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NFC 22 - Hirai Vs Taveraz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tokugawa Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Skilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Skilt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokugawa Hattori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Skilt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hattori looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skilt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skilt as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hattori.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokugawa Hattori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hattori throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skilt's waist but Skilt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hattori off to one side.
Skilt looks to land a left hand but Hattori moved out of range nicely.
Hattori dodges the punch combination from Skilt.
Hattori throws a head kick that misses.
Skilt misses with a combination
and Hattori counters with a two punch combo.
Skilt throws a combination that misses
and Hattori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skilt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skilt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Skilt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hattori counters with a series of strikes. Skilt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Skilt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hattori counters with a two punch combo.
Skilt misses with a double jab
and Hattori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skilt looks gassed!
Skilt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hattori counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Mike Skilt has been cut.
Hattori fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hattori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skilt tries to avoid it but Hattori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skilt to the ground. Skilt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hattori fails with the takedown.
Skilt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skilt wants it to stay on the feet.
Hattori closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skilt circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Skilt as Hattori shoots in.
A punch combination from Hattori misses.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skilt as he avoids it easily.
Hattori lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hattori connects with a body shot that sends Skilt's belly button to the back.
Hattori misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hattori fails with a takedown attempt.
Hattori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skilt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skilt wants it to stay on the feet.
Hattori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skilt tries to avoid it but Hattori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skilt to the ground. Skilt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mike Skilt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skilt stuffs the takedown attempt from Hattori. Hattori gets slowly back to his feet.
Hattori has a takedown stuffed.
Hattori shoots in looking for a takedown but Skilt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hattori's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown by Hattori or perhaps it was just good defense by Skilt which made him look bad.
Hattori closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skilt circles away.
Hattori will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hattori throws a sloppy head kick and Skilt moves out of range easily.
Skilt slaps away a takedown attempt from Hattori, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hattori shoots in looking for a takedown but Skilt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hattori's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hattori looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skilt is fending him off so far but Hattori persists. Nope, Skilt circles away and we're back to standing.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skilt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hattori counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Hattori does no damage.
Hattori is working the combinations to good effect here.
Skilt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hattori counters with a left and a right that stings Skilt.
Hattori fails with a takedown attempt.
Skilt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hattori counters with a nice uppercut.
Skilt misses with a combination
and Hattori counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hattori fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skilt, pushing him back against the cage.
Skilt blocks an uppercut.
Hattori throws a punch but it's blocked by Skilt.
Hattori has Skilt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Skilt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hattori tries to pull guard but Skilt won't allow it.
Skilt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hattori jumps guard but Skilt stands there with Hattori around his waist. Hattori gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hattori tries to break free but Skilt pushes him back against the cage.
Hattori changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skilt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hattori fails to land the takedown.
Skilt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hattori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skilt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hattori shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skilt pinned against the cage. Skilt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skilt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tokugawa Hattori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Skilt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hattori.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hattori.
Skilt swinging wildly here.
Skilt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skilt wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokugawa Hattori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skilt leaves Hattori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Skilt misses with a combination
enabling Hattori to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skilt misses with a combination
and Hattori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skilt leaves Hattori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Skilt is breathing heavily.
Hattori looks to land a combination but Skilt avoids it well.
A punch combination from Hattori misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skilt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hattori.
Skilt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hattori looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hattori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mike Skilt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skilt slaps away a takedown attempt from Hattori, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Skilt stuffs the takedown.
Skilt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hattori shoots in looking for a takedown but Skilt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hattori's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hattori looks to land a combination but Skilt avoids it well.
Skilt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hattori counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hattori throws a combination. Skilt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hattori misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hattori misses with a takedown attempt - Skilt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hattori moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skilt as he jumps to the side.
Hattori throws a head kick that Skilt semi-blocks.
Hattori looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hattori.
Skilt throws a combination that misses
and Hattori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Hattori misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hattori.
Hattori shoots in looking for a takedown but Skilt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hattori's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hattori shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skilt defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skilt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hattori counters with a series of strikes. Skilt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Skilt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hattori fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skilt avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hattori throws a right hand that Skilt ducks under and follows up with a left that Skilt also avoids with ease.
Tokugawa Hattori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skilt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hattori counters with a straight right hand.
Hattori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skilt tries to avoid it but Hattori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skilt to the ground. Skilt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hattori tries to clinch up but Skilt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hattori tries to close the distance and clinch but Skilt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skilt as he avoids it easily.
Hattori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skilt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skilt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hattori.
Nice body punch from Hattori.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skilt misses with a double jab
and Hattori counters with a three punch combo that has Skilt backing up. Skilt nods at Hattori to acknowledge the strikes.
Skilt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hattori finds it's way round the side to connect with Skilt's head.
Hattori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skilt tries to avoid it but Hattori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skilt to the ground. Skilt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hattori fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skilt avoids it really well and circles away.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skilt sprawls well. Skilt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hattori gets slowly back to his feet.
Hattori looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hattori swinging wildly here.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skilt but Skilt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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 Tokugawa Hattori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Skilt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hattori fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skilt as he avoids it easily.
Hattori throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skilt's waist but Skilt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hattori off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokugawa Hattori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skilt throws a sloppy body shot
and Hattori counters with a series of strikes. Skilt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hattori misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skilt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Skilt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hattori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hattori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hattori shoots for a takedown but Skilt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Hattori with that takedown attempt.
Skilt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hattori counters with a left and a right that stings Skilt.
Hattori shoots in looking for a takedown. Skilt tries to sprawl out of it but Hattori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skilt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hattori misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hattori.
Hattori changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skilt tries to avoid it but Hattori manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skilt to the ground. Skilt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown but Skilt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Skilt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hattori shoots in but Skilt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hattori tries to score a power double leg takedown but Skilt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hattori somewhat.
Hattori shoots in looking for a takedown. Skilt tries to sprawl out of it but Hattori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skilt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Skilt throws a poor cross that misses
and Hattori counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Hattori does no damage.
Hattori doesn't manage to clinch there - Skilt circles away.
Mike Skilt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hattori lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Skilt backs up against the cage.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skilt as he jumps to the side.
Skilt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hattori counters with a two punch combo.
Hattori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hattori feints a jab promting Skilt to slip. Hattori then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Skilt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tokugawa Hattori is winning the standup battle so far.
Hattori fails with a takedown attempt.
Hattori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skilt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hattori will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hattori.
Skilt stuffs the takedown attempt from Hattori. Hattori gets slowly back to his feet.
Hattori dives in and grabs Skilt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skilt pushes down on Hattori's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Skilt misses.
Hattori throws a head kick but Skilt moves out of range.
Hattori gets the takedown into side control.
Hattori is looking to take a break and control but Skilt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hattori throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hattori stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Horrible takedown by Hattori or perhaps it was just good defense by Skilt which made him look bad.
Hattori fails with the takedown.
Skilt keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hattori fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skilt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hattori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck for Hattori with that takedown attempt.
Hattori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skilt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hattori shoots in for a double leg but Skilt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tokugawa Hattori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hattori misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown but Skilt shows good takedown defense.
Skilt throws a combination that misses
and Hattori counters with a straight right hand.
Skilt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hattori counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hattori throws the kick towards the body but Skilt avoids it.
Hattori dives in and scores a takedown into Skilt's guard.
Hattori advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tokugawa Hattori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hattori, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tokugawa Hattori!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Kameda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kameda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. D.O - I'm Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Masato Kameda has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jet Li's chin.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kameda!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kameda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masato Kameda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kameda moves away.
Kameda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kameda swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kameda misses the shot to the body.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Kameda circles away.
Kameda fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Kameda misses.
No joy there for Kameda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kameda scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li gets a clinch.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Kameda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Kameda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li throws a body kick that misses.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Kameda throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a good low kick that Kameda was not able to check.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li walks into a left hand.
Li misses with a double jab.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li clinches.
Li manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kameda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters with a big head kick but Kameda shrugs it off.
No joy there for Kameda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Li tries to clinch up
and Kameda counters with a nice body shot.
Kameda throws a poor cross that misses
and Li counters by moving into the clinch.
Kameda being controlled against the cage.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kameda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.
Kameda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li controlling the action here for a moment.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Kameda in his tracks for a moment.
Kameda wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Kameda tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
Li stalling against the cage.
Kameda tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
Li prevents Kameda from breaking the clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li throws a body punch but Kameda moves out of range.
Kameda misses with a wild combination.
Kameda lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kameda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kameda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kameda.
Kameda punishes Li's body with a nice straight punch.
Kameda tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Kameda both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jet Li has been cut.
Kameda throws a combination that misses
and Li counters with a low kick, right behind Kameda 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kameda misses with a wild combination.
Li misses with a hook
and Kameda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kameda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masato Kameda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Li looks to land a combination but Kameda avoids it well.
Jet Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Kameda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kameda misses with a combination
and Li counters with a leg kick.
Kameda looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Li has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kameda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kameda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kameda swings widly with a right hand
and Li counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Li has Kameda up against the cage in a clinch.
Kameda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kameda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kameda is breathing heavily.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li drives through and clinches with Kameda against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li avoids the body shot from Kameda.
Kameda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kameda catches Li with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Kameda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Li throws a series of strikes that have Kameda backpedaling.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kameda.
Li scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kameda scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick but Kameda moves out of range.
Li looks to land a combination but Kameda avoids it well.
Li throws a head kick that Kameda semi-blocks.
Li clinches up with Kameda and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kameda misses with a hook to the body
and Li counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kameda misses with a combination
and Li counters with a head kick.
Kameda misses the body punch
and Li counters by moving into the clinch.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kameda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
A lazy left from Kameda finds it's target.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kameda.
Kameda lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
Kameda connects with a body shot that sends Li's belly button to the back.
Li misses with a double jab.
Kameda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Kameda pushes him off.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Kameda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kameda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Li counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kameda misses with a double jab
and Li counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kameda misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Kameda does no damage.
Li thuds his shin into the meat of Kameda's side.
Li avoids the body shot from Kameda.
Li forces Kameda back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li moves away from the strike by Kameda.
Kameda throws a right hand that misses
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kameda sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Li moves into the clinch.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kameda blocks it with crossed arms.
Kameda is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Li pressing his opponent against the cage.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kameda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kameda cracks Li with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kameda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kameda misses with an uppercut
and Li moves into the clinch.
Kameda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li rushes Kameda and presses him up against the cage.
Li controlling the action here for a moment.
Kameda is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Kameda thows a body shot but no joy.
Kameda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kameda misses with a double jab
and Li cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kameda throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch but Kameda moves out of range.
Li lands with a good body shot.
Li is looking to slow Kameda down with leg kicks.
Kameda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kameda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li thows a body kick. Kameda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Li lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Li looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Li tries to clinch up
and Kameda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kameda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Li pushes Kameda away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kameda stuns Li with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Kameda circles away.
Kameda throws a poor cross that misses
and Li moves into the clinch.
Li is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kameda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li has closed the distance and engaged Kameda in a clinch.
Kameda tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kameda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kameda.
Li is looking to clinch but Kameda is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a lunging right hand
and Kameda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kameda cracks Li with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Li rushes Kameda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kameda is defending well for now.
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li breaks the clinch.
Kameda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kameda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kameda swings widly with a right hand
and Li counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kameda is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Kameda moves out of range easily.
Kameda misses with a double jab.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kameda moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Li!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Fintch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Durham had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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201 lbs
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211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BJ Fintch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham misses with a two punch combination.
Durham throws a combination. Fintch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Durham fails with the takedown
and Fintch counters with a single leg into guard. Durham didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fintch postures up.
Fintch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fintch preventing the sweep.
Fintch is stalling in the full guard.
Fintch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fintch postures up in Durham's guard and throws a big left but Durham blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fintch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fintch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fintch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Durham kicks Fintch off and gets to his feet.
Durham misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Durham. Those never looked like landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fintch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fintch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Fintch lands some shots froms side control.
Durham taking a bit of punishment here - Fintch scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Fintch crashes against the mat.
Fintch in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Fintch is putting a hurting on Durham here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fintch cracks Durham with a big right hand but Durham just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fintch lands an elbow.
Fintch looks up at the clock and then as Durham takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fintch smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Durham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Durham tries to get out of the position.
Fintch throws an elbow but Durham slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fintch throws an elbow but Durham slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fintch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fintch is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Durham's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fintch grinds an elbow into Durham's temple.
Fintch working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fintch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Durham is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fintch connects with a decent elbow.
Durham is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fintch connects with a decent elbow.
Durham takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fintch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fintch cracks Durham with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Fintch dominated that round.
That's time! Durham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fintch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fintch misses with a takedown
and Durham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durham fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham tries for a takedown but Fintch circles away easily
and Fintch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fintch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fintch prevents Durham from improving his position.
Fintch tries to pass to full mount but Durham defends it.
Fintch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fintch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fintch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Durham is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fintch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Durham is trying to stand back up but Fintch is controlling him
Durham regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fintch.
Durham is trying to keep Fintch in close.
Fintch trying to control the position from guard on top but Durham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fintch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fintch defends it easily.
Fintch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Durham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fintch thows a big elbow that misses.
BJ Fintch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Durham keeping moving, preventing Fintch from controlling successfully.
Fintch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fintch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Durham wriggles free and stands up.
Fintch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Durham manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fintch tries to free his leg and advance position but Durham is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Fintch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Durham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fintch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durham gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fintch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fintch trying to control the position from guard on top but Durham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fintch prevents Durham from getting back to his feet.
Fintch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fintch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fintch wants to control from the top but Durham keeps moving.
Fintch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fintch passes easily into side control. Nice 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.
Durham parries the strikes from Fintch easily there. Fintch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Durham to escape.
Fintch throws an elbow but Durham slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fintch wants to control but Durham is keeping him busy.
Fintch lands some shots froms side control.
Fintch controlling the position from side mount.
Fintch scores with punches from side control.
Fintch trying to control the position but Durham is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fintch working the ground and pound from side control.
Durham is rocked!
Fintch is putting a hurting on Durham here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oh Durham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durham avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fintch.
Fintch working away.
Durham seems to have got his legs back now.
Durham is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fintch is working Durham over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fintch looks up at the clock and then as Durham takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fintch smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fintch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Durham to see if he's OK.
Fintch trying to control the action but Durham is working from the bottom.
Fintch lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fintch landing strikes.
Durham sneaks back into half guard.
Fintch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
James Durham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fintch slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Fintch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fintch 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 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Fintch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amoussou Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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189 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amoussou Karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Karl on that attempt.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Karl.
Karl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karl shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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.
Karl stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Karl is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looks gassed!
Karl stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva has Karl up against the cage in a clinch.
Karl misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Karl working hard to break the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Karl is blocking nicely.
Karl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karl shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karl passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Silva looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Karl! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Amoussou Karl!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Fullton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Head has chosen Don't sit down 'cause I've moved your chair as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Fullton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Head!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head misses with a hook
and Fullton counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Head does no damage.
Head throws a body punch but Fullton moves out of range.
Fullton moves out of range of the body kick.
Fullton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Head shoots in and drives through. Fullton sprawls well.
Head fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fullton connects with a right hand. Head shakes it off.
Fullton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fullton throws a body punch but Head moves out of range.
Head throws a series of punches but Fullton moves out of range.
Head keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Head takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Head looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fullton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Head swivels and escapes.
Fullton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Head trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head is staying active underneath Fullton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fullton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fullton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Head keeps working.
Fullton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Travis Fullton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fullton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Head to score with a decent uppercut.
Head has closed the distance and engaged Fullton in a clinch.
Head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fullton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Head quickly recovers to half guard.
Fullton controlling the action here.
Fullton wants to free his trapped foot but Head is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Head tries to roll over but Fullton keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fullton is stalling here. Head is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fullton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Head has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fullton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Head wants to stand up but Fullton is controlling the position.
Head is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fullton preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fullton trying to control here.
Fullton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Head seems to be working for a kimura but Fullton defends the submission attempt.
Head throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fullton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Fullton dominated that round.
That's time! Fullton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fullton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fullton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Fullton ducks down to avoid it.
Head dives in and grabs Fullton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fullton pushes down on Head's head and hops out.
Fullton fails with the takedown
and Head counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fullton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Head napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fullton tries to move to mount but Head blocks the move with his legs.
Head can't do much from the bottom here.
Fullton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Head's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fullton trying to control the position but Head is working away.
Head is trying to escape the position but Fullton is controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Head gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fullton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Fullton controlling from mount.
Fullton tries to control but Head wriggling away.
Fullton controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fullton has isolated one of Head's arms. Head looking to fight him off but Fullton twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Travis Fullton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Otsuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otsuka comes to the cage accompanied by Justice - Civilization. Joey Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Good low kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Otsuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Jones!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otsuka avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Otsuka tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Otsuka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Otsuka is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Otsuka has been cut.
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!
Otsuka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Otsuka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Otsuka is breathing heavily.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Otsuka moves out of range easily.
Otsuka seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones seems to be stalking Otsuka here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Otsuka drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joey Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is eye of the tiger. Alves has chosen Tropa de Elite as his entrance music. Daniel Alves has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Cole's chin.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Alves!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
Alves cracks Cole with a big elbow.
Alves is trying to get an arm triangle but Cole is defending well.
Cole on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Alves trying to control the action but Cole is working from the bottom.
Cole seems a little lost for a moment, as Alves dominates the positioning.
Alves advances nicely into full mount.
Alves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cole trying desperately to get to his feet.
Alves scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cole is rocked!
Cole is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole can't escape the position.
Oh Cole is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is in a horrible position here. Alves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alves looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Alves working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Cole looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Alves! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Daniel Alves!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior dos Santos Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior dos Santos Alves!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos Alves fails to land the takedown.
dos Santos Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Wong, looking for a takedown. dos Santos Alves pushes Wong against the cage but Wong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wong throws a looping overhand right but dos Santos Alves ducks down to avoid it.
dos Santos Alves is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
dos Santos Alves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice cross by Wong.
dos Santos Alves tries to clinch up
and Wong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Wong.
dos Santos Alves has a takedown stuffed.
Dennis Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior dos Santos Alves.
Wong throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong throws a shot from downtown. dos Santos Alves moves away and avoids it.
dos Santos Alves shoots in but Wong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wong misses with a hook. dos Santos Alves ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Santos Alves is defended easily by Wong.
Wong throws a hook but dos Santos Alves avoids it easily.
dos Santos Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.
Wong slaps away a takedown attempt from dos Santos Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
dos Santos Alves misses with a takedown attempt
and Wong counters with a straight right hand.
Wong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
dos Santos Alves misses the body punch
and Wong counters with a nice body shot.
dos Santos Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dos Santos Alves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wong counters with a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from dos Santos Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Alves tries to clinch
letting Wong counter with a right hand.
Wong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
dos Santos Alves misses with a double jab
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
dos Santos Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Wong scores with a nice strike.
dos Santos Alves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
dos Santos Alves tries to clinch up.
Junior dos Santos Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong with a hook.
dos Santos Alves slips a jab from Wong.
Wong slaps away a takedown attempt from dos Santos Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
dos Santos Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
dos Santos Alves misses with a double jab
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from dos Santos Alves misses
and Wong counters with a stiff right hand.
dos Santos Alves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
dos Santos Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for dos Santos Alves with that takedown attempt.
dos Santos Alves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wong pinned against the cage. Wong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the body from dos Santos Alves misses
and Wong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
dos Santos Alves shoots in and drives through. Wong sprawls well.
dos Santos Alves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wong counters with a nice low kick that buckles dos Santos Alves's knee momentarily.
dos Santos Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wong swivels and escapes.
dos Santos Alves throws a right hand that misses
and Wong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by dos Santos Alves.
Wong connects with a right hand. dos Santos Alves shakes it off.
Wong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by dos Santos Alves.
dos Santos Alves tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong stuffs the takedown attempt from dos Santos Alves. dos Santos Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Dennis Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior dos Santos Alves.
dos Santos Alves swings widly with a right hand
and Wong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
dos Santos Alves doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Wong counter with a right hand.
dos Santos Alves is breathing heavily.
dos Santos Alves misses with a hook
and Wong counters with a straight right hand.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.
dos Santos Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
dos Santos Alves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
dos Santos Alves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wong but Wong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Alves throws a sloppy body shot
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
dos Santos Alves misses with a right hand
and Wong counters with a body kick.
dos Santos Alves closes the distance but Wong moves to the side
and Wong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
dos Santos Alves swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dos Santos Alves tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
dos Santos Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Wong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wong.
dos Santos Alves misses with a hook to the body
enabling Wong to counter with a crisp jab.
dos Santos Alves shoots in looking for a takedown. Wong tries to sprawl out of it but dos Santos Alves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
dos Santos Alves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wong counters with a thumping low kick.
dos Santos Alves walks into a left hand.
Wong throws the left hand but dos Santos Alves avoids the punch easily.
dos Santos Alves darts in trying to clinch
and Wong counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wong misses with a shot to the body
and dos Santos Alves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dennis Wong is winning the standup battle so far.
dos Santos Alves misses with a takedown attempt - Wong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
dos Santos Alves misses with a hook to the body
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
dos Santos Alves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
dos Santos Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
dos Santos Alves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
dos Santos Alves has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
dos Santos Alves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
dos Santos Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wong wants it to stay on the feet.
Dennis Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior dos Santos Alves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong throws a right hand that dos Santos Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that dos Santos Alves also avoids with ease.
dos Santos Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a good low kick that dos Santos Alves was not able to check.
dos Santos Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dos Santos Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dennis Wong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from dos Santos Alves.
dos Santos Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Wong.
dos Santos Alves fails with the takedown
and Wong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
dos Santos Alves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wong counters with an outside leg kick.
Wong scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Wong tenderised dos Santos Alves's leg. dos Santos Alves is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wong scores with a crisp jab that stopped dos Santos Alves in his tracks.
Wong thows a left - swing and a miss!
dos Santos Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Nice jab there from Wong.
A nice combination there by Wong.
dos Santos Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
dos Santos Alves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten dos Santos Alves somewhat.
Wong throws a hook to the side of dos Santos Alves's head but dos Santos Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Junior dos Santos Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from dos Santos Alves.
dos Santos Alves misses with a jab to the body
and Wong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
dos Santos Alves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Wong misses the target.
Wong thuds a left hand into dos Santos Alves's body.
Wong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
dos Santos Alves is trying desperately to land a takedown but Wong is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for dos Santos Alves.
Wong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dennis Wong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos Alves shoots for a double leg takedown but Wong sprawls well. He's pushed dos Santos Alves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wong cracks dos Santos Alves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wong lands a slapping body shot.
Wong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
dos Santos Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left and a right from Wong both land. Nice combination.
dos Santos Alves shoots in for a takedown but Wong shows good takedown defense.
dos Santos Alves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wong works over dos Santos Alves's head and body with a nice combination.
dos Santos Alves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and dos Santos Alves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Wong!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keio Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Olicky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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19
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keio Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Olicky!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olicky throws a poor cross that misses
and Jun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Olicky's knee momentarily.
Jun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jun thuds a left hand into Olicky's body.
Olicky misses with a double jab
and Jun counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jun.
Jun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Olicky gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jun wants to stand up but Olicky is controlling him.
Olicky stopping the sweep attempt from Jun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olicky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olicky throws a big right hand that misses.
Olicky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olicky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olicky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Olicky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jun's head.
Jun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jun looking to control.
Jun looking for a sweep. Not yet Jun, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jun trying to control the position.
Olicky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Olicky tries to free his leg and advance position but Jun is retaining full guard.
Olicky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olicky stopping the sweep attempt from Jun.
Olicky won't allow Jun to get back to his feet.
Olicky wants to control from the top but Jun keeps moving.
Jun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olicky on the ground.
Olicky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jun is trying to control the position but Olicky postures up.
Olicky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Olicky is trying to control. Jun wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jun tries to roll over but Olicky keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olicky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Olicky drops an elbow to the side of Jun's head.
Jun wants to get back to full guard.
Olicky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jun wants to get back to full guard.
Olicky works his foot free and advances to mount.
Olicky looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Olicky tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun is looking to get to half guard.
Olicky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Olicky punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jun is rocked!
Olicky is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Jun is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Jun flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Olicky anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Jun and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Olicky slips an arm under Jun chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Olicky has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Olicky is squeezing on Jun like an anaconda would it's prey. Jun fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mario Olicky!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshito Hirai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Taveraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taveraz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. dream shatter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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194 lbs
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189 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshito Hirai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Taveraz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taveraz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hirai counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hirai slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hirai stands and throws Taveraz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Taveraz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Taveraz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hirai wants to control but Taveraz is keeping him busy.
Taveraz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Taveraz looking for a sweep but Hirai has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Taveraz can't escape the position.
Hirai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hirai lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taveraz is trying desperately to improve position.
Hirai tries to control but Taveraz wriggling away.
Taveraz is looking to improve his position but Hirai isn't that keen on the idea.
Hirai 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.
Hirai mounts Taveraz! Really nice guard pass there!
Taveraz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taveraz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hirai has hold of Taveraz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Taveraz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Taveraz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirai is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Taveraz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Taveraz working to try and regain half guard.
Hirai looking to control but Taveraz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hirai controlling the position easily from mount.
Taveraz taking shots to the head.
Hirai lands a nice shot to the head.
Hirai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taveraz is looking to escape.
Hirai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hirai is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hirai extends the arm and Taveraz is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshito Hirai!
Yoshito Hirai retains his middleweight title!
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