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SKFC 6 The Highness PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shimit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numb/Encore kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Shimit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimit misses with a hook. Maia ducked under it nicely.
Shimit looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Maia slips under a jab.
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shimit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shimit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Shimit misses with a looping right.
Shimit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shimit looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Shimit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shimit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimit dodges the punch combination from Maia.
Shimit misses with a wild combination.
Maia clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Shimit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maia jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maia is on top in guard.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shimit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maia passes Shimit's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maia is pressing down on Shimit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shimit is holding on for now.
Maia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Maia moves to back control.
Maia is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Shimit is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Demon Maia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinobu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinobu Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a jab to Hayabusa's midsection.
Silva swings for the body but Hayabusa moves out of range.
Silva bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Hayabusa! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Hayabusa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to control from the top but Hayabusa keeps moving.
Oh Hayabusa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayabusa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hayabusa seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Hayabusa blocks nicely.
Hayabusa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva throws a strike but Hayabusa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hayabusa is breathing heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayabusa's guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hayabusa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Hayabusa has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Hayabusa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva is working Hayabusa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva pushing down on Hayabusa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Hayabusa's hands, connecting with Hayabusa's forehead.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hayabusa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Hayabusa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayabusa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hayabusa! More strikes land and this one is all over! Silva jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Zmyslony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oda Hattori (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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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Zmyslony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oda Hattori!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zmyslony takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zmyslony looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hattori throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zmyslony.
Zmyslony tries to clinch but Hattori is having none of it.
Zmyslony tries to clinch there but Hattori circles away.
A head kick from Hattori lands but Zmyslony takes it in his stride.
It looks like Tomasz Zmyslony has been cut.
Hattori throws a head kick that half lands.
Hattori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A solid body kick from Hattori.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hattori throws a one two combo.
Zmyslony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hattori throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hattori lands a high kick!
Oda Hattori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hattori shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zmyslony but Zmyslony pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hattori shoots in and drives through. Zmyslony sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Hattori lands but Zmyslony takes it in his stride.
Hattori misses with a head kick.
Hattori lands with a slapping head kick.
Hattori lands a high kick!
Hattori shoots for a takedown but Zmyslony saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tomasz Zmyslony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oda Hattori.
Hattori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hattori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hattori.
Hattori throws out a powerful jab.
Hattori drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hattori scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zmyslony to see if he's OK.
Hattori grinds an elbow into Zmyslony's temple.
Zmyslony is not content to let Hattori control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zmyslony tries to bench press Hattori off him but Hattori keeps the position.
Hattori working the head with strikes.
Hattori postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zmyslony is looking to regain half guard here but Hattori keeps moving and retains side control.
Hattori cracks Zmyslony with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hattori looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hattori in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hattori in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Zmyslony is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oda Hattori!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Rising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Rising!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler avoids the head kick by Rising.
Tyler avoids the head kick by Rising.
Tyler cracks Rising with a good jab.
Tyler thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Tyler misses its intended target.
Tyler throws a right hand that misses
and Rising counters with a head kick.
Rising pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyler misses with a lunging right hand
and Rising counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rising and Tyler are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Rising throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Tyler into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Rising knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mister Rising!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dantae Funete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shadow Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dantae Funete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shadow Deathgrip!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Deathgrip!
Funete pushes Deathgrip up against the cage in a clinch.
Funete jumps into guard, dragging Deathgrip to the mat.
Deathgrip thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Deathgrip keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Funete's head.
Deathgrip avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funete has his foot on Deathgrip's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Deathgrip works his way back into a safe position though.
Deathgrip postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Funete is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Deathgrip, into his guard.
Funete preventing the sweep.
Funete postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Funete is pressing down on Deathgrip's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Deathgrip cracks Funete with a solid left hand.
Funete pulls Deathgrip in to control the position.
Funete manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deathgrip manages to get himself to full guard.
Deathgrip is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Funete is controlling him.
Funete throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deathgrip works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funete wants to control from the top but Deathgrip keeps moving.
Funete missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Funete 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funete advances to half guard.
Deathgrip wants to control but Funete is keeping busy.
Deathgrip is trying to stand.
Funete winds up and cracks Deathgrip with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Funete passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Deathgrip!
Deathgrip is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Funete landing strikes, looking to finish!
Funete has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Deathgrip's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funete postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Deathgrip looks a forlorn figure.
Deathgrip looks gassed!
Deathgrip is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Funete lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Funete landing strikes from the mount.
Funete punishing his opponent with strikes.
Funete lands a big shot to the head and Deathgrip winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dantae Funete!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naoki Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuya misses with a kick to the body.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanaka tries a low kick but Tatsuya avoids it.
Tanaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Tatsuya.
Tanaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatsuya.
Tanaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatsuya throws a right hand that Tanaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanaka also avoids with ease.
Tatsuya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatsuya checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatsuya tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Tatsuya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tatsuya misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tanaka checks a leg kick.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick but Tanaka sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya throws a looping overhand right but Tanaka ducks down to avoid it.
Tatsuya misses with a low kick.
Tatsuya tries to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a left to the body.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and Tanaka counters with a left to the body.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya moves to clinch but Tanaka breaks away
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tatsuya tries to clinch up
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tatsuya's knee momentarily.
Tanaka motions for Tatsuya to come forward. Tanaka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka checks a leg kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Tanaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tatsuya, right into the meat.
Tatsuya tries to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a nice leg kick.
Tatsuya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tanaka moves away from the strike by Tatsuya.
Tanaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Tatsuya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tatsuya closes the distance but Tanaka moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya thumps Tanaka with a low kick.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Tatsuya is having none of it.
Tatsuya thows a leg kick but Tanaka checks it
and Tanaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tatsuya blocks a head kick by Tanaka.
Tatsuya misses with a leg kick
and Tanaka counters with a low kick, right behind Tatsuya 's knee.
Tatsuya thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanaka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tatsuya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tanaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tatsuya misses with a body kick.
Tatsuya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tatsuya. That's going to slow Tanaka down.
Tanaka blocks a head kick by Tatsuya.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatsuya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka is looking to score with low kicks.
Tatsuya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanaka moves away.
Tatsuya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Tatsuya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatsuya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Tatsuya is predictable there
and Tanaka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tanaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoki Tanaka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Tatsuya is predictable there
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tatsuya's knee momentarily.
Tanaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Tatsuya misses
and Tanaka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tanaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tanaka throws a head kick that misses
and Tatsuya counters with a leg kick.
Tatsuya looks to land a right hand but Tanaka moved out of range.
A low kick from Tatsuya misses
and Tanaka counters by moving into the clinch.
Tanaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tanaka misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tanaka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tanaka stalling in the clinch but Tatsuya improves position.
Tatsuya managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanaka managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya trying to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya has Tanaka pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka working aggressively here.
Tanaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya is stalling here.
Tatsuya seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tatsuya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tatsuya avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanaka.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanaka avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanaka obliges.
Tatsuya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tanaka wants to stall.
Tanaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatsuya.
Tanaka missing with knees to the body.
Tatsuya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Tatsuya pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tanaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatsuya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tatsuya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatsuya thows a leg kick but Tanaka checks it
and Tanaka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Tatsuya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Tanaka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Tatsuya blocks the leg kick.
Tatsuya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatsuya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tanaka.
Tanaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tatsuya throws an off balance right hand
and Tanaka counters with a low kick, right behind Tatsuya 's knee.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that misses
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Tatsuya was not able to check.
Tatsuya tried to score with a low kick but Tanaka checks it.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and Tanaka counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Tanaka.
Tatsuya misses with a kick to the body
and Tanaka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tatsuya thinking.
Good work by Tanaka as he checks the leg kick.
Tatsuya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tanaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tatsuya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tanaka checks a low kick from Tatsuya.
Tanaka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tatsuya misses with a leg kick
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Tanaka lands a body shot.
Tatsuya thows a leg kick but Tanaka checks it
and Tanaka counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatsuya.
Tanaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya throws a jab when Tanaka was well out of range.
Tatsuya gets a clinch.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsuya managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.
Tanaka looking to throw knees to the head but Tatsuya is blocking nicely.
Tatsuya wants to stall.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but Tanaka blocks it.
Tatsuya leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tanaka scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanaka.
Tanaka lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatsuya wants to stall.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoki Tanaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Tatsuya was not able to check.
Tanaka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tatsuya can pounce on him.
Tatsuya looks to land a right hand but Tanaka moved out of range.
Tatsuya misses with a leg kick
and Tanaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Tatsuya tries to clinch
and Tanaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tanaka tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tatsuya stalling.
Tanaka managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanaka avoids the damage to the body.
Tanaka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatsuya blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatsuya blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a knee to the head.
Tatsuya trying to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tatsuya is struggling to control the position.
Tatsuya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the head but Tatsuya blocks with his arms.
Tatsuya lands a knee to the body.
Tatsuya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatsuya obliges.
Tanaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsuya lands a good knee to the midsection. Tanaka won't want to take too many of those.
Tatsuya connects with a knee to the head.
Tatsuya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanaka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanaka avoids it.
Tanaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanaka is defending well for now.
Tanaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tanaka avoiding damage as Tatsuya throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya landing knees to the body.
Tanaka avoiding damage as Tatsuya throws knees to the body.
Tanaka avoiding damage as Tatsuya throws knees to the body.
Tanaka stalling in the clinch.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the head but Tatsuya blocks with his arms.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanaka.
Tatsuya working Tanaka over with knees to the body.
Tatsuya has Tanaka pressed against the cage.
Tanaka landing knees to the head.
Tanaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya trying to stall but Tanaka improves his position.
A knee to the head by Tanaka.
Tanaka looking to throw knees to the head but Tatsuya is blocking nicely.
Tanaka managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya trying to land knees to the body.
Tanaka managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.
Tanaka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tatsuya's face.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanaka misses with a knee to the head.
Tanaka letting Tatsuya take a breather here.
Tatsuya trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanaka avoids the damage to the body.
Tatsuya managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.
Tanaka connects with a knee to the head.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tanaka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanaka.
Tatsuya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanaka lands a good knee to the midsection. Tatsuya won't want to take too many of those.
Tatsuya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanaka is defending well for now.
Tanaka misses with a knee to the head.
Tatsuya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.
Tanaka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatsuya is defending well for now.
Tatsuya looking to throw knees to the head but Tanaka is blocking nicely.
Tatsuya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tatsuya is trying to maintain a safe position but Tanaka gets an underhook and turns Tatsuya into the cage.
Tatsuya takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatsuya avoids the damage to the body.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanaka avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Tanaka.
Tanaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanaka avoids it.
Tanaka with a knee to the head.
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.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Tatsuya avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
Tanaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsuya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tatsuya stalling.
Ryuu Tatsuya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatsuya avoids it.
Tatsuya has Tanaka pushed against the cage.
Tatsuya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatsuya backwards.
Tatsuya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanaka avoids it.
Tatsuya blocks an uppercut.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tanaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatsuya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatsuya'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.
Tatsuya looking to slow down the pace here.
Tanaka misses with a knee strike.
Tatsuya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tatsuya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Tatsuya showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tanaka 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoki Tanaka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chester Crester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Q Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chester Crester has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chester Crester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Q Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Q Jones wants to clinch up but Crester keeps it at a distance.
Q Jones wants to clinch but Crester slips to the side
and Crester counters with a takedown into side control.
Crester lands a decent elbow from side control.
Crester in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like Shane Q Jones has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Q Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Q Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crester.
Crester fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Crester lands an elbow.
That has opened up Shane Q Jones's cut even more.
Crester scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Q Jones to see if he's OK.
The cut above Shane Q Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Q Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chester Crester!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khoren Abraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abraham kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Derezzed - Daft Punk. Jeff Balls will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khoren Abraham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Balls!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abraham cracks the inside of Balls's front leg.
Balls thows a body shot but no joy.
Balls misses with a shot to the body
and Abraham counters with a good low kick that Balls was not able to check.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abraham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Jeff Balls has been cut.
Abraham has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abraham lands an elbow just above Balls 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Abraham.
Balls looks gassed!
Abraham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Abraham.
Balls misses with the head strike.
Balls takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abraham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Abraham - that landed with a thud.
Abraham digs a right hand into Balls's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balls's gas tank.
Abraham is working Balls over against the cage.
Abraham gets through Balls's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abraham has Balls pressed against the cage.
Balls misses with a punch on the inside.
Abraham drops Balls with a big knee straight up the middle! Balls is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Balls is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abraham.
Balls is still on wobbly legs! Can Abraham finish him?
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Abraham! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Khoren Abraham!
Khoren Abraham retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sissokho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cice Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Sissokho had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Sissokho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cice Salace!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salace shoots and misses
and Sissokho counters with a three punch combo that has Salace backing up. Salace nods at Sissokho to acknowledge the strikes.
Salace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sissokho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sissokho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bob Sissokho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cice Salace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sissokho lands a nice hook to Salace's body. Salace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salace with a poor takedown
and Sissokho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Sissokho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salace shoots and misses
and Sissokho counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sissokho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sissokho looks to land a combination but Salace avoids it well.
Salace has his takedown stuffed
and Sissokho counters with a left and a right that stings Salace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace misses with a takedown
and Sissokho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sissokho misses with a two punch combination.
Sissokho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salace misses with a takedown
and Sissokho counters with a three punch combo that has Salace backing up. Salace nods at Sissokho to acknowledge the strikes.
Salace shoots and misses
and Salace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salace misses with a takedown
and Sissokho counters with a series of strikes. Salace will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sissokho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sissokho misses with a double jab.
Sissokho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salace slips a jab and a cross from Sissokho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salace shoots and misses
and Sissokho counters with a left to the body.
Salace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sissokho counters with a three punch combo that has Salace backing up. Salace nods at Sissokho to acknowledge the strikes.
Salace misses with a takedown
and Sissokho counters with a series of strikes. Salace will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bob Sissokho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cice Salace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salace with a poor takedown
and Sissokho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sissokho scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sissokho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sissokho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sissokho throws a series of punches but Salace moves out of range.
Salace has his takedown stuffed
and Sissokho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sissokho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sissokho dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Salace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sissokho counters with a stiff right hand.
Salace misses with a takedown attempt
and Sissokho counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Sissokho. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salace slips a jab and a cross from Sissokho.
Sissokho throws a series of punches but Salace avoids them all with ease.
Salace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bob Sissokho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Sissokho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sissokho fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sissokho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Salace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Salace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob Sissokho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cice Salace.
Salace misses with a takedown
and Sissokho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sissokho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salace has his takedown stuffed
letting Sissokho counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Sissokho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sissokho 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Sissokho!
Bob Sissokho is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragalamah Babbaramananah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragalamah Babbaramananah!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babbaramananah looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Babbaramananah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babbaramananah throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babbaramananah defending well though.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Babbaramananah's head.
Jones prevents Babbaramananah from improving his position.
Babbaramananah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Babbaramananah is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is thwarting Babbaramananah's attempts to control the position.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Babbaramananah trying to control from the bottom.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Babbaramananah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Babbaramananah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
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.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Babbaramananah's head.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Babbaramananah sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is looking to advance position but Babbaramananah won't allow it.
Babbaramananah trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones prevents Babbaramananah from improving his position.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Babbaramananah defends it.
Babbaramananah makes his way to full guard, as Jones worked for a kimura.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Babbaramananah working a defensive guard here.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Babbaramananah has wrist control.
Babbaramananah is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Babbaramananah wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babbaramananah can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babbaramananah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babbaramananah gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Babbaramananah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Babbaramananah!
Babbaramananah tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbaramananah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Babbaramananah defends easily.
Babbaramananah tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Babbaramananah from controlling successfully.
Babbaramananah is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Babbaramananah might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ragalamah Babbaramananah was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Babbaramananah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Babbaramananah moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragalamah Babbaramananah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babbaramananah tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babbaramananah defending well though.
Babbaramananah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working over Babbaramananah with some ground and pound. Babbaramananah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones wants to control but Babbaramananah is keeping him busy.
Babbaramananah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones misses with a head shot. Babbaramananah uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Babbaramananah wants to hit a switch here but Jones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Babbaramananah there!
Babbaramananah working to try and regain half guard.
Babbaramananah is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Babbaramananah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Jones dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Babbaramananah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Babbaramananah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Babbaramananah misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Babbaramananah gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jones looking to ground and pound but Babbaramananah is blocking nicely.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Babbaramananah is blocking nicely.
Jones scoring with strikes but Babbaramananah is staying in there.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Babbaramananah is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Babbaramananah is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones misses with a head shot.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Babbaramananah is looking to escape.
Babbaramananah tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
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.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones misses with a head shot.
Jones is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Babbaramananah can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Babbaramananah bucks and avoids them well.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbaramananah blocking the ground and pound.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Babbaramananah is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Jones!
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