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AJFC 76: Shepherd vs. Iblasin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Bo Kyung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Bo Kyung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo Kyung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marsh tries to avoid it but Bo Kyung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marsh to the ground. Marsh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bo Kyung avoids a kick to the body.
Marsh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marsh takes a swing at Bo Kyung's ribcage but misses.
Marsh slips a jab from Bo Kyung.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bo Kyung moves away.
Bo Kyung is looking to clinch.
Marsh misses with a straight left.
Bo Kyung shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bo Kyung was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bo Kyung is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marsh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bo Kyung looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bo Kyung tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bo Kyung is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marsh has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Marsh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bo Kyung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marsh tries to lock up and control but Bo Kyung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bo Kyung controlling the pace for now.
Bo Kyung lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marsh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bo Kyung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh tries to lock up and control but Bo Kyung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marsh can't escape the position.
Marsh is squirming around, avoiding Bo Kyung's attempts to control the action.
Marsh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bo Kyung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bo Kyung unloads with some shots from mount but Marsh bucks and avoids them well.
Bo Kyung is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marsh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marsh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bo Kyung looking to control but Marsh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bo Kyung controlling the pace for now.
Bo Kyung unloads with some shots from mount but Marsh bucks and avoids them well.
Bo Kyung looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is trying desperately to improve position.
Bo Kyung tries to control but Marsh wriggling away.
Bo Kyung controlling from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marsh taking shots to the head.
Marsh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bo Kyung with good strikes from the mount here!
Bo Kyung throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bo Kyung lands a nice shot to the head.
Bo Kyung throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marsh because Bo Kyung loaded up on that one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bo Kyung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marsh wants to control but Bo Kyung is having none of it.
Marsh holds on to Bo Kyung around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Marsh wants to hold on but Bo Kyung pushes him away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bo Kyung throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marsh because Bo Kyung loaded up on that one.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marsh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marsh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bo Kyung landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bo Kyung lands a big shot there that rocks Marsh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marsh suckers Bo Kyung into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Marsh is now in Bo Kyung's guard!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marsh postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bo Kyung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marsh tries to stand but Bo Kyung is controlling from the bottom.
Bo Kyung trying to keep a closed guard but Marsh is proving a slippery customer.
Marsh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Bo Kyung dominated that round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bo Kyung doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsh circles away.
Marsh lands with an uppercut that bounces Bo Kyung off the cage and back into rage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marsh.
Bo Kyung moves out of range of the body kick from Marsh.
Some bone on bone action there as Bo Kyung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Bo Kyung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bo Kyung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bo Kyung darts in and clinches Marsh up against the cage.
Bo Kyung stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo Kyung prevents Marsh from breaking the clinch.
Marsh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bo Kyung counters with a takedown into side control.
Bo Kyung tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bo Kyung postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marsh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marsh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bo Kyung is controlling him well.
Bo Kyung looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marsh is avoiding damage well.
Bo Kyung scoring with punches and elbows.
Bo Kyung 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.
Marsh parries the strikes from Bo Kyung easily there. Bo Kyung is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marsh to escape.
Marsh tries to buck Bo Kyung off but Bo Kyung is having none of it.
Marsh is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bo Kyung is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Marsh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bo Kyung misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo Kyung takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bo Kyung working the ground and pound effectively.
Bo Kyung unloads with some shots from mount but Marsh bucks and avoids them well.
Bo Kyung looking to control but Marsh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bo Kyung throwing strikes here but Marsh is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marsh wants to control but Bo Kyung is having none of it.
Kim Bo Kyung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marsh is trying to escape the mount.
Bo Kyung punching from mount but Marsh doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bo Kyung avoids the attempt from Marsh to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bo Kyung can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marsh is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh tries to lock up and control but Bo Kyung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marsh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bo Kyung lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bo Kyung punching from mount but Marsh doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bo Kyung sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marsh is looking to improve his position but Bo Kyung isn't that keen on the idea.
Bo Kyung throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marsh because Bo Kyung loaded up on that one.
Marsh can't escape the position.
Bo Kyung lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marsh tries to reverse the position but Bo Kyung maintains control.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Bo Kyung is landing with some decent strikes but Marsh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bo Kyung misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bo Kyung throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bo Kyung throws some wild stikes that Marsh manages to avoid easily.
Bo Kyung throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bo Kyung tries to control but Marsh wriggling away.
That's eight 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.
Bo Kyung throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bo Kyung is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marsh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bo Kyung content just to control the position here.
Marsh is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bo Kyung putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bo Kyung sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Marsh is squirming around, avoiding Bo Kyung's attempts to control the action.
Randy Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marsh is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kim Bo Kyung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marsh wants to control but Bo Kyung is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Bo Kyung showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bo Kyung has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Kim Bo Kyung!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Kim Bo Kyung!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kim Bo Kyung!
Kim Bo Kyung wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Ripken Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cro Cop might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Immortal . Mirko Cro Cop has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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214 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cal Ripken Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripken Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ripken Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ripken Jr drops Cro Cop with a beautiful combination! Cro Cop stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ripken Jr is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mirko Cro Cop has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripken Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ripken Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cro Cop shoots and misses
and Ripken Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ripken Jr stops a takedown attempt from Cro Cop.
Ripken Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cro Cop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Cro Cop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripken Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cro Cop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cro Cop is breathing heavily.
Ripken Jr stalling in the clinch.
Ripken Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Ripken Jr'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 crowd are getting on Ripken Jr's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripken Jr lands an elbow that stopped Cro Cop in his tracks for a moment.
Ripken Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Ripken Jr to work.
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ripken Jr lands an elbow that stopped Cro Cop in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Ripken Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ripken Jr breaks from the clinch.
Cal Ripken Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripken Jr rushes Cro Cop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
Ripken Jr lands a left and a right that send Cro Cop crashing to the mat, dazed. Ripken Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cro Cop is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cro Cop has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ripken Jr.
Oh Cro Cop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ripken Jr moves into the clinch.
Cro Cop seems to have got his legs back now.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ripken Jr connects with a combination that backs up Cro Cop into the cage. Ripken Jr lands a flurry of punches that gets past Cro Cop's guard. Cro Cop is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Ripken Jr bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cal Ripken Jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson has chosen Harvester of Sorrow as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dickinson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dickinson wants to get back to his feet but Nakamura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamura landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dickinson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakamura's guard.
Nakamura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nakamura tries to get out of the position.
Dickinson passes into half guard.
Nakamura wants to control but Dickinson is keeping busy.
Dickinson is trying to work for a kimura but Nakamura is defending well.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Dickinson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson throwing shots but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Dickinson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dickinson wants to control but Nakamura is keeping him busy.
Dickinson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dickinson wants to take a breather but Nakamura is having none of it.
Dickinson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dickinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dickinson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is defending against the submission attempts here by Dickinson.
Dickinson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nakamura taking some punishment here, with Dickinson in his half guard.
Dickinson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nakamura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dickinson.
Dickinson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dickinson is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Nakamura is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Dickinson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel The Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kadota might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Linkin Park - Session. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Kadota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel The Karate!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Karate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kadota counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Karate throws a body kick the misses
and Kadota counters with a nice uppercut.
The Karate throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kadota.
Kadota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kadota lands a slapping body shot.
Kadota lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Karate forces Kadota back against the cage and clinches.
Kadota drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Karate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Karate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kadota avoids it.
The Karate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kadota's face.
Kadota just leaning against The Karate, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Kadota - that landed with a thud.
Kadota stalling.
The Karate misses with a knee strike.
Kadota presses The Karate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Kadota.
The Karate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kadota has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Karate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kadota is defending well for now.
The Karate looks gassed!
The Karate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kadota in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Karate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kadota lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Karate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kadota.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kadota lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Karate backwards.
The Karate misses with a knee to the head.
Kadota is leaning against The Karate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kadota scores with a hook to the body.
Kadota leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Karate missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Kadota to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kadota for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kadota avoiding damage as The Karate throws knees to the body.
Kadota breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kadota connects with a single shot there.
Kadota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Karate.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kadota. The Karate does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Karate throws a head kick that half lands.
The Karate throws a sloppy head kick and Kadota moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Kadota.
The Karate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Karate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Karate throws a sloppy head kick
and Kadota counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Karate throws a right hand that misses
and Kadota counters with a shoot takedown. The Karate fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadota seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kadota trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kadota in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Karate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kadota scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kadota trying to control but The Karate is working from the bottom.
The Karate is trying to control the position but Kadota postures up.
Kadota with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kadota won't allow The Karate to get back to his feet.
The Karate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kadota working some strikes from top position.
Kadota with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Karate keeping moving, preventing Kadota from controlling successfully.
Kadota passes The Karate's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota is looking for a kimura here.
The Karate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kadota scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Karate wants to get back to his feet.
The Karate is staying active underneath Kadota, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kadota is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The Karate is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kadota lands a nice short elbow.
Kadota uses his free foot to push down on The Karate's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The Karate.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kadota with a couple of short strikes.
Kadota cracks The Karate with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Karate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kadota. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Karate is desperately trying to improve his position but Kadota has a good base and remains in mount.
Kadota working the ground and pound effectively.
Kadota is landing with some decent strikes but The Karate is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kadota lands with some strikes.
The Karate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kadota looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kadota landing punches.
The Karate is looking to improve his position but Kadota isn't that keen on the idea.
Kadota unloading with bombs!
That's six 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!
The Karate is looking to improve his position but Kadota isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Karate is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Karate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kadota scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Karate?
BOOM! Kadota connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kadota raining down hammerfists from mount.
The Karate is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Karate can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kadota is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The Karate is still in real trouble! Can Kadota finish him?
A big strike lands for Kadota! That's really hurt The Karate and he's turned his back - Kadota keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Kadota jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Kadota!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ladeia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryosuke Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Ladeia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryosuke Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladeia tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ladeia gets a clinch.
Ladeia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ladeia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick from Ladeia.
Ladeia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ladeia is looking to land body kicks.
Ladeia darts in and clinches Takahashi up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladeia.
Ladeia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ladeia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.
Ladeia lands a nice knee to the body.
Takahashi looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ladeia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ladeia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ladeia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ladeia lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
Ladeia manages to break the clinch.
Ladeia rushes Takahashi and presses him up against the cage.
Ladeia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takahashi up against the cage.
Ladeia manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladeia closes the distance and clinches.
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ladeia manages to break the clinch.
Ladeia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ladeia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Ladeia.
Ladeia has Takahashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Ladeia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ladeia rushes Takahashi and presses him up against the cage.
Ladeia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jose Ladeia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ladeia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ladeia smiles and moves away.
Ladeia darts in and clinches Takahashi up against the cage.
Ladeia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ladeia clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ladeia breaks the clinch.
Ladeia has Takahashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Ladeia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ladeia working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ladeia obliges.
Ladeia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ladeia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takahashi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jose Ladeia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ladeia.
Ladeia moves into range and clinches up with Takahashi.
Ladeia lands a nice knee to the body.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ladeia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jose Ladeia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryosuke Takahashi.
Ladeia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ladeia scores a nice knee to the body.
Ladeia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladeia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Takahashi if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia scores with a nice body kick.
Takahashi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ladeia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ladeia.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ladeia obliges.
Takahashi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ladeia.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ladeia lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
Ladeia landing knees to the body.
Ladeia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ladeia lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
Ladeia lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
Takahashi tries for a takedown but Ladeia manages to get underhooks.
Ladeia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ladeia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ladeia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ladeia lands a knee to the body.
Ladeia lands a nice knee to the body.
Ladeia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladeia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ladeia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ladeia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takahashi.
Ladeia clinches.
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ladeia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takahashi gets tackled into the cage by Ladeia. Ladeia maintains the clinch.
Ladeia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ladeia scores a nice knee to the body.
Ladeia lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ladeia obliges.
Ladeia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Ladeia.
Takahashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ladeia lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
Ladeia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia instigates a clinch.
Ladeia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ladeia.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ladeia - that will leave a mark!
Ladeia fakes the leg kick and cracks Takahashi in the body.
Ladeia has managed to clinch.
Ladeia working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Ladeia working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ladeia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ladeia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ladeia scores a nice knee to the body.
Ladeia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but Ladeia won't allow it.
Ladeia'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.
Ladeia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ladeia walks away with a smile on his face. Takahashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ladeia - that will leave a mark!
Takahashi tries to keep at a distance but Ladeia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ladeia lands a nice knee to the body.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ladeia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ladeia manages to break the clinch.
Ladeia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ladeia lands with a kick to the temple. Takahashi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ladeia has managed to clinch.
Ladeia breaks from the clinch.
Ladeia darts in and clinches Takahashi up against the cage.
Ladeia breaks the clinch.
Takahashi gets tackled into the cage by Ladeia. Ladeia maintains the clinch.
Ladeia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladeia takes the fight into the clinch.
Ladeia breaks the clinch.
Ladeia drives through and clinches with Takahashi against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ladeia.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ladeia obliges.
Ladeia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ladeia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ladeia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ladeia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ladeia manages to break the clinch.
Ladeia closes the distance and pushes Takahashi back into the cage.
Ladeia lands a knee to the body.
Ladeia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takahashi takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia takes the fight into the clinch.
Ladeia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ladeia scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ladeia.
Takahashi being controlled against the cage.
Ladeia breaks from the clinch.
Ladeia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ladeia has Takahashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but Ladeia holds him up against the cage and eventually Takahashi drops back down to his feet.
Ladeia leaning against his opponent.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ladeia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ladeia manages to break the clinch.
Ladeia closes the distance and clinches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia manages to break the clinch.
Ladeia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Ladeia.
Ladeia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ladeia lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
Ladeia working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Ladeia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ladeia has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladeia.
Ladeia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ladeia scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ladeia obliges.
Ladeia lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ladeia breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick from Ladeia.
Ladeia keeps Takahashi at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick from Ladeia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Ladeia 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. And we move into the final round!
Ladeia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ladeia has managed to clinch.
Ladeia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takahashi fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Ladeia.
Ladeia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ladeia tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takahashi misses with a takedown attempt
and Ladeia counters by moving into the clinch.
Ladeia manages to break the clinch.
Ladeia has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Ladeia.
Jose Ladeia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ladeia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ladeia lands a knee to the body.
Ladeia breaks the clinch.
Ladeia clinches.
Ladeia scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ladeia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ladeia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladeia throws a nice head kick!
Ladeia closes the distance and pushes Takahashi back into the cage.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but Ladeia holds him up against the cage and eventually Takahashi drops back down to his feet.
Jose Ladeia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryosuke Takahashi.
Ladeia landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ladeia obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ladeia obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladeia.
Ladeia breaks from the clinch.
Ladeia moves into range and clinches up with Takahashi.
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ladeia breaks the clinch.
Ladeia rushes Takahashi and presses him up against the cage.
Ladeia breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ladeia.
Ladeia clinches up against the cage.
Ladeia lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ladeia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Takahashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ladeia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladeia.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladeia.
Ladeia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takahashi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ladeia counters with a solid body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ladeia!
Ladeia rushes Takahashi and presses him up against the cage.
Takahashi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ladeia walks away with a smile on his face. Takahashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryosuke Takahashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! Ladeia slams his shin into Takahashi's torso.
Ladeia closes the distance and pushes Takahashi back into the cage.
Ladeia lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
Ladeia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladeia.
Ladeia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ladeia scores a nice knee to the body.
Takahashi jumps guard but Ladeia stands there with Takahashi around his waist. Takahashi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ladeia working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Ladeia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.
Knees to the body from Ladeia.
Ladeia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ladeia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ladeia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Takahashi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ladeia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Takahashi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ladeia manages to break the clinch.
Ladeia pushes Takahashi up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ladeia moves in looking to clinch but Takahashi pushes him off.
Takahashi tries to keep at a distance but Ladeia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ladeia landing knees to the body.
Ladeia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ladeia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladeia.
Ladeia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladeia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ladeia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takahashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takahashi with a poor takedown
and Ladeia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ladeia throws a push kick but Takahashi slaps the foot to one side.
Ladeia tries to clinch up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ladeia!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Takahashi's head.
Takahashi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ladeia thows a body kick. Takahashi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Ladeia.
Ladeia closes the distance and clinches.
Ladeia breaks the clinch.
Ladeia moves into the clinch.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ladeia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ladeia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ladeia smiles and moves away.
Ladeia moves into the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia breaks the clinch.
Ladeia has Takahashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Ladeia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ladeia closes the distance and clinches.
Ladeia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ladeia clinches up with Takahashi and pushes him back against the cage.
Ladeia working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ladeia smiles and moves away.
Ladeia instigates a clinch.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ladeia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ladeia gets a clinch.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but Ladeia holds him up against the cage and eventually Takahashi drops back down to his feet.
Takahashi is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia lands a knee to the body.
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ladeia manages to break the clinch.
Takahashi gets tackled into the cage by Ladeia. Ladeia maintains the clinch.
Ladeia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ladeia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ladeia scores with a push kick.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ladeia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ladeia closes the distance and pushes Takahashi back into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ladeia obliges.
Ladeia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Takahashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ladeia smiles and moves away.
A solid body kick from Ladeia.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia closes the distance and clinches.
Ladeia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ladeia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladeia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladeia.
Ladeia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ladeia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ladeia breaks from the clinch.
Takahashi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ladeia counters by clinching up.
Ladeia manages to break the clinch.
Ladeia has managed to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ladeia.
Ladeia lands a nice knee to the body.
Ladeia working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Takahashi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ladeia is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Takahashi.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but Ladeia holds him up against the cage and eventually Takahashi drops back down to his feet.
Ladeia slows down the pace here.
Ladeia prevents the takedown attempt.
Ryosuke Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ladeia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ladeia landing knees to the body.
Ladeia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ladeia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ladeia tries to clinch up but Takahashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Ladeia fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladeia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ladeia clinches.
Ladeia blocks an uppercut.
Ladeia crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Ladeia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ladeia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jose Ladeia!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jose Ladeia!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jose Ladeia!
Jose Ladeia wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Donitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba has chosen Wax Tailor feat. The Others "Walk The Line" as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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6 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Donitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba rushes Donitz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donitz is trying to force a seperation but Sakuraba has the dominant position.
Sakuraba breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sakuraba. That's going to slow Donitz down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba clinches.
Sakuraba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakuraba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donitz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that Donitz semi-blocks.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick but Donitz moved away.
Sakuraba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba misses with a head kick.
Donitz fails with the takedown
and Sakuraba counters with a big head kick but Donitz shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a high kick!
Sakuraba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sakuraba closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sakuraba misses with the ground and pound.
Donitz prevents Sakuraba from moving into mount.
Donitz is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba scoring with punches from side control.
Sakuraba throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Donitz works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sakuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is stalling here. Donitz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sakuraba seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Donitz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Sakuraba manages to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba is trying to control but can't.
Sakuraba gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donitz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sakuraba wants to stand but Donitz is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Donitz from controlling successfully.
Donitz is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakuraba has wrist control.
Sakuraba is looking to stand up but Donitz isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Donitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakuraba, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sakuraba working for a triangle but Donitz defends it easily.
Donitz preventing the sweep.
Donitz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sakuraba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakuraba wants to stand and escape but Donitz is having none of it.
Sakuraba is trying to keep Donitz in close.
Sakuraba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Donitz's guard.
Donitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Donitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sakuraba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
Sakuraba is pushing down on Donitz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Donitz is fighting to maintain full guard but Sakuraba has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sakuraba keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sakuraba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sakuraba is controlling the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sakuraba might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sakuraba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donitz's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donitz is not content to let Sakuraba control the position.
Sakuraba passes to full mount!
Sakuraba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Sakuraba 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sakuraba lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sakuraba lands a big shot there that rocks Donitz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sakuraba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sakuraba with a couple of short strikes.
Sakuraba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sakuraba raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to control but Donitz wriggling away.
Sakuraba looking to finish Donitz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Donitz!
Sakuraba wants to control the pace but Donitz is squirming around nicely.
Sakuraba lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sakuraba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Donitz?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuushi Sakuraba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sakuraba lands a head kick!
Donitz has his takedown stuffed
and Sakuraba counters with a good low kick that Donitz was not able to check.
Sakuraba gets the takedown into side control.
Sakuraba throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Donitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba slows the pace down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba trying to control the action but Donitz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a decent elbow from side control.
Donitz is letting Sakuraba control him for a moment.
Donitz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sakuraba.
Donitz is not content to let Sakuraba control the position.
Sakuraba is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Donitz's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sakuraba has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sakuraba lands a head kick!
Sakuraba wants to clinch.
Sakuraba connects with a body shot.
Sakuraba lands a nice looking kick to the body. Donitz takes a step back to recover.
Sakuraba feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Donitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sakuraba is in close to Donitz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Donitz keeps moving.
Sakuraba slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sakuraba stands and steps away. Donitz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donitz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sakuraba moves in looking to clinch but Donitz pushes him off.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sakuraba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sakuraba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sakuraba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Donitz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sakuraba breaks from Donitz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sakuraba looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sakuraba controlling the position easily from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donitz wants to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Sakuraba is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Donitz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Donitz shrugs it off.
Sakuraba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
That's six 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.
Donitz is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Kazuushi Sakuraba has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a heavy elbow.
Sakuraba lands a big elbow.
Sakuraba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Donitz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sakuraba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Donitz looks a forlorn figure.
Sakuraba landing strikes from the mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands with some strikes.
Donitz is in a horrible position here. Sakuraba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sakuraba lands with some strikes.
Sakuraba scoring with strikes but Donitz is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba with a couple of short strikes.
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
Sakuraba lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kazuushi Sakuraba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sakuraba lands a big shot there that rocks Donitz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sakuraba controlling from the full mount.
Donitz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sakuraba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karl Donitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuushi Sakuraba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sakuraba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kazuushi Sakuraba!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kazuushi Sakuraba!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Kazuushi Sakuraba!
Kazuushi Sakuraba wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel-Hemorrhage. Frankie Russo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Firus Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Russo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Russo shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Russo works the jab nicely.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Russo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the action but Russo is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Firus Williams.
Russo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Williams wants to hold on but Russo pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Russo punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams tries to hold on but Russo pushes him away.
Williams gets back to half guard.
Russo tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Russo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Russo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams 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.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russo looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Russo wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Russo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Williams kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Russo throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frankie Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Russo, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Russo against the cage but Russo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Russo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Russo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Russo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Russo. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Firus Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Russo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Russo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a shot to the body.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Russo throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Russo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Russo misses.
Williams slips a jab from Russo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Russo.
Russo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russo throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russo.
Russo throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Russo shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Russo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Russo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams is adopting a defensive guard.
Russo wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Russo manages to get himself to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Russo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Firus Williams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Russo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a lovely combination from Russo sends Williams down but not out. Russo dives into side control looking to finish.
Williams is rocked!
Russo in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Williams looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Russo turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Russo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Roosevelt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosevelt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nogueira.
Roosevelt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roosevelt forces Nogueira back against the cage and clinches.
Roosevelt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roosevelt looking to throw knees to the head but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Roosevelt lands a nice knee to the body.
Roosevelt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roosevelt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank Roosevelt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roosevelt misses with a body kick.
Roosevelt tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Nogueira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nogueira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Roosevelt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Roosevelt has escaped and now he's on top!
Nogueira is looking for a triangle but Roosevelt pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roosevelt postures up in Nogueira's guard and throws a big left but Nogueira blocks it.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Roosevelt from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosevelt is sitting in close to Nogueira's body. Nogueira has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Roosevelt is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Roosevelt is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nogueira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fabricio Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between German Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caloy Iblasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd's entrance music is Caloy Caloy inom tuba laloy. A fine choice. German Shepherd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Caloy Iblasin's chin.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, German Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caloy Iblasin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Iblasin misses.
Shepherd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shepherd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shepherd throwing shots but Iblasin is blocking nicely.
Shepherd thows a huge punch but Iblasin dodges it nicely.
Shepherd is looking to advance position but Iblasin won't allow it.
Shepherd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shepherd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Iblasin wants to get back to his feet.
Shepherd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shepherd passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Shepherd's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shepherd scores with punches from side control.
Iblasin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shepherd is working Iblasin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shepherd working the strikes but Iblasin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shepherd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Iblasin defending well though.
Shepherd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Iblasin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shepherd.
Shepherd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin is pressing down on Shepherd's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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!
Shepherd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Iblasin is keeping the position for now.
Shepherd postures up and lands a big shot to Iblasin's brow.
Shepherd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shepherd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Iblasin's head.
Shepherd throws a strike but Iblasin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shepherd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Iblasin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Iblasin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shepherd wants to sweep here but Iblasin controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shepherd's guard.
Shepherd tries to roll over but Iblasin keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shepherd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shepherd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iblasin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shepherd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shepherd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Iblasin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Iblasin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shepherd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shepherd is breathing heavily.
Shepherd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Iblasin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Iblasin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Iblasin won't allow Shepherd to sweep him here.
Shepherd is working hard here to advance position.
Iblasin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Iblasin working some strikes from top position.
Shepherd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shepherd tries to get out of the position.
Iblasin preventing the sweep.
Shepherd lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Iblasin!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shepherd breaks from Iblasin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Shepherd.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd landing strikes from the mount and Iblasin is in trouble!
Shepherd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Iblasin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shepherd raining down hammerfists from mount.
Shepherd working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shepherd cracks Iblasin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Iblasin is rocked!
Iblasin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Shepherd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shepherd working over Iblasin with some ground and pound. Iblasin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Iblasin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shepherd.
Shepherd is nestled in close to Iblasin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd winds up and cracks Iblasin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shepherd is pressing down on Iblasin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Iblasin is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shepherd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shepherd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shepherd frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shepherd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Iblasin is bucking up trying to escape but Shepherd cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Iblasin is still in real trouble! Can Shepherd finish him?
BOOM! Shepherd connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shepherd is landing with some decent strikes but Iblasin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shepherd loads up with a big shot that hurts Iblasin! He's pulled Shepherd in close but Shepherd has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Iblasin survive? More strikes from Shepherd and Iblasin is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). German Shepherd!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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