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PHOENIX 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Smith (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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164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Morgan
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Morgan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Morgan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Morgan'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.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morgan up against the cage.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morgan throws an elbow but misses.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dante Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Morgan in the body.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Morgan's leg but Morgan calmly moves out of range.
Morgan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Smith tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
A good leg kick by Smith.
A lazy body kick from Smith
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith regains half guard.
Smith tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Morgan is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Smith as he works his way to full guard.
Morgan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith!
Morgan is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Morgan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Morgan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan has a hand on Smith's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Smith takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Smith controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a kick to the body
and Morgan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
Morgan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morgan.
Morgan prevents Smith from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Morgan fails to land the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morgan's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith thumps Morgan with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Morgan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dante Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Morgan counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Morgan to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith lands with a straight right. Morgan didn't see that one coming.
Morgan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith pushes Morgan away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Morgan down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dante Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
David Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Morgan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Morgan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Morgan takes a step back to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a low kick but Morgan moves out of range easily.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morgan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Morgan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Morgan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan uses his free foot to push down on Smith's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smith.
Smith can't escape the position.
Morgan wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Morgan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
David Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan raining down shots from the mount!
Morgan lands with some strikes.
Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Morgan maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Morgan shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dante Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morgan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dante Smith.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Recom Uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soral Punkass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, bleed it out by linkin park. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Recom Uy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soral Punkass!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punkass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punkass lands a head kick!
Uy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Punkass counters with a nice low kick that buckles Uy's knee momentarily.
Uy throws a sloppy head kick
and Punkass makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Uy with a poor takedown
and Punkass counters with a leg kick.
Punkass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Uy fails with the takedown
and Punkass counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Recom Uy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punkass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Punkass connects with an inside leg kick.
Uy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uy blocks a head kick by Punkass.
Punkass lands with a kick to the temple. Uy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Uy misses with a leg kick
and Punkass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punkass.
Uy is breathing heavily.
Punkass lands a head kick!
Uy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Punkass makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Punkass throws a sloppy head kick and Uy moves out of range easily.
Punkass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punkass connects with a nice looking jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Uy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Punkass 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punkass closes the distance and pushes Uy back into the cage.
Uy looking for a takedown.
Punkass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Punkass.
Punkass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punkass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Punkass lands a slapping body shot.
Punkass lands with a slapping head kick.
Punkass gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Uy tries to circle away but Punkass has him pinned against the cage.
Punkass unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punkass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Punkass breaks the clinch.
Uy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Punkass looks to land a combination. Uy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Uy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Punkass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. Uy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punkass lands with a hook. Uy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Punkass drives through and clinches with Uy against the cage.
Punkass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punkass lands a nice looking kick to the body. Uy takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Punkass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Punkass throws a series of punches but Uy moves out of range.
Uy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Punkass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Punkass lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punkass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uy.
Punkass tries to clinch up.
Punkass moves into range and clinches up with Uy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soral Punkass dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Punkass.
Punkass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uy.
A head kick misses from Punkass.
A head kick from Punkass lands but Uy takes it in his stride.
Punkass stuffs the takedown.
Punkass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Punkass scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Punkass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Punkass counters with a good low kick that Uy was not able to check.
Uy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Uy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Punkass counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Uy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Recom Uy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punkass doesn't manage to clinch there - Uy circles away.
Punkass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Uy's calf.
Punkass doesn't manage to clinch there - Uy circles away.
Punkass cracks the inside of Uy's front leg.
Punkass throws a leg kick which misses Uy's front leg but catches the back leg as Uy tries to avoid it.
Uy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punkass.
Punkass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Punkass.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punkass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punkass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Punkass moves into range and clinches up with Uy.
Punkass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Punkass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punkass is looking to clinch.
Punkass scores with a leg kick.
Punkass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punkass scores with a kick to the body.
Punkass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Punkass is looking to clinch but Uy is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Punkass tenderised Uy's leg. Uy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Punkass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Punkass, right into the meat.
Punkass scores with a shot to the body.
Uy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Punkass cracks Uy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Punkass has closed the distance and engaged Uy in a clinch.
Punkass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punkass lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punkass scores with a decent looking hook.
Punkass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Punkass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uy is rocked!
Punkass throws a leg kick which misses Uy's front leg but catches the back leg as Uy tries to avoid it.
Oh Uy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Punkass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Uy seems to have got his legs back now.
Punkass scores with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Punkass.
Punkass throws a leg kick which misses Uy's front leg but catches the back leg as Uy tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punkass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uy's sensitive parts.
Punkass scores with a hook to the body. Uy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Punkass scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soral Punkass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Uy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Uy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punkass can pounce on him.
Punkass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Punkass lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Punkass.
Punkass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punkass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punkass lands with a straight right. Uy didn't see that one coming.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uy. That did some damage!
Uy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Punkass counters with a stiff right hand.
Punkass clinches with his opponent.
Punkass looking to throw knees to the head but Uy is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Punkass working Uy over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punkass landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uy tries to pull guard but Punkass won't allow it.
Punkass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Punkass scores a nice knee to the body.
Punkass breaks the clinch.
Uy throws a lazy head kick
and Punkass counters with a body kick.
Punkass digs a good hook to Uy's body.
Punkass digs a good body shot into Uy's ribs.
Good leg kick by Punkass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Punkass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uy on the side of the head.
Punkass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Recom Uy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Punkass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punkass rushes Uy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Punkass comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
Uy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Punkass misses with a double jab
and Uy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Uy.
Punkass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Punkass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Uy misses with a takedown
and Punkass counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Recom Uy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punkass can pounce on him.
Uy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soral Punkass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Punkass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Punkass misses with a knee strike.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
Punkass scoring well with a low kick there.
Soral Punkass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Punkass.
Punkass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punkass pushes Uy up against the cage in a clinch.
Punkass crunches a lovely knee into Uy's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
Punkass lands with a kick to the temple. Uy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Uy keeps the fight on the outside.
Uy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Punkass counters with a thumping low kick.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uy. That did some damage!
Punkass connects with an inside leg kick.
Punkass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Recom Uy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punkass lands with a kick to the temple. Uy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Uy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soral Punkass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Punkass has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 24:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soral Punkass!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris To Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie Jitsu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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159 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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27
157 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris To Short !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gracie Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To Short fails with the takedown
and Jitsu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jitsu.
To Short has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jitsu is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for To Short .
To Short is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Jitsu.
Jitsu thows a huge punch but To Short dodges it nicely.
To Short throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but To Short is defending well.
To Short actively working from the bottom here.
Jitsu trying to pass the guard but To Short defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
To Short tries to roll over but Jitsu keeps him under control.
Jitsu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so To Short is just riding it out for now. Jitsu eventually gives up the hold.
To Short looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
To Short is in trouble now - Jitsu has advanced to mount!
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.
To Short is trying desperately to improve position.
Jitsu punishing his opponent with strikes.
To Short regains half guard.
To Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
To Short misses with some strikes from the bottom.
To Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
To Short is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jitsu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jitsu's back!
Jitsu manages to reverse the position and now he's in To Short 's guard. Nice work there by Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Short has his foot on Jitsu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jitsu works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jitsu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
To Short throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
To Short thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jitsu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jitsu wants to control from the top but To Short keeps moving.
Jitsu throws a big right hand that misses.
To Short throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jitsu uses it to pass to side control.
To Short tries to bench press Jitsu off him but Jitsu keeps the position.
Jitsu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear To Short down.
To Short is looking to regain half guard here but Jitsu keeps moving and retains side control.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
To Short tries to bench press Jitsu off him but Jitsu keeps the position.
Jitsu lands a decent elbow from side control.
To Short striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
To Short is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jitsu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
Jitsu stalling.
To Short throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Jitsu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
To Short with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jitsu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for To Short !
Jitsu trying to control but To Short is having none of it.
To Short defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jitsu.
Jitsu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. To Short looks a forlorn figure.
Jitsu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns To Short that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jitsu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jitsu blocks To Short 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jitsu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jitsu blocks To Short 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
To Short working to try and regain half guard.
Jitsu is landing with some decent strikes but To Short is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jitsu content just to control the position here.
To Short is desperately trying to improve his position but Jitsu has a good base and remains in mount.
Jitsu lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns To Short that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
To Short throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
To Short really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Short throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The referee warns To Short that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
To Short is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jitsu with good strikes from the mount here!
To Short 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jitsu moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from To Short .
To Short tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jitsu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. To Short knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
To Short might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
To Short manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
To Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
Jitsu working over To Short with some ground and pound. To Short looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but To Short is defending well.
To Short flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie Jitsu has got the better of the ground game so far.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
To Short with the active half guard here but Jitsu passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu controls the position from side control.
To Short is looking to regain half guard here but Jitsu keeps moving and retains side control.
To Short is working hard here to advance position.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
To Short throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Jitsu grinds an elbow into To Short 's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Jitsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
To Short tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jitsu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for To Short !
To Short keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jitsu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jitsu blocks To Short 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
To Short swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jitsu looking to finish To Short with some ground and pound. This is bad for To Short !
To Short looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
To Short is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
To Short is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
To Short throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jitsu. What's that going to do exactly?
Jitsu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish To Short ?
Jitsu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jitsu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jitsu prevents To Short from getting the reversal.
Jitsu landing shots from mount.
Jitsu unloading with bombs!
To Short is rocked!
Jitsu working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oh To Short is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jitsu is going oldschool here, as he tries to force To Short to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so To Short shrugs it off.
To Short seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Short throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jitsu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jitsu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish To Short ?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
To Short is wriggling around trying to escape.
To Short swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
To Short gets back to half guard.
Jitsu controlling the pace.
Jitsu blocks the strikes from To Short .
To Short misses with some strikes from the bottom.
To Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jitsu is trying to control. To Short wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
Jitsu trying to control the action but To Short is working from the bottom.
Jitsu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jitsu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
To Short tries to roll over but Jitsu keeps him under control.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
To Short is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
To Short throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
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.
Jitsu prevents To Short from getting the reversal.
Jitsu punishing his opponent with strikes.
To Short is desperately trying to improve his position but Jitsu has a good base and remains in mount.
Jitsu landing shots from mount.
Jitsu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
To Short keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns To Short that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jitsu postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt To Short bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jitsu and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gracie Jitsu!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between German Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). German Shepherd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
145 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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24
143 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, German Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd moves to clinch but Andrews breaks away
so Andrews counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Andrews content to stall in guard here.
Andrews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andrews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shepherd wants to stand but Andrews is controlling the position.
Andrews not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Shepherd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrews stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shepherd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andrews sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shepherd's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews controlling the action here.
Shepherd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shepherd tries to get out of the position.
Andrews maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shepherd could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Andrews has cracked it and Shepherd is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Andrews!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wayne Andrews!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papoh Bamoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamoya comes to the cage accompanied by Lupang Hinirang. Hawkes has chosen I'm Shipping Up to Boston as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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25
181 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papoh Bamoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkes. Bamoya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bamoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bamoya tries to clinch but Hawkes moves out of range.
Hawkes moves into the clinch successfully.
Hawkes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Papoh Bamoya has been cut.
Hawkes tries to work over Bamoya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bamoya missing with knees to the body.
Hawkes tries a knee to the head but Bamoya blocks it.
A short uppercut from Bamoya.
Hawkes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bamoyas head.
A body shot lands from Hawkes.
Hawkes with a knee to the head.
Hawkes misses with a knee to the head.
Hawkes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bamoya lands a nice elbow.
Hawkes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bamoya digs a right hand into Hawkes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hawkes's gas tank.
Hawkes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawkes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamoya's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawkes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bamoya.
Hawkes looks gassed!
Bamoya lands a nice shot to the body.
Bamoya lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bamoya scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawkes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bamoya is leaning against Hawkes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bamoya working Hawkes over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bamoya.
Bamoya lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bamoya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jonathan Hawkes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamoya lands a left hand.
Bamoya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bamoya lands a nice elbow.
Bamoya lands an elbow just above Hawkes 's eye.
Bamoya landing knees to the body.
Hawkes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Bamoya.
Knees to the body from Bamoya.
Bamoya lands an elbow inside.
Hawkes takes a shot to the head.
Bamoya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bamoya lands a body shot.
Bamoya lands a shoulder strike.
Bamoya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Bamoya.
Hawkes throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Bamoya.
A nice left hand lands by Bamoya.
Hawkes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bamoya blocking some punches.
Bamoya with a knee to the head.
Hawkes takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bamoya.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bamoya.
Bamoya tries a knee to the head but Hawkes blocks it.
Hawkes missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamoya lands an elbow that stopped Hawkes in his tracks for a moment.
Bamoya lands a nice elbow.
Bamoya lands an uppercut.
Bamoya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hawkes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bamoya lands a shot to the body.
Bamoya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Bamoya.
Bamoya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawkes.
Bamoya lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bamoya.
Hawkes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bamoya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Bamoya.
Bamoya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawkes misses with the head strike.
Hawkes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bamoya lands a knee to the body.
Bamoya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bamoya landing knees to the head.
Bamoya lands a good knee to the midsection. Hawkes won't want to take too many of those.
Bamoya presses Hawkes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bamoya lands an elbow just above Hawkes 's eye.
Bamoya lands an uppercut.
Hawkes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bamoya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bamoya.
Bamoya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bamoya.
Bamoya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkes avoids it.
Nice body punch from Bamoya - that landed with a thud.
Bamoya blocks an uppercut.
Hawkes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bamoya backwards.
Bamoya tries a knee to the head but Hawkes blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bamoya.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bamoya.
Hawkes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bamoya lands a nice uppercut.
Hawkes lands a shot to the body.
Bamoya lands a right hand.
Hawkes misses with a knee to the head.
Hawkes takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawkes throws an elbow but misses.
Bamoya lands an elbow that stopped Hawkes in his tracks for a moment.
Bamoya gets through Hawkes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawkes misses with the head strike.
Bamoya lands an elbow that stopped Hawkes in his tracks for a moment.
Bamoya lands a nice shot to the body.
Bamoya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bamoya lands an elbow that stopped Hawkes in his tracks for a moment.
Bamoya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bamoya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawkes's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bamoya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkes misses with a body punch.
Bamoya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawkes blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawkes throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Bamoya.
Bamoya lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bamoya - that landed with a thud.
Hawkes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bamoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bamoya lands a good knee to the midsection. Hawkes won't want to take too many of those.
Bamoya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bamoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamoya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bamoya is working Hawkes over against the cage.
Hawkes tries to throw a body punch but Bamoya avoids it by throwing Hawkes back against the cage.
Bamoya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hawkes looking to throw knees to the head but Bamoya is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bamoya lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawkes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bamoya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawkes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bamoya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawkess head.
Bamoya lands with a short shot to the head.
Bamoya scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawkes is leaning against Bamoya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papoh Bamoya dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Bamoya misses with a wild combination.
Hawkes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bamoya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawkes misses with a right hand
and Bamoya counters with a head kick.
Papoh Bamoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hawkes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawkes has Bamoya up against the cage in a clinch.
Bamoya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bamoya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bamoya lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawkes backwards.
A short body shot lands from Bamoya as the two fighters clinch.
Bamoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawkes misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bamoya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bamoya lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Bamoya.
Hawkes lands a right hand.
Bamoya lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamoya lands a body punch.
Bamoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkes is defending well for now.
Bamoya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bamoya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hawkes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bamoya cracks Hawkes with a nice body shot.
Bamoya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bamoya is leaning against Hawkes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawkes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hawkes throws a head punch that misses.
Hawkes digs a right hand into Bamoya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bamoya's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Bamoya.
Bamoya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkes avoids it.
Hawkes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bamoya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bamoya takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bamoya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawkes throws an elbow but misses.
Bamoya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bamoya presses Hawkes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bamoya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bamoya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bamoya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bamoya lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bamoya backwards.
Hawkes scores with a shot to the side of Bamoya's head.
Hawkes swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamoya lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawkes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bamoya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bamoya landing knees to the body.
Bamoya lands a right hand.
Bamoya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bamoya lands a damaging elbow.
Papoh Bamoya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hawkes fails to land.
Bamoya landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bamoya obliges.
Nice body punch from Bamoya.
Bamoya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawkes.
Bamoya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkes can do to turn this around?
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the head but Bamoya blocks with his arms.
Bamoya crunches a lovely knee into Hawkes's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bamoya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawkes's brow.
Nice body punch from Bamoya - that landed with a thud.
Hawkes misses with a punch on the inside.
Bamoya lands a damaging elbow.
Bamoya pushes Hawkes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bamoya.
Bamoya misses with an elbow over the top.
Hawkes misses with a knee to the head.
Bamoya working Hawkes over with knees to the body.
Bamoya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawkes throws a head punch that misses.
Bamoya is working Hawkes over against the cage.
Bamoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkes avoids the damage to the body.
Bamoya lands a nice knee to the body.
Bamoya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hawkes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawkes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawkes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bamoya throws a head punch that misses.
Hawkes scores with a knee to the head.
Hawkes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkes lands an uppercut.
Bamoya lands a knee to the body.
Bamoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hawkes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the head but Bamoya blocks with his arms.
Hawkes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bamoya lands a knee to the body.
Hawkes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bamoya.
Bamoya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawkes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bamoya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hawkes's face.
Hawkes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bamoya missing with knees to the body.
Bamoya avoids the elbow strike from Hawkes, against the cage.
Bamoya presses Hawkes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Bamoya.
A nice left hand lands by Bamoya.
Hawkes is working Bamoya over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bamoya.
Hawkes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bamoya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bamoya.
Hawkes tries a knee to the head but Bamoya blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bamoya.
Bamoya missing with knees to the body.
Bamoya blocking some punches.
Bamoya presses Hawkes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bamoya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawkes backwards.
Bamoya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawkes backwards.
Bamoya throws an elbow but it misses.
Hawkes misses with the head strike.
Hawkes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bamoya blocks it with crossed arms.
Bamoya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bamoya lands an elbow inside that Hawkes shrugs off.
Hawkes works on Bamoya's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawkes takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papoh Bamoya dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bamoya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bamoya lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hawkes will feel that in the morning.
Bamoya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bamoya lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawkes off the cage and back into rage.
Bamoya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bamoya lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bamoya lands a body shot.
Hawkes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bamoya.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bamoya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkes.
Hawkes clinches.
Bamoya scores a nice knee to the body.
Bamoya scores with a knee to the head.
Bamoya throws a head punch that misses.
Hawkes works on Bamoya's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the head but Bamoya blocks with his arms.
Bamoya avoids the elbow strike from Hawkes, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bamoya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawkes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawkes misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the head but Bamoya blocks with his arms.
Hawkes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bamoya.
Hawkes takes an elbow to the temple.
Bamoya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Bamoya.
Bamoya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawkes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bamoya lands an elbow inside that Hawkes shrugs off.
Bamoya lands an elbow just above Hawkes 's eye.
Hawkes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkes connects with a knee to the head.
Bamoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hawkes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bamoya is working Hawkes over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bamoya.
Hawkes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bamoya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hawkes lands a left hand.
Bamoya working Hawkes over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bamoya.
Bamoya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the head but Bamoya blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Bamoya.
Bamoya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hawkes fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hawkes fails to land.
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.
Bamoya avoids a wild elbow strike from Hawkes.
Bamoya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bamoya lands a nice shot to the body.
Bamoya lands a damaging elbow.
Hawkes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bamoya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bamoya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bamoya gets through Hawkes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawkes swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamoya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bamoya lands a body punch.
A short left from Hawkes.
Bamoya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Bamoya.
Bamoya lands a left hand.
Bamoya lands a body punch.
Hawkes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bamoya tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkes avoids the damage to the body.
Hawkes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bamoya's face.
Bamoya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bamoya lands a damaging elbow.
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the head but Bamoya blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bamoya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bamoya.
Hawkes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Bamoya.
Bamoya misses with a knee to the head.
Bamoya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bamoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bamoya.
Bamoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bamoya.
Bamoya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkes avoids it.
Hawkes lands a shot to the body.
Hawkes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bamoya obliges.
Hawkes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bamoya.
Bamoya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawkes backwards.
Hawkes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bamoya connects with a knee to the head.
Jonathan Hawkes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawkes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bamoya creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hawkes has a couple of punches blocked by Bamoya.
Hawkes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bamoya blocks it with crossed arms.
Bamoya lands a shoulder strike.
Bamoya presses Hawkes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bamoya crunches a lovely knee into Hawkes's ribcage.
Bamoya blocks an elbow strike from Hawkes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bamoya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawkes can't find room to land a body shot as Bamoya controls the action.
Bamoya lands an elbow that stopped Hawkes in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bamoya obliges.
Bamoya swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawkes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamoya blocks an uppercut.
Hawkes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bamoya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bamoya managing to block the knees to the body from Hawkes.
Hawkes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bamoya - that landed with a thud.
Hawkes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawkes working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bamoya.
Still in the clinch, Bamoya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bamoya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkes avoids it.
Hawkes misses with a knee to the head.
Bamoya missing with knees to the body.
Bamoya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bamoya trying to land knees to the body.
Hawkes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bamoya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bamoya lands an elbow inside that Hawkes shrugs off.
Bamoya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bamoya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bamoya lands an uppercut.
Hawkes throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papoh Bamoya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bamoya 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 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papoh Bamoya!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Oriah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is . Aoki Funkyama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Oriah's chin.
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25
169 lbs
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24
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Oriah!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oriah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Funkyama darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oriah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oriah's head.
Funkyama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oriah wants to sweep here but Funkyama controlling him for the moment.
Oriah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Funkyama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Oriah keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oriah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oriah has momentary wrist control but Funkyama slips an elbow through the middle.
Funkyama stopping the sweep attempt from Oriah.
Funkyama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oriah keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
Oriah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oriah is pulling down on Funkyama's head. It's preventing any offense from Funkyama, at least for the moment.
Oriah wants to sweep but no luck.
Oriah looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Funkyama puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Oriah tries to roll over but Funkyama keeps him under control.
Funkyama wants to pass the guard but Oriah is defending well.
That's four 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.
Funkyama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Funkyama sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oriah tries to get to full guard but Funkyama has control of the leg.
Funkyama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Funkyama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Funkyama prevents Oriah from improving his position.
Oriah taking some punishment here, with Funkyama in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Funkyama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oriah throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a hook to the side of Oriah's head but Oriah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oriah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funkyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriah throws a lazy uppercut
and Funkyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Oriah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Funkyama counters with a low kick, right behind Oriah 's knee.
Oriah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funkyama counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oriah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Funkyama postures up.
Oriah keeping full guard, as Funkyama tries to pass.
Funkyama stopping the sweep attempt from Oriah.
Funkyama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oriah is trying to control the position but Funkyama postures up.
Funkyama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oriah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Funkyama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama trying to control but Oriah is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oriah misses with a takedown attempt
and Funkyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oriah thinking.
Oriah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Funkyama lands a nice shot that snaps Oriah's head back.
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.
Funkyama shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oriah's guard.
Funkyama distracts Oriah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Funkyama sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Funkyama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Funkyama is working Oriah over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Funkyama dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Oriah takes a swing at Funkyama's ribcage but misses.
Funkyama misses with a hook
and Oriah counters with a straight right hand.
Oriah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oriah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to clinch up.
Oriah shoots in and drives through. Funkyama sprawls well.
Funkyama shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Funkyama 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.
Oriah gets back to full guard.
Oriah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oriah lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Funkyama!
Oriah lands a big shot there that rocks Funkyama but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oriah lands a big elbow.
Funkyama regains half guard.
Funkyama tries to roll over but Oriah keeps him under control.
Aoki Funkyama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriah is trying to control. Funkyama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oriah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Funkyama is positioning himself well to prevent Oriah advancing to mount.
Funkyama is looking to control Oriah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Funkyama avoid being mounted?
Funkyama is pressing down on Oriah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oriah throws a strike but Funkyama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oriah keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Funkyama being controlled here momentarily.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Oriah keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Funkyama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Adam Oriah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oriah wants to control but Funkyama passes easily into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Oriah.
Well Funkyama 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 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aoki Funkyama!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hashimoto Toyotasan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Malfacine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Malfacine's choice of entrance music: His Own Fight Video. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
139 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hashimoto Toyotasan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Malfacine!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malfacine wants to clinch.
Toyotasan misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Malfacine
and Toyotasan counters with a low kick, right behind Malfacine 's knee.
Malfacine shoots for a double leg takedown but Toyotasan sprawls well. He's pushed Malfacine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Malfacine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toyotasan counters with a body kick that stops Malfacine in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toyotasan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toyotasan avoids the head kick by Malfacine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotasan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashimoto Toyotasan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toyotasan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malfacine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toyotasan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toyotasan misses with the body kick
and Malfacine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malfacine jabs Toyotasan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malfacine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toyotasan.
Malfacine lands a jab to Toyotasan's midsection.
Toyotasan gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Toyotasan regains guard immediately.
Malfacine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Malfacine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malfacine throwing strikes but missing.
Malfacine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Toyotasan keeping full guard, as Malfacine tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malfacine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toyotasan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Toyotasan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malfacine on the ground.
Malfacine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Malfacine stops Toyotasan from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malfacine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toyotasan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Malfacine throws a strike but Toyotasan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Malfacine looking for a sweep. Not yet Malfacine, not yet.
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.
Malfacine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Toyotasan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malfacine keeping moving, preventing Toyotasan from controlling successfully.
Toyotasan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malfacine is looking for a triangle but Toyotasan pushes his legs off easily.
Malfacine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malfacine has his foot on Toyotasan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Toyotasan works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Malfacine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Malfacine misses with a wild body shot.
Toyotasan throws a leg kick
and Malfacine counters with a one-two to the body.
Toyotasan throws a hook to the side of Malfacine's head but Malfacine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malfacine 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.
Malfacine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toyotasan under the eye.
A low kick from Toyotasan is predictable there
and Malfacine counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Toyotasan is predictable there
and Malfacine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfacine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toyotasan tries a head kick but it misses.
Toyotasan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toyotasan has managed to clinch.
Malfacine misses with an elbow strike.
Toyotasan wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Malfacine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Malfacine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toyotasan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malfacine tightens his grip and picks Toyotasan up, before dumping him to the ground. Toyotasan manages to land in guard.
Malfacine got a little sloppy there for a moment and Toyotasan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Malfacine has managed to get both his arms back between Toyotasan's legs - danger averted.
Malfacine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malfacine looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine throwing strikes but missing.
Malfacine wants to control from the top but Toyotasan keeps moving.
Malfacine throwing strikes from guard but Toyotasan blocks nicely.
Toyotasan can't keep his opponent in guard - Malfacine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Malfacine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine wants to pass the guard but Toyotasan is defending well.
Malfacine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Malfacine drops an elbow to the side of Toyotasan's head.
Toyotasan is in trouble now - Malfacine has advanced to mount!
Malfacine throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Malfacine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toyotasan?
Toyotasan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Malfacine tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyotasan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Malfacine tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Malfacine controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Malfacine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Malfacine with a couple of short strikes.
Malfacine breaks from Toyotasan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Malfacine there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bruno Malfacine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malfacine 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.
Bruno Malfacine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Malfacine. Toyotasan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Toyotasan is predictable there
and Malfacine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malfacine fails with a takedown attempt.
Toyotasan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malfacine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Toyotasan misses
and Malfacine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotasan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Malfacine counters with a takedown into side control.
Toyotasan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Malfacine.
Toyotasan defending against the ground and pound.
Malfacine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toyotasan keeps working.
Malfacine tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Malfacine postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Malfacine has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Malfacine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Toyotasan is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toyotasan takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Malfacine's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Malfacine!
Bruno Malfacine is the new bantamweight champion!
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