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NFC 23 - Mahal Vs Beowulf PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nat Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nat Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Star throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tatsuya counters with a straight right hand.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. Star looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick but Star sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tatsuya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Tatsuya tenderised Star's leg. Star is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatsuya stuffs the takedown attempt from Star. Star gets slowly back to his feet.
Star has managed to clinch.
Star avoiding damage as Tatsuya throws knees to the body.
Star tries to throw a body punch but Tatsuya avoids it by throwing Star back against the cage.
Star tries to work over Tatsuya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatsuya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya is looking to control Star's arms but Star gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatsuya has his back to the cage.
Star tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatsuya avoids it.
Star tries a body shot but Tatsuya blocks it.
Tatsuya gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Star.
Tatsuya blocks a body shot from Star.
Tatsuya managing to block the knees to the body from Star.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Star in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tatsuya is looking to control Star's arms but Star gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatsuya has his back to the cage.
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Star.
Tatsuya avoiding damage as Star throws knees to the body.
Tatsuya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tatsuya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tatsuya looking to stall.
Tatsuya stalls.
Tatsuya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Star is defending well for now.
Tatsuya taking a breather.
Star is trying to trip Tatsuya. He has hold of a leg but Tatsuya is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Star persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tatsuya is looking to stand up but Star isn't so interested in that idea.
Star looking to pass the guard.
Star throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya keeping moving, preventing Star from controlling successfully.
Tatsuya wants to stand and escape but Star is having none of it.
Star looking to pass the guard.
Tatsuya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Star.
Tatsuya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Star. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tatsuya wants to stand but Star is controlling the position.
Star throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star wants to control from the top but Tatsuya keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Star's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Star missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tatsuya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Star trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tatsuya keeping moving, preventing Star from controlling successfully.
Star throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Star postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Star won't allow Tatsuya to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatsuya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tatsuya is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Star is controlling him.
Star throwing strikes from guard but Tatsuya blocks nicely.
Star 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.
Star stops Tatsuya from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Star's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Tatsuya dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick which misses Star's front leg but catches the back leg as Star tries to avoid it.
Star shoots in for a takedown but Tatsuya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tatsuya.
Star uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tatsuya.
Star lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatsuya's sensitive parts.
Star walks into a jab.
Tatsuya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tatsuya crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Star - the referee stops the clock and Tatsuya gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Star. Tatsuya manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tatsuya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Star. Star obviously looking to wear him down.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and Star counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tatsuya is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Star throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tatsuya throws a chopping leg kick but Star manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tatsuya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Star's calf.
Tatsuya moves out of range of the leg kick from Star.
Star bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tatsuya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Star's calf.
Tatsuya takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tatsuya misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatsuya.
Tatsuya does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick by Star misses
and Tatsuya counters with a good, hard body kick but Star shrugs it off.
Star takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tatsuya tries to score with a low kick but Star moves his leg out of the way.
Tatsuya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Star.
Tatsuya throws a wild body kick that Star sees coming a mile off.
Star is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tatsuya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tatsuya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatsuya slips a straight right by Star.
Tatsuya has managed to clinch.
Star tries to work over Tatsuya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Star is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tatsuya gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nat Star. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tatsuya trying to control the position but instead, Star has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tatsuya into the cage.
Star is trying to drag Tatsuya to the mat but Tatsuya just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatsuya's elbow.
Star turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Star sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tatsuya is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tatsuya is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Star has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tatsuya can do anything to dispel that myth.
An elbow from Star crashes against the mat.
Star wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tatsuya keeps working.
Tatsuya avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Star.
Star with the ground and pound but Tatsuya regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Star.
Star throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tatsuya wants to get back to his feet.
Star throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tatsuya looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tatsuya is not content to let Star control the position.
Tatsuya is trying to escape back to his feet but Star uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Tatsuya is breathing heavily.
Star tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
Star working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Star in side control, throwing shots but Tatsuya defends.
Star misses with the ground and pound.
Tatsuya avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Star.
Star lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Star in side control, throwing shots but Tatsuya defends.
Check out the look on Star's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Star fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Star trying to control the action but Tatsuya is working from the bottom.
Star is trying to get an arm triangle but Tatsuya is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nat Star dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Star throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Tatsuya misses.
Tatsuya scores with a jab.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick but Star moved away.
Star slips under a jab from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatsuya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Star throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatsuya misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatsuya moves out of range of the body kick.
Tatsuya misses with an uppercut. Star saw that one coming.
Tatsuya throws an off balance right hand
and Star counters with a thumping low kick.
Tatsuya scores with a sloppy right hand. Star should have avoided that one.
Star tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star moves into range and clinches up with Tatsuya.
Star managing to block the knees to the body from Tatsuya.
Star blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Star avoids the damage to the body.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsuya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tatsuya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsuya avoiding damage as Star throws knees to the body.
Star on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Star.
Tatsuya prevents a body shot from Star.
Star changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tatsuya fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tatsuya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tatsuya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tatsuya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Tatsuya blocks the leg kick.
Star is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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.
Tatsuya misses with a low kick.
Star thumps Tatsuya with a low kick.
Star fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Star clinches.
Star tries for a takedown but Tatsuya manages to get underhooks.
Tatsuya trying to land knees to the body.
Star misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatsuya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Star is working for takedown but Tatsuya is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nat Star. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Star 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.
Star letting Tatsuya take a breather here.
Tatsuya missing with knees to the body.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Star avoids the damage to the body.
Star wants a takedown.
Star 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 content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Star struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatsuya controls his hands.
Tatsuya misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatsuya misses with a knee strike.
Tatsuya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Star trying to land knees to the body.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Star has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tatsuya regains guard immediately.
Tatsuya wants to stand up but Star is controlling him.
Star trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tatsuya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Star 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.
Tatsuya pushes Star off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Star can't get the takedown.
Star tries to throw a body punch but Tatsuya avoids it by throwing Star back against the cage.
Tatsuya tries to land knees in the clinch but Star avoids the damage to the body.
Tatsuya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tatsuya is pressed up against the cage. Star has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tatsuya down to the mat. Tatsuya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatsuya. Star does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Star, right into the meat.
Star has a takedown stuffed.
A low kick from Tatsuya misses
and Star counters with a nice leg kick.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick
and Star counters with a good low kick that Tatsuya was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nat Star.
I think Star has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nat Star!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Jockson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jockson has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Rampage Jockson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charles Franklin's chin.
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rampage Jockson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jockson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franklin. Franklin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Franklin with a poor takedown
and Jockson counters with a nice body shot.
Franklin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jockson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franklin darts in trying to clinch
and Jockson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jockson passes Franklin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Franklin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Franklin is looking for a sweep. Jockson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jockson working Franklin over with strikes.
Jockson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Franklin's head.
Franklin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Franklin tries to get out of the position.
Jockson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jockson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jockson passes to side control.
Jockson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Franklin some visible discomfort.
Franklin tries to buck Jockson off but Jockson is having none of it.
Franklin is working hard here to advance position.
Jockson is putting a hurting on Franklin here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jockson trying to control the position but Franklin is working away.
Jockson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Franklin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jockson wants to control but Franklin is keeping him busy.
Jockson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Franklin taking a bit of punishment here - Jockson scoring with strikes.
Franklin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jockson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franklin keeps working.
Franklin is looking for a sweep.
Franklin is not content to let Jockson control the position.
Jockson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Franklin to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jockson is chipping away with strikes.
Franklin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jockson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jockson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Franklin is one step ahead there.
Franklin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin postures up.
Jockson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jockson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Franklin throws a strike but Jockson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jockson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin is in trouble now - Jockson has advanced to mount!
Franklin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jockson on the ground.
Franklin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jockson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Franklin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franklin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jockson. What's that going to do exactly?
Jockson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jockson landing strikes from the mount.
Jockson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Franklin is in a horrible position here. Jockson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jockson tries to control but Franklin wriggling away.
Franklin taking shots to the head.
Franklin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jockson controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin is squirming around, avoiding Jockson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jockson with shots to the head and body - Franklin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jockson prevents Franklin from getting the reversal.
Franklin taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jockson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Franklin punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Jockson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Franklin hang on?
Jockson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jockson unloading with bombs!
Franklin is trying to escape the mount.
Jockson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jockson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Franklin is rocked!
Jockson working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Franklin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franklin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jockson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jockson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franklin manages to avoid it.
Franklin seems to have got his legs back now.
No luck for Jockson with that takedown attempt.
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
and Jockson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Franklin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Franklin working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jockson's thigh. Jockson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jockson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franklin throws and elbow that misses. Jockson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Franklin's guard. Nice move by Jockson!
Jockson preventing the sweep.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Jockson from controlling successfully.
Jockson chips away with some ground and pound.
Franklin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jockson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin throws and elbow that misses. Jockson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Franklin's guard. Nice move by Jockson!
Jockson wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
Franklin can't keep his opponent in guard - Jockson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jockson prevents Franklin from improving his position.
Jockson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Franklin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jockson raining down shots from the mount!
Jockson trying to control but Franklin is having none of it.
Franklin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jockson.
Franklin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jockson trying to control but Franklin is having none of it.
Jockson with shots to the head and body - Franklin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jockson trying to control but Franklin is having none of it.
Rampage Jockson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jockson lands a big elbow.
Jockson tries to control but Franklin wriggling away.
Jockson unloading with bombs!
Franklin is trying to escape the mount.
Jockson lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is in a horrible position here. Jockson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jockson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Franklin looks a forlorn figure.
Jockson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Franklin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jockson trying to control but Franklin is having none of it.
Franklin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jockson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jockson with good strikes from the mount here!
Franklin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jockson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jockson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jockson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jockson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Franklin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Franklin working to try and regain half guard.
Jockson looking to control but Franklin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Franklin is working to get back to half guard.
Jockson wants to control the pace but Franklin is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jockson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Franklin's face.
Jockson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Franklin's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jockson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Franklin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jockson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franklin shoots and misses
and Jockson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Franklin with the ground and pound but Jockson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jockson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jockson uses his free foot to push down on Franklin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Franklin.
Jockson wants to control the pace but Franklin is squirming around nicely.
Jockson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jockson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jockson lands a big elbow.
Franklin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Franklin is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jockson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jockson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jockson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Franklin bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jockson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rampage Jockson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phillipe Nover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasaki Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. J-Pop Drop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Phillipe Nover had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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23
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phillipe Nover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasaki Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Nover.
Nover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nover catches Yoshida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nover tests Yoshida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yoshida is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Nover as Yoshida shoots in.
Nover defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yoshida.
Phillipe Nover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nover lands a body shot.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phillipe Nover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasaki Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yoshida looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nover's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nover duly obliges.
Yoshida is still on wobbly legs! Can Nover finish him?
Nover connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Yoshida to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Nover!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Phillipe Nover!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flint Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arigato Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arigato Sayonara was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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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, Flint Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arigato Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara throws a lazy right hand but Marko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sayonara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marko.
Sayonara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara wants to pass the guard but Marko is keeping the position.
Sayonara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sayonara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marko is trying to control the position but Sayonara postures up.
Sayonara trying to control the position from guard on top but Marko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sayonara drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Marko dives on top into guard.
Marko stands up over Sayonara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Sayonara keeping moving, preventing Marko from controlling successfully.
Marko working some strikes from top position.
Marko won't allow Sayonara to sweep him here.
Marko trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayonara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sayonara pulls Marko in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayonara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sayonara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marko is one step ahead there.
Flint Marko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sayonara swings for the body but Marko moves out of range.
Sayonara loads up on a big right hand but Marko slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Sayonara. Beautiful body shot.
Sayonara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marko misses with a hook
and Sayonara counters with a left and a right that stings Marko.
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marko manages to avoid it.
Sayonara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marko rather than just go for the knockout.
Sayonara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara punishes Marko's body with a nice straight punch.
Sayonara misses with a wild body shot.
Marko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sayonara.
Sayonara connects with a body shot.
Marko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayonara swings for the body but Marko moves out of range.
Sayonara misses with a hook to the body
and Marko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sayonara counters with a nice body shot.
Marko avoids the body shot from Sayonara.
Marko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arigato Sayonara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sayonara moves out of range of the strikes.
Marko tries to sprawl but Sayonara drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sayonara seems to be looking for submissions.
Sayonara wants to take a breather but Marko is having none of it.
Sayonara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marko trying to control from the bottom.
Sayonara seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko wants to control but Sayonara is keeping busy.
Sayonara throwing shots but Marko is blocking nicely.
Sayonara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marko's head.
Sayonara trying to mount his opponent but Marko defends it.
Sayonara wants to work for an arm triangle but Marko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marko is trying to control but can't.
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.
Sayonara wants to work for an arm triangle but Marko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sayonara is working for a kimura but Marko is defending it quite comfortably.
Sayonara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko is looking to improve his position.
Sayonara trying to mount his opponent but Marko defends it.
Sayonara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marko defends it well.
Sayonara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marko's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sayonara slips a nice elbow through Marko's hands, connecting with Marko's forehead.
Sayonara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sayonara thows a huge punch but Marko dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arigato Sayonara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marko was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses the shot to the body.
Sayonara throws a right hand that Marko ducks under and follows up with a left that Marko also avoids with ease.
Sayonara misses with a body shot
letting Marko counter with a right hand.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marko was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Sayonara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marko backs up against the cage.
Marko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arigato Sayonara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Sayonara.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marko tries for a takedown but Sayonara circles away easily
and Sayonara counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marko's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko wants to sweep here but Sayonara controlling him for the moment.
Sayonara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sayonara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marko trying to keep a closed guard but Sayonara is proving a slippery customer.
Marko wants to sweep but no luck.
Marko keeping moving, preventing Sayonara from controlling successfully.
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.
Sayonara throws a big right hand that misses.
Sayonara drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marko!
Sayonara is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marko off and has taken his back!
Sayonara looking for the choke but no joy.
Sayonara patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sayonara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara has managed to slip his arm under Marko's chin. This could be all over... yep, Marko is tapping out! Submission win for Sayonara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arigato Sayonara!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mizuro Goenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Vrbada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Good kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mizuro Goenji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomas Vrbada!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrbada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goenji scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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.
Goenji seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vrbada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Goenji frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Goenji there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Goenji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vrbada is looking to escape.
Goenji looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Goenji punching from mount but Vrbada doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Goenji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrbada working to try and regain half guard.
Goenji is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vrbada to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vrbada shrugs it off.
Goenji throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Vrbada has his hands clasped together but Goenji breaks the hold and Vrbada is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Goenji!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mizuro Goenji!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernie McCraken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernie McCraken!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parker can pounce on him.
Parker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Parker lands a big head kick that sends McCraken tumbling to the mat! Parker takes a step backwards and waves McCraken back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ernie McCraken has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCraken shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
Parker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McCraken looks gassed!
Parker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Parker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McCraken takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Parker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Parker lets loose with a powerful body kick. McCraken will feel that in the morning.
Parker lands a big head kick that sends McCraken tumbling to the mat! Parker takes a step backwards and waves McCraken back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Parker! McCraken is out on his feet! Parker rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - McCraken is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! McCraken is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Parker!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen DMX - Ain't no Sunshine as his entrance music. Paulo Souza looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza looks to clinch
and Okamoto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Okamoto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Okamoto controlling from the full mount.
Souza is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Souza is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Okamoto lands a heavy elbow.
Souza looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Okamoto.
Okamoto controlling his opponent.
Okamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Okamoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Okamoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Okamoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Souza is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
Okamoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is landing with some decent strikes but Souza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Souza wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Okamoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okamoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Okamoto cracks Souza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Souza is still in real trouble! Can Okamoto finish him?
Okamoto controlling the pace for now.
Souza takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Okamoto's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroyuki Okamoto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Marshall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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20
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall thows a leg kick but Honda checks it
and Honda counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall scoring well with a low kick there.
Marshall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marshall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Honda counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marshall misses with a right hand
and Honda counters with a straight right hand.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Honda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Honda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marshalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from Marshall misses
and Honda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marshall throws a leg kick
and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and Honda counters with a stiff right hand.
Honda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honda stuns Marshall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Honda lands a jab.
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and Honda counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Honda.
Honda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Honda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marshall's head backwards.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marshall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Honda counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall throws an off balance right hand
and Honda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Honda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marshall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marshall looks gassed!
Honda lands a really nice looking cross but Marshall seems unphased.
Honda lunges at Marshall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshall's hand.
Honda with a jab.
Marshall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda scoring well with a low kick there.
Honda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marshall's head backwards.
Honda scores with a jab to the body.
Honda is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Honda throws a good cross that connects.
Honda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marshall, right into the meat.
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and Honda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honda's corner calls for a 1-2. Honda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Honda connects with a jab.
Marshall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marshall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Honda.
Honda scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Honda.
Honda throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Honda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marshall doesn't seem phased though.
Honda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Honda scores with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Honda scores with a four punch combination!
Honda scores with a decent looking hook.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marshall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marshall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda lunges at Marshall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshall's hand.
Marshall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Honda counters with a right hand to the body.
Marshall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marshall moves forwards but Honda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marshall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marshall throws a right hand that misses
and Honda counters with a nice body shot.
Honda connects with a single shot there.
Honda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marshall.
Marshall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Honda to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Honda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marshall doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda scores with a hook.
Honda is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marshall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Honda cracks Marshall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marshall throws a right hand that misses
and Honda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honda cracks Marshall with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Honda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Honda connects with a right hand. Marshall shakes it off.
Honda connects with a leg kick. Marshall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Honda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Honda lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Honda.
Honda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Honda!
Marshall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Honda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Honda connects with a solid leg kick.
Honda connects with a right hand. Marshall shakes it off.
Marshall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Honda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honda lands a jab to Marshall's midsection.
Honda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Honda 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Honda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Honda.
Marshall misses with a hook
and Honda counters with a nice body shot.
Honda scores with a nice strike.
Marshall throws a right hand that misses
and Honda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marshall thinking.
Marshall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marshall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Honda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshall misses with a jab to the body
and Honda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marshall is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Honda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Honda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from Honda finds it's target.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marshall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Honda jabs Marshall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Honda can pounce on him.
Honda stalks Marshall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marshall's face. Marshall staggers backwards, shaken.
Honda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marshall at a distance.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Honda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Honda lands with a hook. Marshall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Honda connects with a looping right hand.
Honda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marshalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Honda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honda catches Marshall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Quinton Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda lands with a nice combination. Marshall backs away looking to recover.
Honda cracks Marshall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Honda thumps Marshall with a low kick.
Honda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab from Honda.
Honda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marshall throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Honda counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a leg kick
and Honda counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall thows a leg kick but Honda checks it
and Honda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honda shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marshall eats them both and turns towards Honda to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall misses with an uppercut
and Honda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Honda.
Marshall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Honda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marshall doesn't seem bothered though.
Honda feints and then cracks Marshall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marshall down.
Good shot there by Honda.
Marshall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marshall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Edmond Honda is winning the standup battle so far.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Marshall drops his hands momentarily and Honda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda with a jab.
A cross from Honda lands.
A low kick from Marshall is predictable there
letting Honda counter with a right hand.
Honda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marshall can do to turn this around?
Marshall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall drops his hands momentarily and Honda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Honda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marshall throws a lazy uppercut
and Honda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honda lands with a slapping head kick.
Honda works Marshall's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Honda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Honda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking cross lands there for Honda.
Marshall misses with a hook
and Honda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and Honda counters with an outside leg kick.
Honda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marshall momentarily.
A low kick from Marshall is predictable there
and Honda counters with an outside leg kick.
Marshall throws a lazy uppercut
and Honda counters with a series of strikes. Marshall will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall walks into a straight right hand from Honda.
Marshall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Honda with a jab.
Honda lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Honda dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Honda connects with the punch.
Honda connects with a looping right hand.
Marshall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honda scores with a hook to the body. Marshall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Honda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Honda connects with a body shot that sends Marshall's belly button to the back.
Honda jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Honda catches Marshall right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Honda. That snapped Marshall's head back.
Honda lands a right hook to the body.
Honda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Honda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
Marshall misses with an uppercut
and Honda counters with a two punch combo.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left and a right from Honda both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Marshall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Honda can pounce on him.
Honda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marshall in his tracks.
Honda punishes Marshall's body with a nice straight punch.
Honda scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Honda.
Marshall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Honda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marshall misses with a leg kick
and Honda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Honda.
Honda clobbers Marshall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a hook
and Honda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honda lands a right hook to the body.
Honda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Honda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marshall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Honda lands a jab to Marshall's midsection.
Jab from Honda.
Marshall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Honda can pounce on him.
Honda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Honda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Honda dips to his left and cracks Marshall with an uppercut!
Honda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marshall needs to keep his hands up - Honda had a free shot at his head there.
Edmond Honda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands with a shot to the body.
Honda is working the combinations to good effect here.
Honda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Honda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marshall doesn't seem bothered though.
Marshall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marshall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marshall swings widly with a right hand
enabling Honda to counter with a crisp jab.
Honda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marshall on the side of the head.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Honda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marshall's head.
Honda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Honda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Honda.
Honda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marshall on the side of the head.
A low kick from Marshall is predictable there
and Honda counters with a three punch combo that has Marshall backing up. Marshall nods at Honda to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Honda. That snapped Marshall's head back.
Honda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall tries to clinch there but Honda circles away.
Honda lands a jab to the head.
Marshall throws a sloppy body shot
and Honda counters with a series of strikes. Marshall will be more careful next time no doubt.
Honda keeps the fight on the outside.
Marshall tries to clinch but Honda is having none of it.
Honda throws a quick inside leg kick.
A left lands for Honda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall lands a two punch combo.
Quinton Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honda works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmond Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Honda 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmond Honda!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liberius Beowulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taj Mahal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taj Mahal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liberius Beowulf!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beowulf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mahal blocks a low kick nicely.
Mahal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beowulf sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mahal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mahal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Beowulf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beowulf scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beowulf's corner calls for a 1-2. Beowulf obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mahal misses with a combination
and Beowulf counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal throws a lazy head kick
and Beowulf counters with a body kick that stops Mahal in his tracks momentarily.
Mahal is breathing heavily.
Mahal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beowulf scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Beowulf. Beautiful body shot.
Beowulf lands a big head kick that sends Mahal tumbling to the mat! Beowulf takes a step backwards and waves Mahal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mahal is rocked!
It looks like Taj Mahal has been cut.
Beowulf drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Mahal's head, knocking him out cold! Beowulf is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liberius Beowulf!
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