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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Destroyer Of Worlds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Worlds comes to the cage accompanied by Gunning for the top: Hope you brought your chin. Peter Jackson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Destroyer Of Worlds! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Jackson! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Of Worlds shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Of Worlds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Of Worlds throws a lazy uppercut
and Of Worlds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Of Worlds paws at him with a jab and circles away. Of Worlds misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Of Worlds throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson blocks a jab. Of Worlds dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A looping hook to the body misses from Of Worlds. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet. Of Worlds is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs. Destroyer Of Worlds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Of Worlds drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. 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. An elbow from Of Worlds crashes against the mat.
Of Worlds creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't. Of Worlds lands an elbow. Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Of Worlds. 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 one minute gone in the round. Of Worlds is working Jackson over with some ground and pound from side control. Of Worlds scores with a couple of short elbows. Jackson trying to remain calm as Of Worlds controls from the top position. Of Worlds grinds an elbow into Jackson's temple. Jackson is trying to improve his position. Of Worlds creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Of Worlds postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Of Worlds wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy. Jackson is looking to reverse the position. Of Worlds lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Of Worlds grinds an elbow into Jackson's temple. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jackson is looking to reverse the position. Of Worlds 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. Of Worlds misses with the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The strikes coming from Of Worlds are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Of Worlds working the ground and pound. Of Worlds looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackson is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth. Jackson being controlled for a moment. Of Worlds scores with a couple of short elbows. Of Worlds wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Of Worlds is really struggling to control Jackson but he's trying to hold on to the position. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Of Worlds wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Of Worlds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working. Of Worlds cracks Jackson with a big elbow. Of Worlds in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Of Worlds scores with a couple of short elbows. Of Worlds trying to control the position but Jackson is working away. Jackson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson defending against the ground and pound. Jackson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Of Worlds connects with a decent elbow. Of Worlds throws a strike aimed at the side of Jackson's head but Jackson avoids it well. Of Worlds throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Of Worlds throws a strike aimed at the side of Jackson's head but Jackson avoids it well. Jackson struggling a bit here. Of Worlds working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Of Worlds is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jackson parries the strikes from Of Worlds easily there. Of Worlds is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jackson to escape.
Jackson tries to bench press Of Worlds off him but Of Worlds keeps the position. Of Worlds trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom. Of Worlds working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Of Worlds lands an elbow. Of Worlds scores with punches from side control. Of Worlds landing a few strikes. Of Worlds lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Of Worlds misses with the ground and pound. Of Worlds tries to score with some ground and pound. Jackson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Of Worlds working away. Jackson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Of Worlds is staying active. Of Worlds in side control lands a decent elbow. Of Worlds scoring with punches from side control. Of Worlds working the head with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Of Worlds connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Of Worlds working the ground and pound from side control. Of Worlds working the ground and pound. Of Worlds lands a decent elbow from side control. Of Worlds scores with punches from side control. Of Worlds scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jackson to see if he's OK. Of Worlds misses with the ground and pound. Of Worlds trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom. Of Worlds throwing shots but missing, from side control. Of Worlds working the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Jackson is looking for a sweep. Of Worlds working the head and body with strikes. Of Worlds landing strikes. Of Worlds in side control, throwing shots but Jackson defends. Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Of Worlds wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Of Worlds scoring with punches from side control. Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Jackson looks gassed! Jackson dodges the ground and pound from Of Worlds. Of Worlds scores with punches from side control. Of Worlds grinds an elbow into Jackson's temple. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Of Worlds is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Of Worlds has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Of Worlds cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Of Worlds is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Of Worlds is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Of Worlds scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Of Worlds trying to control but he's not successful this time. Of Worlds landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble! Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Of Worlds cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson is rocked!
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Of Worlds misses with a head shot. Of Worlds raining down hammerfists from mount. Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Of Worlds finish him? Of Worlds dominating with strikes here. Jackson taking shots to the head. Of Worlds 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.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses. Of Worlds working Jackson over with strikes here. Of Worlds postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Jackson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Jackson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Destroyer Of Worlds!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Voices. Simon Rockwell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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188 cm
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Rockwell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rockwell scores with a body shot.
Rockwell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Mifune misses with a takedown and Rockwell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Mifune looks gassed! Some wild striking there from Rockwell.
A punch lands to the side of Mifune 's head but he takes it in his stride. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rockwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rockwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rockwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mifune decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rockwell's guard. Rockwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Rockwell, not yet. Rockwell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mifune! Rockwell is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Mifune misses with a takedown attempt and Rockwell counters with a left and a right that stings Mifune.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rockwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mifune misses with a takedown attempt and Rockwell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Simon Rockwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyuzo Mifune. Mifune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Rockwell coming out on top. Rockwell throws a push kick but Mifune slaps the foot to one side. Rockwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mifune fails with the takedown and Rockwell counters with a slapping leg kick. Rockwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Rockwell. Those never looked like landing. Rockwell delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rockwell stalks Mifune and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mifune's face. Mifune staggers backwards, shaken. Rockwell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mifune in his tracks. Rockwell scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Rockwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mifune circles away quickly and effectively. Mifune walks into a straight right hand from Rockwell. Rockwell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mifune on the side of the head. Rockwell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rockwell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Mifune dodges the punch combination from Rockwell.
Mifune avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Rockwell stuns Mifune with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rockwell scores with a jab to the body. Rockwell lands with a straight right. Mifune didn't see that one coming. Mifune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Rockwell lands. Mifune doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Rockwell is working the combinations to good effect here. Rockwell swinging wildly here.
Simon Rockwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rockwell!
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! Mifune tries to move into range but Rockwell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Rockwell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rockwell lands a nice shot to the body.
Rockwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mifune takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Rockwell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Rockwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Rockwell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Rockwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Rockwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mifune tries to clinch and Mifune takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Rockwell wants to slow Mifune down by chopping away at his legs. Some wild striking there from Rockwell.
Jab, jab by Rockwell - just one landing. Rockwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Rockwell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Simon Rockwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Some wild striking there from Rockwell.
Rockwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rockwell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rockwell. Those never looked like landing. Rockwell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Rockwell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Rockwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Rockwell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rockwell jabs Mifune to the body, keeping him at a distance. Rockwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mifune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Rockwell throws a leg kick but Mifune sees it coming and moves out of range. Rockwell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mifune doesn't seem bothered though. Rockwell throws a right hand that Mifune ducks under and follows up with a left that Mifune also avoids with ease. Rockwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Rockwell throws a series of strikes that have Mifune backpedaling.
Rockwell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Mifune takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rockwell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Mifune walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. A head kick misses from Rockwell. Rockwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mifune counters with a shoot takedown. Rockwell fights it but they end up in guard. Rockwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Rockwell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Rockwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Rockwell misses with a few strikes there.
Rockwell misses with a combination
and Mifune counters with a takedown into side control. Rockwell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mifune has just dragged him back down to the mat. Rockwell is trying to control Mifune's posture but Mifune avoids it. Rockwell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mifune wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Mifune looking to control but instead Rockwell has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Rockwell wants to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Mifune is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rockwell defends it well. Mifune is keen to just control but Rockwell is a slippery customer. Mifune is thwarting Rockwell's attempts to control the position. Rockwell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Mifune trying to control from half guard but Rockwell is working away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Mifune seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Rockwell has recovered full guard. Rockwell is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mifune has his hands clasped together but Rockwell extends an breaks Mifune's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rockwell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Rockwell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jewtuszko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Pacquiao has chosen ten thousand fists as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcin Jewtuszko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacquiao! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jewtuszko misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Pacquiao looks to land a combination. Jewtuszko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Jewtuszko misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body. Jewtuszko tries to clinch but fails miserably and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut. Jewtuszko slips under a jab. Jewtuszko connects with a body shot that sends Pacquiao's belly button to the back. Pacquiao throws a combination. Jewtuszko tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Jewtuszko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Jewtuszko tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body. Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jewtuszko darts in trying to clinch and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pacquiao works Jewtuszko's body with a nice hook. Pacquiao lands a jab to the nose. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jewtuszko, as that shot connected.
Pacquiao blocks the body kick.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jewtuszko moves away. Jewtuszko throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range. Jewtuszko tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves away and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Jewtuszko. Pacquiao connects with a right hand. Jewtuszko shakes it off. No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Jewtuszko blocks the low kick. Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jewtuszko scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Pacquiao is looking to land body kicks. Jewtuszko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Pacquiao throws a lazy head kick letting Jewtuszko counter with a right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Jewtuszko tries to clinch but fails miserably and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Jewtuszko throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body. Pacquiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center. Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses and Jewtuszko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. A low kick from Pacquiao misses and Jewtuszko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pacquiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Pacquiao lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jewtuszko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Jewtuszko tries to clinch and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jewtuszko thinking. Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Jewtuszko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jewtuszko thinking. Jewtuszko tries to clinch and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body. Jewtuszko throws a nice looking combination but Pacquiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Pacquiao misses with a hook to the body
and Jewtuszko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pacquiao throws a combination that misses and Jewtuszko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Jewtuszko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pacquiao checks it well. Nice cross by Pacquiao. Jewtuszko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab. Jewtuszko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jewtuszkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Jewtuszko throws a combination that misses and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Jewtuszko closes the distance looking to clinch and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body. Jewtuszko wants to clinch and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body. Jewtuszko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jewtuszko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jewtuszko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacquiao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jewtuszko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Jewtuszko lands a leg kick that knocks Pacquiao off balance momentarily. Jewtuszko closes the distance but Pacquiao moves to the side and Pacquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao looks to land a combination but Jewtuszko avoids it well. Pacquiao looks gassed! Pacquiao tries to bum rush Jewtuszko with a series of wild strikes but Jewtuszko uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jewtuszko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacquiao moves away. Jewtuszko gets in close and instigates a clinch. Jewtuszko wants to break free but Pacquiao has control.
Jewtuszko has Pacquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Pacquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jewtuszko misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo. Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jewtuszko throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range. Jewtuszko tries to clinch but fails miserably letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand. Jewtuszko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Jewtuszko is looking to clinch but Pacquiao is avoiding it.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Jewtuszko throws a lazy uppercut
and Pacquiao counters with a stiff right hand. Jewtuszko dips to his left and cracks Pacquiao with an uppercut! Jewtuszko looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well. A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Jewtuszko does a little dance to reset his feet. Jewtuszko connects with a leg kick. Pacquiao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Jewtuszko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Jewtuszko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively. Jewtuszko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jewtuszko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jewtuszko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jewtuszko scores with a kick to the body.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jewtuszko.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Jewtuszko tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jewtuszko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pacquiao if he has to take too many more of those.
Jewtuszko scores with a leg kick.
Jewtuszko doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Jewtuszko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away. Jewtuszko throws a head kick that misses. Jewtuszko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jewtuszko wants to clinch. Jewtuszko throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Jewtuszko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Jewtuszko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jewtuszko throws a nice inside leg kick. Jewtuszko misses with a body shot.
Jewtuszko throws a low kick, looking for Pacquiao's leg but Pacquiao calmly moves out of range. Jewtuszko moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off. Jewtuszko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pacquiao has Jewtuszko pressed against the cage, preventing Jewtuszko from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Pacquiao wants to break free but Jewtuszko has control.
Pacquiao is trying to force a seperation but Jewtuszko has the dominant position. Pacquiao tries to break the clinch but Jewtuszko is controlling the position. Jewtuszko manages to break the clinch.
Jewtuszko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Jewtuszko misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao throws a lazy head kick and Jewtuszko counters by moving into the clinch. Pacquiao has Jewtuszko pressed against the cage, preventing Jewtuszko from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jewtuszko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jewtuszko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jewtuszko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pacquiao, pushing him back against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Jewtuszko wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacquiao won't allow it.
Jewtuszko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Jewtuszko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jewtuszko breaks from the clinch.
Jewtuszko is looking to clinch. Jewtuszko throws a body punch but Pacquiao moves out of range. Jewtuszko sizes up Pacquiao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jewtuszko closes the distance and pushes Pacquiao back into the cage. Jewtuszko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Left hook, right uppercut from Jewtuszko. Jewtuszko throws a right hand that Pacquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquiao also avoids with ease. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jewtuszko throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pacquiao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jewtuszko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jewtuszko tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance. Jewtuszko misses with a low kick. Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Jewtuszko.
Pacquiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jewtuszko rather than just go for the knockout. Jewtuszko wants to clinch and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand! Pacquiao looks to land a combination. Jewtuszko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Jewtuszko tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Jewtuszko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jewtuszko throws a push kick but Pacquiao slaps the foot to one side. Jewtuszko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jewtuszko misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Jewtuszko. Jewtuszko connects with a leg kick. Pacquiao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Jewtuszko tries to bum rush Pacquiao with a series of wild strikes but Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jewtuszko tries to clinch but Pacquiao moves away and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand! Manny Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Jewtuszko. Jewtuszko throws a right hand that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jewtuszko wants to clinch but Pacquiao slips to the side and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand. Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jewtuszko.
Jewtuszko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jewtuszko.
Pacquiao defending well as Jewtuszko loads up on a big left hand.
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. A low kick from Pacquiao misses and Jewtuszko counters with a straight right hand. Jewtuszko throws a nice head kick!
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses letting Jewtuszko counter with a right hand. Jewtuszko scores with a head kick.
Jewtuszko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Jewtuszko moves to clinch but Pacquiao breaks away and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jewtuszko throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely. Jewtuszko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jewtuszko lands a glancing blow to the side of Pacquiao's head. Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo. Jewtuszko misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jewtuszko 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 Pacquiao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pacquiao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Jewtuszko moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off. Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Jewtuszko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Pacquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jewtuszko to counter with a crisp jab. Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jewtuszko sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jewtuszko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jewtuszko misses with a lunging right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Jewtuszko throws a front kick aimed at Pacquiao's knee but Pacquiao avoids it well. Jewtuszko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jewtuszko stalks Pacquiao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pacquiao's face. Pacquiao staggers backwards, shaken. Jewtuszko throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A combination from Jewtuszko does no damage. Pacquiao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jewtuszko. Pacquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A bone on bone clash there as Pacquiao blocks the leg kick.
Jewtuszko rushes Pacquiao and presses him up against the cage. Jewtuszko is trying to break the clinch but Pacquiao is controlling him. Pacquiao keeps control of Jewtuszko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jewtuszko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jewtuszko is looking to clinch. Jewtuszko is looking to clinch. Pacquiao is working the combinations to good effect here. Jewtuszko moves into range and connects with a jab. Jewtuszko tries to clinch up but Pacquiao circles away and keeps his distance. Pacquiao throws a lazy body kick and Jewtuszko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Danga de danga de dang - Jewtuszko scores with a four punch combination! Pacquiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Jewtuszko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao. Jewtuszko throws a head kick but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Marcin Jewtuszko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jewtuszko throws a combination that misses and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Jewtuszko looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well. Jewtuszko jabs at Pacquiao's body. Pacquiao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Jewtuszko misses with a wild combination.
Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pacquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center. A left lands for Jewtuszko. Jewtuszko dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jewtuszko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pacquiao scrambles back to his feet. Jewtuszko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's six 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. Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch but Pacquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jewtuszko misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Pacquiao moves out of range as Jewtuszko strikes. Jewtuszko throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely. Jewtuszko wants to clinch. Jewtuszko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jewtuszko misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Jewtuszko with a series of wild strikes but Jewtuszko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Jewtuszko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Left hook, right uppercut from Jewtuszko. Jewtuszko looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely. Jewtuszko moves in looking to clinch but Pacquiao pushes him off. Jewtuszko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Jewtuszko tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it. A punch combination from Jewtuszko misses. Jewtuszko tries to clinch there but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jewtuszko counters with a nice leg kick. Jewtuszko wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance. Jewtuszko darts in trying to clinch and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Jewtuszko wants to clinch up but Pacquiao keeps it at a distance. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jewtuszko!
Pacquiao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jewtuszko. Jewtuszko scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Jewtuszko doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Jewtuszko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Jewtuszko misses. Jewtuszko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body. Jewtuszko throws a lazy right hand but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Pacquiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jewtuszko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jewtuszko wants to clinch. Jewtuszko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Jewtuszko misses with a double jab.
Jewtuszko looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well. Pacquiao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jewtuszko. That one must have hurt. Jewtuszko misses with a low kick.
Jewtuszko looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well. Jewtuszko is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jab by Jewtuszko. Pacquiao swings away with a leg kick that misses. Jewtuszko looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely. Jewtuszko tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight! Marcin Jewtuszko showed his dominance in that final round. I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao! Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao! Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krayzie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Dos Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krayzie Jackson's chin.
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190 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Dos Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Jackson! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Dos Santos down. Jackson throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range. Jackson looks to land a body kick but Dos Santos moved away. A kick lands to the mid section there for Jackson. A punch lands to the side of Dos Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride. A head kick misses from Jackson. Jackson throws a head kick that Dos Santos semi-blocks.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dos Santos. Dos Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily. Jackson pushes Dos Santos away with a front kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jackson works Dos Santos's body with a nice hook. A kick lands to the mid section there for Jackson. Dos Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook. Jackson throws a head kick that Dos Santos semi-blocks.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson rushes Dos Santos and presses him up against the cage. Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body. Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage. Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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! Jackson lands a body shot. Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage. Jackson digs a right hand into Dos Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dos Santos's gas tank. A short right from Jackson on the inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage. Jackson is working Dos Santos over against the cage. Jackson working Dos Santos over with knees to the body. Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jackson lands a nice looking body kick. Dos Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson. Jackson closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos back into the cage. Jackson avoiding damage.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson. Jackson is working Dos Santos over against the cage. Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards. Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson lands a right hand. Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jackson pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson. Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson pushes Dos Santos away with a front kick. Jackson misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely. Jackson fakes the leg kick and cracks Dos Santos in the body. Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jackson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Krayzie Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee. Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and Jackson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dos Santos really felt that one! Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson. Dos Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard. Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Krayzie Jackson. Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Jackson lands a body shot. Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard. Jackson is stalling in the full guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Krayzie Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee. Both fighters circling a little - Jackson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Jackson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dos Santos rather than just go for the knockout. Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dos Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jackson scores with a push kick. Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Dos Santos's torso. Dos Santos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jackson. That one must have hurt. Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick. Jackson closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos back into the cage. Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dos Santos up against the cage. A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dos Santos is trying to keep an underhook but Jackson manages to get the takedown into half guard. Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Jackson dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice body kick there by Jackson. Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Diego Dos Santos has been cut. Jackson working Dos Santos over with knees to the body. Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Jackson drops Dos Santos with a big knee straight up the middle! Dos Santos is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Dos Santos is rocked! Krayzie Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Jackson circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Dos Santos drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Jackson follows Dos Santos to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krayzie Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asxat Sultanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shane Watson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Watson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asxat Sultanov! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sultanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Sultanov walks into a stiff left hand from Watson. Sultanov throws a lazy head kick and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Watson connects with a crisp jab. Watson connects with a looping right hand.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Sultanov looks gassed! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Watson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Sultanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Watson digs a good hook to Sultanov's body.
Watson lands a jab to Sultanov's midsection. Watson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Asxat Sultanov has been cut. Watson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Sultanov is not content to let Watson control the position. Watson is trying to get an arm triangle but Sultanov is defending well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Watson trying to control the action but Sultanov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Watson has hold of Sultanov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Sultanov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Watson cranks the arm and Sultanov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Sultanov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Shane Watson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cross Lavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Frank Dux was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Cross Lavi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Dux! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Lavi moves out of range easily. A left and a right from Dux both land. Nice combination. A head kick misses from Dux. Nice sprawl there from Dux as Lavi shoots in. Lavi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Sloppy strikes from Dux. Those never looked like landing. Lavi tries for a takedown but Dux circles away easily and Dux counters with a nice uppercut. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cross Lavi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Good exchange - Dux coming out on top. Lavi tries for a takedown but Dux circles away easily and Dux counters with a two punch combo. Dux throws a head kick that misses. Lavi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dux pinned against the cage. Dux gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Lavi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Dux throws a head kick that Lavi semi-blocks.
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! Dux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dux!
Lavi has a takedown stuffed. Lavi takes one to the chin there.
Lavi is rocked! Nice shot lands for Dux. Lavi with a poor takedown letting Dux counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lavi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Lavi is breathing heavily. Lavi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dux. Oh Lavi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Lavi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dux avoids it really well and circles away. Dux closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lavi! Dux dives in looking to finish! Lavi is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Dux!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakatika ya vebuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicola Tesla has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicola Tesla! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakatika ya vebuka! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tesla misses with a leg kick and ya vebuka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Tesla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tesla lands with an uppercut that bounces ya vebuka off the cage and back into rage. Tesla misses with a leg kick and ya vebuka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Tesla tried to score with a low kick but ya vebuka checks it. Tesla misses with a body kick. A good leg kick by Tesla. Nicola Tesla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. ya vebuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Tesla is predictable there and ya vebuka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A slapping leg kick lands for Tesla.
Tesla misses with a low kick as ya vebuka jumps back. Tesla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt ya vebuka. A head kick by Tesla misses and ya vebuka counters with a nice uppercut. Tesla is looking to slow ya vebuka down with leg kicks. ya vebuka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tesla.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tesla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tesla is looking to clinch but ya vebuka is avoiding it.
Tesla looks to land a left hand but ya vebuka moved out of range nicely. ya vebuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Tesla throws a quick inside leg kick. Tesla throws a lazy head kick and ya vebuka counters with a head kick. Tesla tries to clinch but ya vebuka is having none of it. Tesla throws a head kick that ya vebuka semi-blocks.
Tesla tries to close the distance and clinch but ya vebuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Tesla lands with a nice body punch. Tesla throws a leg kick but ya vebuka moved away. ya vebuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Tesla throws a sloppy head kick and ya vebuka counters with a body kick. Tesla darts in and clinches ya vebuka up against the cage. Tesla prevents ya vebuka from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. ya vebuka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Tesla bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. ya vebuka swinging wildly here.
Tesla looks to score with a jab to the body but ya vebuka is just out of range. Tesla with a body punch. A glancing blow. ya vebuka keeps the fight on the outside. Tesla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Tesla darts in trying to clinch and ya vebuka counters with a big head kick but Tesla shrugs it off. ya vebuka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tesla scores with a leg kick.
Tesla throws a lazy head kick and ya vebuka counters with a head kick. That will keep Tesla thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round. ya vebuka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. ya vebuka looks gassed! Tesla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. ya vebuka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. ya vebuka is trying to break the clinch but Tesla is controlling him. Tesla utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Tesla.
Tesla scores a nice knee to the body.
Tesla crunches a lovely knee into ya vebuka's ribcage. 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! ya vebuka takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nakatika ya vebuka has been cut. A knee to the head by Tesla.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tesla.
Tesla lands an elbow that stopped ya vebuka in his tracks for a moment. A nice glancing elbow lands by Tesla. Tesla connects with a nasty looking knee right to ya vebuka's face.
Tesla landing knees to the body.
Tesla utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Tesla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tesla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ya vebuka blocks it with crossed arms. Tesla lands an elbow inside that ya vebuka shrugs off. Tesla lands an elbow inside. Knees in the clinch landing for Tesla.
ya vebuka takes an elbow to the temple. Nice elbow from Tesla. Tesla landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tesla lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tesla landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tesla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tesla lands an elbow inside. Nice elbow from Tesla. Nice elbow from Tesla. Tesla lands an elbow that stopped ya vebuka in his tracks for a moment. ya vebuka blocks the elbow strike.
Tesla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has ya vebuka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Tesla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tesla crunches a lovely knee into ya vebuka's ribcage. Tesla with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Tesla unloads a knee to the mid-section. ya vebuka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. ya vebuka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Tesla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Tesla comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tesla lands an elbow inside. Tesla lands a damaging elbow. ya vebuka can't break the clinch.
Tesla throws an elbow but it misses.
Tesla lands an elbow just above ya vebuka 's eye. ya vebuka wants to break the clinch but can't.
ya vebuka manages to break the clinch.
Tesla tries to clinch up. Tesla tries to clinch up. Tesla tries to clinch but ya vebuka moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Tesla misses with a looping right. ya vebuka checks a low kick from Tesla. Tesla moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
ya vebuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. ya vebuka moves out of range of the leg kick from Tesla. A nice leg kick lands there from Tesla. Tesla throws a poor cross that misses
and ya vebuka counters with a big head kick but Tesla shrugs it off. Tesla fails in his attempt to clinch. Tesla wants to clinch. Tesla scores with a jab to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Tesla throws a head kick that misses and ya vebuka counters with a big head kick but Tesla shrugs it off. Tesla is looking to slow ya vebuka down with leg kicks. Tesla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Tesla jabbing away but nothing is landing. ya vebuka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Tesla is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Good leg kick by Tesla there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tesla works ya vebuka's body with a nice hook. Tesla tries a low kick but ya vebuka avoids it. Tesla throws a leg kick and ya vebuka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tesla is lucky that one didn't land flush. ya vebuka 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 seven minutes gone in the round. ya vebuka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tesla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Tesla misses with a head kick.
Tesla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tesla, right into the meat.
Tesla with a jab. ya vebuka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tesla.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tesla looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tesla wants to clinch. Tesla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Tesla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ya vebuka paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tesla throws a shot from downtown. ya vebuka moves away and avoids it. Some bone on bone action there as ya vebuka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. ya vebuka moves out of range as Tesla throws a body kick.
Tesla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A head kick from ya vebuka lands but Tesla takes it in his stride. Tesla throws a body punch but ya vebuka moves out of range. Tesla connects with a body shot that sends ya vebuka's belly button to the back. A nice leg kick lands there from Tesla. Tesla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Tesla looks for the body kick but ya vebuka saw that one coming. Tesla tries to clinch but ya vebuka is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Tesla throws a quick inside leg kick. Tesla tried to score with a low kick but ya vebuka checks it. ya vebuka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Jab, jab by Tesla - just one landing. Tesla dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Tesla misses with a head kick.
Tesla connects with a leg kick. ya vebuka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Tesla connects with an inside leg kick. Tesla scores with a punch to the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tesla throws a front kick aimed at ya vebuka's knee but ya vebuka avoids it well. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Tesla punishes ya vebuka's body with a nice straight punch. Tesla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tesla throws a head kick but ya vebuka moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicola Tesla dominated that round. The cut man is working on Nakatika ya vebuka's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tesla lands a head kick. ya vebuka smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Tesla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tesla scores with a leg kick.
Tesla lands a nice looking body kick. Tesla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ya vebuka can do to turn this around? Tesla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
ya vebuka avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A slapping body kick lands there for Tesla. Tesla lands a nice hook to ya vebuka's body. ya vebuka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Both fighters circling a little - Tesla finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Tesla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on ya vebuka. That did some damage! ya vebuka is breathing heavily. ya vebuka checks a low kick from Tesla. Nicola Tesla is winning the standup battle so far. Tesla lands a nice leg kick that just misses ya vebuka's sensitive parts. ya vebuka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tesla.
That's one minute gone in the round. Both fighters circling a little - Tesla finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Tesla is looking to clinch but ya vebuka is avoiding it.
Tesla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Tesla throws a head kick but ya vebuka moves out of range.
ya vebuka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
ya vebuka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Tesla lands a head kick. ya vebuka smiles back at him and beckons him forward. ya vebuka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Tesla throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by ya vebuka. ya vebuka misses with a few strikes there.
Nakatika ya vebuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. ya vebuka moves out of range as Tesla throws a body kick.
Tesla throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tesla catches ya vebuka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Nice shot by Tesla. Tesla dips to his left and cracks ya vebuka with an uppercut! Tesla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tesla throws a quick inside leg kick. Tesla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ya vebuka paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tesla looks for the body kick but ya vebuka saw that one coming. Tesla connects with a solid leg kick. A head kick by Tesla misses and ya vebuka counters with a head kick. That will keep Tesla thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Tesla throws a push kick but ya vebuka slaps the foot to one side. Tesla fakes the leg kick and cracks ya vebuka in the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tesla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. ya vebuka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Tesla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tesla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Tesla wants to clinch. Tesla throws a sloppy head kick and ya vebuka moves out of range easily. Tesla throws a lazy head kick and ya vebuka counters with a head kick. That will keep Tesla thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Tesla lands with a nice body punch. Tesla throws a leg kick which misses ya vebuka's front leg but catches the back leg as ya vebuka tries to avoid it. Tesla fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches ya vebuka on the side of the head. ya vebuka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tesla throws a shot to the body.
Tesla cracks ya vebuka with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tesla's jab looks to have found its range, popping ya vebuka under the eye. ya vebuka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tesla. A head kick misses from ya vebuka. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tesla, right into the meat.
Tesla is looking to clinch. Tesla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on ya vebuka. That did some damage! It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tesla here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. ya vebuka takes a body punch but keeps moving. Tesla wants to clinch up but ya vebuka keeps it at a distance. ya vebuka blocks a head kick by Tesla.
ya vebuka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tesla lands a glancing blow to the side of ya vebuka's head. Tesla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between ya vebuka's hands. This has been an exciting period of action! Tesla rushes ya vebuka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Tesla.
Tesla lands a knee to the body.
ya vebuka takes an elbow to the forehead. ya vebuka takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Nakatika ya vebuka's cut even more. Tesla comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tesla scores a nice knee to the body.
ya vebuka takes an elbow to the forehead. ya vebuka 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! Nice elbow from Tesla. ya vebuka takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Nakatika ya vebuka's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Tesla lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Tesla. Tesla connects with a nasty looking knee right to ya vebuka's face.
Tesla lands a good knee to the midsection. ya vebuka won't want to take too many of those. Tesla unloads a knee to the mid-section. ya vebuka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Tesla landing knees to the body.
Tesla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ya vebuka blocks it with crossed arms. ya vebuka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Tesla with a knee to the head.
Tesla tries to land a knee to the head but ya vebuka blocks with his arms.
Tesla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ya vebuka.
ya vebuka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. ya vebuka wants to break free but Tesla has control.
Tesla creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through ya vebuka's defenses. Tesla with a knee to the head.
ya vebuka is trying to force a seperation but Tesla has the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on ya vebuka's face as he tries to break the clinch. Tesla landing knees to the head.
Tesla lands a nice elbow from the clinch. ya vebuka is trying to break free. ya vebuka has had enough of the clinch but Tesla keeps him there for the moment. A nice glancing elbow lands by Tesla. Tesla connects with a knee to the head.
ya vebuka can't break the clinch.
ya vebuka is trying to break free. Tesla scores a nice knee to the body.
ya vebuka avoids the elbow strike from Tesla, against the cage.
ya vebuka tries to break free but Tesla pushes him back against the cage. Tesla lands an elbow just above ya vebuka 's eye. Tesla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tesla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Nicola Tesla has scored more points in the clinch so far. ya vebuka wants to break the clinch but can't.
ya vebuka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tesla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite ya vebuka's efforts to push away. Tesla has ya vebuka pressed against the cage, preventing ya vebuka from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Tesla landing knees to the body.
Tesla lands an elbow just above ya vebuka 's eye. Tesla lands a knee to the body.
Tesla misses with a knee to the head. ya vebuka is trying to break free. Tesla unloads a knee to the mid-section. ya vebuka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Tesla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. ya vebuka is defending well for now. Tesla connects with a nasty looking knee right to ya vebuka's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tesla throws an elbow but misses. Tesla trying to land knees to the body.
ya vebuka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tesla has him pressed against the cage. Tesla crunches a lovely knee into ya vebuka's ribcage. ya vebuka working hard to break the clinch. Tesla looking to throw knees to the head but ya vebuka is blocking nicely.
Tesla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but ya vebuka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
ya vebuka tries to break the clinch but Tesla is controlling the position. Tesla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tesla misses with a knee strike.
ya vebuka is trying to break free. ya vebuka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tesla has him pressed against the cage. Tesla misses with a knee strike.
ya vebuka tries to break the clinch but Tesla is controlling the position. Tesla prevents ya vebuka from breaking the clinch. Nice elbow from Tesla. Tesla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. ya vebuka tries to break free but Tesla pushes him back against the cage. Tesla lands a nice knee to the body. With the fighters up against the cage, Tesla throws an elbow but misses. ya vebuka avoiding damage as Tesla throws knees to the body.
ya vebuka takes an elbow to the temple. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tesla just misses with a elbow thrown towards ya vebuka's brow. ya vebuka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tesla has him pressed against the cage.
That's eight 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. ya vebuka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Tesla lands a nice elbow. ya vebuka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tesla has him pressed against the cage. Tesla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
ya vebuka is trying to break the clinch but Tesla is controlling him. ya vebuka takes an elbow to the temple. ya vebuka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tesla utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Tesla lands an elbow inside that ya vebuka shrugs off. ya vebuka is trying to break the clinch but Tesla has him pressed against the cage. ya vebuka has had enough of the clinch but Tesla keeps him there for the moment. A knee to the head by Tesla.
Tesla working ya vebuka over with knees to the body. Tesla lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Tesla misses with a knee to the head. ya vebuka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Tesla lands an elbow just above ya vebuka 's eye. Tesla prevents ya vebuka from breaking the clinch. Tesla lands an elbow inside. Tesla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tesla pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Tesla prevents ya vebuka from breaking the clinch. Tesla lands a nice knee to the body. Tesla missing with knees to the body.
ya vebuka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Nicola Tesla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Tesla missing with knees to the body.
ya vebuka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. ya vebuka is trying to push Tesla away but Tesla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Knees to the body from Tesla.
ya vebuka tries to circle away but Tesla has him pinned against the cage. Tesla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite ya vebuka's efforts to push away. Knees in the clinch landing for Tesla.
ya vebuka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Tesla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tesla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has ya vebuka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. ya vebuka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Nice elbow from Tesla. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. ya vebuka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Tesla working ya vebuka over with knees to the body. Tesla creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through ya vebuka's defenses. Nakatika ya vebuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tesla lands an elbow inside.
Nakatika ya vebuka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. ya vebuka is trying to break the clinch but Tesla is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight! Nicola Tesla showed his dominance in that final round. Well Tesla 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Nicola Tesla! Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Nicola Tesla! Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Nicola Tesla!
Nicola Tesla wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Akiyama (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 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, Woohun Do! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Akiyama! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Akiyama with a poor takedown and Do counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Yoshihiro Akiyama has been cut. Akiyama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Do throws a head kick that misses. Do decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Akiyama is looking for a sweep. Do is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Akiyama has hold of Do's hands but Do slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Do takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Do moves nicely into side control. Do landing strikes. Do lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Do cracks Akiyama with a big right hand but Akiyama just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Do looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Akiyama seems a little lost for a moment, as Do dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round. Do working the ground and pound. Akiyama is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Do working the body and head with strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Do working the ground and pound from side control. Akiyama looks gassed! Do working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Do landing strikes. Do lands an elbow. Do lands an elbow. Do cracks Akiyama with an elbow. That is naaassty. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Do creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Do slows the pace down. Do cracks Akiyama with a big right hand but Akiyama just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Do landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Do landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Do scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Akiyama to see if he's OK. Do scores with punches from side control. Akiyama takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Akiyama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Do scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Akiyama to see if he's OK. Akiyama on the wrong end of some ground and pound. A lull in the action here. Do lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Do lands a nice forearm strike. Do works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Do working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Do grinds an elbow into Akiyama's temple. Do lands a few punches from side control. Do lands some shots froms side control. Do looks up at the clock and then as Akiyama takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Do smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Do cracks Akiyama with a big right hand but Akiyama just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Do scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Akiyama to see if he's OK. Do cracks Akiyama with a big elbow. Do lands an elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Do working the head and body with strikes. Do working the head and body with strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Do working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Do creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Do scores with a couple of short elbows. Do is putting a hurting on Akiyama here, landing some big shots from side control. Akiyama tries to buck Do off but Do is having none of it. Akiyama taking a bit of punishment here - Do scoring with strikes. Do working the ground and pound from side control. Do working the ground and pound from side control. Do content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Akiyama takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Do scores with a couple of short elbows. Do working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Do tries for a kimura but Akiyama is defending well. Akiyama takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Do looks up at the clock and then as Akiyama takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Do smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Do lands a few punches from side control. Do scores with a couple of short elbows. Do cracks Akiyama with a big right hand but Akiyama just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Akiyama is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Akiyama on the wrong end of some ground and pound. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Do working the head and body with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here as Do stalls from top position. Do lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Do is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Akiyama taking punishment in the form of punches.
Akiyama takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Do lands a nice forearm strike. Do lands a nice forearm strike. Do working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Do lands a nice forearm strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Akiyama is working to avoid the ground and pound but Do connects with a decent elbow. Akiyama is working to avoid the ground and pound but Do connects with a decent elbow. Do connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Akiyama some visible discomfort.
Akiyama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Do lands a decent elbow from side control. Do in side control lands a decent elbow. Do lands a nice forearm strike. Do is chipping away with strikes.
Do is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Akiyama is trying to escape and Do transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Akiyama is forced to tap! Nice work there by Do! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Woohun Do!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forza Gr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Bueno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Forza Gr's chin.
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Bueno! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forza Gr! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bueno throws a right hand that Gr ducks under and follows up with a left that Gr also avoids with ease. Gr scoring well with a low kick there.
Bueno throws an off balance right hand
and Gr counters with a lovely straight right hand! A punch combination from Bueno misses. Gr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bueno throws a hook to the side of Gr's head but Gr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bueno wants to clinch but Gr slips to the side and Gr counters with a single leg into guard. Bueno didn't expect that. Bueno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gr's guard. Bueno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Gr with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Bueno can't handle though.
Bueno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Gr looking for a guillotine here but Bueno defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gr trying to control the position here. Gr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Gr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bueno is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bueno! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Gr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Bueno is in a horrible position here. Gr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gr raining down shots from the mount! Gr working away from the top, dropping strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gr working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Bueno that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gr lands a heavy elbow. Gr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bueno?
Gr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bueno?
That's two minutes gone in the round. BOOM! Gr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gr lands a big shot there that rocks Bueno but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bueno swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Bueno is looking to improve his position but Gr isn't that keen on the idea. Gr working away from the top, dropping strikes. Bueno regains half guard. Bueno on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bueno tries to get out of the position. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gr lands a nice short elbow. Bueno is not content to let Gr control the position. Bueno tries to get to full guard but Gr has control of the leg. Bueno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gr is working away from the top position though. Gr winds up and cracks Bueno with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Bueno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bueno is staying active underneath Gr, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Gr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bueno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Bueno wants to get back to full guard. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gr in particular looking to stall. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gr lands a nice short elbow. Bueno is looking to control Gr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bueno avoid being mounted? Nice strikes from Gr there. Gr scoring with strikes to the body and head. Nice strikes from Gr there. Gr is looking to take a break and control but Bueno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Gr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Bueno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gr scores with a couple of nice shots. Gr looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Bueno wants to improve his position but Gr is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bueno tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gr has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Bueno in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Gr landing strikes, looking to finish! Bueno keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gr working for a submission but Bueno is keeping him at bay. Gr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bueno is working to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Gr jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bueno is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bueno and Gr has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gr working the ground and pound. Gr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Bueno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gr on the ground. Bueno is trying to work for a sweep but Gr has mounted him! Bueno is squirming around, avoiding Gr's attempts to control the action. BOOM! Gr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gr is landing with some decent strikes but Bueno is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Gr landing punches. Gr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gr unloading with bombs! Gr landing shots from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Gr with the ground and pound from mount. Gr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bueno hang on?
Bueno is rocked! Bueno is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gr avoids the attempt from Bueno to control. Gr breaks from Bueno's wrist control and lands an elbow. Gr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Bueno tries to lock up and control but Gr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Gr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bueno is looking to get to half guard. Gr wants to control the pace but Bueno is squirming around nicely. Gr avoids the attempt from Bueno to control. Bueno taking shots to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Bueno tries to reverse the position but Gr maintains control. Gr lands a nice shot to the head. Bueno taking shots to the head. Gr tries to control but Bueno wriggling away. Gr unloading with bombs! Gr working away from the top, dropping strikes. Bueno is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Gr. Bueno tries to reverse the position but Gr maintains control. Gr won't let Bueno get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Bueno is breathing heavily. Bueno in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. BOOM! Gr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Oh Bueno is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Bueno is trying to escape the mount.
Bueno tries to hold on but Gr postures up. Bueno seems to have got his legs back now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Gr scoring with strikes but Bueno is staying in there. Gr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bueno's face.
Gr controlling from the full mount. A nice elbow there by Gr. Gr landing punches. Gr dominating with strikes here. Bueno tries to hold on but Gr postures up. Bueno sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gr connects with a nice short shot to Bueno's temple.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Gr winds up and cracks Bueno with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Gr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Gr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bueno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Gr is trying to control the action in half guard but Bueno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Bueno misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bueno is trying to stand up here but Gr is controlling him well. Gr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bueno doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gr. Gr lands with a punch from half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bueno taking some punishment here, with Gr in his half guard. Bueno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forza Gr dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bueno throws a hook to the side of Gr's head but Gr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Gr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bueno darts in trying to clinch and Gr counters with a good, hard body kick but Bueno shrugs it off. Gr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bueno. Bueno misses the shot to the body. Gr slips a straight right by Bueno. Bueno swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Bueno as he connects with a hook. Bueno throws a right hand that misses
and Gr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Bueno throws a jab but it's blocked by Gr. Bueno throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bueno moves in looking to clinch but Gr pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Gr. Gr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bueno. Gr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bueno misses with a leg kick and Gr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gr. Gr scoring with some ground and pound. Gr distracts Bueno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Gr trying to control the position from guard on top but Bueno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Gr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Gr won't allow Bueno to get back to his feet. Bueno is trying to keep Gr in close.
Gr is in close to Bueno's body, working some short punches and elbows. Gr scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Gr has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Bueno wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bueno throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gr trying to control but Bueno is working from the bottom. Gr drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bueno dives on top into guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bueno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Gr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bueno's guard. Gr won't allow Bueno to sweep him here. Gr trying to control the position from guard on top but Bueno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gr stopping the sweep attempt from Bueno.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gr passes easily into side control. Nice work. Check out the look on Gr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gr grinds an elbow into Bueno's temple. Gr is working Bueno over with some ground and pound from side control. Bueno is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gr connects with a decent elbow. Bueno is trying to get back to his feet. Gr is putting a hurting on Bueno here, landing some big shots from side control. Bueno tries to buck Gr off but Gr is having none of it. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bueno takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bueno is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Gr landing strikes. Gr lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bueno, who protects the arm well. Bueno is looking to get back to his feet here but Gr is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bueno's back. Gr softening up his opponent with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action! Gr is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Bueno has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Gr has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Bueno taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Gr doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Forza Gr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Belanger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Lopez! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Belanger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Belanger cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Nice body kick from Belanger. Belanger throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily. Lopez checks a low kick from Belanger. Belanger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belanger throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily. Lopez misses with a body kick. Belanger leaves Lopez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Joe Belanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Belanger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Lopez scores with a three punch combo!
Lopez fails with the takedown and Belanger counters with a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez 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 Belanger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belanger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. That kick from Belanger tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on. No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez fails with the takedown and Belanger counters with a good low kick that Lopez was not able to check. Joe Belanger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Lopez. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lopez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belanger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez looks gassed! Lopez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belanger's waist but Belanger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lopez off to one side. Belanger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Belanger.
Belanger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Joe Belanger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Belanger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belanger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belanger connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Lopez takes one to the chin there. Belanger connects with an inside leg kick. Belanger lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming. Belanger tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Belanger throws a body kick that misses. Belanger misses with a kick to the body.
Lopez doesn't succeed with the takedown and Belanger counters with a lovely straight right hand! A head kick misses from Belanger. A decent looking cross lands there for Belanger. Belanger lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Belanger throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it. Belanger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Belanger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belanger.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Belanger pushes Lopez away with a front kick. Belanger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Belanger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Belanger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belanger.
Belanger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez. Belanger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lopez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belanger - the referee stops the clock and Lopez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belanger. Lopez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Belanger scores with a nice right hand.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belanger.
Lopez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Belanger's corner calls for a 1-2. Belanger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Belanger dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Belanger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Lopez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Belanger is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lopez. Belanger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lopez's head. Belanger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez has his takedown stuffed and Belanger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Belanger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage! The crowd cheers as Belanger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though. Belanger throws a body kick that misses. Belanger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lopez's head. Good shot there by Belanger. Belanger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Belanger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Belanger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Belanger swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez. Lopez feints and as Belanger raises his hands in defense, Lopez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Belanger pulls Lopez in to control the position. Belanger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Belanger tries to get out of the position. Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Belanger. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belanger is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Belanger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Lopez has his foot on Belanger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belanger works his way back into a safe position though. Belanger pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Belanger wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it. Lopez missing with punches from the bottom.
Belanger wants to pass the guard but Lopez is defending well. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Lopez tries to roll over but Belanger keeps him under control. Lopez actively working from the bottom here. Belanger moves nicely into side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Belanger controlling the position from side mount. Lopez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belanger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Lopez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Lopez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Belanger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Lopez wants to control but Belanger is keeping busy and won't allow it. Lopez wants to improve his position but Belanger is controlling well.
Belanger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's six minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Lopez is trying to control but can't.
Belanger wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Joe Belanger has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Lopez with a poor takedown and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Lopez moves out of range of the body kick. Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Belanger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Belanger misses with the combination.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Belanger.
Belanger lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily. Lopez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lopez blocks a leg kick. Lopez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belanger's waist but Belanger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lopez off to one side. Belanger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belanger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Belanger goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Belanger thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it and Lopez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Belanger's guard now. Belanger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Lopez won't allow Belanger to sweep him here. Lopez postures up in Belanger's guard and throws a big left but Belanger blocks it. Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Belanger blocks nicely. Belanger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Belanger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there. Belanger has control of Lopez's left arm, preventing Lopez from doing any damage. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Lopez postures up in Belanger's guard and throws a big left but Belanger blocks it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Lopez wants to control from the top but Belanger keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Belanger. Lopez fails with a takedown attempt. Belanger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belanger connects with an inside leg kick. Belanger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopez will feel that in the morning. Lopez shoots in and drives through. Belanger sprawls well. Belanger throws a leg kick that misses. Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belanger lands with a slapping head kick. Lopez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice takedown defense from Belanger. No joy for Lopez on that attempt. Belanger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belanger.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Belanger connects with a solid leg kick. Belanger lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belanger.
Belanger scores with a head kick. Lopez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Belanger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Belanger throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belanger.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Belanger.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance. An inside leg kick lands from Belanger. Lopez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot. Belanger lands a front kick. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A good leg kick by Belanger. Belanger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belanger lands a nice looking body kick. Belanger goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Belanger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Belanger dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Belanger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards. A decent looking cross lands there for Belanger. Belanger throws a body kick the misses and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into guard. Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belanger swivels though and keeps the full guard. Belanger looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Lopez looking to pass the guard. Belanger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Belanger.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Belanger. Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Belanger jabbing away but nothing is landing. Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Belanger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. No luck with that takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez moves out of range of the body kick. A slapping body kick lands there for Belanger. Jay Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Joe Belanger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Lopez. Belanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belanger scores with a nice head shot. A head kick misses from Belanger. Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belanger scoring well with a low kick there.
Belanger lands with an overhand left. Lopez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belanger. Belanger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lopez takes a step back to recover. Belanger throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A jab from Belanger misses. A chopping leg kick lands by Belanger. Belanger scores with a nice head shot. Belanger cracks Lopez with a right hand to the side of the head. Belanger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez. Belanger throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it. Lopez shoots in but no luck this time. Belanger throws a front kick that sends Lopez stumbling back into the cage. Belanger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lopez 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. Belanger scores with a spinning back kick! Belanger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice jab there from Belanger. Belanger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belanger wants it to stay on the feet. Good shot there by Belanger.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Belanger lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Lopez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Belanger connects with a solid leg kick. Nice sprawl there from Belanger as Lopez shoots in. Belanger thumps Lopez with a low kick. Belanger jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance. Belanger throws a shot to the body.
Belanger throws a front kick that sends Lopez stumbling back into the cage. Belanger scores with a jab. Belanger throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belanger. Belanger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez. Belanger scores with a head kick.
Belanger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lopez takes a step back to recover. Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belanger. Belanger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Belanger dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A shot to the liver by Belanger. Beautiful body shot.
That's four 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! Belanger lands a front kick. Belanger goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Belanger scores with a kick to the midsection. Belanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Belanger circles away and keeps his distance. A lazy body kick from Belanger and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown. Belanger fights it but they end up in guard. Lopez won't allow Belanger to sweep him here. Belanger is working hard here to advance position. Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Lopez throws a big right hand that misses. Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Belanger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Belanger looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Belanger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss. Lopez throws a big right hand that misses. Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Belanger looking for a sweep. Not yet Belanger, not yet. Belanger kicks Lopez off and gets to his feet. Belanger throws a body kick, spinning off balance so Lopez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Belanger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Belanger blocks nicely. Belanger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Belanger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Lopez wants to pass the guard but Belanger is keeping the position. Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Belanger blocks nicely. Belanger striking off his back but it's not causing Lopez any problems.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Belanger trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss. Belanger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joe Belanger just wasn't active enough. A punch combination from Lopez misses. Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. An inside leg kick lands from Belanger. Joe Belanger is winning the standup battle so far. A head kick from Belanger lands but Lopez takes it in his stride. Lopez checks a low kick from Belanger. Belanger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Lopez lands with a hook. Belanger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Belanger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. A lazy body kick from Belanger and Lopez counters with a low kick, right behind Belanger 's knee. Jay Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Belanger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Lopez 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. A slapping body kick lands there for Lopez. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belanger. Belanger keeps Lopez at a distance using the push kick. Lopez shoots for a takedown but Belanger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Belanger. Belanger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lopez to score an easy takedown into full guard. Jay Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far. Belanger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Belanger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Belanger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Lopez gets full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Belanger trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Belanger preventing the sweep. Lopez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Belanger controls the pace. Lopez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belanger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Belanger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Belanger trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Lopez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Belanger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lopez tries to strike from the bottom.
Joe Belanger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lopez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Belanger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lopez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Joe Belanger showed his dominance in that final round. I think Belanger 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Joe Belanger! Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Joe Belanger! Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Joe Belanger!
Joe Belanger wins by unanimous decision!
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