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RS 91 - POS PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Beetlejuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beetlejuice comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Beetle. Lester Beetlejuice looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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280 lbs
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287 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lester Beetlejuice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Neil!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil takes a swing at Beetlejuice's ribcage but misses.
Beetlejuice rushes Neil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neil gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beetlejuice pulls guard effortlessly.
Neil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beetlejuice 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.
Beetlejuice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neil tries to free his leg and advance position but Beetlejuice is retaining full guard.
Neil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beetlejuice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neil working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beetlejuice's head.
Beetlejuice looking for a sweep. Not yet Beetlejuice, not yet.
Neil trying to control the position from guard on top but Beetlejuice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neil chips away with some ground and pound.
Neil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil won't allow Beetlejuice to sweep him here.
Neil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neil works over Beetlejuice with some ground and pound from guard.
Neil avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beetlejuice is breathing heavily.
Neil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neil works over Beetlejuice with some ground and pound from guard.
Beetlejuice wants to sweep but no luck.
Neil working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beetlejuice's head.
Neil scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Neil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neil keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beetlejuice's head.
Neil wants to control from the top but Beetlejuice keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Beetlejuice dives on top into guard.
Beetlejuice pushes down on Neil's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neil is trying to get back to full guard.
Neil throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Beetlejuice blocks the strikes from Neil.
Neil actively working from the bottom here.
Beetlejuice stalling away here and it's allowed Neil to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Beetlejuice advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Neil tries to get to full guard but Beetlejuice has control of the leg.
Beetlejuice is trying to work for a kimura but Neil is defending well.
Neil is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Beetlejuice is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Neil to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Neil shrugs it off.
Beetlejuice is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Neil has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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.
Beetlejuice tries to control but Neil wriggling away.
Neil swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Neil is wriggling around trying to escape.
Beetlejuice blocks Neil's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Neil throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Beetlejuice looking to secure an arm triangle but Neil defends it well.
Neil flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Neil will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Beetlejuice closes the distance but Neil moves to the side
and Neil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Neil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beetlejuice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Neil counters with a right hand to the body.
Neil looks to land a combination but Beetlejuice avoids it well.
Neil throws a shot from downtown. Beetlejuice moves away and avoids it.
Beetlejuice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neil scores with the left hand. Beetlejuice knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Neil.
It looks like Lester Beetlejuice has been cut.
Beetlejuice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neil is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Beetlejuice like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Beetlejuice from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Neil!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Tomcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki has chosen Handlebars as his entrance music. Lyoto Aoki struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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198 lbs
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200 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamil Tomcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomcik scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Lyoto Aoki has been cut.
Aoki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tomcik.
Aoki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tomcik blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Tomcik ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Tomcik slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aoki scores with a punch to the head.
Tomcik connects with a solid leg kick.
Aoki looks gassed!
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tomcik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tomcik 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.
Tomcik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aoki's calf.
Tomcik lands with a good body shot.
Tomcik throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Aoki crashing down! Aoki tries to stagger back to his feet but Tomcik just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Aoki asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Tomcik!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Uzamaki (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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182 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzamaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader tries to clinch but Uzamaki moves away
and Uzamaki counters with a nice body shot.
Vader wants to clinch but Uzamaki slips to the side
and Uzamaki counters with a crisp one two that drops Vader! Uzamaki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vader to his feet! Vader is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uzamaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uzamaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uzamaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vader is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Uzamaki.
Vader blocks a low kick nicely.
Vader misses with an uppercut
and Uzamaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Chad Vader has been cut.
Uzamaki lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Uzamaki.
Uzamaki scores with a one two! Vader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Uzamaki misses with a two punch combination.
Vader tries to clinch but Uzamaki moves away
and Uzamaki counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Vader! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Uzamaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naruto Uzamaki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by S.O.S. Taka Tanaka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Campbell's chin.
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158 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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156 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taka Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka shoots in and gets a takedown into Campbell's guard.
Tanaka is pushing down on Campbell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Campbell is fighting to maintain full guard but Tanaka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tanaka moves into full mount! Campbell won't be happy about that!
Tanaka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Campbell wants to hold on but Tanaka pushes him away.
Tanaka tries to control but Campbell wriggling away.
Tanaka lands with some strikes.
Tanaka punishing his opponent with strikes.
Campbell is squirming around, avoiding Tanaka's attempts to control the action.
Tanaka jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Campbell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Campbell is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka controlling the position.
Campbell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tanaka off and has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Tanaka as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Campbell!
Tanaka tries to roll but Campbell sticks to his back.
Tanaka is holding onto Campbell's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Tanaka is trying to break free.
Tanaka looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throwing sloppy strikes.
Tanaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanaka is really stuck here.
Tanaka covering up well under a series of strikes from Campbell.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Tanaka avoids the strikes from Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Campbell prevents Tanaka from improving his position.
Campbell tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Campbell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tanaka defending well though.
Tanaka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tanaka is refusing to be controlled, as Campbell sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tanaka is looking for a sweep. Campbell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tanaka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tanaka manages to get to full guard.
Tanaka working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Campbell has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Tanaka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tanaka counters with a shoot takedown. Campbell fights it but they end up in guard.
Tanaka throwing strikes but missing.
Tanaka throws a big right hand that misses.
Campbell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tanaka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Campbell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tanaka has managed to get both his arms back between Campbell's legs - danger averted.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Campbell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tanaka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Campbell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tanaka controls the pace.
Tanaka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tanaka looking to sit in guard and control but Campbell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tanaka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Campbell!
Campbell tries to hold on but Tanaka postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka with the ground and pound from mount.
Tanaka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Campbell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Campbell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tanaka.
Tanaka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Campbell looks a forlorn figure.
Campbell is rocked!
Tanaka lands a big shot to the head and Campbell winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Taka Tanaka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pinos Swacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yli Paino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinos Swacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yli Paino!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paino wants it to stay on the feet.
Swacker closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Paino to counter with a crisp jab.
Swacker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paino is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swacker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swacker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swacker throws a series of punches but Paino avoids them all with ease.
Paino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swacker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Swacker lands in his opponent's guard.
Swacker stands up over Paino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swacker is one step ahead there.
Swacker trying to control but Paino is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paino trying to keep a closed guard but Swacker is proving a slippery customer.
Paino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swacker landing some decent shots from guard.
Swacker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paino's head.
Swacker 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.
Swacker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swacker passes Paino's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Paino keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Swacker throwing shots but Paino is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paino is looking to improve his position.
Paino is looking to control Swacker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paino avoid being mounted?
Swacker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paino tries to roll over but Swacker keeps him under control.
Paino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swacker.
Swacker thows a huge punch but Paino dodges it nicely.
Paino tries to get to full guard but Swacker has control of the leg.
Swacker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Paino sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swacker misses with a head shot. Paino uses the momentum to regain guard.
Paino is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swacker!
Paino working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Paino avoids the attempt from Swacker to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swacker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paino cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Swacker tries to reverse the position but Paino maintains control.
Swacker is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Paino prevents Swacker from getting the reversal.
Paino thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swacker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paino lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pinos Swacker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Swacker throws a lazy uppercut
and Paino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swacker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paino counters with a three punch combo that has Swacker backing up. Swacker nods at Paino to acknowledge the strikes.
Pinos Swacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swacker throws a combination that misses
and Paino counters with a straight right hand.
Paino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Paino.
Swacker swings widly with a right hand
and Paino counters with a right hand to the body.
Paino fails to land the takedown.
Swacker looks for a takedown but Paino sprawls well.
Swacker misses with a double jab.
Paino is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Swacker shoots in for a double leg but Paino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Swacker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paino counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paino is working Swacker over against the cage.
Paino lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swacker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Swacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Swacker shoots for a takedown but Paino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pinos Swacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swacker tries for a takedown but Paino circles away easily
and Paino counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paino distracts Swacker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paino postures up in Swacker's guard and throws a big left but Swacker blocks it.
Swacker keeping moving, preventing Paino from controlling successfully.
Paino is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Paino trying to control the position from guard on top but Swacker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paino tries to free his leg and advance position but Swacker is retaining full guard.
Swacker trying to keep a closed guard but Paino is proving a slippery customer.
Paino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paino working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swacker's head.
Paino looking to sit in guard and control but Swacker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paino looking to control.
Paino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swacker.
Paino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swacker stopping the sweep attempt from Paino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swacker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paino controls Swacker momentarily but Swacker frees himself.
Swacker looking to pass the guard.
Swacker throws a strike but Paino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Paino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Swacker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paino trying to control but Swacker is working from the bottom.
Swacker looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Swacker misses with a lunging right hand
and Paino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paino tries to move into range but Swacker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Swacker shoots in and bounces Paino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yli Paino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Swacker shoots in for a takedown but Paino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Swacker fails with the takedown.
Paino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Swacker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swacker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swacker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paino controls his hands.
Paino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swacker avoids it.
Paino pushes Swacker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swacker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swacker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paino counters with a three punch combo that has Swacker backing up. Swacker nods at Paino to acknowledge the strikes.
Swacker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paino is fending him off so far but Swacker persists. Nope, Paino circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pinos Swacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swacker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paino pinned against the cage. Paino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Swacker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paino works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swacker!
Paino raining down shots from the mount!
Paino postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swacker looks a forlorn figure.
Paino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Swacker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paino lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Paino lands a nice shot to the head.
Paino trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swacker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swacker is looking to escape.
Paino is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Paino landing shots from mount.
Swacker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swacker is squirming around, avoiding Paino's attempts to control the action.
Swacker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paino raining down hammerfists from mount.
Paino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Swacker somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Swacker. Paino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swacker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swacker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swacker misses with a straight left.
Swacker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paino defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swacker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Swacker tries to free his leg and advance position but Paino is retaining full guard.
Paino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Swacker looking to sit in guard and control but Paino gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paino is looking to work some ground and pound but Swacker has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swacker looking to control.
Paino postures up in Swacker's guard and throws a big left but Swacker blocks it.
Swacker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swacker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Paino puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yli Paino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paino 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 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yli Paino!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laboy comes to the cage accompanied by It's Amazing by Kanye West. Lice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sepultura - Refuse/Resist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
141 lbs
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28
146 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Laboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laboy fails with a takedown attempt.
Laboy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laboy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Laboy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laboy looks to land a strike but Lice avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Laboy landing some decent shots from guard.
Laboy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy stands up over Lice, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laboy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laboy is one step ahead there.
Laboy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laboy has gone for a leg lock! Lice slips out almost immediately though and dives into Laboy's guard.
Laboy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lice's guard.
Laboy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lice is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lice has escaped and now he's on top!
Lice wants to pass the guard but Laboy is keeping the position.
Lice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laboy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laboy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lice uses it to pass to side control.
Laboy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lice off and has taken his back!
Laboy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Laboy is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lice is really stuck here.
Lice trying to control the action but Laboy just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice has hold of Laboy's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Laboy has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Lice is defending well but eventually Laboy manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Lice has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Laboy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto's entrance music is Rap De Armas. A fine choice. Random has chosen Nas - Made you look as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Alberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Random!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Random jabs at Alberto's body.
Alberto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Random counters with a stiff right hand.
Random shoots in but no luck this time.
Alberto tries to keep at a distance but Random has taken the fight into the clinch.
Random creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alberto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alberto dodges an elbow strike from Random.
Random creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alberto's defenses.
Alberto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Random creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Random is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alberto blocks an elbow strike.
Random looking to throw knees to the head but Alberto is blocking nicely.
Alberto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Random trying to land knees to the body.
Random blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Random taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Random.
Alberto misses with an elbow strike.
Alberto'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.
Random gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alberto missing with knees to the body.
Alberto avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Random misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alberto.
Alberto taking a breather.
Random lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Random just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alberto's brow.
Alberto misses with an elbow strike.
Alberto avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the cage.
Random pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Random misses with an elbow strike.
Alberto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alberto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alberto is trying to maintain a safe position but Random gets an underhook and turns Alberto into the cage.
Random pushes off an throws an elbow but Alberto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alberto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alberto wants to stall.
Random stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alberto slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Alberto.
Alberto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Random counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Random ducks under a wild hook from Alberto.
Alberto slips a straight right by Random.
A head kick by Random misses
and Alberto counters with a one-two to the body.
Random throws a right and a left that both miss.
Random doesn't manage to clinch there - Alberto circles away.
Random keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alberto.
Some bone on bone action there as Random checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Random uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alberto.
Random slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Random!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alberto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Random counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alberto swats away the attempt to clinch by Random.
Random decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Random tries to pass to full mount but Alberto defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto is doing well to control the position and prevent Random from advancing to side control.
Random misses with a head shot. Alberto uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alberto looking to control.
Random trying to control the position from guard on top but Alberto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alberto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Random controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alberto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Random stops Alberto from standing up.
Random tries to free his leg and advance position but Alberto is retaining full guard.
Random trying to control the position from guard on top but Alberto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock Random has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Random shoots in looking for a takedown but Alberto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Random's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Random tries to close the distance and clinch but Alberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Random throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Random takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Random tries to clinch up.
Alberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Random.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alberto throws a lazy uppercut
and Random counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Random rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alberto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alberto throws a looping overhand right but Random ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Random dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Random throws a big shot that misses.
Alberto loads up on a big right hand but Random slips the punch.
Random keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alberto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Random tries a head kick but it misses.
Alberto scores with a hook.
Random tries to clinch but Alberto moves out of range.
Random tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Random uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alberto.
Random tries to clinch but Alberto is having none of it.
Alberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alberto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Random defending well as Alberto loads up on a big left hand.
Alberto tries to land a leg kick but Random saw it coming and moves away.
Alberto throws a series of punches but Random moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto moves out of range of the body kick from Random.
Alberto 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.
Carlos Alberto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alberto throws a looping overhand right but Random ducks down to avoid it.
Random lands with a kick to the temple. Alberto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Random drives through and clinches with Alberto against the cage.
Random misses with the head strike.
Random blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Random misses with an elbow over the top.
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alberto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Random creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alberto tries to stall but Random uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alberto dodges an elbow strike from Random.
Alberto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Random lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alberto avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the cage.
The referee calls for Alberto to work.
With the fighters up against the cage, Random throws an elbow but misses.
Random tries to land knees in the clinch but Alberto avoids the damage to the body.
Random cracks Alberto with a nice body shot.
Random lands an elbow inside that Alberto shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Random on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Random lands an elbow inside that Alberto shrugs off.
Random lands a damaging elbow.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Random lands a knee to the body.
Random missing with knees to the body.
Alberto lands a body shot.
Random on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Random lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alberto wants to stall.
Random swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Random throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alberto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Random creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Random misses with an elbow strike.
Alberto lands a shot to the body.
Alberto lands a body shot.
Alberto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Random lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alberto leaning against his opponent.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Random throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alberto blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Random is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alberto is defending well for now.
Alberto is looking to control Random's arms but Random gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alberto has his back to the cage.
Alberto trying to land knees to the body.
Alberto digs a right hand underneath Random's ribcage. Random let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alberto lands an elbow that stopped Random in his tracks for a moment.
Alberto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Random is keeping busy.
Random gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alberto avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the cage.
Random tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alberto avoids it.
Alberto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Random misses with a knee strike.
Alberto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alberto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alberto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alberto throws an elbow that misses.
Alberto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Random takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alberto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Random is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alberto is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Random looking to throw knees to the head but Alberto is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Alberto.
Alberto looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Alberto.
Alberto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Random pushes off an throws an elbow but Alberto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Random tries to land knees in the clinch but Alberto avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe Alberto would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Alberto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Random.
Random using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alberto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alberto lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Alberto.
Alberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Random.
Alberto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Alberto.
Alberto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alberto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alberto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carlos Alberto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Random on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Random throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alberto.
Alberto missing with a left hand there. Random was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alberto misses with a lunging right hand
and Random counters by moving into the clinch.
Alberto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Random working aggressively here.
Random misses with an elbow over the top.
Random pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Random throws an elbow but it misses.
A hook to the body from Alberto.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alberto misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Random lands a hook that snaps the head of Alberto backwards.
Random takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alberto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Random leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rock Random seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alberto trying to control the position but instead, Random has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alberto into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Random crunches a lovely knee into Alberto's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Random.
Alberto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Random backwards.
Alberto lands with a left to the head.
Random throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Random.
Alberto tries to stall but Random uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Random.
Alberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Random.
Random throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Random tries to land a knee to the head but Alberto blocks with his arms.
Random comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Random is defending well for now.
Random lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alberto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Random up against the cage.
Random tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Random.
Alberto avoiding damage as Random throws knees to the body.
Alberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Random is defending well for now.
Random misses with an elbow strike.
Alberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Random.
Random missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Random just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alberto's brow.
Random lands an elbow just above Alberto 's eye.
Alberto lands a body punch.
Random misses with an elbow strike.
Alberto trying to control the position but instead, Random has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alberto into the cage.
Random throws an elbow that misses.
Random tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Random throws an elbow but it misses.
Alberto lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Alberto.
Random pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Random looking to stall.
Random takes an elbow to the temple.
Alberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Random.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alberto.
Alberto pushes Random back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Random tries to land a knee to the head but Alberto blocks with his arms.
Random managing to block the knees to the body from Alberto.
A nice left hand lands by Alberto.
Random takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alberto tries to land knees in the clinch but Random avoids the damage to the body.
Alberto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Random working Alberto over with knees to the body.
Random creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Random throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alberto blocks it with crossed arms.
Random tries a knee to the head but Alberto blocks it.
Alberto lands a nice knee to the body.
Random tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alberto avoids it.
Alberto tries to land knees in the clinch but Random avoids the damage to the body.
Alberto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alberto trying to control the position but instead, Random has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alberto into the cage.
Random pushes off an throws an elbow but Alberto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Random looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alberto stalls.
Alberto avoids a wild elbow strike from Random.
Alberto blocks an elbow strike from Random.
A bit of stalling here from Alberto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alberto.
Alberto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Random throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alberto blocks it with crossed arms.
Alberto avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the cage.
Random is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Random tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Random takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alberto lands with a left to the head.
Alberto lands a nice elbow.
Alberto wants to stall.
Random tries to land a knee to the head but Alberto blocks with his arms.
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 Carlos Alberto.
I think Alberto 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Carlos Alberto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freeky Zeeky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamuto Hierowato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hierowato has chosen Morning Musume - Koi no Victory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freeky Zeeky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamuto Hierowato!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeeky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hierowato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hierowato throws a right hand that Zeeky ducks under and follows up with a left that Zeeky also avoids with ease.
Zeeky misses with a takedown attempt - Hierowato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hierowato lands with an overhand left.
No luck for Zeeky with that takedown attempt.
Zeeky shoots in for a takedown but Hierowato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freeky Zeeky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hierowato lands a left and a right that send Zeeky crashing to the mat, dazed. Hierowato thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Freeky Zeeky has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeeky circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Hierowato. Zeeky falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Hierowato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kamuto Hierowato!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maek Houzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakayama has chosen The Vapors - Turning Japanese as his entrance music. Tsuyoshi Nakayama will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid 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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maek Houzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakayama thumps Houzo with a low kick.
Houzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Houzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Houzo takes a swing at Nakayama's ribcage but misses.
Houzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakayama moves out of range as Houzo strikes.
Houzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nakayama to counter with a crisp jab.
Houzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakayama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nakayama lands a really nice looking cross but Houzo seems unphased.
Houzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Nakayama lands a leg kick that knocks Houzo off balance momentarily.
Houzo with a poor takedown
and Nakayama counters with a good low kick that Houzo was not able to check.
Nakayama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Houzo.
Nice uppercut there from Nakayama.
Houzo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nakayama tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Houzo is in Nakayama's guard.
Nakayama looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakayama, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nakayama holds on and takes a little breather.
Houzo postures up and lands a big shot to Nakayama's brow.
Nakayama wants to sweep here but Houzo controlling him for the moment.
Nakayama is trying to control the position but Houzo postures up.
Nakayama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Houzo is one step ahead there.
Houzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakayama has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakayama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Houzo is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakayama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Houzo won't allow Nakayama to get back to his feet.
Nakayama trying to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Houzo trying to control but Nakayama is working from the bottom.
Houzo lands a couple of elbows.
Nakayama trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houzo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nakayama is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Houzo, into his guard.
Houzo 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.
Nakayama stands and steps away. Houzo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nakayama swings for the body but Houzo moves out of range.
Nakayama lands a body shot.
Nakayama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Houzo's sensitive parts.
Houzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakayama counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab from Nakayama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houzo blocks a leg kick.
Nakayama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houzo ducks under a wild hook from Nakayama.
Houzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakayama manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Nakayama as he connects with a hook.
Nakayama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nakayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Houzo.
Houzo fails to land the takedown.
Nakayama slips a jab from Houzo.
Houzo shoots in for a takedown but Nakayama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maek Houzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Houzo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Nakayama.
Nakayama throws a big shot that misses.
Houzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakayama counters with a left to the body.
Nakayama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Houzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Houzo fails with the takedown
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Nakayama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nakayama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Houzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Houzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nakayama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakayama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Houzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Houzo misses with a takedown
and Nakayama counters with an outside leg kick.
Houzo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakayama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakayama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nakayama scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Houzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Houzo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakayama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nakayama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Houzo doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Nakayama tenderised Houzo's leg. Houzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakayama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakayama lands a jab to Houzo's midsection.
Nakayama dips to his left and cracks Houzo with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Nakayama.
Houzo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nakayama's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Houzo fails with the takedown
and Nakayama counters with a crisp one two that drops Houzo! Nakayama thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Houzo to his feet! Houzo is in big trouble!
Houzo is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maek Houzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakayama cracks Houzo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Houzo falls backwards against the cage. Nakayama follows up with more strikes that drop Houzo to his knees. Nakayama keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Houzo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Samuels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher comes into the arena with Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen blaring out of the sound system. Sam Samuels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Samuels!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuels fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Butcher sprawls well initially but Samuels persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Butcher tries to get to full guard but Samuels has control of the leg.
Butcher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Samuels wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Butcher has control of Samuels's left arm, preventing Samuels from doing any damage.
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Samuels.
Butcher wants to sweep here but Samuels controlling him for the moment.
Samuels tries to free his leg and advance position but Butcher is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Samuels wants to pass the guard but Butcher is keeping the position.
Butcher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Butcher is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Butcher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Butcher prevents Samuels from getting the reversal.
Butcher controlling from the full mount.
Butcher get's back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Samuels counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Samuels postures up in Butcher's guard and throws a big left but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher trying to keep a closed guard but Samuels is proving a slippery customer.
Samuels postures up in Butcher's guard and throws a big left but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher pulls Samuels in close to prevent any damage.
Samuels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Samuels.
Butcher is controlling Samuels's posture.
Samuels trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Samuels is desperately trying to improve his position but Butcher has a good base and remains in mount.
Butcher controlling from the full mount.
Butcher looking to control but Samuels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Butcher controlling his opponent.
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.
Butcher tries to control but Samuels wriggling away.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Butcher wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Samuels shoots in looking for a takedown. Butcher tries to sprawl out of it but Samuels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Butcher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Samuels shoots for a takedown but Butcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Samuels fails with the takedown.
Billy Butcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Samuels.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butcher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Samuels's head backwards.
Samuels thows a body shot but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Butcher misses.
Samuels swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Butcher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butcher pushes Samuels away with a front kick.
Samuels looks gassed!
Butcher throws a head kick but Samuels moves out of range.
Samuels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuels.
Butcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samuels at a distance.
Samuels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samuels avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Samuels with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Butcher to score with a decent uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Samuels misses the body punch
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Samuels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butcher throws out the jab.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samuels.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samuels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Billy Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher avoids the body shot from Samuels.
Samuels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samuels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Butcher's waist but Butcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samuels off to one side.
Butcher fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Samuels checks it well.
Butcher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Samuels throws a predictable looking body shot
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samuels at a distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores with the left hand. Samuels knows he should have avoided that one.
Butcher throws a low kick, looking for Samuels's leg but Samuels calmly moves out of range.
Billy Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butcher is looking to chop away at Samuels's legs.
Butcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Samuels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Butcher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Samuels just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher takes a swing at Samuels's ribcage but misses.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Butcher.
A thudding body kick lands there by Butcher!
Samuels moves away from the strike by Butcher.
Butcher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samuels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Butcher lands a body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samuels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Butcher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Butcher throws a chopping leg kick but Samuels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Butcher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samuels's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butcher.
Butcher connects with a solid leg kick.
Butcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butcher 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.
Samuels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Butcher rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick lands from Butcher.
Butcher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Butcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samuels on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Butcher.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Samuels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Samuels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Butcher throws a low kick but Samuels avoids it.
Samuels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Butcher.
Butcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice straight punches there by Butcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Butcher.
Butcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher throws out a powerful jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Samuels blocks the leg kick.
Samuels takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Butcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Butcher. That's going to slow Samuels down.
It looks like Sam Samuels has been cut.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samuels manages to avoid it.
Butcher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Samuels checks a low kick from Butcher.
Samuels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Samuels sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samuels can do to turn this around?
Samuels checks a low kick from Butcher.
Samuels thows a body shot but no joy.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Samuels is out of range.
Samuels is breathing heavily.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Samuels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Samuels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Butcher lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher cracks Samuels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Samuels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Butcher swings for the body but Samuels moves out of range.
Samuels has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Butcher.
Samuels walks into a left hand.
Butcher avoids the body shot from Samuels.
Butcher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Samuels takes a step back to recover.
Good standup being displayed there by Butcher as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Butcher misses the target.
Butcher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Butcher connects with a body shot that sends Samuels's belly button to the back.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butcher thuds his shin into the meat of Samuels's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Samuels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samuels.
The fighters circle momentarily. Butcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Butcher misses with a wild combination.
Butcher works the jab nicely.
Butcher throws a body kick that misses.
Butcher thows a body kick. Samuels tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samuels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Butcher throws a push kick but Samuels slaps the foot to one side.
Butcher lands a leg kick that knocks Samuels off balance momentarily.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. Samuels looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butcher takes a swing at Samuels's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher with a nice cross.
Butcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher lands a two punch combo.
Butcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Butcher scores with a jab to the head.
Butcher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Samuels is able to avoid easily.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Samuels blocks a low kick nicely.
Samuels scores with a jab to the head.
Samuels swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
Samuels moves out of range of the body kick.
Samuels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Samuels is out of range.
Samuels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butcher.
Samuels avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Butcher. Samuels shrugs it off though.
Samuels throws a hook to the side of Butcher's head but Butcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samuels moves away.
Samuels checks the leg kick.
Samuels throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Samuels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Samuels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butcher connects with a right hand. Samuels shakes it off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Samuels throws a predictable looking body shot
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Butcher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butcher.
Good leg kick by Butcher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Samuels thows a body shot but no joy.
Samuels takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Samuels fails with the takedown.
Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Samuels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Samuels avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Butcher throws the kick towards the body but Samuels avoids it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with an uppercut. Samuels saw that one coming.
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Butcher.
A slapping leg kick lands for Butcher.
Butcher scores with a hook to the body. Samuels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Samuels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Butcher, right into the meat.
Butcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Samuels takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Butcher is looking to chop away at Samuels's legs.
Butcher misses with a head kick.
A combination from Butcher does no damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a body punch but Samuels moves out of range.
Samuels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samuels needs to keep his hands up - Butcher had a free shot at his head there.
Samuels misses with a takedown attempt - Butcher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Butcher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Samuels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Butcher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Samuels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Samuels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Samuels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butcher.
Butcher throws a poor cross that misses
and Samuels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Butcher lands a nice shot that snaps Samuels's head back.
Samuels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Samuels cracks a nice hook into Butcher's ribs.
That's eight 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.
Butcher throws the kick towards the body but Samuels avoids it.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Samuels is out of range.
Butcher tries to sprawl but Samuels drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Samuels is thwarting Butcher's attempts to control the position.
Samuels seems to be working for a kimura but Butcher defends the submission attempt.
Butcher is looking to improve his position.
Butcher manages to get to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Samuels from controlling successfully.
Butcher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Samuels preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butcher trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Butcher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Samuels's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Samuels misses with a shot to the body
letting Butcher counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samuels. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samuels just misses with a punch to the body.
Samuels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butcher.
Samuels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Butcher scoring well with a low kick there.
Butcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Samuels thows a body shot but no joy.
Samuels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butcher lands with an overhand left.
Samuels swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Samuels blocks the low kick.
Samuels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Samuels avoids the head kick by Butcher.
Butcher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Samuels blocks a leg kick.
Samuels tries to score a power double leg takedown but Butcher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Samuels somewhat.
Samuels blocks a leg kick.
Samuels swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher is looking to chop away at Samuels's legs.
Billy Butcher is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Samuels blocks the leg kick.
Samuels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Billy Butcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Samuels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Samuels checks a leg kick.
Samuels checks the leg kick.
Samuels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butcher.
Samuels walks into a straight right hand from Butcher.
Butcher throws a hook but Samuels blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Samuels blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samuels. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Butcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butcher gets caught napping as Samuels dives in and scores a takedown. Butcher manages to retain guard.
Butcher looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Butcher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Samuels is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuels wants to pass the guard but Butcher is keeping the position.
Butcher is pulling down on Samuels's head to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Butcher trying to keep a closed guard but Samuels is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Billy Butcher just wasn't active enough.
Samuels gets a takedown into half guard.
Butcher is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuels trying to mount his opponent but Butcher defends it.
Butcher is staying active underneath Samuels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Samuels looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Butcher wants to improve his position but Samuels is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Samuels works his way into full mount!
Butcher is trying to stand.
Samuels scoring with strikes but Butcher is staying in there.
Butcher tries to hold on but Samuels postures up.
Samuels wants to finish this one by submission but Butcher is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Samuels.
Butcher is squirming around, avoiding Samuels's attempts to control the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Samuels working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Butcher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samuels on the ground.
Butcher is working to get back to half guard.
Butcher tries to hold on but Samuels pushes him away.
Butcher just holding on.
Butcher is trying to escape the mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Samuels is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Butcher is surviving well by controlling Samuels's body position as best he can.
Butcher is desperately trying to improve his position but Samuels has a good base and remains in mount.
Butcher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Samuels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Butcher is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Butcher tries to hold on but Samuels pushes him away.
That's eight 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.
Butcher is squirming around, avoiding Samuels's attempts to control the action.
Butcher tries to hold on but Samuels postures up.
Butcher working to try and regain half guard.
Samuels controlling from mount.
Samuels looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Samuels scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Butcher regains half guard.
Well, if Samuels is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Butcher tries to roll over but Samuels keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butcher wants to control but Samuels is keeping busy.
Butcher trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Samuels really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Samuels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Butcher.
Nice defenses there by Samuels.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid body kick from Butcher.
Samuels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Butcher!
Butcher wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Samuels is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Butcher is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Samuels avoids the attempt from Butcher to control.
Samuels is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Butcher can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Butcher working to try and regain half guard.
Samuels looking to control but Butcher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Samuels tries to push Butcher's head away but Butcher is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Samuels with good strikes from the mount here!
Samuels throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Butcher because Samuels loaded up on that one.
Samuels wants to finish this one by submission but Butcher is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Samuels.
Butcher wants to hold on but Samuels pushes him away.
Samuels thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Butcher is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuels lands a heavy elbow.
Butcher is looking to get to half guard.
Samuels wants to finish this one by submission but Butcher is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Samuels.
Butcher is desperately trying to improve his position but Samuels has a good base and remains in mount.
Butcher blocking the ground and pound.
Butcher taking shots to the head.
Samuels prevents Butcher from getting the reversal.
Butcher tries to hold on but Samuels pushes him away.
Butcher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Butcher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Butcher is bucking up trying to escape but Samuels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Butcher taking shots to the head.
Butcher is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samuels putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Butcher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samuels thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Butcher seems to have got his legs back now.
Butcher is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Samuels is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Samuels in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Samuels looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Samuels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Butcher?
Samuels with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Butcher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sam Samuels has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is squirming around, avoiding Samuels's attempts to control the action.
Samuels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butcher is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Butcher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Butcher tries to lock up and control but Samuels gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's six 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.
Samuels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Samuels landing strikes, looking to finish!
Butcher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Samuels goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Butcher turns into him and now he's in Samuels's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samuels is on top in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Butcher pulls Samuels in close to prevent any damage.
Samuels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Samuels drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Butcher dives on top into guard.
Samuels keeping full guard, as Butcher tries to pass.
Samuels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butcher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Butcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Butcher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Butcher stands up from Samuels's guard - Butcher perhaps looking for a knockout.
Samuels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samuels. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samuels misses with a body shot.
Butcher lands with a cross.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a chopping leg kick but Samuels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Samuels misses with a jab to the body
and Butcher counters with a leg kick.
Samuels swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
Samuels takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Butcher with a hook.
Samuels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Butcher but Butcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Butcher.
Samuels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samuels.
Samuels checks a low kick from Butcher.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Samuels dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sam Samuels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Samuels misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Samuels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butcher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Samuels's hands.
Butcher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Samuels misses with a jab to the body
and Butcher counters with a good low kick that Samuels was not able to check.
Samuels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Butcher can pounce on him.
Samuels swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher scores with a body shot.
Butcher tried to score with a low kick but Samuels checks it.
Butcher throws a sloppy head kick and Samuels moves out of range easily.
Samuels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Butcher is fending him off so far but Samuels persists. Nope, Butcher circles away and we're back to standing.
Butcher throws the kick towards the body but Samuels avoids it.
Samuels is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Butcher throws out a loose jab but Samuels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samuels checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Butcher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Samuels checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Butcher throws a body punch but Samuels moves out of range.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samuels was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a head kick.
Samuels checks a leg kick.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Samuels throws a predictable looking body shot
and Butcher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Samuels moves out of range as Butcher throws a body kick.
Butcher misses with a body shot
and Samuels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samuels misses the shot to the body.
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.
Samuels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher misses with a leg kick.
Samuels shoots in and gets a takedown into Butcher's guard.
Butcher has his hands on Samuels's head, controlling the position.
Samuels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Samuels from controlling successfully.
Butcher is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Samuels trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Samuels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Samuels from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sam Samuels wasn't active enough on the ground.
Samuels shoots for a double leg takedown but Butcher sprawls well. He's pushed Samuels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samuels manages to avoid it.
Butcher takes a swing at Samuels's ribcage but misses.
Samuels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butcher throws out the jab.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuels.
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.
Samuels shoots in but Butcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Billy Butcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Samuels.
Butcher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Butcher throws a head kick that half lands.
Butcher swings for the body but Samuels moves out of range.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Butcher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Samuels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Butcher. That one must have hurt.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samuels fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Butcher to the ground. Samuels is now in Butcher's guard.
Butcher is pulling down on Samuels's head to control his posture.
Butcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Samuels throwing strikes from guard but Butcher blocks nicely.
Butcher looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Butcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samuels is one step ahead there.
Butcher pulls Samuels in close to his closed guard and prevents Samuels from doing any damage or advancing position.
We're going to have a standup here because Billy Butcher wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Samuels checks a low kick from Butcher.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Samuels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butcher as he avoids it easily.
Butcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samuels.
Butcher lands a nice looking body kick.
Butcher lands a nice shot that snaps Samuels's head back.
Butcher feints and then cracks Samuels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samuels down.
Butcher tries to land a leg kick but Samuels saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Butcher.
Butcher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Butcher fakes the leg kick and cracks Samuels in the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Butcher.
Butcher throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a head kick.
Butcher digs a good body shot into Samuels's ribs.
Butcher wants to slow Samuels down by chopping away at his legs.
Butcher misses with a few strikes there.
Butcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samuels checks a low kick from Butcher.
Samuels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Butcher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Butcher throws the kick towards the body but Samuels avoids it.
Samuels scores with a jab to the body.
Samuels swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher cracks Samuels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Samuels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Butcher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samuels's calf.
Butcher takes a swing at Samuels's ribcage but misses.
Samuels misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher throws a leg kick
and Samuels counters with a left to the body.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Samuels's shoulder, as Samuels tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher cracks the inside of Samuels's front leg.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Samuels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Butcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Samuels does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Butcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samuels counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Butcher is looking to control Samuels's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Butcher avoid being mounted?
Samuels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Butcher is pressing down on Samuels's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Butcher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Samuels manages to get himself to full guard.
Butcher sitting in guard here, content to control.
Samuels is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Butcher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Butcher 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Butcher!
Billy Butcher retains his middleweight title!
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