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RS 82 - Nak/Butcher II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Mateus dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raimo Pukki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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145 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raimo Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pukki.
Pukki throws out a loose jab but dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pukki looks to score with a jab to the body but dos Santos is just out of range.
dos Santos tries to clinch
and Pukki counters with a left and a right that stings dos Santos.
dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Pukki counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by dos Santos.
dos Santos wants to clinch but Pukki slips to the side
and Pukki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Pukki does it's job there.
Pukki lands with a nice body punch.
Pukki tries a head kick but it misses.
dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Pukki had a free shot at his head there.
dos Santos wants to clinch
and Pukki counters with a one-two to the body.
Pukki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos takes a shot to the head.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Pukki blocks it.
Pukki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. dos Santos smiles and moves away.
Raimo Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dos Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pukki finds it's way round the side to connect with dos Santos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to clinch but Pukki slips to the side
and Pukki counters with a one-two to the body.
Pukki thuds a left hand into dos Santos's body.
dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Pukki had a free shot at his head there.
dos Santos slips under a jab.
dos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pukki lands a lovely overhand right.
dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of dos Santos's head.
dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Pukki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pukki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pukki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pukki!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Pukki dominated that round.
That's time! Pukki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot by Pukki.
dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
and dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pukki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukki throws a right hand that misses
and dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pukki.
Pukki working aggressively here.
dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pukki's face.
It looks like Raimo Pukki has been cut.
Pukki wants to break free but dos Santos has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki can't break the clinch.
Pukki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Pukki moves away
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
Pukki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pukki swings for the body but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pukki.
dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Pukki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pukki.
Pukki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dos Santos moves away.
A leg kick checked by dos Santos.
Pukki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki scores with the left hand. dos Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Pukki throws a shot from downtown. dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Pukki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
dos Santos closes the distance but Pukki moves to the side
letting Pukki counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Pukki moves away
and Pukki counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Pukki finds it's way through dos Santos's defenses.
Pukki with a nice cross.
Pukki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Pukki lands an impressive looking overhand right. dos Santos doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dos Santos tries to clinch up
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Pukki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raimo Pukki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pukki throws a looping overhand right but dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Pukki throws a hook but dos Santos avoids it easily.
Pukki scores with a crisp jab that stopped dos Santos in his tracks.
dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pukki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Pukki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
dos Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pukki scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki lands with a thumping leg kick.
dos Santos closes the distance but Pukki moves to the side
and dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Pukki to counter with a crisp jab.
Pukki missing with a left hand there. dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pukki throws a body punch but dos Santos moves out of range.
dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pukki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
dos Santos looks to clinch
enabling Pukki to counter with a crisp jab.
dos Santos darts in trying to clinch
letting Pukki counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Pukki moves away
and Pukki counters with a two punch combo.
dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raimo Pukki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pukki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki throws a one two combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pukki.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pukki.
The fighters circling - Pukki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pukki throws a hook to the side of dos Santos's head but dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Pukki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pukki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Pukki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rotte DeMauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmeri Hautamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hautamaki has chosen Nekromantix-Generation 666 as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
275 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
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249 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rotte DeMauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elmeri Hautamaki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMauler connects with a single shot there.
Hautamaki closes the distance and clinches.
Hautamaki fails to pull guard.
DeMauler with a knee to the head.
Hautamaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but DeMauler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hautamaki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rotte DeMauler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmeri Hautamaki.
Hautamaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
DeMauler missing with knees to the body.
Hautamaki tries a knee to the head but DeMauler blocks it.
Hautamaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeMauler with a knee to the head.
DeMauler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hautamaki is defending well for now.
Hautamaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
DeMauler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
DeMauler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeMauler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hautamaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hautamaki looks gassed!
Hautamaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as DeMauler walks away with a smile on his face. Hautamaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
DeMauler tests Hautamaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeMauler throws out a powerful jab.
DeMauler cracks a nice hook into Hautamaki's ribs.
DeMauler throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeMauler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hautamaki's sensitive parts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from DeMauler - that will leave a mark!
DeMauler lands a front kick.
Rotte DeMauler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMauler delivers a nice body kick.
DeMauler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
DeMauler closes the distance and clinches.
Hautamaki takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
DeMauler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DeMauler lands a knee to the head.
DeMauler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hautamaki avoids it.
DeMauler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hautamaki up against the cage.
Nice elbow from DeMauler.
DeMauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Hautamaki avoids the damage to the body.
Hautamaki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as DeMauler walks away with a smile on his face. Hautamaki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hautamaki misses with a takedown attempt
and DeMauler moves into the clinch.
DeMauler stalling in the clinch.
DeMauler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hautamaki is defending well for now.
Hautamaki goes for a takedown in the clinch but DeMauler prevents it.
DeMauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Hautamaki avoids the damage to the body.
DeMauler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hautamaki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hautamaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeMauler keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts DeMauler, as that shot connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
DeMauler scores with a push kick.
Hautamaki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from DeMauler.
Hautamaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DeMauler connects with an inside leg kick.
DeMauler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
DeMauler lands with a kick to the temple. Hautamaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
DeMauler lands with a slapping head kick.
DeMauler scores with a kick to the body.
DeMauler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hautamaki.
Hautamaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DeMauler scoring well with a low kick there.
DeMauler lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeMauler.
DeMauler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
DeMauler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hautamaki.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
DeMauler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki managing to block the knees to the body from DeMauler.
Hautamaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hautamaki tries to pull guard but DeMauler won't allow it.
Hautamaki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. DeMauler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
DeMauler prevents the takedown attempt.
DeMauler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hautamaki's face.
DeMauler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from DeMauler.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DeMauler obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by DeMauler.
DeMauler tries a knee to the head but Hautamaki blocks it.
Hautamaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
DeMauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hautamaki gets a takedown into half guard.
Hautamaki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but DeMauler sees it coming and defends easily.
Hautamaki seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so DeMauler is just riding it out for now. Hautamaki eventually gives up the hold.
DeMauler works his way to full guard. Good work.
DeMauler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hautamaki on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hautamaki throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rotte DeMauler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
DeMauler scores with a push kick.
Hautamaki moves to clinch but DeMauler breaks away
and DeMauler counters with a solid body kick.
DeMauler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hautamaki.
DeMauler lands the left hand.
Crunch! DeMauler slams his shin into Hautamaki's torso.
Elmeri Hautamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hautamaki shoots in but DeMauler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rotte DeMauler is winning the standup battle so far.
DeMauler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
DeMauler delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hautamaki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
DeMauler jabs Hautamaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
DeMauler scores with a leg kick.
Hautamaki is breathing heavily.
DeMauler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
DeMauler thuds a left hand into Hautamaki's body.
Nice body kick there by DeMauler.
DeMauler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeMauler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hautamaki misses with a takedown attempt - DeMauler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rotte DeMauler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmeri Hautamaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hautamaki moves forwards but DeMauler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hautamaki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
DeMauler keeps Hautamaki at a distance using the push kick.
DeMauler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by DeMauler.
DeMauler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hautamaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeMauler scores with a kick to the body.
Hautamaki tries to clinch but DeMauler moves out of range.
DeMauler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hautamaki's head.
Hautamaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from DeMauler.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from DeMauler. Hautamaki shrugs it off though.
DeMauler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
DeMauler landing knees to the body.
Hautamaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
DeMauler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
DeMauler prevents a takedown attempt there.
DeMauler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hautamaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rotte DeMauler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
DeMauler missing with knees to the body.
DeMauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Hautamaki avoids the damage to the body.
Hautamaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but DeMauler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for DeMauler.
DeMauler lands a knee to the head.
DeMauler stalling in the clinch.
DeMauler crunches a lovely knee into Hautamaki's ribcage.
DeMauler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
DeMauler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hautamaki tries to pull guard but DeMauler holds him up against the cage and eventually Hautamaki drops back down to his feet.
DeMauler lands an elbow inside that Hautamaki shrugs off.
DeMauler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hautamaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from DeMauler.
DeMauler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hautamaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
DeMauler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hautamaki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hautamaki looking for a guillotine here but DeMauler defends easily.
DeMauler controlling from the top position.
DeMauler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hautamaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
DeMauler thows a big elbow that misses.
DeMauler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hautamaki can do to turn this around?
DeMauler wants to control from the top but Hautamaki keeps moving.
Hautamaki has his foot on DeMauler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. DeMauler works his way back into a safe position though.
DeMauler controlling from the top position.
Hautamaki working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hautamaki working a defensive guard here.
Hautamaki working for a triangle but DeMauler defends it easily.
Hautamaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Hautamaki looking to control.
DeMauler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hautamaki is keeping the position for now.
DeMauler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hautamaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. DeMauler is aware though and is defending well.
Hautamaki keeping moving, preventing DeMauler from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rotte DeMauler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
DeMauler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hautamaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
DeMauler lands with an overhand left.
DeMauler scores with a nice body kick.
DeMauler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hautamaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Hautamaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Elmeri Hautamaki has been cut.
DeMauler managing to block the knees to the body from Hautamaki.
DeMauler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
DeMauler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeMauler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hautamaki avoiding damage as DeMauler throws knees to the body.
DeMauler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
DeMauler lands an elbow inside that Hautamaki shrugs off.
DeMauler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hautamaki up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DeMauler obliges.
DeMauler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeMauler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hautamaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
DeMauler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
DeMauler landing knees to the body.
Hautamaki has DeMauler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. DeMauler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMauler lands a good knee to the midsection. Hautamaki won't want to take too many of those.
DeMauler is pressed up against the cage. Hautamaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag DeMauler down to the mat. DeMauler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rotte DeMauler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmeri Hautamaki.
A kick lands to the mid section there for DeMauler.
The crowd cheers as DeMauler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hautamaki doesn't seem phased though.
DeMauler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hautamaki backs up against the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeMauler. That's going to slow Hautamaki down.
DeMauler throws a head kick that misses.
Hautamaki shoots for a takedown but DeMauler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
DeMauler instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by DeMauler.
DeMauler stops a takedown attempt from Hautamaki.
DeMauler lands a good knee to the midsection. Hautamaki won't want to take too many of those.
DeMauler misses with a knee to the head.
Hautamaki has picked DeMauler up - he's going for a ride! Hautamaki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
DeMauler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hautamaki.
Hautamaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
DeMauler works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but DeMauler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hautamaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hautamaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hautamaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hautamaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hautamaki has gone for a leg lock! DeMauler slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hautamaki's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hautamaki trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
DeMauler stopping the sweep attempt from Hautamaki.
DeMauler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
DeMauler stands up from Hautamaki's guard - DeMauler perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hautamaki shoots in for a takedown but DeMauler shows good takedown defense.
DeMauler clinches up with Hautamaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Elmeri Hautamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. DeMauler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hautamaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but DeMauler pulls his leg out and moves away.
DeMauler throws a front kick that sends Hautamaki stumbling back into the cage.
DeMauler drives through and clinches with Hautamaki against the cage.
DeMauler lands a nice elbow.
DeMauler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hautamaki's defenses.
Hautamaki wants a takedown.
DeMauler connects with a knee to the head.
DeMauler lands an elbow just above Hautamaki 's eye.
DeMauler scores a nice knee to the body.
DeMauler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hautamaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeMauler stops a takedown attempt from Hautamaki.
Hautamaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. DeMauler smiles and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for DeMauler.
Hautamaki tries for a takedown but DeMauler circles away easily
and DeMauler counters with a low kick, right behind Hautamaki 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rotte DeMauler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeMauler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rotte DeMauler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severn has chosen Ja volim vatat muve as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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16 - 11 - 1 |
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Very quick |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Yamazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Severn!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Yamazaki finds it's way through Severn's defenses.
Severn misses with a combination
and Yamazaki counters with a head kick. That will keep Severn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Severn dips to his left and cracks Yamazaki with an uppercut!
Severn throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamazaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Severn digs a right hand into Yamazaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamazaki's gas tank.
Yamazaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazushi Yamazaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamazaki wants to clinch up but Severn keeps it at a distance.
Yamazaki is looking to clinch.
Severn lands with a hook. Yamazaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamazaki rushes Severn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Severn can't find room to land a body shot as Yamazaki controls the action.
Severn tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Yamazaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Severn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Severn slowing the pace effectively.
Yamazaki prevents Severn from breaking the clinch.
Yamazaki tries to break free but Severn pushes him back against the cage.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Yamazaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn breaks the clinch.
Yamazaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamazaki throws a wild body kick that Severn sees coming a mile off.
Yamazaki takes a swing at Severn's ribcage but misses.
Yamazaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Severn circles away.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy head kick
and Severn counters with a shoot takedown. Yamazaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Severn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Severn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yamazaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yamazaki tries to get out of the position.
Yamazaki keeping moving, preventing Severn from controlling successfully.
Severn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Severn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Severn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamazaki keeping moving, preventing Severn from controlling successfully.
Severn won't allow Yamazaki to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamazaki is keeping the position for now.
Yamazaki trying to keep a closed guard but Severn is proving a slippery customer.
Severn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Severn tries to stand but Yamazaki is controlling from the bottom.
Severn stands and throws Yamazaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Severn throws a strike aimed at the side of Yamazaki's head but Yamazaki avoids it well.
Severn prevents Yamazaki from escaping the position.
Severn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Severn working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki is pushing Severn's head away, looking to escape. Severn manages to hold on to the position though.
Severn has hold of Yamazaki's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Yamazaki seems comfortable defending it but Severn has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Yamazaki is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Yamazaki is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Severn couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Severn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greer Morimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes to the cage accompanied by Six Feet Under - Lycanthropy. Buck Norris had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greer Morimune!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimune feints and as Norris raises his hands in defense, Morimune changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morimune postures up.
Morimune won't allow Norris to sweep him here.
Morimune trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Morimune pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
Norris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morimune is one step ahead there.
Morimune trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris is trying to keep Morimune in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Norris throws a lazy uppercut
and Morimune counters with a shoot takedown. Norris fights it but they end up in guard.
Morimune being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimune trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Morimune is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morimune shoots and misses
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morimune with a poor takedown
and Norris counters with a straight right hand.
Morimune takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morimune fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Buck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Morimune.
Norris avoids a kick to the body.
Morimune steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Norris. That one must have hurt.
Morimune looks gassed!
Morimune shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimune takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morimune takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norris lands a right hook to the body.
Morimune steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Norris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Norris connects with a body shot.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morimune.
Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Norris as the two fighters clinch.
Norris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morimune or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Norris obliges.
Norris has Morimune pushed against the cage.
Good body shot from Norris.
Norris tightens his grip and picks Morimune up, before dumping him to the ground. Morimune manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Norris controls the position.
Norris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morimune to see if he's OK.
Norris working the head with strikes.
Norris is staying tight to Morimune's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Morimune's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Norris has control of an arm but Morimune manages to advance to Norris's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris just looking to survive in the bad position.
Norris is keeping busy.
Norris is in bad spot here.
Norris rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Norris wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morimune wants to take a breather but Norris is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Norris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morimune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Norris counters with a good low kick that Morimune was not able to check.
Norris jabs Morimune right on the nose. Morimune blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Norris does it's job there.
Norris cracks a nice hook into Morimune's ribs.
Morimune with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morimune has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Morimune doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Norris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Buck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Morimune.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morimune is breathing heavily.
Norris clinches with his opponent.
Norris stalls.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris cracks Morimune with a good jab.
Norris throws a low kick, looking for Morimune's leg but Morimune calmly moves out of range.
Norris lands an overhand right.
Buck Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
Morimune bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Norris tries to buck Morimune off but Morimune is having none of it.
Norris struggling a bit here.
Norris tries to improve position but can't.
Norris is working hard here to advance position.
Norris is not content to let Morimune control the position.
Norris can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Morimune is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Norris tries to improve position but can't.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Norris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morimune off and has taken his back!
Morimune trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Norris controlling the position well here. Morimune rolled but Norris kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Norris tightening his grip on Morimune, looking for the choke.
Norris trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris biding his time, controlling Morimune.
Norris tries to get the hooks in deep but Morimune pushed the leg off.
Norris is hanging on to Morimune's back as he tries to escape.
Morimune manages to reverse the position and now he's in Norris's guard. Nice work there by Morimune.
Norris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Buck Norris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Norris lands a jab to Morimune's midsection.
Norris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morimunes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Norris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norris misses with a lunging right hand
and Morimune makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A leg kick checked by Morimune.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morimune takes one on the button.
Morimune has his takedown stuffed
and Norris counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morimune is out of range.
Norris scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Norris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morimune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Norris counters with an inside leg kick.
Norris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris clobbers Morimune with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Norris scores with a hook to the body. Morimune takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morimune with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morimune can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Norris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Norris lands a right hook to the body.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Norris.
Norris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morimune.
Morimune takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norris is looking to slow Morimune down with leg kicks.
Norris tries to work over Morimune's front leg with a kick but Morimune checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norris. That's going to slow Morimune down.
Norris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morimune's calf.
Morimune with a poor takedown
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
Buck Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Morimune.
Norris has Morimune pushed against the cage.
Norris is leaning against Morimune and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Morimune.
Morimune misses with a takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Norris.
Morimune has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris.
Norris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morimunes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morimune avoids the body shot from Norris.
Norris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morimune's sensitive parts.
Morimune avoids the head kick by Norris.
Norris with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris motions for Morimune to come forward. Norris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morimune needs to keep his hands up - Norris had a free shot at his head there.
Morimune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morimune keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buck Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morimune shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norris counters with an outside leg kick.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
Morimune has his takedown stuffed
and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morimunes head.
Norris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morimune backwards.
A knee to the head by Norris.
Morimune tries for a takedown but Norris manages to get underhooks.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Norris.
A low kick from Morimune is predictable there
letting Norris counter with a right hand.
Norris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris scores with the left hand. Morimune knows he should have avoided that one.
Norris throws a right hand that misses
and Morimune counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Norris's guard now.
Greer Morimune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Norris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Norris!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Totman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Totman has chosen Operation Ground and Pound as his entrance music. Sam Totman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Totman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Totman wants to clinch but Howard slips to the side
and Howard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Totman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Totman throws a lazy uppercut
letting Howard counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Totman is predictable there
enabling Howard to counter with a crisp jab.
Howard throws a sloppy body shot
and Totman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Totman throws a jab when Howard was well out of range.
Totman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Totman wants it to stay on the feet.
Totman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Totman doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Howard throws a body punch but Totman moves out of range.
Totman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Totman throws a leg kick that misses.
Howard walks into a straight right hand from Totman.
Totman tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard blocks a low kick nicely.
Sam Totman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Totman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howard.
Totman lands a leg kick that knocks Howard off balance momentarily.
Howard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Totman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howard lunges at Totman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Totman's hand.
Totman throws a poor cross that misses
and Howard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Totman misses with a straight right.
Sam Totman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard slips under a jab.
Good work by Howard as he checks the leg kick.
Totman throws an off balance right hand
and Howard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Totman lands a leg kick that knocks Howard off balance momentarily.
Totman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Howard's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Totman throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Totman.
Totman misses with a hook
and Howard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Totman!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard dominating with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Howard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Howard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Howard cracks Totman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Totman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Howard looking to finish with strikes here!
Totman is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Howard.
Howard lands a big shot there that rocks Totman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Howard.
Totman is rocked!
Howard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Totman blocking the ground and pound.
Howard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Totman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Howard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Howard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Totman is still in real trouble! Can Howard finish him?
Howard lands a big elbow - Totman is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Totman is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Howard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Baltazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yli Paino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yli Paino is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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24
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brutus Baltazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yli Paino!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltazar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Paino lands.
Baltazar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baltazar slips under a jab.
Paino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baltazar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baltazar lands with an uppercut that bounces Paino off the cage and back into rage.
Paino missing with a left hand there. Baltazar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paino digs a good body shot into Baltazar's ribs.
Paino lunges at Baltazar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baltazar's hand.
Baltazar throws a series of strikes that have Paino backpedaling.
Baltazar ducks right into an uppercut from Paino.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paino darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paino thows a huge punch but Baltazar dodges it nicely.
Baltazar tries to kick Paino off but Paino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paino lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Baltazar won't allow Paino to pass to mount.
Paino stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paino lands a nice short elbow.
Paino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paino seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baltazar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paino looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Paino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar trying to hold on to Paino's head to control him but Paino postures up.
Paino is nestled in close to Baltazar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paino drops an elbow to the side of Baltazar's head.
Baltazar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baltazar tries to get out of the position.
Paino slips a nice elbow through Baltazar's hands, connecting with Baltazar's forehead.
Paino content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Baltazar is looking to escape.
Paino is controlling the pace.
Paino moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paino scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Baltazar can't do much from the bottom here.
Paino working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Paino lands a decent elbow from side control.
Paino working the head with strikes.
Paino scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baltazar to see if he's OK.
Paino works to advance to full mount. Baltazar defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paino unloading with bombs!
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!
Paino content just to control the position here.
Paino postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baltazar looks a forlorn figure.
Paino putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baltazar is rocked!
Paino lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baltazar hang on?
Oh Baltazar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paino controlling the pace for now.
Baltazar seems to have got his legs back now.
Let's hope that Paino has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yli Paino dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paino pounces like a tiger and cracks Baltazar with a vicious hook! Baltazar is down but not out! Paino follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yli Paino!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yedo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by system of a down - violent pornography. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kim's choice of entrance music: "We Be Clubbin (Eye of the Tiger Remix)" by Ice Cube. Yedo Kim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
233 lbs
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288 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very strong |
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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
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yedo Kim!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Kim counters with a solid body kick.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Kim looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva 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.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kim is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kim stands up from Silva's guard - Kim perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Silva checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kim sprawls well. Kim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim slips a jab from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Rickson Silva has been cut.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kim presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva wants to break free but Kim has control.
Kim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
A short right from Kim on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kim leaning against his opponent.
Silva avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Kim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva letting Kim take a breather here.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva wants to break free but Kim has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yedo Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva slips under a jab.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kim.
Silva lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Kim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Kim saw that one coming.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Yedo Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kim's hands.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kim finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Kim moves away from the strike by Silva.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kim's waist but Kim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Kim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Kim lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva is trying to push Kim away but Kim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kim tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Kim scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yedo Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rickson Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kim slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kim counters with a one-two to the body.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Kim counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kim slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rickson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Silva walks into a jab.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Kim as he checks the leg kick.
Kim wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Kim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kim.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Kim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a head kick that drops Silva to the mat! Silva scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Kim tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yedo Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kim 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yedo Kim!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Bar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinichi Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuujin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soilwork - Rejection Role. Shinichi Fuujin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy The Bar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shinichi Fuujin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuujin lunges at The Bar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Bar's hand.
Fuujin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Bar misses with a double jab.
A combination from The Bar does no damage.
The Bar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fuujin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fuujin scores with a decent looking hook.
Fuujin swings for the body but The Bar moves out of range.
The Bar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuujin throws out the jab.
Fuujin throws a right hand that The Bar ducks under and follows up with a left that The Bar also avoids with ease.
Fuujin falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Bar counters by clinching up.
The Bar blocking some punches.
The Bar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuujin pushes The Bar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fuujin lands an elbow inside.
Fuujin is struggling to control the position.
The Bar lands an elbow inside that Fuujin shrugs off.
It looks like Shinichi Fuujin has been cut.
The Bar misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Bar.
The Bar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fuujin blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Fuujin.
Fuujin lands a shoulder strike.
Fuujin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Bar misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Bar tries a body shot but Fuujin blocks it.
The Bar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuujin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuujin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fuujin lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Fuujin.
The Bar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuujin.
The Bar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Fuujin on the inside.
The Bar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuujin trying to stall but The Bar improves his position.
The Bar misses with the head strike.
Fuujin lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Fuujin.
A head punch on the inside from Fuujin fails to land.
The Bar lands a nice uppercut.
Fuujin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Bar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from The Bar.
The Bar has a couple of punches blocked by Fuujin.
Fuujin lands with a short shot to the head.
Fuujin is trying to maintain a safe position but The Bar gets an underhook and turns Fuujin into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bar lands an uppercut.
Fuujin prevents a body shot from The Bar.
Fuujin scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuujin lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Bar backwards.
The Bar blocking some punches.
Fuujin blocks an uppercut.
The Bar being controlled against the cage.
Fuujin lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Bar backwards.
The Bar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Bar letting Fuujin take a breather here.
Fuujin scores a nice knee to the body.
The Bar is breathing heavily.
The Bar misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fuujin.
Fuujin misses with the head strike.
The Bar avoiding damage as Fuujin throws knees to the body.
Fuujin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuujin slows down the pace here.
The Bar looking to throw knees to the head but Fuujin is blocking nicely.
The Bar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuujin.
The Bar misses with the head strike.
Fuujin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Bar lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin blocks a body shot from The Bar.
Fuujin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Bar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fuujin misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fuujin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Bar misses with some punches.
Fuujin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Bar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuujin blocking some punches.
The Bar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuujin's elbow.
Fuujin digs a right hand underneath The Bar's ribcage. The Bar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Bar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Fuujin.
Fuujin blocks an uppercut.
Fuujin lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Bar backwards.
The Bar digs a right hand into Fuujin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuujin's gas tank.
The Bar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuujin's elbow.
Fuujin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Bar backwards.
Fuujin pushes The Bar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuujin just leaning against The Bar, taking a breather.
Fuujin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Bar backwards.
The Bar swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuujin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuujin lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fuujin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fuujin blocks an uppercut.
Fuujin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Bar up against the cage.
Fuujin scores with a shoulder strike.
The Bar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from The Bar.
The Bar misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fuujin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Bar.
The Bar takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Fuujin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fuujin throws a punch but it's blocked by The Bar.
The Bar takes a shot to the head.
The Bar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuujin.
The Bar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Bar misses with a punch to the body.
The Bar lands with a light punch inside.
The Bar misses with a body punch.
Fuujin is working The Bar over against the cage.
Fuujin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Bar backwards.
The Bar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuujin.
Fuujin lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Fuujin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Fuujin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fuujin is looking to clinch.
Fuujin doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bar circles away.
A combination from Fuujin does no damage.
Fuujin works the jab nicely.
Fuujin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fuujin keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuujin misses with a hook
and The Bar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuujin tries to get to full guard but The Bar has control of the leg.
Fuujin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fuujin.
The Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuujin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuujin wants to control the position but The Bar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fuujin wants to control but The Bar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fuujin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fuujin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fuujin working for a triangle but The Bar defends it easily.
Fuujin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fuujin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bar wants to get back to his feet.
The Bar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fuujin pulls his head out easily.
Fuujin is trying to control the action in half guard but The Bar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Bar wants to improve his position but Fuujin is controlling well.
Fuujin wants to control but The Bar is keeping him busy.
The Bar won't allow Fuujin to pass to mount.
Fuujin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fuujin prevents The Bar from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shinichi Fuujin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The Bar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuujin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuujin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bar.
Fuujin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fuujin wants it to stay on the feet.
The Bar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fuujin lands with an uppercut that bounces The Bar off the cage and back into rage.
Fuujin lands a jab to the head.
The Bar darts in trying to clinch
and Fuujin counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuujin throws a right hand that misses
and The Bar counters with a straight right hand.
Fuujin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fuujin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Fuujin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bar takes one on the button.
The Bar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Bar is rocked!
Billy The Bar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuujin cracks The Bar with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shinichi Fuujin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taka Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Rotoras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rotoras's choice of entrance music: Remember the Name!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taka Tanaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Rotoras!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotoras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rotoras scores a takedown into full mount!
Tanaka wants to control but Rotoras is having none of it.
Rotoras can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tanaka is looking to escape.
Tanaka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rotoras throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rotoras with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tanaka is desperately trying to improve his position but Rotoras has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotoras working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Tanaka slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Rotoras looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rotoras working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tanaka is looking for a sweep. Rotoras is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rotoras thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tanaka's head.
Rotoras seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanaka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tanaka.
Rotoras with a nice head shot there.
Rotoras works over Tanaka with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rotoras puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tanaka is pressing down on Rotoras's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rotoras won't allow Tanaka to sweep him here.
Rotoras stands and throws Tanaka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tanaka is not content to let Rotoras control the position.
Rotoras fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tanaka defending against the ground and pound.
Rotoras scoring with punches and elbows.
Rotoras in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tanaka tries to bench press Rotoras off him but Rotoras keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka struggling a bit here.
Tanaka is looking to regain half guard here but Rotoras keeps moving and retains side control.
Rotoras is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tanaka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rotoras in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rotoras lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rotoras scoring with punches and elbows.
Rotoras grinds an elbow into Tanaka's temple.
Tanaka is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rotoras wants to take a breather but Tanaka is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras stalling away here and it's allowed Tanaka to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tanaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanaka keeping moving, preventing Rotoras from controlling successfully.
Tanaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanaka working a defensive guard here.
Rotoras looking to pass the guard.
Rotoras looking to sit in guard and control but Tanaka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Rotoras dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rotoras connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tanaka lands a right hook to the body.
Tanaka misses with a jab to the body
and Rotoras counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tanaka's guard now.
Tanaka keeping moving, preventing Rotoras from controlling successfully.
Rotoras thows a big elbow that misses.
Rotoras with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rotoras missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rotoras in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rotoras won't allow Tanaka to sweep him here.
Rotoras trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotoras stopping the sweep attempt from Tanaka.
Rotoras wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Rotoras was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rotoras looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tanaka is trying to get back to full guard.
Tanaka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rotoras.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Rotoras there.
Rotoras thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tanaka to regain full guard.
Rotoras throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tanaka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rotoras can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rotoras is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rotoras is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tanaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanaka is on top in guard.
Rotoras throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tanaka's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rotoras accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tanaka looking to control.
Rotoras with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rotoras passes Tanaka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rotoras prevents Tanaka from improving his position.
Rotoras wants to advance to full mount but Tanaka doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rotoras loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rotoras postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rotoras tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanaka is retaining full guard.
Rotoras must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tanaka wants to sweep here but Rotoras controlling him for the moment.
Rotoras pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanaka is keeping the position for now.
Tanaka wants to sweep here but Rotoras controlling him for the moment.
Rotoras trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Rotoras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tanaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Rotoras.
Rotoras shoots in looking for a takedown but Tanaka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rotoras's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab from Rotoras.
Ricardo Rotoras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tanaka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rotoras counters with a three punch combo that has Tanaka backing up. Tanaka nods at Rotoras to acknowledge the strikes.
Tanaka connects with a crisp jab.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rotoras gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tanaka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rotoras not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rotoras tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rotoras looking for a guillotine here but Tanaka defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka is pushing down on Rotoras's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rotoras is fighting to maintain full guard but Tanaka has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rotoras keeps working.
Tanaka trying to control the pace.
Tanaka prevents Rotoras from improving his position.
Rotoras is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanaka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ricardo Rotoras has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rotoras tries to get to full guard but Tanaka has control of the leg.
Rotoras is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Rotoras is staying active underneath Tanaka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rotoras wants to improve his position but Tanaka is controlling well.
Tanaka is looking to take a break and control but Rotoras is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tanaka moves nicely into side control.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rotoras keeps working.
Rotoras tries to bench press Tanaka off him but Tanaka keeps the position.
Rotoras is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
Tanaka working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras is trying to get back to half guard.
Tanaka wants to control but Rotoras is keeping him busy.
Rotoras prevents Tanaka from moving into mount.
Tanaka landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rotoras looks to move to half guard but instead Tanaka has passed into mount! Damn!
Rotoras tries to reverse the position but Tanaka maintains control.
Tanaka looking to control but Rotoras is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tanaka is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rotoras has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tanaka can't control as he wanted to and Rotoras manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rotoras looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tanaka has picked Rotoras up and slammed him! Rotoras can't keep hold of the triangle and Tanaka manages to pass to side control!
Rotoras is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tanaka off and has taken his back!
Rotoras looking to break Tanaka's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tanaka remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rotoras will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Tanaka trying to control the hands but Rotoras won't let him.
Rotoras throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Tanaka is in bad spot here.
Tanaka breaks Rotoras's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ricardo Rotoras just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Tanaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rotoras, right into the meat.
Rotoras avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
A shot to the body from Tanaka misses
letting Rotoras counter with a right hand.
Rotoras has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Tanaka. No joy for Rotoras on that attempt.
Tanaka connects with the punch.
Rotoras misses with a hook
and Tanaka counters with a straight right hand.
Tanaka connects with a body shot.
Tanaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rotoras manages to avoid it.
Rotoras shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tanaka defends it nicely.
Taka Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rotoras.
Tanaka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rotoras's guard.
Tanaka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tanaka cracks Rotoras with a big elbow.
Tanaka landing strikes.
Rotoras is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Tanaka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rotoras tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tanaka working the ground and pound from side control.
Rotoras is trying to improve his position.
Rotoras is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka controls the position from side control.
Tanaka lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tanaka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rotoras gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rotoras manages to get to full guard.
Rotoras 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Rotoras keeps moving.
Rotoras is looking for a triangle but Tanaka pushes his legs off easily.
Rotoras working for a triangle but Tanaka defends it easily.
Tanaka trying to control but Rotoras is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tanaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Rotoras is retaining full guard.
Rotoras working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tanaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tanaka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tanaka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tanaka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tanaka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rotoras bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tanaka's guard.
Rotoras postures up and lands a big shot to Tanaka's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Tanaka had his way with Ricardo Rotoras in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rotoras fails with a takedown attempt.
Rotoras throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rotoras getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rotoras scores with a jab to the head.
Tanaka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rotoras counters with a nice leg kick.
Tanaka scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka misses with a hook.
Tanaka misses the shot to the body.
Rotoras lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Rotoras looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rotoras loads up on a big right hand but Tanaka slips the punch.
Tanaka misses with a hook to the body
and Rotoras counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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.
Rotoras trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tanaka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotoras manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tanaka manages to get himself to full guard.
Tanaka is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Rotoras frees his head nicely. Oh but Tanaka has switched to an armbar! Rotoras is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Taka Tanaka!
Taka Tanaka is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakayama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Vapors - Turning Japanese. Butcher has chosen Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Nakayama.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Butcher scores with a kick to the midsection.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakayama manages to avoid it.
Butcher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nakayama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakayama misses with a lunging right hand
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher tries to move into range but Nakayama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Butcher scores with a jab. Nakayama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Butcher throws a push kick but Nakayama slaps the foot to one side.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakayama misses with a low kick.
Nakayama throws out a loose jab but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakayama motions for Butcher to come forward. Nakayama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakayama misses with a body shot.
Butcher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama misses with a hook
and Butcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Nakayama ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Nakayama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakayama. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakayama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nakayama tries to land a body kick
and Butcher counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Butcher checks a leg kick.
Butcher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nakayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakayama misses the body punch
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Nakayama is predictable there
and Butcher counters with a low kick, right behind Nakayama 's knee.
Nakayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakayama throws a hook but Butcher avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Nakayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakayama misses with a lunging right hand
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher slips a jab from Nakayama.
Butcher blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Nakayama misses with a body punch
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakayama moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nakayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Nakayama. Those never looked like landing.
Butcher feints and then cracks Nakayama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakayama down.
Nakayama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakayama throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butcher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Butcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nakayama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butcher counters with a nice body kick.
Nakayama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butcher.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut
and Butcher counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakayama. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut. Butcher saw that one coming.
Nakayama throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Butcher finds it's way through Nakayama's defenses.
Nakayama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butcher.
Nakayama is breathing heavily.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher takes a swing at Nakayama's ribcage but misses.
Nakayama fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakayama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher scores with a leg kick.
Butcher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nakayama had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Butcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nakayama blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Nakayama is predictable there
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Butcher feints and then cracks Nakayama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakayama down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakayama throws a right hand that misses
and Butcher counters with a nice body kick.
Nakayama on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nakayama throws a leg kick
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakayama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butcher.
Nice uppercut there from Butcher.
Butcher jabs Nakayama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.
Nakayama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nakayama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Butcher scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nakayama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Butcher is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nakayama rather than just go for the knockout.
Nakayama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Butcher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Nakayama is predictable there
and Butcher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakayama thinking.
Nice defenses there by Butcher.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakayama manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Butcher blocks the leg kick.
Billy Butcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butcher cracks Nakayama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nakayama thumps Butcher with a low kick.
Nakayama scores with a three punch combo!
Nakayama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakayama there as he acknowledges the shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nakayama might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nakayama misses with a body shot
and Butcher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nakayama's knee momentarily.
Butcher lands a right hook to the body.
Nakayama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Butcher lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakayama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Butcher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nakayama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butcher throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Butcher lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Butcher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Butcher thuds his shin into the meat of Nakayama's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher throws a shot to the body.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Nakayama will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut
and Butcher counters with an outside leg kick.
Butcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Butcher finds it's way through Nakayama's defenses.
Nakayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nakayama crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Butcher - the referee stops the clock and Nakayama gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Butcher. Nakayama manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to the liver by Butcher. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a hook to the body. Nakayama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakayama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Butcher throws a right and a left that Nakayama avoids nicely.
Butcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Butcher lands with a nice body punch.
Butcher throws a series of strikes that have Nakayama backpedaling.
Butcher scores with a shot to the body.
Butcher throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butcher.
Nakayama avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Butcher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butcher lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Nakayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands a head shot.
Butcher digs a good body shot into Nakayama's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Butcher.
Butcher lands with a nice body punch.
Nakayama has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Butcher.
Nakayama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Butcher jabs Nakayama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Butcher with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Butcher jabs at Nakayama's body.
Butcher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakayama. That did some damage!
Butcher jabs Nakayama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nakayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakayama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakayama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nakayama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Butcher. Butcher obviously looking to wear him down.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakayama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Butcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Butcher scores with a jab. Nakayama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Butcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nakayama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakayama needs to keep his hands up - Butcher had a free shot at his head there.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakayama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butcher throws a body punch but Nakayama moves out of range.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Nakayama moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakayama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nakayama misses with a double jab
and Butcher counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Butcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Butcher scores with a body shot.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher thows a body kick. Nakayama tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nakayama throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
Nakayama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nakayama misses with a hook to the body
and Butcher counters with a two punch combo.
Nakayama misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Butcher counters with a low kick, right behind Nakayama 's knee.
Nakayama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Butcher misses with a body punch
and Nakayama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butcher clobbers Nakayama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Butcher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body punch from Butcher.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Nakayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butcher.
Butcher digs a good hook to Nakayama's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakayama takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakayama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakayama misses with an uppercut
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Butcher swings for the body but Nakayama moves out of range.
Butcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nakayama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butcher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakayama's sensitive parts.
Butcher connects with the punch.
Nakayama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butcher.
Butcher checks a leg kick.
Nakayama lands with a hook. Butcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Butcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Butcher.
Butcher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nakayama counters with a thumping low kick.
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.
Nakayama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Butcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Nakayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Butcher. Nakayama shrugs it off though.
Butcher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nakayama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakayama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Butcher. Butcher obviously looking to wear him down.
Butcher's corner calls for a 1-2. Butcher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Butcher lands a slapping body shot.
Butcher lands a slapping body shot.
Butcher lands a front kick.
Nakayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakayama misses with a left hand
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a wild body kick that Nakayama sees coming a mile off.
Butcher scores with a body shot.
Butcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nakayama. Nakayama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nakayama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Butcher counters with a good low kick that Nakayama was not able to check.
Nakayama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Butcher.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Butcher.
Nakayama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakayama throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakayama.
Nakayama throws a lazy uppercut
and Butcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a nice head shot.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Butcher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Butcher - just one landing.
Butcher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Butcher tries to land a front kick but Nakayama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Butcher lands a body shot.
Butcher lands a jab to the head.
Nakayama misses with a double jab
and Butcher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher clobbers Nakayama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Butcher scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butcher.
Nakayama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Butcher really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Butcher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nakayama. That did some damage!
Nakayama misses with a shot to the body
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakayama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nakayama avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakayama throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Nakayama.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakayama throws a poor cross that misses
and Butcher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakayama thinking.
Butcher sizes up Nakayama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nakayama throws the left hand but Butcher avoids the punch easily.
Butcher misses with a head kick.
Nakayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakayama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Butcher lands a nice hook to Nakayama's body. Nakayama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama misses with a hook
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakayama's head.
Nakayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butcher.
Butcher avoids the body shot from Nakayama.
Butcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Butcher throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nakayama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Butcher.
Nice shot lands for Nakayama.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nakayama thows a leg kick but Butcher checks it
and Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakayama misses with a hook
and Butcher counters with a good, hard body kick but Nakayama shrugs it off.
Nakayama moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is looking to land body kicks.
Nakayama misses with a body punch
and Butcher counters with a good low kick that Nakayama was not able to check.
Butcher avoids the head kick by Nakayama.
Nakayama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butcher.
Butcher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nakayama doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakayama misses with a body shot
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Butcher lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakayama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Butcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakayama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakayama was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakayama manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakayama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Butcher misses.
Nakayama throws a head kick that misses
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Butcher misses with a hook. Nakayama ducked under it nicely.
Nakayama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butcher catches Nakayama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Butcher misses with a kick to the body.
Butcher looks to throw a body kick
and Nakayama counters with a series of strikes. Butcher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nakayama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Butcher counters with a one-two to the body.
Butcher lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nakayama walks into a straight right hand from Butcher.
Nakayama misses with a double jab
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakayama thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakayama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakayama connects with an inside leg kick.
Butcher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nakayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Butcher throws a hook but Nakayama avoids it easily.
A low kick from Nakayama misses
and Butcher counters with a nice body kick.
Nakayama misses with a low kick as Butcher jumps back.
Nakayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Butcher there.
A low kick from Nakayama is predictable there
and Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakayama throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Butcher dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nakayama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butcher counters with a nice body kick.
Butcher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nakayama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Butcher cracks Nakayama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Butcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher lands with a straight right. Nakayama didn't see that one coming.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Nakayama tries a head kick but it misses.
Butcher jabs at Nakayama's body.
Butcher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Butcher lands with a slapping head kick.
Nakayama is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher lands a body shot.
Oh Nakayama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nakayama walks straight into a right hand from Butcher - that's dropped him! Butcher jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nakayama from any more punishment! Nakayama complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Butcher! Billy Butcher retains his middleweight title!
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