throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Wellington on the inside.
Wellington lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wellington misses with the head strike.
Wellington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fuschini looking to stall.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wellington misses with an elbow strike.
Wellington looking to throw knees to the head but Fuschini is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Wellington.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wellington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuschini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wellington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fuschini looking to throw knees to the head but Wellington is blocking nicely.
Fuschini trying to land knees to the body.
Wellington lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wellington.
Wellington cracks Fuschini with a nice body shot.
Wellington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fuschini is defending well for now.
Fuschini wants to stall.
Wellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wellington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuschini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Wellington.
A short uppercut from Wellington.
Wellington throws a head punch that misses.
Wellington avoiding damage as Fuschini throws knees to the body.
Wellington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuschini prevents a body shot from Wellington.
Fuschini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wellington lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington can't find room to land a body shot as Fuschini controls the action.
Fuschini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wellington looking to throw knees to the head but Fuschini is blocking nicely.
Fuschini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fuschini blocks an uppercut.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fuschini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fuschini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wellington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wellington as Fuschini tries to tie him up.
Fuschini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wellington is defending well for now.
Fuschini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Fuschini.
Fuschini trying to land knees to the body.
Wellington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fuschini backwards.
Wellington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuschini blocking some punches.
Fuschini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fuschini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wellington is defending well for now.
Fuschini wants to stall.
Wellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuschini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wellington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fuschinis head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wellington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuschini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wellington digs a good body shot into Fuschini's ribs.
Wellington throws a sloppy head kick and Fuschini moves out of range easily.
Fuschini looks to land a left hand but Wellington moved out of range nicely.
Fuschini throws a series of punches but Wellington moves out of range.
Fuschini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wellington.
Wellington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuschini paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wellington connects with a high kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wellington 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.
Wellington tries to land a front kick but Fuschini steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wellington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wellington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fuschini circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fuschini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wellington is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini throws a jab when Wellington was well out of range.
Jab from Fuschini.
Wellington misses with a jab to the body
and Fuschini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuschini misses with a looping left.
Some bone on bone action there as Wellington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wellington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuschini misses with a kick to the body
and Wellington counters with a big head kick but Fuschini shrugs it off.
Wellington avoids the head kick by Fuschini.
Fuschini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuschini thows a body shot but no joy.
Fuschini checks a leg kick.
Fuschini takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a combination that misses
and Wellington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fuschini thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini throws a looping overhand right but Wellington ducks down to avoid it.
Fuschini avoids the head kick by Wellington.
Fuschini throws a leg kick
and Wellington counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wellington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuschini's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Wellington.
Wellington tries to throw a body punch but Fuschini avoids it by throwing Wellington back against the cage.
Wellington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wellington is working Fuschini over against the ropes.
Wellington cracks Fuschini with a nice body shot.
Wellington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wellington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fuschini or not.
Good body shot from Wellington.
A head punch on the inside from Fuschini fails to land.
Wellington misses with a knee strike.
Wellington working aggressively here.
Wellington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wellington pushes Fuschini back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wellington.
Wellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wellington digs a right hand into Fuschini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuschini's gas tank.
Wellington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wellington scores with a hook to the body.
Fuschini blocks a body shot from Wellington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wellington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wellington digs a right hand into Fuschini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuschini's gas tank.
Wellington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wellington lands with a left to the head.
Wellington lands with a right to the head.
Wellington lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fuschini.
Still in the clinch, Wellington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wellington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fuschini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wellington avoids it.
A short right from Wellington.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wellington obliges.
Wellington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fuschini or not.
Wellington lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fuschini.
Fuschini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wellington swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuschini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuschini working Wellington over with knees to the body.
Wellington can't find room to land a body shot as Fuschini controls the action.
Fuschini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuschini missing with knees to the body.
Fuschini displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wellington up against the ropes.
Wellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington gets through Fuschini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wellington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuschini lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fuschini.
Wellington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fuschini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuschini lands a body punch.
Fuschini trying to control the position but instead, Wellington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fuschini into the ropes.
Wellington swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuschini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wellington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuschini is looking to break free of the clinch but Wellington has double underhooks.
Fuschini lands a good knee to the midsection. Wellington won't want to take too many of those.
Fuschini scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuschini throws an elbow but it misses.
Fuschini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wellington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wellington.
Wellington can't find room to land a body shot as Fuschini controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington 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!
Fuschini loads up on a big right hand but Wellington slips the punch.
Fuschini scores with a three punch combo!
Fuschini avoids the head kick by Wellington.
Wellington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuschini.
Wellington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuschini moves away.
Fuschini missing with a left hand there. Wellington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuschini scores with a punch to the head.
Wellington ducks under a wild hook from Fuschini.
Wellington blocks a jab.
Fuschini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wellington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fuschini doesn't seem bothered though.
Wellington misses with a head kick.
Fuschini cracks Wellington with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Fuschini.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Fuschini blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini misses with a looping right.
Fuschini defending well as Wellington loads up on a big left hand.
Wellington thumps Fuschini with a low kick.
Fuschini throws a series of punches but Wellington moves out of range.
Wellington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fuschini rather than just go for the knockout.
Fuschini paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fuschini misses with a wild combination.
Wellington throws a body punch but Fuschini moves out of range.
Wellington throws the kick towards the body but Fuschini avoids it.
Fuschini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wellington was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuschini.
Fuschini pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wellington is out of range and Fuschini settles back down.
Alessio Fuschini is winning the standup battle so far.
Wellington lands a head kick!
Crunch! Wellington slams his shin into Fuschini's torso.
Alessio Fuschini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuschini tries to work over Wellington's front leg with a kick but Wellington checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini misses with an uppercut. Wellington saw that one coming.
Fuschini looks to land a right hand but Wellington moved out of range.
Fuschini throws a sloppy head kick and Wellington moves out of range easily.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuschini avoids the head kick by Wellington.
Fuschini misses with a body shot
and Wellington counters with a series of strikes. Fuschini will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fuschini looks to score with a jab to the body but Wellington is just out of range.
Fuschini blocks a head kick by Wellington.
Wellington stuns Fuschini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wellington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuschini.
Fuschini lands with a right hand.
Fuschini blocks a head kick by Wellington.
A jab lands there for Fuschini.
Wellington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wellington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Wellington does no damage.
Wellington ducks under a wild hook from Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a hook to the side of Wellington's head but Wellington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wellington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuschini.
Wellington tries a head kick but it misses.
Wellington misses with a head kick.
Wellington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuschini.
Fuschini misses the jab.
No joy there for Wellington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wellington moves in looking to clinch but Fuschini pushes him off.
Fuschini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wellington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fuschini misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fuschini throws a hook to the side of Wellington's head but Wellington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuschini throws a leg kick
and Wellington counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuschini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuschini scores with a sloppy right hand. Wellington should have avoided that one.
Wellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuschini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Fuschini misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wellington.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wellington.
Fuschini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wellington misses with the combination.
Fuschini throws the left hand but Wellington avoids the punch easily.
Wellington walks into a stiff left hand from Fuschini.
Fuschini scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Graham Wellington just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fuschini tries to keep at a distance but Wellington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wellington misses with a punch to the body.
Wellington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuschini lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wellington backwards.
Wellington lands a shot to the body.
Fuschini crunches a lovely knee into Wellington's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wellington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wellington trying to land knees to the body.
Wellington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuschini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuschini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wellington blocks it with crossed arms.
Fuschini throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Wellington.
Wellington lands a hook that snaps the head of Fuschini backwards.
Fuschini misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fuschini.
Graham Wellington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fuschini prevents a body shot from Wellington.
Fuschini tries to land knees in the clinch but Wellington avoids the damage to the body.
Fuschini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wellington avoids it.
Fuschini blocks a body shot from Wellington.
Wellington misses with a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wellington misses with some punches.
Wellington working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fuschini avoids it.
A short uppercut from Fuschini.
Fuschini looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Fuschini.
Fuschini missing with knees to the body.
Wellington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuschini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wellington. Fuschini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuschini misses with a series of wild punches.
Wellington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wellington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wellington throws a head kick but Fuschini moves out of range.
Wellington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fuschini cracks Wellington with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wellington ducks under a wild hook from Fuschini.
Wellington clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fuschini tries to land a knee to the head but Wellington blocks with his arms.
Fuschini managing to block the knees to the body from Wellington.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Wellington fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fuschini displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wellington up against the ropes.
Fuschini tries to land a knee to the head but Wellington blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Wellington - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Wellington.
Wellington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wellington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wellington.
Wellington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fuschini is defending well for now.
Fuschini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuschini prevents a body shot from Wellington.
Wellington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Fuschini.
Wellington avoiding damage as Fuschini throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Fuschini.
Fuschini looking to throw knees to the head but Wellington is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Fuschini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wellington tries to work over Fuschini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wellington can't find room to land a body shot as Fuschini controls the action.
Fuschini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wellington is defending well for now.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuschini blocks it with crossed arms.
Wellington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but Fuschini blocks it.
Wellington throws a head punch that misses.
Fuschini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fuschini looking to throw knees to the head but Wellington is blocking nicely.
Fuschini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wellington avoids it.
Wellington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fuschini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fuschini is leaning against Wellington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fuschini is leaning against Wellington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fuschini avoids it.
Fuschini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fuschini working Wellington over with knees to the body.
Fuschini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wellington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Wellington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuschini with a knee to the head.
Fuschini tries to work over Wellington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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.
Wellington connects with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Wellington.
Good body shot from Fuschini.
Wellington struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuschini controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fuschini.
Fuschini tries to stall but Wellington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fuschini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wellington.
Wellington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fuschini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wellington or not.
Fuschini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wellington.
Fuschini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fuschini wants to get back to striking at distance but Wellington won't allow it.
Wellington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wellington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fuschini is defending well for now.
Fuschini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wellington avoids it.
Fuschini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wellington lands a hook that snaps the head of Fuschini backwards.
Fuschini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wellington avoids the elbow strike from Fuschini, against the ropes.
Fuschini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wellington tries to throw a body punch but Fuschini avoids it by throwing Wellington back against the cage.
Wellington misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuschini prevents a body shot from Wellington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alessio Fuschini will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fuschini misses with a kick to the body
enabling Wellington to counter with a crisp jab.
Fuschini throws a combination that misses
and Wellington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fuschini crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wellington - the referee stops the clock and Fuschini gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wellington. Fuschini manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fuschini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick from Wellington lands but Fuschini takes it in his stride.
Wellington scores with a nice body kick.
Wellington plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wellington has closed the distance and engaged Fuschini in a clinch.
Wellington managing to block the knees to the body from Fuschini.
Fuschini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wellington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fuschini backwards.
Fuschini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wellington.
Wellington scores with a shot to the side of Fuschini's head.
A right hand to the body from Wellington.
Wellington landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wellington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fuschini is trying to maintain a safe position but Wellington gets an underhook and turns Fuschini into the ropes.
Wellington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fuschini or not.
Wellington lands a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini tries to land knees in the clinch but Wellington avoids the damage to the body.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuschini blocks it with crossed arms.
Wellington tries to work over Fuschini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuschini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wellington.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fuschini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wellington avoiding damage as Fuschini throws knees to the body.
Wellington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wellington has a couple of punches blocked by Fuschini.
Fuschini missing with knees to the body.
Fuschini is looking to control Wellington's arms but Wellington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fuschini has his back to the ropes.
Fuschini seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Wellington is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Fuschini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fuschini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuschini trying to land knees to the body.
Wellington digs a right hand underneath Fuschini's ribcage. Fuschini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fuschini avoids it.
Knees to the body from Wellington.
Wellington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wellington lands a body punch.
Fuschini has a couple of punches blocked by Wellington.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fuschini avoids it.
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.
Fuschini tries to stall but Wellington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fuschini prevents a body shot from Wellington.
Wellington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fuschini.
Fuschini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wellington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fuschini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wellington lands with a light punch inside.
Alessio Fuschini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wellington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fuschini avoids it.
Fuschini is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wellington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fuschini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wellington is working Fuschini over against the ropes.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuschini blocks it with crossed arms.
Fuschini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wellington misses with a body punch.
Fuschini missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wellington as Fuschini tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wellington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wellington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fuschini misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuschini. Wellington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuschini jabs Wellington right on the nose. Wellington blinks but takes it well.
Wellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wellington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fuschini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fuschini tries a head kick but it misses.
Fuschini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuschini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Graham Wellington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fuschini misses with a two punch combination.
Wellington throws a head kick but Fuschini moves out of range.
Wellington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuschini throws a sloppy body shot
and Wellington counters with an outside leg kick.
Wellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuschini takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington delivers a nice body kick.
Fuschini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Wellington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wellington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fuschini throws a right and a left that Wellington avoids nicely.
Wellington is looking to slow Fuschini down with leg kicks.
Wellington misses with a head kick.
Wellington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wellington scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Wellington.
Fuschini throws a leg kick that misses.
Fuschini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuschini is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wellington.
Wellington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wellington lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Wellington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wellington 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Wellington! Graham Wellington retains his light heavyweight title!
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