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RS 88 - Dreams Money Can Buy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keizo Sawaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawaki has chosen 'Kodo' by The Yoshida Brothers as his entrance music. Bogie McGill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
150 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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27
155 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bogie McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keizo Sawaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill darts in trying to clinch
and McGill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGill shoots in looking for a takedown but Sawaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sawaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGill tries to clinch up but Sawaki circles away and keeps his distance.
McGill tries to clinch but Sawaki moves away
so Sawaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sawaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sawaki wants to control from the top but McGill keeps moving.
Sawaki stopping the sweep attempt from McGill.
McGill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sawaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGill's head.
Sawaki wants to control from the top but McGill keeps moving.
McGill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sawaki is aware though and is defending well.
Sawaki drops back looking for a leg! McGill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGill manages to kick Sawaki off! Sawaki jumps back into McGill's guard.
Sawaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGill working a defensive guard here.
Sawaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGill trying to keep a closed guard but Sawaki is proving a slippery customer.
Sawaki won't allow McGill to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sawaki is aware though and is defending well.
Sawaki tries to free his leg and advance position but McGill is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGill keeping moving, preventing Sawaki from controlling successfully.
Sawaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We're going to have a standup here because Bogie McGill wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sawaki punishes McGill's body with a nice straight punch.
Sawaki misses with a shot to the body
and McGill counters with a nice body kick.
Sawaki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sawaki showed some decent athleticism there.
McGill manages to get to full guard.
McGill working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Sawaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGill looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sawaki keeping moving, preventing McGill from controlling successfully.
McGill passes Sawaki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McGill is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sawaki taking some punishment here, with McGill in his half guard.
Sawaki wants to sweep but McGill has passed to side control!
McGill decides to stand back up.
Sawaki throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sawaki.
Sawaki slips a jab and a cross from McGill.
McGill tries for a takedown but Sawaki circles away easily
and Sawaki counters with a nice uppercut.
McGill tries to clinch
and Sawaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sawaki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McGill manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McGill is looking to stand up but Sawaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Sawaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill striking off his back but it's not causing Sawaki any problems.
McGill keeping moving, preventing Sawaki from controlling successfully.
Sawaki postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogie McGill has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Sawaki to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sawaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sawaki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGill moves to clinch but Sawaki breaks away
and Sawaki counters with a nice body shot.
McGill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogie McGill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sawaki is looking to slow McGill down with leg kicks.
McGill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sawaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki misses with a hook to the body
and McGill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sawaki's guard.
McGill lands a couple of elbows.
McGill pushes down on Sawaki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McGill is just content to waste time from the top position. Sawaki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
McGill looking to sit in guard and control but Sawaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McGill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sawaki works over McGill with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bogie McGill will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Sawaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sawaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sawaki.
Sawaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sawaki decides to pull guard.
McGill is pushing down on Sawaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sawaki is fighting to maintain full guard but McGill has managed to sneak the leg through.
McGill wants to control but Sawaki is keeping him busy.
McGill throwing shots but Sawaki is blocking nicely.
Sawaki looking for submissions off his back.
McGill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGill moves into full mount! Sawaki won't be happy about that!
McGill goes for an armbar but Sawaki turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sawaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill pulls Sawaki in close to his closed guard and prevents Sawaki from doing any damage or advancing position.
McGill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McGill is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McGill looking to control.
Sawaki trying to control the position from guard on top but McGill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sawaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGill is keeping the position for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sawaki preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bogie McGill wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McGill darts in trying to clinch
and Sawaki counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill tries to sprawl but Sawaki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McGill trying to control from the bottom.
Sawaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McGill tries to kick Sawaki off but Sawaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sawaki wants to advance to full mount but McGill doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
McGill wants to hit a switch here but Sawaki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for McGill there!
Sawaki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sawaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill wants to control but Sawaki is having none of it.
McGill is wriggling around trying to escape.
McGill looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
McGill is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keizo Sawaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sawaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keizo Sawaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuki Yasuda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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182 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader moves into the clinch.
Vader prevents Yasuda from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yasuda avoids it.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Yasuda lands a body shot.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Yasuda.
Yasuda presses Vader against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Vader.
Vader tries to throw a body punch but Yasuda avoids it by throwing Vader back against the cage.
Yasuda avoiding damage as Vader throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
A left hand lands to the body for Vader.
Vader tries a knee to the head but Yasuda blocks it.
Vader has a couple of punches blocked by Yasuda.
Vader is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yasuda is defending well for now.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Vader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yasuda.
Vader throws an elbow that misses.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Vader's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vader's gas tank.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
Vader misses with a knee to the head.
Vader is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda pushes Vader back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vader misses with an elbow over the top.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
Yasuda presses Vader against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yasuda pushes Vader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Yasuda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yasuda stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vader or not.
A short left from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasuda breaks from the clinch.
Chad Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vader is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yasuda.
Yasuda tests Vader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vader tries to clinch but Yasuda moves away
and Yasuda counters by moving into the clinch.
Vader scores with a knee to the head.
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yasuda pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vader lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda scores with a hook to the body.
Yasuda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vaders head.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yasuda is keeping busy.
Vader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yasuda avoids it.
Vader being controlled against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vader in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yasuda presses Vader against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vader managing to block the knees to the body from Yasuda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader trying to stall but Yasuda improves his position.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda pushes off an throws an elbow but Vader leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vader takes an elbow to the temple.
Yasuda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
A short left from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
Vader takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Vader tries to land a knee to the head but Yasuda blocks with his arms.
Yasuda cracks Vader with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda digs a right hand into Vader's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vader's gas tank.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Yasuda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yasuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.
Yasuda clinches up with Vader and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yasuda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vader.
Chad Vader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vader wants to clinch but Yasuda slips to the side
and Yasuda counters with a nice body shot.
Yasuda checks a leg kick.
Yasuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vader.
Vader takes one to the side of the head.
Vader wants to clinch
and Yasuda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vader closes the distance but Yasuda moves to the side
and Yasuda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vader tries to score with a low kick but Yasuda moves his leg out of the way.
Vader tries to clinch up
and Yasuda counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda clinches up with Vader and pushes him back against the cage.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the head but Vader blocks with his arms.
Vader tries to land knees in the clinch but Yasuda avoids the damage to the body.
Yasuda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vader lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Vader.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the head but Vader blocks with his arms.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Vader looking to throw knees to the head but Yasuda is blocking nicely.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Yasuda as the two fighters clinch.
Vader takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda works on Vader's body with a couple of short punches.
Yasuda lands with a right to the head.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Vader looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vader pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yasuda pushes Vader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda has Vader pressed against the cage, preventing Vader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yasuda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yasuda avoids it.
Vader leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vader trying to land knees to the body.
Yasuda wants to stall.
Vader has had enough of the clinch but Yasuda keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yasuda.
Yasuda takes an elbow to the temple.
Vader tries to throw a body punch but Yasuda avoids it by throwing Vader back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vader just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yasuda's brow.
Yasuda stalls.
Vader stalling in the clinch but Yasuda improves position.
Yasuda is working Vader over against the cage.
Vader is looking to control Yasuda's arms but Yasuda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vader has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader tries to land knees in the clinch but Yasuda avoids the damage to the body.
Yasuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Vader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vader is stalling here.
Vader wants to stall.
Vader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vader takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda has Vader pressed against the cage.
Yasuda letting Vader take a breather here.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda is stalling here.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the side of Vader's head.
Still in the clinch, Yasuda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yasuda scores a nice knee to the body.
Vader is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yasuda is defending well for now.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a body punch.
Yasuda landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yasuda.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Vader's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vader's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yasuda.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Yasuda's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yasuda receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yasuda digs a right hand into Vader's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vader's gas tank.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yasuda lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Chad Vader has been cut.
Yasuda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yasuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with a shot to the side of Vader's head.
Yasuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Yasuda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Vader's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yasuda works Vader's body with a nice hook.
Vader moves to clinch but Yasuda breaks away
and Yasuda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yasuda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vader throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vader lands a front kick.
Vader takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yasuda lands with a straight right. Vader didn't see that one coming.
Yasuda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vader pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vader closes the distance but Yasuda moves to the side
and Yasuda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Yasuda blocks the low kick.
Vader closes the distance but Yasuda moves to the side
and Yasuda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vader thinking.
Yasuda moves into the clinch successfully.
Yasuda avoids the elbow strike from Vader, against the cage.
Yasuda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vader throws an elbow that misses.
Yasuda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Vader is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yasuda is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda landing knees to the body.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Yasuda lands a left hand.
Yasuda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vader takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vader closes the distance but Yasuda moves to the side
and Yasuda counters with a right hand to the body.
Yasuda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yasuda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yasuda swings for the body but Vader moves out of range.
Yasuda clinches up with Vader and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Vader is trying to break free.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda just leaning against Vader, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Kazuki Yasuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vader takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yasuda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vader takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yasuda!
Yasuda moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yasuda effectively controlling the action here.
Vader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vader trying to control the position but instead, Yasuda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vader into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda presses Vader against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasuda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yasuda is leaning against Vader and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yasuda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vader is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yasuda is defending well for now.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda stalling.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Vader's ribcage. Vader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chad Vader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yasuda cracks Vader with a nice body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Yasuda pushes Vader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vader stalling in the clinch but Yasuda improves position.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasuda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vader looks to clinch
and Yasuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuki Yasuda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yasuda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Yasuda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Naruto Uzamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimiliano Tormento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tormento is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Cianuro" (Tormento ft Esa). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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23
182 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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23
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Massimiliano Tormento!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tormento tests Uzamaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tormento tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Uzamaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Tormento tries to clinch up but Uzamaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Uzamaki throws a right hand that misses
and Tormento counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tormento throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Tormento is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tormento is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Uzamaki sees it coming and defends easily.
Uzamaki wants to control but Tormento is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uzamaki's head.
Ground and pound from Tormento.
Tormento not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tormento is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tormento looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Uzamaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tormento defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzamaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tormento can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tormento is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uzamaki looking to finish with strikes here!
Uzamaki working for a guillotine from mount but Tormento is in no mood to give up.
Tormento tries to hold on but Uzamaki postures up.
Tormento is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Tormento really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tormento tries to reverse the position but Uzamaki maintains control.
Tormento tries to hold on but Uzamaki pushes him away.
Tormento gets back to half guard.
Tormento is trying to get back to full guard.
Tormento is trying to maintain the position but Uzamaki is very close to passing his half guard.
Tormento is trying to get back to full guard.
Uzamaki tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tormento wants to control but Uzamaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tormento moves into full guard.
Uzamaki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tormento keeping moving, preventing Uzamaki from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tormento lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Uzamaki!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tormento lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimiliano Tormento dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uzamaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uzamaki checks a low kick from Tormento.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uzamaki checks a leg kick.
Tormento dodges the punch combination from Uzamaki.
Naruto Uzamaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tormento motions for Uzamaki to come forward. Tormento throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzamaki throws a leg kick
and Tormento counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tormento pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento checks a low kick from Uzamaki.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tormento.
Uzamaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tormento under the eye.
Tormento throws out a leg kick but Uzamaki moves out of range and Tormento only half commits.
Uzamaki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Uzamaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uzamaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tormento throws a leg kick
and Uzamaki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tormento throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uzamaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Tormento counters with a nice leg kick.
Tormento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tormento throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A shot to the body from Tormento misses
and Uzamaki counters with a right hand to the body.
Uzamaki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tormento throws a combination that misses
and Uzamaki counters with a low kick, right behind Tormento 's knee.
Tormento throws a sloppy body shot
and Uzamaki counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Uzamaki misses.
Tormento uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Uzamaki has time to react.
Uzamaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tormento checks it well.
Tormento swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormento connects with a solid leg kick.
Tormento thumps Uzamaki with a low kick.
Tormento tries a head kick but it misses.
Tormento lands with a good body shot.
Tormento lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tormento takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Massimiliano Tormento will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tormento is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uzamaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tormento dives in and grabs Uzamaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Uzamaki pushes down on Tormento's head and hops out.
Uzamaki wants to land a leg kick but Tormento is out of range.
Uzamaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tormento.
Tormento lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tormento throws a sloppy head kick
and Uzamaki counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Uzamaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento throws a series of punches but Uzamaki moves out of range.
Uzamaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tormento circles away quickly and effectively.
Tormento tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Uzamaki counters with a good low kick that Tormento was not able to check.
Tormento on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Uzamaki moves out of range of the leg kick from Tormento.
Massimiliano Tormento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Tormento scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Uzamaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Tormento seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Uzamaki struggling a bit here.
Uzamaki is looking to regain half guard here but Tormento keeps moving and retains side control.
Tormento working away.
Tormento passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Uzamaki!
Tormento controlling from mount.
Tormento postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Uzamaki looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Uzamaki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tormento breaks from Uzamaki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tormento cracks Uzamaki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Uzamaki taking shots to the head.
Tormento controlling the pace for now.
Uzamaki trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uzamaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Massimiliano Tormento has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tormento takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Naruto Uzamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormento working for a submission but Uzamaki is keeping him at bay.
Tormento controlling his opponent.
Tormento prevents Uzamaki from getting the reversal.
Uzamaki is squirming around, avoiding Tormento's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimiliano Tormento comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tormento winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimiliano Tormento!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters comes into the arena with Power blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
220 lbs
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29
215 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Yamazaki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamazaki tries to clinch
and Winters counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Yamazaki is predictable there
and Winters counters with a good low kick that Yamazaki was not able to check.
Yamazaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Winters decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yamazaki's guard.
Yamazaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winters gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winters counters with a three punch combo that has Yamazaki backing up. Yamazaki nods at Winters to acknowledge the strikes.
Winters throws a head kick that misses
and Yamazaki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yamazaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winters throws a right hand that Yamazaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamazaki also avoids with ease.
Yamazaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Winters counters with a low kick, right behind Yamazaki 's knee.
A head kick by Yamazaki misses
and Winters counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Winters cracks Yamazaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Winters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamazaki tries to avoid it but Winters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamazaki to the ground. Yamazaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yamazaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Winters works on Yamazaki's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamazaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winters.
Winters lands a left hand.
Yamazaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winters circles away from the clinch attempt
and Winters counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamazaki's knee momentarily.
Winters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamazaki moves into the clinch.
Yamazaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy head kick and Winters moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Winters. Those never looked like landing.
Kazushi Yamazaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamazaki tries to clinch
and Winters finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yamazaki throws a lazy head kick
and Winters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamazaki tries to clinch
and Winters counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yamazaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Winters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winters is trying to control the action in half guard but Yamazaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yamazaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yamazaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winters.
Yamazaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Winters is working away from the top position though.
Winters wants to stand but Yamazaki has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Yamazaki tries to get to full guard but Winters has control of the leg.
Winters decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kazushi Yamazaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy head kick
and Winters counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamazaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Winters.
Yamazaki loads up on a big right hand but Winters slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters throws a one two combo.
Yamazaki throws a lazy head kick
and Winters counters with a nice body kick.
Yamazaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamazaki tries to clinch
and Winters counters with a good low kick that Yamazaki was not able to check.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up
and Winters counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Winters blocks a head kick by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses
and Winters counters with a series of strikes. Yamazaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yamazaki misses with a hook to the body
and Winters counters with a nice leg kick.
Winters misses with a series of wild punches.
Winters tried to score with a low kick but Yamazaki checks it.
Yamazaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but Winters moves away
and Winters counters with an outside leg kick.
Winters is working the combinations to good effect here.
Winters motions for Yamazaki to come forward. Winters throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Yamazaki misses.
Winters circles away from the clinch attempt
and Winters counters with a three punch combo that has Yamazaki backing up. Yamazaki nods at Winters to acknowledge the strikes.
Yamazaki moves into range and clinches up with Winters.
Winters is working Yamazaki over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winters cracks Yamazaki with a nice body shot.
Yamazaki slowing the pace effectively.
Yamazaki is trying to break free.
Yamazaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamazaki is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winters is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamazaki gets an underhook and turns Winters into the cage.
Yamazaki blocking some punches.
Yamazaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winters misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamazaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Winters dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamazaki misses with a leg kick
and Winters counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yamazaki!
Winters throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yamazaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Winters unloads with some shots from mount but Yamazaki bucks and avoids them well.
Yamazaki bucks Winters off and manages to get back to his feet!
Winters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy head kick
and Winters counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamazaki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Winters counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamazaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winters makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yamazaki really felt that one!
Yamazaki wants to clinch but Winters slips to the side
and Winters counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winters fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamazaki.
Yamazaki is breathing heavily.
Winters instigates a clinch.
Winters working aggressively here.
Winters has a couple of punches blocked by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winters has him pressed against the cage.
Yamazaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki throws a lazy head kick
and Winters counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamazaki's knee momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Yamazaki. No joy for Winters on that attempt.
Yamazaki clinches.
Yamazaki tries to break free but Winters pushes him back against the cage.
Yamazaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winters misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winters.
Winters is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Winters.
Winters throws a body kick that misses.
Yamazaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Winters softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Winters tries to throw a body punch but Yamazaki avoids it by throwing Winters back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab
and Winters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winters counters with a nice leg kick.
Winters keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
and Winters counters with a leg kick.
Winters misses with a head kick.
Yamazaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winters counters with a good low kick that Yamazaki was not able to check.
Yamazaki avoids the head kick by Winters.
Winters takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yamazaki throws a combination that misses
and Winters counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamazaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki closes the distance but Winters moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yamazaki closes the distance but Winters moves to the side
and Winters counters with a right hand to the body.
Yamazaki throws a combination. Winters tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamazaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hideo Winters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winters fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Winters with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideo Winters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamazaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Winters takes a step back to recover.
Yamazaki wants to clinch up but Winters keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the body from Yamazaki misses
and Winters finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Winters throws a low kick but Yamazaki moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Winters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamazaki breaks the clinch.
Yamazaki gets a clinch.
Winters swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamazaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winters lands a shoulder strike.
Yamazaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamazaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yamazaki misses with a body shot
and Winters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamazaki thows a leg kick but Winters checks it
and Yamazaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamazaki darts in trying to clinch
and Winters makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yamazaki really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Winters dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamazaki is looking to clinch.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy head kick
and Winters counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yamazaki throws a series of strikes that have Winters backpedaling.
Yamazaki moves into the clinch.
Yamazaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamazaki avoiding damage.
Winters throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Winters misses with the head strike.
Winters stalling in the clinch but Yamazaki improves position.
Yamazaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamazaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winters has him pressed against the cage.
Yamazaki breaks from the clinch.
Yamazaki lands a head kick!
Yamazaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Winters counters with a body kick that stops Yamazaki in his tracks momentarily.
Yamazaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winters.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Winters throws a right hand that Yamazaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamazaki also avoids with ease.
Yamazaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winters counters with an inside leg kick.
Hideo Winters is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamazaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Winters can pounce on him.
Yamazaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamazaki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yamazaki misses with a kick to the body
and Winters counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yamazaki!
Yamazaki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Winters tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Yamazaki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Winters.
Yamazaki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Winters.
Winters prevents Yamazaki from getting the reversal.
Winters with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters lands a heavy elbow.
Hideo Winters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Winters there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yamazaki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yamazaki tries to hold on but Winters postures up.
Yamazaki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Winters misses with a head shot.
Winters prevents Yamazaki from getting the reversal.
Winters avoids the attempt from Yamazaki to control.
Winters throws some wild stikes that Yamazaki manages to avoid easily.
Winters prevents Yamazaki from getting the reversal.
Winters lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters prevents Yamazaki from getting the reversal.
Winters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamazaki can do to turn this around?
Winters throwing strikes here but Yamazaki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Winters working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yamazaki wants to get back to his feet.
Winters looking to control but Yamazaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yamazaki working to try and regain half guard.
Winters throwing strikes here but Yamazaki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
BOOM! Winters connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yamazaki trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki is trying to escape the mount.
Winters postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yamazaki looks a forlorn figure.
Winters punishing his opponent with strikes.
Winters postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yamazaki looks a forlorn figure.
Kazushi Yamazaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hideo Winters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winters landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winters lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yamazaki hang on?
Yamazaki is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winters lands a big shot there that rocks Yamazaki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Winters working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hideo Winters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Winters, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideo Winters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda has chosen Requiem for a Dream as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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161 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dat Sik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sik, as that shot connected.
Ueda has managed to clinch.
Ueda trying to control the position but instead, Sik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ueda into the cage.
Sik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ueda taking a breather.
Ueda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ueda stalling the fight.
Sik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ueda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sik to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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.
Sik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sik throws a strike but Ueda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sik has control of Ueda's left arm, preventing Ueda from doing any damage.
Sik keeping full guard, as Ueda tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda throwing strikes from guard but Sik blocks nicely.
Ueda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ueda preventing the sweep.
Sik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ueda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sik is pulling down on Ueda's head. It's preventing any offense from Ueda, at least for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sik working a defensive guard here.
That's two 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.
Dat Sik has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ueda tries to clinch but Sik is having none of it.
Sik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ueda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ueda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sik counters with a straight right hand.
Dat Sik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ueda tries to clinch there but Sik circles away.
Sik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sik just misses with a punch to the body.
Ueda is looking to chop away at Sik's legs.
Sik takes a swing at Ueda's ribcage but misses.
Ueda scores with a jab to the body.
Ueda moves to clinch but Sik breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ueda tries to clinch up
and Sik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ueda thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ueda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ueda throws a leg kick
and Sik counters with a stiff right hand.
Sik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ueda.
Sik connects with a body shot.
Ueda throws the kick towards the body but Sik avoids it.
Ueda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sik was well out of range. Poor timing from Ueda.
A shot to the body from Ueda misses
and Sik counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ueda's knee momentarily.
Ueda shoots in looking for a takedown. Sik tries to sprawl out of it but Ueda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ueda throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sik counters with a left and a right that stings Ueda.
Ueda moves into the clinch.
Sik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ueda tries to clinch but Sik moves away
and Sik counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ueda does it's job there.
Sik missing with a left hand there. Ueda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sik misses with a double jab
and Ueda counters by moving into the clinch.
Ueda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sik can't break the clinch.
Sik stops a takedown attempt from Ueda.
Dat Sik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jenji Ueda.
Sik stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ueda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ueda keeps control of Sik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sik tries to break the clinch but Ueda is controlling the position.
Ueda missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sik turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sik is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You can see the frustration on Ueda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sik in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dat Sik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ueda fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Sik misses.
Sik is looking to wear down Ueda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ueda dives in and grabs Sik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sik pushes down on Ueda's head and hops out.
Sik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ueda ducks under a wild hook from Sik.
Sik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ueda has time to react.
Sik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ueda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sik.
Ueda scores with the left hand. Sik knows he should have avoided that one.
Sik misses with a looping left.
Sik throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ueda scores a takedown into full mount!
Sik bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ueda lands a decent punch to the body there.
Sik thows a big elbow that misses.
Sik throws a strike but Ueda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ueda wants to control from the top but Sik keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sik 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.
Ueda postures up in Sik's guard and throws a big left but Sik blocks it.
Ueda is looking to work some ground and pound but Sik has wrist control.
Sik can't keep his opponent in guard - Ueda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sik wants to improve his position but Ueda is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik is pressing down on Ueda's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ueda.
Ueda preventing the sweep.
Sik looking to control.
Ueda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ueda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ueda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ueda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sik has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ueda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ueda lands a couple of elbows.
Sik controls Ueda momentarily but Ueda frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sik looking for a sweep. Not yet Sik, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ueda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ueda wants to control from the top but Sik keeps moving.
Ueda throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jenji Ueda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sik tries to clinch there but Ueda circles away.
Dat Sik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Sik.
Ueda tries to clinch there but Sik circles away.
Sik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ueda moves in looking to clinch but Sik pushes him off.
Sik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ueda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sik throws a combination that misses
and Ueda counters with a shoot takedown. Sik fights it but they end up in guard.
Ueda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sik looking to control.
Ueda controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sik keeping full guard, as Ueda tries to pass.
Ueda trying to move into half guard but instead Sik has managed to sweep!
Sik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ueda managing to control the position.
Sik wants to pass the guard but Ueda is keeping the position.
That's two 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.
Ueda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sik throwing strikes but missing.
Sik trying to control the position from guard on top but Ueda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sik throws a strike but Ueda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sik is looking to sweep but instead, Ueda has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik is looking to improve his position.
Sik gets back to full guard.
Ueda drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sik looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sik looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sik!
Sik lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ueda down.
Ueda is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sik cracks Ueda with a big right hand but Ueda just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sik throws an elbow but Ueda slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sik working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sik working the ground and pound from side control.
Dat Sik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sik throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sik is trying to ground and pound but Ueda uses the momentary lack of control by Sik to regain half guard.
Sik tries to pass to full mount but Ueda defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jenji Ueda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ueda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmeri Hautamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullit comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Hautamaki has chosen Nekromantix-Generation 666 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
235 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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27
249 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Bullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elmeri Hautamaki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hautamaki misses with a takedown
and Hautamaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bullit throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hautamaki was covering up waiting for the punch and Bullit finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bullit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hautamaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bullit has managed to get both his arms back between Hautamaki's legs - danger averted.
Hautamaki wants to stand but Bullit is controlling the position.
Bullit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hautamaki trying to keep a closed guard but Bullit is proving a slippery customer.
Bullit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hautamaki on the ground.
Hautamaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bullit tries to stand but Hautamaki is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hautamaki wants to sweep here but Bullit controlling him for the moment.
Hautamaki keeping full guard, as Bullit tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bullit has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hautamaki to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bullit is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hautamaki pulls down on the head and he's put Bullit to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Elmeri Hautamaki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laboy's choice of entrance music: It's Amazing by Kanye West. Damian Laboy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
146 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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141 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raimo Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Laboy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Pukki counter with a right hand.
Laboy ducks under a wild hook from Pukki.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pukki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laboy shoots and misses
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laboy shoots and misses
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Raimo Pukki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Pukki throws a series of strikes that have Laboy backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pukki counters with a leg kick.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
Laboy misses with a takedown
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laboy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pukki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pukki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laboy fails with the takedown
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laboy slips a jab and a cross from Pukki.
Pukki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laboy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pukki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Pukki circles away easily
and Pukki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Laboy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pukki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pukki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Pukki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pukki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pukki throws a shot from downtown. Laboy moves away and avoids it.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Laboy with a poor takedown
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
Pukki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Laboy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pukki is avoiding damage well.
Laboy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pukki struggling a bit here.
Laboy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laboy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laboy in side control, throwing shots but Pukki defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laboy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Laboy landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laboy avoids the attempt from Pukki to control.
Pukki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Laboy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Laboy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Laboy misses with a head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is working to get back to half guard.
Pukki is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Laboy looking to isolate an arm here. Pukki doesn't see it coming and as Laboy extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Laboy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Laboy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Bar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolo Halike has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Billy The Bar's chin.
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25
165 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy The Bar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolo Halike!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Halike connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halike closes the distance and clinches.
Halike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Bar misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Bar throws a punch but it's blocked by Halike.
The Bar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Bar swings wildly with an uppercut but Halike uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Bar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halike presses The Bar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Bar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Bar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halike creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Bar's defenses.
Halike trying to land knees to the body.
The Bar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Bar misses with an uppercut
and Halike connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Bar avoids the body shot from Halike.
The Bar lands a right hook to the body.
Halike closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halike lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Halike trying to control but The Bar is working from the bottom.
The Bar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Halike has picked The Bar up and slammed him! The Bar can't keep hold of the triangle and Halike manages to pass to side control!
The Bar gets back to half guard.
Halike not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halike not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Halike is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The Bar works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Bar trying to keep a closed guard but Halike is proving a slippery customer.
Halike drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but The Bar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Halike has The Bar in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bar pushes down on Halike's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Halike is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Bar scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halike is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Bar pulls his head out easily.
The Bar wants to pass to mount but Halike is defending the position.
Halike is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Halike manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bar postures up in Halike's guard and throws a big left but Halike blocks it.
The Bar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halike had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Bar defends it easily.
Halike is looking to sweep but instead, The Bar has passed into half guard.
Halike is refusing to be controlled, as The Bar sits in half guard.
The Bar thows a huge punch but Halike dodges it nicely.
The Bar moves into full mount! Halike won't be happy about that!
The Bar landing punches.
The Bar raining down shots from the mount!
The Bar landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Bar with shots to the head and body - Halike looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Bar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Halike hang on?
Halike wants to hold on but The Bar pushes him away.
The Bar tries to control but Halike wriggling away.
Halike is looking to get to half guard.
The Bar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halike?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by The Bar.
Halike working to try and regain half guard.
Halike slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Bar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Bar takes a swing at Halike's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The Bar shoots and misses
and Halike counters with a three punch combo that has The Bar backing up. The Bar nods at Halike to acknowledge the strikes.
Halike feints and as The Bar raises his hands in defense, Halike changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Halike wants to control from the top but The Bar keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Bar is on top in guard.
Halike keeping full guard, as The Bar tries to pass.
The Bar throws and elbow that misses. Halike uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Bar's guard. Nice move by Halike!
The Bar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Bar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halike?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bar landing strikes from the mount and Halike is in trouble!
Halike in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Halike is rocked!
The Bar postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Halike in real trouble here! The ref calls for Halike 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 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy The Bar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yedo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripgut kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Abominable Putridity - Throat Fisting Abortion. Kim has chosen "We Be Clubbin (Eye of the Tiger Remix)" by Ice Cube as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ripgut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yedo Kim!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ripgut.
Sean Ripgut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripgut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ripgut is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Ripgut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kim checks it well.
Kim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ripgut tries to score with a low kick but Kim moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Ripgut misses
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A low kick from Ripgut is predictable there
and Kim counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim moves out of range of the leg kick from Ripgut.
Kim lands with an overhand left.
Ripgut wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Kim connects with a right hand. Ripgut shakes it off.
Ripgut blocks a low kick nicely.
Ripgut will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ripgut wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick from Ripgut misses
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Ripgut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kim checks it well.
Kim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ripgut misses with a low kick.
Ripgut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ripgut throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoids the body shot from Ripgut.
Ripgut connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ripgut misses with a shot to the body
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sean Ripgut has been cut.
Kim is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim throws an off balance right hand
and Ripgut moves into the clinch.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Ripgut trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Come on Ripgut - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Ripgut avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Ripgut is blocking nicely.
Kim avoiding damage as Ripgut throws knees to the body.
Ripgut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ripgut lands a knee to the body.
Ripgut trying to land knees to the body.
Kim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ripgut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kim has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ripgut lands an elbow just above Kim 's eye.
Kim letting Ripgut take a breather here.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Ripgut uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Kim tries to work over Ripgut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim scores with a knee to the head.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Ripgut lands an elbow inside.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yedo Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Ripgut's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ripgut looks to clinch
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ripgut wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ripgut misses with a jab to the body
and Ripgut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ripgut throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ripgut misses with a right hand
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ripgut takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ripgut tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim 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.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ripgut takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim thows a leg kick but Ripgut checks it
and Ripgut counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ripgut shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ripgut throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kim counters with a head kick that drops Ripgut to the mat! Ripgut scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ripgut is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ripgut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim throws a leg kick but Ripgut sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ripgut throws a low kick but Kim avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripgut.
Ripgut wants to clinch
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ripgut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ripgut. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Ripgut moves out of range easily.
Yedo Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ripgut throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ripgut wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Kim throws a hook but Ripgut blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripgut tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yedo Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Ripgut's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Ripgut doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Ripgut connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ripgut 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 Kim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ripgut tried to score with a low kick but Kim checks it.
Ripgut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ripgut wants to clinch.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ripgut counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.
Ripgut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim throws a body punch but Ripgut moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ripgut is looking to wear down Kim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ripgut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ripgut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ripgut throws a leg kick but Kim checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ripgut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ripgut. Ripgut obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ripgut thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
Ripgut throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Ripgut misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Ripgut tries to clinch
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripgut lands a nice looking body kick.
Ripgut is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripgut misses with a hook
and Ripgut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ripgut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Yedo Kim just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Sean Ripgut's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ripgut can pounce on him.
Ripgut thumps Kim with a low kick.
Ripgut tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Ripgut thuds a left hand into Kim's body.
Ripgut tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ripgut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ripgut lands a jab to the head.
Ripgut throws a solid leg kick but Kim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ripgut.
Ripgut attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ripgut throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
That's two 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.
Ripgut looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ripgut blocks the body kick.
Kim 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 shot to the liver by Ripgut. Beautiful body shot.
Kim is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ripgut changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Ripgut tenderised Kim's leg. Kim is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ripgut.
An inside leg kick lands from Ripgut.
Ripgut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ripgut throws a leg kick which misses Kim's front leg but catches the back leg as Kim tries to avoid it.
Kim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ripgut tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut misses the shot to the body.
Ripgut looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Ripgut connects with a solid leg kick.
Ripgut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripgut lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripgut misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Ripgut had his way with Yedo Kim in that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Ripgut's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ripgut is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Ripgut tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Ripgut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim throws a push kick but Ripgut slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim 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 one minute gone in the round.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ripgut misses with a kick to the body.
Ripgut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ripgut lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Ripgut walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kim checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut misses with a low kick as Kim jumps back.
Ripgut thuds his shin into the meat of Kim's side.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ripgut tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ripgut.
Kim avoids the head kick by Ripgut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ripgut. That's going to slow Kim down.
Ripgut is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Ripgut is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Ripgut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kim swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripgut.
Sean Ripgut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ripgut can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ripgut tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Ripgut swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but Ripgut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ripgut wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Ripgut showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sean Ripgut!
Sean Ripgut retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Samuels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Random is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nas - Made you look. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Samuels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Random!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuels scores with a takedown into Random's guard.
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.
Samuels won't allow Random to sweep him here.
Samuels trying to control but Random is working from the bottom.
Random has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Samuels has passed into side control.
Random tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Samuels presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Samuels landing punches.
Samuels with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Samuels wants to control the pace but Random is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Samuels connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Samuels swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Random is now in Samuels's guard. A big mistake from Samuels there, giving up the dominant position!
Samuels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuels is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Random has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Samuels is proving hard to escape from.
Samuels has his foot on Random's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Random works his way back into a safe position though.
Random wants to pass the guard but Samuels is keeping the position.
Samuels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Random trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Random won't allow Samuels to sweep him here.
Random trying to control but Samuels is working from the bottom.
Random might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Samuels kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rock Random has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Random avoids the body shot from Samuels.
Random tries to clinch
and Samuels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Samuels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Random misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Samuels to counter with a crisp jab.
Samuels gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Random looking for submissions off his back.
Random looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Random is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Samuels scores with a couple of nice shots.
Samuels content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Samuels works his way into full mount!
Random is looking to improve his position but Samuels isn't that keen on the idea.
Samuels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Random hang on?
Samuels looking to control but Random is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Samuels lands a big elbow.
Samuels landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samuels wants to control the pace but Random is squirming around nicely.
Samuels raining down shots from the mount!
Samuels moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Random has worked his arm free - good work by Random!
Samuels advances to full mount.
Random tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Samuels controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Random sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Samuels trying to control from Random's half guard. Random has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Samuels dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab by Samuels.
Samuels digs a good hook to Random's body.
Samuels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Random. Random circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Samuels shoots in for a takedown but Random shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Samuels fails with the takedown.
Random wants to clinch but Samuels slips to the side
and Samuels counters with a left to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Samuels crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Random - the referee stops the clock and Samuels gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Random. Samuels manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rock Random seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Random manages to avoid it.
Random takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Random tries to clinch up
enabling Samuels to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuels punishes Random's body with a nice straight punch.
Random keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Random goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Samuels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock Random is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samuels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Random counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Samuels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Random misses with a hook. Samuels ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Samuels misses
and Random connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samuels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Random on the side of the head.
Samuels misses the body punch
and Random counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samuels. Random does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Random takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Random misses with a few strikes there.
Samuels scores with the left hand. Random knows he should have avoided that one.
Rock Random is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samuels drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Samuels working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Random is looking to regain half guard here but Samuels keeps moving and retains side control.
Samuels trying to control the position but Random is working away.
Samuels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Samuels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Random gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuels working the head and body with strikes.
Samuels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Random is looking for a sweep. Samuels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sam Samuels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samuels working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Samuels there.
Samuels 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.
Random blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samuels.
Samuels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Samuels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Samuels landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Random is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samuels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Random is looking for a sweep. Samuels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Random gets full guard.
Random wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Samuels is now in half guard.
Samuels is looking to take a break and control but Random is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samuels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samuels is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samuels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Random keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Samuels dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Samuels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Random is fending him off so far but Samuels persists. Nope, Random circles away and we're back to standing.
Random keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Random throws a right hand that misses
and Samuels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samuels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Random pushes Samuels up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Random throws an elbow but misses.
Samuels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Random darts in trying to clinch
and Samuels counters with a shoot takedown. Random fights it but they end up in guard.
Samuels stops Random from standing up.
Samuels works over Random with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Random trying to keep a closed guard but Samuels is proving a slippery customer.
Random has momentary wrist control but Samuels slips an elbow through the middle.
Samuels throwing strikes from guard but Random blocks nicely.
Samuels wants to control from the top but Random keeps moving.
Random trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Samuels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rock Random was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Random tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Samuels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Random misses with a right hand
and Samuels counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Random is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samuels working Random over with strikes.
Samuels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Random can do to turn this around?
Random is not content to let Samuels control the position.
Random is in trouble now - Samuels has advanced to mount!
Samuels with the ground and pound from mount.
Samuels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Random is looking to escape.
Samuels dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuels looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Samuels is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Random is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Samuels!
Sam Samuels retains his light heavyweight title!
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