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PFL 98 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grecko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grecko Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grecko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Walker!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by Gracie which made him look bad.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Walker moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Grecko Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Walker.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
It looks like Li Walker has been cut.
Walker ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
Walker looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Walker shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Walker blocks a jab.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Gracie! Walker is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grecko Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nariaki Kasai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Swarley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nariaki Kasai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nariaki Kasai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sheldon Swarley!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swarley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kasai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kasai jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Swarley stopping the sweep attempt from Kasai.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kasai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Swarley tries to free his leg and advance position but Kasai is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kasai striking from his own guard.
Kasai punching from the bottom - just letting Swarley know he's still in a fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kasai wants to sweep here but Swarley controlling him for the moment.
Kasai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swarley on the ground.
Kasai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swarley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swarley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kasai looking for a sweep. Not yet Kasai, not yet.
Swarley forces his way into half guard.
Kasai tries to get to full guard but Swarley has control of the leg.
Kasai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swarley is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kasai is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Swarley is trying to control the action in half guard but Kasai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kasai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swarley momentarily.
Swarley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kasai lands a nice looking body shot.
Kasai throws a leg kick which misses Swarley's front leg but catches the back leg as Swarley tries to avoid it.
Swarley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kasai finds it's way round the side to connect with Swarley's head.
Kasai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kasai connects with a nice looking jab.
Swarley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kasai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swarley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kasai to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kasai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swarley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kasai defends it easily.
Kasai wants to control from the top but Swarley keeps moving.
Swarley can't keep his opponent in guard - Kasai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kasai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Swarley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swarley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kasai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Swarley wants to control but Kasai is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swarley is refusing to be controlled, as Kasai sits in half guard.
Swarley wants to get back to full guard.
Swarley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kasai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kasai postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swarley looks a forlorn figure.
Kasai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kasai looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasai unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swarley is desperately trying to improve his position but Kasai has a good base and remains in mount.
Kasai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Swarley is rocked!
Kasai working Swarley over with strikes here.
Swarley is still in real trouble! Can Kasai finish him?
Kasai loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Swarley scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kasai land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kasai stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nariaki Kasai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maki Fukushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeSean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Fukushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeSean Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukushima moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fukushima is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
Fukushima thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson pulls Fukushima in close to his closed guard and prevents Fukushima from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Fukushima controlling him for the moment.
Fukushima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fukushima preventing the sweep.
Jackson controlling the position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Fukushima from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson pushes Fukushima up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Maki Fukushima has been cut.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Fukushima won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fukushima throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fukushima shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fukushima!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Fukushima is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Fukushima is in trouble!
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fukushima can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fukushima in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Fukushima that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fukushima has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fukushima!
Jackson controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukushima thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fukushima!
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fukushima is looking to escape.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fukushima taking shots to the head.
Jackson tries to control but Fukushima wriggling away.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fukushima is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fukushima can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson working Fukushima over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeSean Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maki Fukushima's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson clinches.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Fukushima shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Fukushima wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fukushima keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fukushima dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fukushima manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson distracts Fukushima with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukushima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson pushing down on Fukushima's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson working over Fukushima with some ground and pound. Fukushima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Jackson is nestled in close to Fukushima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fukushima's face.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fukushima?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fukushima's face.
Fukushima is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Fukushima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fukushima takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jackson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeSean Jackson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takabiha Sorakuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorakuya has chosen Wormphlegm - Epejumalat monet tesse muinen palveltin caucan ja lesse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Takabiha Sorakuya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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299 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Sparza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takabiha Sorakuya!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparza moves away from the strike by Sorakuya.
Sparza looks to throw the jab but Sorakuya is out of range.
Sparza swings widly with a right hand
and Sorakuya counters with a one-two to the body.
Sorakuya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sparza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sparza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sorakuya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sparza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sparza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sparza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sorakuya's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparza trying to control but Sorakuya is working from the bottom.
Sparza stopping the sweep attempt from Sorakuya.
Sparza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sparza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sparza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sparza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparza wants to control from the top but Sorakuya keeps moving.
Sparza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sparza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sorakuya is keeping the position for now.
Sorakuya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sorakuya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sparza with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sparza preventing the sweep.
Sorakuya trying to control the position.
Sparza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sparza looks to land a combination but Sorakuya avoids it well.
Sparza scores with a sloppy right hand. Sorakuya should have avoided that one.
Sparza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sorakuya counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sorakuya throws a shot to the body.
Sparza misses with a double jab.
Sparza misses with a two punch combination.
Sparza tries to bum rush Sorakuya with a series of wild strikes but Sorakuya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sparza misses with the combination.
Sparza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sorakuya clobbers Sparza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sorakuya tries to clinch but Sparza moves out of range.
Sparza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sorakuya tries to clinch up but Sparza circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparza misses with a wild combination.
Sorakuya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sparza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sorakuya with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sparza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorakuya looks gassed!
Sparza trying to control but Sorakuya is working from the bottom.
Sparza is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorakuya wants to sweep here but Sparza controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Sparza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sparza throws a jab when Sorakuya was well out of range.
Sparza throws a lazy right hand but Sorakuya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparza throws a big shot that misses.
Sparza throws a right hand that Sorakuya ducks under and follows up with a left that Sorakuya also avoids with ease.
Sparza thows a body shot but no joy.
Sorakuya misses with a takedown attempt
and Sparza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sparza looks to land a strike but Sorakuya avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sparza trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorakuya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sparza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sparza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza throws a strike but Sorakuya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sparza 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.
Sorakuya working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sparza's head.
Sorakuya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparza pulls Sorakuya in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparza is on top in guard.
Sparza wants to control from the top but Sorakuya keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparza thows a big elbow that misses.
Sparza throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sorakuya's head.
Sparza works over Sorakuya with some ground and pound from guard.
Sparza thows a big elbow that misses.
Sparza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sorakuya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya has momentary wrist control but Sparza slips an elbow through the middle.
Sorakuya is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sparza throwing strikes from guard but Sorakuya blocks nicely.
Sorakuya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparza works over Sorakuya with some ground and pound from guard.
Sparza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparza throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sparza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparza throwing strikes from guard but Sorakuya blocks nicely.
Sparza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sorakuya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparza thows a big elbow that misses.
Sparza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparza postures up in Sorakuya's guard and throws a big left but Sorakuya blocks it.
Sparza trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorakuya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Sparza dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Donk. Sparza catches Sorakuya right on the button with a cross.
Sparza keeps the fight on the outside.
Sorakuya shoots and misses
enabling Sparza to counter with a crisp jab.
Sparza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sorakuya moves in looking to clinch but Sparza pushes him off.
Sparza misses with a double jab.
Sparza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sorakuya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sparza misses with a series of wild punches.
Sorakuya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sorakuya misses with a takedown attempt
and Sparza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sparza misses with a two punch combination.
Tito Sparza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorakuya slips a straight right by Sparza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza jabs at Sorakuya's body.
Tito Sparza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparza misses the target.
Sparza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sparza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparza misses with a combination
and Sorakuya counters with a right hand to the body.
Sparza fails to land with a series of punches.
Sorakuya slips a jab from Sparza.
Sorakuya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sparza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Sparza - just one landing.
Sorakuya is rocked!
Sparza dances in with a quick combination. Sorakuya is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Sparza snaps Sorakuya's head back. Sorakuya stumbles backwards against the cage. Sparza steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Sorakuya's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Sorakuya just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tito Sparza!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oishi Yoshio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshio comes to the cage accompanied by "Stronger" by Kanye West. Roy Mitchel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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158 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oishi Yoshio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Mitchel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Yoshio.
Yoshio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mitchel to the mat! Mitchel manages to get full guard.
Yoshio is pushing down on Mitchel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mitchel is fighting to maintain full guard but Yoshio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mitchel is in trouble now - Yoshio has advanced to mount!
Mitchel really wants to buck Yoshio off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshio lands a big shot there that rocks Mitchel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mitchel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Yoshio.
Mitchel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yoshio fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshio with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshio throws some wild stikes that Mitchel manages to avoid easily.
Yoshio has hold of Mitchel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mitchel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Yoshio dominating with strikes here.
Yoshio postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mitchel bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Yoshio and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oishi Yoshio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jew Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American. Holden Rosenthal has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
192 lbs
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25
194 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Jew Jitsu !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holden Rosenthal!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jew Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosenthal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rosenthal is defended easily by Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu throws a combination that misses
and Rosenthal counters with a two punch combo.
Jew Jitsu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rosenthal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jew Jitsu was covering up waiting for the punch and Rosenthal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jew Jitsu working a defensive guard here.
Jew Jitsu wants to sweep but no luck.
Jew Jitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rosenthal defends it easily.
Rosenthal throws and elbow that misses. Jew Jitsu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rosenthal's guard. Nice move by Jew Jitsu !
Rosenthal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jew Jitsu 's guard.
Jew Jitsu is looking to stand up but Rosenthal isn't so interested in that idea.
Rosenthal stands up over Jew Jitsu , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rosenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Jew Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosenthal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jew Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Rosenthal from controlling successfully.
Rosenthal is working Jew Jitsu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jew Jitsu wants to stand and escape but Rosenthal is having none of it.
Jew Jitsu is trying to control the position but Rosenthal postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jew Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Rosenthal from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Holden Rosenthal hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal moves out of range of the body kick.
Rosenthal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rosenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
Jew Jitsu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jew Jitsu throws a leg kick but Rosenthal checks it.
Jew Jitsu lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Holden Rosenthal has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu avoids the body shot from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Rosenthal works Jew Jitsu 's body with a nice hook.
Jack Jew Jitsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal scores with a shot to the body.
Jew Jitsu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rosenthal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jew Jitsu thinking.
Nice straight punches there by Jew Jitsu . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jew Jitsu .
Rosenthal moves out of range of the body kick.
Jew Jitsu tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosenthal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rosenthal connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu wants to clinch
and Rosenthal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jew Jitsu misses with a body kick.
Jack Jew Jitsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rosenthal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rosenthal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rosenthal scores with a body shot.
Jew Jitsu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rosenthal misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosenthal misses with a body shot.
Jew Jitsu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rosenthal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holden Rosenthal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rosenthal gets the takedown into side control.
Rosenthal is trying to get an arm triangle but Jew Jitsu is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jew Jitsu is looking to regain half guard here but Rosenthal keeps moving and retains side control.
Rosenthal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jew Jitsu keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rosenthal cracks Jew Jitsu with a big elbow.
Rosenthal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jew Jitsu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jew Jitsu is trying to improve his position.
Jew Jitsu is not content to let Rosenthal control the position.
Rosenthal grinds an elbow into Jew Jitsu 's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu is looking to reverse the position.
Rosenthal staying calm.
Rosenthal working the body and head with strikes.
Rosenthal trying to control the action but Jew Jitsu is working from the bottom.
Jew Jitsu is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rosenthal is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jew Jitsu is working to get back to half guard.
Rosenthal scoring with strikes but Jew Jitsu is staying in there.
Jew Jitsu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rosenthal looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal dominating with strikes here.
Rosenthal controlling from mount.
Jew Jitsu tries to reverse the position but Rosenthal maintains control.
Rosenthal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rosenthal trying to control but Jew Jitsu is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jew Jitsu regains half guard.
Rosenthal wants to control but Jew Jitsu is keeping him busy.
Holden Rosenthal has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rosenthal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosenthal tests Jew Jitsu 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jew Jitsu throws a wild body kick that Rosenthal sees coming a mile off.
Rosenthal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jew Jitsu rather than just go for the knockout.
Jew Jitsu throws a leg kick but Rosenthal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rosenthal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rosenthal showed some decent athleticism there.
Jew Jitsu is looking to control Rosenthal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jew Jitsu avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal uses his free foot to push down on Jew Jitsu 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jew Jitsu .
Rosenthal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rosenthal wants to control the pace but Jew Jitsu is squirming around nicely.
Jew Jitsu is trying to escape the mount.
Rosenthal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jew Jitsu wants to control but Rosenthal is having none of it.
Jew Jitsu is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holden Rosenthal's cut.
That's time! Jew Jitsu 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jew Jitsu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rosenthal.
A big left from Rosenthal misses.
Jew Jitsu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jew Jitsu misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rosenthal.
Jew Jitsu wants to clinch but Rosenthal slips to the side
and Rosenthal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jew Jitsu 's knee momentarily.
Rosenthal blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosenthal misses with a hook. Jew Jitsu ducked under it nicely.
Jew Jitsu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jack Jew Jitsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jew Jitsu misses with a leg kick
so Rosenthal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal content to stall in guard here.
Rosenthal won't allow Jew Jitsu to sweep him here.
Jew Jitsu has momentary wrist control but Rosenthal slips an elbow through the middle.
Rosenthal won't allow Jew Jitsu to sweep him here.
Jew Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Rosenthal from controlling successfully.
Jew Jitsu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rosenthal throws a big right hand that misses.
Rosenthal passes Jew Jitsu 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rosenthal trying to control the pace.
Rosenthal is pressing down on Jew Jitsu 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jew Jitsu is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu wants to sweep here but Rosenthal controlling him for the moment.
Jew Jitsu has his foot on Rosenthal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rosenthal works his way back into a safe position though.
Jew Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Rosenthal from controlling successfully.
Rosenthal landing with the ground and pound.
Jack Jew Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosenthal throws a big right hand that misses.
Rosenthal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rosenthal preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rosenthal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rosenthal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jew Jitsu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rosenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Jew Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosenthal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jew Jitsu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rosenthal has managed to get both his arms back between Jew Jitsu 's legs - danger averted.
Rosenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Jew Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jew Jitsu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rosenthal's guard.
Rosenthal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jew Jitsu !
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal prevents Jew Jitsu from getting the reversal.
Jew Jitsu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jew Jitsu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rosenthal dominating with strikes here.
Jew Jitsu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jew Jitsu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rosenthal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jew Jitsu ?
Rosenthal with a couple of short strikes.
Rosenthal jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jew Jitsu manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rosenthal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jew Jitsu taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Rosenthal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rosenthal 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Rosenthal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stakanu comes to the cage accompanied by Oy, To Ne Vecher. Sanders comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sand Man-Metallica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
280 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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29
265 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiranuka Stakanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders scores with the left hand. Stakanu knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanders misses the jab.
Sanders tries to clinch up.
Sanders misses with a lunging right hand
and Stakanu counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanders manages to get back to half guard.
Stakanu is working for a submission of some sort.
Stakanu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sanders keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sanders has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sanders is looking to get to half guard.
Stakanu wants to finish this one by submission but Sanders is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Stakanu.
That's two 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.
Sanders is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanders wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Stakanu looking for the choke from the back.
I really don't envy Sanders right now.
Stakanu tightening his grip on Sanders, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu looking to break Sanders's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sanders remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Stakanu will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sanders controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Sanders trying to control the hands but Stakanu breaks the grip.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stakanu looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to escape but Stakanu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sanders showing good submission defense here.
Stakanu tightening his grip on Sanders, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiranuka Stakanu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanders throws a hook but Stakanu blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Sanders is looking to clinch but Stakanu is avoiding it.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stakanu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stakanu shoots and misses
enabling Sanders to counter with a crisp jab.
Stakanu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruce Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanders is looking to reverse the position.
Sanders is trying to control Stakanu's posture but Stakanu avoids it.
Stakanu goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sanders has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stakanu but great work by Sanders.
Sanders happy to just control the position for now.
Sanders passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stakanu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanders scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stakanu is trying to escape the mount.
Sanders sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanders trying to control but Stakanu is having none of it.
Sanders pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanders is landing with some decent strikes but Stakanu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders trying to control but Stakanu is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sanders is trying to control. Stakanu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stakanu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stakanu looking for submissions off his back.
Stakanu is staying active underneath Sanders, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hiranuka Stakanu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stakanu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stakanu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stakanu actively working from the bottom here.
Sanders not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stakanu keeps working.
Stakanu looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Sanders pushes past his half guard into mount!
Stakanu is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders breaks from Stakanu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sanders controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanders unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stakanu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stakanu is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sanders shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stakanu's guard.
Sanders content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Stakanu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stakanu looking for subs off his back but Sanders has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sanders content to control rather than advance.
Sanders is keen to just control but Stakanu is a slippery customer.
Stakanu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stakanu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanders pulls his head out easily.
Stakanu is refusing to be controlled, as Sanders sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sanders wants to pass the guard but Stakanu is defending well.
Sanders lands with a punch from half guard.
Stakanu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanders trying to control from half guard but Stakanu is working away.
Sanders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Stakanu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanders sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanders postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stakanu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sanders has picked Stakanu up and slammed him! Stakanu can't keep hold of the triangle and Sanders manages to pass to side control!
Stakanu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stakanu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stakanu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stakanu moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Stakanu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stakanu wants to sweep but no luck.
Stakanu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanders defends well.
Sanders is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sanders got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stakanu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanders has managed to get both his arms back between Stakanu's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakanu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanders gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanders avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanders must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stakanu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanders is aware though and is defending well.
Sanders looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stakanu keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Sanders is sitting in close to Stakanu's body. Stakanu has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sanders is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sanders is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Stakanu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hiranuka Stakanu!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Many Blazy Mari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. 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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24
145 lbs
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29
142 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Many Blazy Mari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazy Mari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Blazy Mari is out of range.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blazy Mari's calf.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blazy Mari connects with an inside leg kick.
Renato Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blazy Mari slips under a jab.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie slips a straight right by Blazy Mari.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Blazy Mari's head back.
Gracie lands with a hook. Blazy Mari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blazy Mari misses with an uppercut
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a right hand that Blazy Mari ducks under and follows up with a left that Blazy Mari also avoids with ease.
Blazy Mari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blazy Mari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Blazy Mari misses
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blazy Mari thinking.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Blazy Mari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Blazy Mari throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie motions for Blazy Mari to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blazy Mari checks a leg kick.
Blazy Mari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Blazy Mari moves away and avoids it.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blazy Mari circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blazy Mari tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Blazy Mari throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blazy Mari looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Blazy Mari lands with a nice body kick.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Blazy Mari checks it
and Blazy Mari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blazy Mari postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Blazy Mari from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Blazy Mari avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Blazy Mari's leg but Blazy Mari calmly moves out of range.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Blazy Mari sprawls well.
Gracie throws a body punch but Blazy Mari moves out of range.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
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.
A low kick from Gracie is predictable there
and Blazy Mari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Blazy Mari is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Blazy Mari misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blazy Mari throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Blazy Mari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Blazy Mari ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Blazy Mari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blazy Mari throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Blazy Mari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Blazy Mari tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Blazy Mari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blazy Mari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Blazy Mari shoots and misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Many Blazy Mari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blazy Mari throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Blazy Mari moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazy Mari misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Blazy Mari counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blazy Mari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie seems keen to control Blazy Mari's posture.
Blazy Mari stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie looking to control.
Blazy Mari thows a big elbow that misses.
Blazy Mari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blazy Mari's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blazy Mari 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.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Blazy Mari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blazy Mari wants to sweep but no luck.
Blazy Mari keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Blazy Mari keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Blazy Mari is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blazy Mari's head.
Gracie postures up in Blazy Mari's guard and throws a big left but Blazy Mari blocks it.
Blazy Mari 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie postures up in Blazy Mari's guard and throws a big left but Blazy Mari blocks it.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Blazy Mari's brow.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Blazy Mari is rocked!
Blazy Mari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Blazy Mari is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie is in close to Blazy Mari's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Blazy Mari 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.
Blazy Mari seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Blazy Mari is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Blazy Mari has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blazy Mari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gracie wants to control but Blazy Mari is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blazy Mari trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blazy Mari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blazy Mari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Gracie 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! This is the final round!
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Blazy Mari counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Blazy Mari counters with an inside leg kick.
Blazy Mari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blazy Mari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blazy Mari.
Blazy Mari throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good work by Blazy Mari as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blazy Mari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blazy Mari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
so Blazy Mari counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie is trying to keep Blazy Mari in close.
Blazy Mari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Many Blazy Mari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blazy Mari throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie controlling Blazy Mari's posture.
Gracie 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.
Blazy Mari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blazy Mari has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Many Blazy Mari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari landing some decent shots from guard.
Blazy Mari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Blazy Mari is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blazy Mari!
Blazy Mari is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blazy Mari bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blazy Mari tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Blazy Mari postures up.
Blazy Mari is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Blazy Mari is retaining full guard.
Gracie distracts Blazy Mari with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Blazy Mari blocks nicely.
Blazy Mari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Blazy Mari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Blazy Mari!
Blazy Mari preventing the sweep.
Blazy Mari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blazy Mari cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Blazy Mari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Blazy Mari throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Blazy Mari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blazy Mari thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blazy Mari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie trying to control the position here.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blazy Mari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Many Blazy Mari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Gracie!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silva Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rza Reckta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with You will never be the same again blaring out of the sound system. Reckta has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Rza Reckta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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197 lbs
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194 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rza Reckta!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reckta misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a body kick that stops Reckta in his tracks momentarily.
Reckta throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson feints and then cracks Reckta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reckta down.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reckta misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Reckta counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson moves out of range as Reckta strikes.
Reckta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reckta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reckta is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Reckta counters with a nice uppercut.
Reckta misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Reckta.
Reckta swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Reckta throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Reckta.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reckta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Reckta's body.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reckta backs up against the cage.
Reckta looks gassed!
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reckta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Reckta throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Reckta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reckta misses with the combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Reckta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anderson is trying to defend but Reckta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reckta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reckta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reckta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reckta is working away from the top position though.
Reckta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reckta working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson tries to roll over but Reckta keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reckta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson wants to control but Reckta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Reckta thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Anderson is trying to maintain the position but Reckta is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Silva Anderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reckta.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reckta at a distance.
Anderson digs a good hook to Reckta's body.
Reckta misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Reckta throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Reckta looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson scores with a kick to the body.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Reckta checks it
and Reckta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reckta.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Reckta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson is looking to wear down Reckta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Reckta counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Reckta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reckta counters with a nice body shot.
Good shot there by Reckta.
Reckta throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reckta's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Reckta down.
Reckta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reckta is breathing heavily.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reckta throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a body kick.
Reckta might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Reckta seems unphased.
Anderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reckta if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reckta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson scores with a spinning back kick!
Reckta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Reckta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson wants to slow Reckta down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Reckta's body. Reckta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reckta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Anderson.
Reckta misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses the jab.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Rza Reckta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Reckta down.
Reckta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Reckta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reckta.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Reckta as he checks the leg kick.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reckta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reckta swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reckta really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson throws a head kick that Reckta semi-blocks.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reckta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Anderson lands but Reckta takes it in his stride.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Reckta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Anderson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reckta on the side of the head.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reckta can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Reckta should have avoided that one.
Anderson cracks Reckta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reckta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reckta dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Reckta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Reckta on that attempt.
Anderson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Reckta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reckta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Reckta checks it.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Reckta.
Reckta misses with a hook to the body
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reckta throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Reckta down.
Anderson lands a high kick!
Anderson throws a front kick that sends Reckta stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Reckta counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reckta checks it well.
Reckta shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reckta has time to react.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Reckta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderson throws a head kick that Reckta semi-blocks.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Reckta avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Reckta avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reckta is able to avoid easily.
Reckta misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Reckta missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reckta decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Reckta postures up.
Rza Reckta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reckta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reckta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reckta throws and elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reckta's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
Reckta is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Reckta is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reckta is striking from the bottom but Anderson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Anderson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexan Donk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dexan Donk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Samoth counter with a right hand.
Donk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samoth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samoth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Donk misses
and Samoth counters with a takedown into side control.
Samoth working away.
Donk dodges the ground and pound from Samoth.
Samoth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Samoth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Samoth is trying to ground and pound but Donk uses the momentary lack of control by Samoth to regain half guard.
Samoth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Samoth seems to be working for a kimura but Donk defends the submission attempt.
Donk holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Donk wants to control but Samoth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Samoth wants to free his trapped foot but Donk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Samoth prevents Donk from improving his position.
Samoth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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.
Donk won't allow Samoth to pass to mount.
Donk is controlling Samoth's trapped leg to prevent Samoth from advancing to side control.
Samoth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samoth seems to be looking for submissions.
Samoth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Donk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Samoth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Samoth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Samoth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Samoth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk wants to get back to full guard.
Donk is working hard here to advance position.
Samoth wants to pass to mount but Donk is defending the position.
Donk is trying to maintain the position but Samoth is very close to passing his half guard.
Donk tries to get to full guard but Samoth has control of the leg.
Samoth perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Donk is trying to maintain the position but Samoth is very close to passing his half guard.
Donk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Samoth is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Samoth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Donk is just riding it out for now. Samoth eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samoth wants to pass the guard but Donk is defending well.
Samoth throwing shots but Donk is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donk connects with a high kick.
Samoth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donk pinned against the cage. Donk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Donk looks for the body kick but Samoth saw that one coming.
Donk throws a jab when Samoth was well out of range.
Donk moves into the clinch successfully.
Donk misses with a punch on the inside.
Donk tries to land knees in the clinch but Samoth avoids the damage to the body.
Donk stalling in the clinch but Samoth improves position.
Samoth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samoth slips a jab and a cross from Donk.
Nice uppercut there from Donk.
Samoth walks into a straight right hand from Donk.
Samoth tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk catches Samoth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Samoth counters with a shoot takedown. Donk fights it but they end up in guard.
Samoth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donk is controlling Samoth's posture.
Samoth stands up over Donk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Samoth looking to pass the guard.
Donk 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Samoth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Samoth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Donk pulls Samoth in close to prevent any damage.
Samoth wants to control from the top but Donk keeps moving.
Samoth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk trying to keep a closed guard but Samoth is proving a slippery customer.
Donk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samoth is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Donk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samoth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Donk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Samoth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Samoth is working Donk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Samoth postures up in Donk's guard and throws a big left but Donk blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth trying to control but Donk is working from the bottom.
Samoth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samoth postures up in Donk's guard and throws a big left but Donk blocks it.
Donk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samoth is trying desperately to improve position.
Donk landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Samoth to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Samoth shrugs it off.
Donk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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 Dexan Donk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Donk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donk misses with a two punch combination.
Donk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Samoth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Samoth slips a jab and a cross from Donk.
Donk clinches with his opponent.
Donk being controlled against the cage.
Donk lands an elbow that stopped Samoth in his tracks for a moment.
Samoth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samoth is defending well for now.
Samoth can't find room to land a body shot as Donk controls the action.
Samoth missing with knees to the body.
Donk avoiding damage as Samoth throws knees to the body.
Samoth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right handed body shot lands from Samoth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Samoth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Samoth.
Samoth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Donk looking to control but Samoth passes into half guard.
Samoth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Samoth thows a huge punch but Donk dodges it nicely.
Donk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samoth.
Donk is staying active underneath Samoth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Samoth might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Donk kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Samoth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donk defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk moves into full guard.
Donk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Samoth works over Donk with some ground and pound from guard.
Donk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Donk misses with some ground and pound and Samoth recovers position to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samoth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Donk is trying to control the action in half guard but Samoth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donk.
Samoth is trying is best to control the position here.
Donk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Samoth is just riding it out for now. Donk eventually gives up the hold.
Donk throwing shots but Samoth is blocking nicely.
Samoth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donk.
Samoth is not content to let Donk control the position.
Samoth regains full guard. Nicely done.
Donk throwing strikes from guard but Samoth blocks nicely.
Donk throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Donk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Samoth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Samoth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samoth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mikael Samoth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samoth is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donk checks a leg kick.
Donk stuffs the takedown.
Donk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Samoth counters with a left to the body.
Donk fails to land with a series of punches.
Samoth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Samoth looks to land a left hand but Donk moved out of range nicely.
Donk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk scores with a leg kick.
Samoth shoots for a takedown but Donk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Donk connects with an inside leg kick.
Samoth doesn't manage to clinch there - Donk circles away.
Dexan Donk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samoth tries to keep at a distance but Donk has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samoth's brow.
Samoth can't find room to land a body shot as Donk controls the action.
Donk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samoth stops a takedown attempt from Donk.
Donk trying to control the position but instead, Samoth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Donk into the cage.
Donk tries to throw a body punch but Samoth avoids it by throwing Donk back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Donk.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Donk.
A short right from Samoth on the inside.
Samoth manages to pull guard.
Samoth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Donk's guard.
Samoth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samoth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Donk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Samoth, into his guard.
Donk slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Donk is pressing down on Samoth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Samoth is holding on for now.
Samoth actively working from the bottom here.
Donk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samoth defending well though.
Samoth is not content to let Donk control the position.
Samoth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Donk.
Donk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samoth's head.
Samoth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Donk is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk thows a huge punch but Samoth dodges it nicely.
Samoth is trying to maintain the position but Donk is very close to passing his half guard.
Donk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Donk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samoth defending well though.
Donk wants to pass the guard but Samoth is defending well.
Donk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samoth defending well though.
Samoth tries to get to full guard but Donk has control of the leg.
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.
Samoth wants to control the action here but instead Donk manages to pass to full mount!
Samoth sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Samoth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Samoth is staying active underneath Donk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Donk throwing shots but Samoth is blocking nicely.
Donk lands with a punch from half guard.
Donk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Samoth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Samoth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donk.
Donk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Donk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samoth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexan Donk had his way with Mikael Samoth in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch combination from Donk misses.
Donk throws out a loose jab but Samoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Donk.
Donk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Samoth eats them both and turns towards Donk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Donk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samoth's calf.
Donk gets a clinch.
Samoth blocks an elbow strike from Donk.
Donk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Samoth lands an uppercut.
Donk swings wildly with an uppercut but Samoth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Samoth.
A right hook to the body lands for Samoth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Samoth.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Samoth lands a takedown into guard.
Samoth looking to pass the guard.
Samoth postures up and lands a big shot to Donk's brow.
Samoth pushing down on Donk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Samoth content to control rather than advance.
Samoth seems to be working for a kimura but Donk defends the submission attempt.
Samoth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth is trying to control the action in half guard but Donk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Samoth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Samoth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Donk defends it well.
Donk is positioning himself well to prevent Samoth advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth working over Donk with some ground and pound. Donk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Samoth passes the guard and advances to mount!
Donk is desperately trying to improve his position but Samoth has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Samoth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Samoth lands a big shot there that rocks Donk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Donk is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Samoth raining down shots from the mount!
Samoth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Donk hang on?
Samoth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Donk hang on?
Samoth wants to control the pace but Donk is squirming around nicely.
Samoth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Samoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samoth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Samoth! Mikael Samoth retains his super heavyweight title!
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